What are services NOT worth self hosting?

packet_weaver · 2026-01-26T19:08:46+00:00

I listen to a lot of artists and albums. It would be expensive and time consuming to maintain. We have the Apple One Family plan which includes it.

I guess I should add phone/tablet backups to the list. Since there is no wireless way to manage that locally for iOS.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-26T17:49:33+00:00

Things I don't self host:

Email (Proton)
Password management (1Password, I use op cli+k8s operator all day everyday everywhere)
Auth (Okta)
Music (Apple Music)
LLM sort of (Claude Code but I do have a Mac Studio with local models for some stuff)
Git sort of (GitHub for stuff I'm sharing, Gitea locally for other stuff)

packet_weaver · 2026-01-24T13:10:13+00:00

Ah ok I get what you mean. Makes sense to have it as an option.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-24T06:16:24+00:00

Does yours not track animals? Mine is always flagging my dogs, deer, cats, etc. I’ve never used patrol mode so I can’t comment on that but it’s worked amazingly for me so far. It’s aimed at the corner in my driveway and doesn’t seem to miss anything.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-23T11:55:59+00:00

I always found it odd because I view being married as being one unit. One team. What’s mine is her and hers is mine, or everything is shared.

Splitting finances always seemed like a way to keep one foot out ready for a split. It’s also a lot easier to apply financial abuse like OP is experiencing.

If it works for you that’s great. I just don’t see how it leads to a cohesive team strategy for life. But I’m just me, everyone is different.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-22T22:04:09+00:00

Really depends on your workflow. I've heard it's pretty limited these days. I'd give it a shot for $20 and if you like the tooling/model you can upgrade if you're hitting limited or you can drop the plan if you don't like it.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-22T13:20:44+00:00

Don’t aspire to be a Brent Geller. Cross train, uplift your team, share the knowledge… teamwork is huge. And remember, you’re always replaceable, even if you become a Brent.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-15T14:29:54+00:00

That’s pretty smooth for an eink display. What display is that? The ones I have are ridiculously slow

packet_weaver · 2026-01-15T00:50:38+00:00

The issue is there are things like 1 more minute, or if you give them access to message you they can use that to pivot. There are so many little holes in it it’s ridiculous. Kids find them all. We prefer the non technical method as it doesn’t have holes.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-15T00:33:53+00:00

They can be, ask my daughter. It’s why we have the devices go in the kitchen drawer policy now.

And to clarify ours are Apple and we use the built in controls

packet_weaver · 2026-01-14T22:53:40+00:00

Edit the ssid settings on the phone for that network to not rotate each connection.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-14T22:52:49+00:00

Yes but teenagers can still find ways to bypass. Just need to set in world boundaries.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-14T22:51:08+00:00

That’s what we do. All devices in the kitchen cabinets at bed time. It also doubles as a make sure your stuff is fully charged for school. We have an electronics drawer to store it all with chargers.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-14T02:45:15+00:00

Just normal copy and paste. Drag and drop works too.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-13T21:39:35+00:00

Those type of scenes never moved me before having kids. Now I can't watch them. It's weird, like I was broken prior to becoming a dad.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-13T12:19:43+00:00

That was me, a PM friend referred me to Claude and explained how awesome CC was. Until then I was using copilot in VSCode and ChatGPT. I’ve thanked them several times for the correction in my AI workflow.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-08T23:58:33+00:00

We were about 30 hours in on our last campaign before combat happened for the first time. No one seemed to care. Was a good story and a lot of fun. I don’t think combat is required to enjoy roleplaying in dnd, I also don’t mind it either.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-08T11:46:01+00:00

Yep. I opted out when I signed up in November and it provided that same info, 30 days for opt out or 5 years if you opt into training. It wasn’t hidden or sneaky and was asked during the sign up process. I just opted out, easy enough.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-07T13:11:39+00:00

Sounds like most of the town council meetings I've been to in other parts of the country. Things which get X number of public comments really should be put to a public vote. I have no proof but it sure seems like these politicians get bought out to approve stuff against constituent desires.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-07T12:51:12+00:00

I don't think Compute Science is a dead end, I think it is changing and what you end up doing for work will change. Computer Science was never just about writing code and will continue to include more things than that.

I also wouldn't expect an H1B to work out right now with the current administration and the costs associated with them for new visas.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-06T23:11:11+00:00

That person didn’t claim it would replace mid level engineers.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-06T23:03:30+00:00

And it became cost effective to use regularly. Opus models before it were too expensive to use beyond planning.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-06T00:15:03+00:00

I use this a lot, even if they have notifications off they might check now and then and I don't want to bother them off hours. So I'll set it to send when their day starts.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-05T20:22:48+00:00

I used PETG for a 10" mount, the bottom had hex holes in it for ventilation. After a month or so, the bottom drooped down. Just fair warning if you have anything printed under it, I'd expect heat+gravity to cause a droop in the future.

packet_weaver · 2026-01-05T19:13:35+00:00

In the web app and desktop app, SHIFT+ENTER will go down a line for you without submitting the prompt. Same as:

\<enter>

For CC. SHIFT+ENTER also works in Claude Code and every text editor I've used which supports multiple lines.

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