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22 hours ago, endgameaddiction said:

That's true. The only reason why I mentioned enterprise drives is because they are far more reliable since they are used by companies for massive storage space.

The premimum cost might be more than you need to pay to solve your problems. Having copies on a different device and some way to make sur ethere isn't any corruption like ZFS or even a good EXT linux version would work.  Generally as I understand it, enterprise drives have features that are more for massive servers and such.  

From Google

• Reliability & Lifespan: Enterprise drives have a higher Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 2+ million hours, whereas consumer drives are usually rated for less than 1 million.
• Workload Rating: Enterprise drives are designed for 24/7 continuous use, often supporting higher workload rates (e.g., 550 TB/year) compared to typical consumer drives (e.g., 180 TB/year).
• Performance & Vibration: Enterprise drives feature better hardware, such as dual-processors, and vibration sensors to maintain performance in dense environments like servers.
• Error Recovery: Enterprise drives use technologies like Time-Limited Error Recovery (TLER) optimized for RAID arrays to prevent a drive from dropping out during small errors.
• Warranty & Support: Enterprise drives typically offer 5-year warranties compared to the 2–3 years on consumer models.
• Data Protection: Enterprise SSDs often include power-loss protection and advanced error correction. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

• Enterprise: Servers, NAS devices, data centers, and multi-drive setups.
• Consumer: Gaming PCs, home workstations, and light data storage. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

My thoughts,

A nice NAS drive would do you good and cost less. Money you could use to put toward better hardware for your custom nas

12 hours ago, endgameaddiction said:

At some point I need to invest in enterprise hard drives to store my videos. I record at 3440x1440 pixels ultrawide at 90k bitrate so my videos are massive. 

You might not need enterprise hard drives just quality regular drives that are HUGE.  Enterprise drives can run 24 / 7 and have some other features to help with raid controlers and vibration etc. Stuff you might not need. 

However, a good server would be benficial. Unraid, Truenas etc. Sure you can get a store bought nas but I suspect you will quickly out grow it and need more space. A customer server that you built would be more flexible and able to expand and even add some tools and such you might want in the future. Also provide a way to view and even download the videos when not at home. Send large video through dedicated links and not have to have Google or others watching over your shoulders. 

Need backups? 

Don't want to pay $$$ for the program? 

Need a solid program with options? 

Want an easy (or at least reasonably easy program)? 

Got a chromebook? (I do, it is getting old and will likley not be supported in the future) 

I wanted to explore the options for upgrading the Chrombook with something that can be properly supported once my Chromebook will no longer be supported. I found the below. 

It can be used for those that want a cheap computer and use Linux for those that are watching the computer prices go sky high. 

For those that want to use LInux and like your Chromebook and want some features from LInux. Keep in mind that Chromebooks are based on Linux and there is a way to access and use LInux in your Chromebook (I don't have that infromation here. ) You want to make sure you have  a reasonably strong chromebook. Doesn't have to be as strong as your gaming laptop but stronger than the most cheapest Chromebook as you will be pulling in more data and using more memory. 

THis is someone that I have followed and watched. I enjoy her content and so far she hasn't led me wrong. 
 

Need some portable secure computng? 

I knew about Puppy Linux but now heard about Slax. It can be loaded entirely in ram. It is designed to run on a thumb drive (or dvd if you are that old school) 

https://www.slax.org/

There is a versoin that is based on Debian which is the same OS that Linux Mint uses. 

Note: I haven't tried it (yet) 

Interesting

1 hour ago, Kendo 2 said:

NexusMods earning the hate, YET AGAIN.

 

Its no supprise. nexus wants the entire mod and all future updates. It wants to handle all of this. From some sources they are doing so that they can help train or train an actual AI on game moding where they can make $$$$ in the future off the backs of the mod authors using their mods. Remember when they stated that they will OWN your mods if you upload them to Nexus? Which makes it possible for them to refuse to delete you mods when you rage quit. 

This seems to be an extention of that general policy. They are offering a platform for mod authors and users to upload and use (respectively) mods as a front now to AI and other possible back end $$ while paying next to nothing for the mods you upload. From a brief check other gaming companies pay more for the share of the $$$ than Nexus. 

@Kendo 2 perhaps we should invite this person to this site.  lol 

https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/4-reasons-linux-mint-best-184517555.html

lol

Is it bad that i remember most of the following commercials? 

Ah a proper source! 

https://forums.ea.com/discussions/the-sims-4-mods-and-custom-content-en/current-issue-many-package-mods--cc-not-loading/13260615

bugthesda's engine is so old It is a suprise that it still functions (somewhat). 

Modding should be eaiser than that nowadays when computer gaming tools have advanced to where they are now. 

Hello,

I was on some of my Discord servers and learned that EA has allegidly have a bug on their side that might cause a delay on the authors getting a fix depending on what their mods do. Just an FYI. I am not personally in contact with EA or do the mods to know 100% if this is true or what it is about. Just that there are claims that EA has a bug on their end and are working on it. I would assume that as soon as they fix their end it will be quick fix on the mod authors side. 

What can happen anywhere 

1 hour ago, endgameaddiction said:

 

Besdies the bilionairs screwwing the public, your governor and mayor's are doing the same with the real estate taxes.  Insane taxes. In democratic states they are struggling to come up with ever more imaginative taxes they can give the public so they can take that money and give it to those that don't contribute or in fact, likely aren't even citizens. 

I just confortably did a combination command to install APT packs as well as Flatpack and cleanup all the files once done. I was proud of myself until I kicked  myself in the behind when I remembered that I should also add clear and exit to that list.  lol. 

Talk about fast, all updates were done in less than 5 minutes along with the cleanups. All were verbose so I could see and accept the changes (that is what slowed things down when it ask if I wanted it Yes/No.  Otherwise it would have been even faster  

Now I need to get all the apps I added to my linux setup together so I can sudo apt that shit into one updated/install/clean command for the next time I install linux lol 

If it wasn't for 1. me not having another gaming machine and 2. the need for windows for simplifying my life in regards to both some games not working (online games) and mods needing windows components to make my live easier (Idon't have the skill yet to configure it that deeply so that it can run windows games well) I'd be 100% in linux now. Just the difference is the distro I would use. 

On a side note are anyone here excited to see the Steam machines to come out? I am. Just because at a minimum that is meaning that Linux gaming has nit main stream now. The report from @Doublezero above about EA hiring a dedicated anticheat programer is even more confirmation that the market is moving towards games on Linux as a valid and more importatntly supported option. 

I can't believe that is coming from EA of all places. 

I will accept it regardless.  

14:00

Another stupid law from a stupid goverment of California. 
Can't be enforced at least the "all" operating systems. 

Another leftist pipe dream. Still not addressing the actual concern and issue of pedos getting into children centric parts of the web. Or course they don't want to do that. Why, just look up Epstein Files. YOu will quickly find out that information. 

They want to CONTROL and MONITOR people. That is the main reason for this. The "protection" is a lie. 

15 hours ago, Roca said:

does this work alongside Wicked Whims or is it one or the other

You need to choose one or the other. 

• Locate the Folder: Mods must be placed in the Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4\Mods folder.
• Enable in Settings: In-game, check "Enable Custom Content and Mods" and "Script Mods Allowed" under the "Other" tab in Options.
• Restart Required: You must restart the game after checking these boxes for them to work.
• Post-Update Action: Game updates often disable mods automatically; you will need to re-enable them.
• File Types: Ensure you are using .package files for custom content and .ts4script files for script mods.
• Subfolders: Avoid putting mods too deep in subfolders within the Mods folder, as they may not work.