I was an AirVPN user for a number of years until Mullvad came around. I switched to Mullvad and stuck with them for a few years. However, now that Mullvad has gotten rid of port forwarding, I have since moved back to AirVPN.
The performance has been solid with all the servers I have used, even with multiple tunnels open. My only complaint is that the IPs on the servers I use are unfortunately blacklisted on quite a number of sites. Other than that, I am satisfied.
Same here! The SNES was my first-ever console, but my parents got it for me when I was extremely young, and it was in its twilight years with the N64 right around the corner. I love RPGs as a genre, so this will definitely be a buy for me.
I have only ever played The Phantom Pain on PC, and I enjoyed it, putting a good chunk of hours into it. I never owned a PlayStation growing up, so I never got the chance to play the originals. Additionally, I never had the motivation to emulate them on PC either. This might just be the incentive for me to try out the classics on PC or Switch natively!
Given that Paper Mario originated from the original Super Mario RPG formula (and I loved Paper Mario up until Super Paper Mario), I can't wait for this. I had never considered playing the original SNES version, but this changes a lot for me. I will definitely consider getting this!
I'm not sure about anyone else, but this is the type of tech I would wait for a few generations before even remotely considering diving into it. It just doesn't seem worthwhile to me, especially considering that it sounds like the first generation will be a paid beta.
I bet that is extremely fun! I can’t get into VR myself but one of these days, I’ll invest in some gear and try it out!
How does it play overall?
Perfect! I had to use it when I was updating my cache drive and reorganizing download data across a few drives to add a new one. It took hours and hours, but once it was done, all the data ended up in the right places, and when I relaunched my dockers, everything worked without a hitch.
Just remember to turn off any services like VMs, dockers, or movers before using it. It's much simpler that way since live data won't be passing through while you're moving it.
LSI cards are indeed a boon for servers with massive amounts of drives, like yours. Hopefully, you can get it working, and once you have it set up, everything should interconnect seamlessly.
If needed, you can also consider consolidating your data using unBALANCE. This way, you can distribute some data to the larger drives and potentially remove smaller, older drives that are on their way out or causing unnecessary overhead, which would free up space and optimize resources in your build.
Like you, I had old retired server hardware for Unraid earlier this year that I used for many years, and it worked just fine. However, I decided to modernize my setup and retire the old hardware. I gave it to an enthusiast friend of mine to do whatever he pleases with it.
I wouldn't say the hardware you have now is a complete waste. Instead, it provides a good platform for continuous learning. Is it overkill? Perhaps, but it's not necessarily a bad thing either.
In my server, I have 11 disks and one cache drive. The majority of those drives host all my media and files, while three of them are dedicated to downloads and random stuff that I don't organize too well but still keep around. It may not be the tidiest setup, but it works for me. Every six months or so, when I'm bored and want to try something new and learn, I streamline it. I also don't use parity because I like to live dangerously!
Don't feel too bad. Getting rid of debt is a process that requires multiple steps and isn't accomplished in one fell swoop. I'd say you should be proud of paying off the credit cards and the car! Now you know not to fall into the same trap and can keep your finances nice and tidy.
When it comes to your student loans, approach them with the same mindset and save aggressively on the side to gradually but effectively pay off that balance. You'll get there!
I think the beauty of these two modern Zelda games, at least to me, is that BotW and TotK are similar yet totally different. Both offer distinct approaches to the core gameplay, and if you don't enjoy one, you can play the other and have a similar yet different experience, at least in my opinion. Surprisingly, I prefer TotK over BotW as it capitalizes on the mistakes of BotW and brings new elements to the table.
Overall, both games are amazing in my opinion, each with their place, flaws and all.
Everyone would say that the Venture X would compliment the Savor One quite nicely. The annual fee of $395 is the only deterrent and the ecosystem for the points are best utilized for travel at that point.
The annual fee is negated by the $300 travel credit when booking on the portal and the 10k annual points given on your anniversary date.