I use rclone and the gui https://rclone.org/gui/ in my proxmox environment.
That said, the backup itself is still initiated via batch script.
Edit: to backup my PC and all smartphones to my server I use syncthing.
And the rclone backs the data to an cloud system. Some parts encrypted
I went for the ASRock J5040 board, 16gb ram (yes it works) a 500gb m.2 as system using a PCI adapter , 2x4tb ironwolf as ZFS mirror pool, 350 W power supply all in the node 304 fractal case for 550 euro.
Runs proxmox as hypervisor for VM or Container. 6 LXC running motioneye, plex, pyload with openvpn, syncthing, rclone cloud backup and openbookshelf.
Typical power usage is around 20W
Ripping myself is what I did with Libation as suggested here. You log into your audible account when starting the software for the first time, your libary is shown and you can start to download.
When adjusting the auto tagging then audiibookshelf automatically sorts the stuff in the correct way with series etc.
Perfect combination and totally free.
Not for ripping but to serve your books and for the selfhosters among us use audiobookshelf.
Really great piece of software
I am not familiar with the Apt series but CoT was the first book I read from this author and was blown away.
Although the first part started slow and monologues still happen frequently but the idea and the plot pulled me forward. While I didn't felt he recapped much.
My other suggestion, Peter F. Hamilton is the totally oposite direction when it comes to jumping between places / characters. Sometimes between paragraphs and not at chapters end or page ends.
Still after one sentence you know exactly where you are in the plot. Even when his books throw different characters at you like popcorn.
If you have a lot of time and an urge to read:
Check if you can get your hands on an ebook reader, if you don't have already. The reading experience from the eye view side is similar to reading books and in addition you can increase the font size. It is superior to reading on a screen.
If you don't want to run the latest and the greatest in full ultra config steamdeck is perfect.
BG3 and starfield brings up the limits. While still running (bg3 better than starfield) this is the most you can get out of it.
Anything below or emulation wise its perfect
Mostly debian but still want to share
To be honest I am the pointnclick windows guy, still I have:
Basically linux found me as there is no way around when you want to run stuff on low power hardware.
I started with a mumble server on an NSLU2 😄
For my daily productive working or programming I am still bound to win. Although my gaming habbits now also use linux with my steamdeck.
I listened to the audiobooks if that counts.
He is one of my favoured authors.
My personal top list, of what I "read"
Sometimes design choices are hard to understand.
We have an automap in the middle ages world but in a distant future there is none. Same with cars/mobility devices.
Kudos to the mod community though.