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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!)

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"

and its fixed now.

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

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.

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.

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.

So many participles at play here

Cool to see another New Mexican on here!

nice, now I want to connect and check out the old channels I used to hang out in!

awesome, thanks for that info!

Back in the 90s I spent a lot of time on EFnet. What's the go to network these days?

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

  [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...

An amazing power trio band

wow, that story is very interesting too!

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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!