It isn’t a magic solution, no, but you have a lot more control than crummy layer 3 firewall rules and endless lists.

The big players have far more data about what bad looks like. Either we can play whack a mole with outdated tools and techniques or get smart and learn to use what is available.

Self hosting doesn’t mean we go backward in terms of the sophistication and difficulty, it means embracing modern solutions.

In the dinosaur days, we had primitive tools, but so did the attackers. We cannot hope to self host with any measure of security if we bring piss to a shitfight.

Cooool, thanks!

I got some kasA devices on sale, they work fine. I dislike that I have to use their app for initial setup and when I rotate WiFi passwords. Will use them until they fail, then will switch to something else.

Give em to me!

I have a dozen or so, zero issues.

Having said that, I do prefer zwave to WiFi. Glad theyre starting to head in that direction. Just dont understand why zwave gear is always 20% more expensive.

Get a WAF. Sophos firewall is free if you want to diy. If not, use cloudflare.

Opening ports, logging, monitoring, nailing up allow listed IP addresses and dicking around with fail2ban is such a timesuck. None of that crap will stop something from exploiting a vulnerability.

Some things are worth farming out to a 3rd party. Plus, you can just point your DNS entry over and be mostly done. No more dynamic IP bs.

I have been thinking about this for quite a while, and I think I have a pretty solid solution. Now, keep in mind, it is easy to dismiss it because it is simple, but once you dig into it you will see the benefits. I propose on-fire things.

I know, I know, but just consider it before you write it off. Yo dont have to go all-in, maybe dabble a little and see how it feels.

If the bristles are steel, I am willing to accept your recommendation.

I’m thinking some rough hewn pine is appropriate. Tire irons are usually painted and smooth. There is no point of such luxury here.

Its almost like they are masking their brittle nature with false bravado, trucks and guns…

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Omg, I tried to get in there with almost a month planning ahead. NOPE.

You may need to find a local with whatever lifetime gold membership they sold. Bribe them to take you or something.

I had no idea it was so difficult to get in there. I signed up for the email where they will open a few times here and there, but as soon as the mail is sent, the reservations are gobbled up by the bots.

I wish you all the luck.

Fine, they want that to be his day, cool.

I will be celebrating the fuck out of it. It’ll be like halloween, I can even get a costume of his ugly mug with a big hole in the neck.

I appreciate the sentiment, but the reality is that people have to stop using it.

No more google search, no more gmail, no more android, no more youtube, no more google maps.

I have largely stopped using their services, and its a pain. Getting the majority to stop using them? I just dont know how much worse they can be and yet people still use it.

Its vi. When I use it, I always fuck something up and get tangled up in knots. Best to just bail out and try again later.

They are complicit. We would not be here if they did their job. That leaves two options: they are wholly incompetent, stupid and unable or they knew and let it happen.

So many points could have prevented our current mess in just the last 10 years, much less the last 50 when this really started.

One easy example. When Scalia died, republicans made up the rule that his replacement could not be appointed by Obama because he was within a few months of the end of his term. Democrats did fucking NOTHING. There was no law that prevented appointintment, they were just being pussies.

That is one easy example that was well known. Now do that for 50 years and do it in every corner of government. They were more than happy to keep up the charade of opposing republicans as long as they got paid. They are the fucking Washington Nationals of politics.

No no, they make up the cool by taking a picture from the drivers seat of their 12 year old Ford Escape.

He will do what the orange idiot tells him to do, like a good little sycophant.

Well boobs on your face are fun, but they can’t fart in my mouth, so what’s the point?!

I wish. The fan is blowing on the people of this country.

I love every part of this song. It is so densely packed with solid jabs, just incredible AND catchy as hell.

This is brilliance. Loved it when Bo’s special came out, it just continues to ring true now.

Hell yeah brother, say it loud.