Yeah the utilities area is downright scary. Usually run on thin margins, really old specialists that are rapidly retiring, no IT budget to speak of, and most mission critical tech is 20+ years old, off the shelf from companies long dead, and loosely networked by people who’s objective was “make it work”, not security or resilience.

The only way out- electrical companies basically HAVE to become public like all the other utilities, and funding, wages, job training, and modernization for all utilities needs to be prioritized massively.

Of course, there’s lots of political reasons for idiots to fight against all this, so it won’t happen until the worst already has.

More info in this thread.

https://lemmy.world/post/49947403

And this comment lays out the “how we got here”. https://lemmy.world/comment/24932006

Prusa undisputed #1 for their open and honest approach by reputable people who care, followed, in my opinion, by Snapmaker. Snapmaker is running Klipper with (mostly) open source stuff layered on top. They do have a few binary modules that run alongside, but overall an open ecosystem and a company that seems to thrive in it.

Sovol in third for me. They’re very much just following what other companies and the voron project are doing, but they haven’t fucked up too massively yet, basically open source software, and everything in the printer is commodity, off the shelf hardware.

Yeah couldn’t figure out how to add the filters to the URL. But yeah there are some promising ABS/ASA options!

Ah ha! We have a winner.

https://filamentfinder.thinkonezero.com/?c=0055bf

For what it’s worth the “Lego Blue” is 0055BF

Which gives several plausible PLAs and a PETG, but no ABS sadly.

The main question is when does it stop getting security updates. Obviously if you’re using a custom ROM that concern is lessened.

https://www.fairphone.com/software-longevity

That’s totally fair. In that spirit I’d look to Fairphone first for certain.

Gotcha! I don’t have a ton of experience with modern school bags, I had an Eastpack and it lasted me through school, Jansport bags also held up really well. Maybe a slight edge to Jansport?

The old ones don’t work on modern network deployments. But yeah they last much longer.

Backpack for what specifically? A commuter/school bag? A day pack? Something else?

Yep. But a mobile device will never really be BIFL. Too many sacrifices in form factor, and software / hardware move too fast to practically stay on one device for more than 5-7 years IMHO.

My osprey is 9yo and has been going on airplanes and hikes constantly in that time. No signs of wear and tear.

They sometimes get a bad rap for going mass market and weakening their warranty, but I really think the quality is still excellent.

Personally I liked it. It’s a soulslike with a decent story, good characters, and fun map exploration. The art and setting are great if you’re into Star Wars at all.

As a huge Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim fan, I’ve found the same. KDC in many ways hit many of the same vibes but with superior characters, story, and dialogue. The missing magic is a vibe I still return to mostly Oblivion for these days.

Yep exactly. ASA for strength and/or outdoor use, PETG for everything else.

I don’t proxy the port, I proxy the routes needed for auth and interface. This isn’t that hard.

EDIT: ah I see what you’re saying, you’re talking about the app surface rather than the raw admin API. The risk is small enough with the remaining attack surface that I’m not particularly worried, though obviously I’d like it to be better.

Just use a reverse proxy. Everything goes over https.

This is a concern if you just port forward through a router. This isn’t a problem if you simply use a reverse proxy, which is standard and normal and expected and not difficult at all.

This is a balanced take. If anyone doubts, you should read up on the scrubbing/cleaning NASA has to do on their rovers before sending them to Mars.

You know how that bottle of alcohol-based sanitizer says it kills ‘99.9%’ of all bacteria? Well 99.9% still leaves billions of the bastards behind. It’s the same for the UV treatment they do. And the ionic plasma jet. And the 8 or 9 other steps they take. And they’re really still not convinced every time they detect an organic on the surface of Mars we didn’t bring it with us by accident, have them make it through the vacuum of space and the hard radiation for the 18 month trip, and just release a handful of still living super resistant bacteria onto the surface.

EDIT: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-microscopic-fungus-survived-nasas-sterilization-protocols-and-is-hardy-enough-to-potentially-contaminate-mars-180988728/