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  • Your article points out the main reason why I haven’t gotten into sports; even though I’d like to follow a bit of hockey, F1, and UK soccer. It’s complicated and expensive as fuck. $50/month for a subscription, and it doesn’t even cover all of the games for the same team? I’m interested in putting something on, once in a while; but it’s not worth $50 to maybe use it once a month or two

    Thank you though for putting together these highly detailed instructions that are only for educational purposes!










  • I’ll preface my comment with I understand my setup is no where similar to yours, but I’ll share my setup to hopefully give you an idea as to what you can do.

    My desktop is running Unraid, and I’ve set it up with GPU pass through. This lets me spin up a machine with its own virtual drive with the OS installed. My other main folders (Documents, pictures, etc…) connect via network folders.

    Pro: Can try out a bunch of OSs easily, and I don’t really care if I nuke my OS drive.

    Con: The GPU passthrough can be very finicky. Admittedly, It was a struggle to get everything setup initially; but I think Unraid is working on streamlining that process.

    I’d also recommend looking into setting it up in Proxmox first if you want to try this route. Proxmox is free, and Unraid is paid; so if you just want to play around with the idea, try the free version first.

    Hope this helps!








  • I took a computer programming course in high school and really liked coding. I was going to do a comp sci degree, but my dad forced me to do software engineering. In my 2nd last year of uni, I did an internship at a web dev company. They liked me so they asked me to work part time during the year; then after I graduated, I just went from part time to full time. Have been in web dev ever since.

    My advice: pick a career that pays well that you’ll enjoy; then look into what you need to get there. Don’t go to post-secondary simply because you like the subject.

    I know someone who really liked history, but didn’t think about life after school. Unfortunately, they’re now stuck at home with their parents, working a minimum wage job, paying off insane amounts of student debt. I really wish it worked out better for them, but there’s not many decent paying jobs in that field.


  • I was the same way for a few years. I don’t know exactly was the “fix”, but this is what I’ve stated doing to help me go to bed:

    • Podcast: I found listening to a podcast made a huge difference for me. It has to be one that’s interesting enough to pay attention to, but not one that is too interesting you have to listen to every second of it. That way I can lay in bed and not be bored, but also not care if I miss anything. My go-to is the LTT podcast; Dungeons & Daddies is also good, but I want to pay attention more so it doesn’t work as well. Also use an app with a configurable sleep timer. Eventually you’ll figure out approx how long it takes for you to fall asleep based on if you miss anything vs getting up to restart the timer.
    • Bedtime Routine: A routine helps tell your body it’s time for bed. Bedtime tea, washroom, brush teeth, shower, then climb into bed.
    • No Games before Bed: When it’s close to bedtime, I stop playing games and switch to watching videos. Less brain effort.
    • Dim Lights at Night: Might be a bit too much effort, but I’ve setup all my lights to dim starting at 11pm. Bedroom dims all the way down to min brightness.
    • Caffeine: No coffee after 5, ideally not after 3
    • Cool Temps at Night: If you can, lower your house temps by a few degrees before bed and overnight too
    • Happy Lamp: It’s basically a bright light you point at your face during the day. Where I live, the sun rises pretty late, sets pretty early, and I have a work-from-home job so I don’t get a lot of actual sunlight. My SO said that my mood has definitely improved since starting to use it, and it helps with your circadian rhythm.

    I hope this helps!