Seeing the LTT video where they build their own PC with similar parts (but slightly better) for the same price was really the nail in the coffin for this one. The performance of the SMachine makes the value proposition… lackluster.
The only redeeming quality is the form factor. Would definitely fit very well in a living room. Would it make a good couch party game machine ?
Ram prices started skyrocketing in September, around when Valve had announced their hardware for early 2026.
Was already way too late to change the design, it would have meant scrap the SMachine and go back to the drawing board.
Trust me I already do that. I don’t eat out often and when I do it’s mostly at places with no table service (meaning no tip)
If we all participated in a “tip strike” and stopped leaving tips, the front of the house staff that relies on it would quit. Eventually the restaurant owners would have to do something about it.
Unfortunately, it seems like the owners would rather add a gratuity fee than rise prices on the menu and pay a decent wage.
One can hope though that eventually, tipping would go away. Sorry bar tenders and servers. Some of you may struggle but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make meme
I found a comfortable way to listen to music without torrenting. It relies heavily on a private company though, Bandcamp.
I spend $20 a month in albums and other than that listen to their shows and recommendations. I can’t pay for everything so I set a cap per month. I decided not to be 100% in control of what I listen to by listening to their radio shows (usually featuring an interview with an artist).
I’m slowly growing my private music library. Wish I had a friend or two to help. I’m happy to be supporting artists.
goes on a comment binge at 1:30am
wakes up to 20 replies in the notifications at 7:30am
what have I done??
can’t deal with other people’s judgement today
deletes all that shit
I don’t know if it’s related to Biden but lots of small towns in New Hampshire have fiber, meaning better internet than a lot of big coastal cities.
Meanwhile I’m like pi=355/113 and I’m 99.9999% happy.
Homeless Data Shelters ? Who would have thought.
I’m sorry to i form you that they plan to have a majority of their business revenue come from their AI division, not their satellite division and definitely not their rocket division
One more data center bro I swear
You no longer work for us, you work for ourselves. What time should staff go home tonight?
There’s only one way : Pics or didn’t happen
I always wonder how much of Lemmy is just bots. Am I blissfully alone interacting with the machine? Or are you weirdos actually real?
What if we kissed while being kidnapped in the Waymo being chased by the police?
Check if CoMaps can work for you in your city. If you want a closed source app: Transit is amazing for bus and subway live arrival times
Other options:
I’m very happy with Nextcloud so far. I run the AIO container on an old intel MacMini. I use files and photos. None of the other stuff.
Virtual files work ok on Linux desktop but you will lose the preview capability for non local files. Be careful with photos, it can preview and download them in a lower resolution than what you saved them as.
I use Jellyfin for my music but use nextcloud to upload and maintain the library. Huge pain in the beginning when I realized some folders with residual hidden files from a MacOS file system were being skipped and not shown in Nextcloud! Other than that, works great!