Thanks for your detailed response. I thought about an old office PC, but I guess they're not even close to <10W idle.

Another quick newbie question: What do you need PCI Slots for? Many SATA ports for Drives makes sense to me, but why PCI

Thank you for your super detailed response. That's a lot of information 😅 Talking about codecs is only applicable to torrenting, right? (I've never seen a streaming site talk about the codecs they use).

I don't really mind paying a bit (and hopefully supporting the creation of new media), but it's unbelievable that Disney+ butchers a lot of the most memorable Pixar scenes, with terrible compression. (When a lot of snow, confetti or other particles are on screen).

PS: I live in the EU, so I'm not signing away my right to live by subscribing to a streaming service. WTF is going on on the other side of the atlantic. I can't even believe what a capitalist nightmare some call the United States of America.

Do you have a favorite torrenting site?

Is it just because I'm high, or is this Markus Söder as Shrek? *removed externally hosted image*

I think pay what you can/want is a great concept, but calling it donation is kinda misleading

More VR porn 😸

It seems like I cannot download a preview without an account :(

Even if that's not exactly my type of content I will look into it

When looking at sfw 360 videos I've noticed that even 8k isn't as sharp as natively rendered content (all tough almost). Any tips of creating the perfect setup.

A tab of LSD is just about 5 bucks and one of my best experiences and fondest memories.

I want to work 7 days a week. But not to make profit for some corporation, but to be an active part in a community (Volunteering in my local maker space)

There's (almost) always the option to buy media on blueray or similar.

I'm curious why someone who is able to afford 40TB of drive space is interested in piracy. Is it more about archiving and ownership than saving a buck?

While I generally agree, the project needs to be big enough that somebody looks through the code. I would argue Microsoft word is safer than some l small abandoned open source software from some Russian developer