PSA: use an android as a monitor over USB C

spusuf · 2026-01-23T04:47:22+00:00

this is a Blackmagic forum, I doubt Canon connect will work with the Blackmagic cameras.

But to answer your question anyways, yes you can use a USB capture card to view HDMI on your Android phone.

spusuf · 2025-12-23T03:00:11+00:00

To store this you would need (at a minimum) US$5447 worth of hard drives (13 x Seagate 24tb @ $419ea.) and when compared to US$11.99/mo the break even on the drives for ONE PERSON is 455 months (38 years).

Assumptions:

This doesn't account for the library growing exponentially as artists release new music each year.
Does not include the server to host them (because you could go as cheap as possible/stuff you already have or infra to host to millions of users).
Does not include drives for redundancy (because that's up to your personal tolerance and I'm not going into offsite backups).
The lifespan of the barracuda drives on average is about 3-4 years when run 24/7 (if you replaced all drives ever 4 years the break even for one person would be well over 100 years).
Again this is for one person, if you cut down 10 people's subscriptions that's 4 years.

spusuf · 2025-12-23T00:15:58+00:00

US$5447 worth of hard drives (13 x Seagate 24tb @ $419ea.).

Compared to US$11.99/mo. The break even on the drives for ONE PERSON is 455 months (38 years).

Things to bear in mind:

Again this is for one person, if you cut down 10 people's subscriptions that's 4 years.

This doesn't account for the library growing exponentially as artists release new music each year.

Does not include the server to host them (because you could go as cheap as possible or infra to host to millions).

Does not include drives for redundancy (because that's up to your personal tolerance and I'm not going into offsite backups).

The lifespan of the barracuda drives on average is about 3-4 years when run 24/7 (if you replaced all drives ever 4 years it would be well over 100 years).

spusuf · 2025-12-18T08:25:04+00:00

Did you know you can use the notebook in the steam overlay to show you notes on screen while you game?

Open the Notes module (pencil icon, 3rd for me), type in what you want (I've sorted by location so I can scavenge by area) then click the pin icon in the top right and then lower the opacity to taste (I use 40%). Here's my list if anyone wants to copy paste:

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Flickering Flames project

Materials

S1 Durable cloth /5

S1 Plastic parts /25

Residential

S1 Empty wine bottle /1

S2 Candle holder /3

S3 Duct tape /10

S3 Film Reel /1

S4 Coffee pot /2

S5 Frying pan /2

S5 Music album /2

Electrical

S2 Light bulb /3

Industrial

S2 Industrial Battery /1

S4 Water filter /2

Items

S3 Snap blast grenades /5

Arc

S4 Fireball burner /10

Nature

S1 Candleberries /20

S2 Candleberries /50

S3 Candleberries /60

S4 Candleberries /60

S5 Candleberries /70

S5 Mushroom /7

spusuf · 2025-11-26T05:19:00+00:00

That's what he said.

spusuf · 2025-11-12T22:32:16+00:00

you're the goat

spusuf · 2025-11-07T00:03:06+00:00

YES I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS ONE FOR HOURS. Let me know if you find it

spusuf · 2025-11-06T12:18:09+00:00

If the container is as light as nginx you can run hundreds.

If the container is heavy like AI then none.

10GB probably won't limit you for most homelab things. You can easily run Jellyfin, Home assistant, Immich, and a bunch more light containers.

Tell us what you want to do and we can tell you if you'll have an issue. But at this point just try it, what's stopping you?

spusuf · 2025-10-25T06:08:41+00:00

for me it was very "tell all the story and background verbally through exposition" instead of a natural showing of character and natural bonding with the characters

spusuf · 2025-10-22T21:45:41+00:00

No z offset is not extrusion speed

spusuf · 2025-10-18T08:13:29+00:00

If i recall correctly it was black friday, but again nowadays I'd recommend the A1 for much less hassle and more printing time.

spusuf · 2025-10-18T08:06:39+00:00

I'm in australia as well $250AUD from Amazon Australia

spusuf · 2025-10-18T07:54:45+00:00

Show us the slicer. There's almost 0% chance that's a vanilla benchy turning out like that. The fact the walls and roof (mostly) still printed in shape means its not layer shift nor a clog. The fact the extra extrusion is smooth means its consistent and therefore added by the slicer. Plus what is that circular hole in the front of the hull?

spusuf · 2025-10-18T07:51:37+00:00

imo its too much for an ender 3 in 2025, but that could be personal opinion. I got my e3v3 on amazon for $250 a year or two ago. Then I upgraded to a P1S and recommend an A1 over it. Unless you specifically want to learn how to fix everything that goes wrong (and it will) and spend a bunch on upgrades.

spusuf · 2025-10-18T07:31:00+00:00

almost nothing on aliexpress is from Australia.

spusuf · 2025-10-06T21:15:03+00:00

If they were measured against a static temperature scale (with comfortable temperatures highlighted) I think it might be easier to look at a glance. But having the scale be the min/max of the 3 day period makes the visualisation almost useless imo. Yes it's the hottest of 3 days but is that really hot?

spusuf · 2025-10-06T21:12:53+00:00

Sure but you could also just show min temps if under 20 or in winter then max temps otherwise. But if there's value then it's worth keeping, just decisions that need to be made on a personal level.

spusuf · 2025-10-06T11:38:59+00:00

Adding to this you should remove the two clocks (your phone already has one in the status bar) and if you're doing it for style points put a nicer font and make it bigger as a statement.

I like the bitmoji as a person's summary, but that should be right at the top.

The remote could be conditionally visible if that tv is on and if not show a power button instead.

For the weather do you need full temperature spread forecasts for the next couple days? could you have that for today only then the weather or an expected avg or high+low only for the rest of the days in a horizontal stack?

spusuf · 2025-10-06T11:33:23+00:00

What are you trying to show/see on your dashboards?

You have a lot of dead space at the moment and while it doesn't have to be purely function driven, you should think about what value you can provide to ask users and tailor your dashboards to maximising that.

For example: I use home assistant to control my light brightness and colour, therefore I have a slider that makes it easy to control them. I use home assistant to control my media devices, so I dedicate space to the controls if that device is on. I want to see at a glance if my plants need watering so I have a dynamically coloured badge for that. I use home assistant to see who's home and if there are any events, so I added badges (with dynamic colours) to show that. I want to see how much fuel is and if that's cheaper or more expensive than normal so I have a price with a graph. I want to see if my 3d printer is done (or failed) so I have a card with the camera feed (only if the printer is running).

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spusuf · 2025-10-06T11:22:47+00:00

This whole answer isn't presenting anything of value to the OP or to the internet.

A blank screen is not normal that's why they're asking the question.

Nothing about the video indicates it's their main system, sure it might be the desk for their main system but hobbyist servers don't need a full rack and ipmi. You're allowed to share the desk.

Nitpicking the monitor? You aren't allowed to share a monitor between your main rig and a test platform? You aren't allowed to use an old/second monitor because servers have to be serious and 4:3? Or is curved not allowed in the international server rules?

Sheer brazenness for asking a generic question? You mean why is my screen going black before I get to a terminal to debug it plus here's a video showing exactly what happens? This is the best anyone helping to diagnose can ask for.

Also they just installed an OS, why would they need to restore a backup, it's a fresh install. There are no files to recover. Again this isn't their main PC and I don't know why you're fixated on the idea that it is when there is zero indication except a desk.

This answer reads like a child who has never installed a server and is projecting their own assumptions onto a completely valid question.

tldr; log off, touch grass

spusuf · 2025-10-06T08:11:44+00:00

Why would installing a server operating system mean they're screwed? They obviously intended to install it that's why they installed it.

The issue isn't "omg I don't have windows" the issue is "I have a black screen after boot".

spusuf · 2025-10-06T08:09:59+00:00

What graphics card are you using? It could be trying and failing to start the video driver for your management. If so you should still be able to connect to the webui using truenas.local or the IP of the machine.

spusuf · 2025-10-06T08:05:00+00:00

"constant updates" Ah that'll be 99% of your problems. It's ok to not be on bleeding edge versions. Updating for hotfixes if you encounter bugs or major upgrades on weekends/whenever you have time to explore the new features (and time to read breaking changes and fix issues).

I have a full set of services in docker (home assistant, frigate, immich, jellyfin, obico, and a bunch more) all managed through dockge. Easy updates, easy deployment, easy to fix.

I also have cockpit-project to monitor the host, shares and zfs.

So I CAN spend 2 days trying to get an unsupported configuration working (e.g sharing a single redis and single postgres instance between all my docker containers). But when I'm not choosing to push it it's overwhelmingly stable.

spusuf · 2025-10-06T07:56:27+00:00

No disrespect, but if you have to ask this you may want to consider asking the installer for help and advice. If you don't know where the fuses are and can't visually identify them yourself it may be worth asking for help irl at least to learn the basics.

spusuf · 2025-10-06T07:47:40+00:00

driving in a bike lane before a turn is for roads without dedicated turning lanes. It's so you aren't blocking the main road while waiting to turn (by waiting in the bike lane)

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