Our association between Christmas and those colors comes in part from:
- old traditions
- CocaCola marketing
Basically, those colors have always been associated with this time of year and festivities of similar nature ever since ancient civilizations. And in modern times, thanks to the fizzy drink marketing campaign and the influence of the US on the rest of the world, the red and green image of Santa Claus and other decorations they became the default colors for Christmas worldwide.
Here's an article about it. The Wikipedia page also has more info and sources on symbols of the holiday :)
There's a total of 3 LED on mine, I'm probably seeing an extra one cause I don't have an enclosure on it. I checked the manual and the only one that's on is the "standby" LED that's supposed to show that there's power going through the board.
The disk usage and normal "power on/off" LED are off. And I haven't managed to get them to do anything so far.
Yeah I think my next attempt is gonna be to get a keyboard connected and mess around. But wouldn't the computer LED turn on too even if it just boots to bios? Or does the power on LED typically only turn on when the OS is properly rubbing?
I haven't tried to check for display yet, I don't have any mini HDMI cables on hand. I'll try to get it connected to a display.
I was hoping to do the whole setup process "headless" but I guess I'll find a cable and keyboard.
Help with an old Intel NUC model D54250WYB
Hey everyone, I've been self hosting a few things on a raspberry pi like board and wanted to upgrade to a mini PC. I got my hands on an old Intel NUC model D54250WYB but it had no memory or storage, not even an enclosure. I bought some RAM and a power supply but the SSD I was planning to use wasn't compatible (physically) and I didn't install it.
I tried powering it on but I only get a Standby LED when I plug it in. Pressing the power button doesn't do anything as far as I'm aware. There's supposed to be a second LED that turns on to show that the computer is ON. I have an Ubuntu installer USB that should work that I plugged in but nothing changes when I plug it in. Also, the board heats up when plugged in so I assume it's doing something?
I was planning on temporarily using an SD card or USB until I made sure the computer works so I don't spend money in vain.
My question is: Could it be that the missing internal storage is preventing the computer from booting? If not, could it be t
I think it's Logseq. Pretty good for taking notes.
After checking out some reviews on this one in particular I think it's a pretty nice value. Good to know there's still affordable phones out there. I do have some extra budget lying around so I think I'll look into something a bit fancier this time.
That's not a bad strategy lol. However from my experience with buying tech from China (a paper screen tablet for handwritten note taking and stuff) is somewhat troublesome and import taxes and other shipping costs, do add a non negligible amount to the final cost.
I don't see myself doing this anytime soon, but maybe it will give someone else an idea, thanks :)
I remember a while ago I looked into this kind of phone and it did look pretty attractive to me. I might look for some more info on their performance thought.
Thanks for the suggestion :)
That's great to know! Thanks
That's true about "fun", it's very subjective but I'd say that bloat in my case strictly refers to software and not extra hardware, something like the difference between a ringtone store app and a couple of extra LEDs on the back.
On another note, I've seen a few reviews mentioning Pixels developing problems over time but nothing major AFAIK. Do you still use your Pixel? If not, what made you change it?
Looking for suggestions on a phone that will last
Hey everyone,
So, for a bit of context I've used every smartphone I've owned until it was dead in the sense that the hardware wasn't repairable anymore. The realme6 pro I'm using at the moment is currently on life support so it's time to look for a replacement.
Here's some criteria for what it's important to me:
- I'm not a phone gamer, I don't care how well it runs Genshin Impact or PUBG, but I do use emulators like Citra.
- I don't really care about photography, any fancy camera is a bonus, it's not something I normally would consider when comparing phones.
- Wireless charging would be nice since from experience charging ports are a common point of failure. It's not necessarily a must however.
- A micro-sd and headphone jack would be nice to have, but I'm ready to sacrifice that if the phone has decent storage.
- Bloatware and weird proprietary forced, subscription/AI/ads bullshit baked into the default OS are a big no from me. I'm not as hardcore as some of the Lemmings I've met,
Heyyy, happy holidays! I'm interested in Elden Ring :)
I don't have many hopeful stories this time around, but I hope next year will be a good one in spite of it all.
Good luck everyone!
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That looks interesting, I've got one question though, how noisy would you say that machine is? Is it louder than a small box fan on a hot summer day, or more like a blender in the next room?
Have you ever tried running Jellyfin on an LE Potato? Also how's the community and overall documentation on them? I've heard it's lacking in the community aspect, but if there's enough documentation I think I could pull it off.
I didn't know SD cards would be so bad, I'll definitely get an external drive then.
The orange seems like a good option too, sure it's a bit pricier, but I could make it work if its worth it. And also, I'm not planning on having more than one concurrent user (just me on one device at a time) I don't need to scale it, so I guess I'll be fine with an orange or even a bit less?
Now that you mention it, I'd rather not start an impromptu BBQ so maybe laptops are not my first option, unless I can somehow limit the battery charge or completely bypass the battery. I'll do some more research on that. As far as electricity goes, its very cheap where I am so I don't think the less efficient mini PCs would hurt.
Thanks for the advice :)
Oh nice for the heads up, I'll definitely keep an eye out for transcoding capabilities. I don't understand transcoding that well yet, so I know what I'll be reading up on next.
Bare minimum hardware to selfhost something simple.
Hey everyone, I'm pretty new to this, I've only been running Jellyfin on my laptop for media but nothing 24/7. Honestly, it's not bad and I like it better than paying a thousand different streaming services. I also have some experience with Linux so this seems like a pretty fun hobby I'd say :)
I want to get more into self hosting some other stuff, but I don't have a very big budget, I want the bare minimum to get things working without too much trouble. Also I'd rather not have a big setup since space is pretty limited where I am. This is what I'd like to host:
- Jellyfin (with *Arr optional)
- PiHole or some other ad blocker/privacy
- Magic Mirror or other way to display weather, public transit schedules etc... (I actually just found out about this on another thread so I'd say its optional too. I'm planning on connecting it to a small display rather than a mirror)
- And whatever else you might recommend :)
As far as data storage goes, I'm not a very "materialistic" person,
Nay, This essentially turns this instance into an oligarchy. I don't think other instances are going to appreciate this type of governance either.
Also, nothing stops trolls and bad actors from donating the bare minimum a thousand times to get a thousand voices. This would mean a high minimum investment should be required, which further hurts the common user.
I believe that a shitty/troll opinion has an artificial majority, the real users will catch on and act accordingly, however we still have to see an example of this.
I'm also certain that privacy people would rather not risk money transfers, cash or whatever (crypto is a whole other discussion).
In short, I think requiring payment, or proof of identity, or any other de-anonymizing measures would hurt discussion by excluding genuine users, even if it allows more trolls that would be ignored/dealt with by genuine users.