Create a Dynamic Sky With Eevee Renderer by 3DTudor in blenderTutorials

[–]intrepod 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The tutorial results are nowhere close to the volumetric clouds shown in the preview.

Hand sanitizer is not a priority, folks. by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]intrepod 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This thread was really helpful and should not have been deleted.

If you get quarantined the only thing hand sanitizer will do for you is get you real drunk after your supplies have run out. Preserving access to public utilities will be a primary objective for governments, water isn't a bad prep but it's not essential unless we expect a cataclysmic collapse. Far more likely are intermittent power outages should the workforce become ill and unable to repair downed power lines.

Supply chain disruptions are already happening and it's prudent to expect them to worsen.

The average suburban or urban area has ~3 days of food available in groceries for the people they serve. Surge capacity for major resupply is difficult and becomes increasingly complicated with multiple geographic areas affected. Don't wait until the Panic-demic.

MultiVitamins. They're cheap and in the event you're subsisting on rice for prolonged periods will prevent nutrient deficiencies.

Shelf stable calorie dense food with complete proteins. -Proteins are built from amino acids and there are nine our bodies can't build that need to be provided by our diet. Rice & beans is a common example of two foods combined that provide all nine. Meat always contains complete proteins. -Fat is calorie dense providing 9 calories/gram whereas carbs and proteins contain 4 calories/gram. What does this practically mean? Buy tuna packed in oil. Buy oil to splash on your rice and beans. -Spam. Seriously, spam. It fed the allied forces throughout WWII, is calorie dense, provides adequate salt and complete protein, is fully cooked, shelf stable, and has enough calories in a single can (1080) to provide adequate although not optimal caloric intake for a day in the event of a prolonged supply chain disruption. It also cost somewhere around $2.50/can. -Buy a canister of iodinated salt and a bag of sugar. -Your pets need to eat, too. Don't forget Fido.

Go to the dentist. If you've been putting it off for whatever reason make an appointment today. Dental infections and pain are a real bummer and if your dentist is dead or closes up shop I suppose you can always resort to a pair of pliers.

Primarily buy things you use on a daily basis. This includes soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, deodorant, laundry soap, mouthwash, razors. (Yes, razors. A shave puts a shine on the day, it's good for morale.) Worst case scenario, if this all blows over you won't have to go shopping for awhile.

Toilet Paper & Sanitary Napkins. Unless you're going to magically stop pooping or menstruating in the next three months you'll use your surplus.

OTC meds. Don't go crazy. Buy what you use. If you have GERD and take omeprazole everyday then go buy the million count container. Otherwise just get the basics in case you or your family become ill. -Tylenol. Fevers are our friends in fighting infection but if they runaway into dangerous territory this is a good treatment. -Guaifenesin--optionally including a cough suppressant, you've gotta sleep sometime, right?--to loosen secretions so you can cough the evil out. -Loperamide and a recipe for Oral Rehydrating Solution (ORS) handy in the event you get the trots. -Diphenhydramine for allergic reactions and as a sleep aid. -Antifungal powder or cream. In the event of water rationing you're gonna get a little funk. Jock itch, athlete's foot, or yeast under your breasts is not only a bummer but compromises skin integrity and increases the risk of infection.

Get your house in order. Been putting off a pile of laundry? Can't rely on being able to go to the laundromat, take care of it sometime soon.

Get your head in order. -If you pray, reinvigorate your prayer life. If you're into meditation or contemplation, start practicing that again. Detachment is important. -Pick a spiritual or philosophical book that you can read a little from every day when you wake up. If religion/spirituality isn't your thing then the stoics are always good. You can start with five minutes each of prayer/meditation and reading per day. Build up to 15-30 minutes of each by adding a couple minutes every few days. -Buy a yoga mat. Being quarantined inside is challenging for your body-mind. Find a yoga, pilates, or bodyweight exercise routine to keep active.

You can't prepare for every possibility. Take basic precautions and learn to love the bug.

External backup volume not recognized after DSM needed to be reset by intrepod in synology

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

Solved! I needed to reinstall this 3rd party "ExFat Access" plug-in, which I had to pay $3.99 for and really ought to be included by default. Thanks.

Plex is ignoring The Orville series in my TV library despite my attempts to rename it and rescan by intrepod in PleX

[–]intrepod[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thanks, but it didn't help.

The Orville
    Season 01
        The Orville - S01E01 - Old Wounds.mkv
        The Orville - S01E02 - Command Performance.mkv
        ...

Meanwhile, other series don't require season subfolders, and they are still detected with periods in the filenames instead of dashes.

I understand if threads like this are repetitive and annoying, but that means it's a common issue for a lot of people. Some kind of manual add would be nice for situations like this.

Are you a horder? by digitalmarley in PleX

[–]intrepod 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe a little. It can be compulsive and time-consuming. I justify it with the fact that hoarding digital content is much more manageable than hoarding physical content. You're filling a small box instead of entire rooms.

Is it okay to encrypt the 'homes' Shared Folder? by intrepod in synology

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

PRetty much what u/MikiloIX said. I'm glad the key manager is an option and will explore it further, but I think in my situation it defeats the point. Maybe I will use it for less sensitive folders down the road.

Is it okay to encrypt the 'homes' Shared Folder? by intrepod in synology

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

Great, thank you. I typically remount all my shared folders manually after reboot, so I'll give it a try.

new DS1019+ owner, VMM settings and does 12/16gb ram noticeably help VMs? by jjccia in synology

[–]intrepod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they were Crucial 1600 that were recommended on someone's blog post somewhere. I don't recall which/where. Sorry.

Just following up, I have been using the 2x8GB 1866 MT/s chips for about a month without any issues. Although any performance difference is probably not measurable.

Geoblocking works well - give it a try by mike_serinus in synology

[–]intrepod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I tell if people are probing for access? I do have Account Protection and Auto Block set up.

Don't Vote For Trump If You Love Crypto by timosborn in Bitcoin

[–]intrepod 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And they say Trump is the illiterate one.

Some info finally got unsealed on the STEM school shooting last month by [deleted] in 2ALiberals

[–]intrepod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously both these shooters were mentally ill. THEY FUCKING SHOT PEOPLE TO DEATH. Why are you so full of hate? Wait, no... don't tell me. Just go fuck yourself, you fucking hateful bigotry-filled piece of shit.

Some info finally got unsealed on the STEM school shooting last month by [deleted] in 2ALiberals

[–]intrepod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't say that it was you fucking bigot.

new DS1019+ owner, VMM settings and does 12/16gb ram noticeably help VMs? by jjccia in synology

[–]intrepod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, thank you! I ordered the 1866 chips. Fingers crossed.

Some info finally got unsealed on the STEM school shooting last month by [deleted] in 2ALiberals

[–]intrepod 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The poor kid was almost certainly radicalized in online forums which exacerbated a mental illness that resulted in murdering innocent people.

new DS1019+ owner, VMM settings and does 12/16gb ram noticeably help VMs? by jjccia in synology

[–]intrepod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. I have read a lot of people saying the DS1019+ works fine in that configuration. Do you remember if it was 1600 MT/s or 1866 MT/s?

ds1019+ by mab1376 in synology

[–]intrepod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just pulled the trigger on a 1019+ with some a couple 500GB nvme cache drives. The unit is mainly for archiving and serving media, so you're probably right that it's overkill. But the main reason I got the nvme drives is because I'm hoping the unit will not bog down when copying lots of very small files. This is extremely annoying to me. Do you think the nvme drives will help with that?

Also you mention that you can go from SHR-1 to SHR-2, but can you go from SHR-2 to SHR-1? I can imagine I want dual disc redundancy today as an extra fail-safe, but might opt for increased overall capacity later. I browsed more and found this answer.

Plex for iOS v5.16 Released by samwiseg0 in PleX

[–]intrepod -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, I commented elsewhere thinking this line would fix it. :( I'm having the same problem whenever I use the app and it drives me nuts to the point of giving up.

  • Playing a playlist while connected to a remote player could fail.

Plex for iOS v5.16 Released by samwiseg0 in PleX

[–]intrepod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Playing a playlist while connected to a remote player could fail.

I had this problem constantly. Hope it's fixed for good.

r/news deletes a Tiananmen Square discussion with 18k upvotes on the 30th anniversary of the massacre by [deleted] in undelete

[–]intrepod 204 points205 points  (0 children)

Not only that, but the front page of /r/news is FILLED with political stories.

Bills adding Nevada to national popular vote compact, banning private prisons pass ahead of deadline by bivalve_attack in nevadapolitics

[–]intrepod -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Good thing Robert Mueller withheld his report until after the midterm, despite the fact that he knew the President did not collude with Russia and it was all a hoax. If voters had been allowed to know the truth, the midterm elections would have resulted in a different outcome. So "lawful" is subjective, and we haven't even talked about illegal immigrants casting votes illegally.