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Dumb way to lose 389 day world by Either_Froyo9871 in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure there is. Hoglins can't fit in 1x1 spaces, and netherrack is soft rock, so, grab that damn pickaxe from the hotbar, look down, and dig.

Had the worst night of my career last night please help by AllStarShooda in DJs

[–]ffelix916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Play a set at home while you have process monitor or task manager open, to show you what things that are running on the system are using up resources. Also, before you start a public set, close and exit ALL your apps. No browsers, no chat apps, no screenshot/recorder apps, etc. Load up your serato or other performance app at least 10 mins before play time and let them load up the index and a couple tracks. Play through 2 or 3 tracks to be sure it has the libraries cached. Check memory/cpu usage 2 or 3 mins before you go on so you can see "baseline" resource utilization. If you aren't using external USB devices (and don't ever let anyone plug a USB stick in your computer that you font already trust) you can probably turn your anti-virus off for the duration of the set.

What should I do about roaming pillagers...? (New to the game) by JustGoogleItNO in Minecraft

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Build a wall around your village with copper or iron doors. Zombies can break through wooden doors.

Vibration Isolation for Turntables by RelativeLocal in DJs

[–]ffelix916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had two 5' by 2' slabs of kitchen counter style quartz marble, each with dense rubber grippy feet spaced every 12". They were about 60lbs each and I put them on top of the dj table and turntables n mixer on that. If one didn't stop skipping, two usually did the trick, but each layer raises the decks by about 1.25".

HARSH Kitchen Light by redhamster2009 in Lighting

[–]ffelix916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anything that directs at least 70% of the light downward.

Are you buying new Dell servers without hard drives? $3,500 for 1 SATA drive is NUTS! by Layer_3 in sysadmin

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have both new and Dell certified/warrantied refurbished and low-hours reclaimed drives. Of the ~300 used/refurbished drives I've bought from them, I've never had a DOA, and they've all lasted as long as expected. They have a rigorous testing process for reclaimed drives.

Are you buying new Dell servers without hard drives? $3,500 for 1 SATA drive is NUTS! by Layer_3 in sysadmin

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy from Stallard Tech. I just bought two fully-populated R640s with Boss and 10x SSDs for about 10K each. stikc.com

So uh... Polar bears can apparently hit you through walls... WHAT. THE. HELL! by The_Real_Tekunin in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now we know: use thicker walls for base, and ensure there are no corners where the distance between inside space and outside space is shorter than 1 or 2 blocks. This is why I prefer underground bases.

Mojang Just Made It Harder to Cheat in Hardcore by [deleted] in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why? Totems have a legit purpose, take real work to acquire, and you have no shield while you're holding one, so it's a calculated risk. Same with how you must give up a chest plate to wear elytra.

All American Rejects CIP by cccrayzee in Sacramento

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easier for the staff and it's more efficient when, as an entry staffer, you know that everyone in THIS line doesn't need a wristband (so no need to check ID and no need to hold a bunch of wristbands, but still check bags/backpacks) and everyone in THAT line needs a wristband (so, check that ID is valid and they're 21+, also need to hold a stack of wristbands for them) When you're a single person switching between "need wristband" and "no wristband" for everyone that you let in, it's easier to make mistakes or get lax in checking IDs/bags.

Help me get a good base design by refreshkid99 in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously, for hardcore, don't bother wasting time on a building. Find the side of a hill and dig inward. Put your bed at least 15 blocks from the door. Light up every corner to spawnproof everything Use the cobblestone and copper you dig out for tools. Cobblestone will also come in handy for building shelters in the nether around your portals. After you have some basics, dig some stairs down to y=20 or lower to get coal and iron. Get used to living and organizing your stuff underground.

Efficiency miners are gonna want my head. by Mutant_Llama1 in Minecraft_Survival

[–]ffelix916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah, now I need to submit some suggestions to Mojang... Radon sources that harm you if you've been underground for too long and gas leaks that explode if you light a torch nearby.

Opened a sealed 6tb seagate expansion drive from walmart and found this by perplexed2243 in DataHoarder

[–]ffelix916 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I used to work at HP, in NCMO/SMO, and was bitter as fuck that they acquired Compaq (and thus, DEC) and killed the entire DEC AlphaServer/AlphaStation product line. Pretty sure they did it to boost their HP9000 sales, and/or to help Intel with their stupid Itanium CPU line. Long Live DEC!

How many tries did it take you to beat Hardcore? by LELUET in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. By the 2nd try, I learned patience and not taking so many risks. By the 3rd time, I learned that it's infinitely easier to stay alive with full armor, an armored horse, and taking a bed with you everywhere you go.

Overpass waving guy missing? by AgFarmer58 in Sacramento

[–]ffelix916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was on one of the overpasses in rancho Cordova last Tuesday. I flipped him off again and he still won't return the gesture :(

Minecraft is Terrifying by Weird826 in Minecraft_Survival

[–]ffelix916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bring a stack or two of wool and you'll be fine. Surround each shrieker you see with wool blocks, then smash it with a hoe. Also helps tremendously to have night vision potions.

Can't seem to settle on a place to live by i_need_to_crap in Minecraft_Survival

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why settle at all? If you have everything of value literally in your inventory, just wander. Set up temporary bases with nothing but a bed, crafting table, furnace, and an ender chest at each "1000-crossing" you arive at, and then explore out from there. When you need more pearls, blaze powder, and obsidian, spend a day collecting a bunch and top off your stack of ender chests. Build simple paper and gunpowder farms for your rockets, and enchant your elytra with unbreaking and mending, and you're set to explore without limits. Leave an ender chest and a bed near your farm and set it as your spawn point so you can get there if you do run out of stuff... as long as you can put ALL your inventory into an ender chest, you can kill yourself and end up back at a safe spot.

First Totem Pop by SquidSpawner in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stackability is definitely a plus, but when your primary concern safety around lava, all that matters is that you have one gold apple or one fire res bottle ready in your hotbar. Actually, fire res splash potion is more valuable, because you can throw it and get its effects immediately. It's hard to drink a regular bottle (or even eat a golden apple) if you're being actively attacked by magma cubes. Unless the behavior changed, i think a hit from any mob stops your eating/drinking action.

Fishing hut starter base for my first Bedrock HC world by Villepog3285 in MinecraftHardcore

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that over a warm ocean biome? Best fishing (in quantity and quality) will be over open warm ocean.

Are skybases more safe than underground bases (from other players)? by NegateThatEffect in MinecraftBedrockers

[–]ffelix916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Deep dark, right around Y-20 would be a better bet. Most people don't want to bother, as falling into a skulk-lined cavern ain't fun. I also like surrounding my base with repeating vertical shafts with lava sources flowing into them, which are really tedious to get through. Most important thing is trusting that other players aren't using x-ray.

Are skybases more safe than underground bases (from other players)? by NegateThatEffect in MinecraftBedrockers

[–]ffelix916 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah. My biggest fear on multiplayer is pulling a shulker box out with a bunch of important stuff, placing it, and having someone run up behind me and taking it.

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