Check out Spaceinvader One on YT, he alone is all you need when it comes to everything and anything unraid.

Its all consumer hardware but it's a dedicated box running unraid.

• I3 12100
• 16GB DDR4 ram
• LSI raid card
• Case that allows for lots of 3.5inch drives

Ita easy to do in unraid, you set it up per share, so say you have a "media" share you can change the settings to include a cache drive and then set it to write to the cache drive first and then more to array. If you don't have a cache drive or want to add a other you can do that by installing the ssd, booting up, stopping the array and adding in a new cache drive (you can add it to your existing cache pool to increase its size or create a new one and keep them separate for separate uses)

I use unraid with 5x8TB drives, 1tb ssd as a cache drive for new transfers (writing to an ssd is faster, it then moves to the array after) 500GB NVME drive for appdata and applications and a 250GB ssd for VMs and ISOs

I never made such a comment. Gaming, for me is a big reason why I only have windows installed on my PC (and adobe) there are games which work on Linux (either natively or with Proton) but some games I play, don't. Theres no point in me dual booting as, let's be honest, dual booting just adds more steps and overcomplicates things. I use Linux on my laptop as the alternatives I use (Darktable and Kdenlive) are more than good enough for when I'm on my laptop (its not exactly a powerhouse) but when I'm on my desktop I want to use Lightroom, Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve as they are more refined and fit my workflow better.

Unraid on my server is just because its exactly what I need.

Not sure about your life, but I don't count things I enjoy as "work" especially when its not work. I enjoy using Linux, I enjoy my home lab why should I need to justify it when it brings me joy? Linux works for me and my workflow, just because it doesn't work for yours, don't try to shit on other people.

There are alternatives to these so it depends on the user. If your workflow requires these, then that's in you.

Like what, what format would this be? Regardless every company I have ever worked for issue me a laptop with windows anyway, so why would the OS I choose to use on hardware I own be a factor for work? Even then, if they didn't I don't know of any format that I would need that would be an issue.

Well in that case; My windows PC falls back to a server running Linux as that's where all my files are, where my docker containers and VMs all run off.. I can spin up a new PC in minutes (windows or Linux) as everything is done off the server, including staging my devices.

When you absolutely need to use Windows Defender... On Linux. Or when you need to use Cortana /s

Windows only app... Name one that is actually useful and I bet there is an alternative.

I don't need it for windows applications, its basically something I can use for light photo and video editing and uploading to my server, all the heavy lifting is done on my PC which has windows because of adobe and better support for X264 and X265 when video editing.

I had the Pixel 5 with GOS, and the camera on that was awful, the google camera app did all the heavy lifting to make it good. I now have the Pixel 8 with GOS and the camera quality of the grapheme camera app vs the google camera is much closer, but the google camera app is better. I use it with all permissions removed apart from storage.

I use Kick Back Coffee (in the UK) I have used them for about 6 months, but recently I have switched to try out Origin Coffee (also UK) on their weekly subscription, so far (3 weeks in) I'm enjoying it very much, I still go to Kick Back Coffee, but as they are local, I pop in and get it in person.

Not in this tank, I do currently have a bit of a bloom going on as I have just put in fish and used quick start. On my other thank, it does seem to have a but of a brown/orange tinge to it, but unsure if its the wood, or due to the orange/white/brown substrate is just making it look like it.

I've picked up 6 Cardinal Tetras and also migrated 3 coral platty's over, thinking of getting a couple Pleco's too.

It has seemingly gone away now I have swapped the SATA cable (connector P3) on my LSI card. Is this typical for a faulty connection?

Yea, it is, it was an amazing shop. No idea why they were selling up, but they seemed pleased that they were able to move all the tanks on, they thought they would have to smash then all and get them in a skip.

Always take precautions, there are no waters that are truly safe for a pirate.

What about on aliexpress?

Honestly, the ezflash jr is the cheaper option and has some amazing fatures, although the project seems to have been abandoned, they are selling the cart still, the beta FW let's the RTC to work.

You would only likely get caught if you either do something stupid or someone tells Microsoft or Adobe with evidence, even then, the process to grass on them is a ballache, so if someone does actually take the time to do it, then you must have pissed them off so bad you might deserve it.

Why not use FOSS alternatives, or at least say you do?

If your stealing assets and IP, its just a matter of when you get caught, not if.

Nope, I never use contactless payments, or even google wallet so I don't even notice its gone.

I lost a couple of AI features, but I'm not that bothered about AI wallpaper generation, it was a bit of a gimmic anyway.

I had GrapheneOS on my Pixel 5 too and that saw a good battery life improvement once I finally installed GOS.

I have a Pixel 8 with GrapheneOS. No complains from me, battery lasts a couple of days. Phone does what it needs. Camera is amazing for a point and shoot.

Would recommend.

Monsgeek M1 with Boba U4T switches, great for long typing sessions and for gaming. I have 45g springs as a lighter spring makes the bump more deifned.

Its just mature bong water.

Im putting the bit with the rubber end in the hole and then pushing it all the way in, this makes the good stuff come out, and it all goes down my throat.

Very 18+

Its incredibly good, all the parts are interchangeable with the original/real one

Good thing they have distanced themselves from the project.

Let's hope that TG Aus is the next Top gear UK. Moog will make an amazing host

You still have the benefit of Google not having unrestricted access to all corners of the device. You can still install google apps and then lock them down to only have access to what is required.

Sorry, I mean contactless payments

"You can use all the other features of Google Pay on GrapheneOS, just not NFC contactless card payments. It's unlikely that will change. You can make NFC contactless card payments through your bank's app, if they happen to provide their own implementation, as opposed to relying on Google Pay."

Fdroid is a staple, so is Aurora store

No root needed, all my banking apps work as expected

Google pay doesn't work.

Its insanely easy, the hardest part is putting the phone into fastboot and installing the USB drivers on windows. Then its just click buttons on the WebUI and pressing the buttons you're told to. The whole process takes about 10 mins.

Check out some YouTube videos on it, its the same process for any pixel (its also the same process for CalyxOS if you want microG)

I've never bothered with alternative launchers, I tired one once and it drained my battery so quick I removed it.

Oh, they are just a bonus, I've not used stock google in years and its just something I didn't like since using the phone.

Plus when it cones to alternative OS, there is only Graphene and Calyx as you can still have a locked bootloader after install.

I like the Spidgen liquid air, I had it on my Pixel 5 and now I have one on my Pixel 8