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Can you recommend a book for me please?
  • This year I discovered the Elderling Saga, by Robin Hobb. Starts with the Farseer Trilogy, Assassin's Apprentice. Great epic fantasy.

    As for sci-fi Isaac Asimov's Foundation is great.

    Neuromancer is also a great read, and one of the earliest examples of cyberpunk.

    Since you asked for a single book, and you might not be keen on jumping into multi-book sagas, I'd say go for Neuromancer

  • Looking for a new dry herb
  • My crafty is the second vape I've ever had, and I'm hoping for it to be my last.

    I bought if for how easy it is to clean, and since then I've started to respect Storz' products. Great quality and engineering

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  • I do tend to overcomplicate things 😆

    It seems, based on your comments and others in the post, that my next step is to flash OpenWRT and do a deep dive on its firewall functions. Thanks for taking the time to educate me!

  • Feedback on Design and Firewall Options
  • Thanks for all the info!

    At the time, I wasn't sure why i bought OpenWRT compatible router, only that the community seemed to love it. Now I'm glad I got it!

    Time to get OpenWRT working!

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    All the cool projects I see while lurking around here have thrown me into the world of Self-Hosting! Some months ago I got myself a NAS, flashed it with TrueNAS and started playing. Today, I am ready to face the creation of my first homelab.

    Since I got the basic data storage working, I decided to continue with the Firewall setup. I’d like to have my security figured out before I start spinning up machines, playing with their configs and unwittingly opening all kind of arcane doors to the unknown. So I turn to the Fediverse!

    I’d like to create the standard network with a DMZ. Within the network, I plan to use VLANS to manage traffic between devices, and the firewall to limit internet access.

    This is a sketch of what I think I want to achieve:

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    Connections

    • The Consoles will connect only to the internet
    • The Home Devices (printers) will connect only to the Home WKS
    • There will be a NAS device hosting VMs with services accessible only from the home network:
      • The Home Automation will connect to IoT
      • The Recipes will connect to Home Wks
      • The Data Archive will connect to Home Wks
      • Jellybean will connect to:
        • Home Wks
        • TV
      • *arr Stack will connect to:
        • The Internet
        • the NAS (presumably Jellybean)
    • The Home WKS connect to pretty much anything

    Available Hardware

    • OpenWRT compatible Router
    • 2.5gbs Unmaged Switch
    • 1gbs Unmaged Switch
    • QNAS with 2x2.5gbs NIC, running TrueNas
    • A few Rpis of different specs

    Questions

    Firewall

    My Main questions relate to the Firewall. It seems that pfsense is the way to go for a SW Firewall:

    • What HW should i use? would a Raspberry pi 4, 4GB RAM work?
    • What do you think of Netgear 1100?
    • I like this device since 3ports would allow me to create a physically separate DMZ
    • Should I consider other firewalls?

    NAS

    For Bonus Points, some questions regarding the NAS:

    • With my current diagram, it seems like it is not possible for the NAS to receive updates from the internet. The obvious change is to place the NAS within the DMZ, but I’d like to keep the Data Archive as far from the net as possible
    • Should i locate the entire NAS in the DMZ?
    • My TrueNas has 2x2.5Gb ports. Can i connect each NIC to a different network? Would this have any benefit?

    Thanks for your time!

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    Do both sides of a transformer need to be fused?
  • My Electromagnetics is a bit rusty, apply a healthy measure of skepticism:

    I'd say the two fuses are there to protect the transformer itself.

    In the example you use, the upstream of the transformer would be protected by the 280V fuses but the transformer itself will have to suffer the overcurrent, and could be damaged by it. If the transformer is dipped in cooling oil, the overcurrent could even lead to an explosion.

    As for the TUV inspection, the two fuses would be desirable for any TUV cert, and they would be required if there is any chance of explosion.

  • Why are we so concerned with oxygen production yet we never hear about nitrogen production, though we actually need 78% nitrogen vs 21% oxygen to survive?
  • When scuba diving recreationaly, Nitrox tanks actually have higher concentrations of oxygen, leaving less "space" for nitrogen and other gases.

    Normal air tanks are filled at 21% oxygen. A nitrox tank will have more than 21%. The ones I use have 32% oxygen, wich helps when being at depths between ~20m and ~40m

    I know that technical divers do use other gas concentrations, and they even change the nitrogen in the tanks for other inert gasses. But I've no idea of which gasses they use.

  • Why do people want games that are just stories without any gameplay, these days? Why not just watch a movie for that?
  • I occasionally enjoy them when I'm between games, and I know I will not have the time or energy to start a new, more involved game.

    I see these kind of games as a different medium to tell a story and, if done well, the controls can be a part of the storytelling. The Last of Us is a great example of using controls for this.

    As to why not whatch a movie? I cannot sit in front of a screen passively anymore. If I'm with my partner, we can sit together and watch something, otherwise, I want to interact with the screen, even if it's only by walking.

  • Anyone subscribe to Crikey?
  • I've been a subscriber for 4 years now, I find it interesting and relevant, and they don't seem to have favorites amongst the political parties. They are mostly politics focused tho.

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