me too! somehow in my retro computing/gadget collecting I ended up with two Data Discmans, a DD-8 and a DD-10BZ, they both work fine and the DD-10 is complete in original box as well.

There is authoring software available at http://www.robotsandcomputers.com/computers/dd8h.htm to create compatible CDRs full of books assuming you can find some blank Mini CD-Rs or CD-RWs.

neat devices, Sony was always ahead of the time

I haven't seen that authoring software before. Now I need to try it. Now you've done it, made me want to replace the caps on my units!

For my rather simple needs I've been using https://httptoolkit.com free edition, I like that it launches a independent Firefox window on its own for the intercepting so I don't have to touch my working browser or deal with configuring a proxy anywhere

Sanctioned individuals would have a hard time working anywhere for the simple fact they cannot open a bank account, practically all banks everywhere deny services to sanctioned individuals or face the wrath of OFAC

> a little IDS/IPS could help keep some nasty traffic off your home Internet pipe

the adblock package does a great job of blocking ads and other nasty stuff, it doesn't have fancy statistics or an interface like Pi-hole but it does its job without complaining

try local second hand sites and physical copies, although the quality will most likely not be as good if its only been released on DVD

that oldschool design of the site brings back memories, so clean and functional

I love these sites. Presumably one author with a hobby, writes about things he has or finds, mix of facts and personal experiences, love it. Makes me wish I had a hobby and didn't care what others thought lol.

> Makes me wish I had a hobby and didn't care what others thought lol.

Consider that this isn't about not caring what people think, it is about not caring what certain people think.

As someone who certainly is a nerd but doesn't fit the traditional stereotype (good at sports, improvisational noiserock musician on stage, good with people and groups) my number one lesson for a happy life is: Don't surround yourself with people who dislike people who take an interest in obscure things, doesn't matter how obscure or nerdy it is. People who have no hobbies and are not interested in the intricacies of the world that surrounds them are sad, insecure creatures, especially if the only reason they don't do what they like is the fear of what other such people think. If a topic interests you and your first thought is what others might think if you dive into it too deep, that isn't exactly the sign of a happy, fulfilling existence. And by my book we got only one of those.

For example I don't care much what someone who doesn't understand the type of music I make thinks about it. But I deeply care about the opinion of people who like and understand the stuff I aim to do. This way I got to know many good friends.

See, now you get to choose between what the likes of me think about you not/having a weird hobby and what the afraid closet-nerds or boring normies think other people think they can or can't do. There will always be people who think you're weird, you just have to choose which ones. Be a punk and the business people think you're weird. Drive a lamborghini and the punks think you're an asshole. The difference between good weird and bad weird is whether you're aware of your own weirdness.

> Don't surround yourself with people who dislike people who take an interest in obscure things

Took me about two decades to really understand and accept this -- or, act accordingly in practice. Haters gonna hate, just do your thing.

Your entire post is really good, thanks for sharing these thoughts.

Been using OpenWRT on a Ubiquity EdgeRouter X for years and it runs great, using adblock directly on it as well, granted there are no nice statistics for adblock like on PiHole but the important thing is that it does the job. Have a separate dumb AP also running OpenWRT which needs upgrading and the next router must support OpenWRT it has practically become a required feature

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so much for that

because their similarity in language with Bulgaria helps performing convincing scams

The author has shared information that he had discovered the scammers are operating in Spain and Italy as well. So it is not specifically because of language similarity.

There's an archive of the biggest BBS of the time that they failed to mention

https://www.oldsezam.net/