Thank you for the recommendation!

Ente is very cool! New to me thank you! Appreciate the suggestions.

Well said.

My family plan renewal is coming up. I’m going to switch to monthly to get the migration to my own domain.

I have the $300 yearly subscription because I bought into security and a true zero trust platform.

I tried to let Andy’s remarks from the past slide. But the perception of security isn’t security.

If they oust Andy and bring back a true security and quality focus, I legitimately would stay and pay. They can keep the “perception” of my subscription without the money.

Please help me make this actionable for moving away from Proton.

5 users. Email - getting my own domain. Tuta mail for hosting?

I like the email alias functionality, but I could live without it.

VPN replacement is needed. I used ExpressVPN before.

Password management integration and sync maybe to Home Assistant? LastPass is out from their prior debacles. 1Password was good but expensive.

Then there’s cloud storage. I use it for my off premise copy of data. What do you recommend? Some s3 storage and sync thing wouldn’t be too hard, but I’d prefer a different cloud solution.

Thank you!

This went over my head… I tried standing up, but it didn’t help. Can someone please explain this?

Could you swap the tv and seating so the tv is on the same wall as computer?

The cat 5e / cat 6 hdmi adapters are incredibly cool! If you can run above, below, or around this would be a great solution too.
(Please don’t run wiring under carpet for everyone’s safety).

*Yes, I know HDMI is low voltage, but I’d rather people takeaway the “don’t do this” vs. the nuanced risk.

Great article to help understand passkeys and why not to use them.

I’ve skirted away from passkeys for years because I didn’t understand them, and admittedly, I never tried. I use a password manager, strong random passwords, and 2FA in most places where possible. (I have objections to SMS based 2FA, but that’s a different topic.

Reflecting a bit, as hard as sites “push” use a passkey, it sets off the spidey-senses. Oh, it’s so they have more control over you, your account, and your hardware… (not always, but pinky promise we/microsoft/netflix/google/apple would never restrict/impact your selection of applications or hardware outside of our control.)

I couldn’t agree more, and I usually have the exact same thought you do. For whatever reason I took the statement literally, picturing only adding butt coverage to chaps.

Can I explain like you’re 75? It’s the phone book. John smith is 555-555-1212.

Similarly, Google.com is easy to remember. http://142.250.72.14/ not so much.

Can these “pants” still have no crotch too? Non-assless chaps still seem … breezy.

Thanks! Your post inspired me to better consider my grinder. I’ll probably look into getting the Hario Switch, because it’s not really expensive, and I can ignore the stopper at the bottom or learn and grow.

I did really like the filter trick suggested on the French press, and I’m excited to try that. My current grinder on coarse doesn’t make it too “muddy” currently, but I bet the filter would take that away completely.

The benefit of cold brew as I understand it is that it has a much lower acid content. At the risk of confessing my bad adventures… I’m using 8 oclock beans ground silghtly finer than my French press. The cold brew pitcher is glass with a large conical metal filter I think the brand is Primula and it probably holds 2 quarts. 1 cup of beans from the bag then ground and put in the pitcher for about 24 hours is about perfect for the 2 of us to make our to go cups. I could probably make the concentrate stronger, but for my cups and process it’s very enjoyable.

I drink all my coffee black with the exception of cold brew. An extra large store bought coffee would get 1 cream and 1 sweetener. Otherwise, I want to taste the coffee!

Happy percolating!

Thank you for this write up!

Curious the thoughts on this.

I have a burr grinder, but a no name one. It is pretty consistent in grind size, but I take away that this is a needed upgrade.

Autodrip pre-ground is the “daily-driver”. The rest is for when we have the time and energy to be bothered.

I also have a French press and can get pretty good results, but definitely learned some tips. Thank you!

I’m thinking pour over should be my next exploration, then save up to upgrade the grinder? Or will the mediocre grinder offset any advantage of a pour over?

Also, would you consider including any cold brew advice in this guide?