After our main router/firewall died at Easter (sadly, it did not rise again), we threw a Debian laptop with an extra NIC in its place and carried on. This meant, as I hadn't spent any time configuring it, we were using our French ISP's DNS resolver.
That lasted until I tried to access #scihub, which is apparently bloqué en France! I've always run my own resolvers, so I've never come across this kind of censorship before.
New #FreeBSD firewall deployed with an #unbound resolver. Shields up!
I've been posting a lot about SDF modeling in #MagicaCSG and #Unbound lately, so I thought to explain a little bit about it…
SDF stands for Signed Distance Fields, falling in the CSG 3D category (Constructive Solid Geometry). 3D SDF is based on volumetric math functions, and offers complete modeling freedom without any concerns about topology / mesh structure, unlike polygonal modeling or even NURBS modeling.
Inspired by a Riki Fuhrmann drawing.
Modeled and rendered in the SDF-based Unbound 3D game editor, using its "Splats" feature for the stylized effect. https://www.unbound.io
Now that is interesting: #Unbound reports an #DNSSEC related #EDE, even with the CD flag set. We know there is a problem but still have the desired result. Nice :3
I've made a new #workflow which is tagging and releasing #cd built images automatically too. I can't wait for @nlnetlabs releasing a new #unbound version to watch the #magic. Or to watch it fail.
In my dev-env it works like a charm, though.
I don't want to seem arrogant but I guess this is one of the most feature-rich, secure and advanced image around. And always made with ❤️.
I'm a lazy person so I've implemented a #cd to automatically #update my #unbound#docker image as soon as @nlnetlabs publishes a new release. No worries, I can and will update the image manually in case #cve's got fixed in a component as you are used to. No sacrifice in terms of #security, so the unbound #sha256 will be populated, too to verify the integrity of the source tarball.
Thanks to @metin I have been invited to early access to a new SDF game engine called #unbound 🚀
Basically it's #dreams from PS4/5 but on PC. You can model with SDFs, use splatter (flecks) to create fur and grass, create logic and much more! In the spirit of SDF modelling, I created this cat from a cube and a sphere to test some of the features.
Check out their website at www.unbound.io and their discord for lots of cool projects 🤯 (no, really, some of them are mind-blowing!)
As a beta-tester of the very promising upcoming SDF-based Unbound game editor by @andreintg, I modeled this retro-computer, based on a fun sketch by Leonard Furuberg. 💩
I'll make a better realtime rendering inside Unbound tomorrow.
#OPNsense has now become a prized part of my home network and probably my favourite discovery of the last few years. #Firewall + #Unbound#DNS + DNS filtering + #IDPS + VLANs, it all runs great on a repurposed x86 box, and the many hours of tinkering have been valuable learning experiences. #networking#cybersecurity
I've released version 1.19.0-3 of my @nlnetlabs#unbound#docker image with updated build environments and unbound base to #alpinelinux 3.19.0. I have reduced two image layers by adding a separate build stage. The tags of the build environments got pinned for better #reproducibility, too.
Der Beitrag zur Einrichtung von unbound in Verbindung mit Pi-hole zur Verbesserung der DNS-Antworten in Bezug auf Geschwindigkeit und Privatsphäre ist abgeschlossen. Wann soll er erscheinen?
New series alert, #WritingCommunity! Fictober always seems to be the month where I get most of my writing done. Spooky season does it for me.
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In the midst of mourning the loss of her son, along with searching for him every day, Lucy receives a text from an unknown number. She has to follow her heart.
A new chapter has arrived. It's an ongoing work with lots of chapters. Gideon deserves his happiness. There are a lot of twists and turns to come in the future as well. I've made some major changes since yesterday, so I'm sorry for reposting this. I decided to make it all one story.
Another step completed on my Home Lab journey. PiHole is up and running, and I have my local DNS configured.
Followed a great guide by @chris A fun part was setting up a shortcut on my StreamDeck to turn off PiHole blocking for 5 minutes when I need to test something.
Tweaked it a bit to also alert me when the 5 minutes have elapsed.
Created an Apple Shortcut to do basically the same thing, but available on all my iOS devices!
@dkoneill Just installed Unbound tonight. I do notice faster resolution for sure! At the moment it feels a bit like a magic box, but I'll learn more as time goes on - that's what Home Labs are all about right?
As long as it passes the spouse approval test, it will stick around.
I write it all. From a lot of original works, to long ongoing RP stories, to deep and insightful fanfiction that my friends thankfully love. I have Doctor Who stories published as well. I have a following on Archive of Our Own. My best friends (who I met elsewhere) are @strangeseawolf, @QuokkaMocha, @doctorwanderer, and @DoctorMonkey2. I have a paranormal podcast too! (Link on profile!)
#WritersCoffeeClub 12.14 — What's the biggest edit you've made to your work?
Oh, gosh. I've done a vast amount of editing to everything I've ever written.
I completely rewrote my #Unbound story, but I'm not sure if that counts.
I've also changed gigantic parts of #TheCityOfOpulence as well. I think that's the answer I'll go with here. That story has evolved so much over the years. I took my character from #CyerpunkRED and #Cyberpunk2020 and made an original #SFF universe for him. I love it.