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Why do we need to gatekeep “homelab”?
by akerl_ 8mo ago
Why do we need to gatekeep “homelab”?
- PunchyHamster 8mo agoTerms making defined sense aid in conversation. Why do you need to dilute the term? There is nothing wrong with your NAS running 3 apps that you press update once a year not being called "homelab" but just "a NAS"
- anon7000 8mo agoI think if you’re playing around with apps & Tailscale on your NAS, it’s a homelab.
- akerl_ 8mo ago> Why do you need to dilute the term? Nobody is diluting anything. This person posted the setup they have in their home. It’s their homelab. It’s not diluting any terms for them to call it that. Their setup is just as much a homelab as somebody else’s 48U rack. It’s just a dick move, and against the rules of the site, to see somebody’s earnest post about their tech setup and post a shallow dismissal about how their setup isn’t deserving of your imagined barrier to entry.
- PunchyHamster 8mo agoThey are not researching anything. They just want to have few things running. The whole idea of homelab (regardless of size) is learning first. He just have home server. It's okay to call it that
- akerl_ 8mo agoOh. Now the imaginary gate is “research”?
- Capricorn2481 7mo agoIs the average person really using Tailscale? This seems plenty deep enough
- tokyobreakfast 8mo agoQuit whining, you know damn well the bar for a typical "Show HN" has been raised to the point of being irrelevant these days, this post is a perfect example. This is not a home lab. I'm happy for the OP and that it works for him. That said: The equivalent of Joe Bloggs installing Linux onto an old laptop is neither curious nor interesting, let's not pretend it is because feelings.
- akerl_ 8mo agoThis isn't a Show HN, and also I think you mean "lowered" given the tone of your post. It's also been on the front page for most of the day on its own merits. It's clear you don't like the article. The guidelines are clear that you're expected to either engage constructively or just move along.