acockworkorange

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acockworkorange ,

So they can stop receiving that toxic narrative and start receiving a new, positive narrative?

acockworkorange ,

No, they’re not. Unless you like making messes. Then they’re right up your alley.

acockworkorange ,

I’d like to see such a map for mass shootings in the U.S.

acockworkorange ,

Close enough.

acockworkorange ,

Joke’s on you, I play Fate

(My son’s name is Free Aspect Tag)

acockworkorange ,

Joke’s on you, I play Traveller

(My son’s name is Boon)

acockworkorange ,

Thanks for all your work keeping the lights on, Sal!

acockworkorange ,

Like, how THE FSCK would I know that a geoduck is pronounced gooey-duck? Also geo-duck sounds like a Pokémon, so that’s gotta be right.

acockworkorange ,

German pronunciation rules are awesome. If only you could get rid of some of your consonants, I’d be able to pronounce any German word.

acockworkorange ,

I am just starting so take this not as a recommendation but as an option. I am familiar with Linux but do not work in IT.

I got myself a used desktop as a starting point. It can handle 2x 3.5” drives, one 2.5”, plus an NVMe. You could buy an adaptor and change the DVD drive for another 2.5” caddy, but more on that later. It came with 8GB of RAM, but it can handle 64. I spent something like $250 including cables, bolts, caddies, but not drives.

If you watched the video, you’ll notice the CPU has video transcoding acceleration and encryption acceleration too. It comes out ahead of modern N100 CPUs being widely used for home NAS these days, and draws a minuscule amount of power while idle. Indeed, most of the idle power draw for my machine comes from the drives.

So pros:

  • can host a decent amount of services
  • upgradable (PCIe slots and up to 4* spindles)
  • the fourth needs you to convert the DVD to a caddy, but then you need to get an expansion card to add another SATA port, but will allow you to go RAID 10 or z2/6.
  • small and mostly silent, low power draw
  • 2x M.2 slots, one for NVMe and the other for an expansion card (like a Coral TPU or Wi-Fi)
  • cheap

Cons:

  • 3x onboard SATA ports, 3x drive bays means you’re rather stuck with RAID z1/5
  • lower reliability from a used unit
  • 1x 1 Gb Ethernet port onboard only

For software, I’m using TrueNAS scale. It’s easy to install and configure, there’s good documentation and a support forum, can run docker containers and VMs. Lots of administration quality of life tools built in that you don’t need to build. Plus it’s Linux and I can tinker with it if the need arises.

To get to what you want, you could install an M.2 A+E to SATA adaptor and a slim DVD to 2.5” caddy to come up to 4 drives, add memory, a multiport multigigabit NIC, an NVMe and 4 drives and you’d be set. VMs for your firewall, VPN, pihole, dockers for the rest.

acockworkorange ,

The requirements for a media server mesh well with a NAS and *arr suite and other light loads. Low CPU demand, some RAM demand, integrated GPU if you need transcoding and that’s it.

They are wildly different from generative AI. For good performance, you’ll want a decent GPU with loads of VRAM or brute force with raw CPU power and RAM. If you care about power draw at all, you don’t want this on 24/7/365. Why not build a cool gaming rig and use it for AI? As a bonus, now you have a cool gaming rig with your AI machine!

acockworkorange ,

Hey, stop aging that owl, you monster!

acockworkorange ,

When two languages love each other very much…

acockworkorange ,

In Brasil too, on public institutions, as long as there’s vacancies not filled by enrolled students.

acockworkorange ,

Why the hate?

acockworkorange ,

That’s no reason to hate anything. You just mentioned there are alternatives, just switch to them.

P.S. I am very skeptic of any claim that any TTRPG product making money have over first these days. Especially one with a functional free tier.

acockworkorange ,

It’s pretty common to include a stake (ie stocks) in the purchase tender of companies. Sometimes very little actual money is exchanged. They agree on what each company is worth and the owners of the bought business end up with an equivalent stake in the remaining company.

acockworkorange ,

And I’m trying to understand why.

Let me make a comparison. I like Fari as a Fate VTT. Fari is limited to the point of being “bad”, but I still like it for what it provides for free and how they interact with their community. It’s likely related to me preferring to play theater of the mind and using VTT to share art, simplify skill rolls/ math, other stuff that makes the session go smoother.

For that level of requirements, Roll20, Role, Foundry, all offer a decent package.

What is it about Roll20 that rubs you the wrong way enough to elicit hate? Just not updating the product?

Does the form factor between 3.5" and 2.5" matter in a NAS server? ( slrpnk.net )

Been finding some good deals on 2.5 disks lately, but have never bought one before. Have a couple of 3.5 disks on the other hand in my Unraid server. Wondering how much it matters wether I get a 2.5 or not? What form factor do you prefer/usually go for?

acockworkorange ,

The 2.5 unit I have runs cooler and consumes less power. It’s also more expensive.

acockworkorange ,

Most sane PETA activism.

acockworkorange ,

Is it pregnant or is that its normal belly?

acockworkorange ,

How’s the smell like?

acockworkorange ,

I’m no entomologist but most usually grow up rather fast.

acockworkorange ,

I thought it was some pigment

acockworkorange ,

Aaah that’s what it is!

acockworkorange ,

Shit.

acockworkorange ,

Mozilla’s V3 implementation already extends out removing artificial limitations from it. Mozilla’s doing a reverse E3 and I’m all here for it.

Now if only the nincompoop IT dept on my company allowed me to run Firefox…

acockworkorange ,

Got sent a podcast where they discussed “universal house rules” for a better time at the table. Pretty much everything they suggested is the standard behavior for Fate and Cortex.

People will generally stick to what they know, and that’s what those videos capitalize on.

acockworkorange ,

Gotchu fam
Dungeon Master of None Podcast

acockworkorange ,

Can we stop with the clockshaming? All clocks are good clocks.

acockworkorange ,

Reposting from Reddit is a data preservation duty.

acockworkorange ,

Oh, right right, I get you now. Thank you for your service, kind sophont.

acockworkorange ,

Right back at ya. Cheers!

6 Reasons So Many Movies Are Struggling At The Box Office In 2024 ( screenrant.com )

With ticket sales down and newly released movies hitting streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) services in record time, it's not surprising that films are struggling to make it big in theaters. For comparison, 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road grossed a whopping $45 million over a non-holiday opening weekend, which ultimately led to an...

acockworkorange ,

I absolutely love the Mad Max series, but I’ll be the first to say that yes, it’s derivative, except for the very first one.

All the others follow the same formula: Max Rockatansky wanders into a shitty situation while dealing with Bad Guys™️. Shitty situation escalates and ropes him in. He reluctantly helps and, with a ragtag team of anti-heroes, they save the day at a great cost. Max is left to wander the Outback once more.

It’s a great formula, I love it, but I won’t blame anyone for not wanting to watch more of the same.

acockworkorange ,

She did a bang up job, though.

acockworkorange ,

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World's 1st carved horse: The 35,000-year-old ivory figurine from Vogelherd cave ( www.livescience.com )

Considered the oldest known horse sculpture made by anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens), this horse-shaped figurine is carved out of mammoth ivory. The palm-sized artifact measures roughly 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) high and 1.9 inches (4.8 cm) long and includes details such as a carved mouth, nostrils, eyes and mane....

acockworkorange ,

They got it perfect and detailed on the first try!

acockworkorange ,

I’m from the 3e days, but never got into WoD, so the lingo goes right over my noggin.

acockworkorange ,

Danke schön.

acockworkorange ,

Stupid was a medical term similar to the r word. It got replaced because people started using it as a slur. So did the r word. I wonder if people will start using neurodivergent or some other term as a slur, forcing the medical community to adopt another term once more.

acockworkorange ,

Dumb too, but it meant mute. Quite weird this one.

acockworkorange ,

What a joke. Thanks for the info.

TIL: Some cephalopods can fly… ( midwest.social )

Some cephalopods are able to fly through the air for distances of up to 50 metres (160 ft). While cephalopods are not particularly aerodynamic, they achieve these impressive ranges by jet-propulsion; water continues to be expelled from the funnel while the organism is in the air. The animals spread their fins and tentacles to...

acockworkorange ,

Behold your brethren!

acockworkorange ,

lol, thanks for the tip, I’ll keep an eye out for him!

acockworkorange ,

A heartfelt hi from another Engenheiros fan! Don’t forget Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul use the same cuia as well.

acockworkorange ,

I just know from a friend from out there that it's common to use both the horns and the gourds. Mate with lemon soda is something new to me. Mate tea with lime served cold is a refreshing drink I like, but then it's made with the toasted leaves and not just dried like chimarrão.

acockworkorange ,

Wax paper isn’t recyclable and putting paraffin in landfills isn’t great. Regular brown paper in a freshly made local bakery is quite fine, though.

acockworkorange ,

That’s a lot of sandcasters. Beautiful piece.

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