diff --git "a/52: Navigating DeGoogling _transcript.txt" "b/52: Navigating DeGoogling _transcript.txt" --- "a/52: Navigating DeGoogling _transcript.txt" +++ "b/52: Navigating DeGoogling _transcript.txt" @@ -1,1821 +1,1821 @@ -[0.00 --> 4.32] Well, here we are, fresh back from Denver. We're joined by Brent again, who's still hanging around. -[4.56 --> 6.52] And Chris, hey, hi, how are you doing, gentlemen? -[7.12 --> 8.74] Hello. Hey, Brent, thanks for coming in again. -[8.96 --> 10.36] Hey, thanks. It's good to be here. -[10.40 --> 14.46] You're like our de-Google correspondent, and we're going to be talking a lot about that this week. -[14.76 --> 15.44] Beep-de-beep, beep-de-beep. -[15.50 --> 16.34] Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. -[18.38 --> 22.52] Yeah, well, my dumbass mentioned de-Googling just the week before. -[22.64 --> 26.36] We're taking a massive trip, and I'd have zero hours to actually do any prep for the episode. -[26.96 --> 33.50] Luckily, the audience saw fit to write in with about 800 emails telling us all the different ways that they're doing it. -[33.56 --> 37.20] So we're going to come across some of those later on in the show. -[37.72 --> 39.40] But in the meantime... -[39.40 --> 44.72] This episode is brought to you by a Cloud Guru, the leader in learning for the cloud, Linux, and other modern tech skills. -[44.98 --> 47.06] Hundreds of courses and thousands of hands-on labs. -[47.34 --> 50.66] Get certified, get hired, get learning at a cloudguru.com. -[51.14 --> 52.88] I followed through on my challenge, Alex. -[52.88 --> 65.00] I de-Googled my map experience, which was crazy because we are on the road, and I was navigating Denver and now Colorado Springs for the entire time, the duration of this challenge. -[65.36 --> 69.06] So I will report back on my results when we get to the feedback. -[69.50 --> 73.84] But I think we should start with this news story that, I don't know, it's kind of a bummer, actually. -[74.24 --> 75.64] I was really sad to see this, yes. -[75.64 --> 83.84] Back in episode 33, we did a review of the Helios 64 Ultimate Arm-Powered NAS. -[84.64 --> 88.70] And unfortunately, the Cobalt team today have announced on their blog that they're pulling the plug. -[89.20 --> 90.50] Yeah, no more. -[90.60 --> 94.28] They're not even going to do the next batch that there's already orders in the pipeline for. -[94.36 --> 96.50] They say it really comes down to just two key points. -[96.50 --> 103.88] There's ongoing difficulties with manufacturing and procuring parts and costs of getting higher and higher. -[104.56 --> 105.42] That's been a problem. -[105.50 --> 107.52] And they say, number two, they made a rookie mistake. -[107.70 --> 109.12] They stretched themselves too thin. -[109.64 --> 112.92] They essentially went into the Helios 64 while just being a three-man show. -[113.12 --> 115.14] And they should have brought more people on board. -[115.42 --> 116.36] And they burned out. -[116.36 --> 123.62] You know, we got a really interesting insight into this manufacturing difficulties during our System76 factory tour last week, -[123.82 --> 131.88] where Jeremy, who is the guy that designed some of the firmware chips and some of the firmware itself for the launch keyboard, -[132.04 --> 139.34] was saying that they had to redesign on the fly two or three times some of the circuitry in that keyboard -[139.34 --> 142.36] because parts would go out of stock within hours. -[142.36 --> 149.88] And that he decided in the end to go ahead and order several, you know, hundred units of the parts they needed -[149.88 --> 155.20] before he'd actually finished the firmware so that it didn't go out of stock before he finished writing the code. -[155.38 --> 161.72] So if that's what System76 are up against, then they're probably a much larger player in this space than COBOL. -[162.60 --> 164.94] I can only imagine some of the issues that those guys are having. -[165.20 --> 169.36] It's a shame, though, because I think there's a lot of passion for an ARM-powered NAS, -[169.36 --> 172.88] specifically for those of us who are looking for low-power solutions. -[173.54 --> 177.18] We had some hopes that Helios was going to produce that for us. -[177.44 --> 180.96] Well, I think this speaks to some motivations that I've been feeling lately, -[181.12 --> 185.12] particularly after the last week getting the tour of the factory and seeing all the CNC machines -[185.12 --> 187.22] and all the powder coating stuff. -[187.40 --> 191.56] And, I mean, if ever you get the chance to be in Denver and do a tour of System76, -[192.44 --> 194.08] I'm not affiliated with them in any way. -[194.20 --> 195.86] You know, they're not a sponsor of the show or anything, -[196.36 --> 198.22] although they do sponsor other JB shows. -[198.22 --> 199.62] Just Coder, but yeah. -[200.12 --> 201.42] Oh, just Coder. That's right. -[201.88 --> 203.74] I mean, you know, maybe we should have them sponsor this show, -[203.82 --> 207.86] because those Thaleoses would make great NASes, so maybe they should be. -[208.70 --> 211.20] It was a truly inspirational experience for me. -[211.24 --> 216.40] So I'm sat here thinking, okay, COBOL, who was my hope, my light in this space, -[216.46 --> 218.20] has just bowed out. -[218.30 --> 223.16] Maybe Alex should start a company and build the ultimate NAS. -[223.36 --> 224.68] You know, maybe I should do that. -[224.68 --> 226.98] I think you've got a little bit of experience, Alex, -[227.08 --> 229.96] and some trials and tribulations that you've gone through already, -[230.08 --> 231.20] so maybe you're perfectly suited. -[231.46 --> 234.16] You could prototype 3D print the enclosure. -[234.52 --> 236.26] Well, you know, that was one of the things that struck me. -[236.32 --> 239.26] I know this is turning into a System76 factory tour recap, -[239.56 --> 242.70] but this is one of the things that struck me most during that tour, actually. -[242.78 --> 245.50] I asked them, you know, do you use 3D printing for your prototypes? -[245.94 --> 249.16] And they were like, well, no, it's just easier to do it in metal, isn't it? -[249.52 --> 250.36] And I'm like, is it? -[250.36 --> 251.96] Yeah, they used to. -[252.20 --> 253.48] Back in the day, they did. -[253.68 --> 256.40] I think one of the realities is that it's, with the equipment they have, -[256.44 --> 258.12] it's faster to make it out of metal. -[258.30 --> 260.88] It is really, you know, I think the reason why you keep coming back to it, Alex, -[260.94 --> 266.40] is because it is so hard to appreciate the amount of work that goes into manufacturing, -[266.68 --> 268.08] and that's an obvious thing to say. -[268.50 --> 273.80] But when you go to the factory, and you see every little thing they had to consider, -[273.80 --> 277.90] and when they're bringing things in as a block of aluminum, -[277.90 --> 280.76] and what's coming out on the other end is a keyboard or a case, -[281.44 --> 286.04] you really have no idea how intricate that process is until you see it. -[286.52 --> 290.54] And I think that's what is probably, I mean, that's what's resonated with me and stuck with me, -[290.56 --> 292.10] and I got to imagine probably for you, too. -[292.66 --> 296.16] Yeah, well, one example was Carl, who is the founder of System76. -[296.58 --> 300.40] I was just stood next to a shelf with loads of different parts in it, -[300.40 --> 304.26] and I picked up, like, an innocuous little nameplate, you know, -[304.28 --> 306.28] about the size of a dog tag or something like that, -[306.62 --> 310.22] and he jumped straight into a five-minute discussion telling me about all the different, -[310.38 --> 312.80] you know, reasons why they pick that particular size, -[313.26 --> 315.58] how it goes through their laser etching machine, -[315.74 --> 318.20] and how they're considering doing direct engraving instead, -[318.32 --> 319.12] and all that kind of stuff. -[319.14 --> 323.50] And I'm like, wow, if that's the amount of thought that goes into a nameplate, -[323.50 --> 324.92] or a serial number plate, -[325.80 --> 330.38] this is going to be a big mountain to solve if I want to try and do it myself. -[330.68 --> 332.44] That's what I take from it. -[332.48 --> 335.02] You take from it, hmm, maybe Alex could make a Nash. -[335.06 --> 335.72] That could be cool. -[335.82 --> 338.80] I take from it, oh, my God, I would have to build a factory, -[338.80 --> 340.70] and I would have to learn all this stuff. -[341.12 --> 342.70] Oh, well, that sounds fun, doesn't it? -[342.96 --> 344.18] Daunting, but fun. -[344.66 --> 346.88] Yeah, if I had another life, -[347.52 --> 350.60] if I had, like, you know, another hundred years, -[350.68 --> 352.74] I definitely would get into it for sure. -[353.20 --> 355.46] But you manufacture stuff every week as well, -[355.50 --> 357.04] and you ship podcasts every week. -[357.04 --> 361.46] Okay, you're not manufacturing aluminium into, you know, computer cases, -[362.00 --> 364.68] but you ship and manufacture stuff just the same. -[364.92 --> 366.02] That's true, and there have been many times -[366.02 --> 367.82] when we refer to our production pipeline -[367.82 --> 369.42] as kind of a manufacturing pipeline. -[369.66 --> 374.92] And if one component is delayed or, you know, gets out of order, -[375.34 --> 376.46] it does cause a jam up. -[376.54 --> 379.10] There is a lot of that kind of building tech around that. -[379.18 --> 381.20] Maybe that's why I don't have the appetite to do it again, -[381.20 --> 383.34] but I definitely would sit here and encourage you. -[383.64 --> 385.12] I'll be customer number one. -[386.92 --> 387.80] I'll be number two. -[388.28 --> 390.68] Well, there's a lot of roadblocks to overcome, -[391.30 --> 393.58] but if I could just bring it back to Cobol for a minute, -[393.84 --> 395.80] you know, one of the things I picked up on in my review -[395.80 --> 398.56] was that the product wasn't 100% finished, -[398.62 --> 400.32] and I've got to believe that with this news -[400.32 --> 403.56] that some of the issues that were present with that NAS now -[403.56 --> 405.10] will never be solved. -[405.24 --> 407.24] You know, things like the backplane breaking, -[407.24 --> 410.24] some of the plastic tabs, you know, -[410.28 --> 411.64] the power connector and data connector -[411.64 --> 413.82] on three of my hard drives, it turned out eventually. -[414.74 --> 417.06] Problems with the two and a half gigabit network adapter. -[417.70 --> 419.20] There was a bunch of other stuff as well. -[419.36 --> 420.82] You know, you can go and listen to episode 33 -[420.82 --> 421.84] if you want the full review. -[422.52 --> 424.74] Well, I worry now this means that some of this stuff's -[424.74 --> 425.84] never going to get fixed. -[426.48 --> 427.32] Do you think you killed them? -[427.46 --> 429.24] Do you think that bad review killed them, Alex? -[430.36 --> 431.26] You murdered them. -[431.74 --> 432.76] Oh, don't say that. -[432.82 --> 433.82] I mean, I didn't mean to. -[433.88 --> 434.94] I was just trying to be honest. -[434.94 --> 438.26] It was presented in a way that I felt was constructive -[438.26 --> 439.44] to say that there are these, -[439.92 --> 441.52] it's a very promising piece of hardware. -[441.64 --> 444.26] I mean, the aluminium chassis was really lovely. -[444.90 --> 446.78] There was just a couple of key things that let it down, -[446.84 --> 448.52] you know, in terms of manufacturing tolerances -[448.52 --> 449.88] and a couple of firmware things. -[450.04 --> 452.28] But overall, they did a really great job. -[452.32 --> 455.70] And I wish there was some way we could tell them that, -[455.74 --> 458.00] you know, even though we weren't 100% positive, -[458.00 --> 459.82] it was just because we loved the idea, -[459.92 --> 462.06] not because we didn't want them to carry on and succeed. -[462.64 --> 463.26] I agree completely. -[463.26 --> 466.52] And they don't completely close the door in their blog post. -[466.60 --> 468.10] We'll have that linked in the show notes if you want. -[468.16 --> 469.78] They do kind of leave it cracked a little bit, -[469.82 --> 470.76] like maybe it'll come back. -[471.14 --> 474.10] But I wanted to shift gears and talk about something -[474.10 --> 476.12] that could solve a big problem for me. -[476.20 --> 478.30] I actually went out and I pre-ordered -[478.30 --> 481.14] a bunch of Wyze 3 cameras a long time ago. -[481.18 --> 483.74] And I have a box of Wyze 3 cameras -[483.74 --> 485.36] that I haven't installed -[485.36 --> 489.30] because they do not yet have an RTMP firmware -[489.30 --> 491.72] or an RTSP firmware for Wyze 3. -[492.06 --> 493.92] But Alex, I think you've solved that this week. -[494.14 --> 495.86] Yeah, I don't know where I came across this, -[495.98 --> 497.76] but I found a Docker container -[497.76 --> 500.62] that is called Docker Wyze Bridge. -[500.84 --> 502.12] Link in the show notes, of course. -[502.48 --> 504.08] And essentially what this does -[504.08 --> 507.62] is you give it your Wyze username and password -[507.62 --> 509.86] and it goes and sort of acts as an intermediary -[509.86 --> 512.18] between the Wyze API and the cameras. -[512.18 --> 514.80] And somehow it hooks into the local feed -[514.80 --> 516.00] on the cameras on your LAN -[516.00 --> 520.22] and then presents you with a normal RTSP stream. -[520.44 --> 522.26] So I've just got that feeding into Blue Iris -[522.26 --> 524.28] and it just works. -[524.78 --> 525.52] That's fascinating. -[525.78 --> 528.18] And yeah, it can actually do both. -[528.26 --> 530.52] It can pull from the Wyze servers -[530.52 --> 531.68] using your credentials. -[532.24 --> 534.00] Or with your credentials, it can use that. -[534.10 --> 535.88] There's a library that the app uses -[535.88 --> 538.50] and it essentially does a discovery on your network. -[539.22 --> 541.04] And the Wyze app does this as well. -[541.04 --> 544.24] And if it detects the camera, it uses LAN mode -[544.24 --> 546.10] and it just does that locally -[546.10 --> 548.20] and avoids the cloud relay. -[548.92 --> 551.02] And you can also in your Docker Compose, -[551.10 --> 553.30] there is an environment variable you can pass through -[553.30 --> 555.82] that says LAN underscore only that says, -[556.00 --> 557.84] don't even try the remote thing. -[558.30 --> 560.66] Only stream if you can locally detect them. -[561.06 --> 562.72] And that was the piece I was curious about. -[562.78 --> 563.84] That's why I dug into this. -[563.92 --> 566.04] And that means I could absolutely do this here in the RV, -[566.22 --> 567.94] which means I could replace these Wyze cams -[567.94 --> 568.88] that have been giving me trouble. -[568.88 --> 570.20] The version two was good, -[570.20 --> 572.20] but just didn't have enough horsepower, -[572.44 --> 574.26] didn't really work so great at night. -[574.58 --> 576.14] And the Wyze 3 solves those. -[576.60 --> 578.54] And with this Docker Wyze bridge, -[578.58 --> 581.32] which seems to have a decent community around it as well -[581.32 --> 582.50] and some active development, -[583.10 --> 585.54] I think my problems have been solved. -[585.82 --> 587.46] And I'll give this a go, I think, -[587.48 --> 589.28] once we get back into our home base. -[589.28 --> 591.14] So far as I can tell, -[591.24 --> 593.56] it only works on the V3 cameras. -[593.80 --> 596.92] So I've got a couple of V2s flashed with the RTSP firmware -[596.92 --> 599.02] and a couple of V3s. -[599.12 --> 601.24] And the app will, in its logs, -[601.36 --> 603.58] show me a bunch of errors for the two V2 cameras. -[604.04 --> 605.68] I don't know if that's because I'm running the, -[605.74 --> 608.60] you know, custom firmware or whatever it is. -[609.30 --> 612.56] But the performance with the V3s is great. -[612.66 --> 614.74] We've been using it as a baby monitor for my daughter. -[614.74 --> 617.16] And the night vision on there is just, -[617.50 --> 618.66] it's like daytime. -[618.94 --> 619.86] It's wonderful. -[620.44 --> 621.78] They blew it out of the park with the night vision. -[622.00 --> 623.48] It's tricky with the firmwares. -[623.62 --> 625.22] So this is an issue. -[625.34 --> 626.30] And I'm glad you brought it up -[626.30 --> 627.68] because we need to mention this on the show. -[628.28 --> 630.06] And they have it on their GitHub page. -[630.20 --> 635.24] There is a slightly older version of the firmware for V2 -[635.24 --> 637.24] that is compatible with the bridge. -[637.38 --> 640.16] But if you use the latest firmware for V2, -[640.68 --> 641.56] it doesn't work. -[641.56 --> 646.82] And that actually holds true for some instances of the V3 model too. -[646.90 --> 648.22] So there's a version that does work -[648.22 --> 649.92] and there's a version that doesn't work with the V3 -[649.92 --> 651.90] and the pan camera as well. -[652.28 --> 653.92] Anyways, the links in the show notes, -[654.02 --> 655.40] you do need to check into that -[655.40 --> 659.34] because I may have a really old firmware. -[659.60 --> 660.60] And so I'm going to have a hard time -[660.60 --> 663.12] getting just the right compatible firmware in some cases, -[663.26 --> 665.20] but they have all the information you need. -[665.92 --> 668.80] Back in episode 48, we talked about the Pi KVM, -[668.80 --> 671.36] you know, that wonderful Raspberry Pi -[671.36 --> 677.22] that captures HDMI and basically acts like a BMC KVM type thing. -[677.64 --> 678.44] Well, good news. -[678.62 --> 682.34] Their version 3 hat has finally entered Kickstarter mode. -[682.86 --> 684.52] It is a little pricey. -[684.78 --> 688.24] So the main hat, which doesn't include a Raspberry Pi, -[688.80 --> 690.12] costs $145. -[690.52 --> 693.38] So by the time you've added a Pi as well and a case, -[693.38 --> 696.02] it's going to be north of $200. -[697.20 --> 699.16] But you do get a lot of useful stuff in there, -[699.22 --> 702.34] like a USB-C bridge and CSI, you know, cables, -[702.44 --> 703.18] all that kind of stuff. -[703.94 --> 706.82] Now, Wendell's done a video about this on his channel on YouTube. -[707.20 --> 707.86] So if you're curious, -[707.90 --> 709.80] you can go and find out more about it over there. -[710.72 --> 712.12] I do wonder about the price. -[712.14 --> 713.04] And what do you think, Chris, -[713.24 --> 715.06] at that sort of $200 level? -[715.06 --> 717.56] Is that too much? -[718.40 --> 720.10] So it looks like right now on Kickstarter, -[720.50 --> 723.90] it's $145 and you'd get it by October 2021, -[724.20 --> 725.72] which seems pretty reasonable to me. -[726.28 --> 731.42] The price is, yeah, it feels high for a hat. -[732.10 --> 734.72] Now, I think the price is a little more reasonable -[734.72 --> 736.16] if you make the assumption -[736.16 --> 738.54] that just about everybody already has a Raspberry Pi 4 -[738.54 --> 740.80] that would want to use something like this, right? -[740.80 --> 743.40] If you're going to use a Raspberry Pi-powered -[743.40 --> 745.92] keyboard video mouse switcher, -[745.92 --> 748.80] you probably already got a couple of Pis laying around. -[749.26 --> 749.98] So I don't think, -[750.18 --> 751.50] I think you just kind of null that out -[751.50 --> 752.90] because that's already a sunk cost. -[753.00 --> 754.62] And so it really is just the $145. -[755.30 --> 758.34] Now, you tell me, Alex, like how solid is this? -[758.40 --> 760.60] Is this, are you still using it? -[760.66 --> 763.72] Is it worth $145 now that you've used it for a bit? -[764.84 --> 768.72] I'm thinking I probably couldn't get a good KVM at that price. -[769.18 --> 769.92] I probably couldn't. -[770.02 --> 772.50] So I'd have to go with your word though, -[772.50 --> 773.14] if it's worth that. -[773.44 --> 775.86] Well, I'll tell you what I'm comparing it to in my mind, at least. -[775.92 --> 779.40] And that is a motherboard with IPMI built in. -[779.78 --> 783.34] So I'm actually going back to England in a couple of weeks -[783.34 --> 786.44] to go and introduce granddaughter to grandparents. -[786.96 --> 788.32] So hello, if you're listening. -[789.12 --> 790.38] And as part of that, I was thinking, -[790.48 --> 791.82] well, it would be nice to upgrade my, -[791.98 --> 794.26] you know, nearly 10 year old server in England -[794.26 --> 795.78] with a slightly more modern motherboard -[795.78 --> 797.90] and a slightly more modern IPMI implementation -[797.90 --> 799.42] that isn't based around Java. -[799.42 --> 805.64] And an eighth gen motherboard costs me around $150, -[806.28 --> 808.72] give or take, depending on the features that I want. -[809.06 --> 811.56] And I was looking at some ASRock rack stuff, -[811.80 --> 814.96] which thanks to, you know, the current chip shortage -[814.96 --> 818.70] seems to be in the $300, $250 to $300 range. -[818.70 --> 821.40] And so if I look at that and think, -[821.52 --> 826.48] I've got a built-in IPMI directly on the motherboard -[826.48 --> 829.56] that I know is going to be absolutely rock solid -[829.56 --> 831.64] versus an external device, -[831.74 --> 834.68] which in my experience has been good, -[834.76 --> 836.38] but it's still an external device. -[836.50 --> 837.82] And, you know, it's another power supply. -[837.98 --> 840.44] It's another operating system to keep updated, -[840.68 --> 841.52] et cetera, et cetera, -[841.52 --> 844.18] which in some respects could be a good thing. -[844.18 --> 846.00] In other respects could be a bad thing. -[846.72 --> 848.68] So the cost is kind of a wash, you know, -[848.72 --> 850.56] it's about the same to get a built-in -[850.56 --> 852.36] versus this external unit. -[853.88 --> 855.46] Probably just go for the built-in one, -[855.60 --> 856.58] to be honest with you. -[857.36 --> 861.06] Except for the fact that this Pi version -[861.06 --> 862.98] using the HDMI switch, -[863.14 --> 865.54] which is linked in the blog post in episode 48 -[865.54 --> 868.38] that I talked about in that episode, -[869.00 --> 870.78] I've actually got three devices -[870.78 --> 873.08] hanging off this single Pi. -[873.08 --> 875.10] And that has actually worked really, really well. -[875.30 --> 877.66] So if you're able to spit that $150 -[877.66 --> 879.74] between three devices, -[880.18 --> 882.68] suddenly that tips the scales quite a bit. -[883.30 --> 883.50] Hmm. -[883.92 --> 885.38] I also could see some value in there -[885.38 --> 886.96] if you needed to add it to devices -[886.96 --> 888.86] that IPMI wouldn't be an option. -[889.30 --> 890.04] Like, you know, -[890.08 --> 892.44] I'd love to have console-level access -[892.44 --> 893.90] to my studio machines right now -[893.90 --> 894.68] while I'm remote, -[894.76 --> 895.50] while I'm here in Denver. -[895.92 --> 896.98] For your other Raspberry Pis? -[897.36 --> 898.20] Yeah, that too. -[898.40 --> 899.34] It would be a great way -[899.34 --> 901.22] to get console access to my Raspberry Pis. -[901.22 --> 902.00] Oh, okay. -[902.58 --> 903.02] All right. -[903.08 --> 904.66] Now you're making me think -[904.66 --> 906.08] maybe I should back this. -[907.60 --> 908.42] Damn it, Alex. -[908.74 --> 910.62] Well, now I've actually been in Lady Dupes. -[911.52 --> 913.42] I've seen how you cool your -[913.42 --> 914.72] air quotes server cupboard. -[916.74 --> 917.70] It's pretty cool. -[920.04 --> 921.50] Hey man, I just got to get airflow. -[921.70 --> 922.48] That's all that matters. -[922.58 --> 923.80] I just got to get airflow. -[924.42 --> 926.92] How hot was it in the RV -[926.92 --> 929.08] whilst you were parked at System76 last week? -[929.18 --> 930.40] A hundred and seven? -[930.72 --> 931.92] Yeah, it was a hundred and seven. -[932.04 --> 933.58] I think the hottest we ever got in here, -[933.62 --> 934.58] though, was actually Nebraska. -[934.78 --> 936.64] I think it got near to 120 in here -[936.64 --> 937.72] while we were recording. -[938.12 --> 939.40] Which actually, it was impressive -[939.40 --> 940.90] because the server, quote, -[941.10 --> 942.64] room was the coolest place -[942.64 --> 944.02] in the whole RV at that time. -[947.22 --> 949.50] Leno.com slash SSH. -[949.50 --> 952.28] Go there to get $100 in 60-day credit -[952.28 --> 952.90] on a new account. -[953.22 --> 954.60] And you go there to support the show. -[954.84 --> 955.96] Hey guys, guess what? -[956.04 --> 957.36] This week's episode marks -[957.36 --> 958.50] our one-year anniversary -[958.50 --> 959.94] going independent again. -[960.42 --> 960.70] Yay! -[961.12 --> 961.58] How about that? -[961.62 --> 962.38] How awesome is that? -[962.74 --> 964.02] It's so cool -[964.02 --> 965.90] because Linode helped make that possible. -[966.06 --> 967.84] Amongst our member support -[967.84 --> 968.58] and those of you -[968.58 --> 969.52] who went over to -[969.52 --> 971.16] linode.com slash SSH. -[971.16 --> 972.16] We're here now, -[972.34 --> 973.66] rocking a year of independence. -[974.00 --> 974.76] And Linode, -[974.96 --> 977.10] they've been independent since 2003. -[977.48 --> 980.12] So they've really figured this out. -[980.22 --> 982.34] Like that's 18 years of focusing -[982.34 --> 984.22] on just being awesome -[984.22 --> 985.56] at cloud computing. -[985.76 --> 987.48] They started when it was new -[987.48 --> 988.80] and they have just evolved with it -[988.80 --> 990.06] and they have remained competitive -[990.06 --> 991.12] and sharp. -[991.40 --> 992.96] They have 11 global data centers -[992.96 --> 994.60] serving nearly a million customers -[994.60 --> 996.22] and businesses around the globe. -[996.22 --> 997.00] But really, -[997.20 --> 998.98] their mission remains unchanged -[998.98 --> 1000.38] since 18 years ago. -[1000.86 --> 1002.36] Make cloud computing simple, -[1002.62 --> 1002.94] affordable, -[1003.10 --> 1004.04] and accessible to all. -[1004.36 --> 1005.74] If you set up thousands of servers -[1005.74 --> 1006.86] or if you've never set up -[1006.86 --> 1007.58] a server before, -[1008.00 --> 1009.06] Linode can make that work. -[1009.16 --> 1010.18] I know it sounds like -[1010.18 --> 1011.04] an impossible task. -[1011.48 --> 1012.78] That's why I rave about them. -[1012.82 --> 1014.00] They've really done a great job. -[1014.36 --> 1015.18] We've been using -[1015.18 --> 1016.80] the absolute schmeck -[1016.80 --> 1018.16] out of their S3 compatible -[1018.16 --> 1019.08] object storage. -[1019.52 --> 1021.20] We created a Denver bucket -[1021.20 --> 1023.26] and we created a System76 bucket -[1023.26 --> 1024.78] and all of the media -[1024.78 --> 1026.40] across multiple cameras, -[1026.56 --> 1027.46] multiple recorders, -[1027.54 --> 1028.46] all gets uploaded -[1028.46 --> 1029.64] to those buckets. -[1029.96 --> 1031.02] And then our next cloud instance, -[1031.12 --> 1031.72] what we put on there, -[1031.78 --> 1032.90] also saves to their S3 -[1032.90 --> 1033.96] compatible object storage. -[1034.26 --> 1035.10] And then my system's -[1035.10 --> 1036.00] back up there as well, -[1036.46 --> 1037.90] right here from the RV. -[1038.24 --> 1039.04] It's pretty awesome -[1039.04 --> 1040.62] and it's really just a great way -[1040.62 --> 1041.34] to use Linode -[1041.34 --> 1042.34] and not even have to have -[1042.34 --> 1043.40] a server running in front of it. -[1043.82 --> 1045.56] It's sort of like, -[1045.94 --> 1046.82] it feels like a power move. -[1047.06 --> 1048.94] They also have a great DNS manager. -[1048.94 --> 1050.04] They have Kubernetes -[1050.04 --> 1051.24] and Terraform support. -[1051.36 --> 1052.46] They have super fast networking -[1052.46 --> 1054.44] because they are their own ISP. -[1054.78 --> 1057.02] And their pricing is 30 to 50% cheaper -[1057.02 --> 1058.42] than other major cloud providers -[1058.42 --> 1058.88] out there. -[1059.40 --> 1060.72] You know, it's also a great way -[1060.72 --> 1062.26] to go with a multi-cloud strategy. -[1062.42 --> 1063.62] Perhaps you want something local -[1063.62 --> 1065.86] and you want something up in the cloud -[1065.86 --> 1067.40] or maybe you want something -[1067.40 --> 1068.90] across multiple cloud providers -[1068.90 --> 1070.26] and then network them -[1070.26 --> 1071.54] using something like Nebula. -[1072.08 --> 1073.06] Linode can be part -[1073.06 --> 1074.16] of that strategy as well. -[1074.38 --> 1075.48] They made our Jupiter Colony -[1075.48 --> 1077.48] reunion road trip possible as well. -[1077.70 --> 1079.96] Our meetups were powered by Linode -[1079.96 --> 1081.52] and it has been a hoot. -[1081.98 --> 1082.76] So go sign up today -[1082.76 --> 1083.76] and see what I've been talking about. -[1083.76 --> 1085.06] That $100 you're going to get, -[1085.36 --> 1086.44] you can really use that -[1086.44 --> 1087.36] to try the service out. -[1087.44 --> 1088.40] You can really get a feel -[1088.40 --> 1089.38] for what it's capable of. -[1089.74 --> 1091.44] That's $100 to really try something -[1091.44 --> 1092.22] or learn something. -[1092.64 --> 1094.54] Linode.com slash SSH. -[1094.72 --> 1097.00] That's Linode.com slash SSH. -[1098.50 --> 1099.84] Here's an email from Hans. -[1100.28 --> 1100.88] Hans says, -[1101.00 --> 1101.64] Hey guys, -[1101.82 --> 1103.66] you touched upon password managers -[1103.66 --> 1105.30] and Bitwarden in episode 51. -[1105.50 --> 1106.02] Like Brent, -[1106.02 --> 1107.66] I'm using KeePass XC. -[1108.60 --> 1109.48] Good choice. -[1109.48 --> 1110.82] What I like about it -[1110.82 --> 1112.18] is that it's easy to back up -[1112.18 --> 1113.20] because the whole database -[1113.20 --> 1114.46] is just a single file. -[1115.02 --> 1115.86] Currently sync it -[1115.86 --> 1116.74] between my devices -[1116.74 --> 1118.60] via self-hosted sync thing instance -[1118.60 --> 1119.96] running on an ARM board -[1119.96 --> 1121.58] in our laundry room. -[1122.06 --> 1122.86] Laundry room servers. -[1123.00 --> 1123.36] Very nice. -[1124.04 --> 1124.76] That being said, -[1124.86 --> 1126.38] this setup is a few years old -[1126.38 --> 1127.92] and if I would start from scratch -[1127.92 --> 1129.68] or if I had to share the password -[1129.68 --> 1130.42] with other people, -[1130.58 --> 1132.16] I'd definitely give Bitwarden a look. -[1132.72 --> 1133.74] One thing I wonder though, -[1133.84 --> 1135.32] when you host your passwords -[1135.32 --> 1136.98] in a more complex application -[1136.98 --> 1137.74] like Bitwarden, -[1138.04 --> 1139.82] are you taking any extra measures -[1139.82 --> 1141.16] to secure your servers? -[1141.80 --> 1142.82] I suppose it's reasonable -[1142.82 --> 1144.42] to trust the security -[1144.42 --> 1146.60] of Bitwarden itself, -[1146.78 --> 1147.54] but if an attacker -[1147.54 --> 1148.94] would gain access to your server, -[1149.10 --> 1150.32] would it be easier for them -[1150.32 --> 1151.04] to do harm -[1151.04 --> 1152.58] as compared to what you would -[1152.58 --> 1154.12] just host an encrypted -[1154.12 --> 1155.78] KeePass database file to? -[1156.40 --> 1157.76] Thanks and keep on going. -[1157.96 --> 1158.14] Hans. -[1158.54 --> 1159.34] Well, I think it depends -[1159.34 --> 1161.38] on how open your server is. -[1161.50 --> 1162.74] If it's connected to the internet, -[1162.90 --> 1163.46] you've got to assume -[1163.46 --> 1164.16] at some point, -[1164.64 --> 1164.90] you know, -[1165.02 --> 1166.54] it's possible it might get -[1166.54 --> 1167.36] compromised. -[1168.52 --> 1170.40] But it speaks to a larger -[1170.40 --> 1172.60] philosophy that I tend -[1172.60 --> 1173.42] to subscribe to -[1173.42 --> 1174.24] with this kind of stuff -[1174.24 --> 1176.00] of don't be the tallest nail. -[1176.42 --> 1176.56] You know, -[1176.74 --> 1178.54] take some basic precautions. -[1178.74 --> 1180.10] Have things like fail to ban -[1180.10 --> 1182.50] installed on your SSH logins. -[1183.04 --> 1184.26] Open as few ports -[1184.26 --> 1184.86] in your firewall -[1184.86 --> 1185.92] as you possibly can. -[1186.38 --> 1187.84] Use something like WireGuard -[1187.84 --> 1188.60] or TailScale -[1188.60 --> 1189.48] or something like that -[1189.48 --> 1190.30] to actually connect -[1190.30 --> 1191.40] to the service in question -[1191.40 --> 1192.98] so that all the data -[1192.98 --> 1194.28] that travels between -[1194.28 --> 1195.28] everything is encrypted. -[1195.28 --> 1196.72] You know, -[1196.76 --> 1198.20] and use things like SSH keys -[1198.20 --> 1199.10] instead of passwords. -[1199.40 --> 1200.54] Just those things alone -[1200.54 --> 1201.08] are going to make you -[1201.08 --> 1202.26] more secure than the average -[1202.26 --> 1203.30] server administrator. -[1203.92 --> 1205.00] Vault Warden is the new -[1205.00 --> 1205.92] hotness these days. -[1206.04 --> 1207.70] Bitwarden RS is the old name. -[1208.10 --> 1209.58] And I do agree with everything -[1209.58 --> 1210.56] you just said, Alex. -[1211.12 --> 1212.32] Don't be the tallest nail. -[1212.42 --> 1213.00] But also, -[1213.28 --> 1214.44] consider the security -[1214.44 --> 1215.22] of the box -[1215.22 --> 1215.80] if possible. -[1215.90 --> 1216.94] Limited internet access. -[1217.42 --> 1217.86] And also, -[1218.08 --> 1218.82] keep in mind, -[1219.38 --> 1220.76] Bitwarden is using -[1220.76 --> 1222.22] local encryption. -[1222.22 --> 1223.68] So it encrypts -[1223.68 --> 1224.54] and hashes your data -[1224.54 --> 1225.82] on your local device -[1225.82 --> 1227.06] before it sends it -[1227.06 --> 1227.92] to the cloud server, -[1228.06 --> 1229.46] even if it's their service -[1229.46 --> 1231.22] or your self-hosted service. -[1231.54 --> 1232.42] So that gives you -[1232.42 --> 1233.60] some peace of mind -[1233.60 --> 1234.30] knowing that the data -[1234.30 --> 1235.18] that's at rest -[1235.18 --> 1235.66] on the server -[1235.66 --> 1236.28] is encrypted. -[1236.84 --> 1237.14] Now, Alex, -[1237.18 --> 1237.68] you mentioned -[1237.68 --> 1239.10] being a shorter nail. -[1239.98 --> 1241.60] Have either of you -[1241.60 --> 1242.84] in all of your years -[1242.84 --> 1243.86] encountered situations -[1243.86 --> 1244.96] when you were -[1244.96 --> 1245.82] one of the taller nails -[1245.82 --> 1246.84] and ran into issues? -[1247.62 --> 1247.86] You mean, -[1247.90 --> 1248.80] like had a server compromised? -[1249.06 --> 1249.44] Basically, -[1249.52 --> 1250.14] that's what I'm asking. -[1250.14 --> 1250.58] Yeah, -[1250.70 --> 1251.70] it's never very exciting. -[1252.28 --> 1253.44] It's usually like -[1253.44 --> 1254.12] a server gets turned -[1254.12 --> 1255.50] into an FTP box -[1255.50 --> 1257.44] or somebody gets a process -[1257.44 --> 1258.20] on your machine. -[1258.30 --> 1258.40] I mean, -[1258.42 --> 1259.18] I think I've had -[1259.18 --> 1260.32] maybe a client or two -[1260.32 --> 1261.30] that that's happened to. -[1262.16 --> 1263.38] It's never anything -[1263.38 --> 1264.48] more exciting -[1264.48 --> 1265.06] than somebody trying -[1265.06 --> 1265.84] to mine crypto -[1265.84 --> 1266.80] or something these days. -[1267.86 --> 1268.98] Can I admit something -[1268.98 --> 1269.62] to you both? -[1269.92 --> 1270.38] Oh, yeah. -[1270.62 --> 1271.64] I used to run -[1271.64 --> 1273.32] remote desktop -[1273.32 --> 1274.38] open to the internet -[1274.38 --> 1275.36] with the password -[1275.36 --> 1276.16] 22. -[1277.76 --> 1279.08] You maniac. -[1279.08 --> 1280.88] for like three years. -[1281.02 --> 1282.18] And how'd that go, Alex? -[1283.42 --> 1283.82] Well, -[1284.10 --> 1285.40] it didn't end well, -[1285.82 --> 1286.06] Brent. -[1286.32 --> 1287.54] It didn't end well at all. -[1287.80 --> 1288.18] No. -[1289.76 --> 1290.52] What happened? -[1290.72 --> 1291.08] Tell us. -[1292.08 --> 1293.42] They decided -[1293.42 --> 1294.96] to wipe my hard drives. -[1295.46 --> 1296.12] Oh, no. -[1297.06 --> 1297.94] Oh, that sucks. -[1298.06 --> 1298.58] That sucks. -[1298.68 --> 1299.36] I suppose maybe -[1299.36 --> 1300.00] that's better than -[1300.00 --> 1301.20] using it for something nefarious -[1301.20 --> 1301.92] or maybe they did -[1301.92 --> 1302.64] and then they wiped it -[1302.64 --> 1303.44] so there's no track. -[1303.52 --> 1304.14] So maybe they did -[1304.14 --> 1305.08] do something nefarious. -[1305.26 --> 1306.08] I have no idea. -[1306.08 --> 1306.50] I mean, -[1306.52 --> 1307.04] if your password -[1307.04 --> 1307.56] is 22, -[1307.80 --> 1310.22] maybe old Alex -[1310.22 --> 1311.14] didn't know how to check. -[1313.06 --> 1313.42] Yeah. -[1313.52 --> 1313.72] I mean, -[1313.74 --> 1314.36] back in the day, -[1314.50 --> 1316.54] that was something -[1316.54 --> 1317.90] you just didn't really think of -[1317.90 --> 1318.74] way back in the day. -[1318.82 --> 1319.32] Things were just -[1319.32 --> 1319.92] on the internet. -[1320.10 --> 1322.14] When I first got exposure -[1322.14 --> 1324.12] to TCP IP networking, -[1324.68 --> 1325.82] everything had a public -[1325.82 --> 1326.56] internet address -[1326.56 --> 1327.32] on the network. -[1327.72 --> 1328.84] And it wasn't until -[1328.84 --> 1330.18] sometime later -[1330.18 --> 1331.36] that we had firewalls -[1331.36 --> 1332.12] and NATs. -[1332.20 --> 1333.04] And so for a short period -[1333.04 --> 1333.30] of time, -[1333.34 --> 1333.90] you could basically -[1333.90 --> 1334.80] connect to everything. -[1336.30 --> 1337.58] There was some crazy stuff -[1337.58 --> 1338.32] we did back then. -[1338.88 --> 1339.58] I didn't want to put you guys -[1339.58 --> 1339.98] on the spot, -[1340.08 --> 1341.00] but I would be curious -[1341.00 --> 1343.14] about how to go about -[1343.14 --> 1344.30] detecting some of this stuff, -[1344.54 --> 1344.76] you know, -[1344.78 --> 1345.62] even from a most -[1345.62 --> 1347.00] very basic level. -[1347.68 --> 1348.00] Hmm. -[1348.18 --> 1348.42] Well, -[1348.48 --> 1348.82] I mean, -[1348.82 --> 1349.24] I'm sure Alex, -[1349.26 --> 1350.10] you probably have a few ideas. -[1350.26 --> 1351.18] My first couple -[1351.18 --> 1351.78] that come to mind -[1351.78 --> 1353.40] would be know what processes -[1353.40 --> 1353.94] should be writing -[1353.94 --> 1354.58] on your box, -[1354.72 --> 1355.60] check your logs. -[1355.96 --> 1356.46] I mean, -[1356.48 --> 1358.16] almost every single time -[1358.16 --> 1359.70] that a client machine -[1359.70 --> 1360.10] or something -[1360.10 --> 1361.56] was behaving poorly, -[1362.24 --> 1363.18] I could almost immediately -[1363.18 --> 1364.14] just suss it out -[1364.14 --> 1364.84] by running top. -[1365.10 --> 1365.54] I mean, -[1365.58 --> 1365.90] really, -[1366.18 --> 1366.40] because, -[1366.54 --> 1366.64] you know, -[1366.70 --> 1367.52] you know what that machine -[1367.52 --> 1368.40] is supposed to be doing. -[1368.60 --> 1369.58] And if there's some process -[1369.58 --> 1370.50] going crazy on there -[1370.50 --> 1371.34] that has nothing to do -[1371.34 --> 1372.28] with the responsibilities -[1372.28 --> 1373.18] of that box, -[1373.28 --> 1374.38] you got a pretty good idea -[1374.38 --> 1374.98] of what it is. -[1375.66 --> 1376.56] And then you look -[1376.56 --> 1377.18] at your logs, -[1377.26 --> 1377.42] right? -[1377.42 --> 1378.96] You look at the active users -[1378.96 --> 1380.42] that are logged onto the system -[1380.42 --> 1381.96] and you kind of start -[1381.96 --> 1382.62] tracing it back. -[1382.70 --> 1383.22] Usually you'll look -[1383.22 --> 1383.80] at the process -[1383.80 --> 1384.32] and there'll be like -[1384.32 --> 1386.08] some weird path -[1386.08 --> 1386.64] or URL -[1386.64 --> 1387.86] for a process -[1387.86 --> 1388.72] that looks normal, -[1388.82 --> 1389.92] but it's in the wrong place -[1389.92 --> 1390.68] or it's being run -[1390.68 --> 1391.56] by the wrong user -[1391.56 --> 1392.92] and you kind of track -[1392.92 --> 1393.54] it back from there. -[1394.40 --> 1395.44] Depends where -[1395.44 --> 1396.98] your expertise lies. -[1397.48 --> 1399.12] If you're a networking guy, -[1399.38 --> 1400.24] you could use something -[1400.24 --> 1401.32] like Snort, -[1401.84 --> 1402.64] which is essentially -[1402.64 --> 1404.52] a packet filter -[1404.52 --> 1405.78] and it looks for certain -[1405.78 --> 1406.80] patterns of packets. -[1406.96 --> 1407.12] Yeah, -[1407.16 --> 1408.50] or bandwidth charts as well. -[1408.58 --> 1408.72] You know, -[1408.74 --> 1409.34] that sometimes -[1409.34 --> 1410.32] will be an indication -[1410.32 --> 1410.98] something's up -[1410.98 --> 1411.40] as you'll see -[1411.40 --> 1412.22] your bandwidth usage -[1412.22 --> 1412.86] spikes up. -[1414.14 --> 1415.14] And would you guys say -[1415.14 --> 1416.02] that containerizing -[1416.02 --> 1417.24] some of your services -[1417.24 --> 1418.14] is a way to -[1418.14 --> 1419.06] help this situation? -[1419.06 --> 1421.56] No. -[1421.94 --> 1422.30] No. -[1424.72 --> 1425.08] No, -[1425.18 --> 1425.38] I mean, -[1425.40 --> 1425.62] really, -[1425.68 --> 1425.96] in a way, -[1426.02 --> 1426.70] it makes it worse. -[1426.84 --> 1427.56] I think it makes it worse -[1427.56 --> 1428.74] because there's more processes -[1428.74 --> 1429.80] and more things going on -[1429.80 --> 1430.96] on a box in some cases. -[1431.48 --> 1432.18] But you do have -[1432.18 --> 1432.76] better security -[1432.76 --> 1433.58] in terms of networking -[1433.58 --> 1434.22] control -[1434.22 --> 1435.70] and process isolation -[1435.70 --> 1436.84] and the ability -[1436.84 --> 1437.68] to just destroy -[1437.68 --> 1438.20] a container -[1438.20 --> 1439.00] and recreate it -[1439.00 --> 1439.46] if something did -[1439.46 --> 1439.88] go sideways. -[1440.02 --> 1440.36] So it's, -[1440.68 --> 1440.96] I mean, -[1440.96 --> 1441.40] it's a mix. -[1441.48 --> 1442.28] I think it's good and bad. -[1442.40 --> 1442.74] But I'm sure, -[1442.82 --> 1442.96] Alex, -[1443.00 --> 1443.58] you must have thoughts. -[1443.66 --> 1444.24] You must have thoughts. -[1444.58 --> 1444.70] Well, -[1444.88 --> 1445.52] containers good, -[1445.60 --> 1446.40] everything else bad, -[1446.52 --> 1446.76] right? -[1446.76 --> 1447.52] That's my viewpoint. -[1447.52 --> 1451.56] But I think containers -[1451.56 --> 1452.66] are better in this situation -[1452.66 --> 1453.40] because let's say -[1453.40 --> 1454.82] you've got an NGINX web server -[1454.82 --> 1456.44] listening with your -[1456.44 --> 1458.46] vault warden behind it -[1458.46 --> 1459.88] or whatever the web server is -[1459.88 --> 1461.18] that's exposing your passwords -[1461.18 --> 1462.38] to you. -[1462.90 --> 1464.46] If somebody was to compromise -[1464.46 --> 1466.46] something in that code -[1466.46 --> 1468.04] and do a buffer overflow -[1468.04 --> 1468.76] or do something -[1468.76 --> 1469.76] that meant they could get -[1469.76 --> 1470.56] something out of memory -[1470.56 --> 1471.30] that they shouldn't -[1471.30 --> 1473.58] and extrapolate some data -[1473.58 --> 1474.94] that they shouldn't get, -[1474.94 --> 1476.98] the blast radius of that -[1476.98 --> 1477.80] is going to be limited -[1477.80 --> 1478.76] to the scope -[1478.76 --> 1480.32] that that container -[1480.32 --> 1481.48] has access to. -[1482.22 --> 1483.72] And so running things -[1483.72 --> 1484.22] in a container -[1484.22 --> 1485.20] is more secure -[1485.20 --> 1486.74] simply by virtue -[1486.74 --> 1487.26] of the fact -[1487.26 --> 1488.46] that you are scoping -[1488.46 --> 1489.48] what that container -[1489.48 --> 1490.44] has access to -[1490.44 --> 1491.60] on the host system. -[1492.36 --> 1492.38] Yeah, -[1492.46 --> 1492.68] I mean, -[1492.68 --> 1493.32] it will have access -[1493.32 --> 1494.24] to any of the data -[1494.24 --> 1495.02] that the container -[1495.02 --> 1495.78] has access to -[1495.78 --> 1496.92] which is likely -[1496.92 --> 1497.64] important data -[1497.64 --> 1498.72] but it's contained -[1498.72 --> 1499.84] to that region. -[1500.06 --> 1500.94] That's inherently more safe -[1500.94 --> 1501.84] than say running Apache -[1501.84 --> 1502.92] or NGINX on a box -[1502.92 --> 1504.02] and you pop Apache -[1504.02 --> 1505.20] and now you've got -[1505.20 --> 1506.08] access to anything -[1506.08 --> 1506.98] on that host -[1506.98 --> 1508.12] that Apache had access to -[1508.12 --> 1509.18] which if you're lucky -[1509.18 --> 1509.80] is not much -[1509.80 --> 1511.22] but sometimes -[1511.22 --> 1511.74] is way more -[1511.74 --> 1512.30] than it should be. -[1512.74 --> 1513.56] So yeah, -[1514.40 --> 1516.24] it's going to be different -[1516.24 --> 1517.04] every time too. -[1517.30 --> 1519.08] There's not a one-size-fits-all solution. -[1519.24 --> 1520.50] It's trying to make sure -[1520.50 --> 1521.18] you're secure -[1521.18 --> 1522.24] and monitoring -[1522.24 --> 1523.74] in multiple locations. -[1524.96 --> 1526.30] We got a lot of email -[1526.30 --> 1527.98] about people's Wi-Fi systems. -[1528.10 --> 1528.72] We got some people -[1528.72 --> 1529.80] who love mesh setups, -[1530.26 --> 1531.24] some people who hate -[1531.24 --> 1532.16] mesh setups -[1532.16 --> 1533.62] but we got one email -[1533.62 --> 1534.56] in about a -[1534.56 --> 1536.54] free mesh wireless solution. -[1536.78 --> 1537.16] It's at -[1537.16 --> 1538.74] freemeshwireless.com. -[1539.14 --> 1540.12] It's an open source package -[1540.12 --> 1541.18] that you load -[1541.18 --> 1541.80] onto hardware -[1541.80 --> 1543.54] and then we got some people -[1543.54 --> 1544.34] that said don't do it. -[1544.44 --> 1546.22] Just deploy multiple APs. -[1546.36 --> 1547.34] So I'm still collecting -[1547.34 --> 1548.20] information -[1548.20 --> 1549.00] and taking it all in -[1549.00 --> 1550.02] and I got a few devices -[1550.02 --> 1550.90] to research too -[1550.90 --> 1552.10] so I wanted to say -[1552.10 --> 1552.76] thank you to everybody -[1552.76 --> 1553.80] who sent in suggestions -[1553.80 --> 1555.12] for different Wi-Fi setups. -[1555.66 --> 1555.96] Wow, -[1556.54 --> 1557.50] there's a lot out there -[1557.50 --> 1558.40] including some of you -[1558.40 --> 1558.72] who said, -[1558.78 --> 1559.08] you know what, -[1559.10 --> 1560.02] just stick with Unify. -[1560.20 --> 1560.64] It's fine. -[1560.96 --> 1561.40] It's fine. -[1561.40 --> 1562.34] Well, okay, -[1562.34 --> 1562.84] just one guy. -[1564.52 --> 1565.46] And several folks, -[1565.58 --> 1565.78] Brent, -[1565.86 --> 1566.76] were happy with your -[1566.76 --> 1567.82] recommendation of checking -[1567.82 --> 1568.72] out Microtik. -[1568.98 --> 1569.90] It's almost like I know -[1569.90 --> 1570.30] something. -[1572.92 --> 1574.14] At the meetup in Denver, -[1574.32 --> 1575.54] several of you let me know -[1575.54 --> 1577.64] that you are massive fans -[1577.64 --> 1579.02] of cloudfree.shop -[1579.02 --> 1580.00] and they are sponsoring -[1580.00 --> 1580.82] today's episode. -[1581.28 --> 1582.28] Use the coupon code -[1582.28 --> 1583.04] self-hosted -[1583.04 --> 1584.16] and get a dollar off -[1584.16 --> 1585.14] one of their new version -[1585.14 --> 1586.36] two smart plugs -[1586.36 --> 1587.32] with energy monitoring -[1587.32 --> 1587.88] built in. -[1587.88 --> 1589.10] Also, -[1589.54 --> 1590.50] those of you in the UK -[1590.50 --> 1591.54] who have let me know -[1591.54 --> 1592.52] that you wish -[1592.52 --> 1593.48] that cloudfree.shop -[1593.48 --> 1594.32] shipped to the UK, -[1594.66 --> 1594.82] well, -[1594.98 --> 1595.80] good news! -[1596.56 --> 1597.60] Mylocalbytes.com -[1597.60 --> 1598.74] have launched in the UK -[1598.74 --> 1600.60] offering a very similar thing. -[1601.00 --> 1602.10] You can use the coupon code -[1602.10 --> 1602.68] self-hosted -[1602.68 --> 1604.04] at both cloudfree.shop -[1604.04 --> 1605.74] and mylocalbytes.com -[1605.74 --> 1607.04] to get a dollar -[1607.04 --> 1607.70] or a pound -[1607.70 --> 1609.46] off each smart plug. -[1609.86 --> 1610.62] Both of these stores -[1610.62 --> 1611.40] are owned -[1611.40 --> 1612.08] and operated -[1612.08 --> 1613.64] by a couple of our listeners, -[1613.64 --> 1614.96] so head over there, -[1615.06 --> 1615.80] support the community -[1615.80 --> 1617.00] and check out -[1617.00 --> 1618.02] their cool stuff. -[1619.80 --> 1621.28] We had a lot of emails -[1621.28 --> 1623.36] in regards to de-googling -[1623.36 --> 1625.02] and it really ran -[1625.02 --> 1625.96] the whole spectrum. -[1626.12 --> 1626.52] We're going to try -[1626.52 --> 1628.38] to get to some of them, -[1628.88 --> 1629.76] but legitimately, -[1630.04 --> 1630.16] Brett, -[1630.20 --> 1630.84] you saw the list. -[1630.92 --> 1631.56] There's just no way -[1631.56 --> 1632.00] we could read -[1632.00 --> 1632.64] all those emails. -[1633.06 --> 1633.24] Yeah, -[1633.30 --> 1633.86] you gave me -[1633.86 --> 1634.82] a little sneak peek -[1634.82 --> 1635.72] at just the number -[1635.72 --> 1637.06] of the sheer number of emails. -[1637.08 --> 1637.50] I just scrolled -[1637.50 --> 1638.16] through the list. -[1638.44 --> 1638.46] Oh, -[1638.58 --> 1639.38] we did our best, -[1639.64 --> 1640.06] but we've... -[1640.06 --> 1640.88] It's a lot of email. -[1641.36 --> 1641.62] Yeah, -[1642.36 --> 1643.10] but Dustin was one -[1643.10 --> 1644.40] of the first to write in -[1644.40 --> 1645.40] and Dustin was at -[1645.40 --> 1646.00] the Boise meetup -[1646.00 --> 1646.36] with us, -[1646.44 --> 1646.60] Brent. -[1647.16 --> 1647.56] He says, -[1647.62 --> 1648.60] on today's self-hosted, -[1648.62 --> 1649.16] you guys talked -[1649.16 --> 1649.98] about de-googling. -[1650.44 --> 1651.38] This is my journey -[1651.38 --> 1651.94] and it has been -[1651.94 --> 1652.70] for two years -[1652.70 --> 1653.12] and I'd say I'm -[1653.12 --> 1654.24] about 90% -[1654.24 --> 1655.44] of the way there. -[1655.92 --> 1656.48] Dustin goes on -[1656.48 --> 1656.64] to say, -[1656.72 --> 1657.28] this includes -[1657.28 --> 1658.18] replacing G Suite -[1658.18 --> 1658.94] for my podcast -[1658.94 --> 1659.86] and I've also gone -[1659.86 --> 1660.46] with the model -[1660.46 --> 1661.52] of self-hosting -[1661.52 --> 1662.24] when it makes sense. -[1662.68 --> 1663.50] So here's what he's done. -[1663.60 --> 1664.00] For mail, -[1664.12 --> 1664.48] contacts, -[1664.56 --> 1665.14] and calendar, -[1665.56 --> 1666.06] he switched -[1666.06 --> 1666.78] from G Suite -[1666.78 --> 1667.68] to Fastmail. -[1668.08 --> 1669.48] For notes and docs, -[1669.54 --> 1670.70] he's using Joplin, -[1671.30 --> 1672.12] using Nextcloud -[1672.12 --> 1672.70] to sync it, -[1673.10 --> 1674.30] for photo sync, -[1674.36 --> 1675.26] he's using Nextcloud. -[1675.62 --> 1676.28] For his phone, -[1676.36 --> 1676.78] he's gone with -[1676.78 --> 1677.96] the iPhone SE 2020, -[1678.26 --> 1678.80] so he's not dealing -[1678.80 --> 1679.44] with Google there. -[1679.90 --> 1680.44] For DNS, -[1680.72 --> 1681.78] he's using NextDNS. -[1681.86 --> 1682.50] We got another vote -[1682.50 --> 1683.56] for NextDNS as well. -[1684.10 --> 1684.98] For maps, -[1685.34 --> 1686.32] he's using a combination -[1686.32 --> 1687.36] of Apple Maps -[1687.36 --> 1689.02] and the OpenStreetMaps -[1689.02 --> 1690.46] app on the App Store. -[1690.98 --> 1691.82] And for the browser, -[1691.98 --> 1692.50] he's sticking with -[1692.50 --> 1693.56] Firefox and Safari. -[1694.28 --> 1695.30] And for his Chromebook, -[1695.40 --> 1695.52] well, -[1695.54 --> 1696.32] he's replaced that -[1696.32 --> 1698.04] with the ThinkPad X260 -[1698.04 --> 1698.62] with Arch -[1698.62 --> 1699.88] and now Fedora on there. -[1700.10 --> 1700.96] He's still working -[1700.96 --> 1701.74] on the home assistance. -[1701.74 --> 1702.54] He's going to maybe -[1702.54 --> 1703.60] consider the HomePods -[1703.60 --> 1705.26] and look at Mycroft. -[1705.58 --> 1705.92] He says, -[1706.00 --> 1706.56] Google Photos -[1706.56 --> 1707.20] has been working great -[1707.20 --> 1708.04] for my wife, -[1708.30 --> 1709.70] but I'm not using it. -[1710.12 --> 1711.04] And he's using -[1711.04 --> 1711.68] FreeTube -[1711.68 --> 1713.50] to bypass YouTube, -[1713.50 --> 1714.36] but it has been -[1714.36 --> 1715.10] a bit of a challenge, -[1715.18 --> 1715.58] I suspect. -[1716.28 --> 1717.40] Some good tips there, -[1717.48 --> 1719.04] although Fastmail -[1719.04 --> 1720.76] isn't self-hosting. -[1720.84 --> 1721.34] It is, -[1721.54 --> 1721.80] you know, -[1721.80 --> 1722.88] having somebody else host it. -[1722.90 --> 1723.28] But if you're going -[1723.28 --> 1724.08] to have somebody host something, -[1724.20 --> 1725.54] email's a good one to do. -[1726.22 --> 1727.32] Don't really do. -[1727.66 --> 1728.22] Don't do. -[1728.50 --> 1729.38] Don't do email. -[1730.48 --> 1731.10] What I noticed -[1731.10 --> 1731.78] from that feedback -[1731.78 --> 1732.82] is that it took him, -[1733.44 --> 1733.66] well, -[1733.98 --> 1735.06] he's on a two-year journey. -[1735.50 --> 1735.98] And so, -[1736.24 --> 1736.52] gentlemen, -[1736.86 --> 1738.42] what does that tell you -[1738.42 --> 1739.62] about what you've just got on? -[1739.86 --> 1741.50] That Alex has really, -[1741.60 --> 1742.34] really gotten us -[1742.34 --> 1742.82] into something. -[1742.94 --> 1743.58] What have I done? -[1744.08 --> 1745.42] I've opened Pandora's box -[1745.42 --> 1745.66] here, -[1745.74 --> 1746.02] aren't I? -[1747.32 --> 1747.76] Oh, -[1747.76 --> 1748.36] man. -[1749.48 --> 1750.06] All right. -[1750.16 --> 1750.36] So, -[1750.46 --> 1751.18] Carson and others -[1751.18 --> 1752.52] wrote in about maps. -[1752.68 --> 1753.24] Carson says -[1753.24 --> 1754.52] he settled on HereMaps -[1754.52 --> 1755.34] as a replacement, -[1755.54 --> 1756.80] wego.here.com. -[1756.80 --> 1758.22] A lot of people wrote in -[1758.22 --> 1759.16] about open street maps. -[1759.32 --> 1759.42] Brent, -[1759.48 --> 1760.40] that's what you use? -[1760.76 --> 1760.94] Yeah, -[1761.02 --> 1762.50] that's what I have been using -[1762.50 --> 1763.58] until all these suggestions -[1763.58 --> 1764.18] came in. -[1764.40 --> 1765.16] And I, -[1765.78 --> 1766.10] well, -[1766.76 --> 1767.76] maybe I'll keep that -[1767.76 --> 1768.52] until we talk about -[1768.52 --> 1769.60] the maps a little bit more. -[1769.78 --> 1769.90] Well, -[1769.92 --> 1770.56] I want to talk about it -[1770.56 --> 1771.22] right now because -[1771.22 --> 1772.52] that's the route -[1772.52 --> 1773.34] I decided to go -[1773.34 --> 1774.00] during a -[1774.00 --> 1775.50] freaking road trip. -[1775.76 --> 1776.96] And I even really -[1776.96 --> 1778.12] briefly tried Waze, -[1778.20 --> 1778.62] even though I know -[1778.62 --> 1779.18] it's owned by Google, -[1779.22 --> 1779.76] I just wanted to -[1779.76 --> 1780.66] just do a comparison. -[1781.04 --> 1781.92] And Waze actually -[1781.92 --> 1782.98] screwed us up the worst -[1782.98 --> 1783.88] out of all of them -[1783.88 --> 1785.12] during the middle -[1785.12 --> 1786.26] of Denver rush hour. -[1786.26 --> 1787.00] It had me get off -[1787.00 --> 1787.46] the highway -[1787.46 --> 1788.76] to bypass the traffic. -[1789.18 --> 1789.88] And then I got off -[1789.88 --> 1790.18] the highway -[1790.18 --> 1790.74] and I was stuck -[1790.74 --> 1791.38] in more traffic. -[1791.54 --> 1792.00] And then it did -[1792.00 --> 1792.70] a quick update -[1792.70 --> 1793.04] and it said, -[1793.20 --> 1793.76] get on the highway. -[1794.28 --> 1794.36] Yeah, -[1794.42 --> 1795.18] it felt to me -[1795.18 --> 1796.28] like an attempt -[1796.28 --> 1797.58] at a Dukes of Hazzard -[1797.58 --> 1799.04] style walk around -[1799.04 --> 1799.70] the traffic, -[1800.04 --> 1801.26] but it didn't work -[1801.26 --> 1802.04] out too well for us. -[1802.88 --> 1803.28] Oh, -[1803.52 --> 1803.88] goodness. -[1804.30 --> 1804.80] So I know -[1804.80 --> 1805.24] a lot of you -[1805.24 --> 1806.02] wrote in with -[1806.02 --> 1807.26] the apps that you love -[1807.26 --> 1808.22] and I tried them -[1808.22 --> 1809.64] and boy, -[1809.70 --> 1810.30] do they stink. -[1810.44 --> 1811.08] Magic Earth -[1811.08 --> 1812.16] was one that I liked -[1812.16 --> 1813.82] and that uses -[1813.82 --> 1814.64] open street maps -[1814.64 --> 1816.04] with a proprietary GUI -[1816.04 --> 1816.70] on top, -[1816.88 --> 1817.68] Magic Earth, -[1818.02 --> 1818.40] have a link -[1818.40 --> 1819.22] in the show notes. -[1820.12 --> 1822.28] But they all have -[1822.28 --> 1823.52] one critical flaw. -[1823.70 --> 1824.44] Even Apple Maps -[1824.44 --> 1825.44] has this critical flaw -[1825.44 --> 1826.62] and it's search. -[1827.88 --> 1828.68] For example, -[1828.78 --> 1829.80] I'm here in Colorado Springs -[1829.80 --> 1830.82] and I searched -[1830.82 --> 1831.66] for Pikes Peak, -[1831.78 --> 1833.52] which is a very popular -[1833.52 --> 1834.38] tourist destination. -[1835.56 --> 1836.82] Apple Maps sent me -[1836.82 --> 1838.36] in the wrong direction. -[1838.46 --> 1838.80] They sent me -[1838.80 --> 1839.80] to some like business -[1839.80 --> 1840.42] that was named -[1840.42 --> 1841.08] Pikes Peak -[1841.08 --> 1841.84] that was like -[1841.84 --> 1842.90] 10 miles -[1842.90 --> 1843.66] in the wrong direction, -[1843.96 --> 1845.42] literally the opposite direction. -[1846.86 --> 1848.20] The Magic Earth -[1848.20 --> 1849.40] using open street maps -[1849.40 --> 1850.50] wanted to send me -[1850.50 --> 1851.22] to a location -[1851.22 --> 1852.78] 5,200 miles away -[1852.78 --> 1853.88] from my current location. -[1854.44 --> 1855.64] I was 25, -[1855.84 --> 1856.50] 30 minutes away -[1856.50 --> 1857.08] when I started -[1857.08 --> 1857.90] from Pikes Peak -[1857.90 --> 1858.78] and after I was done -[1858.78 --> 1859.22] trying to use -[1859.22 --> 1860.02] these other nav apps, -[1860.14 --> 1861.42] I ended up an hour away -[1861.42 --> 1863.24] and I was really bad. -[1864.00 --> 1864.44] Eventually, -[1864.56 --> 1865.00] what happened -[1865.00 --> 1866.00] is my wife -[1866.00 --> 1866.56] looked it up -[1866.56 --> 1867.20] on her phone -[1867.20 --> 1867.98] on Google Maps -[1867.98 --> 1870.08] and got an address -[1870.08 --> 1871.44] and then telegrammed it to me -[1871.44 --> 1872.22] and then I put that -[1872.22 --> 1873.28] into Apple Maps -[1873.28 --> 1875.48] and manually did it that way. -[1875.48 --> 1875.94] You're an animal. -[1876.78 --> 1877.16] Yeah, -[1877.20 --> 1877.60] it was interesting -[1877.60 --> 1879.12] because she kept using -[1879.12 --> 1880.12] Google Maps -[1880.12 --> 1880.88] during this. -[1881.30 --> 1882.12] Anytime I drove -[1882.12 --> 1882.90] or anytime I was looking -[1882.90 --> 1883.50] anything up -[1883.50 --> 1883.88] or looking, -[1884.00 --> 1885.28] I used anything -[1885.28 --> 1885.98] but Google Maps -[1885.98 --> 1886.48] and she stuck -[1886.48 --> 1886.96] with Google Maps -[1886.96 --> 1887.38] so I was always -[1887.38 --> 1888.20] comparing the two -[1888.20 --> 1890.14] and they clearly -[1890.14 --> 1891.64] have the superior -[1891.64 --> 1894.02] search. -[1894.72 --> 1895.16] However, -[1896.32 --> 1897.00] Apple Maps -[1897.00 --> 1897.86] surprised me -[1897.86 --> 1898.34] and I looked -[1898.34 --> 1899.10] into the privacy -[1899.10 --> 1899.82] and security -[1899.82 --> 1900.54] of Apple Maps -[1900.54 --> 1901.24] because that was -[1901.24 --> 1901.84] really what part -[1901.84 --> 1902.36] of this was about -[1902.36 --> 1903.38] was reducing -[1903.38 --> 1904.20] my cloud footprint -[1904.20 --> 1904.70] with this. -[1904.98 --> 1906.28] The thing I liked -[1906.28 --> 1906.94] about Apple Maps -[1906.94 --> 1907.54] is surprisingly -[1907.54 --> 1908.04] you don't even -[1908.04 --> 1908.62] have to be signed -[1908.62 --> 1909.80] into any Apple ID -[1909.80 --> 1910.30] or iCloud -[1910.30 --> 1910.94] to use it. -[1911.52 --> 1911.92] The data -[1911.92 --> 1912.86] that they do collect -[1912.86 --> 1913.84] is associated -[1913.84 --> 1914.60] with a randomly -[1914.60 --> 1915.68] generated identifier. -[1915.96 --> 1916.46] They reset -[1916.46 --> 1917.66] like every few minutes -[1917.66 --> 1919.06] and it is not tied -[1919.06 --> 1919.68] to your Apple ID. -[1920.42 --> 1921.34] They convert -[1921.34 --> 1922.64] precise locations -[1922.64 --> 1924.22] into less exact locations -[1924.22 --> 1925.34] before they store them -[1925.34 --> 1926.46] and then they apply -[1926.46 --> 1927.34] that to your current -[1927.34 --> 1928.02] device location -[1928.02 --> 1928.58] information -[1928.58 --> 1929.16] and origin -[1929.16 --> 1930.68] within 24 hours -[1930.68 --> 1933.24] and any of the -[1933.24 --> 1934.32] personalized features -[1934.32 --> 1935.56] like where your car -[1935.56 --> 1936.08] is parked -[1936.08 --> 1937.26] or suggested -[1937.26 --> 1938.54] departure times -[1938.54 --> 1940.52] your favorite locations -[1940.52 --> 1942.06] any of that kind -[1942.06 --> 1942.36] of stuff -[1942.36 --> 1943.04] that you generate -[1943.04 --> 1944.18] it's all stored -[1944.18 --> 1944.70] on device. -[1944.82 --> 1945.52] They don't send it up -[1945.52 --> 1946.14] to the Apple servers -[1946.14 --> 1946.42] at all. -[1947.24 --> 1947.66] It seems to me -[1947.66 --> 1948.28] the way they've -[1948.28 --> 1949.04] defined how -[1949.04 --> 1950.00] Apple Maps works -[1950.00 --> 1951.24] is sort of -[1951.24 --> 1951.90] their privacy -[1951.90 --> 1952.96] first approach -[1952.96 --> 1954.08] that they've been -[1954.08 --> 1955.00] sharing -[1955.00 --> 1956.26] throughout the years. -[1956.50 --> 1956.66] Yeah. -[1956.78 --> 1957.40] I'm not going to say -[1957.40 --> 1958.02] it's perfect. -[1958.26 --> 1958.98] But it feels like -[1958.98 --> 1960.00] they got most of it right -[1960.00 --> 1961.54] considering all of the -[1961.54 --> 1962.76] sort of technical stuff -[1962.76 --> 1963.66] that has to happen -[1963.66 --> 1964.60] to get you around -[1964.60 --> 1965.58] on a Maps app. -[1965.76 --> 1967.82] Or another way -[1967.82 --> 1969.18] is it feels like -[1969.18 --> 1970.04] they designed a product -[1970.04 --> 1971.40] to say screw you -[1971.40 --> 1971.82] to Google -[1971.82 --> 1972.84] on data collection -[1972.84 --> 1973.56] and stuff like that. -[1973.62 --> 1974.14] And did it work? -[1974.54 --> 1974.76] Well, -[1974.94 --> 1976.26] the display -[1976.26 --> 1977.28] is probably the best. -[1977.36 --> 1977.82] The other thing -[1977.82 --> 1978.18] that I found -[1978.18 --> 1979.20] surprisingly good -[1979.20 --> 1981.48] is the voice routing. -[1981.82 --> 1983.42] It has really good -[1983.42 --> 1983.82] clear, -[1983.98 --> 1984.94] like very clear -[1984.94 --> 1985.58] about which lane -[1985.58 --> 1986.02] to be in, -[1986.10 --> 1986.98] which isn't too uncommon. -[1987.72 --> 1989.32] And it's very clear -[1989.32 --> 1990.44] about intersections. -[1990.78 --> 1992.10] And here in the -[1992.10 --> 1993.28] Colorado-Denver area, -[1993.46 --> 1994.78] they stack the intersections. -[1995.16 --> 1996.46] So you drive -[1996.46 --> 1997.12] through an intersection -[1997.12 --> 1998.56] and then three -[1998.56 --> 1999.44] or four car lengths -[1999.44 --> 1999.78] later, -[1999.88 --> 2001.24] there is another intersection. -[2001.88 --> 2002.54] And so when you look -[2002.54 --> 2003.14] on a map, -[2003.26 --> 2004.04] you're not really sure -[2004.04 --> 2004.72] like what light -[2004.72 --> 2005.36] to turn on. -[2005.52 --> 2006.96] And the voice prompt -[2006.96 --> 2007.70] is very clear. -[2007.80 --> 2008.26] It'll say, -[2008.26 --> 2009.96] go through this light -[2009.96 --> 2011.06] and at the next light, -[2011.52 --> 2012.12] take a left, -[2012.38 --> 2013.38] be in the middle lane. -[2014.06 --> 2014.88] And when you're, -[2014.88 --> 2015.50] when you're new -[2015.50 --> 2016.40] to an area -[2016.40 --> 2017.08] and it's dark -[2017.08 --> 2018.18] and you're coming up -[2018.18 --> 2018.96] on two intersections -[2018.96 --> 2019.40] and you know -[2019.40 --> 2020.42] you've got a left turn -[2020.42 --> 2021.50] or a right turn, -[2021.64 --> 2022.66] that kind of clarity -[2022.66 --> 2024.52] just makes it low stress. -[2024.62 --> 2025.28] Then additionally, -[2025.52 --> 2026.76] they tie in with the watch -[2026.76 --> 2027.78] so it taps your arm -[2027.78 --> 2028.92] when you need to turn. -[2029.36 --> 2030.62] And when you were driving, -[2031.00 --> 2031.68] I was able to just -[2031.68 --> 2032.36] look at my watch -[2032.36 --> 2032.78] and tell you -[2032.78 --> 2033.62] what the next turn is. -[2033.84 --> 2033.92] Yeah, -[2033.96 --> 2034.64] that was really handy. -[2034.92 --> 2036.36] I will admit that -[2036.36 --> 2037.56] halfway through the trip, -[2037.56 --> 2038.46] I kind of gave up -[2038.46 --> 2039.12] on my phone -[2039.12 --> 2040.30] and my map app -[2040.30 --> 2040.74] because, -[2041.08 --> 2041.18] well, -[2041.22 --> 2041.82] we were doing this, -[2041.86 --> 2042.52] this experiment -[2042.52 --> 2044.84] and my methods -[2044.84 --> 2045.32] were failing. -[2045.70 --> 2047.30] So you were in the nav seat -[2047.30 --> 2048.42] and you were helping me out -[2048.42 --> 2049.22] and that actually -[2049.22 --> 2049.92] worked out all right. -[2050.16 --> 2050.54] I think I'm going -[2050.54 --> 2051.14] to stick with it. -[2051.34 --> 2052.14] I don't think I'm after the, -[2052.26 --> 2052.46] I mean, -[2052.48 --> 2053.38] I said I'd do it for two weeks -[2053.38 --> 2053.82] and I think I'm going -[2053.82 --> 2054.48] to stick with it. -[2055.20 --> 2055.86] I'll let my, -[2055.98 --> 2056.14] you know, -[2056.18 --> 2056.90] my wife will still have -[2056.90 --> 2057.80] Google Maps as a backup, -[2058.08 --> 2058.76] but for me, -[2059.16 --> 2060.22] I'm uninstalling Google Maps -[2060.22 --> 2060.64] off the phone. -[2061.26 --> 2061.58] Wow. -[2061.80 --> 2061.92] Yeah. -[2061.92 --> 2063.14] So that's quite a success. -[2063.34 --> 2063.52] Yeah. -[2063.58 --> 2064.92] It's not open street maps, -[2065.14 --> 2066.12] although I am playing -[2066.12 --> 2066.74] with those still -[2066.74 --> 2067.58] and I do really like -[2067.58 --> 2068.28] the way Magic Earth -[2068.28 --> 2069.18] displays things. -[2069.76 --> 2070.96] So for some circumstances, -[2070.96 --> 2071.68] like if I already know -[2071.68 --> 2072.30] the address -[2072.30 --> 2073.28] and I'm not searching -[2073.28 --> 2073.92] up something, -[2074.66 --> 2075.88] they may have a place still. -[2076.24 --> 2077.62] But I, -[2077.70 --> 2078.28] I was, -[2078.46 --> 2079.42] I was pretty impressed. -[2080.20 --> 2080.76] You know, -[2080.82 --> 2081.76] if you only could have -[2081.76 --> 2082.24] one app -[2082.24 --> 2083.82] and you didn't care -[2083.82 --> 2084.80] about Google tracking you, -[2085.20 --> 2086.26] I'd probably still suggest -[2086.26 --> 2086.98] you use Google Maps. -[2087.84 --> 2088.40] You know, -[2088.52 --> 2088.78] I, -[2088.96 --> 2089.40] for the trip, -[2089.48 --> 2091.18] used the same app -[2091.18 --> 2091.86] that I've been using -[2091.86 --> 2093.24] for probably the last two years -[2093.24 --> 2094.36] since I've tried this -[2094.36 --> 2095.58] de-googling a while ago, -[2096.06 --> 2098.06] mostly successfully. -[2098.58 --> 2100.14] And so I'm on Android -[2100.14 --> 2100.92] and I've been using -[2100.92 --> 2102.38] OpenStreetMap, -[2102.46 --> 2103.44] the OSM, -[2103.60 --> 2104.46] and plus. -[2105.64 --> 2106.32] There are things -[2106.32 --> 2106.94] I love about it -[2106.94 --> 2107.88] and things I hate about it. -[2108.32 --> 2109.14] The one thing, -[2109.22 --> 2110.20] you mentioned search. -[2110.72 --> 2112.22] I find it's great -[2112.22 --> 2113.28] if you know -[2113.28 --> 2114.00] approximately -[2114.00 --> 2114.84] where you want to go. -[2115.00 --> 2115.70] If you're trying to find -[2115.70 --> 2116.70] an exact business -[2116.70 --> 2117.82] or even -[2117.82 --> 2119.06] an exact address -[2119.06 --> 2120.46] on a popular street, -[2120.92 --> 2122.86] it's not necessarily -[2122.86 --> 2123.46] going to have it. -[2123.52 --> 2124.26] It might have some -[2124.26 --> 2125.16] of the street numbers, -[2125.60 --> 2126.76] but certainly not all of them. -[2126.82 --> 2127.68] I found that to be -[2127.68 --> 2128.52] a little bit frustrating, -[2128.80 --> 2129.02] but -[2129.02 --> 2131.40] it gets me there. -[2132.06 --> 2132.88] I will say -[2132.88 --> 2133.84] 90% of the time -[2133.84 --> 2134.52] it works for me, -[2134.60 --> 2135.82] but I like getting lost -[2135.82 --> 2136.60] in new cities, -[2136.76 --> 2137.58] so maybe that's -[2137.58 --> 2138.44] a unique approach. -[2138.86 --> 2139.48] Well, there's that -[2139.48 --> 2140.34] if you don't mind getting lost. -[2140.42 --> 2141.00] That's a feature. -[2141.42 --> 2142.16] Yeah, for Brent. -[2142.64 --> 2143.48] The thing I liked -[2143.48 --> 2144.58] about the OpenStreetMaps app -[2144.58 --> 2145.56] is that you could download -[2145.56 --> 2146.52] your maps offline. -[2146.70 --> 2147.24] Hold on a minute. -[2147.50 --> 2148.04] Hold on a minute. -[2148.96 --> 2149.68] OSM and Plus -[2149.68 --> 2150.84] is $25. -[2152.04 --> 2152.74] That's quite a lot, -[2152.80 --> 2153.06] isn't it, -[2153.06 --> 2153.46] for an app? -[2153.76 --> 2154.20] Well, you know, -[2154.30 --> 2156.42] it's not $25 for me -[2156.42 --> 2157.26] when I get it from -[2157.26 --> 2157.96] F-Droid. -[2158.62 --> 2159.78] Ah, there you go, -[2159.82 --> 2160.12] you see. -[2161.70 --> 2162.44] I've been using -[2162.44 --> 2163.04] ViewRanger -[2163.04 --> 2164.40] for quite a number -[2164.40 --> 2164.72] of years. -[2164.78 --> 2165.68] Whenever I take a hike -[2165.68 --> 2166.50] or something like that, -[2166.60 --> 2166.88] I actually, -[2167.14 --> 2168.24] this is a very -[2168.24 --> 2169.12] long-term usage -[2169.12 --> 2169.62] for me -[2169.62 --> 2170.92] from back -[2170.92 --> 2171.58] when I lived in England. -[2171.58 --> 2173.52] It supports things -[2173.52 --> 2174.76] like Ordnance Survey Maps -[2174.76 --> 2175.66] and you can download -[2175.66 --> 2177.16] US Geological Survey Maps. -[2177.26 --> 2178.02] You can buy them -[2178.02 --> 2179.58] and actually buy the tiles -[2179.58 --> 2181.00] directly in ViewRanger. -[2181.54 --> 2182.78] They're changing their name -[2182.78 --> 2184.10] to Outdoor Active -[2184.10 --> 2185.96] so you can find them -[2185.96 --> 2186.92] at ViewRanger.com. -[2187.22 --> 2188.20] I've found that one -[2188.20 --> 2188.62] pretty good. -[2189.18 --> 2190.02] Brent there mentioned -[2190.02 --> 2190.70] F-Droid. -[2191.16 --> 2192.44] We got several people, -[2192.62 --> 2193.42] including Ross, -[2193.48 --> 2194.36] who wrote in and said, -[2194.48 --> 2195.58] I like the Aurora Store. -[2196.00 --> 2196.68] It's an alternative -[2196.68 --> 2197.90] front-end for Google Play -[2197.90 --> 2199.14] which keeps your data away -[2199.14 --> 2200.08] while giving you access -[2200.08 --> 2200.78] to those apps -[2200.78 --> 2201.54] that are exclusive. -[2202.98 --> 2203.46] He's like, -[2203.50 --> 2203.98] that's the only way -[2203.98 --> 2205.08] I could get the Starlink app. -[2205.96 --> 2206.64] I will admit, -[2206.78 --> 2208.24] I have Aurora Droid installed -[2208.24 --> 2209.00] and I prefer it -[2209.00 --> 2209.48] over F-Droid -[2209.48 --> 2210.50] most of the time. -[2210.80 --> 2211.16] It has a few -[2211.16 --> 2211.92] little tiny bugs, -[2212.04 --> 2212.58] but I didn't know -[2212.58 --> 2213.28] that was a feature, -[2213.46 --> 2214.20] so that's great to hear. -[2214.62 --> 2215.80] Ross says that he switched -[2215.80 --> 2217.14] to ProtonMail from Gmail -[2217.14 --> 2218.66] and I've used ProtonMail -[2218.66 --> 2219.48] and I like it a lot. -[2220.72 --> 2221.68] So there's something there. -[2222.46 --> 2223.30] There was also, -[2223.56 --> 2224.90] a lot of people wrote in -[2224.90 --> 2225.88] about their different approaches -[2225.88 --> 2226.94] to contact syncing -[2226.94 --> 2227.76] and Brent, -[2227.80 --> 2228.30] did you cover -[2228.30 --> 2229.06] in last week's episode -[2229.06 --> 2229.60] how you do that? -[2229.78 --> 2230.32] I think I did, -[2230.38 --> 2231.00] but I'll do it again. -[2231.34 --> 2232.30] I'm using NextCloud -[2232.30 --> 2233.08] for contact syncing -[2233.08 --> 2234.16] and I've found that -[2234.16 --> 2235.50] to be pretty bulletproof actually. -[2235.66 --> 2236.66] I was worried at first -[2236.66 --> 2237.82] when I did it a while ago -[2237.82 --> 2239.36] because contacts -[2239.36 --> 2241.44] is arguably the thing -[2241.44 --> 2242.46] that's most important to me -[2242.46 --> 2244.12] getting all of that right -[2244.12 --> 2245.32] and it's been bulletproof. -[2246.20 --> 2247.04] Well, Dale writes in, -[2247.14 --> 2248.66] I just listened to episode 51 -[2248.66 --> 2250.46] and I think Brent mentioned -[2250.46 --> 2251.12] NextCloud. -[2251.54 --> 2252.46] Yes, confirmed. -[2252.66 --> 2253.64] We just had that confirmed -[2253.64 --> 2254.02] by Brent. -[2254.10 --> 2254.44] Thank you. -[2254.98 --> 2256.20] And I wondered if any of you -[2256.20 --> 2258.06] have heard or used Etsy Sync, -[2258.10 --> 2260.16] that's E-T-E-Sync.com. -[2260.54 --> 2262.12] It's a self-hostable project -[2262.12 --> 2263.24] whose value proposition -[2263.24 --> 2264.18] is secure, -[2264.40 --> 2265.42] end-to-end encrypted -[2265.42 --> 2267.44] and privacy respecting sync -[2267.44 --> 2268.20] for your contacts, -[2268.42 --> 2268.84] calendars, -[2269.02 --> 2270.24] tasks and notes. -[2270.66 --> 2271.56] I've been using it -[2271.56 --> 2272.88] for about two years now -[2272.88 --> 2274.24] and more recently -[2274.24 --> 2274.94] I've been using it -[2274.94 --> 2275.84] on my GNOME desktop. -[2275.84 --> 2276.98] I pay for them -[2276.98 --> 2277.90] to manage the hosting -[2277.90 --> 2278.42] and syncing -[2278.42 --> 2279.30] but you could absolutely -[2279.30 --> 2280.14] host it yourself. -[2280.58 --> 2281.58] Highly recommend it. -[2281.70 --> 2282.46] Thanks for the great show -[2282.46 --> 2283.04] and all the best. -[2283.30 --> 2283.52] Dale. -[2284.58 --> 2285.72] E-T-E-Sync.com -[2285.72 --> 2286.44] We'll have a link to that -[2286.44 --> 2286.92] in the show notes. -[2286.96 --> 2287.64] I looked at it -[2287.64 --> 2289.00] before the show -[2289.00 --> 2290.40] and it's a solution -[2290.40 --> 2291.34] that really is kind of -[2291.34 --> 2292.94] targeted at just -[2292.94 --> 2295.02] a end-to-end -[2295.02 --> 2296.40] encrypted sync -[2296.40 --> 2297.82] of contact calendar -[2297.82 --> 2298.48] task notes. -[2298.60 --> 2299.38] Like it just solves -[2299.38 --> 2300.02] that problem. -[2300.20 --> 2301.26] That's what they focus on. -[2301.54 --> 2302.54] And they've got apps -[2302.54 --> 2303.66] in the Apple App Store, -[2304.14 --> 2304.62] Google Play, -[2304.62 --> 2305.72] they're on F-Droid too -[2305.72 --> 2307.20] and of course -[2307.20 --> 2307.88] you can get it -[2307.88 --> 2308.36] on your desktop. -[2308.90 --> 2310.32] It looks pretty legit actually. -[2310.54 --> 2311.54] I think I just decrypted -[2311.54 --> 2312.62] what their name means. -[2312.76 --> 2313.48] E-to-E-Sync -[2313.48 --> 2314.36] is end-to-end sync -[2314.36 --> 2314.88] isn't it? -[2315.08 --> 2316.74] Ah, I was wondering. -[2317.08 --> 2317.42] Duh. -[2318.58 --> 2319.42] It's one of those moments -[2319.42 --> 2320.02] you figure it out -[2320.02 --> 2320.38] and you're like -[2320.38 --> 2321.48] oh I feel like a dummy now. -[2323.18 --> 2324.18] You know if I could -[2324.18 --> 2325.00] mention one thing -[2325.00 --> 2325.80] about Nextcloud -[2325.80 --> 2327.74] on Android at least -[2327.74 --> 2328.66] that made it -[2328.66 --> 2330.28] possible for me -[2330.28 --> 2331.42] and integrates it -[2331.42 --> 2332.34] at a system level -[2332.34 --> 2332.94] everywhere -[2332.94 --> 2334.58] is this little app -[2334.58 --> 2335.68] called DevX5. -[2336.06 --> 2337.46] It takes the Nextcloud -[2337.46 --> 2337.96] syncing -[2337.96 --> 2339.64] which is CalDev -[2339.64 --> 2341.00] and CardDev -[2341.00 --> 2341.96] and just -[2341.96 --> 2342.70] sort of -[2342.70 --> 2343.42] makes that -[2343.42 --> 2343.96] available -[2343.96 --> 2344.90] at a system level -[2344.90 --> 2346.10] in the same exact -[2346.10 --> 2346.60] places -[2346.60 --> 2347.42] and ways -[2347.42 --> 2348.20] that all of the -[2348.20 --> 2349.08] Google stuff -[2349.08 --> 2349.62] appears -[2349.62 --> 2350.70] so it's just seamless. -[2351.16 --> 2351.60] So that would be -[2351.60 --> 2352.30] a huge recommendation -[2352.30 --> 2352.88] from me. -[2353.04 --> 2353.88] Say it again for me. -[2355.02 --> 2355.54] DevX5 -[2355.54 --> 2357.06] available in F-Droid -[2357.06 --> 2358.20] and maybe -[2358.20 --> 2359.10] in other stores. -[2359.20 --> 2359.70] Can you put a link -[2359.70 --> 2360.22] in the show notes -[2360.22 --> 2360.76] for us Brent? -[2361.24 --> 2361.86] Oh probably. -[2362.56 --> 2363.26] So what did you guys -[2363.26 --> 2364.10] think of the meetup? -[2364.56 --> 2365.18] It was pretty cool -[2365.18 --> 2366.14] to meet some of our -[2366.14 --> 2367.06] listeners huh? -[2367.34 --> 2368.18] Yeah we saw -[2368.18 --> 2369.16] a Chris and the Badger -[2369.16 --> 2369.70] shirt there -[2369.70 --> 2370.80] which was exciting -[2370.80 --> 2371.24] because I hadn't -[2371.24 --> 2371.86] considered that -[2371.86 --> 2372.48] somebody would get -[2372.48 --> 2372.96] a shirt with the -[2372.96 --> 2373.54] intention of bringing -[2373.54 --> 2374.08] it to the meetup. -[2374.18 --> 2374.68] That was great. -[2374.90 --> 2375.68] That was Optimus Grey -[2375.68 --> 2376.36] rocking the Chris -[2376.36 --> 2376.92] and the Badger. -[2377.44 --> 2377.88] Yeah I thought -[2377.88 --> 2378.52] that was super cool. -[2378.62 --> 2379.28] He posed for a picture -[2379.28 --> 2379.88] with us and we had -[2379.88 --> 2380.44] to stand on the -[2380.44 --> 2381.28] correct sides as well. -[2381.38 --> 2381.72] You know I was -[2381.72 --> 2382.50] on the Badger side -[2382.50 --> 2382.96] and you were on -[2382.96 --> 2383.56] the Chris side. -[2383.84 --> 2383.98] Right. -[2384.04 --> 2384.60] My daughter thought -[2384.60 --> 2385.48] it was so cool -[2385.48 --> 2386.10] that people wanted -[2386.10 --> 2387.02] to take selfies -[2387.02 --> 2387.76] with us. -[2387.86 --> 2388.06] So I was like -[2388.06 --> 2388.96] really that's the -[2388.96 --> 2389.66] thing you think -[2389.66 --> 2390.24] is cool? -[2390.50 --> 2390.80] Alright. -[2391.20 --> 2391.60] Okay. -[2391.94 --> 2392.44] Well I thought -[2392.44 --> 2393.42] the free donuts -[2393.42 --> 2394.12] were pretty cool. -[2394.36 --> 2395.10] Linode put on -[2395.10 --> 2396.04] a heck of a show -[2396.04 --> 2396.52] for us. -[2396.78 --> 2397.54] Yeah you know -[2397.54 --> 2398.62] Brent and I -[2398.62 --> 2399.30] and Wes went -[2399.30 --> 2400.30] to grab those donuts -[2400.30 --> 2401.04] and that was -[2401.04 --> 2401.64] quite the journey -[2401.64 --> 2402.08] because it was -[2402.08 --> 2403.44] 150 donuts -[2403.44 --> 2404.62] and it was in -[2404.62 --> 2405.50] downtown Denver -[2405.50 --> 2406.80] during Friday -[2406.80 --> 2407.42] rush hour. -[2407.54 --> 2407.90] I don't know -[2407.90 --> 2408.42] what we were -[2408.42 --> 2408.80] thinking. -[2409.80 --> 2410.62] And so at a -[2410.62 --> 2411.16] certain point -[2411.16 --> 2412.12] I saw a little -[2412.12 --> 2412.86] bit of Canadian -[2412.86 --> 2414.06] road rage emerge -[2414.06 --> 2414.60] out of Brent -[2414.60 --> 2415.44] when this truck -[2415.44 --> 2416.92] Brent had gotten -[2416.92 --> 2417.46] into a battle -[2417.46 --> 2418.04] with a truck -[2418.04 --> 2418.40] downtown -[2418.40 --> 2419.86] and he had -[2419.86 --> 2420.18] to kind of -[2420.18 --> 2420.56] cut in front -[2420.56 --> 2420.94] of the truck -[2420.94 --> 2421.64] because a lane -[2421.64 --> 2422.14] was ending -[2422.14 --> 2422.80] and the truck -[2422.80 --> 2423.54] driver never -[2423.54 --> 2424.16] forgave him -[2424.16 --> 2424.74] for it. -[2426.00 --> 2426.72] Does Brent -[2426.72 --> 2427.40] get angry? -[2427.82 --> 2428.12] I mean -[2428.12 --> 2428.96] disgruntled? -[2429.28 --> 2430.14] I got slightly -[2430.14 --> 2430.72] more aggressive -[2430.72 --> 2431.42] in my driving. -[2431.70 --> 2431.98] Oh wow. -[2432.28 --> 2433.06] It was one -[2433.06 --> 2433.82] of those situations -[2433.82 --> 2434.34] where you just -[2434.34 --> 2434.88] got to get over -[2434.88 --> 2435.30] and you got to -[2435.30 --> 2435.62] do everything -[2435.62 --> 2436.10] you can -[2436.10 --> 2437.06] and it wasn't -[2437.06 --> 2437.60] too bad -[2437.60 --> 2438.40] actually I thought -[2438.40 --> 2439.52] but that truck -[2439.52 --> 2440.28] decided to -[2440.28 --> 2441.94] very aggressively -[2441.94 --> 2442.74] pass us -[2442.74 --> 2443.18] on the right -[2443.18 --> 2443.78] hand side. -[2443.92 --> 2444.12] You had to -[2444.12 --> 2444.94] work at it too. -[2445.14 --> 2445.46] Oh yeah. -[2445.46 --> 2446.88] and promptly -[2446.88 --> 2447.82] cut us off -[2447.82 --> 2449.30] again on the -[2449.30 --> 2449.70] left hand side. -[2449.70 --> 2450.24] We're just trying -[2450.24 --> 2450.76] to make a donut -[2450.76 --> 2451.06] run. -[2451.62 --> 2452.58] I don't think he -[2452.58 --> 2453.22] realized what we -[2453.22 --> 2453.66] were trying to -[2453.66 --> 2454.08] accomplish. -[2454.38 --> 2454.72] I know. -[2454.96 --> 2455.28] I know. -[2455.46 --> 2456.12] Hey before we go -[2456.12 --> 2456.54] I want to say -[2456.54 --> 2457.30] thank you to our -[2457.30 --> 2457.62] members. -[2458.00 --> 2459.16] Our SREs make -[2459.16 --> 2460.18] this show possible. -[2460.80 --> 2461.54] Selfhosted.show -[2461.54 --> 2462.62] slash SRE if you'd -[2462.62 --> 2463.34] like to sign up. -[2463.72 --> 2464.42] You get a discount -[2464.42 --> 2465.32] on our merch -[2465.32 --> 2466.70] at jupitergarage.com 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We're joined by Brent again, who's still hanging around. +[4.56 --> 6.52] And Chris, hey, hi, how are you doing, gentlemen? +[7.12 --> 8.74] Hello. Hey, Brent, thanks for coming in again. +[8.96 --> 10.36] Hey, thanks. It's good to be here. +[10.40 --> 14.46] You're like our de-Google correspondent, and we're going to be talking a lot about that this week. +[14.76 --> 15.44] Beep-de-beep, beep-de-beep. +[15.50 --> 16.34] Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep. +[18.38 --> 22.52] Yeah, well, my dumbass mentioned de-Googling just the week before. +[22.64 --> 26.36] We're taking a massive trip, and I'd have zero hours to actually do any prep for the episode. +[26.96 --> 33.50] Luckily, the audience saw fit to write in with about 800 emails telling us all the different ways that they're doing it. +[33.56 --> 37.20] So we're going to come across some of those later on in the show. +[37.72 --> 39.40] But in the meantime... +[39.40 --> 44.72] This episode is brought to you by a Cloud Guru, the leader in learning for the cloud, Linux, and other modern tech skills. +[44.98 --> 47.06] Hundreds of courses and thousands of hands-on labs. +[47.34 --> 50.66] Get certified, get hired, get learning at a cloudguru.com. +[51.14 --> 52.88] I followed through on my challenge, Alex. +[52.88 --> 65.00] I de-Googled my map experience, which was crazy because we are on the road, and I was navigating Denver and now Colorado Springs for the entire time, the duration of this challenge. +[65.36 --> 69.06] So I will report back on my results when we get to the feedback. +[69.50 --> 73.84] But I think we should start with this news story that, I don't know, it's kind of a bummer, actually. +[74.24 --> 75.64] I was really sad to see this, yes. +[75.64 --> 83.84] Back in episode 33, we did a review of the Helios 64 Ultimate Arm-Powered NAS. +[84.64 --> 88.70] And unfortunately, the Cobalt team today have announced on their blog that they're pulling the plug. +[89.20 --> 90.50] Yeah, no more. +[90.60 --> 94.28] They're not even going to do the next batch that there's already orders in the pipeline for. +[94.36 --> 96.50] They say it really comes down to just two key points. +[96.50 --> 103.88] There's ongoing difficulties with manufacturing and procuring parts and costs of getting higher and higher. +[104.56 --> 105.42] That's been a problem. +[105.50 --> 107.52] And they say, number two, they made a rookie mistake. +[107.70 --> 109.12] They stretched themselves too thin. +[109.64 --> 112.92] They essentially went into the Helios 64 while just being a three-man show. +[113.12 --> 115.14] And they should have brought more people on board. +[115.42 --> 116.36] And they burned out. +[116.36 --> 123.62] You know, we got a really interesting insight into this manufacturing difficulties during our System76 factory tour last week, +[123.82 --> 131.88] where Jeremy, who is the guy that designed some of the firmware chips and some of the firmware itself for the launch keyboard, +[132.04 --> 139.34] was saying that they had to redesign on the fly two or three times some of the circuitry in that keyboard +[139.34 --> 142.36] because parts would go out of stock within hours. +[142.36 --> 149.88] And that he decided in the end to go ahead and order several, you know, hundred units of the parts they needed +[149.88 --> 155.20] before he'd actually finished the firmware so that it didn't go out of stock before he finished writing the code. +[155.38 --> 161.72] So if that's what System76 are up against, then they're probably a much larger player in this space than COBOL. +[162.60 --> 164.94] I can only imagine some of the issues that those guys are having. +[165.20 --> 169.36] It's a shame, though, because I think there's a lot of passion for an ARM-powered NAS, +[169.36 --> 172.88] specifically for those of us who are looking for low-power solutions. +[173.54 --> 177.18] We had some hopes that Helios was going to produce that for us. +[177.44 --> 180.96] Well, I think this speaks to some motivations that I've been feeling lately, +[181.12 --> 185.12] particularly after the last week getting the tour of the factory and seeing all the CNC machines +[185.12 --> 187.22] and all the powder coating stuff. +[187.40 --> 191.56] And, I mean, if ever you get the chance to be in Denver and do a tour of System76, +[192.44 --> 194.08] I'm not affiliated with them in any way. +[194.20 --> 195.86] You know, they're not a sponsor of the show or anything, +[196.36 --> 198.22] although they do sponsor other JB shows. +[198.22 --> 199.62] Just Coder, but yeah. +[200.12 --> 201.42] Oh, just Coder. That's right. +[201.88 --> 203.74] I mean, you know, maybe we should have them sponsor this show, +[203.82 --> 207.86] because those Thaleoses would make great NASes, so maybe they should be. +[208.70 --> 211.20] It was a truly inspirational experience for me. +[211.24 --> 216.40] So I'm sat here thinking, okay, COBOL, who was my hope, my light in this space, +[216.46 --> 218.20] has just bowed out. +[218.30 --> 223.16] Maybe Alex should start a company and build the ultimate NAS. +[223.36 --> 224.68] You know, maybe I should do that. +[224.68 --> 226.98] I think you've got a little bit of experience, Alex, +[227.08 --> 229.96] and some trials and tribulations that you've gone through already, +[230.08 --> 231.20] so maybe you're perfectly suited. +[231.46 --> 234.16] You could prototype 3D print the enclosure. +[234.52 --> 236.26] Well, you know, that was one of the things that struck me. +[236.32 --> 239.26] I know this is turning into a System76 factory tour recap, +[239.56 --> 242.70] but this is one of the things that struck me most during that tour, actually. +[242.78 --> 245.50] I asked them, you know, do you use 3D printing for your prototypes? +[245.94 --> 249.16] And they were like, well, no, it's just easier to do it in metal, isn't it? +[249.52 --> 250.36] And I'm like, is it? +[250.36 --> 251.96] Yeah, they used to. +[252.20 --> 253.48] Back in the day, they did. +[253.68 --> 256.40] I think one of the realities is that it's, with the equipment they have, +[256.44 --> 258.12] it's faster to make it out of metal. +[258.30 --> 260.88] It is really, you know, I think the reason why you keep coming back to it, Alex, +[260.94 --> 266.40] is because it is so hard to appreciate the amount of work that goes into manufacturing, +[266.68 --> 268.08] and that's an obvious thing to say. +[268.50 --> 273.80] But when you go to the factory, and you see every little thing they had to consider, +[273.80 --> 277.90] and when they're bringing things in as a block of aluminum, +[277.90 --> 280.76] and what's coming out on the other end is a keyboard or a case, +[281.44 --> 286.04] you really have no idea how intricate that process is until you see it. +[286.52 --> 290.54] And I think that's what is probably, I mean, that's what's resonated with me and stuck with me, +[290.56 --> 292.10] and I got to imagine probably for you, too. +[292.66 --> 296.16] Yeah, well, one example was Carl, who is the founder of System76. +[296.58 --> 300.40] I was just stood next to a shelf with loads of different parts in it, +[300.40 --> 304.26] and I picked up, like, an innocuous little nameplate, you know, +[304.28 --> 306.28] about the size of a dog tag or something like that, +[306.62 --> 310.22] and he jumped straight into a five-minute discussion telling me about all the different, +[310.38 --> 312.80] you know, reasons why they pick that particular size, +[313.26 --> 315.58] how it goes through their laser etching machine, +[315.74 --> 318.20] and how they're considering doing direct engraving instead, +[318.32 --> 319.12] and all that kind of stuff. +[319.14 --> 323.50] And I'm like, wow, if that's the amount of thought that goes into a nameplate, +[323.50 --> 324.92] or a serial number plate, +[325.80 --> 330.38] this is going to be a big mountain to solve if I want to try and do it myself. +[330.68 --> 332.44] That's what I take from it. +[332.48 --> 335.02] You take from it, hmm, maybe Alex could make a Nash. +[335.06 --> 335.72] That could be cool. +[335.82 --> 338.80] I take from it, oh, my God, I would have to build a factory, +[338.80 --> 340.70] and I would have to learn all this stuff. +[341.12 --> 342.70] Oh, well, that sounds fun, doesn't it? +[342.96 --> 344.18] Daunting, but fun. +[344.66 --> 346.88] Yeah, if I had another life, +[347.52 --> 350.60] if I had, like, you know, another hundred years, +[350.68 --> 352.74] I definitely would get into it for sure. +[353.20 --> 355.46] But you manufacture stuff every week as well, +[355.50 --> 357.04] and you ship podcasts every week. +[357.04 --> 361.46] Okay, you're not manufacturing aluminium into, you know, computer cases, +[362.00 --> 364.68] but you ship and manufacture stuff just the same. +[364.92 --> 366.02] That's true, and there have been many times +[366.02 --> 367.82] when we refer to our production pipeline +[367.82 --> 369.42] as kind of a manufacturing pipeline. +[369.66 --> 374.92] And if one component is delayed or, you know, gets out of order, +[375.34 --> 376.46] it does cause a jam up. +[376.54 --> 379.10] There is a lot of that kind of building tech around that. +[379.18 --> 381.20] Maybe that's why I don't have the appetite to do it again, +[381.20 --> 383.34] but I definitely would sit here and encourage you. +[383.64 --> 385.12] I'll be customer number one. +[386.92 --> 387.80] I'll be number two. +[388.28 --> 390.68] Well, there's a lot of roadblocks to overcome, +[391.30 --> 393.58] but if I could just bring it back to Cobol for a minute, +[393.84 --> 395.80] you know, one of the things I picked up on in my review +[395.80 --> 398.56] was that the product wasn't 100% finished, +[398.62 --> 400.32] and I've got to believe that with this news +[400.32 --> 403.56] that some of the issues that were present with that NAS now +[403.56 --> 405.10] will never be solved. +[405.24 --> 407.24] You know, things like the backplane breaking, +[407.24 --> 410.24] some of the plastic tabs, you know, +[410.28 --> 411.64] the power connector and data connector +[411.64 --> 413.82] on three of my hard drives, it turned out eventually. +[414.74 --> 417.06] Problems with the two and a half gigabit network adapter. +[417.70 --> 419.20] There was a bunch of other stuff as well. +[419.36 --> 420.82] You know, you can go and listen to episode 33 +[420.82 --> 421.84] if you want the full review. +[422.52 --> 424.74] Well, I worry now this means that some of this stuff's +[424.74 --> 425.84] never going to get fixed. +[426.48 --> 427.32] Do you think you killed them? +[427.46 --> 429.24] Do you think that bad review killed them, Alex? +[430.36 --> 431.26] You murdered them. +[431.74 --> 432.76] Oh, don't say that. +[432.82 --> 433.82] I mean, I didn't mean to. +[433.88 --> 434.94] I was just trying to be honest. +[434.94 --> 438.26] It was presented in a way that I felt was constructive +[438.26 --> 439.44] to say that there are these, +[439.92 --> 441.52] it's a very promising piece of hardware. +[441.64 --> 444.26] I mean, the aluminium chassis was really lovely. +[444.90 --> 446.78] There was just a couple of key things that let it down, +[446.84 --> 448.52] you know, in terms of manufacturing tolerances +[448.52 --> 449.88] and a couple of firmware things. +[450.04 --> 452.28] But overall, they did a really great job. +[452.32 --> 455.70] And I wish there was some way we could tell them that, +[455.74 --> 458.00] you know, even though we weren't 100% positive, +[458.00 --> 459.82] it was just because we loved the idea, +[459.92 --> 462.06] not because we didn't want them to carry on and succeed. +[462.64 --> 463.26] I agree completely. +[463.26 --> 466.52] And they don't completely close the door in their blog post. +[466.60 --> 468.10] We'll have that linked in the show notes if you want. +[468.16 --> 469.78] They do kind of leave it cracked a little bit, +[469.82 --> 470.76] like maybe it'll come back. +[471.14 --> 474.10] But I wanted to shift gears and talk about something +[474.10 --> 476.12] that could solve a big problem for me. +[476.20 --> 478.30] I actually went out and I pre-ordered +[478.30 --> 481.14] a bunch of Wyze 3 cameras a long time ago. +[481.18 --> 483.74] And I have a box of Wyze 3 cameras +[483.74 --> 485.36] that I haven't installed +[485.36 --> 489.30] because they do not yet have an RTMP firmware +[489.30 --> 491.72] or an RTSP firmware for Wyze 3. +[492.06 --> 493.92] But Alex, I think you've solved that this week. +[494.14 --> 495.86] Yeah, I don't know where I came across this, +[495.98 --> 497.76] but I found a Docker container +[497.76 --> 500.62] that is called Docker Wyze Bridge. +[500.84 --> 502.12] Link in the show notes, of course. +[502.48 --> 504.08] And essentially what this does +[504.08 --> 507.62] is you give it your Wyze username and password +[507.62 --> 509.86] and it goes and sort of acts as an intermediary +[509.86 --> 512.18] between the Wyze API and the cameras. +[512.18 --> 514.80] And somehow it hooks into the local feed +[514.80 --> 516.00] on the cameras on your LAN +[516.00 --> 520.22] and then presents you with a normal RTSP stream. +[520.44 --> 522.26] So I've just got that feeding into Blue Iris +[522.26 --> 524.28] and it just works. +[524.78 --> 525.52] That's fascinating. +[525.78 --> 528.18] And yeah, it can actually do both. +[528.26 --> 530.52] It can pull from the Wyze servers +[530.52 --> 531.68] using your credentials. +[532.24 --> 534.00] Or with your credentials, it can use that. +[534.10 --> 535.88] There's a library that the app uses +[535.88 --> 538.50] and it essentially does a discovery on your network. +[539.22 --> 541.04] And the Wyze app does this as well. +[541.04 --> 544.24] And if it detects the camera, it uses LAN mode +[544.24 --> 546.10] and it just does that locally +[546.10 --> 548.20] and avoids the cloud relay. +[548.92 --> 551.02] And you can also in your Docker Compose, +[551.10 --> 553.30] there is an environment variable you can pass through +[553.30 --> 555.82] that says LAN underscore only that says, +[556.00 --> 557.84] don't even try the remote thing. +[558.30 --> 560.66] Only stream if you can locally detect them. +[561.06 --> 562.72] And that was the piece I was curious about. +[562.78 --> 563.84] That's why I dug into this. +[563.92 --> 566.04] And that means I could absolutely do this here in the RV, +[566.22 --> 567.94] which means I could replace these Wyze cams +[567.94 --> 568.88] that have been giving me trouble. +[568.88 --> 570.20] The version two was good, +[570.20 --> 572.20] but just didn't have enough horsepower, +[572.44 --> 574.26] didn't really work so great at night. +[574.58 --> 576.14] And the Wyze 3 solves those. +[576.60 --> 578.54] And with this Docker Wyze bridge, +[578.58 --> 581.32] which seems to have a decent community around it as well +[581.32 --> 582.50] and some active development, +[583.10 --> 585.54] I think my problems have been solved. +[585.82 --> 587.46] And I'll give this a go, I think, +[587.48 --> 589.28] once we get back into our home base. +[589.28 --> 591.14] So far as I can tell, +[591.24 --> 593.56] it only works on the V3 cameras. +[593.80 --> 596.92] So I've got a couple of V2s flashed with the RTSP firmware +[596.92 --> 599.02] and a couple of V3s. +[599.12 --> 601.24] And the app will, in its logs, +[601.36 --> 603.58] show me a bunch of errors for the two V2 cameras. +[604.04 --> 605.68] I don't know if that's because I'm running the, +[605.74 --> 608.60] you know, custom firmware or whatever it is. +[609.30 --> 612.56] But the performance with the V3s is great. +[612.66 --> 614.74] We've been using it as a baby monitor for my daughter. +[614.74 --> 617.16] And the night vision on there is just, +[617.50 --> 618.66] it's like daytime. +[618.94 --> 619.86] It's wonderful. +[620.44 --> 621.78] They blew it out of the park with the night vision. +[622.00 --> 623.48] It's tricky with the firmwares. +[623.62 --> 625.22] So this is an issue. +[625.34 --> 626.30] And I'm glad you brought it up +[626.30 --> 627.68] because we need to mention this on the show. +[628.28 --> 630.06] And they have it on their GitHub page. +[630.20 --> 635.24] There is a slightly older version of the firmware for V2 +[635.24 --> 637.24] that is compatible with the bridge. +[637.38 --> 640.16] But if you use the latest firmware for V2, +[640.68 --> 641.56] it doesn't work. +[641.56 --> 646.82] And that actually holds true for some instances of the V3 model too. +[646.90 --> 648.22] So there's a version that does work +[648.22 --> 649.92] and there's a version that doesn't work with the V3 +[649.92 --> 651.90] and the pan camera as well. +[652.28 --> 653.92] Anyways, the links in the show notes, +[654.02 --> 655.40] you do need to check into that +[655.40 --> 659.34] because I may have a really old firmware. +[659.60 --> 660.60] And so I'm going to have a hard time +[660.60 --> 663.12] getting just the right compatible firmware in some cases, +[663.26 --> 665.20] but they have all the information you need. +[665.92 --> 668.80] Back in episode 48, we talked about the Pi KVM, +[668.80 --> 671.36] you know, that wonderful Raspberry Pi +[671.36 --> 677.22] that captures HDMI and basically acts like a BMC KVM type thing. +[677.64 --> 678.44] Well, good news. +[678.62 --> 682.34] Their version 3 hat has finally entered Kickstarter mode. +[682.86 --> 684.52] It is a little pricey. +[684.78 --> 688.24] So the main hat, which doesn't include a Raspberry Pi, +[688.80 --> 690.12] costs $145. +[690.52 --> 693.38] So by the time you've added a Pi as well and a case, +[693.38 --> 696.02] it's going to be north of $200. +[697.20 --> 699.16] But you do get a lot of useful stuff in there, +[699.22 --> 702.34] like a USB-C bridge and CSI, you know, cables, +[702.44 --> 703.18] all that kind of stuff. +[703.94 --> 706.82] Now, Wendell's done a video about this on his channel on YouTube. +[707.20 --> 707.86] So if you're curious, +[707.90 --> 709.80] you can go and find out more about it over there. +[710.72 --> 712.12] I do wonder about the price. +[712.14 --> 713.04] And what do you think, Chris, +[713.24 --> 715.06] at that sort of $200 level? +[715.06 --> 717.56] Is that too much? +[718.40 --> 720.10] So it looks like right now on Kickstarter, +[720.50 --> 723.90] it's $145 and you'd get it by October 2021, +[724.20 --> 725.72] which seems pretty reasonable to me. +[726.28 --> 731.42] The price is, yeah, it feels high for a hat. +[732.10 --> 734.72] Now, I think the price is a little more reasonable +[734.72 --> 736.16] if you make the assumption +[736.16 --> 738.54] that just about everybody already has a Raspberry Pi 4 +[738.54 --> 740.80] that would want to use something like this, right? +[740.80 --> 743.40] If you're going to use a Raspberry Pi-powered +[743.40 --> 745.92] keyboard video mouse switcher, +[745.92 --> 748.80] you probably already got a couple of Pis laying around. +[749.26 --> 749.98] So I don't think, +[750.18 --> 751.50] I think you just kind of null that out +[751.50 --> 752.90] because that's already a sunk cost. +[753.00 --> 754.62] And so it really is just the $145. +[755.30 --> 758.34] Now, you tell me, Alex, like how solid is this? +[758.40 --> 760.60] Is this, are you still using it? +[760.66 --> 763.72] Is it worth $145 now that you've used it for a bit? +[764.84 --> 768.72] I'm thinking I probably couldn't get a good KVM at that price. +[769.18 --> 769.92] I probably couldn't. +[770.02 --> 772.50] So I'd have to go with your word though, +[772.50 --> 773.14] if it's worth that. +[773.44 --> 775.86] Well, I'll tell you what I'm comparing it to in my mind, at least. +[775.92 --> 779.40] And that is a motherboard with IPMI built in. +[779.78 --> 783.34] So I'm actually going back to England in a couple of weeks +[783.34 --> 786.44] to go and introduce granddaughter to grandparents. +[786.96 --> 788.32] So hello, if you're listening. +[789.12 --> 790.38] And as part of that, I was thinking, +[790.48 --> 791.82] well, it would be nice to upgrade my, +[791.98 --> 794.26] you know, nearly 10 year old server in England +[794.26 --> 795.78] with a slightly more modern motherboard +[795.78 --> 797.90] and a slightly more modern IPMI implementation +[797.90 --> 799.42] that isn't based around Java. +[799.42 --> 805.64] And an eighth gen motherboard costs me around $150, +[806.28 --> 808.72] give or take, depending on the features that I want. +[809.06 --> 811.56] And I was looking at some ASRock rack stuff, +[811.80 --> 814.96] which thanks to, you know, the current chip shortage +[814.96 --> 818.70] seems to be in the $300, $250 to $300 range. +[818.70 --> 821.40] And so if I look at that and think, +[821.52 --> 826.48] I've got a built-in IPMI directly on the motherboard +[826.48 --> 829.56] that I know is going to be absolutely rock solid +[829.56 --> 831.64] versus an external device, +[831.74 --> 834.68] which in my experience has been good, +[834.76 --> 836.38] but it's still an external device. +[836.50 --> 837.82] And, you know, it's another power supply. +[837.98 --> 840.44] It's another operating system to keep updated, +[840.68 --> 841.52] et cetera, et cetera, +[841.52 --> 844.18] which in some respects could be a good thing. +[844.18 --> 846.00] In other respects could be a bad thing. +[846.72 --> 848.68] So the cost is kind of a wash, you know, +[848.72 --> 850.56] it's about the same to get a built-in +[850.56 --> 852.36] versus this external unit. +[853.88 --> 855.46] Probably just go for the built-in one, +[855.60 --> 856.58] to be honest with you. +[857.36 --> 861.06] Except for the fact that this Pi version +[861.06 --> 862.98] using the HDMI switch, +[863.14 --> 865.54] which is linked in the blog post in episode 48 +[865.54 --> 868.38] that I talked about in that episode, +[869.00 --> 870.78] I've actually got three devices +[870.78 --> 873.08] hanging off this single Pi. +[873.08 --> 875.10] And that has actually worked really, really well. +[875.30 --> 877.66] So if you're able to spit that $150 +[877.66 --> 879.74] between three devices, +[880.18 --> 882.68] suddenly that tips the scales quite a bit. +[883.30 --> 883.50] Hmm. +[883.92 --> 885.38] I also could see some value in there +[885.38 --> 886.96] if you needed to add it to devices +[886.96 --> 888.86] that IPMI wouldn't be an option. +[889.30 --> 890.04] Like, you know, +[890.08 --> 892.44] I'd love to have console-level access +[892.44 --> 893.90] to my studio machines right now +[893.90 --> 894.68] while I'm remote, +[894.76 --> 895.50] while I'm here in Denver. +[895.92 --> 896.98] For your other Raspberry Pis? +[897.36 --> 898.20] Yeah, that too. +[898.40 --> 899.34] It would be a great way +[899.34 --> 901.22] to get console access to my Raspberry Pis. +[901.22 --> 902.00] Oh, okay. +[902.58 --> 903.02] All right. +[903.08 --> 904.66] Now you're making me think +[904.66 --> 906.08] maybe I should back this. +[907.60 --> 908.42] Damn it, Alex. +[908.74 --> 910.62] Well, now I've actually been in Lady Dupes. +[911.52 --> 913.42] I've seen how you cool your +[913.42 --> 914.72] air quotes server cupboard. +[916.74 --> 917.70] It's pretty cool. +[920.04 --> 921.50] Hey man, I just got to get airflow. +[921.70 --> 922.48] That's all that matters. +[922.58 --> 923.80] I just got to get airflow. +[924.42 --> 926.92] How hot was it in the RV +[926.92 --> 929.08] whilst you were parked at System76 last week? +[929.18 --> 930.40] A hundred and seven? +[930.72 --> 931.92] Yeah, it was a hundred and seven. +[932.04 --> 933.58] I think the hottest we ever got in here, +[933.62 --> 934.58] though, was actually Nebraska. +[934.78 --> 936.64] I think it got near to 120 in here +[936.64 --> 937.72] while we were recording. +[938.12 --> 939.40] Which actually, it was impressive +[939.40 --> 940.90] because the server, quote, +[941.10 --> 942.64] room was the coolest place +[942.64 --> 944.02] in the whole RV at that time. +[947.22 --> 949.50] Leno.com slash SSH. +[949.50 --> 952.28] Go there to get $100 in 60-day credit +[952.28 --> 952.90] on a new account. +[953.22 --> 954.60] And you go there to support the show. +[954.84 --> 955.96] Hey guys, guess what? +[956.04 --> 957.36] This week's episode marks +[957.36 --> 958.50] our one-year anniversary +[958.50 --> 959.94] going independent again. +[960.42 --> 960.70] Yay! +[961.12 --> 961.58] How about that? +[961.62 --> 962.38] How awesome is that? +[962.74 --> 964.02] It's so cool +[964.02 --> 965.90] because Linode helped make that possible. +[966.06 --> 967.84] Amongst our member support +[967.84 --> 968.58] and those of you +[968.58 --> 969.52] who went over to +[969.52 --> 971.16] linode.com slash SSH. +[971.16 --> 972.16] We're here now, +[972.34 --> 973.66] rocking a year of independence. +[974.00 --> 974.76] And Linode, +[974.96 --> 977.10] they've been independent since 2003. +[977.48 --> 980.12] So they've really figured this out. +[980.22 --> 982.34] Like that's 18 years of focusing +[982.34 --> 984.22] on just being awesome +[984.22 --> 985.56] at cloud computing. +[985.76 --> 987.48] They started when it was new +[987.48 --> 988.80] and they have just evolved with it +[988.80 --> 990.06] and they have remained competitive +[990.06 --> 991.12] and sharp. +[991.40 --> 992.96] They have 11 global data centers +[992.96 --> 994.60] serving nearly a million customers +[994.60 --> 996.22] and businesses around the globe. +[996.22 --> 997.00] But really, +[997.20 --> 998.98] their mission remains unchanged +[998.98 --> 1000.38] since 18 years ago. +[1000.86 --> 1002.36] Make cloud computing simple, +[1002.62 --> 1002.94] affordable, +[1003.10 --> 1004.04] and accessible to all. +[1004.36 --> 1005.74] If you set up thousands of servers +[1005.74 --> 1006.86] or if you've never set up +[1006.86 --> 1007.58] a server before, +[1008.00 --> 1009.06] Linode can make that work. +[1009.16 --> 1010.18] I know it sounds like +[1010.18 --> 1011.04] an impossible task. +[1011.48 --> 1012.78] That's why I rave about them. +[1012.82 --> 1014.00] They've really done a great job. +[1014.36 --> 1015.18] We've been using +[1015.18 --> 1016.80] the absolute schmeck +[1016.80 --> 1018.16] out of their S3 compatible +[1018.16 --> 1019.08] object storage. +[1019.52 --> 1021.20] We created a Denver bucket +[1021.20 --> 1023.26] and we created a System76 bucket +[1023.26 --> 1024.78] and all of the media +[1024.78 --> 1026.40] across multiple cameras, +[1026.56 --> 1027.46] multiple recorders, +[1027.54 --> 1028.46] all gets uploaded +[1028.46 --> 1029.64] to those buckets. +[1029.96 --> 1031.02] And then our next cloud instance, +[1031.12 --> 1031.72] what we put on there, +[1031.78 --> 1032.90] also saves to their S3 +[1032.90 --> 1033.96] compatible object storage. +[1034.26 --> 1035.10] And then my system's +[1035.10 --> 1036.00] back up there as well, +[1036.46 --> 1037.90] right here from the RV. +[1038.24 --> 1039.04] It's pretty awesome +[1039.04 --> 1040.62] and it's really just a great way +[1040.62 --> 1041.34] to use Linode +[1041.34 --> 1042.34] and not even have to have +[1042.34 --> 1043.40] a server running in front of it. +[1043.82 --> 1045.56] It's sort of like, +[1045.94 --> 1046.82] it feels like a power move. +[1047.06 --> 1048.94] They also have a great DNS manager. +[1048.94 --> 1050.04] They have Kubernetes +[1050.04 --> 1051.24] and Terraform support. +[1051.36 --> 1052.46] They have super fast networking +[1052.46 --> 1054.44] because they are their own ISP. +[1054.78 --> 1057.02] And their pricing is 30 to 50% cheaper +[1057.02 --> 1058.42] than other major cloud providers +[1058.42 --> 1058.88] out there. +[1059.40 --> 1060.72] You know, it's also a great way +[1060.72 --> 1062.26] to go with a multi-cloud strategy. +[1062.42 --> 1063.62] Perhaps you want something local +[1063.62 --> 1065.86] and you want something up in the cloud +[1065.86 --> 1067.40] or maybe you want something +[1067.40 --> 1068.90] across multiple cloud providers +[1068.90 --> 1070.26] and then network them +[1070.26 --> 1071.54] using something like Nebula. +[1072.08 --> 1073.06] Linode can be part +[1073.06 --> 1074.16] of that strategy as well. +[1074.38 --> 1075.48] They made our Jupiter Colony +[1075.48 --> 1077.48] reunion road trip possible as well. +[1077.70 --> 1079.96] Our meetups were powered by Linode +[1079.96 --> 1081.52] and it has been a hoot. +[1081.98 --> 1082.76] So go sign up today +[1082.76 --> 1083.76] and see what I've been talking about. +[1083.76 --> 1085.06] That $100 you're going to get, +[1085.36 --> 1086.44] you can really use that +[1086.44 --> 1087.36] to try the service out. +[1087.44 --> 1088.40] You can really get a feel +[1088.40 --> 1089.38] for what it's capable of. +[1089.74 --> 1091.44] That's $100 to really try something +[1091.44 --> 1092.22] or learn something. +[1092.64 --> 1094.54] Linode.com slash SSH. +[1094.72 --> 1097.00] That's Linode.com slash SSH. +[1098.50 --> 1099.84] Here's an email from Hans. +[1100.28 --> 1100.88] Hans says, +[1101.00 --> 1101.64] Hey guys, +[1101.82 --> 1103.66] you touched upon password managers +[1103.66 --> 1105.30] and Bitwarden in episode 51. +[1105.50 --> 1106.02] Like Brent, +[1106.02 --> 1107.66] I'm using KeePass XC. +[1108.60 --> 1109.48] Good choice. +[1109.48 --> 1110.82] What I like about it +[1110.82 --> 1112.18] is that it's easy to back up +[1112.18 --> 1113.20] because the whole database +[1113.20 --> 1114.46] is just a single file. +[1115.02 --> 1115.86] Currently sync it +[1115.86 --> 1116.74] between my devices +[1116.74 --> 1118.60] via self-hosted sync thing instance +[1118.60 --> 1119.96] running on an ARM board +[1119.96 --> 1121.58] in our laundry room. +[1122.06 --> 1122.86] Laundry room servers. +[1123.00 --> 1123.36] Very nice. +[1124.04 --> 1124.76] That being said, +[1124.86 --> 1126.38] this setup is a few years old +[1126.38 --> 1127.92] and if I would start from scratch +[1127.92 --> 1129.68] or if I had to share the password +[1129.68 --> 1130.42] with other people, +[1130.58 --> 1132.16] I'd definitely give Bitwarden a look. +[1132.72 --> 1133.74] One thing I wonder though, +[1133.84 --> 1135.32] when you host your passwords +[1135.32 --> 1136.98] in a more complex application +[1136.98 --> 1137.74] like Bitwarden, +[1138.04 --> 1139.82] are you taking any extra measures +[1139.82 --> 1141.16] to secure your servers? +[1141.80 --> 1142.82] I suppose it's reasonable +[1142.82 --> 1144.42] to trust the security +[1144.42 --> 1146.60] of Bitwarden itself, +[1146.78 --> 1147.54] but if an attacker +[1147.54 --> 1148.94] would gain access to your server, +[1149.10 --> 1150.32] would it be easier for them +[1150.32 --> 1151.04] to do harm +[1151.04 --> 1152.58] as compared to what you would +[1152.58 --> 1154.12] just host an encrypted +[1154.12 --> 1155.78] KeePass database file to? +[1156.40 --> 1157.76] Thanks and keep on going. +[1157.96 --> 1158.14] Hans. +[1158.54 --> 1159.34] Well, I think it depends +[1159.34 --> 1161.38] on how open your server is. +[1161.50 --> 1162.74] If it's connected to the internet, +[1162.90 --> 1163.46] you've got to assume +[1163.46 --> 1164.16] at some point, +[1164.64 --> 1164.90] you know, +[1165.02 --> 1166.54] it's possible it might get +[1166.54 --> 1167.36] compromised. +[1168.52 --> 1170.40] But it speaks to a larger +[1170.40 --> 1172.60] philosophy that I tend +[1172.60 --> 1173.42] to subscribe to +[1173.42 --> 1174.24] with this kind of stuff +[1174.24 --> 1176.00] of don't be the tallest nail. +[1176.42 --> 1176.56] You know, +[1176.74 --> 1178.54] take some basic precautions. +[1178.74 --> 1180.10] Have things like fail to ban +[1180.10 --> 1182.50] installed on your SSH logins. +[1183.04 --> 1184.26] Open as few ports +[1184.26 --> 1184.86] in your firewall +[1184.86 --> 1185.92] as you possibly can. +[1186.38 --> 1187.84] Use something like WireGuard +[1187.84 --> 1188.60] or TailScale +[1188.60 --> 1189.48] or something like that +[1189.48 --> 1190.30] to actually connect +[1190.30 --> 1191.40] to the service in question +[1191.40 --> 1192.98] so that all the data +[1192.98 --> 1194.28] that travels between +[1194.28 --> 1195.28] everything is encrypted. +[1195.28 --> 1196.72] You know, +[1196.76 --> 1198.20] and use things like SSH keys +[1198.20 --> 1199.10] instead of passwords. +[1199.40 --> 1200.54] Just those things alone +[1200.54 --> 1201.08] are going to make you +[1201.08 --> 1202.26] more secure than the average +[1202.26 --> 1203.30] server administrator. +[1203.92 --> 1205.00] Vault Warden is the new +[1205.00 --> 1205.92] hotness these days. +[1206.04 --> 1207.70] Bitwarden RS is the old name. +[1208.10 --> 1209.58] And I do agree with everything +[1209.58 --> 1210.56] you just said, Alex. +[1211.12 --> 1212.32] Don't be the tallest nail. +[1212.42 --> 1213.00] But also, +[1213.28 --> 1214.44] consider the security +[1214.44 --> 1215.22] of the box +[1215.22 --> 1215.80] if possible. +[1215.90 --> 1216.94] Limited internet access. +[1217.42 --> 1217.86] And also, +[1218.08 --> 1218.82] keep in mind, +[1219.38 --> 1220.76] Bitwarden is using +[1220.76 --> 1222.22] local encryption. +[1222.22 --> 1223.68] So it encrypts +[1223.68 --> 1224.54] and hashes your data +[1224.54 --> 1225.82] on your local device +[1225.82 --> 1227.06] before it sends it +[1227.06 --> 1227.92] to the cloud server, +[1228.06 --> 1229.46] even if it's their service +[1229.46 --> 1231.22] or your self-hosted service. +[1231.54 --> 1232.42] So that gives you +[1232.42 --> 1233.60] some peace of mind +[1233.60 --> 1234.30] knowing that the data +[1234.30 --> 1235.18] that's at rest +[1235.18 --> 1235.66] on the server +[1235.66 --> 1236.28] is encrypted. +[1236.84 --> 1237.14] Now, Alex, +[1237.18 --> 1237.68] you mentioned +[1237.68 --> 1239.10] being a shorter nail. +[1239.98 --> 1241.60] Have either of you +[1241.60 --> 1242.84] in all of your years +[1242.84 --> 1243.86] encountered situations +[1243.86 --> 1244.96] when you were +[1244.96 --> 1245.82] one of the taller nails +[1245.82 --> 1246.84] and ran into issues? +[1247.62 --> 1247.86] You mean, +[1247.90 --> 1248.80] like had a server compromised? +[1249.06 --> 1249.44] Basically, +[1249.52 --> 1250.14] that's what I'm asking. +[1250.14 --> 1250.58] Yeah, +[1250.70 --> 1251.70] it's never very exciting. +[1252.28 --> 1253.44] It's usually like +[1253.44 --> 1254.12] a server gets turned +[1254.12 --> 1255.50] into an FTP box +[1255.50 --> 1257.44] or somebody gets a process +[1257.44 --> 1258.20] on your machine. +[1258.30 --> 1258.40] I mean, +[1258.42 --> 1259.18] I think I've had +[1259.18 --> 1260.32] maybe a client or two +[1260.32 --> 1261.30] that that's happened to. +[1262.16 --> 1263.38] It's never anything +[1263.38 --> 1264.48] more exciting +[1264.48 --> 1265.06] than somebody trying +[1265.06 --> 1265.84] to mine crypto +[1265.84 --> 1266.80] or something these days. +[1267.86 --> 1268.98] Can I admit something +[1268.98 --> 1269.62] to you both? +[1269.92 --> 1270.38] Oh, yeah. +[1270.62 --> 1271.64] I used to run +[1271.64 --> 1273.32] remote desktop +[1273.32 --> 1274.38] open to the internet +[1274.38 --> 1275.36] with the password +[1275.36 --> 1276.16] 22. +[1277.76 --> 1279.08] You maniac. +[1279.08 --> 1280.88] for like three years. +[1281.02 --> 1282.18] And how'd that go, Alex? +[1283.42 --> 1283.82] Well, +[1284.10 --> 1285.40] it didn't end well, +[1285.82 --> 1286.06] Brent. +[1286.32 --> 1287.54] It didn't end well at all. +[1287.80 --> 1288.18] No. +[1289.76 --> 1290.52] What happened? +[1290.72 --> 1291.08] Tell us. +[1292.08 --> 1293.42] They decided +[1293.42 --> 1294.96] to wipe my hard drives. +[1295.46 --> 1296.12] Oh, no. +[1297.06 --> 1297.94] Oh, that sucks. +[1298.06 --> 1298.58] That sucks. +[1298.68 --> 1299.36] I suppose maybe +[1299.36 --> 1300.00] that's better than +[1300.00 --> 1301.20] using it for something nefarious +[1301.20 --> 1301.92] or maybe they did +[1301.92 --> 1302.64] and then they wiped it +[1302.64 --> 1303.44] so there's no track. +[1303.52 --> 1304.14] So maybe they did +[1304.14 --> 1305.08] do something nefarious. +[1305.26 --> 1306.08] I have no idea. +[1306.08 --> 1306.50] I mean, +[1306.52 --> 1307.04] if your password +[1307.04 --> 1307.56] is 22, +[1307.80 --> 1310.22] maybe old Alex +[1310.22 --> 1311.14] didn't know how to check. +[1313.06 --> 1313.42] Yeah. +[1313.52 --> 1313.72] I mean, +[1313.74 --> 1314.36] back in the day, +[1314.50 --> 1316.54] that was something +[1316.54 --> 1317.90] you just didn't really think of +[1317.90 --> 1318.74] way back in the day. +[1318.82 --> 1319.32] Things were just +[1319.32 --> 1319.92] on the internet. +[1320.10 --> 1322.14] When I first got exposure +[1322.14 --> 1324.12] to TCP IP networking, +[1324.68 --> 1325.82] everything had a public +[1325.82 --> 1326.56] internet address +[1326.56 --> 1327.32] on the network. +[1327.72 --> 1328.84] And it wasn't until +[1328.84 --> 1330.18] sometime later +[1330.18 --> 1331.36] that we had firewalls +[1331.36 --> 1332.12] and NATs. +[1332.20 --> 1333.04] And so for a short period +[1333.04 --> 1333.30] of time, +[1333.34 --> 1333.90] you could basically +[1333.90 --> 1334.80] connect to everything. +[1336.30 --> 1337.58] There was some crazy stuff +[1337.58 --> 1338.32] we did back then. +[1338.88 --> 1339.58] I didn't want to put you guys +[1339.58 --> 1339.98] on the spot, +[1340.08 --> 1341.00] but I would be curious +[1341.00 --> 1343.14] about how to go about +[1343.14 --> 1344.30] detecting some of this stuff, +[1344.54 --> 1344.76] you know, +[1344.78 --> 1345.62] even from a most +[1345.62 --> 1347.00] very basic level. +[1347.68 --> 1348.00] Hmm. +[1348.18 --> 1348.42] Well, +[1348.48 --> 1348.82] I mean, +[1348.82 --> 1349.24] I'm sure Alex, +[1349.26 --> 1350.10] you probably have a few ideas. +[1350.26 --> 1351.18] My first couple +[1351.18 --> 1351.78] that come to mind +[1351.78 --> 1353.40] would be know what processes +[1353.40 --> 1353.94] should be writing +[1353.94 --> 1354.58] on your box, +[1354.72 --> 1355.60] check your logs. +[1355.96 --> 1356.46] I mean, +[1356.48 --> 1358.16] almost every single time +[1358.16 --> 1359.70] that a client machine +[1359.70 --> 1360.10] or something +[1360.10 --> 1361.56] was behaving poorly, +[1362.24 --> 1363.18] I could almost immediately +[1363.18 --> 1364.14] just suss it out +[1364.14 --> 1364.84] by running top. +[1365.10 --> 1365.54] I mean, +[1365.58 --> 1365.90] really, +[1366.18 --> 1366.40] because, +[1366.54 --> 1366.64] you know, +[1366.70 --> 1367.52] you know what that machine +[1367.52 --> 1368.40] is supposed to be doing. +[1368.60 --> 1369.58] And if there's some process +[1369.58 --> 1370.50] going crazy on there +[1370.50 --> 1371.34] that has nothing to do +[1371.34 --> 1372.28] with the responsibilities +[1372.28 --> 1373.18] of that box, +[1373.28 --> 1374.38] you got a pretty good idea +[1374.38 --> 1374.98] of what it is. +[1375.66 --> 1376.56] And then you look +[1376.56 --> 1377.18] at your logs, +[1377.26 --> 1377.42] right? +[1377.42 --> 1378.96] You look at the active users +[1378.96 --> 1380.42] that are logged onto the system +[1380.42 --> 1381.96] and you kind of start +[1381.96 --> 1382.62] tracing it back. +[1382.70 --> 1383.22] Usually you'll look +[1383.22 --> 1383.80] at the process +[1383.80 --> 1384.32] and there'll be like +[1384.32 --> 1386.08] some weird path +[1386.08 --> 1386.64] or URL +[1386.64 --> 1387.86] for a process +[1387.86 --> 1388.72] that looks normal, +[1388.82 --> 1389.92] but it's in the wrong place +[1389.92 --> 1390.68] or it's being run +[1390.68 --> 1391.56] by the wrong user +[1391.56 --> 1392.92] and you kind of track +[1392.92 --> 1393.54] it back from there. +[1394.40 --> 1395.44] Depends where +[1395.44 --> 1396.98] your expertise lies. +[1397.48 --> 1399.12] If you're a networking guy, +[1399.38 --> 1400.24] you could use something +[1400.24 --> 1401.32] like Snort, +[1401.84 --> 1402.64] which is essentially +[1402.64 --> 1404.52] a packet filter +[1404.52 --> 1405.78] and it looks for certain +[1405.78 --> 1406.80] patterns of packets. +[1406.96 --> 1407.12] Yeah, +[1407.16 --> 1408.50] or bandwidth charts as well. +[1408.58 --> 1408.72] You know, +[1408.74 --> 1409.34] that sometimes +[1409.34 --> 1410.32] will be an indication +[1410.32 --> 1410.98] something's up +[1410.98 --> 1411.40] as you'll see +[1411.40 --> 1412.22] your bandwidth usage +[1412.22 --> 1412.86] spikes up. +[1414.14 --> 1415.14] And would you guys say +[1415.14 --> 1416.02] that containerizing +[1416.02 --> 1417.24] some of your services +[1417.24 --> 1418.14] is a way to +[1418.14 --> 1419.06] help this situation? +[1419.06 --> 1421.56] No. +[1421.94 --> 1422.30] No. +[1424.72 --> 1425.08] No, +[1425.18 --> 1425.38] I mean, +[1425.40 --> 1425.62] really, +[1425.68 --> 1425.96] in a way, +[1426.02 --> 1426.70] it makes it worse. +[1426.84 --> 1427.56] I think it makes it worse +[1427.56 --> 1428.74] because there's more processes +[1428.74 --> 1429.80] and more things going on +[1429.80 --> 1430.96] on a box in some cases. +[1431.48 --> 1432.18] But you do have +[1432.18 --> 1432.76] better security +[1432.76 --> 1433.58] in terms of networking +[1433.58 --> 1434.22] control +[1434.22 --> 1435.70] and process isolation +[1435.70 --> 1436.84] and the ability +[1436.84 --> 1437.68] to just destroy +[1437.68 --> 1438.20] a container +[1438.20 --> 1439.00] and recreate it +[1439.00 --> 1439.46] if something did +[1439.46 --> 1439.88] go sideways. +[1440.02 --> 1440.36] So it's, +[1440.68 --> 1440.96] I mean, +[1440.96 --> 1441.40] it's a mix. +[1441.48 --> 1442.28] I think it's good and bad. +[1442.40 --> 1442.74] But I'm sure, +[1442.82 --> 1442.96] Alex, +[1443.00 --> 1443.58] you must have thoughts. +[1443.66 --> 1444.24] You must have thoughts. +[1444.58 --> 1444.70] Well, +[1444.88 --> 1445.52] containers good, +[1445.60 --> 1446.40] everything else bad, +[1446.52 --> 1446.76] right? +[1446.76 --> 1447.52] That's my viewpoint. +[1447.52 --> 1451.56] But I think containers +[1451.56 --> 1452.66] are better in this situation +[1452.66 --> 1453.40] because let's say +[1453.40 --> 1454.82] you've got an NGINX web server +[1454.82 --> 1456.44] listening with your +[1456.44 --> 1458.46] vault warden behind it +[1458.46 --> 1459.88] or whatever the web server is +[1459.88 --> 1461.18] that's exposing your passwords +[1461.18 --> 1462.38] to you. +[1462.90 --> 1464.46] If somebody was to compromise +[1464.46 --> 1466.46] something in that code +[1466.46 --> 1468.04] and do a buffer overflow +[1468.04 --> 1468.76] or do something +[1468.76 --> 1469.76] that meant they could get +[1469.76 --> 1470.56] something out of memory +[1470.56 --> 1471.30] that they shouldn't +[1471.30 --> 1473.58] and extrapolate some data +[1473.58 --> 1474.94] that they shouldn't get, +[1474.94 --> 1476.98] the blast radius of that +[1476.98 --> 1477.80] is going to be limited +[1477.80 --> 1478.76] to the scope +[1478.76 --> 1480.32] that that container +[1480.32 --> 1481.48] has access to. +[1482.22 --> 1483.72] And so running things +[1483.72 --> 1484.22] in a container +[1484.22 --> 1485.20] is more secure +[1485.20 --> 1486.74] simply by virtue +[1486.74 --> 1487.26] of the fact +[1487.26 --> 1488.46] that you are scoping +[1488.46 --> 1489.48] what that container +[1489.48 --> 1490.44] has access to +[1490.44 --> 1491.60] on the host system. +[1492.36 --> 1492.38] Yeah, +[1492.46 --> 1492.68] I mean, +[1492.68 --> 1493.32] it will have access +[1493.32 --> 1494.24] to any of the data +[1494.24 --> 1495.02] that the container +[1495.02 --> 1495.78] has access to +[1495.78 --> 1496.92] which is likely +[1496.92 --> 1497.64] important data +[1497.64 --> 1498.72] but it's contained +[1498.72 --> 1499.84] to that region. +[1500.06 --> 1500.94] That's inherently more safe +[1500.94 --> 1501.84] than say running Apache +[1501.84 --> 1502.92] or NGINX on a box +[1502.92 --> 1504.02] and you pop Apache +[1504.02 --> 1505.20] and now you've got +[1505.20 --> 1506.08] access to anything +[1506.08 --> 1506.98] on that host +[1506.98 --> 1508.12] that Apache had access to +[1508.12 --> 1509.18] which if you're lucky +[1509.18 --> 1509.80] is not much +[1509.80 --> 1511.22] but sometimes +[1511.22 --> 1511.74] is way more +[1511.74 --> 1512.30] than it should be. +[1512.74 --> 1513.56] So yeah, +[1514.40 --> 1516.24] it's going to be different +[1516.24 --> 1517.04] every time too. +[1517.30 --> 1519.08] There's not a one-size-fits-all solution. +[1519.24 --> 1520.50] It's trying to make sure +[1520.50 --> 1521.18] you're secure +[1521.18 --> 1522.24] and monitoring +[1522.24 --> 1523.74] in multiple locations. +[1524.96 --> 1526.30] We got a lot of email +[1526.30 --> 1527.98] about people's Wi-Fi systems. +[1528.10 --> 1528.72] We got some people +[1528.72 --> 1529.80] who love mesh setups, +[1530.26 --> 1531.24] some people who hate +[1531.24 --> 1532.16] mesh setups +[1532.16 --> 1533.62] but we got one email +[1533.62 --> 1534.56] in about a +[1534.56 --> 1536.54] free mesh wireless solution. +[1536.78 --> 1537.16] It's at +[1537.16 --> 1538.74] freemeshwireless.com. +[1539.14 --> 1540.12] It's an open source package +[1540.12 --> 1541.18] that you load +[1541.18 --> 1541.80] onto hardware +[1541.80 --> 1543.54] and then we got some people +[1543.54 --> 1544.34] that said don't do it. +[1544.44 --> 1546.22] Just deploy multiple APs. +[1546.36 --> 1547.34] So I'm still collecting +[1547.34 --> 1548.20] information +[1548.20 --> 1549.00] and taking it all in +[1549.00 --> 1550.02] and I got a few devices +[1550.02 --> 1550.90] to research too +[1550.90 --> 1552.10] so I wanted to say +[1552.10 --> 1552.76] thank you to everybody +[1552.76 --> 1553.80] who sent in suggestions +[1553.80 --> 1555.12] for different Wi-Fi setups. +[1555.66 --> 1555.96] Wow, +[1556.54 --> 1557.50] there's a lot out there +[1557.50 --> 1558.40] including some of you +[1558.40 --> 1558.72] who said, +[1558.78 --> 1559.08] you know what, +[1559.10 --> 1560.02] just stick with Unify. +[1560.20 --> 1560.64] It's fine. +[1560.96 --> 1561.40] It's fine. +[1561.40 --> 1562.34] Well, okay, +[1562.34 --> 1562.84] just one guy. +[1564.52 --> 1565.46] And several folks, +[1565.58 --> 1565.78] Brent, +[1565.86 --> 1566.76] were happy with your +[1566.76 --> 1567.82] recommendation of checking +[1567.82 --> 1568.72] out Microtik. +[1568.98 --> 1569.90] It's almost like I know +[1569.90 --> 1570.30] something. +[1572.92 --> 1574.14] At the meetup in Denver, +[1574.32 --> 1575.54] several of you let me know +[1575.54 --> 1577.64] that you are massive fans +[1577.64 --> 1579.02] of cloudfree.shop +[1579.02 --> 1580.00] and they are sponsoring +[1580.00 --> 1580.82] today's episode. +[1581.28 --> 1582.28] Use the coupon code +[1582.28 --> 1583.04] self-hosted +[1583.04 --> 1584.16] and get a dollar off +[1584.16 --> 1585.14] one of their new version +[1585.14 --> 1586.36] two smart plugs +[1586.36 --> 1587.32] with energy monitoring +[1587.32 --> 1587.88] built in. +[1587.88 --> 1589.10] Also, +[1589.54 --> 1590.50] those of you in the UK +[1590.50 --> 1591.54] who have let me know +[1591.54 --> 1592.52] that you wish +[1592.52 --> 1593.48] that cloudfree.shop +[1593.48 --> 1594.32] shipped to the UK, +[1594.66 --> 1594.82] well, +[1594.98 --> 1595.80] good news! +[1596.56 --> 1597.60] Mylocalbytes.com +[1597.60 --> 1598.74] have launched in the UK +[1598.74 --> 1600.60] offering a very similar thing. +[1601.00 --> 1602.10] You can use the coupon code +[1602.10 --> 1602.68] self-hosted +[1602.68 --> 1604.04] at both cloudfree.shop +[1604.04 --> 1605.74] and mylocalbytes.com +[1605.74 --> 1607.04] to get a dollar +[1607.04 --> 1607.70] or a pound +[1607.70 --> 1609.46] off each smart plug. +[1609.86 --> 1610.62] Both of these stores +[1610.62 --> 1611.40] are owned +[1611.40 --> 1612.08] and operated +[1612.08 --> 1613.64] by a couple of our listeners, +[1613.64 --> 1614.96] so head over there, +[1615.06 --> 1615.80] support the community +[1615.80 --> 1617.00] and check out +[1617.00 --> 1618.02] their cool stuff. +[1619.80 --> 1621.28] We had a lot of emails +[1621.28 --> 1623.36] in regards to de-googling +[1623.36 --> 1625.02] and it really ran +[1625.02 --> 1625.96] the whole spectrum. +[1626.12 --> 1626.52] We're going to try +[1626.52 --> 1628.38] to get to some of them, +[1628.88 --> 1629.76] but legitimately, +[1630.04 --> 1630.16] Brett, +[1630.20 --> 1630.84] you saw the list. +[1630.92 --> 1631.56] There's just no way +[1631.56 --> 1632.00] we could read +[1632.00 --> 1632.64] all those emails. +[1633.06 --> 1633.24] Yeah, +[1633.30 --> 1633.86] you gave me +[1633.86 --> 1634.82] a little sneak peek +[1634.82 --> 1635.72] at just the number +[1635.72 --> 1637.06] of the sheer number of emails. +[1637.08 --> 1637.50] I just scrolled +[1637.50 --> 1638.16] through the list. +[1638.44 --> 1638.46] Oh, +[1638.58 --> 1639.38] we did our best, +[1639.64 --> 1640.06] but we've... +[1640.06 --> 1640.88] It's a lot of email. +[1641.36 --> 1641.62] Yeah, +[1642.36 --> 1643.10] but Dustin was one +[1643.10 --> 1644.40] of the first to write in +[1644.40 --> 1645.40] and Dustin was at +[1645.40 --> 1646.00] the Boise meetup +[1646.00 --> 1646.36] with us, +[1646.44 --> 1646.60] Brent. +[1647.16 --> 1647.56] He says, +[1647.62 --> 1648.60] on today's self-hosted, +[1648.62 --> 1649.16] you guys talked +[1649.16 --> 1649.98] about de-googling. +[1650.44 --> 1651.38] This is my journey +[1651.38 --> 1651.94] and it has been +[1651.94 --> 1652.70] for two years +[1652.70 --> 1653.12] and I'd say I'm +[1653.12 --> 1654.24] about 90% +[1654.24 --> 1655.44] of the way there. +[1655.92 --> 1656.48] Dustin goes on +[1656.48 --> 1656.64] to say, +[1656.72 --> 1657.28] this includes +[1657.28 --> 1658.18] replacing G Suite +[1658.18 --> 1658.94] for my podcast +[1658.94 --> 1659.86] and I've also gone +[1659.86 --> 1660.46] with the model +[1660.46 --> 1661.52] of self-hosting +[1661.52 --> 1662.24] when it makes sense. +[1662.68 --> 1663.50] So here's what he's done. +[1663.60 --> 1664.00] For mail, +[1664.12 --> 1664.48] contacts, +[1664.56 --> 1665.14] and calendar, +[1665.56 --> 1666.06] he switched +[1666.06 --> 1666.78] from G Suite +[1666.78 --> 1667.68] to Fastmail. +[1668.08 --> 1669.48] For notes and docs, +[1669.54 --> 1670.70] he's using Joplin, +[1671.30 --> 1672.12] using Nextcloud +[1672.12 --> 1672.70] to sync it, +[1673.10 --> 1674.30] for photo sync, +[1674.36 --> 1675.26] he's using Nextcloud. +[1675.62 --> 1676.28] For his phone, +[1676.36 --> 1676.78] he's gone with +[1676.78 --> 1677.96] the iPhone SE 2020, +[1678.26 --> 1678.80] so he's not dealing +[1678.80 --> 1679.44] with Google there. +[1679.90 --> 1680.44] For DNS, +[1680.72 --> 1681.78] he's using NextDNS. +[1681.86 --> 1682.50] We got another vote +[1682.50 --> 1683.56] for NextDNS as well. +[1684.10 --> 1684.98] For maps, +[1685.34 --> 1686.32] he's using a combination +[1686.32 --> 1687.36] of Apple Maps +[1687.36 --> 1689.02] and the OpenStreetMaps +[1689.02 --> 1690.46] app on the App Store. +[1690.98 --> 1691.82] And for the browser, +[1691.98 --> 1692.50] he's sticking with +[1692.50 --> 1693.56] Firefox and Safari. +[1694.28 --> 1695.30] And for his Chromebook, +[1695.40 --> 1695.52] well, +[1695.54 --> 1696.32] he's replaced that +[1696.32 --> 1698.04] with the ThinkPad X260 +[1698.04 --> 1698.62] with Arch +[1698.62 --> 1699.88] and now Fedora on there. +[1700.10 --> 1700.96] He's still working +[1700.96 --> 1701.74] on the home assistance. +[1701.74 --> 1702.54] He's going to maybe +[1702.54 --> 1703.60] consider the HomePods +[1703.60 --> 1705.26] and look at Mycroft. +[1705.58 --> 1705.92] He says, +[1706.00 --> 1706.56] Google Photos +[1706.56 --> 1707.20] has been working great +[1707.20 --> 1708.04] for my wife, +[1708.30 --> 1709.70] but I'm not using it. +[1710.12 --> 1711.04] And he's using +[1711.04 --> 1711.68] FreeTube +[1711.68 --> 1713.50] to bypass YouTube, +[1713.50 --> 1714.36] but it has been +[1714.36 --> 1715.10] a bit of a challenge, +[1715.18 --> 1715.58] I suspect. +[1716.28 --> 1717.40] Some good tips there, +[1717.48 --> 1719.04] although Fastmail +[1719.04 --> 1720.76] isn't self-hosting. +[1720.84 --> 1721.34] It is, +[1721.54 --> 1721.80] you know, +[1721.80 --> 1722.88] having somebody else host it. +[1722.90 --> 1723.28] But if you're going +[1723.28 --> 1724.08] to have somebody host something, +[1724.20 --> 1725.54] email's a good one to do. +[1726.22 --> 1727.32] Don't really do. +[1727.66 --> 1728.22] Don't do. +[1728.50 --> 1729.38] Don't do email. +[1730.48 --> 1731.10] What I noticed +[1731.10 --> 1731.78] from that feedback +[1731.78 --> 1732.82] is that it took him, +[1733.44 --> 1733.66] well, +[1733.98 --> 1735.06] he's on a two-year journey. +[1735.50 --> 1735.98] And so, +[1736.24 --> 1736.52] gentlemen, +[1736.86 --> 1738.42] what does that tell you +[1738.42 --> 1739.62] about what you've just got on? +[1739.86 --> 1741.50] That Alex has really, +[1741.60 --> 1742.34] really gotten us +[1742.34 --> 1742.82] into something. +[1742.94 --> 1743.58] What have I done? +[1744.08 --> 1745.42] I've opened Pandora's box +[1745.42 --> 1745.66] here, +[1745.74 --> 1746.02] aren't I? +[1747.32 --> 1747.76] Oh, +[1747.76 --> 1748.36] man. +[1749.48 --> 1750.06] All right. +[1750.16 --> 1750.36] So, +[1750.46 --> 1751.18] Carson and others +[1751.18 --> 1752.52] wrote in about maps. +[1752.68 --> 1753.24] Carson says +[1753.24 --> 1754.52] he settled on HereMaps +[1754.52 --> 1755.34] as a replacement, +[1755.54 --> 1756.80] wego.here.com. +[1756.80 --> 1758.22] A lot of people wrote in +[1758.22 --> 1759.16] about open street maps. +[1759.32 --> 1759.42] Brent, +[1759.48 --> 1760.40] that's what you use? +[1760.76 --> 1760.94] Yeah, +[1761.02 --> 1762.50] that's what I have been using +[1762.50 --> 1763.58] until all these suggestions +[1763.58 --> 1764.18] came in. +[1764.40 --> 1765.16] And I, +[1765.78 --> 1766.10] well, +[1766.76 --> 1767.76] maybe I'll keep that +[1767.76 --> 1768.52] until we talk about +[1768.52 --> 1769.60] the maps a little bit more. +[1769.78 --> 1769.90] Well, +[1769.92 --> 1770.56] I want to talk about it +[1770.56 --> 1771.22] right now because +[1771.22 --> 1772.52] that's the route +[1772.52 --> 1773.34] I decided to go +[1773.34 --> 1774.00] during a +[1774.00 --> 1775.50] freaking road trip. +[1775.76 --> 1776.96] And I even really +[1776.96 --> 1778.12] briefly tried Waze, +[1778.20 --> 1778.62] even though I know +[1778.62 --> 1779.18] it's owned by Google, +[1779.22 --> 1779.76] I just wanted to +[1779.76 --> 1780.66] just do a comparison. +[1781.04 --> 1781.92] And Waze actually +[1781.92 --> 1782.98] screwed us up the worst +[1782.98 --> 1783.88] out of all of them +[1783.88 --> 1785.12] during the middle +[1785.12 --> 1786.26] of Denver rush hour. +[1786.26 --> 1787.00] It had me get off +[1787.00 --> 1787.46] the highway +[1787.46 --> 1788.76] to bypass the traffic. +[1789.18 --> 1789.88] And then I got off +[1789.88 --> 1790.18] the highway +[1790.18 --> 1790.74] and I was stuck +[1790.74 --> 1791.38] in more traffic. +[1791.54 --> 1792.00] And then it did +[1792.00 --> 1792.70] a quick update +[1792.70 --> 1793.04] and it said, +[1793.20 --> 1793.76] get on the highway. +[1794.28 --> 1794.36] Yeah, +[1794.42 --> 1795.18] it felt to me +[1795.18 --> 1796.28] like an attempt +[1796.28 --> 1797.58] at a Dukes of Hazzard +[1797.58 --> 1799.04] style walk around +[1799.04 --> 1799.70] the traffic, +[1800.04 --> 1801.26] but it didn't work +[1801.26 --> 1802.04] out too well for us. +[1802.88 --> 1803.28] Oh, +[1803.52 --> 1803.88] goodness. +[1804.30 --> 1804.80] So I know +[1804.80 --> 1805.24] a lot of you +[1805.24 --> 1806.02] wrote in with +[1806.02 --> 1807.26] the apps that you love +[1807.26 --> 1808.22] and I tried them +[1808.22 --> 1809.64] and boy, +[1809.70 --> 1810.30] do they stink. +[1810.44 --> 1811.08] Magic Earth +[1811.08 --> 1812.16] was one that I liked +[1812.16 --> 1813.82] and that uses +[1813.82 --> 1814.64] open street maps +[1814.64 --> 1816.04] with a proprietary GUI +[1816.04 --> 1816.70] on top, +[1816.88 --> 1817.68] Magic Earth, +[1818.02 --> 1818.40] have a link +[1818.40 --> 1819.22] in the show notes. +[1820.12 --> 1822.28] But they all have +[1822.28 --> 1823.52] one critical flaw. +[1823.70 --> 1824.44] Even Apple Maps +[1824.44 --> 1825.44] has this critical flaw +[1825.44 --> 1826.62] and it's search. +[1827.88 --> 1828.68] For example, +[1828.78 --> 1829.80] I'm here in Colorado Springs +[1829.80 --> 1830.82] and I searched +[1830.82 --> 1831.66] for Pikes Peak, +[1831.78 --> 1833.52] which is a very popular +[1833.52 --> 1834.38] tourist destination. +[1835.56 --> 1836.82] Apple Maps sent me +[1836.82 --> 1838.36] in the wrong direction. +[1838.46 --> 1838.80] They sent me +[1838.80 --> 1839.80] to some like business +[1839.80 --> 1840.42] that was named +[1840.42 --> 1841.08] Pikes Peak +[1841.08 --> 1841.84] that was like +[1841.84 --> 1842.90] 10 miles +[1842.90 --> 1843.66] in the wrong direction, +[1843.96 --> 1845.42] literally the opposite direction. +[1846.86 --> 1848.20] The Magic Earth +[1848.20 --> 1849.40] using open street maps +[1849.40 --> 1850.50] wanted to send me +[1850.50 --> 1851.22] to a location +[1851.22 --> 1852.78] 5,200 miles away +[1852.78 --> 1853.88] from my current location. +[1854.44 --> 1855.64] I was 25, +[1855.84 --> 1856.50] 30 minutes away +[1856.50 --> 1857.08] when I started +[1857.08 --> 1857.90] from Pikes Peak +[1857.90 --> 1858.78] and after I was done +[1858.78 --> 1859.22] trying to use +[1859.22 --> 1860.02] these other nav apps, +[1860.14 --> 1861.42] I ended up an hour away +[1861.42 --> 1863.24] and I was really bad. +[1864.00 --> 1864.44] Eventually, +[1864.56 --> 1865.00] what happened +[1865.00 --> 1866.00] is my wife +[1866.00 --> 1866.56] looked it up +[1866.56 --> 1867.20] on her phone +[1867.20 --> 1867.98] on Google Maps +[1867.98 --> 1870.08] and got an address +[1870.08 --> 1871.44] and then telegrammed it to me +[1871.44 --> 1872.22] and then I put that +[1872.22 --> 1873.28] into Apple Maps +[1873.28 --> 1875.48] and manually did it that way. +[1875.48 --> 1875.94] You're an animal. +[1876.78 --> 1877.16] Yeah, +[1877.20 --> 1877.60] it was interesting +[1877.60 --> 1879.12] because she kept using +[1879.12 --> 1880.12] Google Maps +[1880.12 --> 1880.88] during this. +[1881.30 --> 1882.12] Anytime I drove +[1882.12 --> 1882.90] or anytime I was looking +[1882.90 --> 1883.50] anything up +[1883.50 --> 1883.88] or looking, +[1884.00 --> 1885.28] I used anything +[1885.28 --> 1885.98] but Google Maps +[1885.98 --> 1886.48] and she stuck +[1886.48 --> 1886.96] with Google Maps +[1886.96 --> 1887.38] so I was always +[1887.38 --> 1888.20] comparing the two +[1888.20 --> 1890.14] and they clearly +[1890.14 --> 1891.64] have the superior +[1891.64 --> 1894.02] search. +[1894.72 --> 1895.16] However, +[1896.32 --> 1897.00] Apple Maps +[1897.00 --> 1897.86] surprised me +[1897.86 --> 1898.34] and I looked +[1898.34 --> 1899.10] into the privacy +[1899.10 --> 1899.82] and security +[1899.82 --> 1900.54] of Apple Maps +[1900.54 --> 1901.24] because that was +[1901.24 --> 1901.84] really what part +[1901.84 --> 1902.36] of this was about +[1902.36 --> 1903.38] was reducing +[1903.38 --> 1904.20] my cloud footprint +[1904.20 --> 1904.70] with this. +[1904.98 --> 1906.28] The thing I liked +[1906.28 --> 1906.94] about Apple Maps +[1906.94 --> 1907.54] is surprisingly +[1907.54 --> 1908.04] you don't even +[1908.04 --> 1908.62] have to be signed +[1908.62 --> 1909.80] into any Apple ID +[1909.80 --> 1910.30] or iCloud +[1910.30 --> 1910.94] to use it. +[1911.52 --> 1911.92] The data +[1911.92 --> 1912.86] that they do collect +[1912.86 --> 1913.84] is associated +[1913.84 --> 1914.60] with a randomly +[1914.60 --> 1915.68] generated identifier. +[1915.96 --> 1916.46] They reset +[1916.46 --> 1917.66] like every few minutes +[1917.66 --> 1919.06] and it is not tied +[1919.06 --> 1919.68] to your Apple ID. +[1920.42 --> 1921.34] They convert +[1921.34 --> 1922.64] precise locations +[1922.64 --> 1924.22] into less exact locations +[1924.22 --> 1925.34] before they store them +[1925.34 --> 1926.46] and then they apply +[1926.46 --> 1927.34] that to your current +[1927.34 --> 1928.02] device location +[1928.02 --> 1928.58] information +[1928.58 --> 1929.16] and origin +[1929.16 --> 1930.68] within 24 hours +[1930.68 --> 1933.24] and any of the +[1933.24 --> 1934.32] personalized features +[1934.32 --> 1935.56] like where your car +[1935.56 --> 1936.08] is parked +[1936.08 --> 1937.26] or suggested +[1937.26 --> 1938.54] departure times +[1938.54 --> 1940.52] your favorite locations +[1940.52 --> 1942.06] any of that kind +[1942.06 --> 1942.36] of stuff +[1942.36 --> 1943.04] that you generate +[1943.04 --> 1944.18] it's all stored +[1944.18 --> 1944.70] on device. +[1944.82 --> 1945.52] They don't send it up +[1945.52 --> 1946.14] to the Apple servers +[1946.14 --> 1946.42] at all. +[1947.24 --> 1947.66] It seems to me +[1947.66 --> 1948.28] the way they've +[1948.28 --> 1949.04] defined how +[1949.04 --> 1950.00] Apple Maps works +[1950.00 --> 1951.24] is sort of +[1951.24 --> 1951.90] their privacy +[1951.90 --> 1952.96] first approach +[1952.96 --> 1954.08] that they've been +[1954.08 --> 1955.00] sharing +[1955.00 --> 1956.26] throughout the years. +[1956.50 --> 1956.66] Yeah. +[1956.78 --> 1957.40] I'm not going to say +[1957.40 --> 1958.02] it's perfect. +[1958.26 --> 1958.98] But it feels like +[1958.98 --> 1960.00] they got most of it right +[1960.00 --> 1961.54] considering all of the +[1961.54 --> 1962.76] sort of technical stuff +[1962.76 --> 1963.66] that has to happen +[1963.66 --> 1964.60] to get you around +[1964.60 --> 1965.58] on a Maps app. +[1965.76 --> 1967.82] Or another way +[1967.82 --> 1969.18] is it feels like +[1969.18 --> 1970.04] they designed a product +[1970.04 --> 1971.40] to say screw you +[1971.40 --> 1971.82] to Google +[1971.82 --> 1972.84] on data collection +[1972.84 --> 1973.56] and stuff like that. +[1973.62 --> 1974.14] And did it work? +[1974.54 --> 1974.76] Well, +[1974.94 --> 1976.26] the display +[1976.26 --> 1977.28] is probably the best. +[1977.36 --> 1977.82] The other thing +[1977.82 --> 1978.18] that I found +[1978.18 --> 1979.20] surprisingly good +[1979.20 --> 1981.48] is the voice routing. +[1981.82 --> 1983.42] It has really good +[1983.42 --> 1983.82] clear, +[1983.98 --> 1984.94] like very clear +[1984.94 --> 1985.58] about which lane +[1985.58 --> 1986.02] to be in, +[1986.10 --> 1986.98] which isn't too uncommon. +[1987.72 --> 1989.32] And it's very clear +[1989.32 --> 1990.44] about intersections. +[1990.78 --> 1992.10] And here in the +[1992.10 --> 1993.28] Colorado-Denver area, +[1993.46 --> 1994.78] they stack the intersections. +[1995.16 --> 1996.46] So you drive +[1996.46 --> 1997.12] through an intersection +[1997.12 --> 1998.56] and then three +[1998.56 --> 1999.44] or four car lengths +[1999.44 --> 1999.78] later, +[1999.88 --> 2001.24] there is another intersection. +[2001.88 --> 2002.54] And so when you look +[2002.54 --> 2003.14] on a map, +[2003.26 --> 2004.04] you're not really sure +[2004.04 --> 2004.72] like what light +[2004.72 --> 2005.36] to turn on. +[2005.52 --> 2006.96] And the voice prompt +[2006.96 --> 2007.70] is very clear. +[2007.80 --> 2008.26] It'll say, +[2008.26 --> 2009.96] go through this light +[2009.96 --> 2011.06] and at the next light, +[2011.52 --> 2012.12] take a left, +[2012.38 --> 2013.38] be in the middle lane. +[2014.06 --> 2014.88] And when you're, +[2014.88 --> 2015.50] when you're new +[2015.50 --> 2016.40] to an area +[2016.40 --> 2017.08] and it's dark +[2017.08 --> 2018.18] and you're coming up +[2018.18 --> 2018.96] on two intersections +[2018.96 --> 2019.40] and you know +[2019.40 --> 2020.42] you've got a left turn +[2020.42 --> 2021.50] or a right turn, +[2021.64 --> 2022.66] that kind of clarity +[2022.66 --> 2024.52] just makes it low stress. +[2024.62 --> 2025.28] Then additionally, +[2025.52 --> 2026.76] they tie in with the watch +[2026.76 --> 2027.78] so it taps your arm +[2027.78 --> 2028.92] when you need to turn. +[2029.36 --> 2030.62] And when you were driving, +[2031.00 --> 2031.68] I was able to just +[2031.68 --> 2032.36] look at my watch +[2032.36 --> 2032.78] and tell you +[2032.78 --> 2033.62] what the next turn is. +[2033.84 --> 2033.92] Yeah, +[2033.96 --> 2034.64] that was really handy. +[2034.92 --> 2036.36] I will admit that +[2036.36 --> 2037.56] halfway through the trip, +[2037.56 --> 2038.46] I kind of gave up +[2038.46 --> 2039.12] on my phone +[2039.12 --> 2040.30] and my map app +[2040.30 --> 2040.74] because, +[2041.08 --> 2041.18] well, +[2041.22 --> 2041.82] we were doing this, +[2041.86 --> 2042.52] this experiment +[2042.52 --> 2044.84] and my methods +[2044.84 --> 2045.32] were failing. +[2045.70 --> 2047.30] So you were in the nav seat +[2047.30 --> 2048.42] and you were helping me out +[2048.42 --> 2049.22] and that actually +[2049.22 --> 2049.92] worked out all right. +[2050.16 --> 2050.54] I think I'm going +[2050.54 --> 2051.14] to stick with it. +[2051.34 --> 2052.14] I don't think I'm after the, +[2052.26 --> 2052.46] I mean, +[2052.48 --> 2053.38] I said I'd do it for two weeks +[2053.38 --> 2053.82] and I think I'm going +[2053.82 --> 2054.48] to stick with it. +[2055.20 --> 2055.86] I'll let my, +[2055.98 --> 2056.14] you know, +[2056.18 --> 2056.90] my wife will still have +[2056.90 --> 2057.80] Google Maps as a backup, +[2058.08 --> 2058.76] but for me, +[2059.16 --> 2060.22] I'm uninstalling Google Maps +[2060.22 --> 2060.64] off the phone. +[2061.26 --> 2061.58] Wow. +[2061.80 --> 2061.92] Yeah. +[2061.92 --> 2063.14] So that's quite a success. +[2063.34 --> 2063.52] Yeah. +[2063.58 --> 2064.92] It's not open street maps, +[2065.14 --> 2066.12] although I am playing +[2066.12 --> 2066.74] with those still +[2066.74 --> 2067.58] and I do really like +[2067.58 --> 2068.28] the way Magic Earth +[2068.28 --> 2069.18] displays things. +[2069.76 --> 2070.96] So for some circumstances, +[2070.96 --> 2071.68] like if I already know +[2071.68 --> 2072.30] the address +[2072.30 --> 2073.28] and I'm not searching +[2073.28 --> 2073.92] up something, +[2074.66 --> 2075.88] they may have a place still. +[2076.24 --> 2077.62] But I, +[2077.70 --> 2078.28] I was, +[2078.46 --> 2079.42] I was pretty impressed. +[2080.20 --> 2080.76] You know, +[2080.82 --> 2081.76] if you only could have +[2081.76 --> 2082.24] one app +[2082.24 --> 2083.82] and you didn't care +[2083.82 --> 2084.80] about Google tracking you, +[2085.20 --> 2086.26] I'd probably still suggest +[2086.26 --> 2086.98] you use Google Maps. +[2087.84 --> 2088.40] You know, +[2088.52 --> 2088.78] I, +[2088.96 --> 2089.40] for the trip, +[2089.48 --> 2091.18] used the same app +[2091.18 --> 2091.86] that I've been using +[2091.86 --> 2093.24] for probably the last two years +[2093.24 --> 2094.36] since I've tried this +[2094.36 --> 2095.58] de-googling a while ago, +[2096.06 --> 2098.06] mostly successfully. +[2098.58 --> 2100.14] And so I'm on Android +[2100.14 --> 2100.92] and I've been using +[2100.92 --> 2102.38] OpenStreetMap, +[2102.46 --> 2103.44] the OSM, +[2103.60 --> 2104.46] and plus. +[2105.64 --> 2106.32] There are things +[2106.32 --> 2106.94] I love about it +[2106.94 --> 2107.88] and things I hate about it. +[2108.32 --> 2109.14] The one thing, +[2109.22 --> 2110.20] you mentioned search. +[2110.72 --> 2112.22] I find it's great +[2112.22 --> 2113.28] if you know +[2113.28 --> 2114.00] approximately +[2114.00 --> 2114.84] where you want to go. +[2115.00 --> 2115.70] If you're trying to find +[2115.70 --> 2116.70] an exact business +[2116.70 --> 2117.82] or even +[2117.82 --> 2119.06] an exact address +[2119.06 --> 2120.46] on a popular street, +[2120.92 --> 2122.86] it's not necessarily +[2122.86 --> 2123.46] going to have it. +[2123.52 --> 2124.26] It might have some +[2124.26 --> 2125.16] of the street numbers, +[2125.60 --> 2126.76] but certainly not all of them. +[2126.82 --> 2127.68] I found that to be +[2127.68 --> 2128.52] a little bit frustrating, +[2128.80 --> 2129.02] but +[2129.02 --> 2131.40] it gets me there. +[2132.06 --> 2132.88] I will say +[2132.88 --> 2133.84] 90% of the time +[2133.84 --> 2134.52] it works for me, +[2134.60 --> 2135.82] but I like getting lost +[2135.82 --> 2136.60] in new cities, +[2136.76 --> 2137.58] so maybe that's +[2137.58 --> 2138.44] a unique approach. +[2138.86 --> 2139.48] Well, there's that +[2139.48 --> 2140.34] if you don't mind getting lost. +[2140.42 --> 2141.00] That's a feature. +[2141.42 --> 2142.16] Yeah, for Brent. +[2142.64 --> 2143.48] The thing I liked +[2143.48 --> 2144.58] about the OpenStreetMaps app +[2144.58 --> 2145.56] is that you could download +[2145.56 --> 2146.52] your maps offline. +[2146.70 --> 2147.24] Hold on a minute. +[2147.50 --> 2148.04] Hold on a minute. +[2148.96 --> 2149.68] OSM and Plus +[2149.68 --> 2150.84] is $25. +[2152.04 --> 2152.74] That's quite a lot, +[2152.80 --> 2153.06] isn't it, +[2153.06 --> 2153.46] for an app? +[2153.76 --> 2154.20] Well, you know, +[2154.30 --> 2156.42] it's not $25 for me +[2156.42 --> 2157.26] when I get it from +[2157.26 --> 2157.96] F-Droid. +[2158.62 --> 2159.78] Ah, there you go, +[2159.82 --> 2160.12] you see. +[2161.70 --> 2162.44] I've been using +[2162.44 --> 2163.04] ViewRanger +[2163.04 --> 2164.40] for quite a number +[2164.40 --> 2164.72] of years. +[2164.78 --> 2165.68] Whenever I take a hike +[2165.68 --> 2166.50] or something like that, +[2166.60 --> 2166.88] I actually, +[2167.14 --> 2168.24] this is a very +[2168.24 --> 2169.12] long-term usage +[2169.12 --> 2169.62] for me +[2169.62 --> 2170.92] from back +[2170.92 --> 2171.58] when I lived in England. +[2171.58 --> 2173.52] It supports things +[2173.52 --> 2174.76] like Ordnance Survey Maps +[2174.76 --> 2175.66] and you can download +[2175.66 --> 2177.16] US Geological Survey Maps. +[2177.26 --> 2178.02] You can buy them +[2178.02 --> 2179.58] and actually buy the tiles +[2179.58 --> 2181.00] directly in ViewRanger. +[2181.54 --> 2182.78] They're changing their name +[2182.78 --> 2184.10] to Outdoor Active +[2184.10 --> 2185.96] so you can find them +[2185.96 --> 2186.92] at ViewRanger.com. +[2187.22 --> 2188.20] I've found that one +[2188.20 --> 2188.62] pretty good. +[2189.18 --> 2190.02] Brent there mentioned +[2190.02 --> 2190.70] F-Droid. +[2191.16 --> 2192.44] We got several people, +[2192.62 --> 2193.42] including Ross, +[2193.48 --> 2194.36] who wrote in and said, +[2194.48 --> 2195.58] I like the Aurora Store. +[2196.00 --> 2196.68] It's an alternative +[2196.68 --> 2197.90] front-end for Google Play +[2197.90 --> 2199.14] which keeps your data away +[2199.14 --> 2200.08] while giving you access +[2200.08 --> 2200.78] to those apps +[2200.78 --> 2201.54] that are exclusive. +[2202.98 --> 2203.46] He's like, +[2203.50 --> 2203.98] that's the only way +[2203.98 --> 2205.08] I could get the Starlink app. +[2205.96 --> 2206.64] I will admit, +[2206.78 --> 2208.24] I have Aurora Droid installed +[2208.24 --> 2209.00] and I prefer it +[2209.00 --> 2209.48] over F-Droid +[2209.48 --> 2210.50] most of the time. +[2210.80 --> 2211.16] It has a few +[2211.16 --> 2211.92] little tiny bugs, +[2212.04 --> 2212.58] but I didn't know +[2212.58 --> 2213.28] that was a feature, +[2213.46 --> 2214.20] so that's great to hear. +[2214.62 --> 2215.80] Ross says that he switched +[2215.80 --> 2217.14] to ProtonMail from Gmail +[2217.14 --> 2218.66] and I've used ProtonMail +[2218.66 --> 2219.48] and I like it a lot. +[2220.72 --> 2221.68] So there's something there. +[2222.46 --> 2223.30] There was also, +[2223.56 --> 2224.90] a lot of people wrote in +[2224.90 --> 2225.88] about their different approaches +[2225.88 --> 2226.94] to contact syncing +[2226.94 --> 2227.76] and Brent, +[2227.80 --> 2228.30] did you cover +[2228.30 --> 2229.06] in last week's episode +[2229.06 --> 2229.60] how you do that? +[2229.78 --> 2230.32] I think I did, +[2230.38 --> 2231.00] but I'll do it again. +[2231.34 --> 2232.30] I'm using NextCloud +[2232.30 --> 2233.08] for contact syncing +[2233.08 --> 2234.16] and I've found that +[2234.16 --> 2235.50] to be pretty bulletproof actually. +[2235.66 --> 2236.66] I was worried at first +[2236.66 --> 2237.82] when I did it a while ago +[2237.82 --> 2239.36] because contacts +[2239.36 --> 2241.44] is arguably the thing +[2241.44 --> 2242.46] that's most important to me +[2242.46 --> 2244.12] getting all of that right +[2244.12 --> 2245.32] and it's been bulletproof. +[2246.20 --> 2247.04] Well, Dale writes in, +[2247.14 --> 2248.66] I just listened to episode 51 +[2248.66 --> 2250.46] and I think Brent mentioned +[2250.46 --> 2251.12] NextCloud. +[2251.54 --> 2252.46] Yes, confirmed. +[2252.66 --> 2253.64] We just had that confirmed +[2253.64 --> 2254.02] by Brent. +[2254.10 --> 2254.44] Thank you. +[2254.98 --> 2256.20] And I wondered if any of you +[2256.20 --> 2258.06] have heard or used Etsy Sync, +[2258.10 --> 2260.16] that's E-T-E-Sync.com. +[2260.54 --> 2262.12] It's a self-hostable project +[2262.12 --> 2263.24] whose value proposition +[2263.24 --> 2264.18] is secure, +[2264.40 --> 2265.42] end-to-end encrypted +[2265.42 --> 2267.44] and privacy respecting sync +[2267.44 --> 2268.20] for your contacts, +[2268.42 --> 2268.84] calendars, +[2269.02 --> 2270.24] tasks and notes. +[2270.66 --> 2271.56] I've been using it +[2271.56 --> 2272.88] for about two years now +[2272.88 --> 2274.24] and more recently +[2274.24 --> 2274.94] I've been using it +[2274.94 --> 2275.84] on my GNOME desktop. +[2275.84 --> 2276.98] I pay for them +[2276.98 --> 2277.90] to manage the hosting +[2277.90 --> 2278.42] and syncing +[2278.42 --> 2279.30] but you could absolutely +[2279.30 --> 2280.14] host it yourself. +[2280.58 --> 2281.58] Highly recommend it. +[2281.70 --> 2282.46] Thanks for the great show +[2282.46 --> 2283.04] and all the best. +[2283.30 --> 2283.52] Dale. +[2284.58 --> 2285.72] E-T-E-Sync.com +[2285.72 --> 2286.44] We'll have a link to that +[2286.44 --> 2286.92] in the show notes. +[2286.96 --> 2287.64] I looked at it +[2287.64 --> 2289.00] before the show +[2289.00 --> 2290.40] and it's a solution +[2290.40 --> 2291.34] that really is kind of +[2291.34 --> 2292.94] targeted at just +[2292.94 --> 2295.02] a end-to-end +[2295.02 --> 2296.40] encrypted sync +[2296.40 --> 2297.82] of contact calendar +[2297.82 --> 2298.48] task notes. +[2298.60 --> 2299.38] Like it just solves +[2299.38 --> 2300.02] that problem. +[2300.20 --> 2301.26] That's what they focus on. +[2301.54 --> 2302.54] And they've got apps +[2302.54 --> 2303.66] in the Apple App Store, +[2304.14 --> 2304.62] Google Play, +[2304.62 --> 2305.72] they're on F-Droid too +[2305.72 --> 2307.20] and of course +[2307.20 --> 2307.88] you can get it +[2307.88 --> 2308.36] on your desktop. +[2308.90 --> 2310.32] It looks pretty legit actually. +[2310.54 --> 2311.54] I think I just decrypted +[2311.54 --> 2312.62] what their name means. +[2312.76 --> 2313.48] E-to-E-Sync +[2313.48 --> 2314.36] is end-to-end sync +[2314.36 --> 2314.88] isn't it? +[2315.08 --> 2316.74] Ah, I was wondering. +[2317.08 --> 2317.42] Duh. +[2318.58 --> 2319.42] It's one of those moments +[2319.42 --> 2320.02] you figure it out +[2320.02 --> 2320.38] and you're like +[2320.38 --> 2321.48] oh I feel like a dummy now. +[2323.18 --> 2324.18] You know if I could +[2324.18 --> 2325.00] mention one thing +[2325.00 --> 2325.80] about Nextcloud +[2325.80 --> 2327.74] on Android at least +[2327.74 --> 2328.66] that made it +[2328.66 --> 2330.28] possible for me +[2330.28 --> 2331.42] and integrates it +[2331.42 --> 2332.34] at a system level +[2332.34 --> 2332.94] everywhere +[2332.94 --> 2334.58] is this little app +[2334.58 --> 2335.68] called DevX5. +[2336.06 --> 2337.46] It takes the Nextcloud +[2337.46 --> 2337.96] syncing +[2337.96 --> 2339.64] which is CalDev +[2339.64 --> 2341.00] and CardDev +[2341.00 --> 2341.96] and just +[2341.96 --> 2342.70] sort of +[2342.70 --> 2343.42] makes that +[2343.42 --> 2343.96] available +[2343.96 --> 2344.90] at a system level +[2344.90 --> 2346.10] in the same exact +[2346.10 --> 2346.60] places +[2346.60 --> 2347.42] and ways +[2347.42 --> 2348.20] that all of the +[2348.20 --> 2349.08] Google stuff +[2349.08 --> 2349.62] appears +[2349.62 --> 2350.70] so it's just seamless. +[2351.16 --> 2351.60] So that would be +[2351.60 --> 2352.30] a huge recommendation +[2352.30 --> 2352.88] from me. +[2353.04 --> 2353.88] Say it again for me. +[2355.02 --> 2355.54] DevX5 +[2355.54 --> 2357.06] available in F-Droid +[2357.06 --> 2358.20] and maybe +[2358.20 --> 2359.10] in other stores. +[2359.20 --> 2359.70] Can you put a link +[2359.70 --> 2360.22] in the show notes +[2360.22 --> 2360.76] for us Brent? +[2361.24 --> 2361.86] Oh probably. +[2362.56 --> 2363.26] So what did you guys +[2363.26 --> 2364.10] think of the meetup? +[2364.56 --> 2365.18] It was pretty cool +[2365.18 --> 2366.14] to meet some of our +[2366.14 --> 2367.06] listeners huh? +[2367.34 --> 2368.18] Yeah we saw +[2368.18 --> 2369.16] a Chris and the Badger +[2369.16 --> 2369.70] shirt there +[2369.70 --> 2370.80] which was exciting +[2370.80 --> 2371.24] because I hadn't +[2371.24 --> 2371.86] considered that +[2371.86 --> 2372.48] somebody would get +[2372.48 --> 2372.96] a shirt with the +[2372.96 --> 2373.54] intention of bringing +[2373.54 --> 2374.08] it to the meetup. +[2374.18 --> 2374.68] That was great. +[2374.90 --> 2375.68] That was Optimus Grey +[2375.68 --> 2376.36] rocking the Chris +[2376.36 --> 2376.92] and the Badger. +[2377.44 --> 2377.88] Yeah I thought +[2377.88 --> 2378.52] that was super cool. +[2378.62 --> 2379.28] He posed for a picture +[2379.28 --> 2379.88] with us and we had +[2379.88 --> 2380.44] to stand on the +[2380.44 --> 2381.28] correct sides as well. +[2381.38 --> 2381.72] You know I was +[2381.72 --> 2382.50] on the Badger side +[2382.50 --> 2382.96] and you were on +[2382.96 --> 2383.56] the Chris side. +[2383.84 --> 2383.98] Right. +[2384.04 --> 2384.60] My daughter thought +[2384.60 --> 2385.48] it was so cool +[2385.48 --> 2386.10] that people wanted +[2386.10 --> 2387.02] to take selfies +[2387.02 --> 2387.76] with us. +[2387.86 --> 2388.06] So I was like +[2388.06 --> 2388.96] really that's the +[2388.96 --> 2389.66] thing you think +[2389.66 --> 2390.24] is cool? +[2390.50 --> 2390.80] Alright. +[2391.20 --> 2391.60] Okay. +[2391.94 --> 2392.44] Well I thought +[2392.44 --> 2393.42] the free donuts +[2393.42 --> 2394.12] were pretty cool. +[2394.36 --> 2395.10] Linode put on +[2395.10 --> 2396.04] a heck of a show +[2396.04 --> 2396.52] for us. +[2396.78 --> 2397.54] Yeah you know +[2397.54 --> 2398.62] Brent and I +[2398.62 --> 2399.30] and Wes went +[2399.30 --> 2400.30] to grab those donuts +[2400.30 --> 2401.04] and that was +[2401.04 --> 2401.64] quite the journey +[2401.64 --> 2402.08] because it was +[2402.08 --> 2403.44] 150 donuts +[2403.44 --> 2404.62] and it was in +[2404.62 --> 2405.50] downtown Denver +[2405.50 --> 2406.80] during Friday +[2406.80 --> 2407.42] rush hour. +[2407.54 --> 2407.90] I don't know +[2407.90 --> 2408.42] what we were +[2408.42 --> 2408.80] thinking. +[2409.80 --> 2410.62] And so at a +[2410.62 --> 2411.16] certain point +[2411.16 --> 2412.12] I saw a little +[2412.12 --> 2412.86] bit of Canadian +[2412.86 --> 2414.06] road rage emerge +[2414.06 --> 2414.60] out of Brent +[2414.60 --> 2415.44] when this truck +[2415.44 --> 2416.92] Brent had gotten +[2416.92 --> 2417.46] into a battle +[2417.46 --> 2418.04] with a truck +[2418.04 --> 2418.40] downtown +[2418.40 --> 2419.86] and he had +[2419.86 --> 2420.18] to kind of +[2420.18 --> 2420.56] cut in front +[2420.56 --> 2420.94] of the truck +[2420.94 --> 2421.64] because a lane +[2421.64 --> 2422.14] was ending +[2422.14 --> 2422.80] and the truck +[2422.80 --> 2423.54] driver never +[2423.54 --> 2424.16] forgave him +[2424.16 --> 2424.74] for it. +[2426.00 --> 2426.72] Does Brent +[2426.72 --> 2427.40] get angry? +[2427.82 --> 2428.12] I mean +[2428.12 --> 2428.96] disgruntled? +[2429.28 --> 2430.14] I got slightly +[2430.14 --> 2430.72] more aggressive +[2430.72 --> 2431.42] in my driving. +[2431.70 --> 2431.98] Oh wow. +[2432.28 --> 2433.06] It was one +[2433.06 --> 2433.82] of those situations +[2433.82 --> 2434.34] where you just +[2434.34 --> 2434.88] got to get over +[2434.88 --> 2435.30] and you got to +[2435.30 --> 2435.62] do everything +[2435.62 --> 2436.10] you can +[2436.10 --> 2437.06] and it wasn't +[2437.06 --> 2437.60] too bad +[2437.60 --> 2438.40] actually I thought +[2438.40 --> 2439.52] but that truck +[2439.52 --> 2440.28] decided to +[2440.28 --> 2441.94] very aggressively +[2441.94 --> 2442.74] pass us +[2442.74 --> 2443.18] on the right +[2443.18 --> 2443.78] hand side. +[2443.92 --> 2444.12] You had to +[2444.12 --> 2444.94] work at it too. +[2445.14 --> 2445.46] Oh yeah. +[2445.46 --> 2446.88] and promptly +[2446.88 --> 2447.82] cut us off +[2447.82 --> 2449.30] again on the +[2449.30 --> 2449.70] left hand side. +[2449.70 --> 2450.24] We're just trying +[2450.24 --> 2450.76] to make a donut +[2450.76 --> 2451.06] run. +[2451.62 --> 2452.58] I don't think he +[2452.58 --> 2453.22] realized what we +[2453.22 --> 2453.66] were trying to +[2453.66 --> 2454.08] accomplish. +[2454.38 --> 2454.72] I know. +[2454.96 --> 2455.28] I know. +[2455.46 --> 2456.12] Hey before we go +[2456.12 --> 2456.54] I want to say +[2456.54 --> 2457.30] thank you to our +[2457.30 --> 2457.62] members. +[2458.00 --> 2459.16] Our SREs make +[2459.16 --> 2460.18] this show possible. +[2460.80 --> 2461.54] Selfhosted.show +[2461.54 --> 2462.62] slash SRE if you'd +[2462.62 --> 2463.34] like to sign up. +[2463.72 --> 2464.42] You get a discount +[2464.42 --> 2465.32] on our merch +[2465.32 --> 2466.70] at jupitergarage.com 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