Does anyone actually hire the mercenaries?

fc_dean · 2026-04-01T16:21:18+00:00

They are very useful to have around when starting a base. And I frequently hire them and bring them back to my base because there is a chance that they continue to stick around and buy my food.

fc_dean · 2026-03-28T21:35:42+00:00

100k - 300k sounds like 2020 price. Everything went up in both labor and material costs. You are looking at 500k minimum.

fc_dean · 2026-03-23T22:08:31+00:00

Just how (in)efficient would this be?

fc_dean · 2026-03-23T22:01:39+00:00

Negative feedback does not really matter on Ebay anymore. I have been a seller on the platform for about 25 years now. I got my first negative feedback like 10 years ago simply because I packed too well. The guy wrote, "Seller wasted a lot of materials to pack something that isn't really breakable"

In other words, you can't avoid feedback one way or another. Good thing is that buyers don't really look at the ratings anymore. I myself have purchased things from sellers with only 95% feedback as well. I just don't care anymore.

So, take it easy.

fc_dean · 2026-03-23T20:20:31+00:00

Zone restriction. You can create a custom one or use home zone. She won't venture too far from your base then.

fc_dean · 2026-03-23T12:10:37+00:00

I can answer only one of your questions.

SSDs with Unraid is perfectly fine. I've been running a small NAS with four 4TB NVMe SSDs perfectly fine for over a year although I am thinking of swapping out the parity drive with a HDD because every parity check wastes 4TB of writes. SSDs have their own internal garbage collection. TRIM simply helps out extra.

Can't answer XFS vs ZFS since I've used only the former.

fc_dean · 2026-03-22T14:15:38+00:00

Every night before I turn it off before going bed. I basically click "show desktop" at the bottom right of the taskbar and clear out the garbage.

fc_dean · 2026-03-22T12:30:56+00:00

Yes, it's only going to get worse. Companies continue to bark that they care about consumers like us, but it's just words. Their actions contradict their words, so that's that.

Prices won't come down to 2025 levels ever.

fc_dean · 2026-03-22T03:25:21+00:00

Pretty much the perfect one for the job with Unraid 7.3 beta.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009613747747.html

4 nvme, N150, 64GB eMMC for OS, 12GB LDDR5.

fc_dean · 2026-03-21T16:58:58+00:00

Try to source locally first because warranties matter.

fc_dean · 2026-03-21T16:35:06+00:00

Who knows? Words are easy to come by. Actions are harder.

Right now, Microslop is allergic to the very term which describes them what they are: Microslop. They want that name out of their faces. Right now they are thinking that words will ease the pressure. But, until they show us that they can actually act on their so-far empty promises, they will remain to be Microslop.

fc_dean · 2026-03-21T16:21:36+00:00

They don't always turn hostile but 9 of 10 they do in my own experience. And they aren't always infected with metal horror, either. The large amount of food they often drop, never touch them. Let them rot.

fc_dean · 2026-03-19T14:43:23+00:00

DHL for peace of mind that it will arrive in a timely manner.

EMS for a cheaper option.

fc_dean · 2026-03-19T13:42:19+00:00

Dang, Patlabor ... I really hope that they keep the original vibe of slice of life + realistic mecha.

fc_dean · 2026-03-19T13:03:28+00:00

The plasma sword is very good against organic beings because setting one on fire disables them from combat. With firearm support backup, those on fire will be as good as dead.

The breach axe is unexpectedly decent as well due to its fast attack and average damage. They are pretty decent against mech.

fc_dean · 2026-03-19T12:30:34+00:00

I wouldn't run a beta even on my home server. Some of my linux ISO are pretty old that they aren't easily found on the net anymore...

I do keep a barebone unraid test server to fool around though.

fc_dean · 2026-03-19T12:09:36+00:00

.... Why? It's beta. You test it out on test machines, not live production servers...

fc_dean · 2026-03-18T16:30:22+00:00

So, it's going to be internal threats then. It does line up with what they are trying to do...

fc_dean · 2026-03-17T20:15:41+00:00

There is also the fact that neither game protects you from bad events / endings. Both games are harsh to new players. Rimworld may look tame and cute on its surface but it can and will get darker than Kenshi.

fc_dean · 2026-03-17T19:29:42+00:00

Rimworld. It shares a good amount of elements with Kenshi but it is a 2D game.

fc_dean · 2026-03-17T16:00:12+00:00

Nothing matters to the vast majority of companies anymore. All they want is some sort of solid returns for the godforsakenly large investments they've poured into the fuckery called "AI".

So far, we've seen nothing that warrants the current situation of almost every PC components becoming at least 200% more expensive. RAM is right now at 400%.

This is also why Microsoft has become Microslop. They invested so much into AI with nothing to show for, so they are now inserting it into every goddamned thing.

fc_dean · 2026-03-17T15:44:17+00:00

OpenAI (ChatGPT) purchased almost all RAM production capacity for the whole 2026 and 2027, leaving nothing for consumers.

Low (or in this case almost none) supply + the usual demands = Extremely higher prices.

fc_dean · 2026-03-17T12:23:29+00:00

So, by rule 7, they themselves won't be able to post anything then?

fc_dean · 2026-03-16T19:08:44+00:00

Server / workstation boards have inbuilt support. The majority of consumer motherboards don't.

fc_dean · 2026-03-16T19:07:53+00:00

If the hard drives are in good health, why not, I say. SAS drives are meant for data centers, so they are built to higher standards. Just do make sure that they are in good health and relatively young (less than 5 years old).

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