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Thinking about getting a #woodfire #stove when we finally get out #homesteading. https://www.homewoodstoves.co.nz/stoves/homewood-matriarch/

If I could design a #laptop of my own, these are the specs I'd want. My #wishlist: - 17” AMOLED Ultrawide 32:9 120+ Hz Display - 4 slot Low Voltage #SODIMM, expandable to 256Gb or higher - 16+ Core #RISC-V CPU, with at least 4 cores over 2.4GHz - High Speed PCIe SSD - #Ollama/Llama.cpp compatible #NPU on par with Mac M3 Ultra or higher - Dedicated or Integrated Intel Arc GPU - Ruggedized billet aluminium Shell/Body, no rubberised finish that gets sticky as it degrades, and all round shock protection - Dust and Moisture ingress protection - USB-C Charging (Hardware toggeable Fast Charging to preserve battery longevity) - WiFi & Bluetooth - #LoRa Radio - #RaspberryPi Compatible #GPIO - Extra Large Battery, minimum of 12 hours of run time, removable/replaceable - #Libreboot, or some alternative OSS BIOS - Complete OSS firmware and driver stack - Quad Microphone Array for Voice to Text - 2 way, dual speakers - 2 USB-C with Displayport - 1 HDMI - 2 USB3 Type A - 2 USB2 Type A - 1 MicroSD/SDHC/SDXC Reader - 1 spare #PCIe port for future expansion (Support RAID 0/1) - Hardware buttons for media controls - Low Profile Mechanical #Keyboard including Numpad Still thinking... What would you want in a Laptop?

Slowly rebuilding my #start9 server. Had to wipe completely, which is unfortunate. #selfhosting

#homesteading on hold. Had to start looking for work again. #Financially speaking, the #Government has made it untenable to move forward with the end goal. The #Tax Man must have his pound of flesh.