https://mariushosting.com/how-to-install-nextcloud-on-your-synology-nas/
With a modern Nas there are lots of options. Nice thing with nextcloud is it can replace many Google apps.
With a modern Nas there are lots of options. Nice thing with nextcloud is it can replace many Google apps.
Ooh, and batteries. A leaky battery will take a steel case and motherboard and everything on it with it.
There's a lot of people who keep 50 year old computers running. The CPU is usually a non-sequitur. Fans are usually a top failure point, dust accumulation being related and also a problem. Passive components, particularly capacitors, ares a major failure point. Beyond that, the key is environmental conditions. If a board gets wet at all then all bets are off.
The guys keeping 50 year old computers alive are only doing it for nostalgia. It's only been about 15 years that computers have been fast enough that you'd want a 15 year old computer as a daily driver. 20 years ago you'd be looking at a Pentium 4 single-core single-thread which really isn't going to be that useful for much these days. 15 years ago you'd be looking at a core 2 duo. With a ram upgrade and a modern SSD that's more than enough for basic web browsing and medium bitrate streaming on youtube.
I think we're coming to a point where we can start making decisions to buy higher reliability components in general. The entire FBXL network is run off of fanless commercial grade PCs. They run cool (CPU cores are sitting around 30C as I recall) and have few to no moving parts, so while there's a question about the lifespan of the SSD drives or spinning hard drives, there's no doubt in my mind that the computers themselves will be nice and boring, and probably could outlive me assuming there's no problems with capacitors.
The guys keeping 50 year old computers alive are only doing it for nostalgia. It's only been about 15 years that computers have been fast enough that you'd want a 15 year old computer as a daily driver. 20 years ago you'd be looking at a Pentium 4 single-core single-thread which really isn't going to be that useful for much these days. 15 years ago you'd be looking at a core 2 duo. With a ram upgrade and a modern SSD that's more than enough for basic web browsing and medium bitrate streaming on youtube.
I think we're coming to a point where we can start making decisions to buy higher reliability components in general. The entire FBXL network is run off of fanless commercial grade PCs. They run cool (CPU cores are sitting around 30C as I recall) and have few to no moving parts, so while there's a question about the lifespan of the SSD drives or spinning hard drives, there's no doubt in my mind that the computers themselves will be nice and boring, and probably could outlive me assuming there's no problems with capacitors.
The way the hegemony works, there'll be no shelter. The end of previous eras had global consequences. We're already seeing all the other dominos falling.
The most important thing is to understand that you can't save the world, so save yourself instead. During the fall of Rome, the people of Rome didn't die, they just became something different and had to find a way to survive and thrive in a new era.
The most important thing is to understand that you can't save the world, so save yourself instead. During the fall of Rome, the people of Rome didn't die, they just became something different and had to find a way to survive and thrive in a new era.
Most tech companies need huge layoffs. Look at what many of these companies actually do compared to their payroll sizes, it's absurd.
Microsoft needs to lay off a lot of people who have had 10 years to polish key products and just haven't.
Microsoft needs to lay off a lot of people who have had 10 years to polish key products and just haven't.
I mean... Walking down the streets of some of these cities that want to make things as comfortable as possible for druggies is a pretty good counter-argument.
Just open air nightmare fuel...
Just open air nightmare fuel...
I mean... The dumpster fire is right there. These conditions are the sort of thing that ends empires consistently throughout history. Having one thing going for you isn't enough if so many massive problems exist.
The biggest problem is that we're looking at stagflation.
Stagflation at first looks like everyone' doing well because there's lots of money going around, but the problem is that there's lots of money going around. Look at the PPI and producers have been eating more and more price increases without passing them on fully, eventually everyone is going to realize that inflation is here to stay for a while, and then prices are going to rise and wages are going to rise, and the beast of inflation will be unleashed.
That being said, main street has been stagnating for 20 years. I think it'll be Wall Street that gets the real hit from the upcoming pain. Lots of zombie companies that look good for GDP but will die when they actually have to produce a good or service of value to pay off the debt service that's risen 300%.
The fed is pretending that it's doing an unprecedented amount to deal with this, but they aren't. Volker did an unprecedented amount. It hurt, but he brought inflation under control by causing big pain. Powell doesn't have the balls to fight inflation. He's going to keep nudging the needle until something breaks then he'll retreat right back into QE and zero or subzero interest rates because the people holding his leash will force him to.
Stagflation at first looks like everyone' doing well because there's lots of money going around, but the problem is that there's lots of money going around. Look at the PPI and producers have been eating more and more price increases without passing them on fully, eventually everyone is going to realize that inflation is here to stay for a while, and then prices are going to rise and wages are going to rise, and the beast of inflation will be unleashed.
That being said, main street has been stagnating for 20 years. I think it'll be Wall Street that gets the real hit from the upcoming pain. Lots of zombie companies that look good for GDP but will die when they actually have to produce a good or service of value to pay off the debt service that's risen 300%.
The fed is pretending that it's doing an unprecedented amount to deal with this, but they aren't. Volker did an unprecedented amount. It hurt, but he brought inflation under control by causing big pain. Powell doesn't have the balls to fight inflation. He's going to keep nudging the needle until something breaks then he'll retreat right back into QE and zero or subzero interest rates because the people holding his leash will force him to.
"In other news, some dude on Fediverse has created a new country that now has the #4 GDP on earth as everyone migrates their bank accounts to it."
Man, you gotta call the country something like "my balls lol" so that the #4 largest economy in the world can be my balls lol
Man, you gotta call the country something like "my balls lol" so that the #4 largest economy in the world can be my balls lol
I would prefer to see the democrats absolutely pantsed in the next election, totally trounced.
Not because I have any great love of the Republicans, but because the Democrats need to get their heads out of their asses and this is one of the few feedback mechanisms they might actually listen to.
Not because I have any great love of the Republicans, but because the Democrats need to get their heads out of their asses and this is one of the few feedback mechanisms they might actually listen to.
“1 in 5 counties, nationally, is disproportionately black and only represent 35% of the U.S. population […] these counties accounted for nearly half of COVID-19 cases and 58% of COVID-19 deaths.”
"Aggregated relative risk of death estimates for Black compared to the white population was 3.57 (95% CI: 2.84-4.48)"
Huh. Darn those Republicans and their predictions based on common sense.
"Aggregated relative risk of death estimates for Black compared to the white population was 3.57 (95% CI: 2.84-4.48)"
Huh. Darn those Republicans and their predictions based on common sense.