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Fortunately the ISP provided modem/router has DNS support. I managed to install Adguard as an add-on in Ha OS. I just need to figure out why HA OS refuses to change my IPv4 address to static mode. After that I can change the DNS address and hopefully I can get rid of ads in my house.

So today I learned the difference between an integration and add-on in HA OS. Adguard seems like the most reasonable solution for me.

That makes sense. I guess it's not necessary for me to put OpenWRT on there. More than anything, I'm just severely annoyed I must log into an online account just to access my WiFi extender's settings. I can deal with that issue at a later time.

I had been involved with the labour board over a wrongful termination dispute. I made complaints about about an abusive workplace and was shitcanned as a result.

During the final settlement where the lawyers were fighting over what my settlement payment would be, my lawyer and I had a bit of a discussion revolving around mental health.

She suggested I should consider a move into mental health services as I was essentially writing off continuing my trade apprenticeship by this point. She noted that I am a good listener and have a very clear understanding of mental health. She even offered to get me in contact with those in the mental health field.

It's been heavily on my mind to go down that path but a part of me is intimidated. I've been able to help a few close friends who all experienced some heavy mental issues over the past couple years but these are people who I've become close to and am able to help them through a deep understanding of them.

I tend to get attached to people easily and I'm not sure how I'll be able to separate work thoughts from my own thoughts meant for my own time. What heavy burdens will make it home with me?

Would I be good at working in such a field? According to my lawyer and those closest to me, I'd be great. But what am I going to do about my own mental health if I follow that path path? I can barely handle children and I'm the biggest kid in my own life. It's already a monumental effort to keep myself fed and not spontaneously running into traffic.

For those who are interested, here is a 20 minute mini-documentary about this individual that goes by the name of Mr. Swirl.

That makes sense. I guess for my case it's fine since I have more storage than I can use. Additionally, I keep my most important data on multiple offline storages and even that is quite minimal.

Thank you, that makes sense.

What reasons would people not like doing that?

I personally feel like separation of user data and OS data is easier for me to manage.

That first bit makes sense, I should be able to figure that out I think.

The reason I want to avoid using an external drive is because it takes a minimum an hour to transfer 4 games worth of data currently. That time is an inhibiting factor for me. I'd like to minimize downtime.

Also I'd like to test gaming oriented distributions with newer kernels compared to what Linux Mint ships with.

I'm not experienced enough with linux to understand if this is a question or a statement on what I can do. In either case, I don't know how to interpret what this means.

Thanks, that really helps. Copying everything sounds like the quickest and simplest way but it's good to know that everything is easily accessible.

I tried the beta and liked it. The only issue I ran into was that the MozillaVPN app wasn't working on debian.

I also had not seen much progress on the Debian version of the app from what I found. I could be wrong as that was my first dip into Debian.

Mullvad is available and I might switch to that at a later time when the motivation strikes me.

I prefer the idea of community driven projects though.

A few years ago I got adopted a gecko and had been learning how to make a bioactive terrarium. Using insects such as mealworms/darkling beetles, isopods and springtails to clean up waste, decaying matter and mold.

From that I learned how valuable it was to have a complex eco system in order to make it function. This year I built a garden bed and took all the knowledge and observations from my terrariums and applied it to my garden. I didn't focus on my crops as much as I focused on created a healthy soil bed for my crops.

I planted clover for ground cover. It provides shade and cover for all the little insects above ground. It retains moisture for anything below ground. It pulls nitrogen into the ground. It also looks pretty.

I placed stones for stepping on but also a place for the crawly things to hide. They love the underside of stones. I don't have to trample and compact the soil whenever I step inside the garden.

When pruning back my tomato plants, I'd cut the cuttings into small bits and throw it back into the garden bed. It was broken down quite quickly.

I let a few wild plants grow a bit. Eventually I'd pull them, cut them up and toss it back in to be broken down like my tomato plant cuttings.

My garden eventually got to the point where I'd water it every 2-3 days because the soil was still very moist. Always easy to find isopods crawling about. If I dug a bit, I can find worms. The variety of plants brought around lots of different pollinators. My cherry tomato plant is outlasting my neighbours plant although the cooler weather is finally catching up to it and the leaves are just starting to wither. My kale is still growing strong and is almost as tall as me now. The swiss chard is still going as well to my surprise. The rest of my crops have rather died off or producing their last bits of seeds.

I'm considering gathering some fallen leaves this autumn to throw on top of the garden. Add a bit of variety to what gets broken down in the garden.

It's been a really interesting experience so far and I hope to learn and observe more next year.