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  • As briefly as possible:

    • Host side
      • If you use Intel, all is well.
      • If you use AMD…
        • Prior to AM5
          • Use an ASMedia PCIe USB card (StatTech, Sonnet)
          • X570 is especially bad, though I’ve had some success with B350, when using the chipset ports. The CPU ports are all bad. Small form factor PCs often only expose CPU USB ports. They work with single disk per port but if you peg a port with a multi-disk box, they crap out regularly.
        • Post AM5
          • Have only tested USB4 on X870 and it’s solid.
    • Client side
      • WD Elements / MyBook
        • If you get disconnects under load and you’re not on a shit AMD USB host, the USB-SATA controller is overheating. Open them and ahere a heatsink on it. Drill a hole in the case above it for better ventilation. Disconnections will stop. If you don’t want to deal with any of that buy the item below.
      • OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad
        • Well built, solid controllers, no issues over a year of testing. I have 2, hosting an 8-disk RAIDz2 and 2 hosting a 5-disk RAIDz2.
      • Terramaster
        • A friend bought a 6-bay and tore it down for me. It has the same controllers as the OWC in a similar topology. If it’s cheaper it might be OK. I can vouch for the OWC though.
      • Cables
        • Get name brand cables, ideally higher spec than what you’d need! They aren’t important for a single USB disk but running a 4-disk box can max out the port bandwidth. If the cable can’t handle it… errors.


  • If you want to program something, the closest you’re gonna get to programming is Ansible and Bash scripts.

    You might want to get self hosting hardware like Synology or the like if you’re not ready to dig.

    Otherwise here’s some things you need to know:

    • Docker
      • Easy, consistent deployment of services in their own environments. Think a VM but with almost no overhead.
    • Docker Compose
      • Run docker containers with consistent configuration in files.
      • Connect various containers to each other on the same or different networks.
      • Get multiple containers to start together and talk to each other.
    • Systemd
      • Manage any service on Linux. If anything needs to start on boot, restart when crashed, start on timer, you want Systemd.
      • You can manage your docker compose containers lifecycle via Systemd.
    • NGINX/Apache/Caddy
      • A web server for reverse proxy. You’d probably need one at some point, especially if you want HTTPS. Your services get hidden behind it.
    • ZFS
      • Reliable redundant storage. You’ll need storage. Use ZFS with 2-disk redundancy.
      • Supports automatic snapshots for recovering from oopsies. E.g. deleted something or some software shat on your data.
      • Can use recertified disks from serverpartsdeals.
      • Can use USB disks or USB box with multiple disks. If you end up going the USB route, ask me for tested hardware.
    • Backup system
      • Something to do backup. There are many options.
    • Ansible
      • If you want to write code that describes your services and make them happen, you want Ansible. You write code (well YAML) and Ansible installs things, writes config files, sets up Systemd services, restarts things. It can be convenient especially if you have a lot of stuff and you want to be able to see all of your infrastructure in code in one place and be able to version it.
    • Prometheus
      • Monitoring your stuff. Is my backup service running? If not send me an email.

    Oh and use Debian or Ubuntu LTS.




  • If he advised fiscal response to COVID, then he did incredibly well in my view. Everyone I know who lost their jobs survived on CERB, didn’t lose their homes and returned to work once they were able to, often to their previous jobs since many businesses were able to survive without work too. Something that in any previous crisis management scenario from the 20th/21st century would have resulted in massive unemployment, business die off, evictions and so on. You know, give money to the banks and wait for it to trickle down. I don’t know if Carney had a hand in this but if he did, hats off.

    The inflation response wasn’t so great but that was our friend Tiff Macklem through and through. The fact that most governments fight inflation with interest rates alone is stupid. The fact that we don’t empower labour to get wages to catch up afterwards is worse. Had Carney anything to do with the rail and postal strikes breakups? I don’t know. I’m waiting to hear more from him on labour and wages.

    The carbon tax is an insignificant contributor to prices but either way he’s already said he’s gonna kill it. So has Freeland. The carbon tax is almost certainly dead under any future LPC gov. PP made sure of it.









  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.catoProton @lemmy.worldAlternatives to Proton?
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    2 days ago

    I think that, if we want something fash-resistant we probably need something by a worker co-op where the whole org has to be fash to be a problem. I’m not aware of such services. A non-profit like Proton is next on the list. I’m not aware of another non-profit email provider. Tuta seems interesting but they’re for-profit.

    Also any of those should be based somewhere in Europe since the US regulatory regime is weak and about to get weaker. Email isn’t end-to-end encrypted so its privacy depends on the regulatory regime of the provider.