Neat write up.
Power consumption is a big reason I ditched my full size server for an AMD mini-PC. Way more efficient with a tdp of 25w, and idles pretty low (sub-10w, I forget the exact wattage).
I’m not really doing a lot with it, it’s mostly for Plex and Jellyfin, and I’ve got a separate VM hosting home assistant. It’s running Proxmox, and plenty of headroom if I needed more VMs or containers.
Basic headset would be good for sim racing.
I use an AMD mini-PC with Ryzen 5700u, 32GB RAM, connected with my home NAS. Similar software stack, the server is hosted via Proxmox, no issues.
I have a Zigbee antenna. Will have to double check. I’m pretty sure the lights work with the antenna, but scenes are only possible if you’ve integrated them (generally via hue through something like Homekit).
I’m a terrible cook personally, but my wife is fantastic at this stuff. Just FYI, you want a delicious cheese sauce, all you need is some milk or half & half, butter, and cheese. If you want it thicker, use less milk, or add a bit of cream cheese. Heat at a simmer and keep warm.
If you let it cool, it will firm up some and makes for a good cracker dip.
This is why it’s a great idea to refuse to install everything that’s possible, including smart switches, cameras, lights etc. that rely on the good will of some company to keep running.
Even then you can get fucked over. I’ve used Hue smart lights for years, and back when I bought them, you didn’t need an account to use them, just an app and network connection. Years later, they forced an online login for the app, requiring you to be online to interface with the bulbs. You can kind of work around it with Home Assistant, but you still need the account now to add the bulbs, and I don’t think scenes work without an account either now.
Linux install: maybe 10 or 15 minutes tops from booting USB to desktop access, login is local, network connection is optional.
Move forward, not backward. Not sure about the red flags, but could be you were just comfortable in the old job, and the new one is stretching your comfort zone.
If you want to go back to the old company, grow and apply later in a new role, from a position of strength. If you go back now you’re negotiating from a position of weakness and admitting you will accept less.
Not sure about the TV show but I’m pretty sure the comic spans over 100 years.
I posted this on your other thread in the rant community, but will add it again here in case others might be interested in some of the books:
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Consider more mature / adult oriented series, and literature. Marvel and DC will always appeal to the status quo.
Try Image comics. Spawn started adult and things go on from there. Tons of shit goes down including the end and rebirth of the world. Savage Dragon has run on so long that characters who weren’t even born when the series started are grown adults with kids, and the main character is literally dead (not comic book dead, just dead and gone).
In books there’s stuff like Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman, Murs Lafferty’s Playing For Keeps, Paul Tobin’s Prepare to Die! (a somewhat vulgar example at times but also hilarious, the hero’s power is to take a year off someone’s life by punching them. Most villains just surrender when he shows up, and rarely want to fight him twice).
Also good is Marion G. Harmon’s Wearing the Cape series, wherein time passes, crazy shit goes down, heroes get hurt, die, retire, etc. Starts with the main character at 17 I think, but as of the current book she’s well into her 20s and married. This one is a mix of junior and adult capes, where superheroes are state and government sponsored as a legal requirement.
Before you read The Daughters War check out The Blacktongue Thief. And if you like that, I’d also recommend Between Two Fires. Christopher Buehlman is fantastic.
The Daughters War
Holy shit, what a great way to find out there’s a prequel to the Blacktongue Thief. Which also fits in this thread.
I was about to die.
Worse, I was about to die with bastards.
Buehlman has an incredible way with words and with giving characters an absolutely unique narrative voice.
Currently just using a cheap Ostent soft mat with some silicone grip pads on the bottom. It’s not perfect, but works well enough for my exercise and I can do up to 8+ difficulty songs (honestly can’t handle most 8 currently anyway). It’s convenient to be able to fold the mat up to put away when not in use.
Years back I hard-modded a similar mat, stapling and taping it down to a sheet of 1/4” plyboard and that was fantastic.
If you’re looking for hard pads today, check out L-Tek, they’re about the only one still in business making them.
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Edit - oh, I forgot to mention software. There’s two good options today, Project Outfox (available on Steam) and ITGMania. Both are forks of Stepmania 5.1. Song packs are available online, including both new user stuff and DDR original. I use ITGMania with Project XX Starlight theme for DDR and get most of my songs from https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/simfiles.php?category=simfiles
that sounds very sensible, but really tough for you that not even the vaccine helps.
It’s not so bad. I’m pretty antisocial and the only person I associate with and spend time with IRL is my wife, and we’re in the same boat. So it hasn’t been hard to stay safe over the years.
40s here. I only drink pour-over and French press (I make it myself at home). No triathalons, but I did about 40 minutes of Dance Dance Revolution today. No gravel bike either, but I have a BoS Blitz airbike and bought some adjustable kettlebells this year. And my Steam library and book collection are growing in size.
Eh, close enough.
Betty was a treasure, and I unabashedly enjoyed The Golden Girls.
After a certain tipping point, stupidity en masse becomes indistinguishable from malice. The result is more important than the intent.
What a bunch of pussies.
Don’t insult pussies like that. They’re made of sterner stuff. These guys are more like a gooey, smelly puddle of Santorum.
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, for the original PlayStation. All these years later it’s still an amazing standout.