artvandelay's recent activity
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Comment on How do you keep your life organized? What tools & systems do you use? in ~talk
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Comment on How do you keep your life organized? What tools & systems do you use? in ~talk
artvandelay Link ParentWait, doesn't Notion have a free tier? I use it from time to time for personal notes and I've never paid a single cent, just paid for it using the data they harvest from me.Wait, doesn't Notion have a free tier? I use it from time to time for personal notes and I've never paid a single cent, just paid for it using the data they harvest from me.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
artvandelay Link ParentYeah I've only gotten a small taste of StS so far so I'll give it just under 2 hours before I finally make my decision if I need to refund it.Yeah I've only gotten a small taste of StS so far so I'll give it just under 2 hours before I finally make my decision if I need to refund it.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
artvandelay Link ParentMy reply to this got lost somehow but I really appreciate your input here! Good point on getting backups setup too, will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks!My reply to this got lost somehow but I really appreciate your input here! Good point on getting backups setup too, will definitely keep that in mind. Thanks!
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
artvandelay LinkWith the recent Steam sales I picked up GTA 4, Slay the Spire, and Easy Delivery Co.! GTA 4: Classic for a reason. I've played about 7-8 hours of this game over the last few days, which is a lot...With the recent Steam sales I picked up GTA 4, Slay the Spire, and Easy Delivery Co.!
GTA 4: Classic for a reason. I've played about 7-8 hours of this game over the last few days, which is a lot for me, and I've really been enjoying it. Having last played GTA San Andreas and GTA 5 before that, it's cool seeing the transition between the generations. I'm about a third of the way through the story so far and I've been enjoying it.
Slay the Spire: I got this game since I saw many people recommending it after I played Balatro. So far, I'm fairly ambivalent to the game, but I also haven't played it too much. I can see the potential though so I'll keep at it.
Easy Delivery Co.: Got this game after seeing it on Twitter. It's got a cute aesthetic but I found the gameplay to be a bit simple and boring. Maybe I need to progress more for it to be exciting but so far I'm not the biggest fan.
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Comment on How do you want to define 2026 for yourself? in ~talk
artvandelay LinkMy friends and I do a pretty good job of holding ourselves accountable for new years resolutions and I did fairly well for 2025. Despite the rollercoaster of a year I had, I managed to achieve my...My friends and I do a pretty good job of holding ourselves accountable for new years resolutions and I did fairly well for 2025. Despite the rollercoaster of a year I had, I managed to achieve my goals of starting to exercise regularly, move out, and also get promoted (though I had to switch jobs for that).
For 2026, I've got a few more goals. Just sitting here looking at them they do feel a bit difficult for myself to achieve but I think setting goals that just feel slightly out of reach will motivate me to work harder to achieve them.
First, I want to focus more on my health. I want to lose ~40lbs by the end of the year and I want to hit the gym at least 3x a week. I've always struggled to motivate myself to go to the gym so I want to see if I can get a personal trainer or someone else who will drag my lazy ass to the gym. I did lose a little bit of weight this year naturally just from walking around more from living in the city so I'd like to accelerate that.
Second, I want to a get a hobby. I don't really have one at the moment and have been wanting to etiher pick up the drums, learn Korean, or get into sim-racing or even auto-cross with my car. The only thing I really do as a "hobby" is play video games and mess around wiht my home server once in a while. I also kind of want to get back into programming recreationally but I find it difficult to do so since I code for work. I read 1 book this year so I was thinking of also just reading more in 2026.
Finally, I just want to improve my investment portfolio. I got caught up in high-yield ETFs in the latter half of 2025, resulting in extra income that turned out to be vry unsustainable and after taxes, I didn't really make much. I'd love to rebalance things to be more stable and dependable.
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Comment on The 2025 Steam Winter Sale is live (runs Dec 18 - Jan 5) in ~games
artvandelay LinkThe GTA 4 complete edition is on sale for $6US if anyone else wants it! I enjoyed GTA 5 more than I expected myself to so I've been wanting to play GTA 4 for a while. Finally made time to play it...The GTA 4 complete edition is on sale for $6US if anyone else wants it! I enjoyed GTA 5 more than I expected myself to so I've been wanting to play GTA 4 for a while. Finally made time to play it now that it's the holidays and I'm enjoying it. I played GTA San Andreas for a little bit and it's cool seeing how the technology advanced between GTA 3, 4 and 5.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
artvandelay Link ParentAh interesting, thanks for the heads up! I haven't heard of AirVPN actually, I'll check them out. Their prices are pretty tempting, even without the sale. I paid ~70 euros for 3 years of Private...Ah interesting, thanks for the heads up! I haven't heard of AirVPN actually, I'll check them out. Their prices are pretty tempting, even without the sale. I paid ~70 euros for 3 years of Private Internet Access so 100 euros doesn't sound too crazy to me. I was also considering ProtonVPN but their plans only go up to 2 years. Will weigh my options in a bit, I've still got a few months left on my PIA subscription. I think my PIA subscription also just renews at the price I got it so it's not the biggest deal to just have it renew.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
artvandelay LinkFairly quiet week this week with little new music but some highlights are: Ready to Fly (Single Version) - Masayoshi Takanaka Peak Japanese city pop guitar to me. It's got some nice funk, latin...Fairly quiet week this week with little new music but some highlights are:
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Ready to Fly (Single Version) - Masayoshi Takanaka
- Peak Japanese city pop guitar to me. It's got some nice funk, latin percussion and jazz fusion of course. I prefer the single version to the regular version from the Takanaka (1977) album. The scatting in the original was charming but I found it a bit distracting and the opening hook is just so good.
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White Memories - fromis_9
- Their latest release! It's a remake of a classic Korean song called 하얀 그리움, with a city-pop twist. They've got beautiful vocal harmonies throughout the song. Been loving fromis_9 a lot recently, they also recently (today!) put out a cover of the classic AOA song Miniskirt so I've also been listening to that.
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Comment on Most parked domains now serving malicious content in ~tech
artvandelay Link ParentYeah I can't ever recall seeing a parked domain that didn't have some sketchy stuff hosted on it haha. Unsurprising to hear that the majority of parked domains are like this now. As other were...Yeah I can't ever recall seeing a parked domain that didn't have some sketchy stuff hosted on it haha. Unsurprising to hear that the majority of parked domains are like this now. As other were mentioning in the bigger comment thread, domains are so cheap nowadays that it's trivial to buy them up and squat on them.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
artvandelay Link ParentThank you! Hope your trip to the midwest goes well too!Thank you! Hope your trip to the midwest goes well too!
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
artvandelay LinkBriefly mentioned this in my comment in the weekly post on ~talk but I'd love some input on the following. I've currently got a little HP office PC running Debian as my home media server. It's got...Briefly mentioned this in my comment in the weekly post on ~talk but I'd love some input on the following.
I've currently got a little HP office PC running Debian as my home media server. It's got 2x4TB HDDs in a software RAID 1 through mdadm. I've got Jellyfin and the *arr stack running through Docker, with qbittorrent going through a VPN, all setup with https://yams.media. It's got 3.6TB usable space and I've used up about 2.5TB, and that is filling fast. I'd love to upgrade to get like 15-20TB of space so that I could also start hosting an Immich instance. I wanted to ask here if anyone had any recommendations on what's the best path to upgrade. I was thinking of just setting up a separate RAID 5 or something with 3x12TB drives and start using that for my Jellyfin/*arr stack and then repurpose the 4TB RAID 1 for Immich. Another option I was thinking of was setting up UnRAID to have one big RAID volume and then just having separate subfolders for Immich, Jellyfin, and anything else in the future. I was originally leaning towards the former since that sounded simpler in my head for some reason but I'm tempted by the flexibility and ease of use of UnRAID. I'd be ditching the HP in either case as it was meant to be a temporary/starter server and it doesn't have enough SATA ports. What would you guys recommend?
I am also looking for VPN recommendations. I've currently got Private Internet Access since I got a deal for 3 years for $80US. However, it's been almost 3 years now so I'm looking for something new. I'm like 99% set on getting Mullvad but am curious if anyone recommends anything else.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
artvandelay (edited )LinkFairly quiet week at work for me as more and more people are logging off for the end of the year. I've been quietly preparing for my own time off but that is still a short while away. Woke up in a...Fairly quiet week at work for me as more and more people are logging off for the end of the year. I've been quietly preparing for my own time off but that is still a short while away. Woke up in a panic this morning thinking I'd lost my passport for some reason because I've been looking forward to this trip haha.
I've also been doing a lot of planning. I want to make more use of my Steam Deck and PC so I've been planning on getting a dock for the Steam Deck to play Steam games from either my Deck or my PC on the TV. The other big thing I've been planning is how to upgrade my home media server. This is probably better for ~comp but I've currently got a small 4TB (3.6 usable) RAID 1 array setup through mdadm and I'm quickly filling it up. I'm thinking about just switching to UnRAID and buying a few 12/14TB drives so that I can easily expand my server in the future. I've chosen a rather unfortunate time for all this as computer hardware prices are skyrocketing and will remain high for a while :(
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Comment on Movies: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~movies
artvandelay Link ParentThanks! I was in the middle of a Seinfeld re-watch when I signed up for Tildes so I was happy to see this username was availableThanks! I was in the middle of a Seinfeld re-watch when I signed up for Tildes so I was happy to see this username was available
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Comment on Movies: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~movies
artvandelay Link ParentYeah I had to quickly Google it when I was writing the post haha. I think I had expectations for this movie that were just too high for it. I watched Mickey 17 after watching Memories of Murder...Yeah I had to quickly Google it when I was writing the post haha. I think I had expectations for this movie that were just too high for it. I watched Mickey 17 after watching Memories of Murder and Parasite again so I was fresh off Bong Joon-ho's peak films.
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Comment on Statement from Mozilla's new CEO in ~tech
artvandelay LinkSucks to see them go this route but I guess adding the AI label is crucial to getting funding nowadays. I've been wanting to switch away from Firefox recently as I've been experiencing some odd...Sucks to see them go this route but I guess adding the AI label is crucial to getting funding nowadays. I've been wanting to switch away from Firefox recently as I've been experiencing some odd slowdowns. Since I'm on a Mac, I'm going to try using webkit browsers for a while. I've been using Kagi's Orion on Mac and it's been great though the mobile version is fairly buggy. Kagi is also working on a Linux version (based on GNOMEs browser) so it'll be interesting to see how that pans out.
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Comment on Movies: Your personal year in review for 2025 in ~movies
artvandelay LinkI watched ~30 movies this year, both in theaters and on my Jellyfin server. This year was fairly hectic for me but I still managed to make time to watch a fair number of movies. I made posts about...I watched ~30 movies this year, both in theaters and on my Jellyfin server. This year was fairly hectic for me but I still managed to make time to watch a fair number of movies. I made posts about most movies I watched this year, but I know there's a decent number that slipped through.
Highlights of the year were (in no particular order):
- No Other Choice (2025)
- Last minute addition to the party but I'm glad I got to watch this movie. Really enjoyed the plot, the character, the cinematography, they all worked really well. I do have some complaints but they don't detract from the movie too much in my opinion.
- Rental Family (2025)
- Really enjoyed this movie. I'm traveling to Japan not too long from now and this movie really made me want to go asap. A beautiful story of a guy who feels out of place finding purpose and place in modern society. Highly recommend watching if possible.
- One Battle After Another (2025)
- Instant classic in my opinion. Really enjoyed Leo's acting and the story kept me engaged. Only thing that slightly pulled me out of the immersion was recognizing the various filming locations. They'd call it one thing but I'd recognize as another.
- F1 (2025)
- A surprise favorite for me. My hopes were low after trying to watch Gran Turismo (2023) a while ago but the cinematography and sound design were on point in this film. Story was a bit weak but I can forgive it beacuse of its awesome racing scenes.
- Ocean's 11 (2001)
- Odd one out in my list of films as its the only one not from 2025. This was a movie I had wanted to watch for the longest time and I saw myself down not too long ago to watch the trilogy. Really fun movie, catchy soundtrack, you can tell the star-studded cast just had fun filming it.
Lowlights I'd say were:
- Mickey 17 (2025)
- I wasn't the biggest fan of this, thought it kinda struggled to pick between being satire, thriller, action. If it pickedo one of its lanes, I feel like the movie could've been a lot better.
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025)
- As you'd expect, the action sequences were top notch but I found the story to be kind of meh. At points, it just felt like a montage of greatest hits of Mission Impossible, rather than a send off for the characters. Found the movie to also be just a tad too long, felt like it meandered a bit between main scenes.
Overall, a really solid year. I was kinda surprised how much I enjoyed the movies that did release this year. I feel like I'd heard about a million different movies but only got excited for a tiny portion of them. Curious to see how the next year will play out!
- No Other Choice (2025)
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Comment on /r/politics moderators in ~tech
artvandelay LinkUnsurprising, I feel like mods of big subreddits often care more about having the power than using their power to be effective moderators. It was one of the things that annoyed me most about using...Unsurprising, I feel like mods of big subreddits often care more about having the power than using their power to be effective moderators. It was one of the things that annoyed me most about using Reddit.
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Comment on Whatever happened to _____? in ~talk
artvandelay Link ParentNot too surprised to learn that Cherry are trying to sell their manufacturing division but sad to see. It's kind of crazy to see just how much the mechanical switch market changed over the last 10...Not too surprised to learn that Cherry are trying to sell their manufacturing division but sad to see. It's kind of crazy to see just how much the mechanical switch market changed over the last 10 years or so. I got my first mechanical keyboard in 2017 just as the Chinese brands were coming along. Similar to your anecdote, Cherry were still on top and the prime choice.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
artvandelay Link ParentMy friend was telling me about the directors commentary actually, will definitely give it a watch! I think I saw some behind the scenes clips of RDJ remaining in character too and its just so funny.My friend was telling me about the directors commentary actually, will definitely give it a watch! I think I saw some behind the scenes clips of RDJ remaining in character too and its just so funny.
I also struggle to keep my to-dos organized but I've had decent luck and experiences with Google Tasks + Calendar. They integrate fairly well with each other and I can see my tasks in my Google Calendar view which I find useful. You can organize your tasks into lists so you can have different lists for different categories of tasks.
I think you might have some luck with Trello. You can organize your tasks (cards/sticky notes) into lists, collect those lists into boards, and then have multiple boards in your account. Like other Atlassian tools, there's a million ways to structure things in order to get shit done. I used Trello for a short while and I organized it basically like Jira. I had lists for "To-do", "Doing", "Finished" and within each list, I had cards with my tasks. In each card, you can add labels, dates, checklists and more. Trello surfaces a lot of this info to your board's overall view like label of each task, due date, # of subtasks completed, etc. so it's very easy to glance at your board and gauge your progress. You can probably try to match the color of things on your calendar to your Trello board for some continuity. A newer feature with Trello (that I never got to try) is something called Inbox. It's essentially an area for you to dump things so that you can then come back and organize them later. If I recall, you email things to an address and Trello will then surface them to you when you next open the app. It lets you forward emails, capture new tasks, and more.
Trello's free tier is decent, and I believe all the things I listed above is available in the fre version. The paid tiers give you access to more third party extensions, new views for your board, AI features, and more.