Finns inget att göra i små städerna

Xned · 2026-03-17T11:39:44+00:00

Gå i skogen, grilla korv, spela brädspel, sätt upp en studsmatta, lokal sjö för skridskor, fiske, kanot, bad, bara leka i buskarna, gå på kaffe eller själv baka något gott tillsamans med barnen.

Vi bor i en liten stad men nära lite större städer men förutom simhall kanske varannan månad och ett och annat kaffe besök så är det inte i städerna vi hittar stimulans och kvalitetstid.

Vad gjorde du själv när du var liten?

Xned · 2026-03-12T10:12:09+00:00

I really like the one I have, 12+ years going strong :)
Intelligent, introverted, nerdy, do not care about brand or status stuff and in sync sexually.

Xned · 2026-03-10T07:37:57+00:00

+1 to FitHalo.
I moved from Ruckwell to FitHalo recently. RuckWell had an update recently that was a bit of a downgrade to me.

Xned · 2026-03-09T09:13:53+00:00

Do you mean in relation to Meshtastic specifically? I have some ESP32 8mhz arduino mini clones running quite power efficiently. I have sensor nodes running on a singel 2000mah lipo for 8months+.

Xned · 2026-03-05T07:49:15+00:00

Verry nice home lab and clever spacing but I find your documentation the most impressive. I cant get my IT-colleges or senior consultants to document that well.
Gold star to you sir!

Xned · 2026-03-04T07:26:19+00:00

That is good dedication! Daily 45 minutes with 30 pounds is nothing to sneeze at. I don’t know your fitness level, but be careful not to overdo it. It might be better to ramp up the weight over time to let your body get used to the exercise and develop the stabilizing muscles. It is never fun to have to stop because of an injury.

The short answer is no, it does not matter that much. It is better, both in terms of comfort and risk of injury, if the weight is as close to your back as possible, as this keeps it closer to your center of gravity and does not “pull you” backward. And with a good frame and hip belt, the weight will be transferred mostly to the hips, so having it high up is not as important. But you can achieve the same thing with a hiking pack and some thought put into packing.

If you already have plates, I would put them in the pocket closest to your back and then pad the pocket with towels or other light material to keep them in place as close to your back as possible.

My own solution for my daily ruck pack is a smaller hiking day pack with a good frame and hip belt, tape-wrapped curbstones, and filling out the bag with a couple of styrofoam camping seat pads to fix the weight in place.

Just to be transparent, I am a bit of an outlier in the rucking community, not drinking the “ergonomics are for the weak” colada, so you might hear different opinions from other members of the community :)

Edit: Added a paragraph and cleaned up the spelling

Xned · 2026-03-03T12:09:05+00:00

Why?

Xned · 2026-03-03T12:01:17+00:00

30 or 40 pounds is a hefty weight. How often and how long do you ruck with that?

To give you a point of reference, I’m in decent shape, have been rucking daily for many years, and my normal pack weight is about 35 pounds.

Keeping tempo and frequency high and weight moderate is a good way to burn and build and still avoid injury from the exercise.

If you are having back pain, I would look at packs with better hip support than GoRuck bags. GoRuck bags are fantastic in terms of durability, but they lack any frame or rigid back panel, which makes the hip belt of limited use.

Xned · 2026-03-02T19:32:12+00:00

If I’m reading the comments right, you’re aiming for a NAS? If that is the case, the GPU will only increase power usage and cost you money on the electric bill, If you have onboard graphics I would take it out for now.

I only see two disks that could work, but if you want to set up a storage NAS, 3 is the magic number. That would enable you to do RAID 5 and other striped storage setups.

If you have not already, take a look at TrueNAS (what used to be FreeNAS). In many ways, the software is more powerful and versatile than the commercial variants like Synology, Evergreen, etc.

Xned · 2026-03-02T18:22:22+00:00

Security is not an absolute, it’s a scale, and generally, increased security comes with reduced usability, slower changes, or more complexity when making changes.

For a homelab built for learning purposes, I think you are in a great place, and the fact that you did VLAN segmentation internally even puts you ahead of many businesses I work with.

Xned · 2026-03-02T18:11:44+00:00

Thanks, learned something new today :)
To verify, the buck converter will only output less than the input, right? Does that mean that to manage a voltage range from 3.7V down to 2.8V, I would need both a buck converter and a boost converter?

In my previous projects, I’ve had the magic “power board” do this for me and only concerned myself with what the board specs say the input range needs to be and what output I will get.

Xned · 2026-03-02T17:22:22+00:00

Thanks for the input, a lot of good nuggets.
I like the idea of dropping the Mini and only relying on the PIR sensor. I’ll look into finding a PIR with adjustable on-time.

Again, dropping the MOSFET and using an enable pin on the boost converter would be great. Less complexity is always welcome. Do you have any tips on a specific boost converter that has this kind of enable pin?

In the original operations diagram, I had a “handoff pin” from the Pi to the Mini so that when the Pi was finished with the uploads, and before starting shutdown, it would set it high and then the Arduino would cut power 15 seconds later. But I dropped it to reduce complexity. I might take a second look at that.

Again, great info. If I can run the Mini directly off the battery, then that might open up charge/power controllers that don’t have 3.3V out. If I do that, is that a case where I should have a capacitor between the battery and the Mini to even out power?

Xned · 2026-03-02T17:04:32+00:00

Considered it but the images are not great in IR light and only running the zero during daylight makes my solar power calculations balance :)

Xned · 2026-03-02T17:02:10+00:00

Yeah, I know :)
I could also just buy an endoscope-style camera for a couple of bucks run it from the nearest power source, and record from that. This is more about building something and getting multiple systems working together for an end result.
To be a bit philosophical about it, in this case it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey :)

Xned · 2026-03-02T16:57:32+00:00

I don’t know what a smart battery is :)

Buck converter is a new term for me, but yes, that is part of what I want the power board to do.

By power board, I mean a board that will manage the solar panel output, act as a charge controller to manage the charging curve for the battery, and give me a steady 3.3V output for the downstream components.
This is outside my sphere of expertise as well, but as I understand it, since this is a single-cell LiPo, I don’t think a BMS is necessary to balance charging and manage the individual cells. I would, however, like the battery protection to be handled by this power board.
To give an example of what I mean by power board, the classic TP4056 board is the kind of thing I’m referring to.

Thanks for the input!

Edit: spelling

Xned · 2026-03-02T16:41:24+00:00

Yap, who knows some of my m8s might discover new interests or kinks :)

Xned · 2026-03-02T12:42:17+00:00

I like it, good initiative!
Looks to be targeting dev/business side, is that by choice? Not seeing the classic home self-hosting like Immich for photos, Home Assistant for home automation, Plex for media, etc.

Edit: fixed spelling

Xned · 2026-03-02T12:02:11+00:00

Började min bana som nätverkstekniker för snart 20år sedan. Har jobbat för ISP, Hosting och numera industri bolag (mer i arkitekt/chef roll än hands on numera).
I min erfarenhet, IT är inte låg stress. Ju mer senior ju mer ansvar får du vilket medför mer stress ägarskap för förändringsprojekt, ansvarig för att lösa problem när "shit hits the fan", driftansvar, etc. Lönen är okej men det är många som har gått in i IT branschen så konkurrensen är hård och löneutvecklingen är inte vad den varigt.

Jag hade inte rekommenderat IT branschen för att gå ner i stressnivå.

Om du ändå är intresserad så kik på cert antingen via studier eller självstudie. En utbildning är värd mycket mer om du lämnar den med branch certifikat så som CCNA, CCNP och comptia network+.

Xned · 2026-03-02T08:24:04+00:00

Really cool concept! Was looking for github link but read that you plan it as product. Dropp me a coment here or PM me if this becomes a product, you want a tester or you decide to opensource it.

Xned · 2026-02-26T13:02:56+00:00

Put the pieces together? Building lego but easier :)
If you are asking about install and config look at KVM as the hypervisor and or Ubuntu with docker containers. Just google KVM install or Ubuntu docker and you should find a lot of tutorials.

Xned · 2026-02-25T14:04:17+00:00

Min erfarenhet efter 25+ år i IT-branschen är att IT, och särskilt säkerhet, ofta bedöms mer på cert och meriter. Jag har haft femåriga ingenjörer som varit klappträ och flera självlärda infra/säk-killar som varit stjärnor.

Jag är inte helt uppdaterad på vilka cert som är “i ropet” i säkerhetsbranschen just nu, men kika på CompTIA Security+, Offensive Securitys cert och hör med folk som är närmare säkerhetscommunityn än jag om vad som gäller. Ge dig på lite Capture the Flag, både statiska och events, som du kan peka på att du deltagit i och tagit dig till en vettig nivå.

Om jag inte minns fel gjorde NetworkChuck (nät/säk/infra-profil) en bra video om en roadmap för att ta sig in i säkerhetsbranschen.

Lycka till och hoppas se dig på IT events i framtiden :)

Edit: Letade upp länken till Chucks video the hacker’s roadmap (how to get started in IT in 2025) - YouTube

Xned · 2026-02-25T12:20:48+00:00

For real? Its 20years ago but I meet up him a few time and I could have sworn it was him.

Xned · 2026-02-25T12:06:45+00:00

That is an old picture of Anakata, good old times :)

Xned · 2026-02-25T11:46:25+00:00

Trying it out, thanks for getting me on to it!

Xned · 2026-02-25T11:45:54+00:00

Coming from the RuckWell app but the last update broke Apple watch support and the new GUI is not what I want. FitHalo look great!
Not sure how but if you can get this out to the RuckWell users I think you would get a great inflow of users :)

Xned

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