I recently started learning hand tool woodworking and won’t shut up about it haha. I found a few books and channels that are helpful and feel real. The more I do it, the more it’s apparent to me that many things around me are just distractions. It’s really nice to unplug from everything and make some things or practice using/sharpening my tools. Those little moments when something clicks feel weirdly fulfilling.

What do you all enjoy doing? Have you found any new passions? What do you like about it?

  • MangoKangaroo@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I love working on servers. My home lab is the one thing that I can sit down and actually work on for hours on end. I never really got into software development, probably in-part because my brain is mush, but deploying and maintaining systems is something that I love and am grateful to be able to do as a hobby and a career.

    I also enjoy reading and writing, but recently I’ve had a lot of trouble staying still long enough to get anything done in that department. (I’m jealous of Alyaza’s incredible ability to churn through reading material.)

    • george@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I hope you don’t mind my asking, but could you give some examples of systems that you are deploying and maintaining on your home lab? I’m interested in doing a deeper dive into this at some point and I am looking for inspiration.

      • MangoKangaroo@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I’m in a weird transition phase right now because I deprecated my big boi server when I moved into my new studio. I have a dumb Lenovo NAS with a mini pc that acts as the “brains” of the setup. (I actually need to do a reinstall of my OS because I’ve been having issues with my Debian setup.) This serves my Jellyfin instance and handles the brunt of my data hoarding activities. I also run a Nextcloud instance, but that’s currently running on my cloud seed box while I wait to build a new home server.

        My biggest goal for this year is to get my new server built. It’s going to be the do-everything server for me. On top of NAS functionality, I also want it to serve a KobaldCPP instance. The biggest challenge there is going to be hardware selection, particularly trying to find a graphics card that has ludicrous amounts of VRAM without bankrupting myself in the process. I was considering doing some home networking stuff, but I really don’t need anything more than my ISP’s router for what I’m doing right now, and I’m pretty space-constrained since I live in a studio. We’ll see, though!