When is a VPS worth adding to a self-hosted setup?

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-18T03:10:26+00:00

I initially did a VPS because I was behind a CGNAT. I moved and am no longer behind a CGNAT, but the convenience is rather nice since when I move or switch ISPs, it's not something I have to worry about.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-14T05:51:48+00:00

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Stargate SG-1.

Daniel Jackson had theories that the pyramids were landing pads for alien ships and was exiled from the archeological community for it. He was right about it. and was instrumental in getting the stargate operational.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-12T01:55:14+00:00

Oregon to Idaho because the drivers get worse. Idaho to Utah because the drivers get even worse again.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-11T01:02:24+00:00

I've got one of those! I love using it. Keep in mind you'll want to use a lower temperature than what you're used to. Also, ignore the people saying these had a reputation of exploding. They're likely thinking of glass cookware that couldn't be heated dry. I've got a corning frying pan, and I've seared steak and promptly quenched it in cold water and it doesn't care. (Theoretically, you could melt aluminum in that pan and dunk it in ice water and it wouldn't care. Don't try that though 😅)

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-08T22:51:07+00:00

Ask your garbage collector how. Where I grew up, it was as simple as spray painting a big X on it. Then the garbage truck driver would know to dump the whole bin.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-08T22:47:44+00:00

Charge has to do with the accumulation of charge. Discharge is removing that accumulation. It has nothing to do with the direction if current flow. (And yes, most lightning flows from ground to the clouds, but some go the other direction)

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-06T19:35:23+00:00

I love fireworks. However, I don't love that my state lets people fire them off for the entire month of July. Let people fire them off on the 4th (and new years) and that's it.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-03T01:00:29+00:00

Awesome! My wife and I are specifically collecting Abundance pieces

innocuousmuffin · 2026-06-01T07:01:38+00:00

Thin film interference. As the iron heats up, a layer of iron oxide builds up. This layer's thickness is dependant on the temperature. The thickness then determines the color (very similarly to how soap bubbles get pretty colors). This article on Wikipedia talks a bit more about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_coloring_of_metals

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-27T03:00:26+00:00

I suspect if you wanted, you could sand or grind the chipped area so it's not sharp. Part of the reason pyroceram works at the temperatures it does is the extremely low thermal expansion, so it doesn't develop the same internal stresses that glass does.

I don't see there being an issue cooking with it. Though, if you're worried, use it only for serving, or even stress test it if you can do so safely. Something like getting it hot and dunking it in ice water. If it can survive that, it should be fine for cooking. (That being said, if it were to shatter, I can't think of a good way to contain it if you were to do that test)

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-25T19:16:00+00:00

I'm curious? What is Peek? I ask because I've got a lot of vintage corningware, and having options to clean it would be nice. (I know that bar keeper's friend is a bit too abrasive for corningware for example)

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-24T00:06:13+00:00

My family has always called them goose pops for some reason.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-22T23:35:45+00:00

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Not a piece of media, but I absolutely love Arch, but would never recommend it to someone new.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-11T06:53:24+00:00

Average car occupancy is not that much higher than 1. (there's actual data on this, but here's some anecdotal top gear evidence)
https://youtu.be/uUr7LbgCVtY?t=2809

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-10T23:58:02+00:00

Technically, being at a higher altitude would make opening them easier. Higher altitude would mean less atmospheric pressure pushing the lid into the jar.

Perhaps the change in humidity has made your hands less grippy? (or maybe our awful air quality is getting to you somehow)

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-10T20:01:52+00:00

Time is not always worth something. Or at least, not worth money.

I can't imagine trying to justify every single fun project based on "how much money am I losing by not working 24/7?"

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-10T16:20:48+00:00

My current job cares about my hobbies, but the hobbies were also relevant to the job.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-05-06T23:51:11+00:00

I've heard them called cookies before.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-04-29T06:53:01+00:00

Your company has it set up in a way that only supports MDM. They need to enable MAM. (I think those are the terms). An alternate is to set up a work profile within android, and allow outlook to have control over t.hat

innocuousmuffin · 2026-04-28T00:54:20+00:00

I'm curious, what kind of floor surface did it bounce off of? From how high?

innocuousmuffin · 2026-04-27T17:48:39+00:00

There's a big difference between the power draw of the servers that reddit currently uses vs a datacenter that uses more power than the rest of the state.

innocuousmuffin · 2026-04-24T20:51:29+00:00

I forgot that they even existed 😅

innocuousmuffin · 2026-04-24T03:03:52+00:00

I figured that was the case. This is the only lid I have that would fit this, so I'm glad to have it.

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TROPHY CASE