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The cloud is just someone else's computer, but the internet is just someone else's network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

It is a huge problem here, unfortunately.

The cloud is just someone else's computer, but the internet is just someone else's network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not in the US they aren't.

The cloud is just someone else's computer, but the internet is just someone else's network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

It is apparently regulatory hell to get up and running.

By design, of course.

The cloud is just someone else's computer, but the internet is just someone else's network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think you might be misunderstanding something here, because this is already how every ISP works - including the one you are using right now. Just on a bigger scale.

The cloud is just someone else's computer, but the internet is just someone else's network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (7 children)

No thanks, double-NATing is not my idea of fun when it comes to self-hosting.

Survivors on ‘narco boat’ targeted by Trump order were blown apart after Hegseth verbal command to ‘kill everybody’: Report in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So is running for president as a felon, yet here we are.

Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan in c/world@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Somebody leaked this. So someone in the admin at least has balls.

Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it’s costing the economy in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

The most hilarious thing about this is that a toaster, being little more than a spring-loaded tray and heating elements, should last for decades to come. But they don't, because profits.

The unintended consequences of Trump’s ICE raids: Empty classrooms in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

The cruelty is the point.

The unintended consequences of Trump’s ICE raids: Empty classrooms in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not a "bonus" feature in the slightest; I daresay it was an intended result.

Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

NOTADRAGQUEEN

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces resignation from Congress in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Before reddit, too. I was using it on vbulletin forums decades ago.

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Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by lka1988@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm in the process of getting my Home Assistant environment up and running, and decided to run a test: it turns out that my gaming PC (custom 5800X3D/7900XTX build) uses more power just sitting idle, than both of my storage freezers combined.

Background: In addition to some other things, I bought two "Eightree" brand Zigbee-compatible plugs to see how they fare. One is monitoring the power usage of both freezers on a power strip (don't worry, it's a heavy duty strip meant for this), and the other is measuring the usage of my entire desktop setup (including monitors and the HA server itself, a Lenovo M710q).

After monitoring these for a couple days, I decided that I will shut off my PC unless I'm actively using it. It's not a server, but it does have WOL capability, so if I absolutely need to get into it remotely, it won't be an issue.

Pretty fascinating stuff, and now my wife is completely on board as well; she wants to put a plug on her iMac to see what it draws, as she uses it to hold her cross-stitch files and other things.

7 months later update:

I've expanded HA quite a bit and have a decent grasp on where my electricity is being used. Suspending my desktop has saved a shitload of power: under Linux, when suspended, it draws ~10W of power at any given time vs ~100W when idle. Also, I put smart plugs on the server cluster; the total usage of the entire cluster - 4 mini PCs, 1 SFF, and 5x HDDs (NAS) - over the last 7 months so far is currently at a whopping 465 kWh. That's ~66 kWh a month. Barely 5% of my monthly electrical usage.