PeachMan @ PeachMan @lemmy.world

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Yeah it could have been phrased better. But, no harm done.

Sounds like you're trying to run a decent little homelab, so I would personally recommend going with prosumer hardware. Lots of N95, N100, and N5105 routers available on AliExpress, you should be able to flash OpenWRT, OPNSense, PFSense, whatever you want. I would advise getting one with an i225 or i226 NIC for best software compatibility (support for Realtek NICs can be sketchy).

I waited for a sale and got this one (N5105 version) for $95: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804915099903.html

I got the barebones version, then supplied my own Crucial RAM and a cheap hard drive for under $50. It runs PFSense without even breaking a sweat, and supports 2.5Gbps. There are cheaper options too, but I decided to stick with Topton as it's a brand that's well-reviewed by Youtubers that I watch.

After that, all you need is a Wifi access point. You probably can use your old router in AP mode for now, and then consider upgrading to a newer one later. I bought a Unifi U6 Pro AP and now my home network is incredibly overprovisioned for my puny little homelab, all for about $300. Lots of room to grow if I want to.

No it's not new, I think they were just trying to say they like the feature.

To be fair, I don't think the Fairphone will help much with outdated processors. You can't upgrade the processor inside, and it comes with a relatively slow processor from day one.

This phone is not for people that need performance; it's a very basic phone for people that value an ethical supply chain and repairability.

Pretty sure it's taking a dump right at the moment the pic was taken

Beeper is a dumb idea and a privacy nightmare. Don't use a service like that, ever.

HOWEVER, Apple is also full of shit here. If they really cared about the security of their users, they would enable them to use encrypted RCS messages. Instead, they force them to use SMS when texting anyone without an iPhone. It's an outdated and insecure protocol.

I mostly use a VPN for torrents, and not much else honestly. And Mullvad isn't very friendly to torrenters (for good reasons), they don't allow port forwarding.

I think they're suggesting that we just avoid Reddit entirely

Doesn't seem to have swipe typing, which is important for me. Otherwise it's great.

Then use ANY other messaging service. Preferably Signal, but if that doesn't work..... Facebook, Whatsapp, literally anything.

Exactly, it's childish

Lol I said it's 3 years old, not "old". That's the not-so-secret secret of today's phones: a 2 or 3 year old phone works just fine.

I didn't say that people only buy iPhones because of peer pressure. I said that buying an iPhone due to peer pressure is silly.

Right, I don't understand why these weird hacky services are making headlines. If you want to have a blue bubble, just buy an iPhone. They're not actually THAT expensive, you can usually buy last year's model for under $500 if you wait for a deal and you're willing to commit to a carrier. Or if you really can't afford that, you can get an older iPhone basically for free. Even a 3 year old model gets you a blue bubble.

Or, if you're not an insecure child that gives in to peer pressure, get whatever phone you want.

Right, you can't be 100% sure, but there are measures that they can take to make you trust them a bit more. For example, I believe Mullvad runs systems in RAM and keeps no records of who uses what. You don't even have to give them your email address; they don't want it. And they submit to regular audits (provided you trust the auditors).

Also, if the client matters, then don't use their client. Use the OpenVPN client instead.

It's pretty common for companies like that to advertise that their app is 100% open source, but then stop short of guaranteeing anything beyond that. In PIA's case, I would point out that their infrastructure (the servers that they use to route your traffic) are closed, so they could be doing literally anything in there. Their desktop client being open source doesn't actually do much to guarantee your privacy.

If you want real transparency, Mullvad is the only real option: https://mullvad.net/en/help/open-source

Having said that, I personally use PIA because it's cheaper and I don't care enough.

Hey, if you don't like it you can get the hell out of r/Elon, we don't want you here!

_oh...wait

It's only fraud if you're doing it to defraud somebody (like taking their money). OP is not.

American "cheese product" can fuck right off. Gouda melts just as well and actually tastes like....you know....cheese.

Lollll dude what do you think OP is doing here exactly? "Hacking" the meter? He's just trying to get an accurate reading remotely, don't be so dramatic.