From: Joann Mõndresku Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:10:24 +0000 (+0300) Subject: Future plans 2022/08 X-Git-Url: https://git.based.quest/index.xml?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9acf0211a9e7201b717621a00243e77a484075b9;p=web-old.git Future plans 2022/08 --- diff --git a/articles/future-personal-plans-2022-08.md b/articles/future-personal-plans-2022-08.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8081cf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/articles/future-personal-plans-2022-08.md @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +Personal projects and plans going forward + +# Preface +This blogpost will be mainly about the DIY projects I am about to do going +forward from remainder of 2022 to 2023. It will only faintly touch topic of +based.quest and cernodile.com, although some projects are tailored for it. + + +## Project ReuseNAS +As they say - reuse is more important recycle. I will take that principle to +heart when building my very first personal NAS. For those who haven't known +me for a long time, I have an older SFF PC from Fujitsu. It has been collecting +dust for at least 4 years now as I built my very first proper PC with my own +funds. + +The idea with this project is that I will reuse my old PC components, minus +the processor and case (as it's not really fit for NAS) and repurpose it as +a NAS. If my memory serves me correctly, it already has 8GB DDR3 RAM installed +and originally is equipped with a Intel Celeron G530. I intend to upgrade that +with an i5-2400 that I got second hand. As for the case, I will try to scourge +my local second hand market for a case fit to house 4 HDDs. + +The only component I won't be using second-hand here are the actual drives. +I will be purchasing 4x4TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro 7200RPM drives running in either +RAID 10 or 5/6, if you think this is a poor choice, please let me know in Matrix! + +There will be 2 uses for this NAS. The first use is the obvious - backup my own +files that are hard to come across off my PC and laptop. The second use is for +creating an incremental backup system for my cernodile.com+based.quest infra. +I will be doing a writeup on the latter on how I achieve it and the journey to +have it working. + +The rough build date for this project would be either end of 2022 or Q1 2023. + + +## Project SteamBoxReborn +Ever since I got my Steam Deck earlier this year, I've really started to appreciate +the hard work that Valve has put into making Linux experience near flawless for +almost any end-user. I want to bring this experience to a stationary PC machine. +This is going to be a staple of my living room where it gets attached to a TV. + +There is the elephant in the room that prior to this point, building it with +integrated graphics would have caused very poor experience to the end-user. +However, thanks to AMD's recent developments on Ryzen platform to enable +integrated graphics on every single CPU starting from Ryzen 7000 generation - +this is no longer a concern. The RDNA architecture has proven itself with +Steam Deck to be very powerful. + +There are no concrete specifications on this build yet other than the CPU +generation and preferred form factor (mATX or lower) and that it has to run +SteamOS 3. + +I will be making a video (and blog) about this build when time is near. For +now it's just a rough idea that I plan to execute either early 2023 or mid-2023. + + +## Experiment DeckPC +DeckPC is exactly what it sounds like. Using the Steam Deck as a PC. +Okay, maybe it is a bit more nuanced on what I am trying to do here than just +plugging in a dock and calling it a day. + +I intend to purchase a KVM switch alongside a dock, so I can switch between my +actual desktop PC and docked Steam Deck on the same set of peripherals. + +While this is really basic, I still want to document my experience for this over +a longer period of time - for example a month. + +I will try to use SteamOS as a regular desktop PC for a month. Sometimes game +on it if there is no great controller support for a given game. Try do usual +productivity workloads like browsing the web, using Matrix and such. + +This has no timeframe, it's either really soon or really late when I do get +around to it - but it's something I'm entertaining in my mind still and wanted +to get the idea out at least. + + +## Further considerations +Framework please come to Estonia, I want to purchase one and make a review for it. +My current laptop has caused enough troubles already. + + +## Going forward and the present +I realize I haven't posted anything in nearly 4 months and as it so happens, the +last 4 months have been the most hectic in my career development. I have devoted +a lot of my time to work and getting further in ranks. This has been mainly at cost +of my spare time and energy. I haven't forgotten about the site and care a lot about +it still. + +I do intend to keep the place alive and do regular housekeeping around it. I am still +reachable over social platforms and still ready to discuss on many topics. + +I can't promise increased activity, but rest assured I am still here for the site and +journey of based.quest. Special thanks goes to a few of you who have decided to chip in +generously for hosting costs, I appreciate every last cent of it. + + + + +Thank you for reading, +- Cernodile +;tags:news steam steamdeck +;description: This blogpost will be mainly about the DIY projects I am about to do going forward from remainder of 2022 to 2023. It will only faintly touch topic of based.quest and cernodile.com, although some projects are tailored for it.