It’s not hard to make a useful website that’s small. You just have to avoid using javascript libraries and keep images to a minimum. There are a number of static web page generators if you don’t want to write HTML yourself.

Keep in mind that a 50 kB page is about a 15 second load on a typical dial-up connection. Before high speed internet, almost everyone kept their web pages small.

Mumble supports text chat and images too. Right click on a channel or user and select send message. There is an insert image button in the message window. I wish they would make it so you could just drag and drop an image though.

They tend to require installing a rootkit on your own computer. I wouldn’t buy them even if they did support Linux.

Dumb TVs are still readily available. They are intended for commercial use and will suck for games or movies though.

Well, they have had a lot of vulnerabilities. Most people won’t even update the firmware let alone install OpenWRT on them.

At least use a decent QR scanner that shows you the contents without automatically opening anything.

Anything that relies on an internet connection that should be unnecessary is a bad idea.

That hasn’t stopped the addresses from changing on any of the devices I’ve tried it on.

Android changes its IPv6 address daily. That makes it kinda hard to host anything on it. SLAAC would be fine too if it was a stable address.

Has anyone figured out how to make android use a static IPv6 address? If I have to run a reverse proxy on a real PC, I may as well just host the website from that PC.

That depends on what you are running on it. The Pi 5 will be one of the most energy efficient options, but it’s limited to USB and PCIe 2.0 x1 with an adapter for storage.

I never had one, I always thought the subscription fee was a ripoff. High speed internet and bittorrent pretty much eliminated the need for one anyways.

It wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case when the satellite equipment was originally installed. SDRs only became available fairly recently. Before that, you would either have to have the knowledge and ability to build your own equipment or have a lot of money.

For email, you just pay for a host that will let you use your own domain. It’s usually a lot cheaper than getting a static IP and you can easily switch hosts while keeping your email address.

It’s not really even worth attempting to self host your own outbound email these days. It’s a lot of work getting the big email providers to accept your email and if someone has ever sent spam from your IP address, you are pretty much screwed.

The UK should just block sites that don’t comply. They have no business trying to fine US websites.

The energy density of sodium-ion batteries keeps improving. They are getting pretty close to LiFePO4. Chinese EV manufacturers have started using them. Not everyone needs a super long range, especially in places where there are lots of charging stations available.

I think the future for EV batteries is going to be sodium-ion for quite a while. They are good enough for most people and the materials to make them are plentiful.

Unfortunately still no support for my phone.

Yes there is. I was looking at the chart on my phone and missed it.

You should also list what providers allow P2P and what ones have port forwarding.