nightbrawler

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Offgrid in NM

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Comment · 2 months ago
normal indeed but not what i'd consider a best practice anymore. we've moved away from any secrets in the env after the typical secrets leak when secrets popped up in some debug logging that hit datadog.

we now have a secret cache layer api and the app loads secrets securely at time of use from that api. there's also no secret-0 problem because we use IAM auth when calling the cache.

edit: for those wondering, api response time is sub 1ms (rust!)

Comment · 7 months ago
You can easily manipulate and set TTL to whatever is needed with a Mikrotik router. Override TTL for all devices behind it.

/ip firewall mangle add chain=postrouting out-interface=lte1 action=change-ttl new-ttl=set:64 passthrough=yes comment="Set TTL for Mobile Hotspot"

Comment · 1 year ago
and its fixed now.
Comment · 2 years ago
Yep! The New Mexico Mega-Link repeater network is still up and running.

http://nm5ml.com/nm5ml_map.jpg

There’s also a great APRS repeater network:

http://www.urfmsi.org/repeaters/aprs

With APRS you can send/recv text messages from pretty much anywhere in NM

Comment · 2 years ago
I'm in New Mexico too, there's some creeks I frequent that are considered "navigable waterways" and unless it's monsoon season, you barely get your ankles wet lol.
Comment · 4 years ago
Indeed. Not as easy to organize as one with a front facing door, but we keep stuff organized in milk crates and it's worked great for our family for many years now.
Comment · 4 years ago
At my offgrid cabin I converted a $300 chest freezer to a fridge by using an external thermostat that toggles power off/on based on temp. I have it turn on at 37 degrees and turn off at 35. It uses such little power that it's not even a factor for my small solar setup.
Comment · 4 years ago
So many participles at play here
Comment · 4 years ago
Cool to see another New Mexican on here!
Comment · 5 years ago
nice, now I want to connect and check out the old channels I used to hang out in!
Comment · 5 years ago
awesome, thanks for that info!

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