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The nicest aspect, for me, is that I rarely need to do something just once. So while I sometimes prefer a GUI workflow for a simple one-off, if it's something I may end up repeating, then I'd rather have a command-line approach which can be chucked in a shell script, run by cron, or easily invoked over ssh on my phone.

But for highly interactive things (e.g., reading email), I'll stick to GUI solutions like a pleb.

Beautiful day. I used to bike that regularly in grad school.

"Snow White, take it easy..."

I thought Foghat were singing about a nympho fairy tale character.

Electric heater with more steps.

I grew up collecting mushrooms (US), but definitely restricted to only a few varieties which basically couldn't be confused with anything deadly (some lookalikes maybe, but gastrointestinal distress --- not death --- would probably be the worst case). And yep, learned by going on mushroom hunting walks through the woods with local old timers who knew what was what.

Jerry and Elaine, at the coffee shop. Kramer, his hair wild.

I have a similar vintage Air, 4GB. I run Debian+i3, though that's not everyone's cup of tea. Machine feels quick, except for bloated websites.

ETA: In case you're not familiar, i3wm is a lightweight, tiling window manager that is very keyboard-driven. I love it, and you might too! But it takes a little getting used to and definitely isn't a Windows-esque experience.

So long as the stream that the pi is receiving can be decoded in HW you're fine. But if you're streaming e.g. a raw VC1 Blu-ray rip, I think things will work much better on a pi 3 than 4 (though you still need to purchase the codec license for HW decode on a 3).

But yeah, if the server is transcoding to HEVC or h264 in real time (or again, the source material is already in that format), then the 4 should be good.

As others have mentioned, a few possibilities (I'm in the US, not sure how specific this is):

• Payment isn't always monthly, it is often every two weeks. So sometimes you get two paychecks in a month, sometimes you get three.
• Compensation isn't just salary, even if you're salaried. Bonuses, stock grants, etc. might be done yearly/every 6 mo./every quarter.
• Expenses aren't always monthly. If you own a place, you probably pay property tax which isn't due every month AFAIK. If you budget for vacations, holiday travel, etc., these are costs that vary wildly month to month, but have some stability on a yearly basis.
• ETA: taxes are based on annual income, too.

Not sure if relevant, but RPi4 dropped HW decode for MPEG2 and VC1, I believe. Not a problem if things are in the right format (HEVC, H264), but something to possibly keep in mind.

ETA: I would also look at the HDMI CEC support of the software. I assume it will Just Work, but might search around to verify. (CEC is really useful IMHO but if your usage doesn't involve the TV remote at all then maybe doesn't matter much... though power on/input selection still could be nice.)

Looks awesome! I'd put a big emphasis on piping/IO redirection (maybe move it further up the curriculum?). I find this video, when Kernighan explains some basics, just amazing: https://youtu.be/tc4ROCJYbm0?si=3l48F_Ci9FYDkNEi

I'd also maybe move shell script basics up a bit --- like the really basic stuff. I think it really hammers home the point that the command line and a script are doing the same thing --- telling the computer what to do!

Should also be able to do it with a NanoVNA or similar.

I'm a huge fan of Immich (Google Photos clone). I disabled the ML features which kneecaps it a little, but it runs totally fine on an rpi 4 (4GB).

There are other self hosted image solutions, e.g. PhotoPrism, so check out the options first. I used PhotoPrism for a while, but I like the Immich mobile apps (Android and iOS!), so am sticking with it.

I'm also running pihole, Wireguard, and Home Assistant (and fail2ban). Simple nginx web server handles the proxy business for Immich, and I also use that for sharing stuff with friends and family (e.g., a link to a PDF or something). I finally got around to installing SSL certs, and it was almost disappointingly simple! certbot just worked for me.

I'm partial to a tachyon beam myself.

I mi, too, gumdropbunnies. I mi too.

less than 12 parsecs

Say it with me now: N+1

Yeah, my pedals alone (Assioma Duo) are now worth more than an entry level bike.

"mod doesn't like the post" doesn't always mean "mod removes post."

It's a good way to eat breakfast and feed my sourdough starter at the same time.