Well I don't wear underwear at all already 😀

Well done. You just reinvented the https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kratky_method

GDPR ownership of your data and the ability to have your data erased

Kubernetes is extremely expensive on cloud so we run our own in house

Our problems with VMs on Azure were:

• The Azure Linux Agent incrementing versions and breaking stuff.
• The availability zone becoming over utilized and our non reserved VM clusters fail to start up.
• Changes to Azure automation runbooks breaking scripts and schedules. (unrelated to the stuff they warned about)
• Azure invisible proxy terminating ssh sessions as inactive while doing long running tasks and having to use the awful serial console.

Majel > HAL 9000

RIP Win7. You did what no other Windows could do. You had functioning components.

IMO if you are using a companies VPN then the larger the company, the more chance it's data is being exfiltrated. Looking at you Nord.

If you know how to host your own then your risk goes dramatically down. Although for anonymity you should choose a cloud that you don't need to give your personal info to. Good luck with that.

This is why criminals rely on hacked devices. No credit card needed.

If you are simply torrenting some media then no one is looking at you anyway. Pretty much any VPN or location would be fine for that.

Your security posture should relate to your risk.

Same, we use AWS, Azure and a third party VMware suite cloud. The VMware is superior by far IMO because I like to have full control of my systems and roll my own stuff. I think the big clouds make their money by saving time on dev ops. I come from a sys engineering background and transitioned to development so none of that stuff is very difficult. I've tried Linode, Hetzner, Digital ocean and a few more but I think VMware does all I need.

We are more than our instincts. But sure, I acknowledge that following some instinctual drives can give some satisfaction.

For example: I made a choice to not have children and I am happy with my choice. I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. It's actually quite the opposite. While I see my peers raising little shits, I get to stay a little shit and embrace my inner child. It's half a selfish choice because I want my life to be better, and half a compassionate choice because the world doesn't need new children for its meat grinder.

If I had little choice and was forced onto a path, that would be disheartening. So I get you.

The grass always looks greener in the neighbors yard.

Being desired is OK. Having sex is OK. Feeling deeply understood is unmatched.

I was in a 12 year relationship and I didn't feel that. I am in a new 1 year relationship and I don't feel that. Do I appreciate my partner? Yes. Am I attracted to them? Yes. But I crave to be understood.