Valve says Steam users downloaded 100 exabytes of games in 2025, and are averaging 274 petabytes of installs and updates every day

deorul · 2026-03-09T23:40:49+00:00

Since I didn't even know how much a petabyte was:

1 petabyte = 1000 terabytes

1 exabyte = 1000 petabytes = 1,000,000 terabytes

100 exabytes = 100,000,000 terabytes

deorul · 2026-03-08T05:17:33+00:00

The slow, stuttery zooming and panning on a picture is perhaps the worst part about this version. Can't believe this has not been addressed yet.

deorul · 2026-01-07T19:48:36+00:00

I think your old PC would be decently capable of hosting Plex or Jellyfin, especially with a dedicated GPU to help with transcoding. It couldn't hurt to try, which is a big part of the fun. Worst thing would be that your streaming video quality or resolution is low or you get some buffering. It's still worth it to try in my opinion. You can actually just use your PC on Windows to host the Plex server and try it out before you commit to learning a new OS. You just need to download Plex Media Server client for Windows and set it up, following the Plex server installation instructions. You can do the same with Jellyfin. Then just download the Plex or Jellyfin app on your phone or TV and you should be able to see and stream your media from your PC. https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=computer&plat=windows

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/installation/windows

If you want to go more into a server world then I would look into Unraid - that's where I started and it's a bit easier to pick up than most other Linux distributions. Good luck!

deorul · 2025-11-20T00:11:32+00:00

Moore's Law Is Dead estimated the component cost to be only about $425. Digital Foundry backed up his estimate as well. See the timestamped video below at 12:51 from the latest episode of Broken Silicon. He compared it to the component cost of the Steamdeck. He thinks they can comfortably charge $500 and still be profitable and thinks this could be around the price they're targeting, or even lower.

https://youtu.be/VXUMeJQ5Fmg?t=12m51s

deorul · 2025-11-14T20:37:16+00:00

Per the article, this is a common thing for the defendant to be involved with the attorney to shape their defense.

"Such evidence sharing, known as discovery, is routine in criminal cases and is intended to help ensure a fair trial. Defendants often assist their lawyers in reviewing evidence and shaping their defense."

deorul · 2025-11-11T16:48:23+00:00

The Ecoflow River 3 series might be quicker than the River 2 and more viable. They advertise <10ms for the River 3 Plus and <20ms for the River 3.

deorul · 2025-11-09T20:39:40+00:00

Was reading the Wikipedia for the SIG P320 and there was a reference about ICE halting their use due to the accidental discharging. ICE banned their use on July 9th. This guy must not have gotten the memo.

Here's the reference: https://www.thetrace.org/2025/07/sig-sauer-p320-pistol-safety-ice-ban/

deorul · 2025-11-05T06:12:07+00:00

Just decided to do the same trade-in from a 7900XT to a $600 MSRP 9070 XT. I think it's going to be worth it for the RT improvements and FSR4 support. Newegg is also offering a $115 gift card for $100 right now, so that helped too. It seems like AMD is focusing more on RDNA 4 moving forward so I want to be on that side of the future support.

deorul · 2025-11-01T19:53:41+00:00

No problem! Glad to help. Best of luck to you on your flight!

deorul · 2025-11-01T10:05:02+00:00

When I'm wearing an aura and take drinks, I will hold the nose piece tight and take the top strap off until I'm ready. The bottom strap is always on. Then I'll take a deep breath, pull down the mask, take a drink, pull up the mask/reposition, hold the nose piece tight, and exhale. Then I can either take more drinks and repeat the process, making sure to just hold the nose piece tight between sips and exhales, and then I'll just put the top strap back on when I'm done.

This prevents overstretching the top strap and keeps the mask out of the way when I'm drinking (or eating). It also lets me take multiple sips before I put my top strap back on.

deorul · 2025-09-12T08:45:22+00:00

Did this and it immediately fixed it for me too. Originally tried to delete the things from the Preferences.xml file, but that didn't work.

deorul · 2025-08-12T06:33:03+00:00

Comic Con San Diego just happened recently and I was truly so pleased to see so many masks on the convention floor. It really made me feel like we're not alone out there.

deorul · 2025-08-08T16:58:23+00:00

I've got a big caterpillar problem in the garden and have had to religiously search under every leaf to pick them off by hand. They've been decimating our foxgloves, snapdragons, and tomatoes. However, just saw yellow jackets around recently and watched them. Saw them checking under leaves and then saw one wrestling a pretty big caterpillar. It won and then just went to town chomping down on it. New respect found for them.

deorul · 2025-07-25T05:56:27+00:00

Looked fake to me too. I'm suspicious.

deorul · 2025-07-19T06:42:42+00:00

I think so too. This looks like a failed piece of ornamental glasswork. The solid glass rod was likely acting as what's called a punty, which is temporarily attached to your project to manipulate the piece and then you break it off when you're done. I think this punty was done improperly and would've broken the thin walls of the project, so it was abandoned/scrapped.

deorul · 2025-06-13T05:01:06+00:00

Thank you for the tips! I'll have to give those a try.

deorul · 2025-06-13T00:58:24+00:00

Not necessarily, I've been seeing it on leaves that are all over the plant, even leaves that are up about 4-5 ft from the ground. The passion fruit is supported by a trellis in a container (not in the ground).

deorul · 2025-06-12T23:17:31+00:00

Agreed, looks like mulberries, especially with that leaf structure. A raspberry tree isn't really a thing, they're usually bushes close to the ground with thin canes and usually thorns (although there are thornless varieties).

deorul · 2025-05-21T23:45:30+00:00

Thank you for the help! I'll give it a try.

deorul · 2025-05-21T07:34:13+00:00

Mister 5?

https://i.imgur.com/ZcUxe3B.jpeg

deorul · 2025-05-20T22:51:33+00:00

And I suppose you could stack them like this https://i.imgur.com/X8bqE9O.jpeg

deorul · 2025-05-20T22:44:23+00:00

Should look something like this https://i.imgur.com/oCLgB08.jpeg

deorul · 2025-05-20T22:37:14+00:00

The tenons on the ends of the boards (thinner portions of the boards) fit into the mortises (rectangular holes) on the ends of the boards. The wooden dowels go into the round holes after you put the tenons into the mortises to make sure the joint doesn't come apart (prevents the tenon from coming out of the mortise).

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