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Hang the pizza flag upside down just to make the point clear.

Sharing files isn't that hard. I'm using Win10 pro so it's as simple as right clicking a folder, selecting properties, selecting the Sharing tab, clicking the share button. Then select the user and the rights they have. Since it's just media files over a local network I usually select "everyone" but only give them read only permissions.

I use to give read/write permissions but I've accidentally deleted files using the trackpad on the wireless (fat fingers). I figured read only is fine.

The added plus side to this method is I also have a monitor and computer in the bedroom (I'm an insomniac). From there I can access the same shared files on the "media server" computer.

To find the files on the network, open Run and put \name-of-computer and hit enter. A list of the shared directories will open and you can map these (right click and you'll see the menu option) so they show up in "my computer".

The only other thing you might have to deal with is the firewall in Windows. But there is a pretty easy option to allow file sharing in the local network.

And yeah, you need the right space for a projector. Start with an appropriate size monitor and upgrade as needed.

Also, the Win10 computer I'm using in the living room and bedroom are just really basic computers. They don't need much power since they're only playing movie and music files and sometimes a browser. You can find Lenovo ThinkCentre computers for dirt cheap and they're tiny. These work really well.

My media server computer is actually one of my older desktop PCs with a hardware raid card and a bunch of drives in RAID1 array. RAID 1 is two drives mirrored so if one fails you don't lose anything. I've been collecting moving and music files for 20+ years so I figured it was nice to have a little redundancy on my collection. But you could use anything and upgrade over time.

I think I agree with most comments here.

He's usually right and I agree with him, I just find him a little hard to watch. His videos are a bit long winded.

I 100% support him. I think his heart and mind are in the right place.

I lost interest after the first Iron Man movie.

I have a projector hooked to a Win10 computer in my living room. I also have another computer on the network stuffed full of music and videos. I've shared these media folders as read only on the network. I use a small wireless keyboard and trackpad to drive it (Logitech K400). I play the video files in VLC. The music I usually just use winamp. Super simple.

In the past I'd tried using the media center servers like MediaPortal, Plex, etc. They're pretty, but I found them to be more problematic than just browsing files in directory. I also watch youtube stuff from time to time so I just open a browser on the WIn10 computer.

The girlfriend sometimes gets a Netflix account for a few months at a time and we watch via a browser instead of using a smartTV app.

I've been doing this for years and it works well for us.

This sounds like me a few years ago.

I loved IT work when I started but the job, the positions, the customers, and my bosses sucked it out of me. I couldn't see myself staying in the job. As each day passed I got more and more depressed and miserable. The only plus side was I was earning a bit of money.

I was also at the age (late 40s) where it was probably too late to change careers. Even if I did, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.

I decided to take a risk and open my own business - a pinball arcade. Huge risk, but if it worked it would probably be fun.

I spent 3 years collecting machines and learning how to repair them. I worked to reduce my personal overhead so I could get by earning less (which is freeing on it's own). I was still working the horrible IT jobs, but since I had a new direction it didn't seem to bother me as much. There was a light at the end of the tunnel.

3 years ago we opened the arcade and luckily it's been working out. I love coming to work now. I love 99% of my customers. Some days I spend half the day playing games with people in the arcade. I'm earning a living and our sales keep going up as we add more things to the arcade.

My only advice is to find something that will make you happy and work towards it. You don't have to stay in a job you hate.

Oregonos sounds like part of a complete breakfast.

Those kid size cages at gitmo aren't going to use themselves.

A Tesla owner who wraps the vehicles for a living has come up with a hypothesis as to why his truck lost a piece of its bodywork at speed.

The car is shit and poorly built. I don't think there is much of a mystery here.

If I didn't test for it when I had it, I wouldn't have known I had it. I was pretty much just tired for a couple days. Spent a day in bed.

Hell, I do that 3-4 times a year anyway.

My girlfriend and I are fully vaccinated. Have been since day one.

I got Covid once about 2.5 years ago. I barely noticed. I was feeling punky and tired and my girlfriend said I should take a covid test. It was positive. I spent one day in bed because I was so tired, but the next day I was better. Never had a cough, no fever I noticed. A slight body ache.

A week later the girlfriend got it. She had a fever, bad cough, spent 4-5 days in bed. It took her 2-3 weeks to shake it and not feel tired all the time. She had a lingering cough for a couple months.

I haven't had it (or noticed I had it) again. She hasn't either.

I kind of think of Covid as being the new flu. You get your shots for it, hopefully the formula matches the strains floating around. It's the new normal.

I'm kind of ok with that.