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I'm an English teacher who wanted to "cut the cord" wherever I could, so I started learning about domain hosts, containerization, .yaml files, etc.

Since then, I've been hosting several pods for file sharing and streaming for many years, and I'm currently thinking about learning kubernetes for home deployment. But why?

If you aren't in development, IT, cyber security, or in a related profession, what made you want to learn this on your own? What made you want to pick this up as a hobby?

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago (4 children)

as a student, this is much more interesting than studying

As a cyber student, I have to literally stop myself from researching FOSS apps and homelab setups so I do my actual work that will get me the degree to pay for said projects and setups...

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 3 points 21 hours ago

I once wired my whole ass house for ethernet. (Before realizing I was colorblind nonetheless.) Instead of studying.

Never underestimate how you can use study procrastination as a push force for other shit. (Unless you're a dipshit like me and do it with an imminent exam)

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 day ago

As a student, most things are more interesting than studying.

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hey, hosting your own LLM could work out for you in that respect.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (4 children)

i'd rather spend time actually learning and doing things instead of being an LLM slopper lol

[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

What I've found works well is giving it a prompt to turn it into a tutor (along with giving it the information) if something doesn't seem right, look into it without AI, I haven't had it backfire on me yet. I can definitely respect someone avoiding ai entirely though.

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Damn, got shot down, lol. I'm not advocating for churning out assignments; just for tinkering with editing and brainstorming. "Actually learning and doing things" is admirable. I'd rather be certain a student is growing instead of the clanker.

[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

gigachad student

[–] ppb1701@ppb.social 1 points 1 day ago

@muxika @hexagonwin If you do make sure you got a gpu or you'd likely be frustrated with it if it worked.