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@ChristianSelig In summary: For the love of god, don’t buy an expensive DAS. ~£150 can get you a fullblown NAS with 4-12 bays of expansion. If your needs are super basic, use a cheap adapter and do SMB from your Mac, then upgrade to a full on NAS later. s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EJUeQxK

@ChristianSelig If power draw is a concern 𝘢𝘯𝘥 you’re already using the Mac Mini as an always on servyboi, then hell yeah - setting up an SMB share with an external USB DAS (or even just 1-2 USB to SATA adapters) would do you just fine as a starting point.

Storage noob question: I want some dedicated local storage, do I really need to buy dedicated NAS hardware when I have an M1 Mac mini just sitting around? What's the benefit of having separate NAS hardware/OS versus just plugging in a big, multi-bay USB enclosure to the Mac mini?

@ChristianSelig Do you need 2-Several drives worth of SATA Storage, or are planning on using 2.5” HDDs/SSDs? Get the ITX J4125 and a cheap case. Do you want a lot of very fast NVMe storage? Get the little Topton NVMe NAS. Maximum functionality, Dual 2.5G NICs, v. fast. Wow.

@ChristianSelig I’m starting to realize that your replies may not need/require/be able to sustain these levels/magnitude of my extremely specific/cursed knowledge on this subject. To simplify it: Do you need 1-2 drives worth of (SATA) storage? Mac Mini SMB share it with cheap external adapters.

@ChristianSelig Opt 3. “I already have some SATA drives, a case, AND have (or don’t mind spending £25 on) a 7th gen Intel CPU), total ~£65”. (Mobo) ebay.co.uk/itm/2566044882… (CPU) ebay.co.uk/itm/2052541653…

@ChristianSelig Opt 2: “I already have some SATA drives and an old case kicking around” £75 Gets you an integrated j4125 (see: Many Synology NAS’ses CPU Du-(𝘠𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳)Jour. Very low idle 10-Bit HDR support via quicksync.) ebay.co.uk/itm/2568170706…

@ChristianSelig In which case I bring 𝘢𝘴𝘴istance. Opt.1: Do you need *fast* storage? £160 you can get a 4 “Bay” NVMe NAS which will idle under 10w. Chuck TrueNAS on, and you’re in full blown “Yeah, I cosplay as a Server Admin” land of containers and services. a.aliexpress.com/_EzlphkY

@ChristianSelig IMO what you’re 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 asking is: “Starting a brand-new skill tree here. I understand my lack of understanding. Am very sore from standing-under/getting positively cumstr’d by a Piper Perri meme’s worth of Option Paralysis Demons. Send help (see: sense of certainty)”.

@ChristianSelig That said - I do want to point out that I’ve built *many* NAS…es’s that draw under 10w idle. My i5-8500 based system sits around 6w at the moment. Here’s a 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵 (fuck that’s hot) for….”reference” #gid=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

@nclfuzzy @LizzieTheQueen6 @sopjap I think one of the big distinctions that you’re starting to see emerge is the difference between “Liberals” and “The Left”. Liberals still support & uphold the same Corporate overlords as the right, but sometimes, if you behave, they let you have one extra hospital (as a treat).

@LizzieTheQueen6 @sopjap There are many things wrong with the Left too. Not least the fact that it clearly considers the working class to be beneath contempt as it cheerleads for a globalisation that leave them with no hope & no dignity. But the old anti-NATO hippy Left ? On foreign affairs ? Spot on.

‘The hard left was always saying US was interfering in other country’s elections, and I dismissed that out of hand as stupid and actually a slander against my country, but it turned out all to be true. It’s been a shock for me in my middle age to understand’ Tucker Carlson

@docLazaruspath @jyn_urso @Cheekbeard @kenklippenstein “Why do school-crossing guards always call for cars to stop first? Why not unconditionally release the women and children into rush hour traffic?” 🤔🤔🤔

@jyn_urso @Cheekbeard @kenklippenstein Why do you types always call for ceasefire first? Why not unconditionally release the women and children taken hostage?

Egypt Sent Intel Warning to Israel (Al-Monitor) Al-Monitor's sources confirmed reports that emerged on Monday to the effect that senior Egyptian officials had warned Israel of an impending assault from Gaza. They said Egyptian intelligence officials had indeed shared warnings with their Israeli counterparts, but the information was not specific or focused and was not brought to Netanyahu’s attention. Explanations for the intelligence fiasco suggest Israel has grown far too reliant on its cutting-edge defense technology, whereas Hamas had learned the lesson of its vulnerability to Israeli eavesdropping and surveillance and reverted to more basic means of communication to avoid detection. Israel was also convinced that Hamas could become a rational governing force, propped up with money from Qatar and work permits for Gazan laborers in Israel. In the face of this colossal failure on his watch, Netanyahu is working to protect his rule and legacy even as he directs preparations for war. Hamas is also stunned. "Their success surprised them, too," a diplomatic source in the region told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity. "They hoped to kill some Israelis, embarrass the IDF and return to Gaza with two or three kidnapped Israelis. Instead, they roamed inside Israel for more than a day, killing over a thousand Israelis and getting stuck with something like 200 abductees," the source said. "They are very worried. With two abductees, they could have negotiated with Israel for permission to build a seaport and freedom for hundreds of prisoners held in Israeli jails. With more than 100 abductees, they will face the entire Israeli army inside Gaza. That's the tragedy of their success," the diplomatic source added.

@TonicOreo @ostonox Unreal how lifelike these AI art generators have gotten

twink death is a terrifying thing

@lysseden Damn, and I thought my “lying about moving overseas when canceling phone/internet plans” strategy was O.P.

LOOOL guys I got my parking ticket cancelled by telling the company that I’d died

my dad goes to a bar with his friends every friday and he makes a list of discussion topics pt 5

@AttackOnTitan I can’t believe it’s come to this, but it has to be done: gofund.me/a9bb1c23

@denialtwister31 @punishedmother Yeah, I’m down for woke mob’n up some cancel culture on that optic sandpaper. The only thing I can imagine that being sold as is a knockoff “Former Hockey Commentator/Current Elderly Racist” costume. Get your Dan Berry costume today, available exclusively from Wish.c’mon now

@punishedmother Ugh can we censor Gavin's jacket on censored tv?

Y’all can drop the “Ye is just saying he loves everyone” thing now: twitter.com/lporiginalg/st…

@Nothennyfr Bionicle, and/or Limp Bizkit, obviously.

@corklezlaplante On second thought let’s not

@corklezlaplante Let’s contemplate the consequences of our actioooons! 🧘🤔💡 😱😳🫣 🤢😭😟 📚➡️📦 🐈➡️📦 📦➡️🚘 👋👨‍👩‍👦👋 👋🏡👋 🚘➡️🛣 🚘➡️🏔 🤔🤯🤬 🚘➡️🛣 🚘➡️🏡 🪗➡️📦 🚘➡️🛣 🚘➡️🏔 📦⬆️🧗 🪓⬇️🌲 🌲➡️🪵 🦫➡️🪵 🤬🤬🤬 🪓⬇️🌲 🪵➡️🛖 🦫➡️🛖 🛖➡️💥 🫠🫠🫠 😭🪗🎶 😭➡️💤 💤💭💤 💭🦫👿 💭🦫💀 💭💀❓

This is all happening because as a group we have tweeted “Let’s Gooooooo” and commented fire emojis on too many posts, it’s time to reflect

@corklezlaplante 💭🪨🚫 💭🔪👎 💭🦈🤨 💭🪵✅ 🌄🐓⏰ 😏💭👨‍🔬 🪵➡️🪤 🦫➡️🪤 🏹➡️🦫 🏹🚫🎯 😭➡️🐈 🐈💭🤤 🐈➡️🦫 😎🍻😼 🦫➡️🍖 😊➡️🤮 🍖➡️🔬 👀🔬🦠 🌪💩🌪 🍑🍂📴 🤢💭💀 📲📶❌ 🏃🔄🤳 📲📶❌ 😫🧗⬇️ 😭📞🆘 🚁➡️🏔 🚁➡️🏥 👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ 🦫🍖⁉️ 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 👩‍⚕️🔎🩻 👎📰🤕 🧬🔀🦫 🦫🦸‍♂️❔ 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 👨‍⚕️🪚🍆 🏥🏃➡️ 🏃➡️🚀 🚀➡️🌞