That’s what I do. But then I mostly use Arch or Arch based distros (e.g. EndeavourOS). So I have access to AUR. If something isn’t on AUR (very rare, but can happen), I just create the package for it and publish to AUR. I do use some AlmaLinux machines as server. I don’t really need many programs outside of the standard repos there since I use them mostly for hosting Docker images. But if I do need to install something like that, I’ve some self-written LURE install scripts.

Cigarettes and meth are both bad for your health. One is much worse than the other though.

The best way would be to use a VPS to proxy your traffic to you. You can achieve this for pretty cheap, just set up an wireguard tunnel to a cheap VPS. That’s exactly how I access all my services from outside my home. As long as the VPS has a publicly accessible IP (most of them do), you being behind CGNAT should not be an issue.

Thanks for the reply. That is my understanding. That it’s basically expanding the pool, and hence has same redundancy/backup requirements. I was wondering if it’s possible to set up a metadata cache. From the replies, it seems like that’s not possible for ZFS.

Thanks for the reply. It seems I can’t exactly do what I want here.

Better start looking for a new job. That company might not be in business for too long, judging from the choices that they’re making. Especially, if they work in the IT space.

You can already do it. I have Signal create daily backups, sync it to my NAS using Syncthing with versioning enabled.

I personally use https://desec.io

Yes, it just does what cp does. Only difference is that it makes hardlinks instead of copies. Unless you’re using a COW filesystem, this might be better for most situations.

I usually just let the files be where they are and cp -l to a directory where I can manage them however I want. This creates hardlinks, so you don’t use up any extra space.

They were probably referring to this video.

To do things at the proper time, and not procrastinate.

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And you can use Libby to get eBooks from the Library. You can send them directly to an eReader. I personally just get a copy with DRM and de-DRM it before copying it to my Kobo using Calibre.

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Idk why, but I’ve always gotten a eery/weird vibe from Mark Rober. Very similar to what I feel when watching Mr. Beast. Whatever they do, it just feels shallow and disingenuous for some reason.

He had an argument with my then girlfriend, and stopped talking to me for some reason. We never had any issues or arguments, but he simply won’t reply to me or return my calls. After a while, I gave up. We had been friends for about 7 years at that point.

I don’t think it’s worth it to argue with a person of such worldview. Maybe someone with more patience than me will reply.