I think I’m getting a bit more interested in the site again. I think now the Masters is out of the way I have a bit more headspace for hobbies and learning again. There’s a few things I want to learn about - CI (Netlify?), removing Google fonts and more indieweb stuff.
I would be nice to turn this notes section into a Twitter-a-like with webmentions, but I’ve still got some work to do on the formatting!
Ever try to run a backup that takes about a week…on a server that seems to crash every three days? So frustrating. USB3 might be fast…but it ain’t 13TB of data I want to transfer NOW fast.
Down to my last 500gb on my backup server so trying to prep for a storage upgrade. Not happy about the second weekend in a row I have to work on it. think that the moment you cross about 4tb or data it stops being a hobby and becomes a part time job.
I’m messing about with different options for updating my Kodi setup. Plex integration is a bit of a headache - the official Kodi Plex plugin hasn’t been updated in a long time. Enter…PlexKodiConnect. I’m just experimenting at the moment, but I think this has huge potential- it makes my media look so beautiful!
I do not need a new laptop, my Macbook is more than capable for another few years. Those System76 Lemur Pro’s though…There’s even a sale on at the moment. I haven’t had a linux desktop for a decade or so, but PopOS! looks fun. I absolutely do not need a new laptop…But I want a new laptop.
Is it just me, or is Brid.gy acting up at the moment? All the posts I’ve published today have totally failed to POSSE out to Mastodon…I’ve re-enabled my Mastodon account in the service but still no dice. It could be because of the #Hugo templates I’ve been making for syndication of notes and blog posts recently, but I guess it’s a problem to look into and try and solve later.
Networking is HARD!
I’m trying to get some of my network traffic permanently going through a network-wide VPN connection. I actually have that set on my Edgerouter with a network group of devices…but they then can’t access my locally self-hosted applications which are not going through the VPN! I know it’s not a port forward issue…at best guess it’s a DNAT issue…and it’s driving me nuts.