colebrodine

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Cheap but reliable external SSD for RPis in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not sure what kind of money you want to spend? The M2 Hat is ~$14 USD and a 2242 NVME SSD can be had for ~$30-$40 USD since you don't care as much about performance.

The USB to SATA adapter is going to run ~$10 USD and the SATA SSD drives are going to start ~$20 USD are go up from there depending on size, performance, etc.

If size of storage is an issue, the SATA SSD is probably the better route. I believe the NVME would be better performance since it utilizes the bus on the Pi more fully.

I would guess that for the money, most M2 drives and SATA SSD drives are going to be similar lifespans

Cheap but reliable external SSD for RPis in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Which Raspberry Pi do you have? There are some very reasonably priced M2 hats out there that you can boot from on the Pi 5, including the Raspberry Pi branded one.

Good self-hosted groceries app? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What I wish existed was a self-hosted version of OurGroceries.

If you want self hosted, I'd second all the Grocy comments. I don't use it because it isn't simple enough for my family, but I did like it.

Doorbell kamera solution in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] colebrodine@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

It's a year old video, but it still is pretty relevant I think.

Local Control Video Doorbells - Reolink, UniFi, Amcrest, Hikvision, Dahua. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XCu6L0xn4Y&t=904s

If you'd rather read than watch the video, he has a nice companion blog. https://www.thesmarthomehookup.com/local-control-video-doorbells-reolink-unifi-amcrest-hikvision-dahua/

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Building a new Gaming PC (midwest.social)
 

I'm planning on building a new gaming PC in the next couple of months. I haven't done so in about 7 years, so I'm a bit behind the times on hardware. Is there any special considerations you all would recommend when it comes to gaming on Linux? I already run Linux as my daily driver and have a home server, etc, so I'm mainly looking for suggestions regarding current hardware that I would want to consider for my new build.

I haven't done so before, but I'm interested in running Windows in a QEMU VM to avoid some of the pitfalls for certain multiplayer experiences in certain titles. If anybody has any experience with this also, I'd love to hear about it!

Thanks for any input you all have!

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A DeLorean With An Electrifying Secret (hackaday.com)
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New campground at Sherman Reservoir! (ruralradio.com)
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Amazon has my wife's 2nd book on sale for $5.89! (www.amazon.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by colebrodine@midwest.social to c/scifi@midwest.social
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If anybody is interested, Amazon seems to be running a sale on my wife's Science Fiction novels right now! I'd tell you how great they are, but I'm probably biased.

EDIT: Also wanted to come back and mention that Kindle Unlimited Users can read her first book for free! https://www.amazon.com/Hellhound-Siege-Engine-Suzanne-Brodine-ebook/dp/B07T57V4YC/

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My Wife writes Sci-Fi Books! Any good Conventions? (www.amazon.com)
 

I thought this group might be interested. My wife happens to be a budding Science Fiction writer. We've been hitting up a lot of cons to help sell her books and get her name out there. If you want to check out her book, please do so.

Can anybody recommend some good conventions we could get a booth at? We're located in South-Central Nebraska, so anything in a day's drive or so would be great. (Hard to fly with all the book stock we have to bring with)