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Oof, as someone who has legitimately struggled with that deeply dark place and thankfully survived multiple attempts, I have a hard time understanding why that subject matter is joke worthy. That’s almost certainly a personal problem though.

I was serious, but I was clearly mistaken. I still don’t understand the connection to Alan Watts, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the connection is obvious and over my head.

Thank you for sharing the original. I was clearly mistaken.

Seeing the image uncropped and in full resolution makes a big difference.

I’m not sure what the “it” is supposed to be, and I don’t understand how this has anything to do with Alan Watts, but this image has so many oddities that I think this entire post might be AI generated.

Top to bottom:

• White oval with two black inner ovals. Different colors from the surroundings.
• Odd creasing and curvature of what appears to be the rear of a vehicle.
• Head position relative to the rest of the body makes no sense. The neck is conveniently hidden by the hair to try to hide this oddity.
• Some sort of rat tail or spiral on the (stage) left shoulder and below.
• A cat that appears to be under the skirt (presumably intended to be a reference to AFAB genetalia).
• Overall odd proportions, apparently different sized thighs and legs.

Agreed.

I don’t mind paying a reasonable price for access to SSO, especially if the service is fully provided by third-party infrastructure. For something that is fully self hosted on the other hand, a recurring cost for what should be a basic (or at most a one time reasonable fee) feature feels egregious.

Yes I already do so, but this dashboard requires an enterprise license to also use OIDC.

This looks really cool, but I wish that OIDC wasn’t tied to an enterprise license that doesn’t show a price (just a contact us form and email address) and requires annual renewal.

I’d be willing to pay a reasonable one time fee to unlock OIDC support, and I understand why they charge a recurring fee for the other enterprise license features, but as it currently stands this doesn’t really make sense for a home lab.

No worries, I hope you’re in a (relatively, despite the state of the outside world) good space as well. I wish you all the best, and I hope to meet again. Cheers mate!

No worries mate, that’s thankfully in the past. I appreciate this brief discussion, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

That’s fair enough. I tend to look at things overly analytically, and I have a hard time when there isn’t a clear answer, or even potential answer to “why?”

If every answer is a paradox, and the conclusion happens because “that’s just how it happened,” I feel unsatisfied. I want it to mean something conclusive, even if that conclusive meaning is ambiguous.

I think a movie that accomplishes this concept more effectively is Inception. The ending is very ambiguous, but there are multiple concrete and logical interpretations. Those possibilities feel exciting to discuss and explore to me personally, while Donnie Darko just leaves me with more questions and confusion.

I understand that it has prompted a lot of debate and conversation, which was very likely the goal.

Strange movie with some interesting philosophy and good moments.

Where do the active code contributors to FOSS software exist on this scale?

They don’t mess around with their requirements either and strictly enforce them. If you don’t follow their rules and your domain is deleted, there is no refund or recourse.

That’s usually determined at the registrar level, not the registry level, though of course there are always exceptions.

Some ccTLDs have strict requirements (looking at you .de), but most are fairly standard TLDs. The last time I checked, .tv (for Tuvalu) was responsible for something like 40% of the country’s GDP, so it’s not surprising that most ccTLDs are welcoming to outsiders.

Edit: I was curious so I double checked, and apparently as of 2019 .tv was closer to 9% of Tuvalu’s Government spending according to Wikipedia. In my defense, the last time I researched the matter was several years prior to 2019, and additionally I have no doubt that I’m misremembering and/or unintentionally exaggerating that figure.

Regarding .de domains, I’ve seen multiple examples of a registered domain being completely deleted with absolutely no refund or recourse because the Registrant/Admin contact(s) didn’t respond to a physical letter sent by DENIC via post in Germany.

I’ve used this handle before that sounds like it would suit your needs. Of course it also requires Zigbee or Z-wave connected to your HA setup if you want to log locking/unlocking in HA.

Check smoke detectors, clocks, plants near desks, anything that’s always been there and nobody questions.

To add to this as someone who has seen behind the curtain of how much of this tech is set up, lights are a common hiding place for cameras. Exit signs, parking lot lights, motion sensor lights, and the like. These are unfortunately also very difficult to detect by design, since they are expected to consume electricity, are almost always closed circuit with data wires parallel to the power wires, are practically impossible to observe in low light, and generate some heat even without any included surveillance equipment.

Already done!

LoRa is a low power radio communication protocol that is very useful for warehouse and farming equipment, among many other things. I currently use ESP32s for GPIO, LoRa, and Wifi, and occasionally FPGAs for various tasks. But ad-hoc testing and diagnosis can be a pain for these devices, requiring multiple different dongles, power adapters, and converters.

If I can consolidate 75% of that gear into a single, handheld device, it will easily pay for itself in productivity gains.

I already have a work laptop running Linux, but it doesn’t support GPIO or LoRa without additional dongles/accessories. Working on industrial equipment while occasionally in remote locations, makes this device appealing to me specifically.

I’m also fortunate to have my employer willing to foot the bill, especially when they can also see the utility of this device in our line of work.

If you don’t work in this specific niche, your mileage will obviously vary.