maybe i can incorporate a 501c(3) and run it as an NGO, ha! but, seriously, fair point. i have heard both horror stories (SWAT teams bursting in in the middle of the night, etc) and bore-er stories (ran an exit node for 3 years, nothing ever happened). i guess i’m worried, and that worry maybe implies that i should not do it just yet. Signal proxy might be the way to go.

yes, the instructions are definitely doable - i am just wondering if there are recommended home network hardening steps that one might recommend. honestly, my worry is probably more related to the Tor exit relay. i really want to do one, but i also do not want legal trouble. maybe i’ll start with a bridge, sigh. but thank you! no worry about tone, text is tough.

dang, approximately where in GJ? that’s where i’m located and i’d love to get some inspiration. i see some stuff like that in Fruita sometimes.

100%

oh dang, shutters! i forgot they’re not just decorative.

i might do something similar when we eventually replace everything in our house with electric stuff, but for now we have a gas-powered water heater. i am saving for a full solar installation on our roof, though, which would power everything. solar is the one energy-producer we have here in absolutely wild abundance.

i’d love to move, but i want to improve where i am while i’m here. we have some plans for trees and sunflowers or amaranth on that side, but i think it’s a “both/and” situation rather than an “either/or” for me.

yes, that actually is my very long term strategy, but the trees are not in place yet. my wife and i had a permaculture analyst suggest plants that produce edible foods for our area, so there are some plans for that and maybe also sunflowers or amaranth to do a natural block. but for today, i’m thinking awnings.

i wanted awning before that video, but that video made me start pricing out my options! ha.

nice idea, there - i might go that route because it is fairly rare for rain around here. i already have front and rear lights, a bottle cage and an oversized holder, and a phone holder so we’re in business there!

Thanks! I do have a decent set of lights which are USB chargeable, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get a dynamo as well. Thanks for the suggestions!

I am a coffee addict, and I need a bottle holder that can hold my thermos, lol! But yeah, it’s also nice for a quick grab.

DIY book scanner project part 6, “Distribution”, might have a few leads on how to do this. https://annas-blog.org/blog-how-to-become-a-pirate-archivist.html

dang, cloth diapering is no joke. good for you!

To answer my own question, a couple things. Today my wife and I mounted two cat shelves to give our boys a way to get to a high and inaccessible place - my wife got a couple of carpet squares from her workplace and glued them onto two shelves, which we mounted today.

i also recently built a really basic compost bin. baby steps, right?

i think it’s a Trek 950. it’s a 90s Trek mountain bike anyway. it’s been pretty cold so i haven’t done anything to it yet really, and that includes looking at it closely, ha!

just wanted to update that i’ve added PiHole and Unbound DNS to my running stuff. thinking about doing a Wireguard VPN now… but that’s a 2024 project now.

good night and happy new year!

this is rad. i live in western Colorado, a desert part of the state that has a lot in common with the climate of the Middle East. if i could afford to build a house i’d definitely try to do one with these features. how gorgeous, and relevant!

i am not sure - that’s why i installed Rustdesk, which is remote help tool. I’m IT in my daily life for an organization and also IT in my personal life for friends and family, so it’s helpful to have something like TeamViewer for personal use.

lol, fair. we did Thanksgiving this year so Christmas is at my mom’s. ha!