thanks for sharing, i was hoping for more specifics to experiment with; i have a powershell script i'm running that does the same thing:

    try {
        ffmpeg -y -hwaccel nvdec -i "$input" `
            -map 0:v? -map 0:a? -map 0:s? `
            -c:v h264_nvenc -preset slow -rc vbr -cq 21 -b:v 0 `
            -pix_fmt yuv420p `
            -c:a aac -b:a 160k `
            @subtitleArgs `
            "$temp"

        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and (Test-Path $temp)) {
            $encoded = $true
        }
        else {
            throw "GPU encode failed"
        }
    }
    catch {
        Write-Warning "GPU failed -> CPU fallback"
        Add-Content $logFile "GPU failed, CPU fallback: $input"
        $gpuFallbackCount++

        ffmpeg -y -i "$input" `
            -map 0:v? -map 0:a? -map 0:s? `
            -c:v libx264 -preset slow -crf 20 `
            -pix_fmt yuv420p `
            -c:a aac -b:a 160k `
            @subtitleArgs `
            "$temp"

        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0 -and (Test-Path $temp)) {
            $encoded = $true
        }
    }

cool gaming rig, too! you also know the SFF pains 🤣😂

thanks for sharing, nicely done, would love a video or dB reading. noise wise, my rack doesn't get too bad running mini-itx boards and quadro p2200s; my gaming rig, on the other hand, could benefit from this. SFF case with a deshrouded rx 6650 xt and 80mm server fans from arctic (max 8000rpm). it sounds like a jet engine spinning up when i play anything, despite the 3000rpm limit i put in fan control.

aside, would you mind sharing your av1 settings? i currently pass everything through ffmpeg to mkv in an attempt to save space with my plex library

happy birthday, birthday boy 😝

but kinda want to make my own in the end.

for sure. the workflow i would suggest is:

1. read / study references
2. deploy a theme you like, poke at it and play with it
3. try to rebuild it from scratch using current knowledge. copy/paste not allowed
4. consult reference materials for parts you get hung up on
5. repeat until functional
6. polish and stylize

it's how i did it when i was a kid; but again, this may be an archaic approach compared to modern standards

didn’t know they had one about HTML+CSS

not being facetious, but check your local library; anna's too, if the selection is sparse

edit: also, something that helped me understand the foundations/mechanics of html/php/css was taking free bootstrap themes, reading the source code, and then trying to rebuild them using my own code

one of mine is an old flash video that i think i remember was on newgrounds, that had a black guy and a white guy talking to each other.

the only things i can remember is the black guy saying, "i feel ashamed and neglected," and white guy saying "I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I GET THE ANSWERS THAT I CRAVE"

nah that's licorice. clitoris is the full name of the actor clit eastwood, who starred in movies like cry macho, the good the bad and the ugly, and a fistfull of dollars

it's been a long while since i've messed around with any of it seriously, so forgive me for being outdated 😅 but i remember enjoying the stucture of the ... for Dummies books

as for themes, i remember buying a few from creative-tim.com for various projects after dissecting their free ones

i cut my teeth on linux mint with cinnamon before moving to garuda dragonized. it was my daily driver for the last four years, then i switched to proxmox and just run everything on VMs 🤷

lots of resources and documentation available for mint, but it's pretty turnkey. best advice i'd give to a newfriend is make sure you read any articles or documentation start to finish, instead of trying to follow along. also, employ good backups practice: learn what timeshift/snappy is, how it works, and how to use it.

taking a backup before making big changes has saved my ass more than once

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