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nightbrawler

735 karma · joined January 16, 2012

tyd [at] logic [dot] io

Offgrid in NM

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nightbrawler··on The Twelve-Factor App (2025)
normal indeed but not what i'd consider a best practice anymore. we've moved away from any secrets in the env after the typical secrets leak when secrets popped up in some debug logging that hit datadog.

we now have a secret cache layer api and the app loads secrets securely at time of use from that api. there's also no secret-0 problem because we use IAM auth when calling the cache.

edit: for those wondering, api response time is sub 1ms (rust!)

nightbrawler··on Starlink Mini as a failover
You can easily manipulate and set TTL to whatever is needed with a Mikrotik router. Override TTL for all devices behind it.

/ip firewall mangle add chain=postrouting out-interface=lte1 action=change-ttl new-ttl=set:64 passthrough=yes comment="Set TTL for Mobile Hotspot"

nightbrawler··on [dead]
and its fixed now.
nightbrawler··on Back to the future: Are hackers the future of amateur radio?
Yep! The New Mexico Mega-Link repeater network is still up and running.

http://nm5ml.com/nm5ml_map.jpg

There’s also a great APRS repeater network:

http://www.urfmsi.org/repeaters/aprs

With APRS you can send/recv text messages from pretty much anywhere in NM

nightbrawler··on Waterway Map
I'm in New Mexico too, there's some creeks I frequent that are considered "navigable waterways" and unless it's monsoon season, you barely get your ankles wet lol.
nightbrawler··on Isaac Solar Ice Maker
Indeed. Not as easy to organize as one with a front facing door, but we keep stuff organized in milk crates and it's worked great for our family for many years now.
nightbrawler··on Isaac Solar Ice Maker
At my offgrid cabin I converted a $300 chest freezer to a fridge by using an external thermostat that toggles power off/on based on temp. I have it turn on at 37 degrees and turn off at 35. It uses such little power that it's not even a factor for my small solar setup.
nightbrawler··on 27 years ago I accidentally ran the hardest, strangest Easter egg hunt
So many participles at play here
nightbrawler··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2021)
Cool to see another New Mexican on here!
nightbrawler··on IRCv3 Spec round-up
nice, now I want to connect and check out the old channels I used to hang out in!
nightbrawler··on IRCv3 Spec round-up
awesome, thanks for that info!
nightbrawler··on IRCv3 Spec round-up
Back in the 90s I spent a lot of time on EFnet. What's the go to network these days?
nightbrawler··on Learn RegEx step by step, from zero to advanced
Back when I used Windows, I had an app called Regex Buddy and you could paste in any regex and it would generate a comment block that broke down what was going on. Was super useful when you come back a few months later and need to understand a complex regex
nightbrawler··on Learn RegEx step by step, from zero to advanced

  [0] Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems.
I love regular expressions and figuring out the syntax to solve problems I encounter where I can use regex. Such as searching code for calls with specific named params that may be in different order across the code base. But I always have this quote in the back of my mind if I'm thinking about using regex in code, especially areas that get hit a lot.

[0] https://blog.codinghorror.com/regular-expressions-now-you-ha...

nightbrawler··on Dusty Hill has died
An amazing power trio band
nightbrawler··on A King Who Became a Pirate
wow, that story is very interesting too!
nightbrawler··on Mosh
Mosh is awesome! I use it all the time to connect to servers over a slow and high latency satellite link. Highly recommend it for high latency connections.
nightbrawler··on The human body’s remarkable ability to adapt to the cold
I have the same issue with my ears in cold weather. They start to hurt pretty quick in cold temps, so I try to always either have some small wrap around ear muffs or a beanie. As long as I keep my ears warm and out of cold wind, I'm able to stay comfortable.
nightbrawler··on Dino: An open-source application for XMPP messaging
Used to communicate with a bunch of friends via AIM, then Google Talk (XMPP), then Yahoo IM... we gave up after the last one shutdown.

What's the goto XMPP service these days?

nightbrawler··on Eternal Terminal
I use mosh to connect up to a raspberry pi over a slow satellite link. For that, mosh works awesome but I’ve always missed the ability to scroll output when I’m trying to debug something. I’m anxious to give this terminal a try and see how it performs in comparison
nightbrawler··on The myth of the teacher pay gap?
My wife used to be a teacher and there is something I haven't seen mentioned and that is all the district support staff. Her district had literally hundreds of high paid support staff. Many were older former teachers that either wanted out of the classroom or were moved to a support position instead of being let go, often with a pay raise.

Eliminating all the unnecessary support positions and dividing those salaries amongst teachers could result in a more balanced salary for teachers.

nightbrawler··on Ask HN: How did you prepare for being a first-time parent?
There's a great series of books called 'What To Expect' ... When Expecting, The First Year, etc. They are an awesome resource.

Other than that I wouldn't over think or analyze preparation too much. You'll be surprised how much instinct kicks in and you just know what needs to be done. Just do it!

If you have multiple kids, they'll all be different and it can take some time to figure out what works and doesn't with each one.

It's a fun journey. I'll never forget the first night home with our first born. It was just us and her and it was quite a shock to the system. But you learn quick!

nightbrawler··on FedEx Ends Ground-Delivery Deal with Amazon
I recently lost the one-day Prime shipping option too... seems to have happened sometime around the early June announcement [0] of "expanded" one-day shipping for Prime customers.

https://blog.aboutamazon.com/amazon-prime/prime-free-one-day

nightbrawler··on Drivers followed a Google Maps detour and ended up stuck in an empty field
I couldn't agree more! We drive 117 frequently and always enjoy seeing elk and pronghorn. Sometimes see deer around La Ventana Arch early in the mornings too.

If you don't mind, could you shoot me an email (in my profile)? Interesting to find another HN'er in this area of the world.

nightbrawler··on Drivers followed a Google Maps detour and ended up stuck in an empty field
It's crazy seeing Reserve, NM mentioned on HN! What you experienced is so common around here, I encounter travelers a few times a year in the Gila NF that need assistance after following their GPS nav on the "scenic route" ...most are calm, some are in panic mode and happy to see someone.

Did you happen to follow a road in to the Acoma reservation in the El Malpais?

nightbrawler··on Microsoft Flight Simulator
Spent countless hours flying around with FS as a kid. A friend and I would also connect up our computers over dialup and fly around together.

Did anyone participate with any virtual airlines on AOL way back in the day?

nightbrawler··on Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool
Same here, it's hard to beat. And with the addition of MongoDB support, it's really a complete tool for my team.
nightbrawler··on DNS Flag Day on February 1, 2019: check your domains
Looks like you can add support via the patches mentioned here: https://www.tinydnssec.org/install.html

The home page mentions that EDNS queries will be honored even for non-DNSSEC queries.

nightbrawler··on Desalination Is Booming. But What About All That Toxic Brine?
Did you arrive at any possible positive uses for Brine?
nightbrawler··on Fridge 0.2
Ultrapasteurized milk (seems typical for organic milk these days) has a very long shelf-life, 3-4 weeks and beyond.
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