Vancurious wanders through the World; following Fancy and Folly. Join as as we find Art, Beer, Coffee, Diversions, Events, and Flavours.
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Traveling with the Amtrak Cascades from Vancouver to Seattle is convenient and cheap. The route is absolutely stunning. It takes about 4.5 hours - so depending on your driving speed, can be slightly longer than by car, but at no effort - I enjoyed being able to read and work while getting to Seattle. And of course, there are no traffic jams or delays due to unplanned speeding tickets...
Pictures in this post are mine, taken from the train on June 27th, 2024.
Happy Autumnal Flavours! This year, we again have a number of great pumpkin beers to choose from. My personal top ten is as follows:
A lot has happened in the past 6 months in generative AI and models and tools have substantially improved. We've upgraded from Stable Diffusion to a new base model called Flux, so let's have a look at how to install and use it. We're also upgrading to a new client WebUI Forge, which looks very familiar to those already using Automatic 1111 but has some new features. Automatic 1111 is no longer maintained, and Forge is a fork. Note that Forge currently has a memory leak, and to fix it you have to periodically switch to a different base model to clear the GPU memory.
Networking concepts are not easy and please don't ever let anyone make you feel bad for not knowing. This is not something you are usually taught in schools, or by your parents, friends, or anyone! Read "It is complicated" for my rant on this.
Let's start by looking at a typical home network after your local internet provider has set you up. A typical home network will have the following three components: the internet, your ISP modem, and your home network with all your devices.
In case you're wondering - yes, yes you can make your home network more secure, with a little bit of effort and money.
Why are computers and networks so complicated? Why can't we protect ourselves from cyber criminals? Why can't someone explain to me quickly how the internet works? We don't get educated on these concepts that have now become essential knowledge to navigate the world.
Imagine you met a frozen-in-ice-come-back-to-life prehistoric person. And you and your new friend were dropped off in the Save-On-Foods to get food. You have so much acquired knowledge about things that will flummox your prehistoric friend, for example
Note: this article is applicable to home and small business network architecture
I cleverly preempted your first question ("why the heck are you making it so complicated, no-one is trying to compromise my network anyway") by including "over-engineered" in the title... :)
