Unironically how I use LTO-6 tapes.

2.5TB of storage for ~$5/tape on ebay.

Never delete anything. If the authorities ever come after me, discovery is going to be hilarious.

Imagine trusting Torrents when Usenet is right there.

That ain’t storage, mate.

I think I understand more now, I just fundamentally don’t understand that zig-zag of joins on the back if the point was better wire management.

Power strips run in parallel that’s one point of failure for the whole rig.

Your setup runs in series. That’s on point of failure per powered device in the rig.

And if it doesn’t run in series, you really need to explain the wiring on the back of your rig, because I cannot make sense of it otherwise.

TWO genocides!?

WireGuard doesn’t work at all because it is blocked in OP’s country. OP wants an alternative. Dumping all security and encryption is certainly an alternative, but I am certain that this is counter to what OP is trying accomplish, given their initial choice of Tailscale (WireGuard on steroids).

Sure, but they shouldn’t.

You will learn a ton. Also, you will spend a lot of money hosting an activitypub instance. I run a server for fun, and it’s about $40/month to handle the absolute firehose of assets I receive 24/7.