idatum

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1. 121.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   I ran Pi-hole along with my OpenBSD router running unbound for some period. Then I realized I can download the same entries used for Pi-hole, AdGuard, uBlock, etc. I created a simple script that generates an unbound configuration that I can
2. 122.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   For my ISP, it's not just about the hardware, it's their provisioning software that needed replacing. It has to be simple for their support to understand how IPv6 is given to customers.
3. 123.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   You should push to have fiber. Once you get 1gb symmetrical (in my fortunate case after moving), there is no going back. Not-fond memories of getting through to Crapcast support to resolve outage (e.g. cable laid in 90s failed) and then bei
4. 124.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   Reminder of the film Gattaca which explored some of the risks of leaking your DNA in a future dystopia.
5. 125.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   I wish I can remember how I even learned LP tools existed. I started with this: https://coin-or.github.io/pulp/
6. 126.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   I only recently learned about linear programming. I started with PuLP and Python to get a grasp. It was one of those "How did I miss this??" moments as a developer.
7. 127.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   > Or perhaps we'll keep searching for a thousand years and never find a trace beyond Earth. If we find evidence of current/past life on Mars, what is the math that this means there's "overflowing" life throughout
8. 128.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   doas.conf makes things clear to me what I'm enabling. And we have the OpenBSD folks focused on clarity and security.
9. 129.▲
   by idatum 3y ago

   IPv6 does allow you to have a client on any ISP to not rely on IPv4: NAT64/DNS64 is one example for a home network (my experience). There are major mobile carriers that will also disagree, and they provide an IPv6-only technical solu
10. 130.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I'm happy to not see the term "daily driver" (yet again) used so far -- usually seen in discussions near the term "desktop". OpenBSD is my behind-the-scenes, CLI focused, rock solid, lab project driver. It delivers
11. 131.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I've been using XEphem 4.1 on Win11 using WSLg and it works well. But I noticed a Windows installation is available of Stellarium -- I'll give it a try.
12. 132.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I think this is when we know something is in the past: A nice tribute.
13. 133.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I used gnuradio to decode a remote control to a device that allowed me to then automate. I now use a Great Scott Gadgets YARD Stick One to transmit along with rfcat and python. A generic RTL-SDR device with gnuradio worked on the decoding p
14. 134.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    Brace yourself for "Watson" branding and IBM marketing hype.
15. 135.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    Agree. "The average store size in the U.S. is the smallest it’s been in at least 17 years, reflecting profound changes in the way Americans now shop." I'm also struggling to understand why this is "profound". Things
16. 136.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I just realized I have the transform of the dump1090-fa data to MQTT message already written up: https://github.com/idatum/adsb2mqtt What's missing is the client that enhances flight info and uses TTS to play the
17. 137.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I'll finally get motivated and share :)
18. 138.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I wrote a simple program that connects to (default) port 30003 on dump1090-fa (Flightaware version). It parses the ADS-B output and uses Flightaware's AeroAPI (there is a free tier based on requests) to augment with airline, aircraft,
19. 139.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I used OpenCV and Yolo on an RPi4 for object detection. Worked great. Fun project and I learned a lot from the OpenCV community. I think the ability to learn computer vision from scratch (and free) like I did is one of the best aspects of o
20. 140.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    For my RockPro64, I ran both OpenBSD 7.3 (haven't tried 7.4 yet) and both NetBSD 9.3 and 10_beta, and I found the NetBSD install process for both versions easier. In the end, I'm now on NetBSD 10 RC1 (just upgraded) and I'm h
21. 141.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I used Waze and loved the idea before I became so cynical -- around 2013-ish -- about the "surveillance economy" that I started deleting apps from the likes of GOOG and FB. This included Waze post-GOOG. Maybe there could have been
22. 142.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    Great to see many ARM64 (aka AArch64) improvements. This includes Apple M1/M2 and SoCs like Pine64 and RPI.
23. 143.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I wanted to use npf but I couldn't figure out how to implement NAT64. The syntax looked nice though.
24. 144.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    Went from a Pixel 5a to a Pixel 7 (it's pre-8 bargain season!). After a week, I do like the Pixel 7. Great camera, snappy interface, solid build. The battery life so far is disappointing though.
25. 145.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I kindly ask: Provide numbers, how this survey was conducted, some math. Please.
26. 146.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    Biggest potential I see with this update is IPv6 support.
27. 147.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I was happy to learn the 3G radio in my 2016 VW Golf no longer works. Obsolescence can be a savior.
28. 148.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    In your experience, what is a good schedule for scrubs? I do one about every month or so. I should probably add a crontab for that.
29. 149.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    I need 3 stores to feel I'm keeping safe years of digital family photos. 1) I have a live (local) FreeBSD ZFS server running for backups and snapshots; 2 pairs of mirrored physical drives 2) I have a USB device that takes 2 mirrored dr
30. 150.▲
    by idatum 3y ago

    The individual insight though sitting and thinking is what can be shared with others, each also doing the same, and can really move the conversation forward.