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I am a bit stuck here. I know it is a bit insane, but I run a simple system at home because I think, so if I drop dead tomorrow how is my wife going to sort thi

I am a bit stuck here. I know it is a bit insane, but I run a simple system at home because I think, so if I drop dead tomorrow how is my wife going to sort this. If I am dead, internet still needs to work so my kid can do her home work. So despite my geek love, I do not run my own DNS, etc. the other part is I use unblock-us so iPlayer (BBC) works here in the US. I would love to set everything up so everything is encrypted but ... yah. Sorry depressive.

zupa-hu 7y ago
That sounds backwards. You sure that will be their biggest concern if you drop dead? They can always throw out your weird techy stuff and buy some cheap commodity solution and get them installed. Your reasoning sounds like, I'm not going to do breakfast for my family, because, ya know, if I drop dead, they will miss the breakfasts.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > You sure that will be their biggest concern if you drop dead? That it's not their biggest concern doesn't mean that it won't be a concern, nor did it mean that it's not something he can avoid becoming a concern.
  - myrandomcomment 7y ago
    Correct. We have life insurance. We have a trust. All the normal stuff you do. What I am looking at is what are the things that I do / maintain for the family and how will that be handled if something happens? Having an overly complex technical setup is one of the areas on that list. My death would of course have the normal emotional impact it would have for any family. I am trying to make sure that everything else around it that I can sort, I do. My daughter works hard everyday at her schooling because she is determined to be a doctor. My job as a parent is to give her everything I can to make sure she is happy and successfully in her life for as long as I can. The is the promise I made when we had her. Some of the comments here are taking the piss...let see how you feel when you hold your baby for the first time. Btw, for context, in the last 3 years I have had perfectly heathy friend that was in perfect shape drop dead from unexpected heart issues at 38. He had 3 kids. Another friend with 2 kids was killing in a car wreak at 44. Looking at the things their family’s have had to deal with is the reason why I am thinking about this.
    - zupa-hu 7y ago
      Sorry to hear. Look, I did not want to insult, sorry if it came across like that. I just wanted to point out that _in this specific instance_ you may exaggerate the cost of switching from your weird techy stuff to a commodity solution. That doesn't say anything about your general principle - which is totally reasonable.
jannes 7y ago
You know you can configure a fallback DNS, right?
lunchables 7y ago
Setup a seperate SSID called "DadDied" with a simple password, scrawl it onto the fridge door with a knife. Have this SSID give out standard ISP DNS. Bonus points if you setup the SSID on the ISP supplied router, bypassing all the equipment you installed behind it.

zupa-hu 7y ago

That sounds backwards. You sure that will be their biggest concern if you drop dead? They can always throw out your weird techy stuff and buy some cheap commodity solution and get them installed. Your reasoning sounds like, I'm not going to do breakfast for my family, because, ya know, if I drop dead, they will miss the breakfasts.

dragonwriter 7y ago
> You sure that will be their biggest concern if you drop dead? That it's not their biggest concern doesn't mean that it won't be a concern, nor did it mean that it's not something he can avoid becoming a concern.
- myrandomcomment 7y ago
  Correct. We have life insurance. We have a trust. All the normal stuff you do. What I am looking at is what are the things that I do / maintain for the family and how will that be handled if something happens? Having an overly complex technical setup is one of the areas on that list. My death would of course have the normal emotional impact it would have for any family. I am trying to make sure that everything else around it that I can sort, I do. My daughter works hard everyday at her schooling because she is determined to be a doctor. My job as a parent is to give her everything I can to make sure she is happy and successfully in her life for as long as I can. The is the promise I made when we had her. Some of the comments here are taking the piss...let see how you feel when you hold your baby for the first time. Btw, for context, in the last 3 years I have had perfectly heathy friend that was in perfect shape drop dead from unexpected heart issues at 38. He had 3 kids. Another friend with 2 kids was killing in a car wreak at 44. Looking at the things their family’s have had to deal with is the reason why I am thinking about this.
  - zupa-hu 7y ago
    Sorry to hear. Look, I did not want to insult, sorry if it came across like that. I just wanted to point out that _in this specific instance_ you may exaggerate the cost of switching from your weird techy stuff to a commodity solution. That doesn't say anything about your general principle - which is totally reasonable.

jannes 7y ago

You know you can configure a fallback DNS, right?

lunchables 7y ago

Setup a seperate SSID called "DadDied" with a simple password, scrawl it onto the fridge door with a knife. Have this SSID give out standard ISP DNS. Bonus points if you setup the SSID on the ISP supplied router, bypassing all the equipment you installed behind it.