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I'm not sure what to tell ya. A cheap ARM device is the CanaKit 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 starter kit costs $110, but the JetKVM I recommended above including the ATX adapter is also $110

https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-4GB-Starter-Kit/dp/B07V2B4W63/

https://www.wisdpi.com/products/jetkvm

https://www.wisdpi.com/products/atx-extension-board

The only setup I can imagine that's technically cheaper is an esp32 flashed with firmware, as discussed by another user (you already replied to it): https://lemmy.world/comment/20842145

But the esp32 (regardless of if you use a wire to simulate a button press, or have the device generate the WoL packet) is gonna be a pain to setup and flash by comparison to the other options.

If you already have a pi, it just needs to be flashed with Raspbian and install the app etherwake 'sudo apt-get install etherwake' and run it with 'sudo etherwake [target MAC]'.

Well, went and did research (gasp!) and found I had been lied to! Or at least to say it's complicated. My statement does have merit in that yes! The most popular cameras from 2019 average 25 megapixels, and that puts it neck and neck to several uses of film (frequently animated uses).

I still think my primary argument is unchanged, but the precise details of my statement are somewhat hyperbolic. In my defence, "better than film" has been the marketing for at least a decade and there are things that digital photography shine at.

Still, thank you for keeping me in check.

https://www.learnfilm.photography/the-resolution-of-film-negatives/

Yes, but there's so much more to compositing a good shot than just focal length. I'm recommending to a new hobbyist to walk before they run. Framing, lighting, perspective - a cheap phone from 2019 off eBay is still better than what your grandparents had, and is better than cameras from 99% of human history.

Dont spend money on fancy new cameras, chances are the camera in your phone is already better than 90% of all cameras in history. Don't drop a dime on equipment until you've hit the limits of the hardware you already have.

The picture above isn't a picture of what an expensive camera can do - it's a picture of what a good photographer can do, enhanced by specialty equipment. In the hands of a novice the equipment cannot produce pictures like this.

For the average PC user, the (modern) Steam Machine is a mediocre 3rd-party prebuilt system with the interesting quirk of being Linux native with no Microsoft licensing.

For the average gamer, the Steam Machine is a console-like experience to a game library stretching back to nearly the dawn of gaming with little worry that the next release will have you purchasing your favorite titles again.

For the average game developer, the new lineup is excellent reference hardware. Having something real to target helps combat scope creep, whereby a game has fancy features that look nice until you realize the game only runs properly on a $15K machine for example.

For Valve, they are in a life or death battle to sever their dependency on Microsoft. Their hardware is mostly an excuse to build out their platform capabilities

• The 2013 Steam Machine coincided with releasing a Linux native version of their client.
• The OG Steam controller encourages devs to implement their Steam Input virtual control package.
• The Steam Link upgraded their remote play capabilities.
• The Steam Deck coincided with the deployment of Proton, so they can make their back-catalog run outside windows on any x86_64 machine. It also served as a testbed for improving their power efficiency and standby mode operations.
• With the Steam Frame, they're implementing both FEX and Lepton:
  • FEX runs x86_64 games on ARM devices (meaning that it can run any windows game on any average smartphone/tablet/etc if it's powerful enough)
  • Lepton is based on Waydroid to run Android apps on Linux, allowing game developers for Android and the Quest to easily import their titles into the Steam platform
• The Box is an important accessory to the Frame, as the headset is going to be lightweight system comparatively.

For a reliable and useful remote control solution, you're looking for an IPKVM with ATX power control. To setup the power control, you effectively set up a parallel circuit where your power switch connects to the motherboard, letting the KVM effectively press the power button 'normally'. As a bonus, you can connect to the video and data of the KVM for even more remote control options, like be able to troubleshoot boot issues or load a virtual CD/DVD to upgrade the OS.

For tinkerers, I recommend the PiKVM, either DIY or Preassembled. It's important to know that a RaspberryPi is energy efficient compared to an x86. This guy crunched the numbers

If you're looking for a product instead of a project, I'd recommend JetKVM.

Maybe the real fan was the ARMs we grew along the way 😻😸

Have you considered adding a heatsink? Maybe a fan??

The same roadblock has existed for ARM PCs as Linux PC - the mountain of legacy stuff that only runs on x86 Windows. Which is something Steam's Proton has directly addressed.

Now that they've wrapped legacy software in an OS compatibility layer (Wine/Proton) and that is being wrapped in an instruction set compatibility layer (FEX) that mountain of software is ready to roll!

Best part is, valve's contributions are virtually all being pushed upstream, meaning unrelated projects will all benefit from the work.

2026 - Year of the ~~Linux~~ ReactOS desktop!

I'm making popcorn for the first time CoPilot is credibly accused of spending a user's money (large new purchase or subscription) (and the first case of "nobody agreed to the terms and conditions, the AI did it")

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is a great contender for an end of the world scenario.

Tl;dr: aliens set loose a super intelligent AI on the planet as the gameshow host to the elimination of nigh all life on Earth, as part of a running Survivor-esque intergalactic production.

I'm in the middle. At work, I play it fairly conservative, applying well established solutions to well-known problems.

I have friends whom I advise and assist with their networks that absolutely fall into the first category.

MY network is is like the lab of a mad scientist, everything tinkered with right up to the edge of breaking. My home router collapses multiple times a year due to the wonky chaos I ask it to do. Home automaton sequences that are more complex than most rube goldberg machines. Metaphorical sharp edges and loose clutter everywhere, but an unholy abomination that works better than it has any right to - until I scrap it all to rebuild it from scratch next week.