CaptainPedantic
@CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world
- Comment on When building a home server, could a used/cheap PC do the job? 2 weeks ago:
When I build my NAS/server last year, I bought a used Dell Optiplex from 2013 on eBay for $50. I tossed in an old SSD I had laying around, and squeezed in 42 TB worth of HDD drives.
The only real downsides of doing it this way are
- No realistic way of upgrading hardware
- Limited space for internal drives
- No hardware transcoding abilities out of the box
- More power consumption than buying something newer
- Comment on Encrypted backups to the cloud 5 weeks ago:
I use Kopia to backup to Backblaze B2. I also use the Kopia UI since I can’t be bothered to figure out the cli for it. I have it running constantly in the background so it automatically takes care of everything.
- Comment on i'm your god now. 1 month ago:
I never squash spiders. They’re either my buddies and they catch insects that get into the house, or they’re entirely too large to squash; they’d make a mess. If my wife sees a spider and gets scared, I put it outside. It helps that there are no (common) venomous spiders where I live.
Mosquitos, crane flies, flies, and wasps are all fair game though.
- Comment on True love 2 months ago:
Tell the time, the date, and act as a stop watch according to the manufacturers website. My $250 watch does all that and it looks better.
I can totally understand buying a nice/expensive watch, they look nice, the feel nice, they’re accurate, they can do cool stuff. I don’t understand buying a watch that costs more than most cars cost, especially if it only does the most basic watch features.