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I see and completely understand the need for having, let's say, a decentralized (from the Iranian) Internet. However, this requires resources, time and most likely money. I don't think you will be able to bypass/piggyback the Iranian Intranet or their Internet firewall, it will also make it easier for the Iranian government to track you if you try. The way I see it is trying to find your own Internet access. That sounds easy, but I can definitely see it not being the case. Maybe through satellite, maybe someone living close to a border and being able to use an Internet line from the neighboring country, there are more possibilities, I'm sure, but these come into my mind at the moment.

Let's say you manage to get independent Internet access, now you will have to find a way to get this Internet to all the people that want to use it, setting up the necessary network for that and keeping it hidden is another major task, will you risk using WiFi? If not, how will you get cable to necessary hubs? Can you trust all the people involved in setting this up or will someone inform the government because they love the current regime so much?

That being said, I'm sure that with enough money, motivation and maybe mobilization of help from people you can trust it is in theory, difficult, but doable.

I'm a fan of the Millican brand [0], I own a Smith The Roll 18L one, awesome backpack.

Or Ortlieb [1], another very good brand

[0] https://www.homeofmillican.com/ [1] https://www.ortlieb.com/products/backpacks/active-backpacks

Definitely the remote work stuff, it's ridiculous how many people sit at the desk in a stuffy or crowded office while they could do the same work at home or wherever. Less cars (and less company cars needed, so potentially better pay), less commuters, less pollution. This is something that could benefit the environment, overall health and happiness of people and so much more. Just wish companies would get on board already, it's improving but a lot of countries and companies are still far behind.

I really don't get the hacker news algorithms on these posts, I've submitted this interesting article 7 days ago [0] and there was no interest (which is fine, that's not the issue). I guess 7 days is the cut-off then?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20563123

First off, reading your intro, I'd make sure to cover yourself from any liability the lack of security as well as the lack of apparent cooperation from the company so they can't hold you responsible for any breaches or problems.

That being said, I'd look into MSB (Minimum Security Baseline), there's quite some examples out there, like this one for example [0]

Besides that SANS has a very good reading room [1] where you can find a lot more information, as well as on individual items as on general ones.

The most difficult part will definitely be to change the way of working and thinking of the management of this company. Maybe show them an example of a company that was attacked using ransomware, they were down for a month, lost millions. I will try to find the example I'm thinking of, but there's plenty to be found out there.

[0] http://www.rn.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4349/2016/01/... [1] https://www.sans.org/reading-room/

After what seems a very long wait Tutanota now provides a free encrypted calendar along their secure email, a most requested feature. It's still beta for now but usable and I for one welcome it. I like the simplicity of the Tutanota interface but a calendar was definitely something I was sometimes missing.

It's a great list, I've kept the link from the last time [0] it was posted.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16437973

Not to speak about the amount of antibiotics in meat probably [1][2][3]

[1]https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/28/opinion/antibiotics-and-t... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/05/most-... [3] https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2012/06/antibiotics-are-...

I asked my physiotherapist this question, the answer was "no", better to do exercises to strengthen your shoulder/back muscles. Start with low-impact exercises if you're not used to it yet.

Funny, I posted[0] this 4 days ago and it didn't get picked up... Here's the link to the article I referenced to for those interested [1]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19875574 [1] https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/05/top-antivirus-companies-h...

I'm using WireGuard in combination with Pi-Hole on a VPS and connecting to it on my mobile phone to have far better ad blocking. Works as a charm. Rock solid.

Reminds me a little of Bear[0]

[0] https://bear.app/

I share your sentiment, my experience exactly, hence I've steered towards architecture and (team) management roles instead since there experience is highly valued over age or better yet, you get positive discrimination because of the age. The funny part is that I get to lead DevOps teams now who are surprised I know as much as they do or most of the times more than them.

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[0]https://www.hetzner.com/cloud

Fresh water will become a commodity that only rich people can afford in abundance.

I recently talked about Pi-Hole in another thread[0]: I'm using Wireguard in combination with Pi-Hole on a cheap VPS as a VPN on my iPhone, it's blazingly fast and super stable. Will be trying this on my Mac as well now. I only allow access to the console from a fixed IP-address to add whitelists when needed. Everything loads much faster, websites, even apps I feel, though it might just be wishful thinking that last one.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19186795

I use it also on my iPhone with WireGuard VPN, it's super easy with the app from WireGuard and it's blazingly fast, so I can definitely recommend this. Would be interested to know how you'd approach this and provide some insights if needed.

I recently answered this in another thread[0]: I'm using Wireguard in combination with Pi-Hole on a cheap VPS as a VPN on my iPhone, it's blazingly fast and super stable. Will be trying this on my Mac as well now.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19186795

Hetzner (hetzner.com) has bare metals, also have an auction [0] site where you can bid on "old" bare metal servers and get some good deals, especially if it's just for some experimenting and such.

[0] https://www.hetzner.com/sb

I'm using Wireguard in combination with Pi-Hole on a cheap VPS as a VPN on my iPhone, it's blazingly fast and super stable. Will be trying this on my Mac as well now.

Either Hetzner or DigitalOcean. Both have handy API's which makes deploying new nodes easy (ansible, terraform, ...).

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I went from high doses of caffeine to decaffeinated coffee and tea to drinking more water and not craving coffee or caffeine that much anymore. I also implemented the rule for myself to stop drinking caffeinated drinks after 2PM in order to have the caffeine phased out by bedtime.

Remote work doesn't mean solitude, it means being free to work wherever, and often times whenever, you feel comfortable. It also means less commute, less cars, less pressure on the environment. If friendship/relationship/community is a worry go work in a nearby co-work space or a coffee shop or the park even, it might be a walk or bike ride away.

Sounds to me like "imposter syndrome"[0]. Lots of people deal or get to deal with it during their career. The thing about generalists is that lots of companies love to get them into their workforce. Generalists are also prime candidates for moving into Solution Architecture later on.

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome

Is this a normal price for an engineering unit, no cellular modem or SIM-card capabilities? I get they need to get some funds together but on the other hand they need to attract engineers to develop on these phones no? Genuinely curious.

The search for decent software architects is not minimal. Maybe look into that? Use your writing skills to help with getting you into that trajectory. If you do it as a consultancy you can arrange your own schedule and choose where to work and on what.

I see a potential in this for academic research work as well, are you planning to develop it further?

Iran is an amazing country and the people even more so, never ever met people more kind, giving (even when they don't have anything they give you all they've got), helpful, funny and down to earth. The fauna, flora and architecture alone is worth it, the people is just the icing on the cake.