FriarTech
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Comment · 1 year ago
Was in the same boat as you a couple of years ago. Now I use both daily. eMacs for GTD and vim for coding. I don’t like using a system without both installed :)
Comment · 1 year ago
From the author on r/selfhosted:
Ever set up a bunch of services, then completely forget how your network is configured a month later? I got tired of boring documentation - cause I didn't do it, and I built Network Chronicles - a "game" that turns exploring your infrastructure into solving the mystery of a missing sysadmin. The rest of this I summarized with the bot from my game:
The game hooks into your shell and turns normal Linux commands into game actions:
Run ip route → "You've discovered the network gateway! +25 XP"
Check log files → Find cryptic messages from the missing admin
Run nmap on your network → Unlock a new area in the mystery
What it looks like in practice:
You get mysterious messages from "The Architect" (the missing admin)
Your shell prompt shows your level and current quest
Running normal commands sometimes triggers discoveries
An in-game journal records everything you learn
Challenge scripts create puzzles that teach Linux skills
The real magic: It actually integrates with your REAL infrastructure. If you have services on specific ports, the game will incorporate them into the story and challenges.
This is a personal project I've been working on - not publicly available yet, mostly due to hardware constraints on running multiple models simultaneously; but I'd love to know: Would something like this motivate you to better understand and document your setup? What features would make it valuable to you?
EDIT/UPDATE: How do I stress that this is way way under-developed and in development and not advisable for you to install just yet? I guess the best way is to provide a link. https://github.com/Fimeg/NetworkChronicles
This is CONCEPT. Its what I always wanted my tech to do. It's hardly feature complete - at best alpha 0.0.4 To gain a FULL understanding of what this might be - see the premise file: https://github.com/Fimeg/NetworkChronicles/blob/main/premise...
Comment · 5 years ago
I wrote this comment in the past - but while I wrote it - I was in the present
Later, while attending college, I decided to take an astronomy course as a general education class. I discovered my teacher was a big Asimov fan. He had remembered a story that he had read and shared its theme with us but had forgotten its name. I raised my hand in class and said, “Eyes do more than see.”
And for a brief moment - two Asimov fans nodded at each other.
Back then - I wasn’t a remarkable student. I was lost in many thoughts.
But I do remember this:
On the final exam for this class - for extra credit - he asked “What is answer to the Last Question?”
I smiled - then wrote my answer. The only answer. And I knew I got at least one question correct on that exam.