It does. Or can just send the recorded message to your email as a .wav attachment.

I use this.

I have Ms VoIP as my provider. $1 month per line and 1 cent per min.

I have a grand stream sip adapter… Configured with my providers info and my creds. Phone can plug into it. Works just fine. Plus you can use any sip client to connect to the same line from mobile or PC.

Also, my old house had pots lines in every room. I took my grand stream and wired it into the house, not a phone. So I can plug regular phones into any of the original outlets and it works as it directly connected to the grand stream. I have 4 regular phones all running over original wires into the grandstream using sip

I did it for ya…good luck with your phd

It’s all about privacy.

I am amazed at services offered that run rampant in the home.

My ISP offers fiber. But only if you also sign up for managed wifi where they manage your internal net…no way

I got a quote for solar power…but they must use a 3rd party cloud to manage your power and it uses eth over electrical … If you use eth over electrical already, then it does whatever it wants in your home network …no way.

Cell phones? They all go into a guest wifi…not on my home network.

I want to add 1 thing…graphics drivers have come a long way. Nvidia is a good example where some diatros come pre loaded to support Nvidia…like popOS. Check your vid card for distro compatibility

Universal media server works for me. I run it headless on a small instance. Streams my movies and music just fine.

The yagi works well, very similar.

Sure. My ISP gave me this range for this exact reason.

I use port knock. Really helps against scans if you are the edge device.

If it’s public facing, how about dont turn on ssh to the public, open it to select ips or ranges. Use a non standard port, use a cert or even a radius with TOTP like privacyIdea. How about a port knocker to open the non standard port as well. Autoban to lock out source ips.

That’s just off the top of my head.

There’s a lot you can do to harden a host.

There’s a 40 year I.T. veteran here that still suffers imposter syndrome. It’s a real thing I’ve never been able to shake off

Pop Os is nice. I went and bought the same hardware that system76 uses and then loaded their popOs on it. Going on 4 years of use now, zero issues. Battery life is challenging… Solid laptop otherwise.

We are all in same boat. Ive gotten dozens upon dozens of letters from companies. Most even say, sorry we were hacked 8 months ago. Letting you know all your personal info was stolen.

I’m sure my social security number, work history, previous addresses, relatives, cars I owned, houses…probably how many times I shit per day also.

Just keep your credit permanently frozen until you need it. Keeps credit card offers from your mailbox also…

How many non tech people would use this, especially if not in play store. 95% of people don’t know fdroid exists

Anonymity is impossible with enough data to put together a profile.

Improve user experience?

I don’t give a flying fuck if a web page loads .5 seconds faster.

What u care about is an interface that works, has labels instead of symbols, that doesn’t change every month trying to be more minimalist.

A bank website doesn’t need my browser history or my charges to Amex or what pets I have or what car I drive or the color of my bedroom. But they want all that and a mobile phone number to tie it all up with a common index. VoIP numbers are refused because they change too often.

That’s what pisses me off

PopOS I have to be at the bar and I will have a little early and then I’ll get you some food for the day off the road to get the title and I can come by.

No

Nano works just fine for me

True. Even government websites refuse to verify you over a VoIP line.