I uninstalled these 4 Obsidian plugins and my vault instantly became easier to manage
… For power users with complex setups, Dataview still makes sense. …
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I ran Cyberpunk 2077 inside a Proxmox VM on a mini PC, and it actually worked
… Once you’ve seen that happen, it’s hard to go back to thinking of them as merely practical little boxes. They start to feel a lot more ambitious than their size suggests. Why this experiment keeps sticking with me What really astounded me wasn’t that this setup broke records. …
I spent weeks fighting my Bambu's AMS, and now I understand why it's worth the frustration
… That feature alone can make the AMS feel practical rather than decorative. …
Running Jellyfin on a NAS with Docker support turned my media chaos into something that actually works
… I’m no longer keeping a mental checklist of which box does what and which part of the setup needs to stay awake for everything else to work. …
Your soundbar won't talk to your TV, and manufacturers act like that's normal
… Companies talk about advanced codecs and feature compatibility as if the checklist is the whole product. Most people, though, would gladly trade a few lines of spec-sheet bragging for a setup that always wakes correctly, always holds sync, and always sends the right audio to the right device. …
My AIO failed constantly until I switched to a tower cooler and learned the real difference
… This risk assessment should always be a part of a builder's checklist when they're either assembling or upgrading their rig. …
Claude Code installed my IDE, and now I can't go back to manual setup
… A Manual setup is always faster than using any AI tool B Manual setup gives developers full transparency and reproducibility, often captured in scripts or documentation that can be version-controlled and audited C Manual setup automatically generates compliance reports for enterprise IT departments… …
Don't swap Docker for Proxmox's OCI support yet — the missing pieces matter more than the promise
… That’s the standard checklist for anyone running real services rather than demos. …