Board games :(

Kiddos took interest in Beyond All Reason so have gotten back into that one again. Just practicing against bots so far; good times regardless.

Also figured out firewall settings to play online with Mario Kart Wii Deluxe so that one’s been dominating use of the TV.

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2004 Excursion = Beast
2004 Econoline E350 = Bus
2007 Odyssey = Burgundy

We have a big family and apparently they like B names

I’m designing a micro dexterity game (6 pieces) that I think would work here:
https://github.com/s3rvant/boardgames/blob/main/Leap Frog/Rules v11.md

I’m still tweaking a couple rules to fine tune the feel I’m after though pieces won’t be changing so I could send a set if interested in providing some feedback?

I would go with RustDesk then which I also personally use to support family and friends where there’s only 1 PC they might need help with.

Valid to an extent. I’ve personally experienced various audits whether for ISO, PCI or SOC and the quality of the auditor certainly does vary though I’ve not encountered one I would consider incompetent; the audits have always been rigorous. I’ve not personally seen bribery though I have seen where an auditor might relax how aggressively they look for issues over the years of getting to know the people and quality of the company.

Proton just completed their SOC 2 Type II audit:
https://proton.me/blog/soc-2

Accomplishments like this are why I continue to trust Proton and remain a paid user.

I would say that depends on whether you only need access to the 1 PC or the entire network.

If just the 1 PC then I recommend RustDesk:
https://rustdesk.com/

Otherwise I agree with @BlastboomStrice that Tailscale is the way to go.

Both options are free, open source, fast and have the option to self host.

Veracrypt is what I moved to and works the same for my use

I’ve had this guy for a couple years now: https://a.co/d/ggaW5BS

Few butter patties and some kernels then salt once done; works great

Does ASCII art count? Dwarf Fortress, MUDs, etc. are great fun.

I do similar except I limit qBittorrent to only use the vpn interface so has a built-in kill switch

Unfortunately I’m only seeing nvidia gpu’s on those (or at least that’s only option on the US eshop filters)

Thanks this looks like a great option and actually cheaper than my system76 for similar specs

I currently have a system76 (not happy, story for another time) and am in the market for a new gaming laptop this time specifically looking for amd cpu / gpu - any recommendations? I prefer Kubuntu should drivers be an issue.

It is!

Some background details are decent though portrait isn’t even close

Our soil is almost entirely clay and rock to the point that most grasses also fail to grow. I wouldn’t mind something nice like mint or another invasive plant if it meant actually having something grow at all…

I use Proton VPN which has port forwarding