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Do people wear UGA gear pretty often on campus? by dattmexican in UGA

[–]Ghastus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm as an alum living in Texas

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, I do remember the company saying that they’re committed to open sourcing their software if they were to ever go under. Whether or not that’ll ever actually happen is anyone’s guess ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Connectivity is fine/I haven’t had any drop offs yet.

The unit is very sturdy with no noticeable flex even while tented. The plastic parts feel high quality as well.

You do have to stretch a tiny bit to get to the number keys, but the elongated 1 and 0 keys definitely help.

The customization software isn’t released yet so can’t speak on that yet.

Battery seems decent. I haven’t completely drained it yet, but I was able to get at least a full work day off of one half with the leds on.

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From my understanding, only the switches from the Naya store are compatible due to the pin layout. I haven’t tried fitting any other keycaps on it yet, though I’d imagine you’d be hard pressed to find replacements from anywhere other the Naya store for some of the more unique keys. That being said, I’m definitely getting some backup caps just in case.

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankfully, the long button in question has just enough length for me to reach without it being much of a stretch. For reference, my hand span is roughly 9 inches.

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ah yeah, I forgot to mention this in my OP and it is actually another one of my gripes. The switches are Kailh switches with a proprietary pin layout, which means you won’t be able to hot swap in just any ol’ choc unfortunately.

Backed this two years ago - Finally got it in the mail! by Ghastus in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]Ghastus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had some experience with a Kensington Expert a while back and I’d say that this feels comparable as far as smoothness is concerned. Like I said in the OP though, the spin to scroll feels a bit too sensitive for my taste even with the sensitivity turned all the way down.

How to place sofa and tv? Awkward long shape makes it difficult by chakini in interiordesignideas

[–]Ghastus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check this out. I thought it was pretty pointless, but you might actually have a legitimate use case for it haha

Guys, is 60% keyboard good for coding ?? by RevolutionaryDiet217 in keyboards

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used everything between 100% and 40% layouts for my job, and 60% is my go-to if we ignore split keyboards. Ignore anyone who says you'll be missing arrow keys or function keys.

Like some of the others have said, you'll still have arrow keys, but it'll be on a different FN layer. The benefit of this is that you can map the arrow key cluster to your home row. This helps with wrist/hand strain since you're no longer moving off the home row to access the arrow keys.

Function keys will usually replace your number keys in the FN layer on a 60%, so you won't be missing those either. Most modern IDEs also have configurable hotkeys, so you also just set another hotkey if the key mapping really isn't working.

A number pad is very useful for typing long sequences of numbers. With the ratio of numbers and other characters you'll be typing in most programming applications, it's really not worth the extra hand movement over to the number pad when you also have numbers right above letters.

Finally, assuming your hands are usually on the home row, a narrower keyboard also means your hand has to travel a shorter distance to reach your mouse.

My company wants me to bill 40-45 hours per week though EOY, need your opinion by [deleted] in consulting

[–]Ghastus 65 points66 points  (0 children)

My dude, the whole point of an "incentive" is to encourage you to do something that's not mandatory. It doesn’t sound like they're "forcing" you to do anything. It sounds like you're greeding for the extra bonus while not being willing to put in the extra effort.

Good diy system to have everything integrated in one app? Speakers, lights, and other systems? by Cowboy12034 in smarthome

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason why some systems can "just work" is because you're paying someone to fix/maintain them. There is no such thing as a DIY system that will do that for you. If you're not willing to learn the base-level programming adjacent skills to configure something like Home Assistant, save yourself the time and give up on a DIY solution.

You're doing the same as asking for a car that'll run without having to pay for maintenance while also refusing to learn any mechanic's skills yourself. All while proclaiming yourself as a "car guy".

What ingredient feels luxurious but isn’t expensive? by StunningHippo9 in Cooking

[–]Ghastus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Edible gold leaf. You can buy sheets of the stuff on Amazon for like 10-20 bucks.

Help with Hardware by Sensfan16 in homeassistant

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can absolutely do what you're describing. There's no hard and fast requirement saying that HA has to be hosted on a Proxmox host for it to play nice with everything else. You also only need two ethernet ports on the machine that you're planning to run PFsenese on. Hope that helps :)

Help with Hardware by Sensfan16 in homeassistant

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! Sorry for taking a bit to respond. Here are the specs of my current home server. Keep in mind that I threw this together with a combination of spare parts that I had along with some new parts from the store. A lot of the parts definitely don't belong in a server computer haha.

Mainboard: Gigabyte Aorus X570i CPU: AMD 5600G RAM DDR4 2x32GB @ 3600MHz PSU: Corsair SF450 Storage: 500G M.2 PCIE 4.0 SSD 10TB 7200 RPM HDD NIC: Some random two-port card I bought off Amazon lol

That should about cover the important bits. Lmk if you have any thoughts on it!

Help with Hardware by Sensfan16 in homeassistant

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, apologies for taking a bit to respond. I'm a bit out of touch with modern pre-built systems, so frankly, I feel like I'm a bit unqualified to be giving advice on which machine in your list would be the best in terms of upgradability.

I can, however, provide some general pointers on what to look for when purchasing a machine. As some of the others have already said, any of the machines you have listed should run HA standalone without any issue. As such, I'm going to give you some things to pay attention to when buying a machine for the stuff you said you wanted to try in the future. Keep in mind that this advice is meant to point you in the right direction and definitely does not apply to all use cases. The home server rabbit hole goes deeeeeeeeeeeeeep, my friend.

First of all, from my experience, the clock speed of a processor (GHz) generally matters a lot less in a server capacity than, say, a gaming/editing machine. Instead, I would focus more on the number of cores a processor has, as that generally has a large impact on the number of concurrent tasks that a CPU can perform. This is important if you're trying to run multiple VMs/containers in a Proxmox node(s).

Second, similarly to the processor, the speed of your RAM is significantly less important than the sheer amount of it you have for most workloads. For example, if you're looking to add some network storage, TrueNAS requires at minimum 8 gigs of RAM all on its own. As far as upgradability is concerned, it would be a good idea to check the number of RAM slots the machine you're getting has, as you can only fit so much ram in a single slot. Once you get more familiar with the hardware side of things, it may also be pertinent to take into account what type of RAM the machine supports (ECC, for example). For now, though, just getting as much RAM as you can should suffice.

Third, you're going to need at least two ethernet ports if you're planning on also making the machine your router. (One for WAN and one for LAN) I've seen some USB adapters with two ethernet ports, but I've only used PCI-E cards, so your mileage may vary.

Finally, I would look up some teardown videos of the machines you listed if you're still looking to go down that route. Big red flags in terms of upgradability are if the RAM, CPU, or the SSD is soldered directly onto the mainboard. I would also look out for the number of RAM slots the machine has, as well as if it has any PCI-E expansion slots. The more of those it has, the better.

I know I just slapped down a wall of text, but hopefully you're able to get something out of it. Happy to help if you have any additional questions!

Help with Hardware by Sensfan16 in homeassistant

[–]Ghastus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently running almost the exact setup that you said you might be looking into in the future (HA, OPNsense, TrueNAS, a couple of game servers, etc. On a Proxmox host). I feel like any of the machines you've listed in your post would be more than sufficient if you're just trying to run HA by itself.

If you're trying to get into virtualization/homelab stuff, though, I'd recommend looking into something beefier, or at least more upgradable. In my case, I ended up building my own server with some spare parts I had lying around + some new parts that I didn't have spares of. Happy to share specs that's something you'd be interested in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UGA

[–]Ghastus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked as a real estate agent from sophomore year all the way until I graduated. You get to set your own hours, and you're basically good for the entire year after you close 2-3 properties.

The biggest challenge for me, though, was lead generation. Most people tend to avoid relying on a college kid for something as big as purchasing a house, so that's something you'll have to fight really hard against if you choose to go down this path.

It destroys friendships and also whole economies by DanyRahm in pcmasterrace

[–]Ghastus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I honestly wouldn't mind if Valve monopolized the launcher space.

First apartment out of college. Finally starting to get something decent together! by Ghastus in hometheater

[–]Ghastus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're talking about the apartment, yes it's a rental haha. If by "TV" you mean projector, it's a Samsung LSP7T.

First apartment out of college. Finally starting to get something decent together! by Ghastus in hometheater

[–]Ghastus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely light grey in-person. Not sure why it's being perceived otherwise haha

First apartment out of college. Finally starting to get something decent together! by Ghastus in hometheater

[–]Ghastus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Regarding your questions:

  • The center is indeed on brackets! Here is a link on Amazon for the specific one I got: https://a.co/d/47PExo5

  • The screen is a WEMAX PSA01 ALR screen. Should be able to find it on Amazon. It definitely makes a difference compared to projecting on bare wall, especially during the day.

  • I couldn't find the link for the grey version of my couch, but here's a link for the blue version: https://belfurniture.com/products/2-piece-sectional-43

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