MNByChoice

If there is sufficient RAM on the laptop, Linux will cache a lot of metadata in other cache layers without NFS-Cache.

NFS-Cache is a specific cache for NFS, and does not represent all caching that can be done of files over NFS. "Direct I/O" is also a specific thing, and should not be generalized in the meanings of "direct" and "I/O".

Let's skip those entirely for now as I cannot simply explain either. I doubt either will matter in your use case, but look back if performance lags.

One laptop accessing one NFS share will have good performance on a quite local network.

NFS is an old protocol that is robust and used frequently. NFSv3 is not encrypted. NFSv4 has support for encryption. (ZeroTier can handle the encryption.)

SSHFS is a pseudo file system layered over SSH. SSH handles encryption. SSHFS is maybe 15 years old and is aimed at convenience. SSH is largely aimed at moving streams of text between two points securely. Maybe it is faster now than it was.

ZeroTier allows for a mobile, LAN-like experience. If the laptop is at a café, the files can be accessed as if at home, within network performance limits.

NFS and ZeroTier would likely work.

When at home NFS will be similar to a local drive, though a but slower. Faster than SSHFS. NFS is often used to expand limited local space.

I expect a cache layer on NFS is simple enough, but that is outside my experience.

The issue with syncing, is usually needing to sync everything.

Won't work. Eventually, some asshole will fly a fleet ovet and demand you change how you live your life for "reasons".

What do you mean? The board provides the guidance and plots the course for the "low potential" people to follow.

/sarcasm

Edit: I should clarify, my comment is not so much about Jack, but about people that run companies, but don't do things.

That is right. The thief got $1 million they wouldn't have had otherwise.

There was a nonfederated one. Elk talk, or Oxes. Anyway, most useful on college campuses. Pointing this out for reseach.

Sounds great!

Edit: It was yikyak!

In Minnesota, the part of rent that pays property taxes is deductible if one's income is not high. https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/renters-property-tax-refund

Some sort of employee ownedgame company?

Yup. The owners can save a lot of money on those paychecks.

(A lot of homeless people are employed, and do not have drug/alcohol issues.)

A lot of people do both a job and drinking/drugs at the same time. It just saves time.