Consider a used HP Elite desk SFF (small form factor) with a 6th Gen or later Intel CPU (or the equivalent from Dell or Lenovo). Space for 2x 3.5 HDD for data, an nvme m.2 slot for your OS drive, and a couple of pcie expansion slots.
1.) it’s cheap and replacement parts are plentiful 2.) 6th+ gen Intel CPUs have Quick Sync for hardware accelerated transcoding 3.) fast interface for the OS drive, and room for a pair of multi TB HDDs in raid. 4.) some expandability 5.) power draw isn’t horrible, but nor is it great.
OS wise, lots of options. Ubuntu server LTS is my general go to because it’s easy to Google stuff for and is stable. And I don’t need a desktop environment. I then run the services in docker.
Note about Intel Quick Sync when running headless: you may need a display emulator to get the system to enable it. The HP bios (and maybe some others) don’t have the option to permanently enable quick sync. The display emulator tricks it into thinking a display is plugged in. You can get them on Amazon for under $10.
A way to group subscribed communities into a single ‘subscription’. I can then associate all the tech related stuff into one clickable item, and all my sports related stuff etc.
My main server is named Postulate (an idea that you assume for the sake of argument), my desktop is named Axiom (a proved postulate), and my backup server is named Corollary (an idea that follows from an axiom)....
So glad he realized Alpine management didn’t know WTF they were doing and took a chance with McLaren. Looking like that is really going to pay off for him.
Mine has to be Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime, a DS spin off of the Dragon Quest series that sees you playing as a slime operating a tank and rescuing the people from your town. You run around the overworld, collecting items to use as ammunition and saving money to upgrade your tank. The art and music are just as great as you’d...
I spent many many hours as a teen playing Starsiege. Both the campaigns and multiplayer. Been hoping for a reimagining for a while now, but I’m not sure who even holds the IP.
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Carrying on an old tradition. What features / issues should I work on next?
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[Question] What are your computers named?
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What's your favorite game you never hear anybody talk about?
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What can the 'average Joe' start hosting, that will change their life?
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