johnwicksdog

joined 1 month ago
[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

IMO, you want ram more than you want processing power. 16 gig ought to be enough. Most of the time your containers will sit dormant and just consume memory. However since you want to run Jellyfin, get a recent CPU which can do hardware decoding of popular codecs. There's charts online that show what generation can handle what codecs. Ideally you don't want that done by software. You should still be able to find something cheap.

In terms of placement. It depends a lot on noise IMO. If you're running something small without magnetic storage, you're probably fine to stick it anywhere. If you have several data-centre grade hard drives, you will probably want to keep it somewhere where you wont hear it all day.

In terms of upgrading, I'm not sure if its as much of a concern as you might think. I run probably about 30 docker containers off a NUC clone and a seperate NAS, and that has worked pretty well for the last few years. I can always add more drives to the NAS, but otherwise its fine. Also, many of my services scale to zero with sablier+traefik, and I schedule filesharing for low bandwidth times. This makes things pretty manageable.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Influencers are pests and an insidious blight on humanity, but this feels like a new low for them.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

What works for me is starting on an easy and rewarding chore first. With ADHD, the promise of distant rewards are a poor motivator. What works is to incorporate the reward into the first task and you will find its easier to move on to the next task. I.e., take the dog for a walk, but grab an icecream/coffee/beer whatever while you're doing it. Think about the the things you will do next while you're on that walk. YMMV, but this is how I do it.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 20 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-01/federal-court-sydney-wissam-haddad-lectures-social-media/105480506 is mentioned here, but it the framing is a bit different and the ruling a little more detailed. (Probably a better source out there but I’m also on my phone)

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I assume a working with children check wouldn't have a high standard of evidence and a candidate probably doesn't need a conviction to fail the test. E.g., it would be enough for a previous employer to say "Oh yeah we couldn't prove it but we had some serious complaints that he was fiddling kids". If that is the case, I really don't feel comfortable with this direction. If its more of a case where theres some established quantifiable criteria that would never reasonably pass appeal, then sure... but I don't get what this solves except to save resources.

It strikes me as opportunistic politics to appeal to the emotion of voters--which is just tacky when we are talking about something as serious as peoples careers and child safety.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I did the same but joined Tidal for the same reason. Their app isn’t terrible—could do with more features but it’s been robust in my experience.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

100%. There's so many people who want to "touch" the project so they can get some credit for it, making things take easily four times as long as it should and in the end you have an unmanageable, noncompliant mess.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 12 points 1 month ago

When asked how he could admire an airforce general despite being a pacifist, MLK jr responded "I judge people by their own principles – not by my own.” Judge that redditor by the principle of someone whose career is helping children but instead exploits them.

I agree it doesn’t matter how many children he’s helped. I’ve heard from my Hindu friends that good deeds won’t naturalise bad Karma. Im not religious and don’t believe in karma, but I think this is well grounded. It doesn’t matter how many children he has helped, it doesn’t change the fact that he has damaged so many others for sexual gratification.

The guys a vile worm, and think you’re right to judge him.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

It really was the best out of all the homms. I still play it too. Absolute perfection of a game.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Boulders Gate? I know And I have it, along with a few other editions. I’ve just never get past the first tavern without losing interest. Which is strange because I was hooked when I first played it.

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

California games takes me back. That was a classic!

[–] johnwicksdog@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)
  • Space Invaders I feel like I should include one of the classic games I played in the 80s. You never forget your first, and I played this more than any others and it influenced my career as an adult. However I think 10 mile hike, burger time, breakout and pacman are better.
  • Heroes of Might and Magic 3 My room mates would hotseat games while watching movies. A lot of fond memories
  • Factorio Probably played more than any other game
  • Golden Axe Warrior Not to be confused with Golden Axe. This was a Zelda clone on the Sega Master System. One of the best games on that platform IMO.
  • Boulders gate 1 Besides golden axe warrior the only other RPG I really got into. Unfortunately I wiped my hard drive with a game that I had been playing for months and I just couldn't get back into it after that.
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