Recent content by mike#110

Also, for SSDs disks you should also take a look at the "blkdiscard /dev/sdX" command.

Boot up from a linux live usb and on a virtual/graphical terminal run: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX bs=1M status=progress If you want to overwrite the disk with random data instead of zeroing it, run: dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX bs=1M status=progress Where X is the letter corresponding to...

Also, with most AWS products you are charged by the hour. So most of the fees should stops the moment you delete/shutdown/ the resource. For example, if you attach an extra block device (extra virtual drive) to one of your instances, and later shutdown your instance. You could be charged for...

If you don't need all the fancy stuff, and want a predictable fee each month, use LightSail. LightSail is AWS answer to cheap vpss' like Digital Ocean or Linode. You can get one instance free (750 hours) for one month.

Not much, some domains, and cryptos (alt-shitcoins).

I use sticky notes, and attach them to my desktop table or monitor. That away I never forget my passwords! :D On a serious note, I think you could use an encrypted sdcard for that. Just store the passwords inside the encrypted card as plain text files, and plug/unencrypt the sdcard when you...

Congratulations, and thanks for the "motivational boost"!

Version 4 is a big improvement! But while less popular, the Odroid n2 is like 3x times as fast as the Pi 4. Also, the Rock Pro 64 is another good alternative that is faster than the Pi 4. The only problems with the other boards is the video drivers and mainline kernel support. You could be...

I have the raspberry pi 3b+ and use it as a mini retro gaming console. It is inside a megapi case from retroflag. It took me like a week to tweak everything to my liking.

Bitcoin was first, it was completely decentralized and because of this, it has more reputation than any other coins that came after. So probably that's the reason most of the other altcoins are not as popular. However, I think the next bull rush in crypto will be with privacy coins, and...

Not a scam, but some big exchanges and whales are responsible for inflating the price I think.

I think it will go to 20-25k by Januray of next year. After that, I think most US banks will ban any transactions related to crypto, and the US government will try to completely ban it.

Interesting, I don't remember hearing about the empress tree before.

Ha ha, he went full chapo-mode!

If you are really paranoid about privacy... You should stop using operating systems that track you and could potentially have backdoors in place.