u/Active-Law4591

Hey! Four of us, eight months in, deep into a late Tier 8 factory. I’d been hosting off my gaming PC the whole time, which was fine right up until my buddy in another timezone wanted to play while I was asleep. PC off, world gone… So last week I finally bit the bullet and moved us toserverspace, picked Amsterdam since two of us are in Europe. 8GB RAM, deploys fast, billing is per 10 minutes which is convenient when you’re spinning instances up and down while testing. Hetznerwould’ve been cheaper for the same specs but I’d already used SS for other stuff and didn’t want to deal with a new setup. Comes out to around $18/month, which four people splitting barely notice. Mostly painless, but…

First, the RAM numbers everyone quotes are nonsense. “12 GB minimum, 16 recommended” - ours idles around 7-8, then jumped past 9 the second we dropped a second nuclear plant and expanded the drone ports. It scales with how messy your factory is, not how many people are on. If you’re mid-Tier 5, 8 GB is fine for now, just don’t be surprised when it creeps up. Second thing that got me: single-thread CPU speed matters way more than core count, the sim barely uses extra cores. Picked the wrong plan first and paid for it.

And the one that cost me 40 minutes of swearing, after Update 1.1 you need TCP 8888 open too, not just 7777. Nobody mentions it. Also set systemd to Restart=always or it won’t come back after a crash, and back up your saves before every patch. We lost SIX HOURS to a corrupted one, so now it’s hourly rsync… So, guys, anyone running a game on a VPS, what specs are you actually seeing?

I picked up a plain zinc supplement for hair and then read that taking zinc on its own for months can pull copper down, which apparently causes its own problems including hair ones. Now I cannot tell whether that is a real concern at ordinary amounts or something people just repeat online. A few formulas do include both, which suggests somebody thinks it matters. Has anyone actually run into this?

My partner runs everything through Google and I am on Apple Home, and we have already had one argument about a set of lights that only properly worked on one of them. Buying twice just to keep the peace makes no sense. Is there a sensible way to pick lighting that behaves the same on both, or is somebody in this house going to have to switch?

just started trying to get more serious about laundry and keep seeing enzyme laundry booster stuff recommended everywhere but theres like 20 different options and i have no idea where to even start. been dealing with some pretty set in stains on workout clothes and regular detergent isnt really cutting it. do i need a separate booster or is it built into some detergents already? what do you guys actually use and does it make a noticeable difference?

been looking into this for a while and narrowed it down to a few options. mostly gel based stuff since sprays seem to just run off before they do anything. anyone have real experience with a mold remover that actually works on grout and tile?

Our shingle roof is 19 years old, and this last winter finished it off. Ice damming along the north eave, a few shingles cracked from the freeze-thaw cycles, and granules filling the gutters. Half my coworkers say go metal for the snow shedding, and half say a properly vented shingle roof handles Erie fine. The metal quotes are running about 70 percent more. What’s the experience up here actually been?

Getting some quotes to replace our roof and it's been a nightmare. One company tried to pressure us into signing a contract on the spot, another one was double the price of everyone else. We're in north wilmington and just want a decent roof without getting ripped off. Anyone have a good experience with a local company? feeling kind of lost here.

I’m done buying pillows that feel amazing for two weeks and then pancake. I want that plush, sink-in hotel feel but something that actually holds its loft over time. Open to real down or a good down alternative (I run a little warm, and feathers poking through drive me nuts). Budget is flexible, but I’d rather not spend $200 a pillow. What have you actually bought that’s held up? Side/back sleeper if that matters.

I’ve been freelancing for a couple years now and my marketplace plan premiums just keep bumping up every renewal. Lol the coverage hasn’t gotten any better but the bill sure has. I know alternatives exist but every time I dig into them I either find something that sounds sketchy or something buried in fine print that makes it unusable. Are there legitimate options that self employed people are actually happy with? If yes please help me.