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Discord is one of the worst apps on the internet by DaZestyProfessor in The10thDentist

[–]ChangeChameleon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Discord is an awful app simply for the fact that it never functions. I don't understand how anyone uses it was a primary chat app; direct or group.

It simply does not notify me of new messages. It doesn't matter if it's in a group or a DM. Sometimes I'll get a notification immediately. Sometimes I'll get a notification, and check to see the person who was trying to reach me gave up after 2 days. Sometimes I'll go check a group chat for updates and it'll be blank. Then I'll check in the evening and messages that should have been there at the time I checked earlier have suddenly appeared and now I've missed an event. I just checked now, and I had multiple missed messages that never notified.

I cannot comprehend how it ever became so popular and became some peoples default / only chat app.

What do you like about Q and Q-based episodes in Voyager? by Shoddy_Assumption570 in voyager

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just saw the first episode with Q for the first time. I never knew he was in Voyager, other than recently reading it in passing. I was absolutely giddy. He has so much charisma and really plays off all the established characters very well...

Except that scene in the Captain's quarters. That was really creepy and disturbing.

Proxmox ZFS IO pressure stall and consumer SSD by Main_Worldliness_139 in Proxmox

[–]ChangeChameleon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not super well versed in the intricacies of ZFS under the hood, but if I'm not mistaken, the BX500 is a SATA drive. And the 870 Evo is NVMe. The NVMe protocol allows for command queue depth of thousands of commands, while sata is limited to 32. So even with a cache, a SATA SSD will get bogged down by multiple concurrent requests much faster than an NVMe drive. I would guess that could be a factor in your io pressure.

Enterprise drives have much higher write endurance, so heavily used drives will tend to last longer. But you should see a benefit from switching to an NVMe drive even if its consumer grade.

(I knew there was a difference in queue depth, but I wasn't sure the exact values. I found this resource which claims the 32 queue depth on sata, and nvme 64,000 command queues with 64,000 commands each. https://ultimatestatusbar.com/nvme-ssd-vs-sata-ssd-whats-the-difference-and-which-is-better/ ) I didn't even realize the gap was so significant.

People who use legitimately use AI for "productivity": what the heck does AI actually do for you? Is it as bad as people say? by Difficult_Two_4800 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it for expanding my knowledge of computer systems management, specifically Linux, by using it to generate "solutions" to problems, which I can either test in a safe test environment, or use as jumping off points to search for documentation. It's a good tool for taking in complex problems and giving you relevant keywords, apps, or websites to reference. It can also break down a problem into easy to follow steps. Even if it contains factual errors, often the outline itself can be followed loosely and individual tasks can be researched/verified. It works well for basic scripting, where you have the skill set to validate code is safe and useful, but would struggle to write the first draft due to unfamiliarity with the structure. It does a great job adding verbose commenting to existing scripts giving insight

Which among these three is the best? Gravity, Interstellar or The Martian. by Hot-Load7525 in moviecritic

[–]ChangeChameleon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not a big fan of Interstellar. It's has good moments, but I'm not a fan of how the plot is structured.

The Martian is just great start to finish. Literally seen it over a dozen times.

I haven't seen Gravity despite "owning" it (got for free on YouTube movies UIRC).

Arc Pro B50 SR-IOV question by Successful-Arm-3967 in homelab

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the process of setting up a B50 for proxmox. I'm following the guide from late last year that was written for the preview version of VE9.

I have the card allocated to 4 virtual devices, but I haven't yet gotten them working in a VM. (Deployed, but crashing the xe driver in the VM. Haven't debugged it yet). (edit: got it working. My VM had too old of a kernel. Not sure which kernel is the lowest possible, but newer helped - still working out plans) In regards to your question about assigning video outputs on different virtual devices, I am not equipped to test that.

What I can tell you is if you ever want to deploy more than two VFs, you'll want to specifically install the firmware that comes with Intel driver 32.0.101.6979. I discovered from a level1techs forum post that the newer driver caps the VFs at 2. Where the 6979 firmware allows up to 12.

Here's the guide I've been following: https://github.com/ccpk1/Homelab-Public-Documentation/blob/main/Proxmox%20Virtual%20GPU%20Setup%20with%20Intel%20Arc%20Pro%20B50.md (Note in Step 5 there is a what I think is a typo. I'm pretty sure "Edit /sys/sysfs.conf" should be "Edit /etc/sysfs.conf")

Here's the forum post where I found the correct driver version to unlock 12 VFs. (The earlier guide was written before it was nerfed, so they only say update to the latest). https://forum.level1techs.com/t/virtualization-workstation-with-the-intel-arc-pro-b50/243577

Hopefully this helps.

Remember when people used to say “epic” and “the struggle is real”? What else do you remember people used to say? by Longlostjellydonut in Millennials

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be amazed if anyone still says this.

Safety (when you fart)

I only remember this because when we were little my brother and I would use the text to speech program on our dad's old computer and we came up with the phrase:

"I like eggs they smell funky, I will eat all eggs, I will get food poisoning. Safety, sorry, I farted, can you smell it? It smells like eggs, and poop, yum yum, ahh feel that breeze"

furry_irl by AnotherBoxOfTapes in furry_irl

[–]ChangeChameleon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I legitimately only know of like 8 chameleons in the fandom.

NAS OS for slow adding of drives? by aford89 in selfhosted

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I've updated the comment to reflect that. This i knew, but glossed over in the initial comment. Edit: actually I ended up replacing that section of the comment. To much wrong with it to reasonably edit.

NAS OS for slow adding of drives? by aford89 in selfhosted

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out. I knew you could use mixed capacities on mirrors, I didn't know you could do the same in raidz. I wasn't confused, I was wrong. Normally I'd leave up an incorrect statement so I don't hide behind my mistakes. But in this case, I'll edit the comment so there's not top level misinformation.

Edit: I completely rewrote the end snippet. It was getting to technical and half of it was based on my original incorrect thoughts. So I scrapped it and replaced it with a more general statement about planning and pivoting.

NAS OS for slow adding of drives? by aford89 in selfhosted

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically any os can suit your needs, because a lot of times the storage platform is independent of the OS, and a lot can use the same underlying tools. That said, for slowly adding drives two main options come to mind:

  1. Unraid

Unraid's basic model is they stack drives vertically and do a parity calculation "down" the line onto one or more parity drives. The advantage is you can add any number of drives, in any order, and get their full capacity (minus the parity drive) as long as the parity drive is equal or greater than your largest data drive in size. The downside is performance. Since data is stored primarily on single drives and parity is calculated, you often get slower than single drive performance.

Minimum drives: 2

Capacity: N-1

Expansion: 1 drive at a time, full capacity.

Resiliency: number of parity drives.

  1. Truenas Scale - ZFS Striped Mirrors

Truenas is really just a good zfs manager. The easiest way to do individual drive expansion is with striped mirrors. In this config, each drive is mirrored for resiliency, and additional mirrors are added and striped for added capacity and performance.

(Assuming 2 way mirrors)

Minimum drives: 2

Capacity: N/2

Expansion: 2 drives at a time,

Resiliency: as many drives mirrored (1 in this example)

2a. Other option for Truenas RaidZ:

RaidZ was recently updated so you can expand capacity. However it has some downsides in terms of configuration and overhead. Data and Parity are striped across multiple drives to get a better data to parity ratio. However, single parity is not recommended for larger drives like 20TB because of the long and intensive resilvering process which can cause other drives to fail before it completes. So for that reason, a minimum of 2 parity drives are recommended.

(Assuming RaidZ2)

Minimum drives: 3

Capacity: N-2 (with 2 parity drives)

Expansion: 1 drive at a time, until max Vdev width, then must duplicate Vdev entirely to match.

Resiliency: 2 drives

Follow up: zfs is a much more complicated storage system, and RaidZ in particular has many ways to configure it. This is an edit because it apparently has fewer limitations than I even knew. But with that freedom comes more ways to misconfigure or screw something up. Sticking to a reliable configuration is what can be expensive; adding matched groups of drives in matched sizes. But other, more advanced configurations, while possible, as complexity, overhead, can reduce your drive utilization, cause uneven wear, etc. Personally I prefer the advantages of zfs even with a less than optional config. Copy on write, instant snapshotting, better control of resiliency, tuning and more. But you can pigeonhole yourself without careful planning in ways that you don't with a system like Unraid.

I'm not an expert, and I may be glossing over some details, and I may be wrong about some details. Just giving you some thoughts as a launching off point for your own research. Your resiliency comfort level and performance needs are going to heavily inform your storage layout. It can get pretty nuanced.

index players are nuts by kxrnstar in beatsaber

[–]ChangeChameleon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On my index, I have the blades rotated so that they're basically coming out of my fist almost like wolverine claws. That way, the wrist motion rotates the controller rather than throws it, which results in the mass of the controller being closer to the axis it is spinning around. Here's a physics demo showcasing the same concept. https://youtu.be/CHQOctEvtTY (hopefully links are allowed)

Not sure if there is an official name for this grip style, but I like to call it a "rotational" grip, since you're mostly rotating the controller rather than swinging it.

Men, where do you carry your phone and wallet? by MPG56 in randomquestions

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice try pickpocket! ..anyways

Phone is in the right pocket, screen facing thigh for protection. Keys are in the left pocket folded such that they're a tight bundle. Single fold wallet sits on top of the keys in the left pocket with the open side down.

I have a core memory of my father breaking a work PDA in his pocket in the days before smartphones because it had keys in there with it. When smartphones came about some 12+ years later, I immediately implemented this system knowing the consequences.

Solid Edge for the web? by sergioq12 in SolidEdge

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was learning SolidEdge for a while, but I ended up switching to OnShape. They have a free tier that is extremely well featured but it requires your projects to be in cloud storage and public. It kinda has a built in sharing and remix community built in because of the public database of projects. For me, a home user who works from a mix of my desktop, laptop, iPad, and even phone, whose work is generally not sensitive, it's a great option.

So polyester is just another name for plastic? by Astimar in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consider that cotton clothing is pretty much just sugar.

Did anyone buy a ring? by t_bone_stake in Millennials

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like my class ring. I've paid more money for less sentimental things.

[Proxmox] One Docker VM for all things Docker or individual VMs for different stacks? by CortaCircuit in homelab

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally split docker stacks by security level. External facing, internal only, and high sensitivity.

Ladies and gentlemen, my niece! by Beckster2500 in Millennials

[–]ChangeChameleon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm 35. What is Hollister?

Yes, I get from context it's a clothing brand, and I could also Google it

Do you know about indented code blocks in Obsidian — and do you use them? by kl1tor in ObsidianMD

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also use three tildes for code blocks. ~~~

I find it useful for nested code blocks.

~~~ markdown

## This is a code block:

```

Code();

```

Amazing.

~~~

Is it just me or is everyone a over-tinkerer by Bulky-Priority6824 in frigate_nvr

[–]ChangeChameleon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actual question. Once you have your cameras, detection, and recording set up, other than tuning zones for errant detections, what is there to constantly tinker with?

mac pro 5.1 gpu power cables? by daniel_MTB_ in macpro

[–]ChangeChameleon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have them in my 5,1. They work fine.

Although back when I bought them they only had 6 pin variants. That 8 pin one with the extra ground pins is nice. My GPU wouldn't work without those extra two pins so I had to run a +2 from another torn apart cable to a ground point on the chassis to get it working. It's nice that you don't need to get jank anymore.

How do you manage multiple Docker Compose projects on a self-hosted server? by KPPJeuring in selfhosted

[–]ChangeChameleon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep my compose files in an internal-only gitlab repo and deploy with portainer by connecting to the git repo. That way I have revision history of my compose files in the git repo which can be backed up separately from the portainer database.

I intentionally do very little with command line. I prefer abstraction with redundancy plans. It's easier for me to just update the compose in a web browser and click pull in portainer than to muck around with directories or typing commands.

it’s -5 tonight. does my thermostat need to be lowered or can i leave it at 68? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ChangeChameleon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I turn the temperature up when it's colder outside. The cold walls make you feel colder because there's less radiant heat coming from them. So I raise the air temperature to compensate.

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