My dynamic IPv6 prefix hasn’t changed in a couple of years. It only changed because I reset the router config and that changed my DUID. That’s good enough for everything I host. I don’t even bother with dynamic DNS anymore.
I wouldn’t bother with trying to host an email server from a residential connection though. Even if you can get your ISP to open port 25 for you, many email servers won’t accept mail from residential IP addresses.
Streaming sites go down all the time and the quality is usually terrible. Downloading the same stuff every time you want to watch it is just wasting the seeders bandwidth.
If you need IPv6, you can get a free tunnel from Hurricane Electric. They will give you a /48 if you request it. I used it for years since my old ISP didn’t have IPv6. I am close to one of their servers, so the latency was very low.
If you only have one slot, you can always put the old drive in a USB4 enclosure and turn it into a really fast flash drive.
Widevine L3 can be screen captured on Linux. Widevine L1 only plays on certain “trusted” hardware and can’t be screen captured.
I prefer to use FOSS software. There is a risk of getting malware from pirated software. Even if there is no malware, commercial software usually has lots of tracking and telemetry anyways.
The problem with laser communication is that it doesn’t take much rain, snow or fog to block the signal.
I hate streaming anything unless it’s coming from my server.
Bandwidth and storage is expensive, so free streams will usually be heavily compressed and look terrible.
Almost every scam email I get comes from a gmail address. If a business is not sending emails from their own domain, I automatically assume it’s a scam.
Is your ISP using CGNAT? If so, your IP address is likely shared with dozens of other people. Each user gets a different set of ports and your ISP knows which ports each person is using so they can send the nasty letter to the correct person.
The touchscreen on my laptop works without having to configure anything. Mine doesn’t fold into a tablet, so I rarely use the touchscreen though.
I would suggest that you load Elementary OS or Ubuntu on a flash drive, boot it up and try it out. You don’t have to install anything, it will run right from the flash drive. That’s the best way to figure out if a distro works with your hardware.
It probably just needs some more RAM installed.
Your data is worth a lot more to microsoft than the license fee.
If you have sonarr and radarr setup, then you would probably want to use autobrr instead of autodl-irssi since they work well together. They both watch the IRC announce channel from the tracker so the torrent is loaded within a few seconds of being uploaded. Sonarr and radarr on their own are too slow to get into the initial swarm.
You just set filters and autodl-irssi will download anything new that matches the filters.
Popular TV shows usually get over 10:1 on TL within an hour if you use autodl-irssi to download them the second they are added.
Don’t forget that you can host your own DNS resolver instead of relying on public DNS servers.
It’s got enough power for a retro game emulator.
Yeah, if it requires kernel level access, I consider it malware. Not all anti cheat requires a rootkit and some even works on wine when the game developers allow it. It’s still not good for privacy, but at least you can play the game from a user account with limited access and keep your data safe.
If find the missed call notifications to be very helpful. I never remember to check my phone, but I’m on the computer all the time. I also like the ability to remote control the music player from my phone since the computer is hooked up to an amplifier with speakers in multiple rooms.