I also have a dd reading my NAS once a month. It catches bad sectors and forces issues into the open.

I just use dd. It can take days, but it’s worth it.

I’ve used these kinds of disks in my NAS at least since 2017 with no issues. Just test thoroughly before using. I usually do SMART short and long tests, and then a bit by bit write and read of the entire disk. I’ve caught a couple that failed right away. If it passes that, then it’s usually good for years.

Family held hostage

I thought it was about the fork of the Atom editor project.

BitTorrent

TT-RSS has worked well for me since Google Reader was killed.

Ollama.ai

My Pixel 4a 5G has a headphone jack.

:x

Good to know!

Some I haven’t seen listed yet:

• fbreader My favorite ebook reader.
• TrackerControl Blocks Ads and Trackers
• AntennaPod Podcast App
• AudioBookShelf I’ve actually switched back to the website since the App seems broken
• Nextcloud Deck kanban board
• Nova Launcher Alternate Home screen

:x

I’ve been running multi monitor setups on Xorg for decades.

There’s also a ton of outdoors stuff from hiking, kayaking, hunting, fishing. It’s not hard to find a house on a chunk of land and still be 10min away from everything.

Having lived in both rural and metro IL and MO, I’d choose MO any day. Even with all it’s problems, it’s not as bad as IL.

KC is an excellent city! It’s cheap with fiber nearly everywhere, great food, friendly people, and the best BBQ.