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jp191919on What I Self-Host

For several years, Docker with portainer

jp191919on Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?

Same here. It's been very reliable for me.

jp191919on Things That Annoy Me About Cars

Newer Tesla glass roofs don't radiate any heat. So I've heard.

jp191919on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives

Tesla FSD is almost life changing, I'm so calm on my commute now. It's great. If I get cut off I don't care, I'm not driving.

jp191919on I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system

I'm pretty sure you can do this with Frigate as well.

jp191919on US data centers tripled annual water consumption to 17B gallons

I'm referring to the majority of the population that lives in modern developed areas.

jp191919on US data centers tripled annual water consumption to 17B gallons

We do not need meat.

jp191919on US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects

I see this all the time with "common sense" gun control.

jp191919on Elevators

Reminds of something I haven't thought about in a very long time... SimTower

jp191919on Donate to GrapheneOS

If you use a case you could put a card behind your phone. I still use google wallet for various cards, just not tap-to-pay.

jp191919on My USB Drive Has a Hidden Encrypted Vault

SSDs are hard to completely sanitize

jp191919on My USB Drive Has a Hidden Encrypted Vault

Probably better just to use a veracrypt hidden volume, and preferably not a SSD.

jp191919on Android Developer Verification: Threat masquerading as protection

Common? maybe for seniors. I probably handle a physical check once a year.

jp191919on BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

BYD is doing some amazing things

jp191919on BMW iX5 Blows Away the Competition with 460-KW Charging, 435-Mile Range

That's completely false to say Tesla has done 0 ever. They have a fleet, admittedly small, of unsupervised robotaxis operating.

jp191919on Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users

Being that the Enyaq is basically an ID.4. I think it would be safe to assume the app would not work on GrapheneOS as well.

jp191919on Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users

Tesla has been the benchmark for a long time. Longer than I thought they would be actually.

jp191919on Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly

New Outlook doesn't even have feature parity with Outlook Classic.

jp191919on Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users

Not sure if Tesla is on your list, but FWIW Tesla app works fine on GrapheneOS

jp191919on Fluid Simulation for Dummies (2006)

Reminds me of The Structural Dynamics of Flow by Leslie Claret

jp191919on Roku LT Operating System open source distribution

I use pfblockerNG(like pi-hole but for pfsense) to block ads to my roku. And I set up pi-hole at family members houses to block ads and telemetry on theirs.

jp191919on Roku LT Operating System open source distribution

Jellyfin is great.

jp191919on SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

I think it's some type of personality disorder.

jp191919on SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)

Nice! I'm going to have to try that now.

jp191919on The real cost of owning a home

Exactly. After 8 years there is absolutely no way I could rent a comparable house in my area for what my mortgage costs.

jp191919on The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden

I switched from KeepassXC and KeepassDX to Vaultwarden, primarily to make it easier to get family members to transition to using password managers.

jp191919on Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet

They do. As long as installed properly with a GFCI breaker.

jp191919on Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet

It costed less for me to install a tesla wall connector over a NEMA receptacle, as the NEMA 14-30 and 14-50 require a neutral wire and a GFCI breaker.