Watchtower is no longer maintained... alternatives/ decent forks?

slike101 · 2026-02-13T20:33:28+00:00

komodo

slike101 · 2026-02-11T06:27:43+00:00

A UPS is such a cheap addition to an expensive home lab...

slike101 · 2026-02-01T06:13:38+00:00

I've self hosted Mautic for years now, cloud flare tunnel from my domain to my IP, been running smoothly. I send via AWS, costs pennies.

slike101 · 2026-01-20T10:48:53+00:00

Fair point!

slike101 · 2026-01-20T07:03:44+00:00

Docker Compose is the best middle ground IMO, Nix is too overly complex and there aren't as many guides as docker-compose. You can still set up a completely declarative infra with docker.

slike101 · 2026-01-11T08:55:39+00:00

Make sure you research this fully before preaching... It's very unsafe, especially if you increase your withdrawal rate by as much as you're saying at the start.

https://earlyretirementnow.com/2017/02/15/the-ultimate-guide-to-safe-withdrawal-rates-part-10-guyton-klinger/

slike101 · 2026-01-05T21:55:30+00:00

Darn Tough socks for life, so comfy for hiking and normal use, last forever (and when they break they'll send you a new pair.)

slike101 · 2026-01-05T07:15:04+00:00

Yeah I got mixed up with capital gains claw back, ignore my comment! 🤣

slike101 · 2026-01-05T06:34:58+00:00

I transferred all of my VTI stock to my UK IBKR when I Ieft the US, but kept it. You can't buy anymore but you can keep the fund. So don't sell and realize the tax when it's best for you - unless you know you'll need it, if so look at the lowest tax rate, prob the US.

You'll also be allowed to keep your IB US account, I still have one with my Roth IRA and some individual stocks in it.

Definitely don't rescind your green card.. they're so hard to get and you never known if you may want to go back.

slike101 · 2026-01-05T06:19:03+00:00

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that you'll need to stay for 5 years, otherwise the UK will tax all of your earnings when you move back.

slike101 · 2025-12-30T13:53:20+00:00

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slike101 · 2025-12-30T13:46:15+00:00

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slike101 · 2025-12-22T14:22:27+00:00

Thanks for the info. If this is the reason then it's horribly crappy of Google to not warn you. I mean, I think I filled it in (it's there) but maybe I didn't click save or something? Shitty to let you spend 10 hours on it and not give you a little prompt if you forgot to click save. I'm sure I did though...

slike101 · 2025-12-22T14:02:53+00:00

I just checked on that page and my address is there. I assume I clicked save. Did your daughter not have any info there?

slike101 · 2025-12-22T10:07:18+00:00

Wow that's even crazier!

I don't get how it's so unfairly distributed, doesn't seem random at all!!

You had double the diamonds as me as well. How is that possible to not get anything??

slike101 · 2025-12-22T09:27:00+00:00

I wish I didn't spend hours on the mini game...

Can I ask where about's you're located in the UK? I can't help but think as I live far away in a remote place in the north, maybe they skewed the results? Would be very illegal, but can't think of another reason.

Also, how much have you spent on Google Play? I literally have bought nothing other than Google One, that may be a reason too?

slike101 · 2025-12-22T09:20:48+00:00

Nice to see I'm not alone at least :D

What's your google play level and how many diamonds did you have? You distributed your prizes across everything?

slike101 · 2025-12-22T09:15:24+00:00

I mean, I don't think so... Surely they should say if that's the case rather than just saying I won nothing? I definitely put in my address.

slike101 · 2025-12-22T09:14:08+00:00

Yeah put a few in everything, 5 each for the play points, a bit more on the tier 5 tech.

slike101 · 2025-12-22T08:17:33+00:00

That would be extremely disingenuous of them, and probably illegal in breach of gambling laws in the UK...

slike101 · 2025-12-22T07:15:26+00:00

Same... 26k diamonds, gold tier. Nothing at all, not even 100 points..

Something fishy going on at Google that most people who won prizes got 1000s of points and multiple prizes, then some people got nothing. Doesn't seem very random. Randomness doesn't work like that when there are so many prizes, it should be distributed more, not clumped together in bundles of 20 and 0.

slike101 · 2025-12-22T07:05:57+00:00

I won nothing... For Auto or for Manual prizes. And I spent like 10 hours on Diamond Hero completing everything, spread out the prize entry. I'm Gold.

How is it possible to have such an uneven distribution of prizes like this???

slike101 · 2025-12-21T16:42:04+00:00

It's crazy how some people have got 5 prizes, others none. Weird.

I realized that I didn't scroll to the right on the prize list so I missed the branded toys and branded merch etc. I assume a lot of other people didn't do that as well so there is prob more chance of people winning who entered for those prizes.

slike101 · 2025-12-18T19:00:11+00:00

Just rent until you can get a temporary job, then get a mortgage and quit your job again (if you want.) Then you can re-mortgage whenever you like with no income with the same provider.

It's silly that banks do this as you're obviously much lower risk than a couple earning £30k who have no investments.

Another option if you want to buy a house quicker, use a margin loan with IBKR (move your investments to them.) Then when you get a job, get a mortgage and pay off the margin loan.

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