Sure, but I’ll use myself as an example: I don’t want any of my services exposed to the internet, so Tailscale/Netbird/other Wireguard solution is the best choice.
Some family members have their TV’s online with no Tailscale or media box, so that solution is out.

Sure I could route all their Jellyfin traffic to my me via an exit node or VPN, but then we’re way deeper into this than my 60-something mother would ever want to. And I am on the hook for both her and my uptime. So phone/tablet/PC only if they don’t want a streaming device with native support.

The built in functionality on Plex is really practical, and practical is good for us creatures of comfort.

So I’m not disagreeing with you, just explaining what edge Plex still has over JF.

(And yes, I could do what you do and run with Cloudflare, but I don’t want to pay for it and I don’t want any traffic via third party I don’t trust)

Some paid for lifetime and enjoy it. Or prefer the layout. Or prefer the easier sharing if data with family and friends.

There are still reasons to run Plex over Jellyfin for some, but not many of they keep going the way they are.

Honestly, I’m not that strict on dates anymore.

Sure, fresh are better, but I can also brew with months old beans and be satisfied.
I recently tried some beans that were a year old, and it wasn’t horrible.

With your collection, I’d probably try all, empty the best ones first, then slowly drink the rest.
I rarely mix as I strugle finding a good grind setting for it, but go for it if you like it!

As long as you like it, it’s all good

I just built a new rig and was soooo close to going mITX, but I just didn’t want to deal with the cramped build space. And the selection of MoBo’s was abysmal compared to ATX and mATX.

I still always get a bit jelly when I see people do it, as they are clean AF. Good on you!

And as others have said: you’re taking the criticism on the chin like a champ. It’s fun to experiment with weird things and you found something that works for you. That’s all that matters.

Enjoy the weekend!

Glad to help.

Now don’t let it be a 5 minute high but use it to improve your situation.
If you ever need anything, you know where to find me.

You got this!

First of all: you’re not a loser.
I want that out of the way, because it’s an unhealthy and unproductive way of thinking.

Could you be a better version of yourself?
Yes. But so could everybody else in the entire world, and it is what the people you envy/look up to work towards every day.
The thing is that very few people are good at everything. Most are good at a few, and we humans tend to want to excell at things and compare ourselves to the people we know who are better than us.

You probably, and very normally I might add, compare yourself to Mike on guitar, John on physical form, Jessica on career and Brian on maturity, and then feel down. The problem is, that they are better at these things than you are, but not everything else.

So since you asked for it, I’ll give you my advice: Stop comparing yourself to the peak of others, and try turning it into admiration for what they have achieved. And let them know they inspire you!
Then start focusing on one thing: being at least as good as yourself yesterday/last week/last month.

You know more, are more mature, lost weight (congrats!), so you’re gaining points by just existing.
And force yourself to do stuff. Go swim again. Alone if you must. Go see a movie alone. Get comfortable in the uncomfortable.

Right now you are your worst enemy, while you should be your own biggest fan. That comes from confidence and experience in pushing yourself to actually live life.

And let yourself have days where you watch Youtube. That doesn’t make you a failure. It makes you human.

Good luck!

I’m so looking forward to Fluxer being a good self-hosted alternative to Discord. It seems to be getting closer every day.

Waiting for a pure Docker release where I can just pull, throw in Tailscale and be done.

I’ve noticed the same. We seem to understand Swedish and Danish better than you understand us/eachother.
Swedish is easy, Danish is OK but I need to focus a bit.

I always figured it was because we imported your TV shows in the 90’s, so if that’s the resson, it should decline with the younger generation.
Time will tell.

Damn it, I hate that I’m old to enough for this to be an acceptable justification for corn in a pasta sauce.

You win, Good Sir

This is a good answer.

Nuclear for the base load that can be ramped up/down as needed, and using renewables like wind/solar/hydro as much as possible.

In my country it’s mostly hydro, which is fantastic, but would be even better if we had nuclear as a base load solution and hydro to catch the peaks and for export.
Sadly most people fear nuclear here, so it won’t happen soon.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a frost-free freezer be completely frost-free, even when we’re carefull not keeping it open for to long.
These days we de-ice it every winter where the food can be outside.

Good job fixing it!

Proxmox with LXC’s and a few VM’s.
Often with Portainer as well.

It’s just nice to use and easy to automate backups.

I used to run barebone on Debian, but I accepted that I’m not good enough in the terminal and to used to graphical solutions to go back.

Very cool. Thanks for posting a picture of it!

This combined with the price is why I haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
The upside with galvo is that I can set it up to not work when opened, but do I trust that sensor 110%?

I don’t have a worksop or the land to build one, sadly.

Exhaust is good. 100mm hole drilled through the wall and a beefy inline fan. Set up to get all fumes from printing out as PLA gave me a headache.

Appreciate the advice. One can never be to carefull with these things!

I’ve been reading for about a week, and landed on xTool probably being the best fit for me, but they sure do come with a price tag for the nicer units.

Creality I just won’t buy ever.

Aye, local retailer or nothing.
As long as it’s in warranty, it’s their problem.
The mark-up is high enough for me to do that with a good concience.

Good to know!

I’ve had issues with the Orca appimage, so I have one laptop with Windows still laying around.
From what I’ve read, the xTool software should be among the better for n00bs like myself…?

That is neat, did not know that.

I know a fiber beats a UV for metal any day, but UV seems to be the best all-rounder for anything engraving. And those k9 crystals look bloody cool too!

Duly noted.
I’ll stick with PLA/PETG only if I get a laser.

Much obliged!

Glass, printed plastic, wood and metal. A diode won’t cut it for me, sadly.

And I can’t have an open gantry laser. Small kids in the house