Things that please you...

The Pi Hole project

Pretty easy to set up, seems to work as well as an ad-blocker in the browser while offloading the resource usage. Plus cool graphs and stats

Will def be running this long term 24/7

https://pi-hole.net/

Think I'll also run it as a FOSS seedbox too since it'll be connected to fibre 24/7 anyway
 
HavocXphere said:
wow - raspian images are in high demand. 12 hours of seeding one & at 1.5 share ratio.
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Must say I'm strangely delighted by this & surprised by the oddly high demand. Feel like I'm doing my little bit to help. At 6x ratio after 24hrs. (300mb image, uploaded 2gb)
 
HavocXphere said:
The Pi Hole project

Pretty easy to set up, seems to work as well as an ad-blocker in the browser while offloading the resource usage. Plus cool graphs and stats

Will def be running this long term 24/7

https://pi-hole.net/

Think I'll also run it as a FOSS seedbox too since it'll be connected to fibre 24/7 anyway
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This is more on the advanced side for me.... Do you need a Raspberry for it to work?
 
RedViking said:
This is more on the advanced side for me.... Do you need a Raspberry for it to work?
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Nope. Looks like you can throw the software onto any any ubuntu etc box. Run a single command & click through the installer. Then point your laptop/iphone DNS address at the box.

You can automate the last part by replacing the routers DHCP with the pi hole DHCP server but haven't gotten there yet.

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McT said:
Misplacing and/or losing my mouse. To add insult to injury, I think my earbuds (Cooler Master, gaming) went through the wash and got ironed. These two items make my working day so much easier. I am immensely crestfallen and lost without them; not to mention the hurt it will cause my pocket to replace them. Ai tog. It is what it is, I suppose :cry:
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McT said:
To update this one, I have located my mouse. Woot!

I put a small reward out there for the wannabe to hand it in. The bait worked. The saving in difference between new mouse and voucher gifted was absolutely worth it :)

Now where are those blithering earbuds :twisted:
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Moving these posts into this thread is overdue.

I got my mouse back. Yes, I had to bait people to hand it over. But it is still a saving over having to replace it.

The earbuds turned up just as we were packing to leave for the weekend. Such beautiful timing :)
 
Doing a day's work a few hundred metres away from the Kruger NP. Only [-]two[/-] three things would be better than this, namely:

  1. sitting in the park on a deck overlooking a waterhole or river
  2. playing a round of golf anywhere (goat tracks included :p)
  3. doing no work but instead meandering through said park
 
Bought some new Fountek CD3 ribbon tweeters to replace some dome tweeters in PSB towers. Amazing clarity and smoothness. Cost was $100 each from Parts Express. Delivery via UPS was done in 5 days
 
airborne said:
Is that a CD changer replacement so you can use the native headunit and still play off USB and get Bluetooth?
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Yes. The player accepts USB, SD, Aux and Bluetooth - seems to be a standard unit. The cable is specific to the head unit, I have a RD4 Blaupunkt head unit and Clarion 6 disc changer. You just unplug thr changer connection and plug in the replacement unit. Mine is housed in the cubby hole.

Please just RTFM. Mine initially did not work because I did not name the folders CD01 to CD06.

Still a good upgrade and I might get one for the Astra.
 
Right now getting 50mbps on the beach is very pleasing. The B315 I got from ManicMiner is getting above 20mbps indoors. I love Dwarskersbos internet
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The Eachine E58 drone I ordered from Wish arrived today. Paid R25.50 handling fee which brings it to a total of R674 all inclusive. Quite impressed for the price - it's no Mavic, but it came with two batteries and the flight time seems decent enough.

I love cheap stuff :D
 
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