I kept forgetting which of the benchmarking sites was biased and I’d see some dumb opinion while researching parts. I finally added userbenchmark to the blocklist on my pihole to avoid that in the future.

California is adding a requirement for age verification for operating systems (or something like that) so each one of these violates that law by booting into linux.

Just checked out Seal. My impression:

It uses the same backend as MeTube (yt-dlp), so they have the same capability as far as website support and file formats.

Seal looks like a good option if you don’t have access to your home network or if you don’t have a dedicated machine to host things.

I still prefer MeTube because it’s a web UI that I can access from any machine. I use a VPN to stay connected to my house so I could still use MeTube while away.

Is it primarily for iPhone users?

MeTube is just a web UI, not a phone app. It is accessible by any device that can see the local IP and port of the host machine.

Yeah, that’s about it. You can watch it directly in the browser as well.

MeTube, for when my friends send me a video on a service I don’t use (facebook, instagram, tiktok). It supports a lot of sites.

I use my 50 mbps connection to host Plex/Jellyfin and I have a wireguard setup to allow me to access my files.

It works… Mostly. I have to manually set my streaming rate in Jellyfin to something reasonable to make it work remotely.

Downloading files from my server is an overnight process most times.

It also runs qbit with port forwarding to have faster uploading speeds. Everything manages to squeeze through that 50 mbps.

I really like Lion Coffee, a Hawaiian brand you can buy on amazon. It’s not crazy expensive like some Hawaiian coffees.

The Fresh Market sells my favorite coffee. They’re worth checking out if you’re near one.

Coffee and creamer, but not a lot. Probably like 1:12 ratio cream to coffee. Edit: also, the creamer must be actual dairy

Two bonuses from vanilla flavored coffees: - it’s usually a lighter roast, which I enjoy more. - it smells great when brewing.

Vanilla all day every day. Also hazelnut if I’m in the mood.

Fallout - Great show, maintains the whimsical theme of the games. The writing is good.

PLUR1BUS - Very well written plot and dialogue. It’s from the same creators of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

Same same but different. I got all the jackboxes through uhh ways and means and I play it on my HTPC on the TV.

There’s a pumpkin sitting in the booth on the right.

Sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie are pretty similar

It’s me… I’m running a widows VM…

Running it on Docker on my debian server. It runs great.

The config setup is a pain in the ass though.

https://github.com/sfortis/frigate-viewer

This is the closest thing to an android app, but it just adds a check to see if you’re on your local network or not. Other than that, it’s just a web frontend.

The frigate documentation also has some info about installing it as an app, but either I’m doing it wrong or it’s the equivalent of a bookmark on my homescreen.

Game servers are always fun! I set up a custom Minecraft modpack and have it set up on my domain. I also run an Arma 3 server, but it’s a hackjob of a self-host solution and I’m ashamed of how it works.

To address your examples directly:

Media server: Jellyfin, along with an *arr stack (Radarr, Sonarr, and qbittorrent and gluetun) to automate everything for you.

Photos app: Immich is your direct Google Photos replacement. Automated uploads, object detection, facial recognition, etc, all ran locally on your machine. Just remember: you still need a proper backup!

Recipe management: Mealie is the best I’ve used. It can import a recipe from almost any website. Very easy to cook with and follow along each step. It also lets you categorize meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), rate your meals, and randomly pick meals for you.

Other things I have going:

Frigate NVR - A couple PoE and wifi cameras set up around the home record everything. Frigate records and timestamps things based on the settings - A person walks up, something loud happens, etc. My only gripe is that there isn’t a good Android app to go with it. I’d like to receive notifications on my phone, too.

MeTube - Rip videos from almost anything. Friend sent you an Instagram video, but you don’t have Instagram? Chuck it into this and it’ll give you the video. Here’s all the websites it supports.

you can’t break those cuffs

My preferred method is to use a half inch drill bit and a power drill.

TF = (what) the fuck

Sometimes people drop the “what” part

GMKtec sells solid mini x86 computers. I have one with an Intel N150, which can do hardware encoding with Intel QSV. https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-mini-pc-computer-n150/dp/B0CH81C4K3

$137 rn on Amazon for 8gb/256gb N150