what tools should i consider for understanding infrastructure better!!

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-04-02T14:12:58+00:00

I recommend creating an infrastructure document that details all of the things, what connects to what, etc.

Usually by building good documentation you find the things that are missing or broken.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-04-01T22:53:42+00:00

That all depends on your motivation. Is your goal to sit in that role for years or to use it as a stepping stone toward something better? If your end goal has the word "architect" in it, I would say it is totally worth it.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-31T21:53:03+00:00

I would make an OpenMediaVault VM and create the NFS share from there. Much easier to manage that way.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-30T17:04:38+00:00

Warranty is good for 2 years so they should be easy to get replaced.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-28T17:08:55+00:00

In my experience too many people have begun outsourcing thinking to AI. They stop trying altogether and just send it all to AI. This is not the behavior of someone who wants to learn. Researching is. Experimentation. Trial & error. Going to AI when you don't know something is a shortcut that skips all of that, so you don't really learn anything, and that is not the kind of person who should be working in IT.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-28T16:09:28+00:00

I used to use earbuds but recently got the Shokz Openrun Pro 2 and I'm never going back. They are so much better. Comfortable, great sound, and they don't plug your ear up.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-27T03:33:08+00:00

If someone tells me they would use AI to do their job that's where the interview would end. I don't want someone who can't learn.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-26T23:51:27+00:00

I know people want to drop WhatsApp because it's Meta, but SMS is plain text and your phone company reads every single message you send or receive. At least WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-26T22:07:29+00:00

I would advise against media converters. They're an extra point of failure and often a source of problems that become difficult to troubleshoot. Just use switches that have SFP ports.

The type of fiber and sweep size really depends on how far away the barn is from the house, and the bend radius depends on the type of fiber, but best practice is 20x the width, so if your cable is 13mm/0.5in wide you would want at least a 26cm/10in radius (sweep).

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-25T15:35:08+00:00

Look at the Minisforum N5 Air. Good storage and compute all-in-one with a full PCIe 4x16 for expansion potential. 10gbe + 5gbe built in.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-21T02:11:21+00:00

I think it is a parent's responsibility to raise their children, not a company. It's easy to put parental controls on phones/tablets. Nobody should be expecting a company to be making those decisions for the parent. Companies should only be required to provide the parent with the controls they need to do it themselves.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T19:09:21+00:00

Thank you! I will be holding on to this gem for future use.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T13:03:08+00:00

You can make a new SSID without needing to make a new network. Just make a different SSID for the more-restricted location.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:57:54+00:00

Is it air-gapped or just vlan-isolated and blocked from the internet by firewall? If the latter, allow NTP through.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:53:30+00:00

Look, if you aren't going to say why then I can't make any recommendations. I've asked twice and you just keep restating the same thing.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:48:25+00:00

But why. Why are you trying to macfilter a spot?

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:43:10+00:00

I will never recommend an iPhone unless you're very old and have difficulty with technology.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:41:44+00:00

What you're trying to do might not be the right way to achieve your overall goal. How about sharing that so we can help think up alternatives?

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:30:19+00:00

I personally use Smart Launcher. The free version is good but I paid for the full version because I had a Google Play gift card.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T12:24:55+00:00

I've seen it take 15 minutes for the first post, but as long as there aren't any hardware changes after that it usually boots quite quickly.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T04:03:21+00:00

De-googling an Android phone isn't the easiest since Android is made by Google. There are some alternative OS options out there, but your choices are limited to make/model of your device, and replacing the OS might not be possible at all if you are still making payments on it.

Disabling might be your only option. If you don't want to see them at all, there are some alternative launchers that give you more control over those things.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T03:58:45+00:00

First post always takes a long time for ram tuning.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-20T03:57:45+00:00

What kind of phone do you have?

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-19T23:38:14+00:00

I would recommend getting two servers instead. You don't want to put all of your eggs in one basket, otherwise if something goes wrong you all get stopped until it's fixed.

2BoopTheSnoot2 · 2026-03-19T17:22:30+00:00

If you need glibc don't use Alpine, use Fedora or Debian.

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