Yes. This is home-made out-of-band management, like HP’s iLO, Dell’s iDRAC, or generic IPMI. Not only is it a virtual KVM (keyboard/video/mouse), you can pass the host’s power button through this device so you can remotely power on or reset a hung or powered-off system, or mount and boot from a virtual floppy or ISO to completely reinstall the remote system.

In my country, the ISP rents you a modem and router. I told them I had my own modem and router during setup and my monthly cost is slightly less than their advertised price.

I am fortunate that my ISP gives me a routable address, but it is still only dynamic and may change a couple times a year. I would have to pay for a commercial plan if I want a static IP. Some other local ISPs use carrier grade NAT, but you can still request a publicly routable static IP with a business plan. Maybe you can ask your ISP for that?

Domain naming authorities require identification for the registration of domains. You cannot purchase domains anonymously. You can pay Njalla and they own the domain, and they’ll tell you that you can control it, but you have no rights to it in any kind of dispute.

I’ve been running a script every 60 seconds for 2 months now as a cron job and it still hasn’t been able to create a VM in their US datacenter. I just have a log full of “insufficient host capacity” errors.

Thank you. As much as I want more info, there’s literally nothing to discuss unless they bring hard evidence.

Same way.

The cone is the logo for their most popular project (VLC media player), but this is a message from the organization as a whole, which has the logo you currently see. It is not specifically about that one project.

I don’t think they were complaining about the design. It invoked a memory of a beloved video game studio from the past that had a similar logo (Westwood Studios) and they are a bit heartbroken. I didn’t take their comment as an actual complaint against VideoLAN’s logo.

I only back up things that would make me sad if I lost it or cause me a lot of time-sensitive work. Personal data files and configuration files. Media? I wouldn’t sweat it if my media drive got corrupted by malware or a hack or a lightning strike. I’d just live with a smaller library until I get things re-download again. And I’d be ok if I can’t find a handful of the rarer things. Pictures of my family? Backed up locally and on a remote server with immutable backups. Configuration files? Synced with a remote git repository.

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The number pi, earth gravity 3.14…, ~9.8m/s²

Pig without 3.14 is 9.8

Margherita pizza is best with the absolute freshest mozzarella you can find. This often comes in big wet blob form and is much easier to slice into circles rather than grate. It won’t make the finished product any more or less of a Margherita pizza if it’s grated or chopped and spread more evenly if that’s your preference, but I kinda like the variation in bites you get with this configuration.

3D CAD. I use it for designing models to print on a 3D printer. My favorite feature is the design timeline

I just watch whatever Plex says my friends are watching.

How do you tell the difference between an oral endoscope and a rectal scope? The taste.

Fun fact: precision was perfected in America and exported to the world. Your millimeter is a direct descendent and would not exist without the vastly superior mil.

there is a better name for them, right?

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