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  • He hasn’t done so because he doesn’t actually want to do so. He wants to put on a dog and pony show and make himself look good. Not actually solve real problems.

    Additionally, regarding the Ukraine War, there’s not a damn thing the US could do to end the war except wipe one or both parties off the map completely, killing everyone.

    As far as Israel’s aggression, we could put a damper on it for a little while by not selling Israel any more weapons, but that again wouldn’t actually stop the fighting. Israel is actually pretty good at making weapons themselves. Again the only way to stop the fighting in the region, for real, would be to go in and just kill everyone. The bad blood between all the parties runs too deep.

    A slower more peaceful solution in both regions might have been possible a few months ago, but our international credibility has gone down the tubes faster than I would have thought possible.

    The best advice I can give anyone right now is stop listening to what they say and start watching what they are actually doing.

    Best not to spend too much energy worrying about what’s going on the other end of the globe right now though. I suspect things in our own country are going to get a lot more interesting before too long and it may not hold off till midterm elections, let alone the next Presidential election.




  • It’s doable. I personally run my Jellyfin instance publicly available and there’s maybe 3 people who use it regularly. With my internet connection, WAN side users are limited to about 720p but I’ve had the 3 of us all playing different media at the same time on occasion. The main limiting factors on the number of simultaneously active users is how much upload bandwidth you have and how quickly you can transcode video files. Any 10 year old box will be able to handle 1 or 2 users at a time provided it doesn’t need to do a bunch of transcoding. If your building a box, would use a 11th or 12 gen Intel or if you must go AMD, have a graphics card to handle the transcoding. The “build a box” route can probably handle 4 or 5 simultaneous users, possibly more depending on your hardware choices. The main limiting factor in that case would be your upload.


  • Necro post, I know, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.

    I currently have SE working on NixOS using Proton 9.0-4. It seems stable so long as I keep it to 720p but that seems to be more to due with my RTX 3070 running out of RAM. SE was crashing with Proton Hotfix and Experimental as of 2025-03. All I had to do to get it working in Linux was enable the compatibility tool in the properties panel, on the game page, in Steam.

    Space Engineers Game page --> Gear Icon --> Properties --> Compatibility --> Check the box to force the use of a particular compatibility tool and select which version of Proton you want to use.






  • What’s your utilization? On how many cores?

    Starting blind, I’d start with cleaning the case, fans and heat sinks with compressed air (canned is fine, do it outside). Dust builds up, and prevents proper cooling. DO NOT LET THE FANS SPIN WHILE CLEANING THEM, the reverse current will damage your system.

    Check for any failed fans.

    After that, changing the thermal paste might help depending on how well or how long ago it was applied originally. Paste is cheap so no need to be stingy. Generally lasts about 5 years before beginning to degrade.







  • You’re panicking. If you want to help, stop.

    Life’s a bitch and then we die. We haven’t done more than get a glimpse of the bad part yet.

    This shit started when everyone started looking to the federal government to solve all their problems. Started caring only about who was President but not paying attention to who was running the schools or local governments. Looking for the easy path instead of the right or best path.

    As long as we still have elections, there is still a chance to turn this country around with minimal bloodshed. But it takes actually paying attention to whom your voting for and not just voting for the letter by their name. And then holding them accountable when they fall short.

    I could go on and on about all of the ways that this can still be turned around, but I’ve got work in seven hours so it’s bedtime.






  • I get the sarcasm, and the downvotes, but I have always viewed my employer more of a customer. My product that I am selling is my time, passion and skill. So with that in mind, what can you bring to the table? What’s your skill set?

    If you have a CDL or can get one, almost everyone is hiring. Company driver pay is generally in the $55k - $120k range. Though your first year or 2 will probably be less. Downside is you’re probably away from home a lot, and are held personally accountable for any damage you do. Literally, I could quit my current job, and be hired and getting payed by a new company within the week. Historically the average has been 2 days.

    If that doesn’t float your boat:

    I know of several towns within a 50 miles of me, that don’t have local electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs or even a handyman. You could charge as much as the traffic will bear.

    Everyone in the local area is looking for every type of mechanic and can’t find them.

    Nurses are always in demand (and very much not respected enough). Pays well too.

    If you prefer working with Unions, the Boilermakers and Pipefitters will both train you. Both have more work than people last I heard.

    Farmers and Garbage collectors both are having their help either deported or leaving the country, so they are probably hiring.

    But ya, if you’re looking for a nice comfy office job, that would indeed be a tough row to hoe. Everyone wants the comfy jobs, so they’re scarce and the pay is shit. There is a reason I drive a truck.