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when internet speeds are fast enough, and hard disks are expensive enough, you reach a point where you have to make a call: do I go for a…

fyi the correct answer is always "get it on both"

Good to see the reading.com working for you. Always nice when a free app works so well! (On a side note, though, reading eggs IS famously…

when you feel like they're old enough. which is a real non-answer, but honestly, no one can give you a definitive answer to this question.…

I'm sure this has been posted many, MANY times, but do check out some alternatives before going all-in on a fairly premium product (which…

CasaOS reports 2.2W to 2.4W while idle. (I'm assuming per hour? it doesn't say). pretty sure it's very economical. a good PSU will, I'm…

google up "NAS KILLER 6.0". i built one following that guide in may 2025. cost me $300 all up, excluding hard drives (but including 32gb…

ah oops, my bad. I saw terramaster and my trauma acted up lel.

look up "NAS Killer build" on google OMV, TrueNAS, Proxmox, or just plain ubuntu/debian with casaos/umbrel will get the job done. plenty of…

Comment edit window expired before I could finish finding cheapest prices. Womier VK66 Pro -…

We keep getting deals for some pretty overpriced garbage keyboards. Here's a list of good mech keyboards that don't suck, from one of the…

924 reasons you should buy and play this game At $9.24, that's $0.01 per reason. absolute bargain. I bought this multiple times too - to…

see my comment to LFPg below. don't pay USD$40, that's ridiculous.

https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/providerdeals bookmark this. it tends to be up to date on latest deals, coupons, etc. don't pay…

i was with abb. I used primarily easynews for a while, then switched to eweka, for my annual sub providers. this was 2024 and earlier,…

it's nothing personal friend. i'm happy to accept that my experiences are unique, that other providers aren't as fast as frugal for…

https://trash-guides.info/ your go-to for anything usenet related

fair enough

I won't argue, I think both of us have put forward our views well enough. I'll just say that people can always get a trial to whatever…

https://www.reddit.com/r/UsenetTalk/comments/1p34e7t/2025_black_friday_deals/ i'm currently happy with newshosting. Not saying that's the…

i've capped out my connection with literally all the providers i've ever tried - including easynews. And i've tried heaps of them. sabnzbd…

can cap out speed from overseas servers too. i ain't paying more for domestic servers in this context.

in what way?

this is the way. edited: there seemed quite a few providers cheaper than frugal (admittedly from only a very quick glance.)

poor form mate. no one else has because it's not needed. you can (and literally do) max out your speeds basically wherever the servers may…

this is the way

easynews web interface was good in early 2000s. if you're using it now, just be aware that the linux distro community has moved on, and by…

you don't need au servers. can max out even 1000mb connections with any eu/us server. au servers would be great for ping, but ping doesn't…

tbh the correct answer is always "get them all" :-) not like they're mutually exclusive

this is the way