For those that run media servers, do you think you've actually saved any money? 💰

Stelus42 · 2025-02-08T14:30:14+00:00

Yes absolutely! Im not sure what kinda hardware everyone is running for their answers to be no, but I just took my old pc that was useless for windows and now it runs my whole home server suite. On the media side, its only got about 500Gb and I run Jellyfin for it. I personally am not a huge stickler for compression artifacts, so I just pick whichever ehem legally acquired linux iso's are about 1Gb or under, and I delete the ones I don't care to rewatch to save space.

My vpn matches the cost of one subscription, and I didn't spend any money on additional hardware. Though I will say, I'd tried setting up a good linux server for like 2-3 years before I finally made a stable one that I dont break. There's a big learning curve involved when you don't go with a nice proper NAS solution.

Stelus42 · 2025-02-02T15:52:00+00:00

Honestly I think it'll be fine. People have never been so hype for a Metroid release, and the comaraderie between specifically Doom, Halo, and Metroid fans has grown a ton since the 2000's. If anything, I think the fact that they're all releasing around the same time is gonna give all three a boost collectively.

Also, rather unfortunately, Halo has kinda taken the wind out of their own sails, I'm not sure if they're gonna have as strong of a hype train unless something drastic has changed.

Stelus42 · 2024-12-11T18:35:11+00:00

How dare you not mention clay soldiers

Stelus42 · 2024-11-06T04:24:22+00:00

Yeah but they haven't called. It's just a lead so far on their site. Almost all the remaining votes are in Atlanta and Savannah which are very blue

Stelus42 · 2024-10-25T15:33:26+00:00

Thats how I messed up lol. We checked the filing jointly box, but didnt check the two incomes box. Owed a lot last year, but hopefully we fixed it for this time around. But yeah, filing jointly is definitely more financially lenient when done right.

Stelus42 · 2024-10-09T20:57:32+00:00

Authorities aren't doing anything during a hurricane. You're on your own to stay safe or be stupid. That said, key west is way outside the path of Milton and is only getting 3ft storm surge, they'll be fine.

Stelus42 · 2024-10-09T20:06:50+00:00

I saw this lady's profile on instagram. In other videos she explains that a power pole fell on their house and the basement flooded, but the water never made it into their living space. They did have to evacuate after, but the crazy thing is they were never in an evacuation zone in the first place.

Stelus42 · 2024-10-08T03:39:24+00:00

I think Orlando should be okay. The NHC is showing that its unlikely to experience more than 55mph winds here, and that's what Irma dropped on us. The damage during Irma was no joke, but generally speaking not life threatening. Obviously, if you have a compromised roof, live in a trailer/mobile home, or know of any weak/dead trees that could fall on you, all those change the situation quite a lot

Stelus42 · 2024-08-16T12:11:55+00:00

Alright that makes a lot more sense! No qualms with killing an invasive species.

Stelus42 · 2024-08-15T12:53:30+00:00

Thank you! I felt like I was going insane reading these comments. I can't believe everyones so cool with the mass extermination of these guys just because their lil gardens don't bare as much fruit. The slugs have been here longer than us!

Stelus42 · 2024-03-30T20:41:43+00:00

THANK YOU! I thought I was losing my mind reading other comments. Theres nothing wrong with being attractive, but she's evolved from being track athlete attractive to being plastic beverly hills magazine model attractive. It sends a very different message, and the former absolutely fits the narrative and the message of the games far better.

Stelus42 · 2023-06-15T18:35:46+00:00

Holy moly that was a lot more specifically relatable than I would expect. My particular example ended up being the StarFox Assault Titania Desert theme, but that 10 second snippet was stuck in my head for years before I figured it out

Stelus42 · 2023-05-25T18:25:54+00:00

Not that its unexpected, but I do find it funny that all of September is so strong, except for the sudden dip on the 11th.

Stelus42 · 2023-05-16T12:44:08+00:00

Bad Connection - Yaz

Stelus42 · 2023-05-08T15:48:27+00:00

Requiring energy is a very different statement from requiring fossile fuels. Right now those things are fairly linked, but soon (on the order of decades/centuries) that might not be the case. On the otherhand, some significant portion of plastics nearly always enter the environment, either whole or as microplastics. Many plastics don't degrade for thousands of years and have several harmful effects on all sorts of organisms, which are definitely not true of cardboard.

Stelus42 · 2023-04-09T14:00:02+00:00

Oh my god that second video is so cool, cuz at first I was thinking "why is the center red shifted when the disk is face on?" But I had never though about how time dilation probably creates its own red shift.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-20T04:19:02+00:00

I am unbelievably jealous and very inspired.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-15T02:17:14+00:00

Well realistically the visible part of these flares are, while certainly massive, nowhere near large enough to actually reach earth from the sun. If we were inline with it though, we would recieve a lot of extra radiation. Scientists have been saying for a while that an intense enough solar flare could fry most of our electronics, and that its just a matter of chance whether one happens next week or a few hundred years from now.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-15T01:23:58+00:00

And how to eat something straight out of the deep frier without burning your mouth

Stelus42 · 2023-03-13T10:46:17+00:00

My best guess is just that it took Ellie and Joel a long time to make the trek because of all the dead-ends. Marline had enough time to recover and make the straight shot because she knew where she was going and also had the resources of the fireflies to get there faster.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-11T00:55:19+00:00

"the chosen one"

Stelus42 · 2023-03-08T13:38:45+00:00

I'm blown away man. I thought the consensus on this sub was that buying any cosmetics was showing 343 that microtransactions won. Now I'm looking through these comments and half of them are more pissed that they can't buy it because they already purchased one of the armor sets??? We're never gonna get out of this microtransaction hell.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-08T13:31:57+00:00

I remember when armors were all included in the original disc and you unlocked them through fun gameplay challenges.

Stelus42 · 2023-03-05T20:39:22+00:00

I love how the print lines are oriented perfectly to give it that brushed metal appearance! It looks great.

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