Pete90

Pete90 , 18 days ago to Technology in Google, Cloudflare & Cisco Will Poison DNS to Stop Piracy Block Circumvention * TorrentFreak

I agree, but most games also have a higher ratio of value to cost. If I buy a game for 50 bucks, I'll play it for many hours, let's say 50. So that will be 1 per hour, pretty good. If I buy a new movie, that isn't available for subscription streaming, that ratio is easily double. If I have a subscription and need another now, that also lowers it's value. It also comes with lower comfort and ease of consumption, as you mentioned.

Another great example is YouTube premium. I'll gladly pay 5 or 7 bucks for adfree content, not 14 though. I don't need YouTube music. So I block ads where I can and donate to creators, if I can afford it. They could have had my money, but they are, simply, greedy.

I also hate it, when deals are altered without my consent. It makes me feel like a sucker, and therefore makes it less likely for me to keep investing.

Pete90 , 1 month ago to Selfhosted in What's your server wattage?

You most likely won't utilize these speeds in a home lab, but I understand why you want them. I do too. I settled for 2.5GBit because that was a sweet spot in terms of speed, cost and power draw. In total, I idle at about 60W for following systems:

• Lenovo M90q (i7 10700, 32GB, 3 x 1 TB SSD) running Proxmox, 15W idle
• Custom NAS (Ryzen 2400G, 16GB, 4x12TB HDD)v running Truenas (30W idle)
• Firewall (N5105, 8GB) running OPNsense (8W idle)
• FritzBox 6660 Cable, which functions as a glorified access point, 10W idle

Pete90 , 1 month ago to linuxmemes in let's see what is documented for the proxy...

Weird, isn't it. A lot of those successful services have cute little mascots. It influences me more than it should.

Pete90 , 1 month ago to linuxmemes in Toxic linux communities moment:

I know exactly what you mean. I'd also prefer Debian, Mint or Fedora. Each has its weaknesses, but you got to start somewhere. Go for it, then decide for yourself. It's not that hard to switch again.

Pete90 , 1 month ago to Selfhosted in Help with nginx & jellyfin

I'd be very careful to publicly host Jellyfin. Although not necessarily true, it basically advertises that you're pirating content while also giving out your IP. Even if you rip your own media, this can still be illegal. Please be careful.

Maybe you can put it behind some authentication or, even better, a VPN.

Pete90 , 3 months ago to Technology in Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar

From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.

Pete90 , 3 months ago to Technology in Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar

From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.

Pete90 , 3 months ago to Technology in Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar

From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

Thank you for your offer, but these are too old for what I want to do with them. Cheers!

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

Proxmox eats consumer grade SSDs (at least that's what people are talking about)

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

Good to know I'm not the only one!

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

Hej. I need all of that data. And those movies too. But yeah, seems to be the case. Weird, that people buy those drives, when 12tb aren't that much more expensive. We'll, but here I am but only because I had an old but okay 4TB drive lying around.

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

I'd be scared to be ripped off in a lot. Do they show drive stats before sale?

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

I've had great success with used drives so far, mind you I only buy slightly used with lots of remaining warranty... Saved me tons.

Pete90 OP , 3 months ago to Selfhosted in What's up with the prices of smaller used drives?

There is quite a price difference, at least here in Germany. It easily be double, if not more... I'd love to use SSDs, but can't afford them right now