I love NFS. What made you dislike it? Just curious.

It works very well for me running arch on the desktop and unRAID on my NAS in the basement. NFS lets me blend my whole data pool into my file browser easily. Using the terminal on files on the NAS is chef’s kiss

My only complaint is sometimes it takes some finicky bullshit to auto-mount all the time. But I think that’s more of a problem with fstab. I don’t even remember how I fixed it last time.

Time to back up my fstab file lmao

Soulseek

Already did this ages ago. Been building a collection for decades now. I’m pushing about 10k albums on the NAS. Haven’t had spotify since like 2018

Can’t tell if you’re for or against it.

I don’t even smoke but I don’t mind it. Lets me know where the cheap dives are and the vibe is better.

Down here in Pittsburgh I can still pay $2-4 for a beer, and smoke inside.

Have you played Factorio? Based on what games you posted, I think you’d like it.

I’m at like 650 hours and it still feels fresh, challenging, allows for creative and logical thinking

AOC is liberal as hell

Where the hell are you getting 10Gbps for $50/mo? I’m paying $95/mo for 1Gbps

I got some news for you about Australia then.

I’m nowhere near as worried about this for kink stuff as I am about us LGBTQ living in the US.

The power supply is only going to output what it needs, nothing more. The wattage is a max rating. Oversizing will never harm anything

For Linux, this is kind of a stupid workaround but I’ve had success, add the installer as a non-steam game and run it through proton by switching to it in the “game’s” compatibility. Running it through wine has been hit or miss for me, it’ll crash or freeze up, but proton has worked pretty well so far.

Then after unpacking, install the game’s .exe as a non-steam game and run that through proton, deleting the first installer from your library

I didn’t go with speed queen because they’re nearly double the price of all other washer/dryers. I know they’re built like tanks and don’t really fail, or if they do they’re easy to fix. But I’ve also heard they can be tougher on clothes and wear them out quicker.

Ultimately ended up going with Maytag. It’s been solid for the past 6 months, no issues at all and I got a free 5 year warranty from the small local appliance store I bought it in, so maybe check them out opposed to the big box stores. They fix it if there are problems, not Maytag.

Also look for one with a “deep fill” option. All new washers have a federal requirement now that makes them “high efficiency” which really is just using way less water and spraying them for an hour. Whether this fully washes your clothes is a bit of a debate, but I guess that’s how most are in Europe now. The “deep fill” option is supposed to be if you’re washing bed sheets or very soiled clothes, but I still use it to soak my clothes.

For Linux, this is kind of a stupid workaround but I’ve had success, add the installer as a non-steam game and run it through proton by switching to it in the “game’s” compatibility. Running it through wine has been hit or miss for me, it’ll crash or freeze up, but proton has worked pretty well so far.

Then after unpacking, install the game’s .exe as a non-steam game and run that through proton, deleting the first installer from your library

Man sign me up because I haven’t had AC in like 10 years haha.

Some folks on here said they have problems with the EA launcher on Linux. Is the steam deck different or did you just work around it?

https://www.protondb.com/app/1237950

The last half of this is some doomer nonsense. Please still choose how you want to live and make the best of it. I surround myself with those that I love, build the home and future I want, enjoy my career to some extent, travel, exercise, go to shows and events, hang with friends and enjoy the company of my own little community. The fact that humanity might go extinct within the next couple hundred years does not change that and is completely out of my control.

My city only has the bus, which is super unreliable and the times might as well not exist half the time, or what happened to me recently was they changed stops for a route and Google maps never updated. It’s typical to wait for an hour for a bus, sometimes they zoom right past you, or you need to transfer between lines. They’re also planning on cutting 35% of bus lines next year, raising the fare, and stopping service at 11 pm, all due to lack of funding. You can read more here:

https://www.rideprt.org/2025-funding-crisis/funding-crisis/

There is a train, but it only goes to the suburbs outside of the city. The bus is your only option when you’re in city limits.

I would take some more confusing steps over there not being an option at all.

There are a few countries like Sweden and India that are pushing more and more towards all digital payments and slowly trying to wean off cash. I think this is terrible for a number of reasons.

The big one is I work on the side as an electrician from my day job. I get paid in cash (it’s usually only like 5-10 hours a week). I save up that money and have been paying my plumber or tile guy for work that I don’t want to tackle on my own at my house. There’s a whole undercurrent of labor and an economy that gets paid in cash that does not need uncle Sam’s prying eyes. I imagine it will be a long time before banks would stop taking cash in countries pushing for everything to be digital, but who knows.

The other reason is the more vulnerable people in society. You can’t tell me that making everything cashless and only payable via smart phone doesn’t massively screw someone over who’s homeless. A lot of people only get by via panhandling and if suddenly they can’t buy food or ride public transit without a phone that is connected to cell service, that is a massive barrier.

Lastly, all cash restaurants and bars. They’re still common in my area. Things are usually a little cheaper there and I like paying cash for a few drinks. Or like the one bar I go to is still kinda lawless haha, a PBR is $2.

1890 here as well. I love it, it’s nestled in the woods and built into the hillside so these massive retaining walls surround the first story. With all the trees and shade and basically being underground, this makes the first floor naturally cool. I’ve gone whole summers without AC. What’s also interesting is there’s a door on the second floor landing that goes right out into the hillside. There’s like a 2 foot wide platform and then the hill. Not much up there other than a steep overgrown mountain though.

Another thing I love is being able to see the river from my front stoop. I’m still in city limits of Pittsburgh though, so I can easily walk or bike down to more of the city type stuff. Or I can bop across a bridge to a couple other towns.

I’ll definitely spend my life here, as I’m slowly remodeling the place. But of course, a house this old comes with its own slew of problems. I try to tackle as much as I can myself tho.