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please don't do this to your synology leave it to serve files and iscsi. it's very good at it if you leave it alone, no extra software, it will basically be completely stable. it's…

not just not care, a lot of companies actively hate what you are doing :-( as you say, cutthroat

Location: London, UK Remote: Office is better, but I was remote for 5 years and could do it again Willing to relocate: Complicated Technologies: Java, Python, Postgres, Linux, Netw…

Weirdly, Windows Server is a better desktop experience. It does not ask you to play Candy Crush, for example.

use rust or go, please single binary, no complex deps, ftw

location: london uk remote: ok, have done so for many years willing to relocate: too complicated technologies: java (25 years), python (1 year, but it's fun) resume: apple, google,…

shared libs happened because memory was scarce pretty cool that we are undoing it as a design decision but it will take a long time

an economist sees a 20 dollar note on the floor. Doesn't pick it up. If it was there, someone would have picked it up already.

maybe you're running a reverse proxy? it can direct you differently depending on how you refer to it

I think you're being a bit unfair here. Apple does care about security and privacy. It's part of their culture.

i like octopus' style too but i called them to sign up, and they told me my house was two apartments. it isn't. it never has been. and when i asked them to update their data, the o…

Zyxel and Fast Networks are also good on the ISP side (Not sure Fast Networks is still a thing - website seems to be down - but I run one of their DSLAMs and am happy with it)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Me_a_Hero

not really i so desperately want it to work, but it messes up often enough that it's not worth it yet fwiw, using local intellij with nfs mounted source is a better experience

if you have any twisted pair (or even untwisted): https://www.netsys-direct.com/en-gb/products/kit-managed-g-f... Works well for me (600mbit down / 400mbit up, over a single pair o…

I would try two things: (1) Running gigabit ethernet over the cat 5. Maybe it works? (2) Look at GFast. I run a GFast service in my apartment block. We have Cat 3 (yes, 3!) cable. …

one option - buy an av projector they have modern hdcp so content will play but don't even come with speakers, yet alone apps

Mikrotik

BT have left a large number of people on ADSL. No VDSL upgrade.

Belkin TB3 Pro dock customer here. Is it garbage? no. Does it like to go wrong in new and mysterious ways every couple of days? yes

I bought from this company: https://www.ksrlighting.com/ (UK based) Very impressed with the colo{u,}r purity You can disconnect the transformer and power with 36v DC. Dimming works…

Long-time Ubiquiti fan here Their lack of Wifi 6 across the range, and the security problems drive me to look at alternatives. Found the Netgear WAX610. Very happy with them.

vigor 130 - not the full web interface, but... try wireshark on it if you have the right setting enabled, you'll find it is broadcasting its status onto the network for you to pick…

The male/female split in our industry is something like 90%/10%. Something is wrong with the status quo and we should fix it.

London here Max. normal offering: ADSL2 only, 12mbit down, 1mbit up We had to buy a leased line for the building (1gbit down/1gbit up)