• Bread-making as a stress reliever
• Sourdough vs standard crusty loaf
• Trader Joe's and its comparison to Aldi and Marks & Spencer's food hall
• Cookie butter spread on bread
• Cloud learning and cloudguru.com
• Recent trip to Bozeman, Montana with family and RV upgrades
• Industrial-grade internet setup in the RV
• Establishing a connection between Wi-Fi and cellular networks for RV travel
• Importance of maintaining connectivity in areas with limited or no cell signal
• Pre-trip technology setup and maintenance, including:
	+ T48 window (48 hours before trip): major tech changes allowed, backups, and sanity checks
	+ T24 window (24 hours before trip): last-minute setup and preparations
• Expanding the checklist beyond just technical aspects to include:
	+ Gas stations and routes
	+ Weather conditions and construction
	+ Propane availability and reservation confirmation
• Preparing for a road trip by updating and managing digital media
• Managing media storage capacity in an RV
• Tips for organizing and loading content on Plex server
• Verifying LTE networks and router functionality before departure
• Backing up data and preparing for offline access to essential information
• Using Home Assistant dashboard on Fire tablets to manage devices remotely
• Experiencing issues with voice assistants and GPS locations during previous trip
• Comparing performance of different smart home devices
• Home Assistant and power management system
• Alex's setup with Raspberry Pis and Victory Venus
• Gamifying family chores using Home Assistant Lovelace dashboard
• Power system performance on recent trip, including solar power and alternator charging
• Overheating issues with power system, including safety shutdowns
• Cooling solutions for power bay and equipment
• Infrastructure as code setup for Project Off Grid
• Data collection from power system and integration with Home Assistant
• The speaker installed a Unify system with ease, avoiding the hassle of fishing cables through walls.
• They promoted Linde as their cloud server provider, highlighting its competitive pricing, flexible tools, and excellent customer support.
• The speaker prefers command-line interfaces (CLI) but has used GUI-based firewalls in the past.
• He recently set up a Raspberry Pi 3B Plus to act as his DNS and DHCP server using Ansible for automation.
• The speaker reflected on his enjoyment of writing code and the challenges he faced while working with Ansible, particularly checking for duplicate MAC addresses.
• Using Ansible to automate tasks and generate config files for a Raspberry Pi
• Controlling the flow of variables using facts with Ansible
• Setting up an isolated network within ESXi lab to test DHCP
• Introducing the Lexi tool and its shutdown announcement
• Discussing alternative solutions, including self-hosting options like Bin
• A team's internal tool, Jupyter Broadcasting Pastebin (paste.docs.lol), is mentioned and demonstrated.
• The tool is open-source (MIT licensed) and offers features such as a stats page for tracking public snippet views.
• Self-hosting the tool is made easy with its implementation in Phoenix and Elixir, allowing it to run in Docker containers.
• A demo of the tool's stats page shows that 11 public snippets have been viewed by eight people.
• Bin, another feature discussed, allows Net cat to pipe text to a self-hosted Pastebin solution and has a synced text mode for real-time collaboration.
• ProvadoVPN is mentioned as a sponsor, offering zero log VPN services protected by Swiss privacy laws.
• Kevin from Belgium discusses using Grey hole for pooling storage over the network
• He compares it to Mergers with Samba share, and notes that Grey hole also handles network layer and web UI organization
• Alex expresses skepticism about Grey hole's relevance in today's context
• Greg recommends Grey hole due to its ability to isolate each drive as a standalone file system, reducing data loss risk
• Alex concludes that Grey hole feels like an old-school approach, built on outdated technology
• Several listeners have shared positive experiences with Grey hole, but Alex remains unconvinced about its usefulness
• Discussing the challenges of managing a remote system with unknown OS
• ZFS licensing issues and potential container solutions
• Rob's question about using containers for media management with Unpaid
• Advice on learning container technology, including resources like PerfectMediaServer.com and LinuxServer.io
• The benefits of containers in allowing users to "walk before they can run" without needing extensive knowledge of sysadmin
• Balancing the ease of use of pre-built containers with the importance of understanding how the system works for security reasons
• Learning and tooling for better insight into what's being done
• Unpaid as a good product and helpful tool for getting data off Google and onto personal land
• One-way phone backup, specifically on Android using Folder Sync app
• Alternative to Nextcloud clients for backing up mobile device files
• Chat about Alex's first computer and how he got started with computers
• Self-hosted show membership and benefits
• Upcoming episode discussing self-hosted Google Photos alternatives