AngryBeaver

I completely agree. It needs to be a part of everything we do.

I know plenty of people fresh out of college that are landing jobs as interns while till finishing up degrees. Those "unicorn" positions you mention do exist, but those same requirements get relaxed as more and more time goes on without a candidate. Many companies are filling their ranks with people fresh to the field and/or converting people into this field. Contract work is there for people new to the field and looking to get some experience... 3 years of experience to get into the mid-senior range is not a lot.

What level of security is your router using? If for example it is using WPA3 without the downgrade turned on and that device doesn't support wpa3... it will never work.

As someone who has used a quest 2, quest 3, and quest pro.... I can say that the pro's local dimming is nice, but the overall resolution difference on the quest 3 takes the win... it also has better graphics for optimized games compared to the pro.

I am mostly speaking from the Infosec prospective. For people in this field you could be fired today and be lined up for your next position in a few weeks. A little bit of data on this. Currently in the USA there are about 750k open Information security positions that still have not been filled. There are 3.5 MILLION world wide... and as of right now. In comparison there are only about 1.2-1.3 Million people worldwide in the profession. That demand is not going to decrease, it is going to actually increase as we move forward. We do have more degrees and people majoring in it now than we did, but there are also a good percentage of people that burn out or just can't handle it unfortunately.

I see your point, but on the high-end cards they are long, wide, and heavy. They are support a little bit by the socket which is about 3.5" for a pci-e 16x slot. Then you have the fact the remaining end of the card (that sags) is another 7+ inches out (High end cards can be 10-13+ inches long!). That means all that is holding that card in place is the presence of the socket connection and the 1-3 Case screws on the very front of the card that keep it in place. This doesn't really do anything for the 7+ inches in the back of the card which is where the sag happens. One solution is to vertically mount the cards which is becoming a more and more common option on newer cases. Outside of that though you need a way to give the car more stability in the rear.

I can say for certain I haven't needed to hard shutdown a server in many years. I've had times where RDP wasn't responsive, but even then powershell/cmd network commands worked for shutting down/restarting the machine. If this is a common occurrence you would be better off running the game inside a VM so you can keep control on the host OS for that type of thing.

Backing up to an onsite location like a nas is a great idea in the event a machine fails, but it will do absolutely nothing if your physical location is hit by a disaster of one sort or another. That is why the previously mentioned 3-2-1 thing exists.

No no no. A hard shutdown like that is not advised unless you don't care about losing data in your game. Honestly if you want to do it in the most secure way and have a router that supports it... I would first setup DDNS (to resolve your IP as a hostname and keep it up to date), then setup a VPN with the encryption method you choose (can be a lot of options or just one depending on your router), and last I would go on the computer you want to control and enable "magic packet." After you have done that you can use any phone/laptop to connect to your home vpn and access the server VIA RDP. If the server is offline for some reason then you can sent a "magic packet" to wake/start it up. There is also the option to skip the VPN, but I would honestly not recommend it since you would be poking a hole in your home network and hoping you hardened that server enough that it doesn't get breached.

Honestly, a more robust pci-e socket for GPU slot that allows the GPU manufacturers to build in a more robust support system. This problem is only going to get worse as more and more weight is added to each generation of GPU to keep it cool. It isn't as bad on a water-cooled GPU, but copper blocks aren't exactly light either. For example, if the socket slot was a little taller and extended to maybe 2/3rs of the longer cards and was for nothing more than adding support (no additional communication channels) it could help a lot.

I just want to point out another common problem with that CPU on budget motherboards.... that is VRM temps. I have a 5950x and the mid-range board I purchased from MSI would thermal throttle based on VRM temps (CPU/GPU are on a custom loop water cooled setup). I upgraded to the MSI ACE and the problem completely disappeared. Just something else to check. I would see what your VRM temps are in HWinfo when you run an extended stress test. I want to say when I was having issues mine would shoot up over 128C

I see the Apple Vision Pro as helping move the VR/AR/MR space forward. They are another huge name jumping into the space and maybe just maybe it will be enough to bring some of the AAA game makes into the space. If that happens then we will see the game change for VR and likely a big increase in adoption. As far as specs vs price go... I don't personally find the Apple Vision Pro worth the huge price. Sure, the cameras are great and the displays used in it are pretty darn awesome... but with it being 7 times more expensive than a Quest 3 which does most of the same things (and more in the game aspect) althought not at the same level... I just don't see the value in one. Now if you only care about the apple ecosystem and just want something for MR and digital content delivery then fine... maybe it makes sense. If you want to do any type of gaming or VR on it though currently that isn't going to come close to what the Quest 3 offers. I just feel like we will see a Quest 3 Pro at some point that will bring better Cameras and Screens to the table with a sub 1k price. We also have the PICO, HTC, Valve, ETC offerings coming soon too. Anyways, I think Apple bringing this product will hopefully advance the space for everyone, but when it comes to the device itself I don't think it is a leap forward by any means... even less so for that price.

The Comptia stuff are entry level certs. They are good for helping you get your foot in the door or giving you an edge on other candidates that might not have it. That changes once you have some experience. Yes, some high-end certs are very valuable to a company and on your resume, but regardless of that experience is still king. To answer your questions. I would look at the Comptia Trifecta A, Network+, and Security +. The job market for tech is good overall. There are some fields that I think are extremely worth it though. DEVOPS and INFOSEC. Huge demand for people and the pay is extremely good. Networking is also a good second choice. IT Support fields are also fine, but they aren't very lucrative and you cap out on job growth a lot sooner than the other fields. I don't see AI as really taking away jobs. I see it as making people more efficient at their jobs. The AI is only as good as the algorithm or person that designs it. On the generative AI side it is only as good as the data it has access to and that same data can easily cause negative outcomes since it AI isn't able to always decern Fact from fiction. I have personally been pushing people towards the Infosec side for the last 5+ years. There are more open positions than people in the industry, the pay is extremely good, and if you like a challenge well it is a challenge than has no end. The only downside is the barrier to entry (which with the deficit is a little easier than it could be), now on the flip side once you are in this field you will enjoy a profession with a 0% unemployment rate. All of that said, there is no right or wrong answer. Look at an internship or contracting positions for the areas you are passionate about. If you don't like it cross the isle to another area in the IT umbrella. The time doesn't get wasted, it is all experience, and with competency you can move from one concentration to another without too much hassle.

Honestly, you were doubled nat'ing yourself before. A little while longer while they bring that feature isn't going to be a big issue (unless your brother had a much different use case). Now that you have changed your network setup... this might be a good time to look into enabling and setting up QOS. Be warned that QOS does some inspections that could reduce your network speed a little. The impact entirely depends on your ISP speeds and the processing power of your ax1500. *edit* The ax1500 has a Tri Core 1.5ghz processor. With your current network size I am guessing it should be able to handle 1gb with QOS on.

Or you put the gateway in bridge mode (makes it a normal modem) and then use your router as the primary routing device.