Ran duplicity - it's really a blunt hammer, lots of duplication, rotation, etc.

Then switched to Restic - so much better - highly recommend this.

For a firewall/router I use Ubuntu - it's what I use for everything else, so it's comfy.

I do believe OpenBSD is very very good software, but I do wonder if just given it's small install base if there are vulnerabilities simply nobody knows about. I guess may it doesn't matter since Linux is so much more widely deployed, perhaps that's just a better platform for hackers to spend their time.

OpenBSD exploits (defined as bugs in both OS and typically-deployed applications on top of it) are (or used to be) low-value but scarce and hence prestigious.

Linux exploits can be extremely valuable in monetary terms, but the attack surface is so absurdly vast these days, that they are seen as banal.

I've mainly heard of successes of the networking stack in FreeBSD at Netflix and Whatsapp - but largely, I don't know anywhere else that uses it in production.

PS3 and Nintendo Switch OS use FreeBSD components.

Urban myth regarding the Switch, Nintendo uses its own in-house microkernel based OS.

And Orbis OS uses as much FreeBSD as Android/ChromeOS use Linux, in what gets exposed to devs.

Ditto for PS4 and PS5.

Isn’t that choice mostly dictated by BSD license allowing them to keep things proprietary instead of GPL requiring them to release their changes?

Yes a big part of that, is being able to design Orbis OS whatever they feel like without caring about upstream, same with using clang on the devkit.

Founder culture definitely has fraternity vibes - people with no other discernable talent other than being above average looking and having connections with other similar people end up in positions they have no real idea how to do.

In other words, there are a lot of people "playing startup" in the valley - some of the VC money flows too easily and there is always going to be an ecosystem of people to try to put it to work.

Most people start businesses for tax reasons, and to mitigate financial risks.

People dumping discounted equity to hyper-scale on debt is not a business, but just another IPO over-valuation scheme. =3

main personality trait i want to my kids to have is being a confident extrovert that loves ppl and ppl love. Also make sure to marry for looks if you are not that great in that department.

Nothing else even comes to close to these attributes in having a comfortable sucessful life. introverts and cynics get crushed.