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Cake day: July 18th, 2026

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  • A dns server knows what and where things are. That’s its only real job, to tell who’s asking where say, http://eff.org/ is.

    “Ay homie, where’s https://eff.org/?

    over here - 173.239.79.200

    “thanks, bud!”

    The issue is, the dns server you use by default is under the control of whoever your provider is, and as a result, they get all of your dns lookups like the example above as well as every porn site, every piracy site, everywhere.

    Installing your own, or simply moving to one your provider has no business with like 9.9.9.9 can help keep your dns queries more private, go a step further and use encrypted dns, as many providers supply, and you’ll be even further covered.

    Installing your own, however, comes with the added perk of being able to apply your own dns entries. Suddenly local addresses can have custom names without ever touching a hosts file. Neat! Use DNS certs and you’ve got local SSL!

    I would go find something applicable to feed you for a dns 101, but my old resources don’t exist. I just know stuff from years of doing it and failing over and over until things work.






  • My first suggestion is to head to youtube. Pipe knowledge is rather universal. Hobbiton Piper is a great person to start with, as is Timberdrifter and Muttonchop Piper.

    There are many different pipe blends and types, but primarily they’re split between Aromatics, English and Virginias or Virginia blends. Oriental and Balkan blends I’d consider more niche. Personally, I like Virginias and the blends therof, VA/Perique and Burley is my jam, but I’d suggest starting with Aromatics.

    As for types of pipes, stick to Corncobs starting out, they’re not only my personal favorite to smoke, but they’re cheap and you can have one for every day of the week for not much dough. Grab a nice briar once you’re sure you’re into the hobby.

    Then all you have to do is find a calm spot and a good book, and away you go.