Onomatopoeia
@Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
- Comment on Who says dreams come true have to be good dreams? 7 hours ago:
“bad dreams” are called nightmares
- Comment on The Lottery is state-sanctioned fraud. 1 day ago:
Well explained.
I completely agree the government then keeping a major chunk is wrong. But then it’s government, when doesn’t it wield it’s power for it’s own interest? (Yes, that’s thick with cynicism).
- Comment on What do you call the first person with a new genetic mutation 1 day ago:
Freak-a-you, freak-a-me, Freakazoid!
- Comment on The Lottery is state-sanctioned fraud. 2 days ago:
I’ve never played, is the ad saying it’s $248 million*, with the asterisk explained in small print to mean “as an annuity”? And a straight payment lump-sum would be 70 mil?
- Comment on Self host sff project 2 days ago:
I’m using the same, Dell OptiPlex SFF.
Has an M2 for the OS, put a full size 8TB drive in for data. I run multiple VMs in VMware on Windows (yep, I know, not the best approach).
It has 32GB of RAM, and it does fine simultaneously converting video and streaming it via Jellyfin. My data is locally replicated to two other systems: a NAS that’s too slow to actually host anything, and a low power machine just for replication.
What I would do differently: run Linux and use KVM of some sort.
Currently it idles at about 15w, peaks at 80w when converting. It’s practically silent at idle.
Paid next to nothing for the box (~$50), most costs are in the ram and drive upgrade.
- Comment on Realized 99% of all my chargers are USB-C. This can only mean one thing. New USB bout to drop! 3 days ago:
I use Goop adhesive for cables I don’t want falling out.
Only takes a tiny amount at the connector shoulder, it’ll never fall out but is still removable.
Or if I really want it to stay, I use a lot of goop, and I know that fucker is never coming out without a sharp knife.
- Comment on Realized 99% of all my chargers are USB-C. This can only mean one thing. New USB bout to drop! 3 days ago:
I’ve had exacrly 5x more failures of USB C ports than I’ve had of micro that is 5, and 1), and I’ve had way more micro devices over a much longer period (and still have some). It may technically be a “better” port, but my experience doesn’t reflect that.
I have to label cables and chargers because some C devices today still don’t support all charging specs, so I have to verify a device charges on a charger to know for sure.
At what point shouldn’t a device be able to negotiate down to the lowest charge capability, instead of not charge at all? That the spec permits this to happen is a major failure.
It’s fantastic that C is the convergence standard, but let’s not act like it’s close to perfect. I have to verify with every device I use if the charger actually works for it, and not just “is the charger powerful enough”, but “does it actually charge even though I know it should because it supports all the capabilities as the device”.
- Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea? 3 days ago:
No one wants the ugliness of a war over NK, but everyone wants their natural resources, estimated to be one of the largest deposit of minerals in the world.
- Comment on DietPi is great! 5 days ago:
Dietpi.com
They have images for all sorts of devices, and for ietuakization platforms (I run mine in VMware).
- Comment on Truenas deleting smb files every night 6 days ago:
Oh, Syncthing? It could definitely do this, I’ve had it happen.
Once files are deleted, ST will have the deletion in it’s database. You can recreate the files all you want, ST is going to delete them.
- Comment on Social media can support or undermine democracy — it comes down to how it’s designed 6 days ago:
The same problems exist in the fedivwrse, so it’s not because of profit.
Profit makes it worse, but the real problem is humans can be shitty - all of us - at one time or another.
- Comment on Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New Study 6 days ago:
Lol.
Has this study been replicated, and what’s the definition of “Alpha” they’re using.
Hate to have to ask the replication question, since it’s such a fundamental element of science, but the rampant p-hacking forces it to be asked anymore. Plus upwards of 80% of research in the psychology world is unreliable, and this falls within that realm.
Yea, we know the original work on Alpha animals isn’t replicable too, but decades ago (before any of us had seen research on Alpha), we observed “top dog” behaviour in dog training circles, without anyone telling us about it.
There’s something there, it deserves proper, replicable study.
- Comment on Truenas deleting smb files every night 6 days ago:
Is the SMB share set read-only?
This is a strange one.
- Comment on How big is your media library? 1 week ago:
Cool, thanks!
- Comment on What network hardware should I get for my homelab? 1 week ago:
I’ve had the opposite experience with Mikrotik.
I really wanted to like it, but (I say this as a former Cisco instructor) their approach to UI and documentation is terrible (the docs don’t tell you what’s what, just tell you how to setup a specific config, without explaining what they’re doing or why, even worse, they start numbering their eth interfaces from 1 - it took me a while to figure this out).
Worse, it was unstable as hell. I setup one just as a test, with one laptop connected via ethernet. Every couple days I wouldn’t be able to even ping the laptop - I’d have to reboot the router, manually, since it had become unresponsive.
This with a simple config (just eth2 is LAN, eth1 is external), and no rules.
It may have been a faulty unit, but as a consumer I can’t risk assuming this, especially given the very poor docs and clumsy UI/config approach - it all indicates this is a very immature product, definitely not something I’d recommend to a newbie.
I hope they can really improve - the form factor is excellent, the price point is unbeatable, the capabilites of the hardware are extensive.
- Comment on Got my first script kiddy 1 week ago:
port scanning is not authorized traffic
Hahahahahaha
And?
- Comment on How big is your media library? 1 week ago:
So what card are you using?
- Comment on How big is your media library? 1 week ago:
50TB?
Dang, thought I was doing well at about 5TB,haha
- Comment on "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven 1 week ago:
I was surprised to find a Jellyfin client for Samsung Tizen tv’s at all (despite it being a major brand) - I hadn’t considered this may be a client issue. I’ll take a look, thanks!
- Comment on "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven 1 week ago:
I’ve seen that error, so I re-encode without subs. Now it says it’s transcosing because the device doesn’t support the code, which I know isn’t correct.
Thanks!
- Comment on "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven 1 week ago:
It’s transcoding because Jellyfin decided it needs to transcode for some reason, frustratingly. I’ve converted to formats/codecs I know the TV supports, and yet Jellyfin still transcodes, with a message about the TV not supporting the codec (yet if I play the file on the TV from a thumb drive, it works fine with the crappy built-in media player). I’m using the Jellyfin client on the TV because it’s easy to install without a Samsung account, and I don’t think I can get Kodi on it (besides my experience with Kodi is not great, it’s sluggish on real hardware, I can only imagine how bad it would be on an underpowered garbage TVnid a client exists).
From a bigger picture perspective, I think Jellyfin as a client will be better for my family. It’s a simpler interface with less to get them in trouble.
I’ll need transcoding for other/non-local devices anyway, so I still have to address the issue (annoying iPad for example).
If you have any advice about troubleshooting why it’s transcoding, I’m all ears. This is the first I’ve gotten Jellyfin to work after multiple attempts over the years, across multiple servers and clients, so my experience with it is limited. I’m just glad it works at all - it’s the first I’ve gotten to work other than Plex.
Thanks - at least now I know it shouldn’t be transcoding.
- Comment on I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all. 1 week ago:
Wish I could upvote you more.
Any time I take out a slotted screw, I throw the fucker away and replace with (preferably) torx, but I’ll settle for Phillips.
- Comment on I finished my 3D Printable screw design! Excellent print ability, reliable for simple use, though the head is prone to strip... can't win them all. 1 week ago:
And given the lack of strength in these screws, cam-out is likely a positive (which is what the Phillips what’s designed to do).
- Comment on "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven 1 week ago:
How much video is really needed for transcoding?
I ask because I need to get a video card for transcoding to a 65" 4k TV. I’m converting all my DVDs to MKV and using Jellyfin as my server and client. It transcodes lighter stuff fine (cartoons, old TV shows), but better movies get some artifacts that don’t occur if I have the TV play the same file from a thumb drive.
I’ve read Jellyfin’s recommendation, but it’s really just “use at least this video chipset”, not a particular card, so I’m trying to determine what card I should get.
- Comment on "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" Or, why older computers may be better for the environment | Hardware Haven 1 week ago:
Oh god, P4? Yea, those were just 100 watt light bulbs.
- Comment on Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing. 1 week ago:
I dunno, I’d say people do things like coke, cheat, etc, because of beliefs.
They have a belief that “it doesn’t matter”.
But yea, our beliefs, our paradigms, are what help us be better people to each other.
- Comment on Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing. 1 week ago:
You brought religion into this, and your sophist insults.
Sounds like someone has a belief and is upset it’s being exposed.
- Comment on Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing. 1 week ago:
Defensive? Now who’s stooping to insults because someone doesn’t believe in your belief?
- Comment on Everybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing. 1 week ago:
Well, they are.
They define one’s view of the world, your paradigm.
- Comment on "Recommended System Requirements" for buying a used PC for selfhosting 1 week ago:
All that power was a huge driver for me - my old desktop that I used as a server was pulling 120w constantly.
Now between the SFF and NAS it’s about 35w. That’s a significant difference, plus the office doesn’t get as hot.