u/awesomedude32992

I work in IT, mostly sysadmin and network support. Started paying more attention to my home network after helping a friend recover from a basic SSH brute force on his self hosted setup. That got me checking my own setup and now I'm second guessing some defaults I never really thought about.
I'm trying to understand what is the 22 port actually doing in a normal home setup, and how exposed I am without knowing it. I know the basic answer, but I want to understand the real world privacy side better.
My setup at home is pretty standard. A consumer router from my ISP, a NAS box, a Raspberry Pi running Pi-hole and a few small things, and two laptops. Normal home internet, no static IP.
I ran an outside port scan on my public IP from a small server I rent, and port 22 came back as filtered, not open. That's what I'd expect since I never set up port forwarding for it. But then I noticed the NAS has SSH turned on by default on the local side, the Pi has SSH on too, and one of the laptops has remote login switched on (probably something I clicked years ago and forgot about).
also, even if what is the 22 port doing from the outside is basically nothing, on the inside it's running on a bunch of devices. That means anything on my home network (including a couple of smart plugs and a TV I don't fully trust) could try to connect. I have no real way to see if they ever do.
My router logs are not helpful for this either. The interface shows me some basic traffic but nothing detailed enough to see if random devices on my network are scanning around for SSH. And I have no idea if my ISP logs anything on their side.
The other thing that bugs me is moving SSH to a different port. Half the stuff I read says that hiding the port is pointless, the other half says it cuts almost all the random scan noise from your logs. Both kind of make sense and I can't tell which one actually matters for a home setup where I'm the only person using it.
 how much of a real privacy concern is what is the 22 port doing on the inside of your network, compared to the outside? Is it worth turning SSH off completely on devices I don't actually remote into, or is the inside risk basically nothing if my router side is clean?

I was reading old posts about some android stuff and kept seeing lucky patcher pop up in old threads so i figured id check it out. wasnt even trying to do anything crazy, i was just curious ab what it actually does. im on an android phone, downloaded it from one of those sites people kept linking (yeah probably dumb) installed it, opened it, then instantly got warnings from like everything. play protect yelling at me, browser saying risky download, even my phone acting weird about permissions
now im sitting here wondering if i just installed something sketchy or if this is normal because of what the app does. some people say its safe if you know what youre doing, others say dont touch it at all
i dont get why something so commonly mentioned gets treated like malware by default. makes it hard to tell whats fine and whats actually dangerous. anyone here used lucky patcher and know if its worth the risk or just not even worth touching anymore?

I AM FREAKING OUT rn... my roommate brought home this cute chocolate cake for her birthday and i turned my back for ONE second and my cat was licking the icing off the plate!! 
i know chocolate is bad for dogs but i never really thought about cats?? like is chocolate bad for cats too or am i panicking for no reason??
theres this stuff called theobromine in chocolate that pets cant process and it can be toxic... but cats usually dont eat sweet stuff because they cant taste sweetness?? but my cat clearly did NOT get that memo!!
birthday cake was on the counter for like 30 seconds, we turned around to grab forks, cat was up there going to TOWN on the icing. it was milk chocolate frosting, she got maybe a teaspoon worth before i grabbed her. now shes acting NORMAL 
im supposed to watch for vomiting, diarrhea, rapid breathing, seizures (PLEASE NO) and restlessness or hyperactivity
shes just sleeping on my bed like nothing happened!! is that good or is it the calm before the storm?? called the emergency vet and they said to monitor for symptoms which is the most useless advice... like what am i supposed to do just stare at her all night?? she only weighs 8 pounds so even a little chocolate seems like alot for her body
also dark chocolate is supposedly way worse than milk chocolate? but icing has all that sugar and dairy too which cant be good for cats either right?? shes lactose intolerant we found out the hard way.
my roommate feels SO bad and we're a mess. she keeps saying should we take her to the vet? but the emergency place is $200..
has anyone else had their cat eat chocolate?? was your cat okay?? how long until i can stop panicking and assume shes fine?? need answers ASAP because i  cannot stay up all night watching her breathe