I’ve never ran VMs before and started by running Minecraft in Docker. I was having issues with Docker working as intended and spun up Virtualbox to host my VMs in Windows 10 home. Since I am very new to Ubuntu and VMs, I was relying heavily on Claude AI in the beginning to get everything working but as a side affect, I started learning more about Linux and how it operates. I dedicated 4gb of ram, 2 CPU cores and only 20gbs of storage in the beginning, but have upped the ram to 8gb since then. As this was a trial project, I’ve been very pleased with how everything is going on a 10yr old PC that I recently replaced. Now that I have everything working, I’ve implemented daily automated backups and have the PC turn on at 8am and gracefully shut down at 2am to keep my friends and I on schedule. Now I want to upgrade the hardware knowing I can make it work LOL.

It’s always a balance between security and convenience. You have to mitigate what risk you are willing to well…risk

Can you post a picture of the trim on the INSIDE that is likely holding that plastic in place? I would approach this like a door with glass sidelights. (Not a joke or pun, that’s what they are called)

The indentions on the side are for a spanner wrench to tighten this nut onto a threaded rod. The top is a decorative cover.

Ok, good to know. I’m also a new user from the Reddit api BS. Here’s what I know, depending on if you want to see NSFW content or not, find a instance that serves your needs. Be prepared that in the beginning, using the “All” feature, will be the best way to decipher what content you want to see and what you don’t. Block communities you don’t like, subscribe to the ones you do and don’t do either the ones you are on the fence about. Over time, your “Subscribed” filter will be great. It’s a pain in the beginning, but necessary and good since there’s not a algorithm MAKING THESE DECISIONS FOR YOU. I love the fact that I can control what I do see and what I don’t. Switching accounts on Lemmy is very easy to do to keep things organized in case you want an account for NSFW content and one you don’t…you know…for research purposes.

New Lemmy user, new to the fediverse or both?

I know how you feel and thank you for replying.

If this meme was about Lemmy, it would be getting blasted by furry post