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a1studmuffin

@ a1studmuffin @aussie.zone

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Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.

  • External HDD docking station + laptop/SFF/thin client vs ATX tower w/ internal mounts for NAS?

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  • If you have the room, why not go full ATX? More compatibility with available parts and room for future upgrades! Drives, GPUs, NICs, HBAs etc.

  • Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

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  • It's a sign of the times that the effects of rapid weight loss are attributed to a drug since most people don't know what it looks like!

  • Bracing for impact

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  • In my experience it always goes wrong at the least opportune time. Before an important zoom call, as you're about to leave for the airport etc. My NAS and services (especially Home Assistant) are so mission critical now that I like to have a warm backup ready to go, even if it's a stop-gap measure.

  • Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"

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  • HA on Raspberry pi: SD card failure

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  • IMHO RPi is still a good choice for HA. SD cards are cheap enough now that you can have a spare handy with Home Assistant OS already flashed on it, then if/when your current SD card dies, just swap it out and restore HA from last backup. Only takes a few minutes and happens about as often as a hard drive dies.

    All depends on how much you value separation of concerns with a proxmox setup.

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    Portable KVM for console access

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  • I DIY'd a PIKVM from an old Raspberry Pi 4 I had lying around for use in a homelab server. It's been great, no complaints here, very handy if you need BIOS or direct console access from a phone or laptop. I especially like that you can hook up the PC power buttons to allow hard power cycling via the web interface. Though if you're looking for something portable you'd probably skip that part.

  • US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission as forces deploy to South America

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  • The way they capitalise and use "Homeland" in that announcement is very reminiscent of Nazi Germany using "Vaterland" (Fatherland) to drum up nationalism. Fucking disgusting.

  • Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage — delays forcing rapid transition to QLC SSDs

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  • Used enterprise drives are amazing value though. With enough redundancy in a RAID array it's a great way to get storage in bulk.

  • What do you think the future of Windows is?

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  • Nice try Satya.

  • Missing Link: How Linux would continue without Linus Torvalds

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  • I bet the journalist sat on the headline for a while... Missing Linknus... Missing Linusk... oh forget it.

  • From scratch?

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  • I did similar recently! Proxmox has been amazing, I wish I did it sooner. It's so nice being able to spin up as many containers/VMs as I like, and spread memory/CPU/disk as needed between various appliances. I've found Home Assistant a little snappier as well.

  • From scratch?

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  • Not sure how old your setup is, but if it's like mine (6+ years old) then a lot of the old ways of doing things via yaml and config files have been moved to the web UI instead.

    I'd probably just add functionality slowly and try doing it all the "easy way" first (via the UI), referring to the docs as you go. Treat it as an opportunity to explore all the cool new stuff the team have added!

  • Nike says its first ‘powered footwear’ is like an e-bike for your feet

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  • Am interesting idea - I wonder if this would be beneficial for injury recovery, in the same way pedal assist can be.

  • Microsoft Pushes Xbox Division to Hit Higher Profit Margins

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  • Please drink a verification can.

  • Question for people running default Androids

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  • And it's getting worse. Locking down bootloaders, priority firmware, "safety" checks on devices for banking apps, inability to repair/replace hardware components. The industry is actively hostile to competition, especially open platforms.

    If personal computers were invented today, there's no way we'd end up with open standards like ATX. Every company would have their own lock-in ecosystem that prevented DIY assembly and repairs. And they'd probably throw a subscription on it too.

  • Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests

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  • At some point tech companies stopped focusing on what customers want/need, and started chasing their own delusions on what the next big thing is that will make them money. Solutions in search of problems, with billions of dollars of hype and marketing behind them. Crypto, NFTs, the metaverse, AI... it's sad to see.

  • Colombian president says US military struck Colombian boat, killed his citizens

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  • Starting to feel like South America needs to form its own NATO against their bully neighbour. Maybe Canada will join them.

  • Rainwalk Pet Insurance Exposes 158 GB of US Customer and Pet Data

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  • At least this massive data breach is adorable.

  • Those who are hosting on bare metal: What is stopping you from using Containers or VM's? What are you self hosting?

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  • Wow, thanks so much for the detailed rundown of your setup, I really appreciate it! That's given me a lot to think about.

    One area that took me by surprise a little bit with the HBA/SAS drive approach I've taken (and it sounds like you're considering) is the power draw. I just built my new server PC (i5-8500T, 64GB RAM, Adaptec HBA + 8x 6TB 12GB SAS drives) and initial tests show on its own it idles at ~150W.

    I'm fairly sure most of that is the HBA and drives, though I need to do a little more testing. That's higher than I was expecting, especially since my entire previous setup (Synology 4-bay NAS + 4x SATA drives, external 8TB drive, Raspberry Pi, switch, Mikrotik router, UPS) idles at around 80W!

    I'm wondering if it may have been overkill going for the SAS drives, and a proxmox cluster of lower spec machines might have been more efficient.

    Food for thought anyway... I can tell this will be a setup I'm constantly tinkering with.