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I was using Restic + B2 for a while, but recently switched to Restic + Hetzner Storage Box. Storage Box is a little more effort to setup since it doesn't provide an S3 interface an…

That would make sense for online-only files, but I have my Dropbox folder set to synchronize everything to my PC, and Backblaze still started skipping over it a few months ago. I r…

I self-host a few apps and use Tailscale to access them remotely. It's worked well, so I recommended it as a possible solution to allow employees at my company to remotely access s…

Did you know that on most models of iPhone, saying "Hey Siri, who's iPhone is this?" will disable biometric authentication until the passcode is entered?

There's only ten possible guesses, and most people use their thumb and/or index finger, leaving four much likelier guesses. Also, IANAL, but I'm pretty sure that if law enforcement…

The ESP32 (and other ESP chips) are somewhat common in smart home/IoT gear, particularly for devices that are dependent on a cloud service to function. There's a growing trend in t…

I have a Quest 2 and a Quest 3 - both headsets allow you to continue using them while they're plugged into an external battery pack or charger, so you can absolutely do this alread…

I'm not a lawyer, but I'd imagine that claiming that for cards that are legitimately yours would be considered fraud and would probably land you in more hot water than the initial …

> Small businesses dislike taking Amex because the per-transaction processing fees are bigger. Even some larger ones. I keep getting emails from Ebay saying they're not going to ac…

If I recall correctly, Chamberlin had an optional accessory that added HomeKit support to garage door openers, and that was discontinued last year. Home Assistant is capable of act…

The FAA generally only has jurisdiction over American airspace, while other countries may be a bit more willing to allow deliberate crashes. In 2012, an experiment that involved de…

> A unit test would have caught this, but didn't The first unit testing library, JUnit (Java), was released in 1997. Asheron's Call was released in 1999 after four years of develop…