u/purplegreendave

I've never lost a set of keys or wallet until recently, but I've misplaced my keys twice in the last month (found both times thankfully).

Thinking about getting some sort of tracker. Apple's out, I don't have anything else in the ecosystem. Tile was the only other brand that immediately came to mind.

I have a Samsung phone (S23). Don't plan on getting rid of it any time soon, and would probably get another Samsung when the time comes.

Looking at amazon.ca they have a Tile sale on with the Mate and Slim Card for $47.

I live in a pretty small town and don't imagine there are many other Tile devices around. Would that severely limit its usefulness? Otherwise the price is pretty appealing. I wasn't even thinking about a wallet tracker as well originally but now my interest is piqued.

The Samsung SmartTag2 is $40 although looks like it regularly goes on sale under $30.

Moto Tag 2 is $40 as well.

Surprisingly (to me) the AirTag is right there if not cheaper at $32, but again I don't have an iPhone.

Those are kind of the 3 front runners right now. Technically I guess they're all different ecosystems. I've read that Samsung is better than FMD but a lot of those reviews are old and I'm not sure if anything has changed or that holds true.

There are lots of cheaper ones such as the Ugreen, MiLi MiTag etc as well as the AliExpress specials. They have lots of good reviews and then just as many terrible reviews which makes me wonder if the good ones are paid for.

Chipolo and Pebblebee are a bit pricier for me and I've read not so nice things about both performance and the company. And they (pebblebee) don't show you the price on the website until it's in your cart which pisses me off enough to avoid them even if I was considering them.

I'm building a new house, just started foundation work. I have Telus fiber where I currently rent, and would like to just move that service/account over if possible.

BC Hydro won't do a mid-span hookup straight to my house, so I'll need a pole in my driveway where power comes to. My meter base will be on the pole and then my electrician will run teck cable underground to the side of my house and into the mechanical room.

I'm wondering what the best course of action is for internet. Can I run a conduit alongside the electrical (separate conduit) before the trench is filled, for Telus to then come and pull fiber through?

I tried to call the 2273 number. Told me I would be on hold for 15 mins. After 1hr 15mins I gave up.

I don't have a crazy amount going on. I'm playing home NAS not sysadmin. Plex, *arr apps, backup my laptop docs etc.

On my old Ubuntu server I ran Traefik for a while but then after an update it stopped working and I couldn't figure out how to fix it and had to start from scratch. Tried NPM for a while, it worked but certs or wildcards or something expired... All fixable but I wanted something a bit more "set it and forget it", I'm worried about exposing my server. I've seen some horror stories of ransomware etc. Tailscale, if I understand it correctly, has less risks.

So I just tried out Tailscale and I hope this doesn't sound like a shill post but it was so easy I'm afraid I missed a crucial step and I've exposed everything in an insecure way.

-- Settings > Tailscale > Sign in

--- Signed up for a new Tailscale account using Github to log in

-- Installed the app on my phone, signed in using Github again

-- In Settings > Tailscale enabled Run as Exit Node

-- Went to console.tailscale.com/admin/machines, confirmed the exit node

-- On my phone switched to mobile data, navigated to the 100.xx.xxx.xxx IP assigned to my server on the admin panel and it went straight to my unraid login page; appended a port to the IP and boom, Sonarr login.

What have I missed? Have I left some gaping holes somewhere? Is everything exposed now or can I trust Tailscale. Is that machine IP going to constantly change? I have a domain but if I can just enter the machine IP in nzb360 then why bother faffing around.

Right now this is just for me, I would imagine things get more complicated if I want to use Jellyfin and share with others.

Trying to do an electrical plan for my house build and wondering about the living room/AV gear. I have had a lightning storm take out gear before... Granted it was 20+ years ago and I think it came down the phone line because IIRC it took out a modem and network card in a computer.

We will be bringing in 200A service to the house.

I've always had my stuff plugged into a "surge protected" power bar but never really considered that they actually did a whole lot or that the manufacturer would actually reimburse me.

Is it worth getting a surge protector over a power bar or are they pretty worthless?

Would it be better to get a "whole home" protector at the panel, something like this?

https://www.rona.ca/en/product/eaton-7-in-surge-protection-device-chspt2ultra-13345171

Like anyone else I have a drawer full of old USB cables and chargers. Been meaning to sort and get rid of a few for ages, but hit breaking point last night when we plugged the Switch 2 into a charger labelled "Fast Charger", and while it had a charging icon lit up on screen, it couldn't keep up with handheld gaming and the % continued to drop, albeit slower (Must be an older standard, the writing is too faded to see but I'm assuming it's 15W). One of my power banks was the same story, and finally another power bank did the trick.

Thought I'd just buy a cheap USB tester and now I'm teetering on the edge of a really deep rabbit hole. Seems like I'd need 2x devices, a USB Tester and a USB Cable Tester. Then there's so many to choose from FNIRSI, Power-Z, Kowsi, Treedix etc etc

While reading last night I came across a few useful posts saying things like: there's two sets of D+/- but only one set should be enabled; there are power-only cables with no data pins and some devices like flashlights or BT speakers will only charge with those cables; there are cables which have X number of wires which are ok, cables with Y number of wires which are ok and cables in the wild with Z number of wires which are bad and should be thrown out. Unfortunately I lost/closed those posts and can't find them again (or hell maybe I dreamt about them after I went to bed)

So all in all, I'm sort of lost - first what should I buy, and second how tf do I use it?

In the never ending quest for a super reliable, fast, modded printer, I've printed a new fan shroud (SF 3x5150) and added a cartographer probe.

I am however having some issues and looking for some tips because I know I'm close and some tweaks to my PRINT_START would probably fix it.

I followed the Cartographer setup and installed the KNCM Macro. I was told that using a brass brush on the nozzle is a bad idea with a cartographer, hence the cleaning macro.

The filament I'm using right now is Tinmorry PETG-GF, Frosted Red. After doing a temp tower I'm printing at 260 first layer, 255 others.

Here's what I think is my issue: At the end of a print the nozzle oozes a bit. Then everything cools and this filament dries rock hard. So much so that on my next print, the TOUCH_HOME is thrown off by filament hitting the bed, and ultimately I get a disastrous first layer - or more often it just doesn't adhere to the bed at all and I end with spaghetti/a blob on the nozzle. At which point I'm back to square one with an even dirtier nozzle.

PRINT_START section here because it's too messy to format on reddit:

https://pastebin.com/PBJ1bjyx

Food prices are crazy right now especially where I live in the town of Buttfuck, province of Nowhere.

Absolutely no competition for groceries, so we've taken to just buying what's on sale and figuring out what to do with it later.

Just picked up some pork chops, labelled Sirloin end/Rib end Pork Chops. I mention Canada because I know with beef some cuts are labelled differently, not sure if it's the same with pork.

Is this the sort of cut you can just grill/sear and eat? Slice and stir fry? Braise?

Looking to dip my toes into wearable world. With various promos, these 4 are all in a similar price band of $180-200 CAD on aliexpress from "Brand+" sellers.

The pro versions of the GT 5 and Fit(s) are a bit more than I want to spend right now unless there's a very, very compelling reason. I'm not sure I'll get along with a wearable at all, could decide after a week that I don't like it.

I know they're not going to run regular Play Store apps, but wondering which would be best for the following:

• Sleep tracking

• Spotify control (watch linked to phone, playing through BT headphones, headphones connected to phone, phone on the other side of the room)

• Notifications (answer calls or reply to sms, phonecall on BT headphones connected to phone)

• Maps (walking around the city, check walking directions on your wrist without pulling phone out of your pocket)

• Hiking trails (similar to above, checking progress on trail, which turn to take where several trails are intertwined without taking phone out of pocket)

• Altimeter ("nice to have" not "need to have", good for ski touring)

For the last two phone would/could be in my pocket either with cell service or downloaded maps.

Basically never looking to leave my phone at home, but at work I don't carry it in my pocket I leave it in my toolbox within BT range. Hiking it's usually in my backpack.

For hiking maps, where can you pull trail data from? Assuming Trailforks/Strava won't work without Play Store.

I have read that real hardwood floors don't like in-floor heat. Not sure how true or not that is, wondering if there's a mat or something to go between the slab and wood so they behave well together?

What other flooring materials are compatible with/on top of a heated concrete slab?

And in 2026, what is the best bang for buck material in terms of looking/feeling nice, wearing well (cats, no kids), spill resistant (kitchen/bathroom) and I guess bonus points for DIY install.

I've done laminate floor and wall tile before, never tried floor tile but I'm assuming it's not much harder than wall tile.