It would probably help to define the terms you’re using, as there are many ways to interpret “big place”, “small place”, “many people”, etc.

I don’t even know if your starting point is accurate.

Ok, Dr. Evil!

Scans for open ports run continuously these days.

Ten years ago I opened a port for something for a couple days - for months after that I was getting regular scans against that port (and others).

At one point the scans were so constant it was killing my internet performance (poor little consumer router had no defense capability).

I don’t think the scans ever fully stopped until I moved. Whoever has that IP now probably gets specifically scanned on occasion.

And just because you don’t run a business doesn’t mean you have nothing to lose.

DMZ should be enough… But routers have known flaws, so I’d be sure to verify whatever I’m using.

Why wouldn’t it be possible?

The phone is providing the client app connection, you just need an interface from the client to the POTS system, or just the hardware you’re using as a phone.

Years ago I had a cordless phone that connected to the Skype client on a pc - you could call a phone number, or a Skype contact with it.

This is no different - you just need to establish the interface between the hardware and software.

Check out the apps Hermit and Native Alpha. They make web pages run like an app. I’ve only run into a couple sites where they don’t work right.

I vaguely recall a recent-ish article that an average web page is 30mb. That’s right, thirty megabytes.

It’s amazing how much faster web browsing becomes when I run PiHole and block most of it.

Suddenly the TV is pretty snappy, and all browsers feel so much smoother.

I just say “post grezz sequel”. Sorry if it pisses people off, but it’s a stupid name, so I’m gonna say it the way I want.

I look forward to the day when all these lame-ass, insider naming conventions are looked down upon as the stupid things they are.

Wtf does “en jinx” or “engine X” have to do with it’s functionality?

I hate looking for an app on my phone that does a particular thing but hell if I can recall what the idiot developed called it.

Rules of English, the closest I’d come is n-jinx. You don’t pronounce letters individually, unless reciting the alphabet or something.

Unless you pronounce the letter “B” the same way you say it, like the bug that makes honey.

We don’t say “beenefits” or “bee eee an eee eef eye tee ess”

Wtf?

It’s Jason. If they wanted it pronounced that way, they should’ve spelled it differently…

Like GIF

Sorry, no, at least one could argue GIF. JSON is a single freakin’ vowel short of a common male name.

Morons.

I’ll blame the drivers (and some of that blame lands on MS).

I’ve never seen an ad on Windows. Not sure what people do to get ads.

1. Just installed Debian, no wifi

2. Lots more stuff just like #1, such as my 10 year old and 3 month old Logitech wireless mice weren’t detected, and support for them is (fortunately) only available from a third party, which I found by searching the web for an answer.

I could give you pages of why Linux doesn’t compare to Windows for the desktop, which I’d follow with where it really shines - as a server for all kinds of things. It’s so good for specific tasks that even VMware replaced their own Workstation virtualization with Linux KVM.

Unhinged or older?

Are you looking for selective sync, and just over the LAN or over the internet too?

If just LAN, there’s many Windows sync tools for this with varying levels of complexity and capability. Even just a simple batch file with a copy command.

I’ll often just setup a Robocopy job for something that’s a regular sync.

If you open files over a network connection, they stay remote and remain remote when you save. Though this isn’t best practice (Windows and apps are known for having hiccups with remotely opened files).

Two other approaches:

1. ResilioSync enables selective sync. If you change a file you’ve synchronized locally, the changed file will sync back to the source.

2. Mesh network such as Wireguard, Tailscale, Hamachi. Each enables you to maintain an encrypted connection between your devices that the system sees as a LAN (with encryption). If you’re only using Windows, I’d recommend starting with Hamachi, it’s easier to get started. If mobile device support is needed, use Wireguard or Tailscale (Tailscale uses Wireguard, but easier to setup).

Policy doesn’t count for anything. So what if they claim they won’t sell data about you? They still can, and companies do.

Or they sell the entire company, like 23AndMe just did.

You forget your meds today?

Ah, yes, another person who goes through life smelling like ass and foisting their stench on the rest of us.

Deodorant isn’t Axe, but nice strawman.

I feel like this would do better in Dad Jokes

Me too