znonymous [comrade/them, love/loves]

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Cake day: October 22nd, 2024

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  • I turn all my old laptops into servers. Most often, I use them to experiment with various self-hosted services.

    Most laptops these days can be put into clamshell mode, especially if they have an HDMI out. Just get a headless dummy plug – they run about $6.

    Plug one of those in, close the display, and you have a small, book-sized server with a built-in continuous power supply backup battery.

    Of course eventually, the power consumption of all these devices can add up. Older devices are often less efficient. Sometimes, just retiring and getting a device “recycled” (to the extent possible) is best.





  • Everything is going to shit. My son has been having a strep induced autoimmune encephalopathy flairup, and attacking everyone including himself. Also, massive OCD symptoms, and he cannot tolerate me sitting or laying down in his sight. He attacked his little sister at one point. A pipe burst in the bathroom upstairs, so our kitchen ceiling got water damaged. Tonight right before bedtime, my son started throwing up constantly, so he has a stomach bug of some sort, I guess. Before he started throwing up he overflowed the toilet downstairs. Meanwhile, the laundry washer control panel is broken and the part won’t arrive until Friday. We are so fucked.


  • Plus, plastic-free clothing is way more sustainable. Nearly nobody has access to the sort of equipment required to manufacture that sort of thing (plastic clothing).

    I think learning how to make one’s own clothing is important.

    I wish I knew how to make shoes in a sustainable way, that didn’t depend on animal skins. If anyone knows about any DIY vegan shoe instructions, please reply with links.