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  1. Comment on The economics of $15 salads in ~finance

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    This is what we've determined. I'm order to have a nice salad with variety you end up wasting a lot.

    This is what we've determined. I'm order to have a nice salad with variety you end up wasting a lot.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Ya I kind of assumed that would be the case. I play through slow since I only get a little time here and there so maybe more content will be added before I get to that point! Lol

    Ya I kind of assumed that would be the case. I play through slow since I only get a little time here and there so maybe more content will be added before I get to that point! Lol

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Manor Lords. I have only got about 2 or so hours in but really enjoying it.

    Manor Lords. I have only got about 2 or so hours in but really enjoying it.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Google lays off hundreds of ‘Core’ employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico in ~tech

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    I hear you. I've been moving in the same direction for years now. As these companies suck and suck while proving less and less value to consumers and employees.

    I hear you. I've been moving in the same direction for years now. As these companies suck and suck while proving less and less value to consumers and employees.

    9 votes

  5. Comment on A variety of beginner home server questions in ~comp

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    I'm not a programmer (I can hack stuff together), nor is my profession networking/server administration. I'm in Finance... but this is my hobby. I don't spend a lot of time maintaining it, but the...
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    I'm not a programmer (I can hack stuff together), nor is my profession networking/server administration. I'm in Finance... but this is my hobby. I don't spend a lot of time maintaining it, but the initial setup and different iterations have required a decent amount of research and upfront effort.

    Networking - Definitely provide your own router. I used the edgerouter x for a year or 2. Updates bricked it and eventually I replaced with a PC dedicated to it running Opnsense. I liked this aspect, but if I were you. I'd start with something that is likely simplier to setup such as the Ubiquity ecosystem or even TP Link small business stuff. I personally have 3 APs EAP 225 and they have been rock solid in keeping connectivity and ensuring the signal propagates through my home. VLANS are great to separate network traffic especially if you're going to expose any services to the web. I have a gameserver, home assistant and some others that I do expose through NGINX Proxy Manager. Although I'm contemplating on switching this to tailscale access only. I think this part is key to ensuring you have fun running a server. You'll need a switch and this is likely where you'll spend a decent amount of money if you're not getting second hand used parts and are willing to get them all working together (like I did). I have a cisco switch that I got for $40, the EAPs (were new) and the opnsense router. It would have been easier to do this with a single ecosystem, but would have cost me 3-5x.

    Server: I built mine. It runs an intel 8300 which I use for transcoding plex/jellyfin. I ended up running a hypervisor (Proxmox) to have separate VMs, LXC containers etc. This was just for fun. You can get all this running on a single machine running debian/ubuntu, just takes more work. Proxmox took a bit for me to get used to, but definitely prefer using a hypervisor to separate stuff out, run VMs for specific tasks etc. You'll definitely want one with an Intel CPU to utilize QuickSync for transcoding.

    Services:

    • Plex/Jellyfin. I prefer the Plex interface, but the direction they've gone, I'd really like to switch to Jellyfin. The main issue I have is audio sync when playing from my TV to the receiver as it causes latency. For some reason Plex can handle this. Jellyfin doesn't. No matter the amount of audio delay adjusting I try, I can't get it to sync right. Solution is likely to play directly from the receiver instead of the TV, but using the TV to navigate different apps and try to get my partner to change is probably a no go. As for using it at different locations throughout your house. Chromecasts, Firesticks etc. Then install the apps. You don't need a full blown PC, Xbox or whatever at each location unless you really want to run it over ethernet. Maybe save that for a specific home media center, then get something more powerful that can handle it over ethernet.
    • I run some of the other services to help achieve getting content which automates the whole process. Not sure how Tildes feels about this so won't give names, but its easy to find on the internet.
    • NAS - I run Open Media Vault in a VM on proxmox and pass through and LSI controller where my various hard drives I've shucked out of WD external enclosures are connected to. I use snapraid to have parity to save from drive failures and then backup to an external 14tb hd. I don't have offsite back up, but most of this data is replaceable. I don't think a pre-built NAS system could handle what I'm trying to do without really hacking it to work a specific way. You'd likely end up needed another machine to handle plex/jellyfin and your cameras.

    I like my solution, its super flexible and allows me to do what I need to do on the "cheaper" side of things. I learned a ton.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on The man who killed Google Search in ~tech

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    I've been Google Fi user since the beginning. It's not the cheapest, but the flexibility and cheap international but is great. I'm sure they'll kill it sooner rather than later.

    I've been Google Fi user since the beginning. It's not the cheapest, but the flexibility and cheap international but is great. I'm sure they'll kill it sooner rather than later.

    6 votes

  7. Comment on Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims in ~news

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    Yeah that statement is highly nonsensical. Just wow

    Yeah that statement is highly nonsensical. Just wow

    12 votes

  8. Comment on Residents in southern Illinois county to vote on non-binding referendum to separate state from Cook County in ~misc

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    I live in the northern suburbs, we've seen a big uptick in violent crime. People pulling guns out at gas stations and shooting people, hijacking their car in their driveway, significant car and...

    I live in the northern suburbs, we've seen a big uptick in violent crime. People pulling guns out at gas stations and shooting people, hijacking their car in their driveway, significant car and garage robberies. It's pretty crazy. I live in a very affluent neighborhood, and not even close to the surrounding neighborhoods around Chicago. I'm an hour out.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II -- coming 2024 in ~games

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    Lol I was terrible at fighting. Didn't play it often enough to memorize since I didn't get a lot of time to play. But it was such a good game

    Lol I was terrible at fighting. Didn't play it often enough to memorize since I didn't get a lot of time to play. But it was such a good game

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II -- coming 2024 in ~games

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    Yes, it's one of my favorites too and I typically don't play these types of games. I'm excited for KCD2. Didn't realize they made the characters look like the voice actors! Even better.

    Yes, it's one of my favorites too and I typically don't play these types of games. I'm excited for KCD2. Didn't realize they made the characters look like the voice actors! Even better.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health

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    That might be part of it as well. Your body needs rest. 1 day on then off isn't enough. Good recommendation is 1-2 weeks off every 10-12 weeks

    That might be part of it as well. Your body needs rest. 1 day on then off isn't enough. Good recommendation is 1-2 weeks off every 10-12 weeks

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Anyone here suffering from low testosterone? in ~health

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    How often do you take at a minimum 1 week off?

    How often do you take at a minimum 1 week off?

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Looking for free or cheap places to learn some SQL and XML in ~tech

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    Depends, corporate file transmissions and financial (SWIFT for bank statements and settlement instructions) MOVING to XML from legacy systems lol

    Depends, corporate file transmissions and financial (SWIFT for bank statements and settlement instructions) MOVING to XML from legacy systems lol

    1 vote

  14. Comment on Looking for free or cheap places to learn some SQL and XML in ~tech

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    XML is still widely used for file transmissions. SAP is all XML, almost all the banking standards are XML or will be as of 2025

    XML is still widely used for file transmissions.

    SAP is all XML, almost all the banking standards are XML or will be as of 2025

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Under development: WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria (not classic) in ~games

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    Ya that's actually interesting... The itch....

    Ya that's actually interesting... The itch....

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Under development: WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria (not classic) in ~games

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    So like Vanilla but new stuff? I played up through the release of BC then quit a month in. Came back for Wrath. Then played a little in legion

    So like Vanilla but new stuff? I played up through the release of BC then quit a month in. Came back for Wrath. Then played a little in legion

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Eclipse plans in ~talk

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    I'm by Chicago. It dimmed like a cloud.

    I'm by Chicago. It dimmed like a cloud.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Linux Distro Recommendations in ~comp

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    IMO use immutable fs. Fedora Silverblue or Kionite. Install applications with flatpak and manage permissions with flatseel I run arch on my gaming desktop, but installed Kionite on my laptop. I...

    IMO use immutable fs.

    Fedora Silverblue or Kionite. Install applications with flatpak and manage permissions with flatseel

    I run arch on my gaming desktop, but installed Kionite on my laptop. I prefer KDE over Gnome, but that's my personal preference. The only issue I've had with Kionite is installing apps directly from the flathub site by downloading the app link. Discover can't open them. But searching (which isn't great in discover) and installing works fine. You can also copy the terminal command from flathub to install via the terminal.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on This is World of WarCraft in ~games

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    Same yeah, definitely right in the feels.

    Same yeah, definitely right in the feels.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (April 2024) — Version 1.0 is out for Android! in ~tildes

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    Thank you. I've been using it exclusively for probably 2 months now and it's great. Your RIF app was the one and only app I ever used for reddit so it's kind of sweet to get to use this one here....

    Thank you. I've been using it exclusively for probably 2 months now and it's great. Your RIF app was the one and only app I ever used for reddit so it's kind of sweet to get to use this one here. Appreciate the simplicity and hard work.

    19 votes