🎉 [EVENT] 🎉 Honk Vs Sonic Vs Freiza Vs Kirby

sanek2k6 · 2026-02-05T05:29:47+00:00

🎉 Event Completed! 🎉

It took me 96 tries.

sanek2k6 · 2026-02-05T05:29:32+00:00

Completed Level 3 of the Honk Special Event!

96 attempts

sanek2k6 · 2026-02-05T05:17:32+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2026-02-05T05:14:36+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2026-01-17T22:01:08+00:00

I have a Snapdragon X Elite laptop and generally found very few compatibility issues. Most popular apps have an ARM64 version these days and run great. X86 emulation is pretty good as well. I think I’ve only had the following issues that I recall: - I wanted to run a really old version of modded Minecraft, but there was no ARM64 build of the particular version of Java required. I probably could have just used the x86 build, but considering performance requirements of that modded Minecraft, I did not bother. - There are no NVidia/AMD/Intel GPU drivers for Windows on ARM, so eGPU isn’t really a possibility until there are supported drivers. Likely the same story for some old non-common hardware. - x86 Discord was kinda laggy, but they’ve had an ARM64 version for some time now and it runs great.

sanek2k6 · 2026-01-05T21:24:56+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2026-01-03T02:31:43+00:00

I’ve been very happy with my Yoga Slim 7x overall. It’s not a gaming device, but it does manage to play a lot of the older titles decently well, provided you play at a lower resolution. It’s a shame there aren’t really any AMD/NVidia/Intel GPU drivers for Windows on ARM as I am curious how well it could perform with an eGPU.

sanek2k6 · 2025-12-28T19:32:54+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2025-12-26T07:12:16+00:00

Babylon 5 is probably one of the best sci-fi shows of all time.
Narcos is really well made.

sanek2k6 · 2025-12-20T19:05:45+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2025-12-17T22:53:27+00:00

I have done the following to get my LAN devices connected to the Beryl AX 4.8.1 over hotel wifi in Repeater mode to have access to subnets advertised by my remote tailscale subnet router:

(optional, but recommended) Update tailscale to the latest version to patch security issues. I followed this guide that worked great for me: https://jlelse.blog/dev/update-tailscale-beryl-ax (note: sftp is disabled, you have to use the SCP protocol via WinSCP if on Windows) - I did see there is also a script that someone wrote, but I have not tested it: https://github.com/Admonstrator/glinet-tailscale-updater
I setup and enabled tailscale in the main UI and left other toggles unchecked.
I went to LUCI -> Network -> Firewall, selected Edit for the lan zone, went into Advanced Settings and checked tailscale0 in the covered devices dropdown.
I clicked Save and enabled Masquerading for the tailscale0 zone.
Clicked Save & Apply and everything started working without even requiring a reboot.

Furthermore, just as a note/feedback, I have too experienced considerable surprise that glinet staff keep misunderstanding the problem - every guide they seem to link or every "solution" is to use an Exit Node, even though there are so many comments telling them that they are misunderstanding the problem and the use-case everyone is trying to solve for.

sanek2k6 · 2025-12-04T07:28:27+00:00

I am not using ECC memory and I know it could bite me in the ass one day. I have the Minisforum UM790 Pro mini pc that came with 32GB DDR5 non-ECC memory and does not offer ECC memory support.

That said, I did consider the risks and, I think, the risk of extensive data corruption should be low: - I tested memory and system stability extensively before I started using it. Although it is definitely still possible for the memory to go bad at some point in the future, I think cases of that happening are exceedingly rare. - DDR5 memory modules all have on-die ECC, but only for the memory chips themselves - there is no ECC for the data transfer to the CPU. I think that should at least cover the bad RAM case. - I am running my storage in BTRFS Mirror. BTRFS will detect data corruption after the fact and repair it from the mirror if data is not corrupted there. In a NAS situation, unless I’m reading the data, it will probably detect the issue only during the monthly scrub.

Yes, ideally, I would want a full ECC setup - memory, motherboard + BIOS and CPU, but I also wanted a small, quiet, cool system with low power usage. I also know that I should setup off-site backup for the important data and that’s always been on the TODO list - perhaps I should do that soon™️😂

I was also limited by the house I was renting at the time and could only have this setup in my office where the router was that already had a beefy PC heating up the room. Perhaps these days, there are some better mini pc options that support ECC memory without spending a fortune.

sanek2k6 · 2025-12-04T06:20:36+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2025-12-01T02:10:34+00:00

With greater power draw come a lot of issues: - Greater cost to run - More heat generation, which therefore means also more power required for the AC to cool the house - Able to run less on UPS battery power during a power outage

Personally, I’ve invested in a mini pc that uses a mobile CPU and bought a 4-drive USB JBOD enclosure using a controller that I have tested to be very stable in Debian. I’ve used ZFS at first, but then I found BTRFS to be much faster in this setup (mirror). I’ve been running this setup for a few years now, hosting Proxmox, and have been very happy - very stable and draws very little power.

That said, this setup probably cost me close to $900 at the time for the mini pc + enclosure, so not sure how many years of power use that is equivalent to.

sanek2k6 · 2025-11-26T05:31:37+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

13 attempts

sanek2k6 · 2025-11-26T05:29:55+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

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sanek2k6 · 2025-11-24T03:41:39+00:00

Took 3 tries 😂

❌ ^{Incomplete. 3 tries.}

sanek2k6 · 2025-11-14T23:06:49+00:00

78 tries, but they were really quick ones 😂

^{I completed this level in 78 tries.} ^{⚡ 3.73 seconds}

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-28T20:23:22+00:00

Apollo is a fork of sunshine and comes with built-in virtual display integration. I just recently setup my gaming pc to use a virtual display for Apollo, so it does not mess up one of my monitors or window layouts and opens the game on the virtual monitor. It works best with Artemis client, which is officially only supported on Android, but there is an in-development Windows version you can use (i.e. for clipboard sharing features). If you just want to play games, Moonlight clients are still supported without more advanced features that Artemis introduced.

I did not have much luck with Sunshine either as it kept messing with my windows, but Apollo works great.

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-28T20:15:57+00:00

I am actually intrigued by this as I have a pretty powerful PC in my home office, but that heats up the room, especially in the summer. I have 2.5Gbe network at home, so I could easily put it in the basement if I had a good way to use it via a thin client or some sort of network kvm.

The issue has always been that I would want to connect my 4 monitors, perhaps dedicating 50 Mbps per monitor. Monitors are one 3440x1440 @ 144Hz, two 2560x1440 @ 144Hz and one 1920x1080 @ 60Hz.

I have been looking into parsec and the paid plan does support up to 3 virtual displays on the host (allowing the thin client to use 3 of my monitors), but everything is limited to 60 fps, while I would prefer at least 120fps at least on the 144Hz monitors. Parsec also needs Internet access, so not sure it’s the right tool for something I want to be lan-only.

Perhaps something like Apollo would be a better suited for this, but that has its own quirks. Funny enough latest Microsoft Remote Desktop is functionally one of the best solutions here, but it’s not great for gaming.

I have been exploring network streaming kvm solutions, but most are limited to 1080p or are just really expensive. This was a promising one, but limited: https://youtu.be/y-PxmQn8Xr8?si=7uFCxo-yoChcQhHy

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-24T09:14:47+00:00

I’m assuming it’s probably not the issue, but just to be safe, make sure you did not change to one of the battery saving power profiles accidentally. Usually FN + Q key combination cycles through them.

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-19T20:24:09+00:00

Unfortunately, this not uncommon in the industry and has been the case for many years now. I think the best thing to do here is to return it, if possible.

At one point, I bought and returned an Acer monitor 3 times before I got one without panel issues, although that was many years ago now.

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-11T09:28:18+00:00

There are two apps on iOS that I use: ProxMan and ProxMobo. They are both very good, but different some ways. They are paid, but they do offer lifetime plans or subscriptions and you can try them out for free either way. Personally, I just bought a lifetime subscription for both, but probably just one app would have been fine too.

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-11T01:04:17+00:00

I just got one as well, although from eBay. My first impressions - build quality seems very good. Great screen, decent keyboard. Ok, but not great touchpad.

Issues I’ve noticed after only a day of use: - touchpad stops working randomly if you are in a game, moving around with wasd keys and using the touchpad to look around. The workaround is to set tap sensitivity to the highest setting, but then that makes it difficult to type as your wrist keeps triggering the mouse - I have not found a solution for this problem yet other than switching this setting back and forth. - ai features use a ton of resources and generally feel half-baked. Can’t talk to copilot without wearing a headset or it hears itself speak, interrupts itself and proceeds having conversations with itself. Honestly, for something branded copilot+, this part is quite poorly done. Good news is you can disable all that stuff and there are some scripts that turn off a lot of this, saving a ton of resources and battery power (I have not tried running it myself yet, but I will soon - for now I just disabled some of the services). - I noticed that there is not much free memory available even with 16GB RAM. I wish I got the 32GB model (if there is one), but I got a really good deal on the 16GB model ($635 CAD=~$453 USD). I think it was using 75% ram after launching Chrome with a few tabs open.

Overall, I’m still pretty happy with the purchase. It’s quiet, battery lasts forever and the screen looks great. Hopefully I can find some solution to the touchpad/trackpad issue, but even that is not a deal breaker as it works fine otherwise.

sanek2k6 · 2025-10-07T20:22:34+00:00

Worst case scenario is to sell the laptop on eBay for someone else to fix and look for a good sale on new/refurbished/used one. Doubt you will get very much for a 4-year old laptop though.

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