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It's not hard to make Linux run on 2GB of RAM. The hard part is getting a web browser to run on 2GB without constantly swapping.

It's been over a year since the last big Starlink outage. That's a lot better than my old DSL provider.

802.11ac was a huge improvement over 802.11n. The later versions have only given a small performance increase unless you don't have neighbors and can run wide channels.

Luckily, the service doesn't have the bandwidth for video or images. They could still use it for user tracking and text ads if it can get a signal indoors though.

The video playback should get choppy if the CPU is overloaded, the PC shouldn't shut down from that. It sounds like your CPU may be overheating. I would suggest monitoring the CPU temperature while playing the video.

Wow, that's some expensive data plans. Let's hope you don't need more than a few KB of data.

There are browser addons that hide youtube shorts.

Piracy never got anywhere close to dying. TV and movie piracy dropped a bit when there were decent streaming services though.

Lots of people got used to watching what they want, when they want it. Now that the streaming services have all enshittified, loads of people are turning to piracy because it provides better service.

Any computer that meets the minimum requirements for Fedora will support booting from USB. The only reason left to boot from a DVD is if you need read only media for security purposes.

You don't need a static IP address, but you do need a public IP address. You can use dynamic DNS to avoid having to keep track of your IP address. FreeDNS will work fine for a basic setup.

Wireguard is one of the easiest VPN servers to use. If you're not using your ISP's router, it may even have Wireguard built in.

The motor should run pretty close to its rated speed if it's not hitting anything.

You need a motor with gear reduction. Search for "DC gear motor". Look for one that's around 50 rpm.