Yup, sometime in the next year or two I’ll get laid off, then I’ll just mooch off my spouse.

FYI, in case anyone is running 7.2.1, just be aware that you have to MANUALLY update because you need to agree to new terms that removes local hardware processing of some media types.

https://www.synology.com/en-global/releaseNote/DSM

7.2.2-72806 Update 1 is the update with the new patches.

If you’re running Plex locally (i.e. - not in docker) you’ll need to manually install the updated 7.2.2 patch. You need to download it locally, then push it back up to your NAS bypassing the normal process. You can’t use the plex client to prompt the update, and you can’t use the synology package manager to update.

The package links on Reddit and some other sites are older versions that may not install
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=nas&plat=synology-dsm72&signUp=0

September 27th, 2024 release is currently the latest non-beta version - v.1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a
AMD/Intel
https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a/synology-dsm72/PlexMediaServer-1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a-x86_64_DSM72.spk

ARMv8
https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a/synology-dsm72/PlexMediaServer-1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a-aarch64_DSM72.spk

ARMv7
https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a/synology-dsm72/PlexMediaServer-1.41.1.9057-af5eaea7a-armv7neon_DSM72.spk

If you’re running home assistant, you can put some inline power monitoring plugs in. I like the thirdreality ones, cause you can set them to “default on” or “default off” after power failure and run it as a zigbee local network without requiring internet access.

Oof, that’s a lot of juice.

I’m running a UPS, Syno720+, old gaming laptop as a portainer host, my wifi, router, cable modem, and switches, and that’s only using about 50w for everything. Pretty sure the Synology is using the bulk of that power, but I don’t have data to back that up.

I’d like to upgrade a few things, but I’m really trying to keep it below 75w. Ideally below 50w if I can. I think my old laptop is good for now, just want more flexibility in my NAS if I can do it without bumping up the power budget.

Any idea what your power consumption is for the 1618? I currently have a 720, but with only two drives it’s kind of limiting for HDD upgrades.

There’s a saying you might want to get familiar with

“If everywhere you look, all you see is assholes, maybe you’re the asshole.”

D) Move manufacturing and other dirty processes off planet and live here.

https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/gridfinity-dungeon-kit-for-tabletop-rpgs-modular-building-system

The D&D dungeon gridfinity sets are really cool.

According to a US Army study, Iron and Tungsten could create galvanic action, causing both materials to degrade if in contact.

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA358781.pdf

So at first glance, it seems like this combo wouldn’t last as long as it could with just Tungsten.

If you use a web email account, just create a draft email and don’t send it. Then log into your email account on the other device and read it there.

This shows that AI isn’t an infallible machine that gets everything right — instead, we can think of it as a person who can think quickly, but its output needs to be double-checked every time. AI is certainly a useful tool in many situations, but we can’t let it do the thinking for us, at least for now.

No, it’s not “like a person who can think.” Unless you mean it’s like an ADHD person who got distracted halfway through the transcript and started working on a different project in the same file.

I open the picture on my computer, then screenshot it before uploading.

That removes any association with the original picture without relying on any exif stripping that might miss a hash or weird embedded info.

Agreed, and there’s also the bonus of much less likely to get a counterfeit item.

https://youtu.be/zsyGRDrDfbI

New math came out of it, they figured out more and more efficient ways to figure out the solution to “is this prime?”

Those same math techniques can be used for other problems, and possibly learn something that solves a problem you actually care about.

Research is important because you never know what weird problem someone is working on might solve. Maybe it will provide a new math solution that creates better CGI, maybe it’ll finally create a technique to solve fusion.

Maybe it’ll just be something that we know now that we didn’t know before. There are FAR FAR FAR more wasteful things in the world than some nerds trying to solve big prime numbers.

Sync for Lemmy.

Here’s the source of their comment.

Why is anything worth the effort?

Cause research into primes makes computer security stronger. Cause research in general can make new discoveries that can lead to unexpected improvements in life.

Cause we need to know the answer to everything.

Cause it’s better than mining crypto or doing AI training models over and over.

Formatting is off.

2^136,279,841 - 1

2 to the power of something, then subtract one to make it an odd number.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_prime

Payment up front, in non negotiable bearer bonds.

Just like anything else, one chunk at a time.

You can start with a story and build the game off of that, or you can start with the gameplay and build up from there.

Sometimes you just have to start, and see where it goes. Pick an engine and start building something, don’t be afraid to throw it all out and start over from what you’ve learned so far. Make a game that has some of the elements you want to use and try it out, then throw it out and make a different game with other bits. Start small and work up.

The biggest problem is thinking it has to be perfect to move on to the next part.

You can commission art, or you can buy some models and just use those.

You can also just build everything from the ground up, but it would be hard to do that for your first project.