Nostr notes by decryption

would love to know more about this - I am currently investigating ...

2026-10-30T01:08:40Z

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would love to know more about this - I am currently investigating getting a battery to hook up to my 13kw of panels (I’m exporting like 60kwh a day for cents)

because mowing grass sucks!!

2026-10-23T22:17:38Z

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because mowing grass sucks!!

An example - I've been thinking about writing product reviews ...

2026-10-13T00:41:49Z

In reply to nevent1q…dduf
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An example - I've been thinking about writing product reviews again. I hate watching a dozen YouTube videos full of crap to know what a thingy does and I want loads of high-res photos of it and 1000-2000 words explaining what it's like to use, along with a public mechanism to talk to the reviewer to ask questions about the thingy's operation. A blog/forum is an excellent way to achieve this.

I spent years writing this type of product review at MacTalk, Reckoner and PC & Tech Authority up until about a decade ago and really enjoyed it, but whenever I think about doing it again in 2026, there's questions I don't know how to answer:

How will people know it exists? Search is broken. I refuse to pay for advertising on Meta/Linkedin/Reddit. Nobody clicks links on social media.

Can I sell advertising on the site old school style, with the ads on the same domain as the site to avoid ad-blockers? Maybe, but then the perception of whatever I write is tainted, true or not.

Will LLMs just scrape my work and show a tiny link that 0.1% of people might click and I get nothing? Yes, absolutely.

If I put up a paywall (e.g: $10/m - $100/yr), would I be able to get at least 2,000 people to pay it? To justify the cost of a small team of reviewers to keep the content flowing? Going by my latest Sizzle efforts, it'll be pushing shit up hill at a loss for years.

It used to be you could publish stuff and the internet would just find it with a little bit of effort. People shared links with friends, search engines worked, social media didn't discourage external links, people used RSS/bookmarks to catch up on their favourite sites, people particpated on forums - but that's all evaporated now.

Found out that a few people in the team i worked with at Assembly ...

2026-10-13T00:27:27Z

Found out that a few people in the team i worked with at Assembly Four have been made redundant :(

The publication we worked on (NSFW https://tryst.link/blog/) is such a great resource for that marginalised community - I know deep in my bones that what we were writing was something the people enjoyed reading and were grateful for, but the economics of publishing on the modern internet make it so difficult not only to financially justify it, but to even reach the people that might want it.

It's even more difficult if you're ethically opposed to using platforms like Meta or Google to promote your work.

you must get bombarded with AI stuff too, so many people wanting ...

2026-10-07T11:21:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…g6jh
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you must get bombarded with AI stuff too, so many people wanting to strip the humanity out of a very human medium

I'm used to feedback, but these are long term paying ...

2026-10-07T10:58:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…96lr
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I'm used to feedback, but these are long term paying subscribers all complaining about the same thing - it's hard not to take it personally even though I know I haven't done anything "wrong"

i am getting tired of this - this is the third email in a week ...

2026-10-07T10:34:07Z

i am getting tired of this - this is the third email in a week threatening to stop paying if i don't change my tone on AI (which I assume means feature more positive stories about AI rather than negative ones)

not even the tesla fanboys were this demanding

I look forward to seeing what my wife paints out of this (also ...

2026-10-06T23:44:51Z

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I look forward to seeing what my wife paints out of this (also how good are libraries)

it's not even 9am and I'm already having an existential ...

2026-10-06T21:48:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…2szk
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it's not even 9am and I'm already having an existential crisis, this is what linkedin does to you - i'm going to the library to pick up a book about water colour painting techniques for my wife

deep down, maybe I am resentful that the things people are using ...

2026-10-06T21:46:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…fdgt
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deep down, maybe I am resentful that the things people are using AI for (writing, researching, life admin tasks) are things I happen to enjoy and be good at, and seeing people "shortcut" and be content with a half arsed bot what I've spent my life refining and doing well just pisses me off

or maybe it's imposter syndrome, that maybe the things I thought I was good at, I'm not that good at after all and my value in society is now marginalised and people better at leveraging these tools and better at self promotion will get the rewards

someone else I know told me they used AI to plan a holiday - ...

2026-10-06T21:41:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…wrz7
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someone else I know told me they used AI to plan a holiday - that's one of the saddest things I think I could use AI for, but they were so happy about it, so happy they wanted to tell me in detail all the things the AI chose for them and how their "agent" keeps refining and curating the itinerary - sounds delusional to me

and to be clear, I'm not really an anti-AI guy, I think it ...

2026-10-06T21:33:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…93ua
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and to be clear, I'm not really an anti-AI guy, I think it can be quite useful for some stuff and it's enabling a lot of people who struggled with the computer to do things with their computers! it's also great for compliance with work bullshit nobody cared about but you had to do anyway just to keep the boss happy

what I do hate is people polishing a turd and expect me to think they're amazing and boasting about the shortcuts they're taking - this is not good stuff, you should be ashamed to use AI, like use it in secret and be embarrassed about it

of course, when you bring this up with them "hey mate, what ...

2026-10-06T21:19:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…ddwd
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of course, when you bring this up with them "hey mate, what you posted actually kinda sucked and looks like all the other AI stuff I've seen, you're better than this" - it never goes down well so I just rant here instead of confronting anyone about it

like they'd post something "they" made with AI and go ...

2026-10-06T21:18:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…c767
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like they'd post something "they" made with AI and go "oh wow the AI is good" and like, it's not good, it's the same generic crap everyone else is doing but slightly different - yes it sucks less than it did a while ago, but it's still so easily identifiable as AI. You used to have taste, that's why I liked following you! what the fuck happened man?

logged into linkedin this morning as I do about once a month just ...

2026-10-06T21:16:29Z

logged into linkedin this morning as I do about once a month just to see what people are up to and it's kinda sad to see everyone talking about AI - I get that's what the tech industry now is, but these were creative, hard working people and now their work all has that AI slop tinge to it, be it their writing, the websites they make or their apps/products

it has begun ...

2026-09-30T00:39:16Z

it has begun

i just learned that the same person that wrote peep show also ...

2026-09-27T10:08:22Z

i just learned that the same person that wrote peep show also wrote succession and the thick of it, what the fuck, leave some talent for the rest of us man

my little part of the world got a permanent electric bus on the ...

2026-09-16T09:51:34Z

my little part of the world got a permanent electric bus on the route that stops outside my house - good news that has no negatives, a win for everyone (unless you’re a Facebook user) - seriously, who would be a politician unless you’re a masochist?

we also have chinese EVs, you guys don't?

2026-09-09T04:01:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…gtnw
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we also have chinese EVs, you guys don't?

that's not owned it works in australia - the app is optional ...

2026-09-09T03:56:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…s6ll
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that's not owned it works in australia - the app is optional here, all the features work without it

e.g: toyota BZ4X comes in 2WD and AWD versions. The 2WD version ...

2026-09-09T03:25:00Z

In reply to nevent1q…cxnr
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e.g: toyota BZ4X comes in 2WD and AWD versions. The 2WD version has 591km range vs 517km range for the AWD. The AWD has 20" wheels vs 18" for the 2WD. But the AWD has driver seat position memory, the 2WD does not. The AWD version comes with a glass roof, the 2WD version does not.

I want the 2WD but with the seat memory - but they don't sell that. Very frustrating as otherwise, it is the only car so far that ticks all my boxes.

another bit of bullshit - 4WD, dual motors, 20" wheels etc on ...

2026-09-09T03:21:20Z

another bit of bullshit - 4WD, dual motors, 20" wheels etc on the more expensive EVs that have the other features I want make a big difference to driving range, like 50km-100km less

there's a marketplace for AI prompts - pay $5 (or more) to ...

2026-08-21T00:19:10Z

there's a marketplace for AI prompts - pay $5 (or more) to get the words someone typed into an AI chatbot hahaha

https://promptbase.com/

Nostr event nevent1qqsxxh77qh5cckz8p0zutzu9mp97z0nhm9hdpqq4u75kap75hkkk3nszyqlek32kf5hdczd37g9a6hxrvnvk02cudqmcmtn4j9ve5lh7qgvgzycnm6u

2026-08-12T00:09:54Z

lol

I had to buy a bigger stapler to handle 22x 80gsm sheets, but I ...

2026-08-05T09:00:53Z

I had to buy a bigger stapler to handle 22x 80gsm sheets, but I managed to print & bind the latest copy of PagedOut (npub1rp8…pxsz)

things have improved with BYD apparently now that BYD took over ...

2026-08-05T01:28:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…a08t
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things have improved with BYD apparently now that BYD took over sales & support from the 3rd parties (EV Direct & Eagers Automotive)

it's still disappointing to me that tesla continues to sell ...

2026-08-05T01:20:35Z

it's still disappointing to me that tesla continues to sell well in australia - 29,000+ people don't care that their purchase makes the worst person on the planet even more money

Reluctantly selling my Minisforum 795S7 SFF PC. Ryzen 7945HX CPU, ...

2026-07-28T07:59:17Z

Reluctantly selling my Minisforum 795S7 SFF PC.
Ryzen 7945HX CPU, 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM, 1TB Crucial T500 SSD. I feel like I should keep it incase of emergency, but I have so many other computers, this one is overkill. Yours for $1200 if you're in VIC/MEL and I can drop it off to you, not keen on posting it.

heads up that I am still selling these two HP DL20 G9 short-depth ...

2026-07-28T02:09:39Z

heads up that I am still selling these two HP DL20 G9 short-depth rack servers!

Xeon E3-1240 v5 @ 3.50GHz
8GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMM
4x 2.5" bays SATA
$250

Xeon E3-1270 v6 @ 3.80GHz
16GB DDR4 2400MHz ECC UDIMMs (2x 8GB)
2x 3.5" bays SATA
$370

ILO4 Advanced enabled, perfect for homelab stuff.

I can deliver to you anywhere in VIC! Take em both for $500.

trying out vscode in the browser and it gives me this little ...

2026-07-22T04:46:43Z

trying out vscode in the browser and it gives me this little nugget lol

hypothetical question - let's say I want to use a public ...

2026-07-22T00:48:17Z

hypothetical question - let's say I want to use a public computer (library for example) and want to access a website (e.g: RSS reader, notes) at home that's normally protected by tailscale - how would one go about doing this? i can't install the tailscale client on a public computer

anyone know much about this PrivacyPro mob? looks like a business ...

2026-07-18T00:43:14Z

anyone know much about this PrivacyPro mob? looks like a business in sydney selling phones with grapheneOS and laptops with ZorinOS pre-installed - but there's no names attached to it to verify their authenticity/trustworthyness

https://privacypros.com.au/

JVC HR-S7950 VCR - $700 (negotiable) Got this to digitise a few ...

2026-07-12T23:32:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…aa5c
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JVC HR-S7950 VCR - $700 (negotiable)

Got this to digitise a few tapes for my parents. It did the job very well. S-Video output and built-in time base correction, about as good as you'll get without going sicko mode with RF capture. Imported from Europe, has a 2-pin power cable. Power supply is multi-voltage, just need a cheap travel adapter.

Most of the stuff I posted over the weekend has been ...

2026-07-12T23:31:27Z

Most of the stuff I posted over the weekend has been sold/claimed. Here's what's still around (thread coming!)

All prices are negotiable if you think they're not fair. Pickup is from Bacchus Marsh, or if you're around VIC/MEL I can probably drop it off to ya.

If you're interested in anything DM me here, or contact me on Signal/email - https://decrypton.net.au

I have 8x SAS HDDs for sale. 6x 10TB ($250ea) 1x 14TB ($350) 1x ...

2026-07-11T00:54:15Z

I have 8x SAS HDDs for sale.

6x 10TB ($250ea)
1x 14TB ($350)
1x 16TB ($400)

SMART data available here: https://archive.thesizzle.com.au/?dir=sas_hdds

Price includes free postage, take the lot for $2000 :)

DM me if you're keen! Also on Signal if you prefer - https://decryption.net.au

updated my blog post on what's missing - so if anyone has ...

2026-07-09T06:36:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…z7y4
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updated my blog post on what's missing - so if anyone has these issues lying around please get in touch!!

https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/apc-callout.html

ooh someone uploaded a bunch of APC mags to the internet archive ...

2026-07-09T06:27:20Z

ooh someone uploaded a bunch of APC mags to the internet archive last week (beat me to it, haha)

https://archive.org/details/@chickenman

there was a bit of noise about Bitwarden removing a "forever ...

2026-07-02T02:42:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…fdhl
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there was a bit of noise about Bitwarden removing a "forever free" statement on their website and some private equity goons moved in recently - feels like a matter of when, not if, the enshittification happens

https://www.fastcompany.com/91542655/bitwarden-scrubs-always-free-and-inclusion-values-from-its-website-as-longtime-execs-step-down

1Password, ProtonPass, Bitwarden/Vaultwarden, the multiple ...

2026-07-02T02:29:51Z

1Password, ProtonPass, Bitwarden/Vaultwarden, the multiple versions of KeePass - is there a cross platform password manager I'm missing? LastPass isn't even worth looking at is it?

ive been using an apple TV as the hub and yeah, wouldn't ...

2026-06-23T11:22:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…c8fh
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ive been using an apple TV as the hub and yeah, wouldn't surprise me if apple are being cheeky

gotta say im very unimpressed with matter - it's more of a ...

2026-06-23T11:14:34Z

In reply to nevent1q…mxg9
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gotta say im very unimpressed with matter - it's more of a ballache than zigbee, but it's supposed to be better??

people still keep emailing me with offers of their old stash of ...

2026-06-07T00:10:50Z

people still keep emailing me with offers of their old stash of APC magazines to scan! 80% of the time it's already stuff on the internet archive - but I updated the list on my blog with what's *MISSING* (i.e: i want these to scan)

let me know if you have any of these - particularly from the 90s and 80s, those are the bulk of what's missing

https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/apc-callout.html

the covers of IBM's annual reports from 1957 to 1992 are so ...

2026-05-21T12:49:56Z

the covers of IBM's annual reports from 1957 to 1992 are so good

https://www.paulrand.design/work/IBM.html

still selling my 90-bay supermicro servers - lowered the price to ...

2026-05-15T00:02:18Z

still selling my 90-bay supermicro servers - lowered the price to $2850ea or both for $5000! full specs and details here: https://decryption.net.au/supermicro.html

tell your friends!

it's also still bizarre to me that people will pay for a ...

2026-05-10T03:49:53Z

In reply to nevent1q…lfel
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it's also still bizarre to me that people will pay for a newsletter, but not for a website - it's the same thing, but better! the psychology behind it is so confusing to me

yeah, the site is still under construction - used to have a few ...

2026-05-10T03:44:50Z

In reply to nevent1q…jcky
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yeah, the site is still under construction - used to have a few samples there previously

i think i'd like to start publishing it on the web too - ...

2026-05-10T02:47:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…5cvc
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i think i'd like to start publishing it on the web too - email is just getting too unreliable these days - need to think about how to lock it down so only paying subscribers can access, but also not having to use a bloated CMS that locks me in to that platform (i.e: Ghost or Substack or Beehiiv)

it's finally happening (today I hope, but lets see how much ...

2026-05-10T02:29:52Z

it's finally happening (today I hope, but lets see how much of a pain in the arse it is to implement)

ugh spammers have found my sizzle free trial form - I was hoping ...

2026-05-07T01:25:58Z

ugh spammers have found my sizzle free trial form - I was hoping I could avoid having a captcha or similar, but it seems impossible now

if you're good at writing documentation, please for the love ...

2026-04-16T01:29:35Z

if you're good at writing documentation, please for the love of god come work with me so I don't have to do it - 4 days a week, full remote (Australians and I think NZ only) $100k/yr and a very chill team

https://assemblyfour.com/careers/documentation-specialist/

oh hello there random sensor near my house ...

2026-04-01T00:44:54Z

oh hello there random sensor near my house

are little 10" laptops still a thing? would like something to ...

2026-04-01T00:27:25Z

are little 10" laptops still a thing? would like something to slip into my bag that's roughly the dimension of an iPad Air (180mm high x 250mm wide, 20mm thick) so I can get into a terminal, a text editor and a web browser on the go - doesn't need to be powerful or fancy

someone from sweden designed a few cheeky stickers that I printed ...

2026-03-30T00:26:35Z

someone from sweden designed a few cheeky stickers that I printed and posted today - I’ll print whatever you upload! https://laptopstickers.store

oh no, lobster pricing ...

2026-03-27T23:07:48Z

oh no, lobster pricing

Did not expect to see a really old painting of the creek near my ...

2026-03-26T02:36:00Z

Did not expect to see a really old painting of the creek near my house in the art gallery of nsw

didnt even occur to me it's malware (of course it is, what ...

2026-03-16T11:16:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…zhdj
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didnt even occur to me it's malware (of course it is, what would pasting a text string into Terminal do lol), I just assumed it's some new bullshit cloudflare is doing so I took a screenshot and closed the page - i went back and it did it again

copied the text and pasted it in to a text editor and this is what it is

well that's a new one from cloudflare - i didn't wanna ...

2026-03-16T10:55:16Z

well that's a new one from cloudflare - i didn't wanna see that website this badly

had some spare space on a sheet so made some #MARCHintosh ...

2026-03-06T01:39:46Z

had some spare space on a sheet so made some #MARCHintosh stickers - anyone want some in return for a donation to the ACMS (www.acms.org.au)? If there is I’ll spin up a little site to collect addresses

besides the raspberry pi - are there any good SBCs with 512MB/1GB ...

2026-03-05T01:51:43Z

besides the raspberry pi - are there any good SBCs with 512MB/1GB of RAM that can run Alpine Linux and/or OpenBSD without any fuss?

whipped out the camera to get a pic of the red moon ...

2026-03-03T12:01:34Z

whipped out the camera to get a pic of the red moon

another day, another set of country bumpkin councilors use their ...

2026-02-27T20:59:09Z

another day, another set of country bumpkin councilors use their big fish in small pond dick swinging status to deny the rest of us good things when it comes to renewable energy, its so disheartening

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/misinformation-kills-narrabri-community-battery-project/106120264

if you're australian and would like a couple of the SLOP ...

2026-02-26T06:18:00Z

if you're australian and would like a couple of the SLOP stickers joey castillo (npub1pf3…uep8) made - i am printing them on demand and shipping them for free if you donate a few bucks to Western Health

visit my website to order em :)

https://slop.decryption.net.au

datacentre project status so far for those who give a shit: - ...

2026-02-20T05:23:06Z

datacentre project status so far for those who give a shit:

- agreed to pricing and terms from interactive (42ru rack, 4kw power & 1x cross-connect) & aussie broadband (1gbit DIA & /28 subnet) for a total of $2626/m inc. GST, been waiting all week for them to send me a contract to sign, silence since monday arvo

- will have 30RU & 2kw spare for a while, worked out I can sub-lease this out to anyone interested for about 60c per watt per month (e.g: if your server uses 150W it's $90/m inc GST) with unlimited fair use of the 1gbit link, your own IP address, OOB/console access via tailscale and your own access card to the rack/DC

- waiting for CPUs & RAM to arrive from overseas to fill up one of the supermicro servers, ETA for CPU is 5th March, ETA for RAM is monday

- waiting to hear back from various aussie supermicro partners if they can get me an NVMe kit for my server, going to keep scouring EU & US sites in the meantime

- mucking around with virtfusion instead of proxmox for the BYO HDD idea, seems great for what i need, hope it doesn't throw any surprises at me while I'm testing it

- catching up next week with a former colleauge who is the smartest network engineer I know to get some tips & sanity check my network design so I don't fuck it up when people start paying me (i've been off the tools for a while!)

- pretty much decided on an Arista 7050TX-64 as a switch (48x 10gbps RJ45 ports & 4x 40gbps QSFP+ ports) and OPNsense as a router, I still need to decide on a cheap, but power efficient 1RU box to that has at least two 10gbps SFP ports to run it on

- building a website & community forum, along with some documentation

- eta for starting to move gear into the DC is april 13th

and now comes the slightly annoying part of getting multiple ...

2026-02-16T00:29:09Z

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and now comes the slightly annoying part of getting multiple quotes - telling the other companies that missed out you aren't going ahead and dealing with the "oh but why, anything we can do?" offers

got quotes from Megaport and Aussie Broadband for "DIA" ...

2026-02-15T23:56:19Z

got quotes from Megaport and Aussie Broadband for "DIA" (direct internet access) coming in today that will be enlightening - also been on the blower with digicor to get a quote for an NVMe enablement kit for the supermicro server, that should come in today too but the sales guy couldn't promise anything because supermicro have been prioritising big hyperscalers (*cough* AI *cough*) instead of smaller customers

my mouse is deteriorating - this is probably a sign to “touch ...

2026-02-12T04:59:07Z

my mouse is deteriorating - this is probably a sign to “touch grass”

did a bit of research into shoving servers into a refrigerated ...

2026-02-10T23:49:21Z

did a bit of research into shoving servers into a refrigerated shipping container - it's a solid idea and can work but there's too many unknowns:

* perfect size for servers - can fit 400RU
* insulation means efficient use of cooling
* relatively affordable @ $30,000 once off vs $30,000/yr
* can be placed anywhere, noise not a problem

but some bad bits:

* need to pay more to get the container customised for cable entry (at least 1x power & 1x data)
* would get internet connected to a building (need permission from building owner), then run fibre from NTD/router to container outdoors - expensive
* same with power - need to run power from building to container, few thousand bucks all up
* finding a property that would let me do this, has enough spare power and in ABB's fibre footprint

datacentre still looking like the best option

I just used the calculator here https://calculator.aws/

2026-02-09T01:48:24Z

In reply to nevent1q…vmtj
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I just used the calculator here https://calculator.aws/

anyone potentially into this? I’ll store your HDD in my server ...

2026-02-09T00:47:46Z

anyone potentially into this? I’ll store your HDD in my server for $1/day so you can store your backups offsite cheap, a third or fourth copy of your files - more you store the cheaper it is

for anyone curious, it's cheaper to entire warehouse than a ...

2026-02-08T05:54:56Z

for anyone curious, it's cheaper to entire warehouse than a rack in a datacentre and you can use the warehouse for other stuff too

48RU with 6.6kw of power:
$2700/m @ Micron21
$50/m for OOB access
$1300/m for 1gbit transit
$53,460/yr inc GST

150sqm warehouse western Melb:
$2640/yr - 2000/500 "business" NBN
$30,000/yr for warehouse rent inc outgoings
$14,000/yr - 6.6kw 24/7/365
$46,640/yr inc GST

someone posted a photo of a Philly cheesesteak sausage from Aldi ...

2026-02-07T06:34:57Z

someone posted a photo of a Philly cheesesteak sausage from Aldi - I’m sure it tastes good but damn that’s unappealing on a plate
https://www.reddit.com/r/AldiAustralia/s/sECvLYJu3j

boooo valve's steam machine has been delayed due to RAM & ...

2026-02-05T03:38:07Z

boooo valve's steam machine has been delayed due to RAM & SSD pricing boooo

https://aftermath.site/steam-machine-frame-delayed-ai-data/

the place I work is after a senior software engineer - good ...

2026-02-02T07:02:05Z

the place I work is after a senior software engineer - good people, full remote
https://assemblyfour.com/careers/senior-software-engineer/

at least they acknowledge it - i wonder what's holding them ...

2026-01-27T03:45:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…nj36
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at least they acknowledge it - i wonder what's holding them back? is there that much juice for their comedy on X that not using it would cause them distress??

soft launching a little business i've been thinking about for ...

2026-01-21T07:02:36Z

soft launching a little business i've been thinking about for a few months - give me $20 and a dozen or so images and I'll post you die cut stickers for your laptop

https://laptopstickers.store/

anyone know if the IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE temp & humidity sensors ...

2026-01-15T22:39:15Z

anyone know if the IKEA TIMMERFLOTTE temp & humidity sensors act as a Thread repeater/router (not a border router) to help weaker signal devices further away?

https://applink.ikea.com/tY8M9r9M4w--00618950--au--en

you do need IPv6 if you’re using an Open Thread border router ...

2026-01-11T08:28:56Z

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you do need IPv6 if you’re using an Open Thread border router for the pairing process - at least that’s what the logs in Home Assistant keep whinging about.

i didn't have IPv6 on my network at all - which is why the ...

2026-01-11T08:11:24Z

i didn't have IPv6 on my network at all - which is why the new Matter devices didn't work, they need IPv6!

2 movies a year is more than the average Australian!

2026-01-07T08:21:53Z

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2 movies a year is more than the average Australian!

so many good movies at the best cinema in the world ...

2026-01-07T05:51:03Z

so many good movies at the best cinema in the world

check out what's on the big screen behind the warmongers ...

2026-01-05T23:20:59Z

check out what's on the big screen behind the warmongers during an active operation - not a map or a live camera or anything useful, it's fucken X, in multiple tabs - that's what's important to these cretins

i have bad news - exercise works :( i started going for pointless ...

2026-01-04T23:50:00Z

i have bad news - exercise works :(

i started going for pointless 30-45min walks each day and in those weeks I lost around 1kg a week - last week I couldn't be fucked and spent most of the time at the computer and i only lost 200g

anyone used Arctel as their ISP? the 500/50 plan for $65/m for 12 ...

2026-01-02T07:02:05Z

anyone used Arctel as their ISP? the 500/50 plan for $65/m for 12 months is too good of a deal to pass up as long as the speeds and latency aren't dog shit

https://arctel.com.au/

The EU going to make its own digital payments network - awesome ...

2025-12-29T22:27:51Z

The EU going to make its own digital payments network - awesome stuff, australia should do the same so I don't have to give like 3% of everything I earn as a sole trader to Stripe/Visa/Mastercard. I'd rather give 0.5% to the RBA, or even better, make it "free" and genuine public infrastructure like a road as a way to put more money in the wider economy doing more productive things rather than in payment processor pockets)

https://www.independent.ie/business/digital-euro-what-it-is-and-how-we-will-use-the-new-form-of-cash/a165973061.html

sorted all my CDs in alphabetical order, artist, then album and ...

2025-12-26T02:31:31Z

sorted all my CDs in alphabetical order, artist, then album and made a list on the computer - now I can buy more and not accidentally buy ones I already own

new management can’t spell ...

2025-12-22T22:42:45Z

new management can’t spell

Waited 2 minutes for a train at State Library, transferred to ...

2025-12-21T04:27:20Z

Waited 2 minutes for a train at State Library, transferred to Ballarat train at Footscray with a 1 minute wait - folks, this is public transport perfection in the best state in the country

oh wow, anna's archive "backed up" Spotify! they ...

2025-12-20T22:40:20Z

oh wow, anna's archive "backed up" Spotify! they downloded 256 million songs - roughly 300TB - so you could technically, make your own spotify at home! would easily fit in a 2RU server, hmmmmm

https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html

would anyone like some DDR3 RAM? yours for $5 & I'll post ...

2025-12-18T01:07:20Z

would anyone like some DDR3 RAM? yours for $5 & I'll post it for free - I have no use for it but it's too good to go into e-waste!

still got this nice Motorola Edge 30 5G Dual SIM (128GB) ...

2025-12-06T05:22:51Z

still got this nice Motorola Edge 30 5G Dual SIM (128GB) smartphone for sale if anyone is keen - you can have it for $125 posted. Runs LineageOS, can be totally de-Googlefied!

ive never had an R2E2 mango - I really need to buy one of each ...

2025-12-02T04:48:04Z

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ive never had an R2E2 mango - I really need to buy one of each type I can find and do a taste test

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2025-12-02T04:28:45Z

fuck it, having a second mango of the day

if you're into 70 year old carpentry magazines, I uploaded a ...

2025-11-26T23:35:51Z

if you're into 70 year old carpentry magazines, I uploaded a couple to the internet archive this morning

https://archive.org/details/@decryption522

#scanning

I got myself a Corsair Frame 4000D case and it is good for the ...

2025-11-25T05:40:51Z

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I got myself a Corsair Frame 4000D case and it is good for the price!

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/pc-cases/cc-9011290-ww/frame-4000d-modular-mid-tower-pc-case-cc-9011290-ww

good deal on YubiKeys if you need em, 30% off the 5 NFC ($63) ...

2025-11-24T20:47:33Z

good deal on YubiKeys if you need em, 30% off the 5 NFC ($63) & 5C NFC ($69) - local Sydney pickup too if you're in the third best city in Australia

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/935889

A little tip for anyone who has a large ATO bill to pay - ...

2025-11-24T00:14:12Z

A little tip for anyone who has a large ATO bill to pay - Officeworks has a $1000 pre-paid Visa with a $9 activation fee and paying the ATO with a Visa debit card incurs no fee.

To pay a $115,000 tax bill (capital gains tax from selling a property for example):

* Spend $116,035 on the pre-paid Visas at Officeworks. That'll get you 261,078 Amex rewards points (can be converted to 116,035 Qantas points if that's your airline of choice).

* Pay the ATO $10,000/day (the max they take is 10x payments a day), so it'll take 12 days to pay em.

* $1,035 goes to the pre-paid Visa issuer in activation fees vs 0% paying via BPay, but you get 116,035 Qantas points at a rate of 0.79c per point.

* It's also better than Sniip which works out to 1.88c/QFF point, or paying directly with the Amex at 2.9c/QFF point.

It's better to buy gift cards when Woolworths/Coles has a sale so you get bonus Flybuys/Everyday Rewards points on top, or when there's a $0 activation fee sale, but those are rare these days, plus they're often only on $100 or $250 cards. A 115x $1000 cards are way less hassle to pay the ATO with than 1150x $100 cards!

RE: https://aus.social/@decryption/115573492038595258 reminder ...

2025-11-21T22:16:34Z

RE: https://aus.social/@decryption/115573492038595258

reminder that i will be around melbourne tomorrow to pick up some stuff to scan - so if you have books/magazines you want to get rid of but would be sad if they ended up in the bin without being digitised, then DM me and we can work out a time for me to pick them up :)

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note1cqx…whx3

i'm gonna be out in eastern melbourne this sunday - so if you have heaps of old books/magazines you want to get rid of so I can scan them, I have space in my car to pick them up! DM me if you'd like me to visit

more details: https://scan.decryption.net.au
#scanning

i need to reboot this computer but it feels bad to ruin this ...

2025-11-20T02:50:10Z

i need to reboot this computer but it feels bad to ruin this uptime

i'm gonna be out in eastern melbourne this sunday - so if you ...

2025-11-19T00:18:56Z

i'm gonna be out in eastern melbourne this sunday - so if you have heaps of old books/magazines you want to get rid of so I can scan them, I have space in my car to pick them up! DM me if you'd like me to visit

more details: https://scan.decryption.net.au
#scanning

the NTP foundation (yeah the time thing) is begging for scraps of ...

2025-11-12T20:52:56Z

the NTP foundation (yeah the time thing) is begging for scraps of cash, like a few thousand dollars - a low level manager at amazon, google, apple and meta could each whip out the corp credit card, give them $5k each and problem solved, but no, they're too far up their own arse to do that

https://www.ntp.org/