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  • Look at the PDF carefully before sharing it. Most academic publishers put a timestamp on it that reveals who downloaded it, at least at institution level. Sometimes this is even embedded as metadata. If the PDF says anywhere “author personal copy”, please don’t share it on the author’s behalf.

    This is mostly to avoid getting them into trouble.

    Otherwise, go and share, authors love it!

  • If i create 100% API are you going to use it?
  • Here is a possible case study for you. https://OpenRouter.ai.

    They are doing what you think of doing, for the various LLM APIs. Three reasons why they offer added value:

    1. Some people cannot access some of these APIs directly (GPT-4 in the advanced settings, Anthropic’s Claude is still close access)
    2. They abstract the way these API are accessed so that the code to use different models does not have to change much.
    3. For some reason, they cost the same as the original API
  • Technitium DNS server
  • I use it. It’s more lightweight than AdGuard, in terms of resources. I find the UI to be at the same time a worse UX but quicker to achieve things. I don’t think that they perform differently once they have the same blocklists.

  • Suggestion for Airtable alternative with mobile options?
  • Your requirement for a mobile iOS app makes it harder so I’ll go non-free software with my suggestion: Tap Forms. Offline first, iCloud sync, macOS and iOS apps. But no Android or Windows apps.

    If you wanna keep it self-hosted, these services need an internet connection anyway, even Airtable. Just go with a Web based one that has good mobile layout.

  • Actions to avoid irreversible consequences?
  • If you have an offsite copy of your files (and not in a sync service like Dropbox) you are already in a better position than most.

    Restoring from offsite takes time, even with Backblaze’s option of shipping a hard disk. You may also have data corruption troubles, companies may close all of sudden. It’s just not as convenient as local copies.

    A further copy that is locally available is simply a better strategy. Adding more copies after these two is not a bad idea but you start getting hit by the law of diminishing returns.

    You can actually read more about the 3-2-1 rule in a Backblaze post: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/

  • At what level do ISPs control ports?
  • hoppy.network seems like a very expensive Wireguard provider ($8/month for 1TB@100mbit). For that purpose one can spend half that for a VPS with gigabit speeds, even a quarter that during promotions. That provides the same services plus whatever else you can fit to it. What am I missing that they provide?

  • Email self-hosting
  • I have self-hosted my own emails many times. Up to having three SMTP servers with failsafe option at DNS.

    It’s super nice, but I would never self-host SMTP again. It’s a nightmare. I had to email or open a ticket at most ISPs despite my clean IPs. Most ISPs simply blacklist all IPs unless they are major email providers already.

    My advice is go for it but let SMTP be handled by who will deal with these frustrations. MXroute is a great choice and it’s cheap.

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