u/probably_platypus — reddlx

Which saved more keystrokes? Norton Commander or Doskey?

I remember installing this the first time. I think I downloaded it from Exec-PC. A graphical (visual?) file manager made so much sense.

Gotta go off topic for those born after 1990.

Exec-PC was a BBS / bulletin board system - basically the internet, but much smaller. You could upload/download files, send messages, view por..images, and much more. You needed a subscription, a phone line that you could use for hours, and a modem (yup, the dee, doodle-doodle-doo-dee-scratchy-him-hem-boo-bop sounding thingy).

Windows 3 was also mind blowing, though I had seen Macintosh and a few other graphical OSes. Windows 3 ran on top of DOS. It wasn't an operating system on its own.

u/probably_platypus — 2 days ago

▲ 16 r/homelab

Networking upgrade sanity check -

My homelab is proxmox / opnsense. Highly segmented VLANning. Looking for missed alternatives before I press buy.

Replacing aging GbE gear. My reasons:

Increase bandwidth
Improve IaC managibility
Modernize

Three physical locations:

Utility room: rack with firewall. Currently NETGEAR M4300 52-port PoE. Proxmox host, NAS, patch panel including PoE cameras and Unifi WAP, AV gear, about 12 devices in total

Workshop: Backup target (miniPC with HDD box). Currently NETGEAR JGS516PE - very limited management. CNCs, 3D printers, electronics bench, vintage computing, Proxmox backup target

Office: Lone small router picture. 2 workstations, printers and similar peripherals, video editing, experimentation

PoE needs: cameras all in utility (low draw), 3x WiFi 6/7 APs spread between utility and workshop (these are the heavy PoE+++ loads). APs are UniFi.

Proposed stack:

Core (Utility rm stack): MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN, $269, 8x SFP+, RouterOS v7

Access + AP feeder (utility rm stack): UniFi USW-Pro-Max-24-PoE, $799, 8x 2.5G PoE++ + 16x 1G + 2x SFP+, 400W budget

Workshop leaf: MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN, $240, 8x 2.5G + 2x SFP+

Office leaf: MikroTik CRS310-8G+2S+IN, $240, same as workshop

Fiber runs from each leaf back to the CRS309 in the utility rack. DACs for everything in the rack. Plus a few SFP+ NICs for direct-to-core NAS and Proxmox migration link.

Logic: MikroTik for fabric and leaves (RouterOS automates well with Ansible, fits my existing IaC workflow), UniFi for AP-adjacent switching (controller integration with existing APs, decent GUI, 400W PoE handles all the access-port load in one box).

Anything I'm missing? Better options in this price range? Reasons to consolidate or split differently? Specifically curious if anyone has run the CRS309-as-aggregator pattern.

u/probably_platypus — 2 days ago

▲ 37 r/uBlockOrigin

Block Rufus sidebar on uBlock Origin

Lately, Amazon's Rufus force-loads when I load the amazon.com page. I was unable to disable this through an account or browser preference.

I do, however, run uBlock Origin on my browser. By adding the following to uBlock's 'my filters', I was able to stop the flyout and return amazon.com to load quickly.

! --- Amazon Rufus Nuke ---
! Block the network requests so Rufus scripts never load
||*^*rufus$domain=amazon.com

! Hide the Rufus UI elements entirely
amazon.com##.rufus-panel-container
amazon.com###nav-flyout-rufus
amazon.com##button#nav-rufus-disco
amazon.com##.nav-rufus-disco
amazon.com##.s-ask-rufus-mshop-suggestion-container

! Reclaim the empty whitespace/padding Rufus leaves on the page
amazon.com##body.rufus-docked-left:remove-class(rufus-docked-left)
amazon.com##body.rufus-docked-right:remove-class(rufus-docked-right)
amazon.com##body:is(.rufus-docked-left, .rufus-docked-right):remove-attr(style)
amazon.com##body:style(padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important;)

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u/probably_platypus — 3 days ago

▲ 2 r/NickyDoes+1 crossposts

zbps-backup - Back up large ZFS datasets to Proxmox Backup Server with ease

zpbs-backup v0.7+ includes change-detection-mode.

Added --change-detection-mode flag for zpbs-backup. Metadata mode skips content reads and uses inode/mtime to detect changes — dramatically speeds up incremental backups on large, rarely-modified datasets. Solves the pain of 30TB+ backups taking forever to run.

Install from https://github.com/ndemarco/zpbs-backup

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u/probably_platypus — 8 days ago

▲ 3 r/amazonprime

Block Rufus sidebar on uBlock Origin

Lately, Amazon's Rufus force-loads when I load the amazon.com page. I was unable to disable this through an account or browser preference.

I do, however, run uBlock Origin on my browser. By adding the following to uBlock's 'my filters', I was able to stop the flyout and return amazon.com to load quickly.

! --- Amazon Rufus Nuke ---
! Block the network requests so Rufus scripts never load
||*^*rufus$domain=amazon.com

! Hide the Rufus UI elements entirely
amazon.com##.rufus-panel-container
amazon.com###nav-flyout-rufus
amazon.com##button#nav-rufus-disco
amazon.com##.nav-rufus-disco
amazon.com##.s-ask-rufus-mshop-suggestion-container

! Reclaim the empty whitespace/padding Rufus leaves on the page
amazon.com##body.rufus-docked-left:remove-class(rufus-docked-left)
amazon.com##body.rufus-docked-right:remove-class(rufus-docked-right)
amazon.com##body:is(.rufus-docked-left, .rufus-docked-right):remove-attr(style)
amazon.com##body:style(padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important;)

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u/probably_platypus — 14 days ago

▲ 63 r/gsuitelegacymigration

I've put together a comprehensive account of how we got from Do No Evil to the 2026 autaomated takedown of free for life accounts.

My goal is to document the branding shifts, storage squeezes, and promised made and broken around the Apps Beta era.

I'm documenting this as a community resource. If you spot specific historical dates or similar technical issues, please add a comment directly on the article. I'm monitoring the narrative there to keep the timeline accurate.

If you've been rejected from the Apps program, feel free to sign up and receive news on the latest developments in the fight against ending the Apps promise.

https://nickydoes.com/google-apps-free-for-life/

u/probably_platypus — 21 days ago

▲ 0 r/Santiago

Last year, we rented skis from Da'ski in Los Frailes. This year, we're bringing boots but renting skis for a 6-week work & ski stay. We've contacted Da'ski, but nobody is returning messages.

What other ski rental shops would you recommend I contact?

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u/probably_platypus — 22 days ago

▲ 3 r/hobbycnc

I've got two CNC projects going, well 3 actually.

I picked up 2x 5-axis dental CNCs that are quite open and documented. Some dental machines are made from custom parts and can't easily be modified or repurposed. These are not those.

https://youtube.com/shorts/PYDARcWP1aI?feature=share

Jaeger 500 W, 60,000 RPM ATC spindle
5 axis, with the two cylindrical axes via harmonic drives
small work envelope in 5-axis config, but expanded if trunnion is removed

The second is a repurposed life sciences lab instrument built from Parker Daedal linear actuators and compumotor motors & drives. The slides are small, but the work envelope is large. It needs a spindle of some sort.

https://youtube.com/shorts/M5J9Ce0o6j4?feature=share

I'm in the preliminary stages, modeling what work these could handle, but I'm interested in peoples' experiences.

u/probably_platypus — 24 days ago

▲ 3 r/hobbycnc

Hey guys, looking for a sanity check on some used gear I’m eyeing for a new build. I need to throw an offer.

Spindle: HSD MT1073-140 (Manual Tool Change, ER25). Spec’d at 3kW (4HP) S6, 18k RPM.
VFD: Mitsubishi FR-A800 (High-spec industrial inverter).
It’s a 2015 unit. There’s visible surface rust on the casing. Taper looks okay-ish but I haven’t checked runout.

I’m aiming for a 3-5kW build. I’d prefer ATC, but I could live with MTC for a starter. I have 3-phase available for the drive, so that’s not an issue.

It's a friend of a friend, so I don't want to totally low ball. What’s a realistic offer? Or should I just buy a modern Chinese ATC setup?

Appreciate any insight from anyone who has run these 1073s long-term!

u/probably_platypus — 24 days ago