nayr
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Z-Wave Mesh network, this is why I use it.. just works better and better the more devices I add.
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Yep raids propagate corruption across your drives.. lost my very first job in the datacenter (17 years old, fresh meat) when the raid controller on the local school districts's web server took a shit and corrupted the entire array.
Boss had given me a used tape autoloader he bought off ebay and told me to back it up, well because it was a used ebay one it did not work, 3rd day fighting the tape loader trying to get it to work is when the data decided to go Poof! back then the only way to backup 200GB of data was on tape, because that took a ton of disks to get to that point.. Ive been weary of raids my entire career because of this experience.
Offsite backup dont have to be done via network connectivity, it could be as simple yanking a hotswap disk out, replacing it with a spare, then taking that archive disk home with you and locking it in your safe until next month when you bring home another disk and take that one back to be re-written.. Sneakernet has practically unlimited throughput, just very high latency... as they say, its hard to beat the raw bandwidth of a station wagon full of harddrives barreling across the country @ 70mph..
If it took more than a $2 Halloween a mask to defeat my cameras, then I'd consider paying 2-4x more for storing that data.. but cameras are simply not that important to my security.. I dont run a prison.
I've learned the hard way to NEVER change a USPS mail hold, just let it run out whether you're home or not.I use mail hold all the time, but it has its own issues.. like something unexpected that delays your return so you make it home a day or two later than planned.. and then of course there are sudden trips you cant plan for, since they need a few days warning there are times when it just dont work that great...
I have no desire for a front door intercom and the next owner of this house is not getting a smart house, all this stuff will move out with me.. well all that I can take.
If only getting rid of the Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses was so easy.the last solicitor that came to my door I answered it, recorded it, posted it to youtube, and got the guy fired and the company fined.. so I welcome the poor bastards, they play with fire disregarding my signage and ringing my doorbell.