I’d say you are one without the silly gadgets.

Says “kernel runs just like any other program” and proceeds to launch a VM to run it, because it would “mess up the system” otherwise. I liked the article, but it feels like it’s leaving out the critical piece.

Who’s trying to keep selfhosting from anyone? Did I miss something?

Github Actions really are horrible to work with. If I could spin up a container and test the commands on the fly that would make things so much easier. But having to do the commit push refresh webpage insanity every time… It is really cool when the pipeline works, but getting there is very painful.

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Correction, I have 16GB. 8GB is what I have assigned to the Opnsense VM. Upgradable RAM would definitely be a must have for me, though. You never know what you might want to run on such a box.

When I was considering which device to get the Zima board was in the running for me. In the end I ruled it out because of outdated processor and only 2xNIC. They seem to have a v2 now that at least addresses the cpu “issue.” So if 1xWAN and 1xLAN is enough for you it might be something to consider.

Had to check - started with 8GB and figured I’d upgrade when the day comes where I need it. Since that hasn’t happened yet, in this economy I suppose it will stay as is. But no issues, sitting at 12% utilization.

I have one of those n100 mini pcs with 4x2.5G NICs. My ISP device does have bridge mode but I never enabled it. Being new to opnsense, the NAT rules gave me a headache but got it to work fine before long.

Downside to the device is no bios updates ever. Otherwise it’s perfect for me. Debian + incus + opnsense VM. Some additional Docker services in separate VMs. Fanless, so completely silent in the living room next to the modem. And plenty of power to spare. I’m not close to maxing out the cpu by any stretch.

That HT Pocket looks almost exactly like the one I have, only mine doesn’t have the cat on the front. A friend of mine printed it for me, so I don’t know which model it was exactly. Might be this one. But for these compact cases I’m betting they all have the battery right up to the CPU. Have you opened yours and checked for an inflated battery?

I decided to play with my heltec v3 again a few days ago after it had been collecting dust for months, when I noticed the case not fully closing. Opened it up to find a very spicy boi. I immediately unplugged it, and I think the problem is the CPU sitting directly against the battery in the case I used. It’s a bad design.

Handling lithium ion batteries gives me the same feeling of unease I get with strong springs under load or large neodymium magnets.

Curious. There are certain ones it doesn’t work on, both on desktop and mobile, but works as normal other than that. Maybe check your settings?

Consent-o-matic does too support Firefox mobile! What makes you think it doesn’t?

look at the teensys for fully featured arm cortex devboards. and if you want to go deep, go commando and learn to bare-metal it.

If you need networking, go for the ESP32. There’s nothing easier or close that I know of, and incredibly cheap too. Downside is the power draw. If that is a concern and you really do want to run it off a coin cell for any prolonged time I’d say WiFi is out the window altogether, and I’d pick something efficient but more modern than an attiny, like any small arm cortex m0+ devboard or similar. If you want to experiment with low power radio, see what you can come up with with some lora transceivers.

Your point being that I am not currently using it? Or that I should be looking for alternatives since I am currently using it?

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Will try to see how it fits my setup when I get a chance, but I have been wanting to move away from Watchtower as it is no longer maintained. Good to know there is an alternative, and from what you describe I like your approach. Having to opt-out of updates in Watchtower never really sat right with me- Watchtower clutter is okay in compose files that actually want something to do with Watchtower…

Is this a replacement for Watchtower?

That, or the watchmakers of old didn’t have to worry about wiring actuators, speakers, and heart rate monitors on the back plate. Or is that against nature and shouldn’t be done in the first place anyway?

For what it’s worth, my F91W has Philips screws on the back plate exactly like this and I never had a problem, and I’ve taken it apart more than a few times (it’s a Sensor Watch!)

I wonder if it will be less annoying with a point cloud. You’ll still need to model it, only with a digital reference, correct?