Ah, I can see the appeal but it’s not for me then. :)

What is the gain compared to running something battle tested like zfs or mdraid?

I’ve never used it, but bookmarked the github. Cheers. :)

22 out of 22 books i checked at Kobo had Adobe DRM. :(

That was an interesting read.

If you wanna own your audiobooks you might wanna check out https://libro.fm/ - they allow you to download the bought audiobook without drm.
I gladly accept tips for similar sites when it comes to buying ebooks.

Eh, go for something simple like Fedora KDE and teach them how to update and install stuff through Discover - it’s like App/Play/Microsoft store + the System update all in one.
I imagine Linux Mint and OpenSUSE has similar GUIs to introduce if that’s more up your alley.

Update 22:51h: The vote originally scheduled for 14 October will not take place because there is no majority for the proposal. It is likely that the EU Commission will now propose to extend the Chat Control 1.0 regulation currently in force that permits providers to scan our messages (if they choose). An extension of this indiscriminate bulk scanning regime is not acceptable. Scanning under this regulation needs to be targeted and limited to suspects where requested by a judicial authority.

• https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/citizen-protest-halts-chat-control-breyer-celebrates-major-victory-for-digital-privacy/

Made a screenshot of https://app.smartdraw.com/editor.aspx?templateId=384d7d86-2472-4f4d-b80f-224189376dc3&flags=128

Does this example match your network?

From your description it already sounds like all of it is in the same network?
That cabling you have in the house doesn’t split your network, Router -> CAT6 - CAT6 - CAT6 -> Switch is the same as Router -> CAT6 -> Switch as far as your equipment is concerned.

This is oversimplified but catches most network topologies (including yours it seems):
Internet -> Router -> Switches -> Client Devices

That and also man hour costs versus hardware costs. It’s often cheaper to buy some extra ram than it is to pay someone to make the code more efficient.

Isnt opnsense only for bsd? I am running linux.
opnsense is bsd based yes, you can either run it on it’s own hardware in front of your server or you can run it as a virtual machine and passthrough your hosts network ports to it for WAN/LAN.

When using a vpn server, only I could access the services right?

You can easily setup vpn users for friends/family but a random person on the internet won’t reach your services if you block access from WAN and forces everyone to go through the vpn server.

Your services would first of all need some sort of integration to report failed authentication attempts to your firewall or you wouldn’t have anything to act on to start the block. Sounds complicated edit: and also what fail2ban does by reading logs it seems.

If I were you I would ponder if it wouldn’t be easier to just setup a headscale/wireguard/openvpn server and connect to your other services through that.

My favourite home firewall right now would be opnsense

Did updating your \etc\modprobe.d\ help?

Honestly it isn’t much of a problem anymore, whether you choose a gaming specific OS or not.
Here’s how to get good Nvidia support on Fedora 43:

For the driver:
sudo dnf update
sudo dnf install akmod-nvidia
For CUDA support:
sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda
Then reboot and you’re done.

• https://github.com/devangshekhawat/Fedora-43-Post-Install-Guide?tab=readme-ov-file#nvidia-drivers

Do you have more info regarding that ThinkPad E16?
I’m mostly working with T series laptops and haven’t had the problem, but always good to know if or when an E16 shows up.

There are some aspm states you can try disabling on your wifi card and see if it helps, more info here:
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89/issues/8

edit - direct link to possible solution:
https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw89/issues/8#issuecomment-1022681992

An older Ardour discussion that includes ADAT is found here:
https://discourse.ardour.org/t/focusrite-18i20-and-octopre-adat-connection/105897

Kernel with better Focusrite support is found here:
https://github.com/geoffreybennett/linux-fcp
edit - if you got 6.14 or newer kernel it already has the drivers it seems:
Upstreamed Big 4th Gen Scarlett support Latest This release updates the FCP driver (supporting Scarlett 4th Gen 16i16, 18i16, and 18i20) to the version accepted upstream in 6.14.

Powerline communication uses adapters to transmit network signals over existing electrical wiring, avoiding the need for new CAT6 cables and offering a hardwired internet connection in hard-to-reach areas where running Ethernet is difficult or impossible (or where the house owner simply is too lazy).