Travels with Liam A Life of Exploration and Adventure

When people think of piracy, they often picture pirates on the high seas in the 17th and 18th centuries. While that form of piracy still exists today, it’s far less common. The type of piracy I’m talking about is internet piracy, which involves illegally downloading or sharing copyrighted content. A good example of internet piracy is downloading a movie from the internet. This can carry serious legal consequences, including up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for downloading just one movie. ...

I’m going to begin this post by discussing the differences between cable television in the 2000s and the emergence of streaming services from the 2010s to the present day. Cable television had its unique characteristics, including numerous commercials, but I’ll delve deeper into that topic later on. With streaming services, you have the flexibility to watch the shows you desire whenever you want. In many ways, cable television and streaming services share similarities. The presence of commercials was a notable aspect, especially during the early to late 2010s. Back then, you could subscribe to a service like Netflix (which was one of the few streaming options at the time) for around $10 a month. However, streaming services have evolved to offer an extensive library of 2K movies and TV shows to millions of users, which can become costly. To offset the expenses, some streaming platforms have started including advertisements, resembling the cable TV experience, although not to the same extent. To access all the shows you desire, you might find yourself subscribing to multiple services, and these costs can accumulate rapidly. If I recall correctly, it’s currently around $120 for the main streaming services, which is roughly the amount my parents used to pay for cable. At this point, one might question the value proposition. ...

What is Home Assistant? Home Assistant is a self-hosted smart home hub. In the smart home world, there are devices that work with Google Home, Apple HomeKit, or the Amazon ecosystem. However, these devices often cannot communicate with each other. For instance, you may have a light bulb that only works with HomeKit, and a motion sensor that only works with Google Home, preventing automation between these two products. Home Assistant bridges this gap. While some services don’t work with Home Assistant, a basic Google search can help you find compatible options. ...

Hardware Hey there, folks! So, I’m running three servers, but honestly, they’re more like desktops in my setup. Let me give you the lowdown. I’ve got two trusty old Dell desktops from my job. Both of these bad boys are packing Intel i5-7500 processors and 500GB of storage. Now, here’s the kicker: one of them boasts a sweet 16GB of RAM, while the other is chilling with just 8GB. But wait, there’s more! Santa was generous this year because I also scored an old gaming desktop. It’s rocking an Intel i5-6600K, a whopping 32GB of RAM, and a jaw-dropping 21TB of storage. ...

What is homelab? A homelab is hosting services at home or in a server on some kind of cloud provider. Homelab can be as big or as small as you want it to be. I have seen people run their homelab for a laptop or have enterprise grade stuff. My hardware Switch netgear manager switch dell unmanaged switch Server Dell T410(128 Ram, 2 xerox process, and 14TB of hardrive) 3 dell desktop(16GB of ram, i5, 500GB hardrives) ...