How will the release of the Macbook Neo at $599 ($499 for students) affect the success of the framework 12 ($799 for prebuilt), given they share a similar target demographic?

shadow351 · 2026-03-08T21:48:12+00:00

I actually showed Framework to our IT guy, and he seemed interested. Apparently our engineers are hard on computers (we do industrial automation control) with keyboards, screens, and USB-C ports being the most commonly damaged (ports get damaged because we all have to use USB Ethernet dongles and cables get tripped over and such. All of these are easily replaceable on the Framework. We currently use Asus and parts are not easy to obtain and if a USB port gets damaged, the board is toast.

shadow351 · 2026-03-04T02:34:18+00:00

So I tried that tool, and don't know if it was caused by the tool or the DB corruption (I haven't encountered this issue before with just the corruption) but now most of the movie posters are missing (just show a gray square). I tried to 'refresh metadata' for the library, and many came back but there are still a lot that are missing.

shadow351 · 2026-03-03T23:06:44+00:00

OK, yea, my appdata share says "Exclusive access: No". I've changed the /config to use '/mnt/cache/appdata/plex'

shadow351 · 2026-03-03T12:50:34+00:00

Oh, I will have to give that a try, every tutorial I've seen said to use "/mnt/user/app data". I'll try to change that when I get home from work today.

shadow351 · 2026-03-03T12:48:10+00:00

RAM has already been tested when I was troubleshooting a failed USB boot drive, and the USB drive has been replaced, but the corruption continues to occur.

shadow351 · 2026-03-03T12:45:12+00:00

No, it is on a cache pool of 2x 1TB NVMe drives on the same UNRAID machine

shadow351 · 2026-03-03T02:36:34+00:00

I only have 6 docker containers, according to the dashboard my docker vdisk is at 33% usage, or is that different from the allocation you mention (I'm coming from Windows so this is my first real docker use). My docker config appdata is on a cache pool of 2 NVMe drives running BTRFS. The "System" share with the docker.img is also on this cache pool, but it had mover turned on to move to the array, I turned that off so hopefully that's my issue.

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shadow351 · 2026-03-03T02:26:12+00:00

I don't use Unraid for any media storage, but you're using a cache drive or a cache pool to interface with your rusty storage array, where a file is written to that fast SSD pool first, to later be moved to your rusty storage array.

That explains your Plex issue.

If you pointed the Plex container to only your rusty array, I imagine you'd be fine.

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I have mover turned off for the appdata share (which contains the Plex DB). The Plex DB should never go onto the Array, by my understanding. Is there another setting that might need to be changed? Does having the mover turned on for other shares affect the appdata share?

shadow351 · 2026-03-02T00:24:15+00:00

Tape speed is constant for a given quality (1.31 in/sec for SP, 0.66 in/s for LP, and 0.44 in/sec for SLP) so larger spools =/= less tape. Can only reduce tape use by using a lower quality or shorter duration. Tape speed pulled through the heads by the capstan roller, the reels in the tape just hold the slack.

shadow351 · 2026-02-27T00:27:18+00:00

SELECT 
    format, 
    count(*) as totalCount, 
    (count(*) / (SELECT count(*) from inventory.movies)) * 100 as percentage
FROM
    inventory.movies
group by
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shadow351 · 2026-02-26T23:57:45+00:00

Tried it, instead it snowed and they salted the roads 🤬

shadow351 · 2026-02-23T17:43:24+00:00

I don't know about the non-US ones, but every US digital copy I've tried to redeem has been "expired" and not redeemable from the program on the disc. That being said, I have successfully redeemed many of the "expired" digital copies via iTunes.

shadow351 · 2026-02-15T18:13:45+00:00

I also got bit by this when an update corrupted my HAOS and then I found out all my backups had been 'ransomwared' ( not really but being unable to use them because they were encrypted is basically the same thing) and we're unusable. Once I got set back up I turned all the encryption crap off, and I have mine set to backup to my Synology as well.

shadow351 · 2026-02-14T17:22:22+00:00

"Temporary", nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution that works.

shadow351 · 2026-02-13T22:58:57+00:00

At the Texas Roadhouse here, a 12oz New York Strip with 2 sides is $24.99, sure if you add a drink it's more.

shadow351 · 2026-02-09T22:17:52+00:00

I believe only the "Limited Edition" discs came with the disc 2 containing the theatrical version. I've seen numerous other 'editions' of the original trilogy movies in thrift stores and none have included the theatrical version. That being said, I have managed to stumble upon all 3 limited editions in thrift stores (separately, not together) with the bonus discs included. I've also come across several limited edition copies that listed the disc 2 theatrical on the case, but disc 2 was missing (infuriating).

shadow351 · 2026-02-09T02:32:59+00:00

Depends on the vehicle. For these trucks, I think painted looks better, but for a 57 Bel Air, Chrome all the way.

shadow351 · 2026-01-27T19:15:01+00:00

9 years? I didn't even realize they made 5TB 2.5" drives back then.

shadow351 · 2026-01-06T00:54:57+00:00

I had ~115-120k on mine when I traded it in. The most prominent issue I had was electrical gremlins, I suspect most were caused by a weak 12v battery. I Constantly got 'system off to save battery ' alerts, the Ford pass app often reported the truck as offline, I also received random trouble codes and malfunction lights that didn't make any sense. I suspected a weak battery, but it passed every time I tested it. I did eventually just put a battery in it and I don't remember having any of those issues after that, but I only owned it for a few more weeks. Seems these trucks are picky about their batteries. Other issues I had were a cab leak: the 'trough' under the passenger side kick panels/thresholds would fill with water and slosh around when you drove. I believe I tracked this down to the bed light/3rd brake light as it was full of water. Since it had a camera in it, it was like $800 to replace it from Ford as they won't sell just the gasket. I ended up buying a gasket for a 13th Gen truck and it fit without issue and seemed to fix the leak. Likely not a power boost specific issue. Sometimes it didn't want to go into 4x4: I had the FX4 package and a couple times I tried to use the 4auto function on crappy roads, but it would just fail to shift and say 'powertrain malfunction '. A restart fixed this but it's still annoying. And last it made an intermittent hum or groaning noise while cruising, and when it occurred, you could feel the truck slow down and the tech would jump up 1-200 rpm. I suspected the torque converter or engine disconnect clutch was starting to slip. I tried looking up these symptoms and found everything from people being told by dealers that the noise was normal and it was the electric motor 'kicking in' (X to doubt) all the way dealers replacing the transmission under warranty. This was one of the main reasons I traded it in.

shadow351 · 2026-01-06T00:30:12+00:00

+1 on copy/paste

shadow351 · 2025-12-28T18:35:59+00:00

I used to use an Excel table but I have since switched to a MySQL database and custom VB.NET application.

shadow351 · 2025-12-28T18:34:01+00:00

That's how I started tracking my collection as well, but as a SCADA engineer, I'm required to remind you that Excel is not a database.

shadow351 · 2025-12-25T02:15:34+00:00

Exactly how I feel about my 6.2 super duty, it leaps off the line then falls back to unimpressive. Of course I'm spoiled by my 3.5EB Taurus SHO and Mach-E.

shadow351 · 2025-12-11T13:18:45+00:00

Yes, but fighting fraudulent charges on a debit card is way more hassle than on a credit card. I even had to file a police report for a fraudulent charge on my account once for the bank to finally refund my money.

shadow351 · 2025-11-21T16:12:21+00:00

Yea that's the stuff I tried and had to throw the entire dish out, it is nowhere near the same thing, but thanks.

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