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  • Correct. I went for the most powerful processor I could find cuz I was gonna do all the things.

    Now I think I'm using a total of 3 out of 32 cores.

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    What can you do with your own domain name in regards to self hosting?
  • See, I keep reading that. Idk for sure if it's because I use a custom domain, but no company has rejected me yet. Closest I got was a, "Is this a real email address?" "Yes" "That's so cool! How is your email mydumbcompany@problematicpenguin.com?"

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    What can you do with your own domain name in regards to self hosting?
  • One benefit for me that wasn't immediately apparent is a custom email, paired with something like proton mail and simple login I turned it into a catch all.

    It's fantastic. Company asks for a email, sure. Walmart@problematicpenguin.org. Now, I can sort anything that arrives to walmart@ right into the spam box. Doesn't matter what address they'd send it from.

    Fucking. Brilliant.

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    How do you efficiently document your self hosted journey?
  • Joplin organizes my life. Without it, I'd be lost. Like, for anything.

    What size tires do I need to swap my bike? How did I configure my samba shares? How do I setup VFIO passthrough? What's the name of that guy I hate at work? (Fuck you, Nick) How much did it cost to have the tree in my back yard removed? Can I see the invoice?

    All these questions I can lookup and solve using my Joplin database. Without Joplin, life gets way harder.

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