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by inventor7777 8mo ago
In my case, I don't currently have any capture software on my main computer at all. Our routers are Asus, and so I'm able to install tcpdump and log traffic directly without the source device itself knowing anything. This makes it
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
That is fair. I do not think anyone could feasibly could detect/extract the exact data sent, because of HTTPS. However I was more thinking of simple things, such as disabling anything that SHOULD be communicating with the Internet and
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
Agreed. I can definitely see the Minisforum being far more cost efficient if you're mostly doing high speed networking transfers, while the Mac is more cost efficient if you need more raw power.
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
Yes, I was basing my estimate more on the US price of $600, which is basically the same, if you buy both at MSRP. (However, that means the Mac does not have 10G) I did not realize the EU versions were that much more expensive. I do agree ab
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
True. But as detailed in the Jeff Geerling article that was shared here in the comments, it has (at least at the moment) a rather high idle power draw, which seems to negate that, especially over time.
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
True. However, I've always noticed that ARM has less Linux support than x86, and the main benefits ARM is known for are typically performance/watt, running cooler, and less legacy support. Since this server seems to have pretty av
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
$599 seems like a lot to me. You can get numerous older, much more powerful Mini PCs (e.g older ThinkCentre Tiny series) or even a base brand new M4 Mac Mini for that kind of money. Admittedly, the 10G interfaces and fast RAM make up for so
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
While logging serial number and some of the basic analytics stats might be attributed to stupidity, I tend to think that using a pretty advanced set of system commands and logging output consistently to log files is very sketchy.
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by inventor7777 8mo ago
I hear this theory being claimed so much, but I don't see any real evidence for it; we have routers that you can monitor traffic on, we have microphone use indicators on mobile, and I would imagine it would be pretty clear if an app w