Sunbutt23's recent activity
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Comment on Entrepreneurs are hauling bergs from the Arctic island of Greenland, betting there are enough people willing to pay up for an extra-chilled drink in ~food
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Comment on What's your quirk? in ~talk
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 LinkI’ve got my “AWS free tier ec2 pihole with Tailscale all deployed via terraform and workflows” in a stable place! Works like a charm! In 2 minutes I can deploy it and have the terraform script...I’ve got my “AWS free tier ec2 pihole with Tailscale all deployed via terraform and workflows” in a stable place! Works like a charm! In 2 minutes I can deploy it and have the terraform script insert the new pihole Tailscale ip as my tailnet name server and set override local dns on joining nodes. This is all automated with stored secrets to access Tailscale and AWS. I’m pretty proud.
Next step is to implement OIDC so that I don’t need an AWS access key stored as a secret in my repo.
Next next step is to duplicate the work to GCP and Azure. All free tier of course.
As always, advice is welcome!
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Comment on No one likes it, but I have to admit that unexpected, hardcore adversity is a feature not a bug in ~talk
Sunbutt23 Link ParentThis touches on the survivorship bias inherent in the post. We shouldn’t armor the bullet holes in the plane, we should armor where the plane wasn’t shot because the ones that didn’t come back got...- Exemplary
This touches on the survivorship bias inherent in the post. We shouldn’t armor the bullet holes in the plane, we should armor where the plane wasn’t shot because the ones that didn’t come back got shot there.
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Comment on Trying to fully ditch Windows for streaming. So close, but this audio issue is breaking me. in ~tech
Sunbutt23 Link ParentOff topic, who knows. But what I’ve noticed on my steam deck is that if I have headphones connected before waking directly into a game, I get issues. If I wake and then plug in headphones, all good.Off topic, who knows. But what I’ve noticed on my steam deck is that if I have headphones connected before waking directly into a game, I get issues. If I wake and then plug in headphones, all good.
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Comment on George R.R. Martin says 'The Winds of Winter' is 'the curse of my life' in ~books
Sunbutt23 Link ParentThe show didn’t have to abandon them. DnD chose to abandon them to work on other projects 😤 clearly I’m still upset.The show didn’t have to abandon them. DnD chose to abandon them to work on other projects 😤 clearly I’m still upset.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 Link ParentOof what an amazing typo. Haha Funny story, this project is my current hyperfixation! lolOof what an amazing typo. Haha
Funny story, this project is my current hyperfixation! lol
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 Link ParentThe keys in rotating are auth keys for enabling Tailscale on new servers without logging in. Called auth keys, they expire every 90 days. Tailscale automatically rotates session keys for you...The keys in rotating are auth keys for enabling Tailscale on new servers without logging in. Called auth keys, they expire every 90 days. Tailscale automatically rotates session keys for you unless you tell them not to.
Rotating the ssh key isn’t a bad idea, but it’s not in my road map… yet.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 Link ParentThat would be so much easier!!! I just made an S3 bucket to use as my tfstate backend. Not hard, but just an added piece of bs.That would be so much easier!!! I just made an S3 bucket to use as my tfstate backend. Not hard, but just an added piece of bs.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 Link ParentI can share it with anyone in my tailnet which is anyone in my GitHub org which is everyone in my family. :) Yeah, I put it in aws to have it accessible from anywhere for free (I’m currently using...I can share it with anyone in my tailnet which is anyone in my GitHub org which is everyone in my family. :)
Yeah, I put it in aws to have it accessible from anywhere for free (I’m currently using a pihole on a server in my house and my partner asked me to get rid of the server lol).
Costs are €0 bb! I’m using the smallest ec2 and no other resources atm. So I get 750hrs/mo free ADHD I’m not going to exceed it.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 (edited )LinkStill working on my aws hosted pihole for ad blocking. I’ve automated deployment via terraform and a couple scripts. I’ve automated Tailscale auth key rotation every 90 days. And Tailscale api key...Still working on my aws hosted pihole for ad blocking. I’ve automated deployment via terraform and a couple scripts. I’ve automated Tailscale auth key rotation every 90 days. And Tailscale api key rotation. Now in working on automating defining it as the nameserver for my tailnet.
Learning a lot of terraform and GitHub actions. Any advice welcome!
Edit: Fudge. Just realized I have no permanent tfstate and therefore cannot destroy.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2025) — Version 1.4 adds a text size setting in ~tildes
Sunbutt23 LinkI have a small bit of feedback in this otherwise great app: when I click into the comments of a YouTube link, I can no longer see the duration of the video. When I’m on the main feed, there is a...I have a small bit of feedback in this otherwise great app: when I click into the comments of a YouTube link, I can no longer see the duration of the video.
When I’m on the main feed, there is a nice little duration next to the YouTube channel name. When I click into the comments to see if I want to watch the video, there is no longer any duration that I can see to help me also decide if I have time to watch right now and it bugs me to have to back out to find it.
Very minor nitpick. Thank you for all your hard work!
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Comment on Looking for games you can play on a laptop with a trackpad in ~games
Sunbutt23 LinkAssuming you have steam, anything that is verified on Steam deck imo. Also factorio!!!Assuming you have steam, anything that is verified on Steam deck imo.
Also factorio!!!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Sunbutt23 LinkI’m trying to “learn” AWS, terraform, and workflows/pipelines. So I decided to try to automate the deployment of a pihole in aws (free tier). I also want Tailscale so I can block ads on the go AND...I’m trying to “learn” AWS, terraform, and workflows/pipelines.
So I decided to try to automate the deployment of a pihole in aws (free tier). I also want Tailscale so I can block ads on the go AND lock down all ingress traffic.
I’m technical enough to understand what I want, but inexperienced enough to not know how to program it all. So I’m using GitHub copilot to basically “write my code”.
I’ve got the basic post deploy script to configure my pihole and Tailscale. Just gotta figure out the terraform (never used) then the GitHub actions (never used). And I wanna hide all the sensitive info in secrets and whatnot.
P.s. - I’m open to suggestions for improvements or alternatives! I’m gonna try with GCP and Azure afterwards.
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Comment on Seeking new wireless router for high bandwidth streaming in ~tech
Sunbutt23 (edited )Link ParentI worked in WiFi for 10+ years and can completely echo this response. (For street cred here is what my network looked like at the time) If you’re not into tinkering with 3rd party OS, whatever is...I worked in WiFi for 10+ years and can completely echo this response.
(For street cred here is what my network looked like at the time)
If you’re not into tinkering with 3rd party OS, whatever is on sale at Costco is probably an easy bet. Most consumer routers allow you to tweak your channels, so as long as it can do that, you’re good. A bonus would also be being able to set an SSID to just 2.4GHz to get all the low bandwidth stuff off your 5GHz like they said above.
I went with Orbi 725 cause it does everything I need. Great responsiveness for streaming and VR.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Sunbutt23 Link ParentMy counter point is always heating and AC - so much simple to turn it up out down a few degrees rather than tenths of a degree. The resolution that Fahrenheit offers for everyday life is the only...My counter point is always heating and AC - so much simple to turn it up out down a few degrees rather than tenths of a degree.
The resolution that Fahrenheit offers for everyday life is the only positive I can give it.
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
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Comment on The Tiny Soapbox: a platform for small, low-stakes rants in ~talk
Sunbutt23 Link ParentI always mentally correct to mega when people say thousands of kilo. Just sounds better!I always mentally correct to mega when people say thousands of kilo. Just sounds better!
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Comment on When is it okay to give up? in ~life
Sunbutt23 Link ParentI’m not gonna have the time or memory to write out the entire message I want to give you, but answer is to echo the above: you’re the one living your life and you get to decide. When you set...I’m not gonna have the time or memory to write out the entire message I want to give you, but answer is to echo the above: you’re the one living your life and you get to decide. When you set boundaries and another adult breaks those boundaries, you stop interacting with them until they’re willing to respect them. They’re an adult.
I know it’s easy for me to say because it’s not my family, but remember: friends are the family we choose. Surround yourself with supportive people and it’s much easier to lose the toxic ones.
I’m sorry you’re having to go through this AND the current political climate.
Wasn’t this how they solved climate change in Futurama?