toebert

I’d make the same point as everyone else - choose a distro that suits your needs better - but it seems already made several times.

I’ve used Linux both personally and professionally for a long time but I just don’t want to tinker/break my main desktop. I am currently using bazzite, and while it’s not perfect I’ve found it great in the not breaking department. The immutable part takes some getting used to though. The recent drama around it is annoying though.

I’d be cautious with nix, while it’s reproducible you might end up having to put a lot of effort into making it what you want. If you want that experience then by all means, but it may just frustrate you further if you do it on your main machine.

I don’t use it so I can’t recommend it, but if you’re interested in other options to research there’s a mergerfs+snapraid combo.

I currently pass through my disks to an unraid VM and then mount them through nfs which works (but from the sounds of it probably not a valid option for you, not would I recommend it), but I want to try replacing it with mergerfs at some point.

The thing that has mainly turned me off of zfs is (from what I understand) that you kinda need to plan how you’re going to expand when you set it up. Which really doesn’t work for me with a random collection of disks of varying sizes.

Another note for option 1, since proxmox 8.4 there is virtiofs which would allow you to mount a folder to a VM without having to go through nfs. You may have to mess with selinux in the VM depending on what you do in there, but just fyi it’s a thing.

Does it have deduplication enabled? Afaik that’s the functionality that the high memory footprint is usually quoted.

(Also, was that meant to be 170TB?)

Could/would something like this be insured? Surely not a lot of insurers would be willing to take a billion dollar (let alone 30) asset in a risky region? I really hope it isn’t.

I use Audeze Maxwell (the 1st edition), I don’t think it’s sold anymore new but there is a 2nd edition (which i never tried).

Strictly speaking I would not recommend it, unless you don’t use a mic very often - in which case it’s awesome.

The sound quality is great (although I’m no audiophile). It works fine on both Linux and Windows. The chat control is part of the headset, not the software. Comes with a 2.4ghz dongle but can connect via Bluetooth too. You can also use them wired with a usb cable while charging. Battery lasts something like 60 hours and charges in about 30 mins (as above, you can use it while charging). It’s rather comfortable, although I’ve replaced the ear pads.

I’ve mentioned the mic is the downside, the actual issue with it is that if you turn on sidetone it’ll have static crackling noises. It’s been a known issue for long and never got any fix for it. The mic can be removed or sidetone can be disabled, but since it’s a closed back you might start shouting involuntarily. If you don’t often use a mic, it’s a great headset.

I have one in the bedroom, but only because when we moved in together both my partner and I had a TV so there was an extra one.

Has not been turned on for about 2 years now though.