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acockworkorange ,

I am just starting so take this not as a recommendation but as an option. I am familiar with Linux but do not work in IT.

I got myself a used desktop as a starting point. It can handle 2x 3.5” drives, one 2.5”, plus an NVMe. You could buy an adaptor and change the DVD drive for another 2.5” caddy, but more on that later. It came with 8GB of RAM, but it can handle 64. I spent something like $250 including cables, bolts, caddies, but not drives.

If you watched the video, you’ll notice the CPU has video transcoding acceleration and encryption acceleration too. It comes out ahead of modern N100 CPUs being widely used for home NAS these days, and draws a minuscule amount of power while idle. Indeed, most of the idle power draw for my machine comes from the drives.

So pros:

  • can host a decent amount of services
  • upgradable (PCIe slots and up to 4* spindles)
  • the fourth needs you to convert the DVD to a caddy, but then you need to get an expansion card to add another SATA port, but will allow you to go RAID 10 or z2/6.
  • small and mostly silent, low power draw
  • 2x M.2 slots, one for NVMe and the other for an expansion card (like a Coral TPU or Wi-Fi)
  • cheap

Cons:

  • 3x onboard SATA ports, 3x drive bays means you’re rather stuck with RAID z1/5
  • lower reliability from a used unit
  • 1x 1 Gb Ethernet port onboard only

For software, I’m using TrueNAS scale. It’s easy to install and configure, there’s good documentation and a support forum, can run docker containers and VMs. Lots of administration quality of life tools built in that you don’t need to build. Plus it’s Linux and I can tinker with it if the need arises.

To get to what you want, you could install an M.2 A+E to SATA adaptor and a slim DVD to 2.5” caddy to come up to 4 drives, add memory, a multiport multigigabit NIC, an NVMe and 4 drives and you’d be set. VMs for your firewall, VPN, pihole, dockers for the rest.

acockworkorange ,

The requirements for a media server mesh well with a NAS and *arr suite and other light loads. Low CPU demand, some RAM demand, integrated GPU if you need transcoding and that’s it.

They are wildly different from generative AI. For good performance, you’ll want a decent GPU with loads of VRAM or brute force with raw CPU power and RAM. If you care about power draw at all, you don’t want this on 24/7/365. Why not build a cool gaming rig and use it for AI? As a bonus, now you have a cool gaming rig with your AI machine!

acockworkorange ,

Conectiva Linux in late nineties came with Window Maker as default. That’s old school as they come.

acockworkorange ,

http://www.quickmeme.com/img/c9/c9e1095062393a24dab581243efc2de1caad68a4a78377fcb4a8fe54472060f1.jpg

acockworkorange ,

I’m pretty sure enano means dwarf in Spanish. Not that it’s an issue.

Does the form factor between 3.5" and 2.5" matter in a NAS server? (slrpnk.net)

Been finding some good deals on 2.5 disks lately, but have never bought one before. Have a couple of 3.5 disks on the other hand in my Unraid server. Wondering how much it matters wether I get a 2.5 or not? What form factor do you prefer/usually go for?

acockworkorange ,

The 2.5 unit I have runs cooler and consumes less power. It’s also more expensive.

acockworkorange ,

I hope he bleeds his supporters dry, and then all this money goes to the victims awaiting the dissolution of his assets to pay his lawsuit.

acockworkorange ,

Most sane PETA activism.

acockworkorange ,

I tried visiting the site, but it gave my phone cancer.

acockworkorange ,

I really, really hate this picture. Everything is wrong with it. The pleading eyes to what can only be assumed is the adult behind the camera makes it extra bad.

acockworkorange ,

Look, a dandelion! Must be the last one of the season!

acockworkorange ,

Mozilla’s V3 implementation already extends out removing artificial limitations from it. Mozilla’s doing a reverse E3 and I’m all here for it.

Now if only the nincompoop IT dept on my company allowed me to run Firefox…

acockworkorange ,

Bravo!

acockworkorange ,

Plan 9, here I go!

acockworkorange ,

Suits and shit.

acockworkorange ,

And all of them will jump ship.

Any advice for a long-time Linux user, first-time Linux *desktop* user?

I’m a regular user of Linux systems but apart from a couple of test Ubuntu installs many years ago they’ve always been containers or VMs with no DE which I can throw away when I break them. The Steam Deck showcasing how far Wine/Proton has come combined with Windows being Windows has given me the push; I’ve made a Mint...

acockworkorange ,

I haven’t had issues with windows messing my boot in a very, very long time. I see people mentioning it and it always scratch my head. It might be related to me switching to UEFI boot.

acockworkorange ,

My dog wants a link too.

TIL: Some cephalopods can fly… (midwest.social)

Some cephalopods are able to fly through the air for distances of up to 50 metres (160 ft). While cephalopods are not particularly aerodynamic, they achieve these impressive ranges by jet-propulsion; water continues to be expelled from the funnel while the organism is in the air. The animals spread their fins and tentacles to...

acockworkorange ,

Paging @FlyingSquid

acockworkorange ,

Behold your brethren!

acockworkorange ,

lol, thanks for the tip, I’ll keep an eye out for him!

acockworkorange ,

Panasonic Toughbook. But it’s going to cost you.

acockworkorange ,

Did I hear something about a metaphorical red line?

I hate leaf blowers with the passion of 1000 suns.

Everywhere I am there is a guy running a leaf blower. At my house, leaf blowers everywhere all day long. At work, of course, leaf blowers blowing dirt and allergens into the air. It’s such a special noise, it goes through walls and headphones so effectively. They are the most pervasive, annoying things on the planet. I hate...

acockworkorange ,

I guess it’s war then.

acockworkorange ,

They’re thinking about it.

acockworkorange ,

Show as a non functional play button for me. Voyager on iOS.

acockworkorange ,

We adapt. Whenever I have my relatives from Brazil visiting, they’re always wearing coats indoors while I’m wearing short sleeves and shorts. A few years ago, I endured 40-45 C summers.

acockworkorange ,

Oh I meant from 20-25C to 40-45. 52C is indeed close to unlivable. And yeah, we’re fucked.

acockworkorange ,

Not their fault, they had just finished an unscheduled nuclear test nearby.

acockworkorange ,

PPAs work for all Debian based distros, no?

acockworkorange ,

Oh I’m not defending PPAs at all, I’m glad we’ve moved past them, I just thought it was a Debian tech that got boosted by Ubuntu. I see I was in error. Thanks for clarifying!

acockworkorange ,

Encouraging something and disabling something are two different things. They have Flatpak in stable, which is untested software. That’s not why they didn’t use PPAs.

acockworkorange ,

Dude lost a whole girl in weight.

acockworkorange ,

Wax paper isn’t recyclable and putting paraffin in landfills isn’t great. Regular brown paper in a freshly made local bakery is quite fine, though.

acockworkorange ,

Obviously you need to replace your macOS with something better.

acockworkorange ,

I think we call them thin clients now.

Greater Idaho movement: 13 counties in eastern Oregon have voted to secede and join Idaho (ktvz.com)

On Tuesday, voters in Crook County passed measure 7-86, which asked voters if they support negotiations to move the Oregon/Idaho border to include Crook County in Idaho. The measure is passing with 53% of the vote, and makes Crook County the 13th county in eastern Oregon to pass a Greater Idaho measure.

acockworkorange ,

Admittedly some of the demands fall under crazy bullshit, but the central issue is agency.

It’s like saying “it’s not about slavery, it’s about states rights.”

acockworkorange ,

Business versions of Windows either won’t have recall or the domain controllers will be able to enforce a rule against it.

acockworkorange ,

Which is 20 in fucking years. Gotta do the conversion from imperial units.

acockworkorange ,

Also, any tools to import high resolution photos and metadata from Flickr into any of the servers listed? Namely title, description, tags, geotags? Even better if comments too, but I know I’m pushing my luck here.

acockworkorange ,

Falling monkeys are https://mander.xyz/pictrs/image/5f6c728d-af06-4934-9857-eef4a3bea3f5.jpeg

acockworkorange ,

You don’t need 144 Hz and GSync. Waves hand in Jedi mind trick style.

acockworkorange ,

Next on the list: get into tabletop RPG, but not DnD.

acockworkorange ,

Fate, Savage Worlds, or Traveller.

Pathfinder is just the GNOME classic of RPGs.

acockworkorange ,

Now we’re splitting hairs 😁

acockworkorange ,

I mean, I’d say that too even if untrue, if I were in their position.

acockworkorange ,

Netanyahu SLAMS ICC!

acockworkorange ,

And when I said that their “electric launch system” for “scientific space exploration” was just a public testbed for a missile launch system, a small army of tankies descended upon me.

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