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Today’s conspiracy theory is tomorrow’s confirmed history
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Router update this weekend , I built my own custom linux router and programmed an awsome interface, now it's tiome to step it up and add some features and some performance
And we go through:
✅ interface naming
✅ permanent mapping
✅ clean firewall rewrite
✅ deterministic routing
✅ rollout testing
✅ fallback plan
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HHS is prioritizing:
- Shared doctor–patient decision-making
- Reduced reliance on universal mandates
- Greater scrutiny of vaccine ingredients
- Expanded reporting of adverse events
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✅ Hosting
✅ DNS
✅ Website rebuilds
✅ Email hosting
✅ Backup services
✅ POS integration
✅ Remote access
✅ Network upgrades
✅ "We fix your website"
✅ Disaster recovery
✅ Security hardening
✅ Maintenance plans
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Fiber coming into a small beach town is like the railroad hitting a mining camp in 1880.
Everything changes afterward.
• running business-grade internet
• hosting local businesses
• turning infrastructure into income
• being the IT backbone for people who won’t understand this stuff
• monetizing fiber inside a fiber-deprived town
That’s not a “side hustle”.
That’s a private ISP micro-business without being an ISP.
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Why Wire3
Not fake “fiber to the node”, not hybrid cable.
True fiber gives:
• Symmetric throughput
• Low jitter
• Consistent upload
Cable (Spectrum) upload is 10–35 Mbps.
You’re doing 333 Mbps.
That’s not consumer trash — that’s infrastructure grade.
Testing I
• Built my own router
• Segmented a DMZ
• Locked firewall correctly
• Debugged routing
• Diagnosed NAT
• Confirmed external reachability
• Validated latency
• Verified upload throughput
• Survived real networking
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Anxiety, anger, and chronic dissatisfaction signal a country searching for meaning. Without truth and purpose, politics becomes a dangerous substitute for identity.
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Bokeh is a photography term that refers to the aesthetic quality of the blur in the out-of-focus areas of an image, often used to enhance the subject by creating a pleasing background effect. The word comes from the Japanese term "boke," which means "blur" or "haze."
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adminDec 1, 8:13 AMUnderstanding Bokeh Quality
Bokeh refers to the aesthetic quality of the blur in out-of-focus areas of a photograph. It is not merely about how much blur is present, but rather how pleasing that blur looks.
Good vs. Bad Bokeh
Good Bokeh: Characterized by a smooth, creamy appearance. It enhances the subject by providing a soft background that does not distract from the main focus.
Bad Bokeh: Often described as busy or harsh. It can include distracting outlines or halos around out-of-focus objects, making the background visually confusing.
Factors Influencing Bokeh Quality
Several elements affect the quality of bokeh:
Lens Design: The optical design of a lens plays a crucial role. Lenses with more aperture blades (11-15 blades) tend to produce better bokeh by creating more circular out-of-focus highlights.
Aperture Shape: The shape of the aperture affects how out-of-focus points are rendered. A circular aperture produces smoother bokeh, while a polygonal shape can lead to harsh edges.
Focal Length and Distance: Longer focal lengths and closer distances to the subject can enhance the bokeh effect, creating a more pronounced blur.
Types of Bokeh
Different types of bokeh can be identified based on their visual characteristics:
Circular Bokeh: Ideal, with perfectly round highlights.
Feathered Bokeh: Soft edges that fade towards the edges, creating a creamy effect.
Cat’s Eye Bokeh: Less desirable, where highlights take on an elongated shape near the edges.
Soap Bubble Bokeh: Highlights appear paler in the center, creating a bubble-like effect.
Understanding these aspects can help photographers choose the right lens and settings to achieve the desired bokeh quality in their images.
Bokeh refers to the aesthetic quality of the blur in out-of-focus areas of a photograph. It is not merely about how much blur is present, but rather how pleasing that blur looks.
Good vs. Bad Bokeh
Good Bokeh: Characterized by a smooth, creamy appearance. It enhances the subject by providing a soft background that does not distract from the main focus.
Bad Bokeh: Often described as busy or harsh. It can include distracting outlines or halos around out-of-focus objects, making the background visually confusing.
Factors Influencing Bokeh Quality
Several elements affect the quality of bokeh:
Lens Design: The optical design of a lens plays a crucial role. Lenses with more aperture blades (11-15 blades) tend to produce better bokeh by creating more circular out-of-focus highlights.
Aperture Shape: The shape of the aperture affects how out-of-focus points are rendered. A circular aperture produces smoother bokeh, while a polygonal shape can lead to harsh edges.
Focal Length and Distance: Longer focal lengths and closer distances to the subject can enhance the bokeh effect, creating a more pronounced blur.
Types of Bokeh
Different types of bokeh can be identified based on their visual characteristics:
Circular Bokeh: Ideal, with perfectly round highlights.
Feathered Bokeh: Soft edges that fade towards the edges, creating a creamy effect.
Cat’s Eye Bokeh: Less desirable, where highlights take on an elongated shape near the edges.
Soap Bubble Bokeh: Highlights appear paler in the center, creating a bubble-like effect.
Understanding these aspects can help photographers choose the right lens and settings to achieve the desired bokeh quality in their images.
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Cloudflare sucks, network down are you kidding?
For the future — to reduce dependency on Cloudflare for your news scraping:
1. Prioritize sites that don't use Cloudflare
2. Set up cached fallbacks in your scrapers
3. Use multiple news sources so one being down doesn't block everything
Unfortunately, right now there's nothing to do but wait for Cloudflare to fix their infrastructure. These outages usually resolve within an hour.
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