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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

we can look into a trade if i land in ps5 or lappy. I'll take tv, just promise you will take physical delievery and not credits

Physical delivery is why I'm considering top prizes this time. No use of more credits for me..

How much credits do you actually have?

350 after recent win

Beniskickbutt

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How was your Christmas everyone?

Completed the debugging of my projects

Seems like a good use of christmas!

I think so as well.

So ready to launch mystery?

A lil bit of debugging left. On it right now.

Backend? what languages you are using?

PHP, always. Too dumb to go for Python.

Php is great for web. I use it for work.

What framework/cms you are using?

For the blog, WordPress. No other frameworks, just plain old PHP.

Rocking wordpress.. kk. go.

My favourite CMS. The customisability is what I love the most about them.

Yup, and they have big ecosystem too. So good choice.

Yup, a strong community means great plugins.

It is.. thats the main strong point of wordpress. There is millions of busines around it..

Oh yah. I believe a vast majority of the internet is WP.

43.6% of all websites

Yah, that's the value. Every other stats website claims a slightly different value, but, that's the average.

The stats vary. But you can be sure that, most of the websites are build by it.

Oh yeah. WordPress, understandably is very popular.

Hence, your decision to go with is good, esp for a beginner.

Oh no. Been using WP for almost 10 years now.

Really? great then.

Yup, might call my knowledge of WP mid. Not a beginner though, ig.

hey it sounds like you know a lot. Way more than i do thats for sure friend

Beniskickbutt

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

Alright. I am just gonna go with the flow.

You said you won't come after us..

Here is the deal, if you get PS5 give it to me, and I'll give credits of whatever I win. I am planning to get the item throuh one of the known in US, if I win.

Oh, I see. I only promised DaDev and the others that I won't go for the laptop.

You said you won't go after anything at all. and will be busy..

thats his strategy it appears! We will see what happens on jan 1st though Only time will tell

TrK

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Hi give me as well...

Beniskickbutt

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TrK recommended both Memcached and Redis, but did say Redis was better. Noticed a few ms difference for the better with Redis. That's why I decided to stick with Redis. Might notice a hell lotta difference after large data is populated.

i've had good experience with redis. Never tried memcached because redis solved all my problems. Im curious how they compare but havent got to the point where i need to really dig into it

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Hmmm perhaps I will also decrease my time here

I will work most of the day though.. just wanted to have some fun here before starting.. but ben and noob happened..

What do you mean noob and ben happened?

Like they are everywhere...

Racking those numbers ..

Numbers is the ultimate goal.

Well true that....

But i am not liking this way.... but have to follow others?

It depends I am fine with recent discussion 😉

Yup. But i like a direct conversation though.

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

we can look into a trade if i land in ps5 or lappy. I'll take tv, just promise you will take physical delievery and not credits

Physical delivery is why I'm considering top prizes this time. No use of more credits for me..

How much credits do you actually have?

350 after recent win

Wow 😳 getting dedi are we?

Beniskickbutt

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

Alright. I am just gonna go with the flow.

You said you won't come after us..

Here is the deal, if you get PS5 give it to me, and I'll give credits of whatever I win. I am planning to get the item throuh one of the known in US, if I win.

Oh, I see. I only promised DaDev and the others that I won't go for the laptop.

You said you won't go after anything at all. and will be busy..

You said that as well. I was talking about the scenario where you and I both become inactive after Dec 31 and the rankings stagnate. Only in that odd rare scenario do I have the hope of being in top 5.

are you both planning on going inactive dec 31? is there any special reason for this? If everyone is doing it i might as well hop on board too. just want to make sure i secure #3 for the telly ya know

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

Alright. I am just gonna go with the flow.

You said you won't come after us..

Here is the deal, if you get PS5 give it to me, and I'll give credits of whatever I win. I am planning to get the item throuh one of the known in US, if I win.

Noob launched a surprise attack. Still says jan 1st is going silent but need to be ready for anything my friend. I got your back on that ps5 or the lappy though. Just need to promise delievery

Noob is defnitely not noob.

Beniskickbutt

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But, you guys will have to definitely beat me. And, I am rooting for you, so, go!

Im rooting for all of you as well! gogogo! just dont push me to far down pls, thx!

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Hmmm perhaps I will also decrease my time here

I will work most of the day though.. just wanted to have some fun here before starting.. but ben and noob happened..

What do you mean noob and ben happened?

Like they are everywhere...

Racking those numbers ..

Numbers is the ultimate goal.

Well true that....

But i am not liking this way.... but have to follow others?

It depends I am fine with recent discussion 😉

Yup. But i like a direct conversation though.

I am doing that for you though 😂😂

Beniskickbutt

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Man, we are so close to Page 300 already. Today's the 3rd day, if I am not wrong. 100 pages a day. We are crazy!

i think it might be day 4? IS it really only day 3? Nobody ever saw this coming. I surely didnt. I thought oh cool a tv, and thought i could waltz right nin.. boy was i wrong friends

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

Alright. I am just gonna go with the flow.

You said you won't come after us..

Here is the deal, if you get PS5 give it to me, and I'll give credits of whatever I win. I am planning to get the item throuh one of the known in US, if I win.

Noob launched a surprise attack. Still says jan 1st is going silent but need to be ready for anything my friend. I got your back on that ps5 or the lappy though. Just need to promise delievery

Noob is defnitely not noob.

He is ultra pro max 🤣🤣

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BTW, I am loving the RackNerd Ryzen VPS. Coming from older Intel Xeons, this is a definite upgrade for me. The core usage doesn't go above 1% most of the time. First time I am seeing that. Would recommend the Ryzens for anyone looking for some raw power.

I already have one.. in LA though.

Oh yah, the one you applied all your GA upgrades to. How's it?

4c, 5G at the moment. ITs good. .

wow thats awesome. What did it start out as before the upgrades? I wish i could bump up my RAM and HDD space and i'll be a happy camper

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Should I just use Redis Object Cache plugin for WordPress, or should I manually setup Redis for Wordpress?

try w3 total cache or litescache if on ols/litespeed webserver.

Nah, Took your recommendation and happy with Nginx now. Loving it infact. Went with the Redis Object Cache plugin. Just completed setting it up.

Nginx is cool. Thats the one i use. LEMP stack.

Been an Apache head for quite a long time. Then, tried OLS, liked it. But, tried Nginx recently and find it better among the 3 for some reason.

Apache is the OG though. Nginx dethroned it. Still lots of web powered by Apache.

Oh yeah. It's the default on Xampp as well, the server I stayed with all these years on Windows.

Even in linux. Its the LAMP stack.

Lamp.. you get a lamp he gets a lamp. Everyone gets a lamp! Sounds like a lame name but it is a very popular stack i heard!

Beniskickbutt

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How was your Christmas everyone?

Completed the debugging of my projects

Seems like a good use of christmas!

I think so as well.

So ready to launch mystery?

A lil bit of debugging left. On it right now.

Backend? what languages you are using?

PHP, always. Too dumb to go for Python.

Php is great for web. I use it for work.

What framework/cms you are using?

For the blog, WordPress. No other frameworks, just plain old PHP.

Rocking wordpress.. kk. go.

My favourite CMS. The customisability is what I love the most about them.

Yup, and they have big ecosystem too. So good choice.

Yup, a strong community means great plugins.

It is.. thats the main strong point of wordpress. There is millions of busines around it..

Oh yah. I believe a vast majority of the internet is WP.

43.6% of all websites

Yah, that's the value. Every other stats website claims a slightly different value, but, that's the average.

The stats vary. But you can be sure that, most of the websites are build by it.

Oh yeah. WordPress, understandably is very popular.

Hence, your decision to go with is good, esp for a beginner.

Oh no. Been using WP for almost 10 years now.

Really? great then.

Yup, might call my knowledge of WP mid. Not a beginner though, ig.

Thats good for you actually, as you are building some serious websites now.

by the end of this thread, noob is going to be the resident WP expert and we'll all be asking him for help

Beniskickbutt

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TrK recommended both Memcached and Redis, but did say Redis was better. Noticed a few ms difference for the better with Redis. That's why I decided to stick with Redis. Might notice a hell lotta difference after large data is populated.

Redis is better.

why do you say this? I ask as a redis user that is always curious about memcached

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@xpress7 said: Ha ha. Ecosystem is wordpress's biggest strength and biggest weakness..

more like their goose who lays golden eggs for them

Obviously.. they need money. If something works.. why touch it breaking some and spoil the income?

The philosophy, if it works don't touch it

Wisdom words..

I followed that, until I didn't. But, never on production environment.

Its the mantra for production..

Who am I kidding, I even mess up things in production on my personal projects from time to time.

You have clients?

Yah, every 6 months or so, get a client.

not bad. Could have more but its a decent stream. Probably takes time to build out theri requests. Are you able to stay with them for 6months until the next one?

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I do a lot of router mods, let me know if you ever need assistance.

I need some advice on OpenWrt on my Netgear 7500v1

Ooooh, HMU on Discord and I got you. I can't maintain a proper conversation on that topic here with all the noise.

Go go go no openwrt for xpress

Ha ha. Already installed and running it. Just need some suggested config..

Install transmission and do torrent

Had it on NAS. Removed after one drive died. Always felt the Transmission was the reason for my drive failrue in the wdcloud.

I doubt it was due to transmission, can be something else entirely hard to figure out....

Entirely possible depending on the amount of torrents running, they're extremely heavy in I/O operations. This is made worse by running it on a SOHO router.

Sad then. I killed my drive and data with my own hands.

Is the drive actually dead? Or just the controller in the USB enclosure?

Well, SMART showed errors, and then WD clodu showed drive error. And also if I put it in NAS bay, it is making some weird noises.

I removed it and runninig with only 1 drive now.

This most probably means an issue with the little hand like things that actually read the data on the platter. Sometimes, replacing them fix the issue, at other times, you might actually have to replace the BIOS chip and write the old data to this one.

Any tutorials or vids available abou this?

Can you remind me tomorrow. I faced this exact issue and foudn this information in a videos few years ago. Will try to get you that video. Regardless, please don't disassemble yourself. The platters are fragile and are better opened in a sterile room.

Sure.. wil talk tomorrow..

Just remind me incase I forget.

Sure will do.

The video was like one of these:-

BTW, again, better not DIY, without access to a sterile room at the least. Even a small grain might corrupt data on the drive.

I won't touch it now anyway. Just want to know.

Oh then, it's safe to watch these videos, unless you got itchy fingers like me

im dying to get in there now and try to fix his hard drives and i have no experience either

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Yeah or apple silicon if you are able to get them.

I think getting a mac mini is easies of all

The M4 Mini is a good value item.

True.. I've seen the videos..

Yah, this is probably the most sensible item, given its price, from Apple in the recent times.

Yup price is the most tempting one.. for an Apple.. for first time.

wait how much does this thing actually cost? I was under the impression it was almsot 1k

I think its around $600 in US

And around same here as well 😉

Thats the surprising part ..

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We already had finished this discussion 😄

Still.. you'll get more notifications regarding this.. with my future there..

Are you sure? 😁😁

In that past.. you haven't replied to me yet..

Did I now? I don't do digging for the past...

Check your notifications.. it seems now..

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Yeah or apple silicon if you are able to get them.

I think getting a mac mini is easies of all

The M4 Mini is a good value item.

True.. I've seen the videos..

Yah, this is probably the most sensible item, given its price, from Apple in the recent times.

Yup price is the most tempting one.. for an Apple.. for first time.

Yah, guess, someone at Apple finally decided to listen to people's most common complaint.

I think its more to do with Apple manufacturing unit in India. Or else, our govt as usual f** us..

Oh, they have started manufacturing (assembling) M4s in India?

I am just guessing , because of the price. Mobiles we know.

Oh, I don't think it's solely because of that, cause, the M4 Mini is pretty decently priced all over, iirc.

Oh i see $800. Thats pretty expensive too, dont htink i can afford it but it is cheap for an apple product

TrK

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Should I just use Redis Object Cache plugin for WordPress, or should I manually setup Redis for Wordpress?

try w3 total cache or litescache if on ols/litespeed webserver.

Nah, Took your recommendation and happy with Nginx now. Loving it infact. Went with the Redis Object Cache plugin. Just completed setting it up.

Nginx is cool. Thats the one i use. LEMP stack.

Been an Apache head for quite a long time. Then, tried OLS, liked it. But, tried Nginx recently and find it better among the 3 for some reason.

Apache is the OG though. Nginx dethroned it. Still lots of web powered by Apache.

Oh yeah. It's the default on Xampp as well, the server I stayed with all these years on Windows.

Even in linux. Its the LAMP stack.

Lamp.. you get a lamp he gets a lamp. Everyone gets a lamp! Sounds like a lame name but it is a very popular stack i heard!

Lnmp ftw

Beniskickbutt

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Get a game like GTA 5 if you plan on playing a game for a long time. Since it has a huge map and everything, should keep you satisfied for atelast an year, if you don't spend a major portion of the day just for it.

Will think of it, based on what I win. But I'll definitely buy the Witcher one.. or Red Dead may be if witcher 4 getting too late.

Alright, or as someone else recommended, just get PS Plus sub.

Will definitely think , but first I have to win.. lots of time left..

Yah, go for it. Mind if I go for the PS5 btw?

Oh noo.. if i don't get lappy, then i will settle for PS5.. don't come between pls.. 🥹

Alright. I am just gonna go with the flow.

You said you won't come after us..

Here is the deal, if you get PS5 give it to me, and I'll give credits of whatever I win. I am planning to get the item throuh one of the known in US, if I win.

Oh, I see. I only promised DaDev and the others that I won't go for the laptop.

You said you won't go after anything at all. and will be busy..

You said that as well. I was talking about the scenario where you and I both become inactive after Dec 31 and the rankings stagnate. Only in that odd rare scenario do I have the hope of being in top 5.

Ha ha. Lets see how it unfolds anyway.

I am more like will be will till 31st Dec. In the new year, i will get some free time I think atleast for one or two weeks may be.

do you think everyone will actually pause on dec 31st like they say though? I do hope so, its stress ful trying to keep up with all theseconvos but i dont want ot be left out. I am learnigna lot from you friends

BlazinDimes

You don't have to literally respond to every post more than once, what happened to the ethics we once had in these threads?

Sorry, I've had a bad day, and apparently I am irritable.

Beniskickbutt

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But, you guys will have to definitely beat me. And, I am rooting for you, so, go!

You top guys from BF thread should give some chance to us this time. No monopoly.

I support this cuase! But really its a free market so its up to them to be kind or not

TrK

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@TrK said:

Yeah or apple silicon if you are able to get them.

I think getting a mac mini is easies of all

The M4 Mini is a good value item.

True.. I've seen the videos..

Yah, this is probably the most sensible item, given its price, from Apple in the recent times.

Yup price is the most tempting one.. for an Apple.. for first time.

wait how much does this thing actually cost? I was under the impression it was almsot 1k

I think its around $600 in US

And around same here as well 😉

Thats the surprising part ..

Worth the price and ofcourse cause they might have an assembly unit in India...

xpress7

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Yeah or apple silicon if you are able to get them.

I think getting a mac mini is easies of all

The M4 Mini is a good value item.

True.. I've seen the videos..

Yah, this is probably the most sensible item, given its price, from Apple in the recent times.

Yup price is the most tempting one.. for an Apple.. for first time.

Yah, guess, someone at Apple finally decided to listen to people's most common complaint.

I think its more to do with Apple manufacturing unit in India. Or else, our govt as usual f** us..

how long have they had a plant over there? I thought it was all in china

Started manufacturing unit here few years back.

Beniskickbutt

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Man, we are so close to Page 300 already. Today's the 3rd day, if I am not wrong. 100 pages a day. We are crazy!

Yup just checked the number.. We are at 276.

does anyone remember what we started this morning at? was it still in the 100s? I feel like we might hit 400s very soon..

TrK

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

@xpress7 said:

@TrK said:

We already had finished this discussion 😄

Still.. you'll get more notifications regarding this.. with my future there..

Are you sure? 😁😁

In that past.. you haven't replied to me yet..

Did I now? I don't do digging for the past...

Check your notifications.. it seems now..

Send the link got too much notifs from