IronKrill

@IronKrill@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  120 is definitely smoother, but I’ve found you can’t really feel it until your minimums are at your target. So if your minimum frametime is 30-60fps on a 120fps monitor, it’ll feel pretty crap compared to a solid 60 (or 75).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I have been using TrueNAS Scale for a while but have not used base Linux for my NAS. My opinion is if you’re looking for a quick initial setup, TrueNAS is rather appealing, but otherwise it doesn’t offer much. It has ZFS pre-installed, gives you a webUI to monitor basic things about your machine, and has fairly easy ways to setup data protection with snapshots and backups with rsync or zfs replication. In the more recent versions it even has Docker apps built-in so you can host some basic things. The downside of TrueNAS is that despite being Linux under the hood, it’s a lot more locked down so doing advanced measures is more of a pain and much of their “simpler” UI-based stuff is exceedingly basic, half-featured, and lacks documentation.

  The way I use TrueNAS right now is to treat the main OS as mainly untouchable. I don’t try to break out of the limits placed upon it. I instead use a “Jailmaker” machine (defunct wrapper script for systemd-nspawn) for all my Docker needs. This way the main system remains more stable. If I have to re-install, then it’s a simple config import and my NAS is back to how it was.

  I would use the built-in VM tools or the built-in Docker tools for this, but A. they weren’t implemented or weren’t working when I set this up, and B. I found their setup rather… annoying. For instance, I tried to set up some apps with their previous app system and it required configuration before working and yet nowhere did anyone explain how to configure it so I was wokring blind. No one makes guides for setting up an app in the TrueNAS UI, so the extra layer of obfuscation was just a hinderance to me. Compare that to setting it up directly in Docker, there are a million guides and great documentation for everything I get stuck on. Thus, despite being the “harder” way to set it up, it was easier due to the existence of information about it.

  So, looking at it objectively, what parts of TrueNAS do I even use compared to base Linux? Not much. I use the WebUI to accomplish basic tasks such as creating or modifying datasets and permissions, snapshots, SMB shares, etcetera. All the basic things are there and I use the UI for them. But ever since that initial setup I spend most of my time in the CLI adjusting my scripts and Docker config files, creating directories inside the datasets, fine-tuning permissions… I could definitely have gone for a base Linux install as long as I knew what to install for ZFS support, some manner of WebUI, and so on. TrueNAS just did all that initial setup for me, and having a more locked-down OS forced me to use safer methods of installing programs via containers and keeping my install a lot more portable which I plan to continue no matter what OS I use.

  This was probably not helpful, but that’s been my experience of TrueNAS for what it’s worth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  they were selling wd red (pro?) drives with smr tech

  Didn’t they used to have only one “Red” designation? Or maybe I’m hallucinating. I thought “Red Pro” was introduced after that curfuffel to distinguish the SMR from the CMR.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Samsung is building a Dedicated Production Line to produce displays for Apple’s First Foldable iPhone⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A folding display feels so… anti-Apple. The crease in the middle of the screen and reduced durability go against their general perfection and the user choice of a different form factor is not something they usually do. Plus, half the reason I would buy a Samsung Fold is so that I can run too apps at once side by side and more space for floating apps, but Apple has never had such power-user features. I will be very surprised if they actually release one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley dethrones Valve classic as Steam’s top-rated game⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s been hilarious watching Overwatch take notes from Paladins, the “Overwatch clone”, more and more lately. 5v5, hero builds, more of a brawly playstyle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨NVIDIA is full of shit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  enjoy never usimg a computer again i guess?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You're not alone: This email from Google's Gemini team is concerning⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Depends who you bank with. Some desktop websites suck on mobile and some don’t even allow certain actions on desktop. For some ungodly reason Wealthsimple requires me to do almost everything via app. It’s one of the reasons I barely utilise their services.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hytale, once touted as the Minecraft killer, is ceasing development⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m disappointed, but not surprised… I have followed since the first announcement and gave up hope around 2020. Every dev update was “we made 1 step forward and 5 back” with no real substance to show for it.

  Assuming the trailers are real gameplay though, it looks like they could have and should have released an alpha years ago. Not sure how they thought it wouldn’t work as Minecraft released in pre-alpha and it worked out in the end. A shame we’ll probably never see the code or even a compiled build from all these people’s work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OF alternative fediverse?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  that statement has been used so universally sarcastically that no one believes you’re being serious when you say it now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are most people who avoid turn signals do it to feel more normal? (Imitating their parents, avoiding perceived stupidity of using turn signals when it seems useless, etc)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m with you on this one. Turn signals should be used before a manoeuver. If all I’m doing is eyeing up the gaps and I may not move, having the signal on is putting other people on alert for no reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Jellyfin 10.11 RC1 Released⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Media watch status no longer persists on media rename. When you move or rename your media files, previously Jellyfin remembered the watch status based on external IDs alone; now it uses an actual reference to the database entry. This is a transitional change and we are working on a better way to handle that in a future version.

  I hope they do figure out a solution for that soon… Until that’s fixed I’m going to stay on 10.10.7 for a while.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google confirms more ads on your paid YouTube Premium Lite soon⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  YouTube Premium Lite is Premium, it’s in the name. I presume the OP is saying the only reason people buy Premium is to be rid of ads, therefore Lite is pointless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Your help needed: PhD research on why people choose to self-host⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Just filled it out in case you still need answers. Small note, your education answers don’t include “none”. While uncommon, some people never finished school and there is no option for that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Owned (stocks)⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad to have e-transfers for these transactions in Canada.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spread of sexual deepfake images created by generative AI growing in Japan⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t worry buddy, send me a picture and I can do it for you, free of charge!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And also, for some of us:

  • Boycott due to Mick Gordon’s treatment.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wait, that game is still playable online?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s been on steep discount often, as recently as May 1st. Just gotta wait for the sale, it’ll go on again. isthereanydeal.com/game/…/history/

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur's Gate 3 dev calls Randy Pitchford's $80 Borderlands 4 comments "gross" because it implies the FPS is more important than "making it day to day"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Having seen the tonal shift in the gameplay preview I’d actually expect better writing, or at least more bearable writing. Gameplay looked more fine tuned but mostly the same as 3.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump Declares Biden’s Digital Equity Act ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  every accusation etc etc. getting tired of this BS every week

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  y’all keep saying this but playing 1 round of Valorant will make you realise pretty quick how easily people drop $80+ on a game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 - State of Play Deep Dive | PS5 Games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think 2 can also be used as an argument for why they should switch it up. After all, we switch playable characters each game to keep things fresh, so why not do the same with guns? A new planet should bring some new gun modifiers, and they could still bring back some of the old manufacturers as rare loot or legendaries to get even more variety. After 13 years and 4 entries, I’m just a little tired of reloading Tediore’s and throwing away all Hyperion and Torgue guns I pick up (exaggerating!).

  I somewhat agree with you on movement: it doesn’t have to be for combat or necessary. But you have to adjust the enemies to account for the extra player tools lest you make melee or slow projectiles trivial. That and I believe that the best games implement features to solve a problem. Take Doom Eternal for example: I wouldn’t have used half the tools in that game if they hadn’t provided challenges that were best overcome by using them. On medium-high difficulties you end up using everything at hand to get through the levels because otherwise you die, and that’s fulfilling! If I had the same tools at hand but the enemies were all .5x speed then it wouldn’t be very engaging.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 - State of Play Deep Dive | PS5 Games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Censor Torgue? In what way do you mean, because he’s been bleeped out since his introduction in Borderlands 2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Borderlands 4 - State of Play Deep Dive | PS5 Games⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m happy to see that it looks good! The return to a more serious style is welcome after 3 games of perhaps taking it too far.

  First impression is it seems a lot more Destiny-like: personal vehicles, quests you can pick up anywhere, dynamic events. I’m not complaining necessarily, but looks like they took some notes.

  The movement options seem nice but not sure they add that much really. If they don’t solve a challenge that the enemies provide then it’s kinda pointless. I almost never used slide or ground pound in combat in previous games because I was better off just shooting the enemies.

  And as much as I love my Jakobs weapons, I was hoping to see a manufacturer revamp. They even used the same companies in Tiny Tina’s with only minor tweaks. The heavy weapons sharing a slot with grenades looks to be a fantastic change though, very welcome.

  Also, no lip-sync on NPCs? Looks weird having Amara speaking but her character do nothing.

  Overall though looks like a solid but not ground-breaking entry. The guns look just as fun as before and the art design is a step up (those bosses!) from before which I love to see.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No, they have “lore”: a bunch of 2 minute animations, vague plot points, and character bios that give just enough of a reason for their seasonal events to occur and for fans to drool over. Just like every other live service.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wario64: Borderlands 4 is moving its release date up to September 12th⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I always found the respec fee so low as to be essentially free. The bigger barrier was remembering what skills I had specced into lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube says goodbye to decade-old video player UI, but users hate the new design⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Apart from the key bind loss, which would be asinine to remove permanently, this looks like a straight upgrade. Better readability and more in line with the rest of the UI design.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fully self-hosted password manager options⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use Bitwarden (as far as I know these are basically the same) and have had issues with the app too, from long delays before it autofills, to the popup jumping around the screen or vanishing after 1ms, to just never showing up on some screens. I would recommend trying some of the other autofill options they provide in settings to see if they work better for you. I have had much more luck with “inline autofill” than the accessibility-based autofill, but currently keep them all enabled and the experience is much smoother than it was a year ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sharing Jellyfin⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Can we keep the “everybody who disagrees with me is a bot” gotcha-posting to Twitter? This place will be a lot better for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If I were to guess, I’d say they may get a discount but Lenovo could be reducing their margin to incentivize people away from Windows so they can stop paying out Windows licenses in the future.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It isn’t even a decade old… anyway, it got market share for a reason. It was immediately a big step up from other free offerings in ease of use, UI, and eventually in features too.