This is a really refreshing link in the HN feed, which is often dominated by the latest bloatware fashion trends (which includes most (almost all) chatbot applications).

One different preference of mine is to mount a remote directory via SSHFS instead of playing media via an sftp:// link.

I also prefer a clicky-clicky media player over MPV and have used VLC for many years.

Another feature of OpenSSH that facilitates this philosophy is port forwarding, both forward and reverse. This feature prevents having to open pretty much any other port in the firewall.

Its sad to see so many technically literate people still working under the feature poor yoke of windoze 8-( So many methods become instantly available when using a free unix system. Which also typically never require downloading binary executables from sketchy third party websites.

+1 for "all you need is SSH"