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Phil

🇦🇺🦘 #AUStrich #plebchain | Network Engineer | Bitcoin | Nostr
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2024-11-05 23:18:49

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I haven’t had any issues with Damus so far apart from not being able to find anything in my notifications apart from the hellthread.. 😂

2024-11-05 22:55:08

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GM!

2024-11-05 03:22:47

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I know some of the people in our local Meshtastic group here had been successfully using it on Android. I was assuming it was working for them just with the older nRF Connect app but I’ll have to find out exactly what they are doing.

2024-11-01 06:41:18

Why do the weird network faults always occur just before 5pm on a Friday afternoon…? 😭

2024-10-31 21:13:58

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GM!

2024-10-31 05:13:08

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I’m guessing I probably shouldn’t search that name on my work laptop, right? 🤣🤣

2024-10-30 05:19:30

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I probably should have ignored that instead of clicking on it while at work.. 🤣🤣🤣

2024-10-27 20:57:47

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I’ve been noticing a lot of missing profile pics too since clearing the cache in Damus a couple of days ago.

2024-10-17 08:58:49

Tonight’s walk https://i.nostr.build/tkrif7EB1dQLoDkI.jpg

2024-10-05 22:30:04

Sunday morning farmer’s market https://i.nostr.build/LmVXwywGvsVjYHJ2.jpg

2024-10-04 14:42:20

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It depends on line of sight, and I’m not sure for the antenna with those Heltec kits, but we have nodes doing 20-30km with higher gain antennas here in South Australia.

2024-10-02 08:14:08

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Yeah I’m definitely looking forward to the warmer weather!

2024-10-02 07:17:40

Afternoon walk 🌞 https://i.nostr.build/fnyMX1fUIPkviwsh.jpg

2024-10-01 09:58:30

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I understand this feeling! I’ve been busy with work recently so haven’t been posting very much and now don’t really feel like I have anything interesting to post about..

2024-09-29 07:17:34

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Data from the IODA project shows there was a complete drop (no prefixes seen via BGP) from AS43852 but looks like it has since been restored. I think it would depend on how well any other ISPs in the area were still functioning or availability of satellite connectivity as to how usable Bitcoin/LN were during the outage. https://i.nostr.build/3YXA3dcjJ5qiMst9.jpg

2024-09-22 01:30:22

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I’ve used this one for the RAK Wireless boards:
https://www.printables.com/model/286657-rak19007rak5005-case-for-meshtastic
And this one for the Lilgo T-beam:
https://www.printables.com/model/127253-t-beam-v1x-case-for-meshtastic
There is a nice looking desktop style case for the Heltec devices here. I haven’t tried it myself yet and it’s not a free download, but I know one the guys in our local Meshtastic group here has used it and is happy with it.
https://www.zerofox3d.com/products/bender-heltec-v3-lora-meshtastic-battery-case-print-download

2024-09-21 09:57:44

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Looks like a nice spot!

2024-09-21 09:56:57

Some of the wildflowers that are around here at the moment.
#bloomscrolling #photography https://i.nostr.build/aDRSJJDzvLRAVgQO.jpg https://i.nostr.build/GpEYwup3Tobibw4E.jpg https://i.nostr.build/pDvCEOrd5Z1bCnfA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/8YSLUPGc1vO9U3C0.jpg

2024-09-17 12:00:22

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This was taken with a Canon R6 mirrorless camera and a Sigma 150-600mm lens.

2024-09-17 11:11:20

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Yeah I thought I would take a photo tonight while it was clear as the forecast here is for some rain later tomorrow night.

2024-09-17 10:54:17

Moon tonight
#moon #photography https://i.nostr.build/BSRNnTwc7eHXOmOH.jpg

2024-09-16 09:19:15

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I’ve been looking for one too but haven’t found another one. I thought about deploying one for my own use but I think it would get too costly for me to run as a free relay.

2024-09-15 11:06:40

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I did experiment a little bit with using Grafana to monitor a relay I was running quite a while ago. I got it to display some basic statistics but didn’t spend a lot of time on it.

2024-09-15 10:15:30

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Sounds like a good day! I noticed a lot of wild flowers around at Onkaparinga River National Park when I went walking there on Friday. Hoping to get back there sometime this week to take some photos.

2024-09-14 06:30:42

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This is sad to see as I studied there and back then it was a pretty vibrant campus. I think the Uni system in Australia has been in decline for a while though and basically is just focused on churning out mediocre degrees for international students.. I think now for a lot of careers people are better off looking at other paths than taking on the huge HECS debt to study at Uni here.

2024-09-14 00:46:25

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Which hole is the correct hole though..? 🤔😂

2024-09-12 07:35:39

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Is there still another blaster type relay? I’m sure there was one but I must have deleted it from my relay list..

2024-09-10 08:15:57

Found on tonight’s walk #kangaroostr https://i.nostr.build/QAkzb5YzkLykGBPy.jpg

2024-09-09 11:07:05

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Are you trying to start a bot hell thread by tagging them? 😂

2024-09-09 09:28:10

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A wireless ISP can definitely out perform NBN in regional areas if it is done properly but it will cost a lot more than $120k..

2024-09-08 21:52:34

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Good morning and happy Monday!

2024-09-08 01:44:37

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The biggest use case I can see for it is for communications in a disaster situation where power is out and phones/Internet are down. Meshtastic devices can keep running on battery power for long periods of time or powered from small solar panels so would be easy to keep operating.
It is low speed though so really limited to text only communications.
There are projects to send Bitcoin transactions over Meshtastic although they do need to connect to a Bitcoin node somewhere. Potentially useful for sending transactions from a location where an Internet connection is not available.

2024-09-08 01:35:42

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No, I just keep everything! Whenever I throw something out I find I need it a week later! 🤣

2024-09-07 07:25:33

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Adelaide, South Australia

2024-09-07 05:48:04

Afternoon walk https://i.nostr.build/cDGsMUfI1M3BxXC6.jpg

2024-09-06 12:59:51

Project for the weekend. New #meshtastic node using the Heltec T114. I’m interested to try this one as it uses the Nordic nRF52840 which has a lower power consumption than the ESP32 based boards so should have better battery life. It also has a colour display. I’ll probably end up 3D printing a different case for it but the one included in the kit will do for now. https://i.nostr.build/W4VvJib53jfVBFvU.jpg

2024-09-06 09:39:29

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For a firewall I would probably just run it directly on the device rather than putting it in a VM on top of Proxmox. If you want to run other things in VMs then run Proxmox on a NUC (or one of the HP/Lenovo etc mini PC devices that are fairly cheap secondhand) behind the firewall.

2024-09-05 11:28:50

Busy day at the fiat mines today but still managed to fit in a short walk at lunch time and after work. #proofofwalk #31days https://i.nostr.build/Yh4BWoYK41SXH2S1.jpg

2024-09-05 00:59:56

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Welcome! There is a good list of other Aussies on Nostr that @npub1dma…hrpq put together:
https://listr.lol/npub1dmahfent0mtlh8ahhzu0ztslhw470azcyw3n599vvrxfysfg25mqurhrpq/30000/naddr1qq4xc6tnw3ez6cf4xg6rgcejx5knsct9vskngvnxx5knjwpexgknvcf38yukvcmx8y6nqcszyph0ka8xddld07ulk7ut3ufwr7a6hel5tq36xws543sveyjp9p2nvqcyqqq82vq0jcy2s

2024-09-04 06:30:46

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We might have to organise something ourselves I think..

2024-09-04 06:28:17

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GM!

2024-09-03 10:41:30

Something still running Windows NT Server 4.0! #note1rry…pwh7

2024-09-03 10:27:49

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#ignored

2024-09-03 08:40:46

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Here in Australia 26°C is a perfect spring day! A week of days around 40°C is a heatwave..

2024-09-02 21:22:54

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Peering itself is relatively cheep (once you have purchased the routers to do it, data centre space to host them, cross connects to the peering exchange etc). The more expensive part is generally the upstream IP transit services to reach the rest of the Internet that you can’t reach through peering.

2024-09-01 21:54:03

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Plus could get at other speakers who aren’t strictly talking about Nostr tech but are more aligned with free speech etc.

2024-09-01 21:51:05

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How to fund it I think is the biggest challenge. There are plenty of devs working on smaller projects though, even some here in Australia, so while we might not get the “big name” devs coming there could still be plenty of interesting content.

2024-09-01 12:35:50

I haven’t been walking quite as much over the last couple of months with the cooler weather here, as well as having had a lot going on at work, but now that it’s the first day of spring I plan to get back to doing a minimum of 10000 steps per day. #proofofwalk https://i.nostr.build/CAINZcAsgTWQlARA.jpg https://i.nostr.build/nfBIVpPZfS6XQK8V.jpg

2024-08-31 08:59:53

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After spending the last couple of weeks at work testing various standard residential grade routers and troubleshooting weird issues with them I would definitely agree that anything is better.. I haven’t tried OPNSense myself either but I’ve seen it recommended over pfSense recently. General functionality is probably pretty similar with both.

2024-08-31 04:24:53

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I think we are going to have to organise one here ourselves Marie..

2024-08-31 03:33:17

Afternoon walk https://i.nostr.build/RwsZBvvteJAYz7NL.jpg

2024-08-30 05:26:57

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Similar here in Adelaide too although it is cooler again again today but then back up to 25 by next Wednesday.

2024-08-29 10:14:34

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It’s been a while since I looked at that list, I have to go back through it and follow some more people.

2024-08-29 04:48:32

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I thought you were an elite Nostr influencer now Marie. You can make this decision while the CEO is sleeping! 😂

2024-08-29 02:12:15

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It’s 23 here today but I think feels colder due to the wind. Back down to 17 tomorrow and rain again..

2024-08-29 02:02:17

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Thanks! You too!

2024-08-29 02:01:32

Morning walk. Sun is out but pretty windy. https://i.nostr.build/EtUMZVOajtUPfXz1.jpg

2024-08-29 00:09:53

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@npub1dma…hrpq has a list of Aussies although I don’t know if there are any of the recent newcomers on there.
https://listr.lol/npub1dmahfent0mtlh8ahhzu0ztslhw470azcyw3n599vvrxfysfg25mqurhrpq/30000/naddr1qq4xc6tnw3ez6cf4xg6rgcejx5knsct9vskngvnxx5knjwpexgknvcf38yukvcmx8y6nqcszyph0ka8xddld07ulk7ut3ufwr7a6hel5tq36xws543sveyjp9p2nvqcyqqq82vq0jcy2s

2024-08-28 14:29:31

Some interesting history of Ethernet
https://youtu.be/Hvqv9QcTcfA

2024-08-27 23:15:19

Useful for new Nostriches running Damus #note13kd…xhct

2024-08-26 11:11:03

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Yeah I really like Port Douglas too.
There is also the Barossa in SA that some people might enjoy!

2024-08-26 11:03:16

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Or Tasmania - nostmania? 😂

2024-08-26 11:00:11

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Yeah any of those areas would be good choices.

2024-08-26 10:53:18

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Nostralia would be good but not Sydney or Melbourne.. somewhere away from the big cities.. Or maybe NostRadelaide 😀

2024-08-26 10:09:33

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Sounds good to me! I haven’t been to Broome so wouldn’t mind going there!

2024-08-26 08:17:26

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We could have nostradelaide! 🤣

2024-08-26 08:16:22

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It has to be a nice part of Australia though, not Melbourne or Sydney! 😀

2024-08-25 08:22:19

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Different butcher to the one I normally go to but it was really nice!

2024-08-25 08:12:59

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GM!

2024-08-25 07:44:01

#proofofsteak https://i.nostr.build/wcdWkJBb6BgMFy3v.jpg

2024-08-25 07:07:28

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Works nicely for me! I find X-Small is a little too small on my iPhone screen but Small gives a nice grid which would be useful for quickly finding something. https://i.nostr.build/VdxQXmjVTDmwhaDT.jpg

2024-08-25 00:47:02

#kangaroostr https://i.nostr.build/6ddIZc1k8UkzbmBW.jpg

2024-08-24 21:25:42

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This is great, nice work! I should try to make something similar to mount one to my Air 2S.

2024-08-24 06:22:55

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Sellicks Beach in South Australia.

2024-08-24 04:50:04

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It’s good for you! But if you don’t want to drink it raw then use in coffee and the heat will pasteurise it anyway..

2024-08-24 04:34:51

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Basically a loophole for supplying raw unpasteurised milk by selling it as “bath milk”.

2024-08-24 04:32:35

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That brand is raw milk as far as I know. They can’t legally sell it as for human consumption but you can drink it.

2024-08-24 03:21:16

Saturday afternoon walk https://i.nostr.build/i1j4kVOGmMPTSOxq.jpg

2024-08-24 02:16:34

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Zeus with my own node

2024-08-24 02:09:11

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I can zap you!

2024-08-22 23:06:04

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It’s getting closer to spring weather here too. Supposed to get up to 24° today although with some showers..

2024-08-22 22:34:53

Spent the evening yesterday troubleshooting issues at work. It was DNS. Except it was IPv6 DNS, for only some ranges of IPv6 addresses and only impacting specific devices that don’t fall back correctly to IPv4 DNS.. Day off work today though! https://i.nostr.build/ciyHi0inwdYCELAR.jpg

2024-08-22 14:06:17

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It seems I just missed the really high fees.. the FC looks like it went through in the last block at 31 sats/vB. Agreed though that there are a lot of things that suck about LN..

2024-08-22 13:58:48

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How is the fee difference prediction calculated in Eclair that it gets a force close..? And just as I started writing this reply I got a notification that I had a FC… 😭😭

2024-08-22 13:46:50

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That’s not good… ☹️ I haven’t had any issues but after the couple of FCs I had around the halving these fees make me nervous..

2024-08-22 03:23:34

Lunch time walk https://i.nostr.build/2MAfSfBZDPCCIx6y.jpg

2024-08-22 03:20:21

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Congratulations!

2024-08-22 01:54:07

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I’m sure I could find the lightning address again… 🤣🤣

2024-08-21 22:36:15

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Probably not if it is genuine but I’ve started buying celtic sea salt and personally prefer the taste of that. Both potentially have health benefits compared with regular salt but I doubt they are that significant with the relatively small amounts of salt consumed.

2024-08-20 23:31:59

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Sorry for your loss Marie. 🫂 I used to have budgies when I was a kid, they are great birds.

2024-08-20 08:00:33

Dinner. Steak with shiitake mushroom sauce. #proofofsteak https://i.nostr.build/5NreYJfH5OfOfpgu.jpg

2024-08-20 01:41:40

Started to build a new home lab recently, mainly with the intention to be able to run up a good number of virtual routers for learning purposes and experimenting with different technologies.
Currently it has:
- 2 x Cisco UCS C240 M4 servers running Proxmox
- Cisco 2911 router and 2960 switch used to provide management connectivity. The 2911 has a UCS E140S server module also running Proxmox for a couple of management VMs.
- Brocade ICX 7250 switch
- Fortigate 70F firewall
It is all sitting in my garage on an old IKEA coffee table at the moment although I should get a rack to mount it properly. https://i.nostr.build/YjITIL1b4lO06nfr.jpg

2024-08-18 00:49:10

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Roast beef main with a side of lamb? 😂 That is pretty much the only sort of thing I’ve found too but the meat isn’t great quality at the places near me.

2024-08-17 23:53:37

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Yeah it’s been a bit cold here again the last few days. I still went without a jacket today though!

2024-08-17 23:25:09

Sunday morning farmer’s market https://i.nostr.build/5aBPOkpBhGK9mtaJ.jpg

2024-08-17 22:06:44

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I try to stick to more of an animal based, low processed food type diet rather than carnivore but I’ve been finding the lunches in the city difficult since going back in to the office more often.. It can be quite challenging to find good options..

2024-08-17 01:08:08

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GM!

2024-08-16 09:57:17

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A Meshtastic node. Off-grid, decentralised communication using LoRa wireless technology. It’s mostly used for text messaging at the moment and can send sensor data etc too but there are other projects to send Bitcoin transactions etc over it.
https://meshtastic.org

2024-08-16 08:30:30

LILYGO have released the T-Deck Plus, an upgraded version of their T-Deck with built in GPS module and battery. This looks like it should be a good #meshtastic device.
https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-deck-plus

2024-08-14 17:01:09

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Happy Birthday!