PiHole works great. I get 20% of requests denied and it really helps keep ads and unwanted sites to a minimum. It was easy to setup. I just update it via ssh once every 60days or so.

The stats are kinda revealing also as to the sites the household uses .

Mind if u ask how much that cloudflare front end costs you a month for how many hits?

Try nextcloud. It can generate links to files like this.

You could always just get the entire list of AWS public ranges and use that to identify interesting traffic… Of course that would vpn all AWS stuff.

If you have a list of domains, you could schedule a script to resolve each to IPs and rebuild your VPN definition every night.

I have 2 streamers.

In the main room I just use an Xbox console. It streams all the services and I use it for gaming.

In the other room I built my own LibreElec, basically omsc, on a raspberry pi. It plays all my home content and can do Netflix and Amazon prime with some work. It also services as a retro pi box where I can do retro gaming emulation.

The problem I always had with the home boxes is the lack of support for Hulu and HBO. Netflix worked with an API key. It does the job even if the interface is a little wonky.

Welcome to the fold.

Been running nextcloud for 8+ years. Love the auto upload and bookmark sharing apps.

The contacts and calendar apps support DAV…I use DAVx on android to sync contacts and calendar to nextcloud …haven’t sync’d to Google. Grab it from FDroid. I have an article on my web blob explaining how to do it.

Remember to backup your cloud data and secure your web portal or run over private vpn.

Oh and go find the php updater script…it’s a life saver.

I did it for ya…good luck with your phd

It’s all about privacy.

I am amazed at services offered that run rampant in the home.

My ISP offers fiber. But only if you also sign up for managed wifi where they manage your internal net…no way

I got a quote for solar power…but they must use a 3rd party cloud to manage your power and it uses eth over electrical … If you use eth over electrical already, then it does whatever it wants in your home network …no way.

Cell phones? They all go into a guest wifi…not on my home network.

Like , say, a community center? I took karate when I was 12 at my local community center.

When Andy left his toys with the little girl and played with them 1 last time … That was the end of this story. Period

It’s the miscellaneous utensil drawer. We have 2. Up top for common ones like can opener, corkscrew… big one on floor for the lesser used ones like rolling pin, flour sifter, hand mixer…

If you are arguing over this, don’t. Not worth it because there’s no better answer unless you have a millionaire mansion with a gazillion drawers

Age-ism.

10 Do you have food? 20 Do you have my squeaky ball? 30 GOTO 10

Quick, someone lookup any owners of iron lung manufacturers. It will be one of these schmucks. Always follow the money

Ugh. Not great imho

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

– Conan

You can also now add contempt for law enforcement for how it handles murders of CEOs vs murders of ‘comnon’ people.

In NYC people are shot everyday, but you don’t see a citywide sweep with drones and all the hubbub for the black 17 year old shot in the other part of town.

Seems too convenient that he had this evidence instead of ditching it somewhere. Plus he is out in public instead of laying low somewhere.

Seems ‘off’

Sounds to me like people are realizing that the price of college isn’t worth it. You take on thousands in debt that can’t be discharged in bankruptcy, you get a degree that doesn’t guarantee a job.

The lie of college for all is only meant to generate profit for schools and lenders.

And don’t get me started on textbook scams in college to prohibit used book sales

I never understood that argument and how people bought it.

GOP touted choice, you can choose your provider… But most everyone gets 1 choice, the one from work or nothing

Also then, choose your doctor… But you don’t, the INS company tells you what doctors you’re allowed to see.

There is no choice, there is no free market when it comes to health care, especially during emergencies… Call 911 for an ambulance, you don’t get to compare prices, you take the 1st one available… You are taken to emergency room, you don’t get time to compare services and pick a hospital, you’re taken to the closest one.