Whenever a device needs to connect to a web domain, the first thing it has to do is retrieve that domains IP address. Thats a DNS request.

While I don’t remember which domains exactly (this was 5+ years ago when I last checked); just the fact that it’s reaching out to external connections 20k+ times a day is concerning.

For context; my entire network has made 28k dns requests in the last 24hrs. Thats 3 mobile phones that are in use constantly, three PCs, and a handful of IOT devices like smart bulbs/switches.

20k from one device is A LOT.

It’s primarily an idle device that’s awaiting a voice command. Supposedly it’s processing audio locally to find the wake word ‘ok google’ and only then uploading the audio to be processed as a voice command on googles servers. So what’s it uploading/connecting to 20k times a day while it’s suposed to be idle…?

Like it’s trying to connect to where? Why?

I don’t know exactly. That’s the problem.

I export my password vault every now and again, encrypted with my master password and stored on at least 3 seprate devices. (selfhosted Vaultwarden/Bitwarden)

That youtube channel is a great way to learn what stupid mistakes drivers commonly make, to know what to look for/avoid.

When I setup pihole, the google home speakers I had were making dns requests something like 20k times a day. More than pretty much every other device on my network.

I removed them all after that.

My local news has a classifieds section (free to list/post whatever you’ve got for sale). Sold my old pedal bike that way when I got an ebike a couple months ago.

As long as you’re not shooting for absolute top dollar for them, a good option.

There’s also a couple bike shops near me that’ll either outright buy a bike off you and resell it, or use it for parts, or even sell on consignment. Neither were interested in my bike though, partly because I was selling it in August (end of the busy season for them).

Because two would make it a straw.

Hell, most if not all of the lighting in my apartment is LED.

Between 8 rooms (counting the hallway and both bathrooms), theres only 5 fixtures that accept ‘bulbs’. 4 table lamps and the light in the vent hood over the stove. Everything else is ‘non-servicable’ lighting like LED boards built into full fixtures (celing lights), LED tape lights (under counter/shelf lights), and some string lights that nobody can be bothered to take down after xmas.

I haven’t had to replace a dead light in at least 8 years though.

Elongated fleshy donut.

https://www.howtogeek.com/866573/what-is-dynamic-dns-ddns-and-how-do-you-set-it-up/

I use ddclient with cloudflare as my domains nameserver.

Never had a static ip, but I’ve never had an issue with it changing because I’ve always used this.

Lmao, sure. Because Russia has such a large amount of excess fuel rn…

Born in '96.

I heard that a couple of times growing up; then my last math teacher in HS allowed me to write programs for solving problems on my graphing calculator and even use them during tests.

I miss full slide-out qwerty keyboards.

Well, if a damn donkey can do it…

Two bricks held together with a hinge is weaker than just a brick… Who would have thought…

I tend to see these:

Or these:

Though I’d prefer Torx or just plain Robertson (square)

Better than bringing me dishes juuust after I finished and drained the sink…

Are you logged in?

I use these quite regularly and they’ve always worked just fine for me.

‘Don’t recommend channel’ in particular has pretty consistently removed channels from my recommended list… (As long as I refresh the page afterwards)

TIL you can use ammonia to quench your appetite for home sex.

/s

A single alarm via an app works just fine to wake me up, that isn’t my issue.

Multiple alarms in a day is because I use alarms as reminders as well. ‘Remember to do x on y date at z time’. I can get quite fixated on tasks and forget to take breaks on time.

All I need is a replacement app where I can set alarms on a recurring schedule and/or at a specific date. The standard clock/alarm app that’s been on my various phones has been great until the current version decided to make this change, dismissing multiple unrelated alarms all at once instead of just the one that’s actually about to go off.

Now I’m looking for an equivalent alternative and seeing what peoples recommendations are for that.