mnemonicmonkeys

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Yet another "which distro should I choose?" Post in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

But, it's not focused towards gaming.

Except it is

Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I've installed on a separate SSD.

Thankfully that should prevent most issues of Windows fucking up dual-booting

Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I.e. Gamepass

Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Hosting servers isn't free.

And it's game devs that pay for the multiplayer server upkeep, not the storefronts.

And I highly doubt that any money spent on XBox Live or PSN subscriptions was ever sent their way.

This is just a flimsy defense for greed

Microsoft's ambitious new Xbox: Your entire Xbox console library, the full power of Windows PC gaming, and no multiplayer paywall in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

And when you quicksave in games, you'll need to wait 5 minutes for OneDrive to connect to Windows servers to sync up the save before you can continue playing

Lucky bastard in c/stick@sh.itjust.works
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

find our best stick.

Comrade?

Anon studies Organic Chemistry in c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Clearly unvarnished. Left exposed to the elements to corrode

Has anyone bought from Save My Server before? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Unless you know the hours on a drive, you might get brand new ones, or you might get ones with 50k hours on them. They may also be from the same batch, which isn't ideal for data durability.

If it helps, my strategy is to use RAID6 to handle up to 2 drive failures, and apart from the initial 4 drives needed to initially create the array, I just add another when I need more space. Then even if I get drives with sequential serial numbers, they're going to have differing amount of life used.

Also, always keep a couple spare drives for quick swapping. Especially with RAID6 given how long rebuilding the array can take

Has anyone bought from Save My Server before? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thank you for the feedback

What are you considering buying?

Mainly just the HDD's. I already have a server, but having a bunch of extra drives for cheap is really tempting, especially since I haven't filled out all of the bays

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Has anyone bought from Save My Server before? (sh.itjust.works)
 

A friend of mine linked me to this seller earlier today. They have some pretty tempting deals, but I've never heard of them before.

Has anyone bought from them before and was it worth it?

My AYN Thor in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

The original DS released almost 21 years ago. Because of that, the patent is now in the public domain, hence why products like this can be sold now

Ex PlayStation exec says Sony can't keep "increasing the graphics power" with new consoles after tech plateau, but PS5 has already "made almost every game a better game" in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

TBF, the dude has made millions off the game, and he doesn't make the updates paid dlc. He just keeps adding to SDV because he loves it

How to remove 'anti-piracy' footers from complex PDFs? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have yet to get an online service to accept the gift card I purchased for thus

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How to set up a decentralized game/chat server (sh.itjust.works)
 

I've been kicking around the idea of running a server for games and chat woth some of my friends, but worry about everyone getting cut off when there's a disruption.

I've started looking into kubernetes out of curiosity, and it seems like we could potentially set up a cluster with master nodes at 3+ locations to hose whatever game server or chat server that we want with 100% uptime, solving my concerns.

Am I misunderstanding the kubernetes documentation, and this is just a terrible idea? Or am I on the right track?

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The Karters 2: Turbo Charged on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works
5 comments fedilink
 

I got this cart racer a few days ago and ended up spending a whole day playing. In terms of mechanics, I think it gives even newer Mario Kart titles a run for their money, plus it has mod support so players can make their own tracks, characters, and vehicle options. And the base tracks are nothing to scoff at, they work for both novices and speedrunners, with parts of the track unlocking as laps are completed

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Pi NAS for multi-location backups (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
15 comments fedilink
 

Over the past few months I've been thinking about what would be the best way to help me and my parents improve privacy and data storage.

With all the posts with cluster PC's recently, I'm wondering if the best option is to make a couple of NAS's with Raspberry Pi's with RAID, keep one at my place and another at my parents' house, and syncing their data with 2 private folders: one for myself and one for my parents.

But that opens up a few more questions. How to sync the data to match? Syncthing? Kubernetes? Should I go ahead and add Nextcloud to the Pi's? Should I make the Pi's expandable so other services can be added later, or plan to hook up a separate Pi to handle that? What else could I be missing?

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Does anyone else find it suspicious that there wasn't any criticism on here about Stop Killing Games until after it hit 1.4M signatures? (sh.itjust.works)
 

As the title suggests, over the last couple of days there's been an influx of doomer comments over the SKG petition. While it's fine to disagree, I'm finding it suspicious that there weren't comments like this posted a week or 2 ago

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Where should files for a NAS + nedia server be stored (sh.itjust.works)
 

Currently getting my first media server set up, and I'm wondering what the best directory would be for all the stored files. For reference, I'm working with Ubuntu server to follow the guide I'm using.

Mainly, I'm wondering if I should migrate /home/ to my RAID array, or leave /home/ where it is and create a new directory on the RAID array. Currently the server will just be for my use, but might expand it for others to use

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NAS + Jellyfin + Sunshine/Moonlight? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
8 comments fedilink
 

I'm looking into building my first NAS/Jellyfin server, and one thing I keep wondering about is whether I should try and make it work as a Sunshine server to stream games to my TV via Moonlight.

On my current desktop, I mainly do this for emulated games or former console exclusives. That being said, I'd rather not use my desktop as a server, hence wanting to cram it into a NAS/Jellyfin server. Is this a good idea? Or should I drop it and keep the media server separate?

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