#it might have been overkill. just a smidge

[headfullof-ideas]

some more doodles. Placed in order from low effort to more effort than initially thought

Okay, so brief rundown. The first one was just a random doodle for fun. The second one was my way of incorporating the way Ant and Kari met in my canon timeline of The Deep. In this crossover, they grew up in the same village, but I just needed to bring in some way of Kari punching Ant, and I did it at poor Abel’s expense during his babysitting days. The third one is dear Minervyn Ingerman, my iteration of Fishleg’s mother.

Okay, this last one was NOT meant to get this crazily rendered for a random doodle of Abel and Ingrid when they were younger, and I don’t even know how to feel about it, I just wound up going nuts with color. I lost myself to the colors for maybe an hour? Under an hour but over twenty minutes? Anyways, so there’s two versions of it, the rendered one and then the soft one

I just noticed Ingrid’s shirt hem is off, that’s gonna bug me

[shianhygge-imagines]

[DMC Reactions] The Kids Are Alright

AN: For some reason that title was the first thing to come to mind. Huh. And I don’t even know what it really means... >.>

Sorry if this is a little short. I am slowly, but surely getting the requests done. Haven’t been able to write much the past few days. Gonna try to get as much writing done as possible before I go abroad next week.

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Dante

So, when these unfortunate situations happen, it’s usually because Dante went way over his head.

Always seems to be the case with this family.

His kid is a bit mellowed out compared to Dante... I mean... having Dante as your father, you’d probably have to compensate and learn to be a little more mature.

Dante’s s/o doesn’t have a problem with either of them going out on hunting gigs together, because she knows that their demon blood would protect them if father and child didn’t protect each other first.

Both father and child go a little overkill... but Dante definitely gets carried away with showing off his skills to his kid.

This leaves Dante with too many openings for the demons to attack him at.

“WoOOHHHOOO! You see that, c/n?” Dante hollered, Rebellion spinning in his hand and cutting up a demon. “One day you’ll be as good as your old man!”

Before either father or child could react, an armored demon charged at Dante, roughly smacking the younger Sparda twin across the room where several other demons grouped up on him.

There was a flash of light, and Dante’s kid stood between him and a pile of demon bodies already disintegrating into ash, their own blade and gun drawn. A cocky smirk appeared on their face, so closely mirroring Dante’s own. “I’d say I’ve already surpassed you... old man.”

Dante tsked as he got to his feet, dusting off his jeans as he gave his kid an appraising stare, a smirk on his face. “Ha! You’re getting cocky, kid. Round two!”

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Vergil

Seriously... Vergil deserves the award for “Shittiest Dad in the World.”

I mean... one would expect any and all descendants of Sparda to have to be able to defend themselves from potential dangers, sure. But Vergil kind of takes it a bit far with his efforts in training his kid(s).

While the other three dads can have fun while training, Vergil’s kind of a fun killer. Joy kill. and all that jazz

But his kid will be strong without a doubt. Just really rebellious

I feel like Vergil and his kid would be out training one day and then they get ambushed by demons because the demons have figured out the time frame where Vergil likes to take his kid out for their daily training session.

It’s like an attempt to end Vergil and prevent his line from continuing.

After dispatching the ambush of demons, Vergil might run off to pursue any fleeing demons, leaving his kid to trail after him.

His kid will follow... but at their own pace because they’ve begun to see Vergil’s arrogance in his power, and kind of want to see if their dad is as tough as he claims to be.

When Vergil doesn’t see his kid immediately following after him, he gets worried (but he’ll never admit it) and gets sloppy (just a smidge) in his thoughts that his s/o might kill him for losing their kid. (He has every right to be worried, his s/o can totally take him on)

Vergil has his back turned, eyes searching for his kid when a demon tries to pull a fast one. Vergil’s usually fast, but he fumbles a little, slow in reaction, and has to brace himself for a hit

His kid suddenly comes barreling out of nowhere in an aerial somersault of blades, instantly killing said demon. All his kid does when they face one another, is smirk.

And Vergil becomes simultaneously proud, but competitive at the same time.

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Nero

So, hey, let’s pretend that it’s Nero and Kyrie’s kid, k? Cause I love the canon ship.

Kyrie wishes that her child didn’t ever have to fight, but as a descendant of Sparda, it’s nigh impossible to live a life without getting attacked.

That’s why Nero starts to train his kid at an early age. 

He wants his child to be able to defend themself.

Of course, Nero also takes into consideration that he wouldn’t be around all the time to protect his kid and Kyrie. So if his kid knows how to fight, then it’s a bit of a weight off Nero’s shoulders.

Nero’s kid looks up to him so much, trying to copy their father’s snarky behavior and skill. They come off weak in delivery because they can emulate all they want, but they can’t be the exact copy of their father.

Nero’s happy that his kid looks up to him, but he wants them to figure out how to be themselves and find their own way of doing things. He’s scared shitless that he’ll make a mistake in teaching them because he’s never had parents before. So he tries not to be too overbearing.

As a result, their training sessions are largely just sparring unless Nero has a pretty easy mission to do. Kyrie doesn’t like it, but Nero will often drag his kid with him for some guided experience.

Just copying Nero’s moves against demons, however, quickly causes Nero’s kid to be backed into a corner, and Nero throws himself in front of his kid before a demon can get a good hit.

Seeing their father wounded because of them, Nero’s kid would go absolutely berserk on the demons, their outrage giving them an instinctive fighting style that works better for them.

And damn, is Nero proud. Once all the demons are gone, Nero gives his kid a hug, telling them that they did great, and that he thinks they’ve improved so much.

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V

No doubt the most average parent of all the Sparda Boys, V probably doesn’t like sending his kid into dangerous situations... of course, because V’s s/o likes to make sure that everyone in the family knows how to properly defend themselves, V’s kid will be a force to be reckon with

Despite becoming his own being, V is still rather weak physically. Sure, he still has Nightmare, Shadow, and Griffon as his familiars, but he still gets tired rather easily.

V’s kid is not like him. They cannot summon familiars to aid them. Instead, they are physically healthy, and are close to Nero in power. Practically brimming with demonic energy.

As such, they were trained more by Nero, Vergil, and Dante than V, though they will make the effort to spar with their father as much as possible.

Because of this, V is often unsure of how well his kid fights.

When V and his child go out, they sometimes encounter demons ready to harm them.

During these times, V will often fall back into a defensive position, fight from afar. His kid, however, would rather fight on the front lines alongside Shadow, Griffon, and Nightmare.

Because of their training with the other Sparda Boys, V’s kid might pick up a bad habit or two... namely charging in without thinking. In this case, V is forced to let his guard down in order to better cover his kid.

Just when a demon is about to attack V, and Shadow and Griffon are too far to recall, V is actually surprised to find that his kid had practically flown across the room to skewer the offending demon, screaming a “Get away from my dad, you piece of shit!”

V is simultaneously proud of his kid’s skill and horrified at their bad language.

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[suzanneshannon]

Review: UniFi from Ubiquiti Networking is the ultimate prosumer home networking solution

I LOVE my Amplifi Wi-Fi Mesh Network. I've had it for two years and it's been an absolute star performer. We haven't had a single issue. Rock solid. That's really saying something. From unboxing to installation to running it (working from home for a tech company, so you know I'm pushing this system) it's been totally stable. I recommend Amplifi unreservedly to any consumer or low-key pro-sumer who has been frustrated with their existing centrally located router giving them reliable wi-fi everywhere in their home.

That said...I recently upgraded my home internet service provider. For the last 10 years I've had fiber optic to the house with 35 Mbp/s up/down and it's been great. Then I called them a a few years back and got 100/100. The whole house was presciently wired by me for Gigabit back in 2007 (!) with a nice wiring closet and everything. Lately 100/100 hasn't been really cutting it when I'm updating a dozen laptops for a work event, copying a VM to the cloud while my spouse is watching 4k netflix and two boys are updating App Store apps. You get the idea. Modern bandwidth requirements and life has changed since 2007. We've got over 40 devices on the network now and many are doing real work.

I called an changed providers to a cable provider that offered true gigabit. However, I was rarely getting over 300-400 Mbp/s on my Amplifi. There is a "hardware NAT" option that really helps, but short of running the Amplifi in Bridged Mode and losing a lot of its epic features, it was clear that I was outgrowing this prosumer device.

Give I'm a professional working at home doing stuff that is more than the average Joe or Jane, what's a professional option?

UniFi from Ubiquiti

Amplifi is the consumer/prosumer line from Ubiquiti Networks and UniFi (UBNT) is the professional line.  You'll literally find these installed at business or even sports stadiums. This is serious gear.

Let me be honest. I knew UniFi existed. Knew (I thought) all about it and I resisted. My friends and fellow nerds insisted it was easy but I kept seeing massive complex network diagrams and convinced myself it wasn't worth the hassle.

My friends, I was wrong. It's not hard. If you are doing business at home, have a gigabit network pipe, a wired home network, and/or have a dozen or more network devices, you're a serious internet person and you might want to consider serious internet networking gear.

Now, UniFi is more expensive than Amplifi as it's pro gear. While an Amplifi Mesh WiFi system is just about $300-350 USD, UniFi Pro gear will cost more and you'll need stuff to start out and it won't always feel intuitive as you plan your system. It is worth it and I'm thrilled with the result. The flexibility and customizability its offered has been epic. There are literally no internet issues in our house or property anymore. I've even been able to add wired and wireless non-cloud-based security cameras throughout the property. Additionally, remember how the house is already wired in nearly every room with Cat6 (or Cat5e) cabling? UniFi has reintroduced me to the glorious world of PoE+ (Power over Ethernet) and removed a half dozen AC wall plugs from my system.

Plan your Network

You can test out the web-based software yourself LIVE at https://demo.ui.com and see what managing a large network would be like. Check out their map of the FedEx Forum Stadium and how they get full coverage. You can see a simulated map of my house (not really my house) in the screenshot above. When you set up a controller you can place physical devices (ones you have) and test out virtual devices (ones you are thinking of buying) and see what they would look like on a real map of your home (supplied by you). You can even draw 3D walls and describe their material (brick, glass, steel) and their dB signal loss.

When you are moving to UniFi you'll need:

USG - UniFi Security Gateway - This has 3 gigabit points and has a WAN port for your external network (plug your router into this) and a LAN port for your internal network (plug your internal switch into this).

This is the part that doles out DHCP.

UniFi Cloud Key or Cloud Key Gen2 Plus

It's not intuitive what the USG does vs the Cloud Key but you need both. I got the Gen2 because it includes a 1TB hard drive that allows me to store my security video locally. It also is itself a PoE client so I don't need to plug it into the wall. I just wired it with a single Ethernet cable to the PoE switch below and left it in the wiring closet. There's a smaller cheaper Cloud Key if you don't need a hard drive.

You don't technically need a Cloud Key I believe, as all the UniFi Controller Software is free and you can run it in on any machine you have laying around. Folks have run them on any Linux or Windows machine they have, or even on a Synology or other NAS. I like the idea of having it "just work" so I got the Cloud Key.

UniFi Switch (of some kind and number of ports)

8 port 150 watt UniFi Switch

24 port UniFi Switch - 24 ports may be overkill for most but it's only 8 lbs and will handle even the largest home network. And it's under $200 USD right now on Amazon

24 port UniFi Switch with PoE - I got this one because it has 250W of PoE power. If you aren't interested in power over ethernet you can save money with the non-PoE version or a 16 port version but I REALLY REALLY recommend you use PoE because the APs work better with it.

Now once you've got the administrative infrastructure above, you just need to add whatever UniFi APs - access points - and/or optional cameras that you want!

NOTE/TIP - A brilliant product from Ubiquiti that I think is flying under the radar is the Unifi G3 Flex PoE camera. It's just $75 and it's tiny but it's absolutely brilliant. Full 1080p video and night vision. I'll talk about the magic of PoE later on but you can just plug this in anywhere in the house - no AC adapter - and you've got a crystal clear security camera or cameras anywhere in the house. They are all powered from the PoE switch!

I had a basic networking closet I put the USG Gateway into the closet with a patch cable to the cable modem (the DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem that I bought because I got tired of renting it from the service provider) then added the Switch with PoE, and plugged the Cloud Key into it. Admin done.

Here's the lovely part.

Since I have cable throughout the house, I can just plug in the UniFi Access Points in various room and they get power immediately. I can try different configs and test the signal strength. I found the perfect config after about 4 days of moving things around and testing on the interactive map. The first try was fine but I strove for perfect.

There's lots of UniFi Access Points to choose from. The dual radio Pro version can get pretty expensive if you have a lot so I got the Lite PoE AP. You can also get a 5 pack of the nanoHD UniFi Access Points.

These Access Points are often mounted in the ceiling in pro installations, and in a few spots I really wanted something more subtle AND I could use a few extra Ethernet ports. Since I already had an Ethernet port in the wall, I could just wall mount the UniFi Wall Mounted AP. It's both a wireless AP that radiates outward into the room AND it turns your one port into two, or you can get one that becomes a switch with more ports and extends your PoE abilities. So I can add this to a room, plug a few devices in AND a PoE powered Camera with no wall-warts or AC adapters!

NOTE: I did need to add a new ethernet RJ45 connector to plug into the female connector of the UniFi in-wall AP. Just be sure to plan and take inventory. You may already have full cables with connectors pulled to your rooms. Be aware.

There are a TON of great Wireless AP options from UniFi so make sure you explore them all and understand what you want.

Here's the resulting setup and choices I made, as viewed in the UniFi Controller Software:

I have the Gateway, the Switch with PoE, and five APs. Three are the disc APs and two are in-wall APs. They absolutely cover and manage my entire two story house and yards front and back. It's made it super easy for me to work from home and be able to work effectively from any room. My kids and family haven't had any issues with any tablets or phones.

As of the time of these writing I have 27 wireless devices on the system and 11 wired (at least those are the ones that are doing stuff at this hour).

Note how it will tell you how each device's WiFi experience is. I use this Experience information to help me manage the network and see if the APs are appropriately placed. There is a TON of great statistics and charts and graphics. It's info-rich to say the LEAST.

NOTE: To answer a common question - In an installation like this you've got a single SSID even though there's lots of APs and your devices will quietly and automatically roam between them!

The iPhone app is very full-featured as well and when you've got deep packet introspection turn on you can see a ton of statistical information at the price of a smidge of throughput performance.

I have had NO problem hitting 800-950Mbs over wired and I feel like there's no real limit to the perf of this system. I've done game streaming over Steam and Xbox game streaming for hours without a hiccup. Netflix doesn't buffer anymore, even on the back porch.

You can auto-optimize, or you can turn off a plethora of feature and manage everything manually. I was able to twitch a few APs to run their 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi radios on less crowded channels in order to get out of the way of the loud neighbors on channel 11.

I have a ton of control over the network now, unlimited expandability and it has been a fantastically stable network. All the APs are wire backed and the wireless bandwidth is rock solid. I've been extremely impressed with the clean roaming from room to room while streaming from Netflix. It's a tweakers (ahem) dream network.

* I use Amazon referral links and donate the little money to my kids' school. You support charter schools when you use these links.

Sponsor: Get the latest JetBrains Rider with WinForms designer, Edit & Continue, and an IL (Intermediate Language) viewer. Preliminary C# 8.0 support, rename refactoring for F#-defined symbols across your entire solution, and Custom Themes are all included.

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[philipholt]

Review: UniFi from Ubiquiti Networking is the ultimate prosumer home networking solution

I LOVE my Amplifi Wi-Fi Mesh Network. I've had it for two years and it's been an absolute star performer. We haven't had a single issue. Rock solid. That's really saying something. From unboxing to installation to running it (working from home for a tech company, so you know I'm pushing this system) it's been totally stable. I recommend Amplifi unreservedly to any consumer or low-key pro-sumer who has been frustrated with their existing centrally located router giving them reliable wi-fi everywhere in their home.

That said...I recently upgraded my home internet service provider. For the last 10 years I've had fiber optic to the house with 35 Mbp/s up/down and it's been great. Then I called them a a few years back and got 100/100. The whole house was presciently wired by me for Gigabit back in 2007 (!) with a nice wiring closet and everything. Lately 100/100 hasn't been really cutting it when I'm updating a dozen laptops for a work event, copying a VM to the cloud while my spouse is watching 4k netflix and two boys are updating App Store apps. You get the idea. Modern bandwidth requirements and life has changed since 2007. We've got over 40 devices on the network now and many are doing real work.

I called an changed providers to a cable provider that offered true gigabit. However, I was rarely getting over 300-400 Mbp/s on my Amplifi. There is a "hardware NAT" option that really helps, but short of running the Amplifi in Bridged Mode and losing a lot of its epic features, it was clear that I was outgrowing this prosumer device.

Give I'm a professional working at home doing stuff that is more than the average Joe or Jane, what's a professional option?

UniFi from Ubiquiti

Amplifi is the consumer/prosumer line from Ubiquiti Networks and UniFi (UBNT) is the professional line.  You'll literally find these installed at business or even sports stadiums. This is serious gear.

Let me be honest. I knew UniFi existed. Knew (I thought) all about it and I resisted. My friends and fellow nerds insisted it was easy but I kept seeing massive complex network diagrams and convinced myself it wasn't worth the hassle.

My friends, I was wrong. It's not hard. If you are doing business at home, have a gigabit network pipe, a wired home network, and/or have a dozen or more network devices, you're a serious internet person and you might want to consider serious internet networking gear.

Now, UniFi is more expensive than Amplifi as it's pro gear. While an Amplifi Mesh WiFi system is just about $300-350 USD, UniFi Pro gear will cost more and you'll need stuff to start out and it won't always feel intuitive as you plan your system. It is worth it and I'm thrilled with the result. The flexibility and customizability its offered has been epic. There are literally no internet issues in our house or property anymore. I've even been able to add wired and wireless non-cloud-based security cameras throughout the property. Additionally, remember how the house is already wired in nearly every room with Cat6 (or Cat5e) cabling? UniFi has reintroduced me to the glorious world of PoE+ (Power over Ethernet) and removed a half dozen AC wall plugs from my system.

Plan your Network

You can test out the web-based software yourself LIVE at https://demo.ui.com and see what managing a large network would be like. Check out their map of the FedEx Forum Stadium and how they get full coverage. You can see a simulated map of my house (not really my house) in the screenshot above. When you set up a controller you can place physical devices (ones you have) and test out virtual devices (ones you are thinking of buying) and see what they would look like on a real map of your home (supplied by you). You can even draw 3D walls and describe their material (brick, glass, steel) and their dB signal loss.

When you are moving to UniFi you'll need:

USG - UniFi Security Gateway - This has 3 gigabit points and has a WAN port for your external network (plug your router into this) and a LAN port for your internal network (plug your internal switch into this).

This is the part that doles out DHCP.

UniFi Cloud Key or Cloud Key Gen2 Plus

It's not intuitive what the USG does vs the Cloud Key but you need both. I got the Gen2 because it includes a 1TB hard drive that allows me to store my security video locally. It also is itself a PoE client so I don't need to plug it into the wall. I just wired it with a single Ethernet cable to the PoE switch below and left it in the wiring closet. There's a smaller cheaper Cloud Key if you don't need a hard drive.

You don't technically need a Cloud Key I believe, as all the UniFi Controller Software is free and you can run it in on any machine you have laying around. Folks have run them on any Linux or Windows machine they have, or even on a Synology or other NAS. I like the idea of having it "just work" so I got the Cloud Key.

UniFi Switch (of some kind and number of ports)

8 port 150 watt UniFi Switch

24 port UniFi Switch - 24 ports may be overkill for most but it's only 8 lbs and will handle even the largest home network. And it's under $200 USD right now on Amazon

24 port UniFi Switch with PoE - I got this one because it has 250W of PoE power. If you aren't interested in power over ethernet you can save money with the non-PoE version or a 16 port version but I REALLY REALLY recommend you use PoE because the APs work better with it.

Now once you've got the administrative infrastructure above, you just need to add whatever UniFi APs - access points - and/or optional cameras that you want!

NOTE/TIP - A brilliant product from Ubiquiti that I think is flying under the radar is the Unifi G3 Flex PoE camera. It's just $75 and it's tiny but it's absolutely brilliant. Full 1080p video and night vision. I'll talk about the magic of PoE later on but you can just plug this in anywhere in the house - no AC adapter - and you've got a crystal clear security camera or cameras anywhere in the house. They are all powered from the PoE switch!

I had a basic networking closet I put the USG Gateway into the closet with a patch cable to the cable modem (the DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem that I bought because I got tired of renting it from the service provider) then added the Switch with PoE, and plugged the Cloud Key into it. Admin done.

Here's the lovely part.

Since I have cable throughout the house, I can just plug in the UniFi Access Points in various room and they get power immediately. I can try different configs and test the signal strength. I found the perfect config after about 4 days of moving things around and testing on the interactive map. The first try was fine but I strove for perfect.

There's lots of UniFi Access Points to choose from. The dual radio Pro version can get pretty expensive if you have a lot so I got the Lite PoE AP. You can also get a 5 pack of the nanoHD UniFi Access Points.

These Access Points are often mounted in the ceiling in pro installations, and in a few spots I really wanted something more subtle AND I could use a few extra Ethernet ports. Since I already had an Ethernet port in the wall, I could just wall mount the UniFi Wall Mounted AP. It's both a wireless AP that radiates outward into the room AND it turns your one port into two, or you can get one that becomes a switch with more ports and extends your PoE abilities. So I can add this to a room, plug a few devices in AND a PoE powered Camera with no wall-warts or AC adapters!

NOTE: I did need to add a new ethernet RJ45 connector to plug into the female connector of the UniFi in-wall AP. Just be sure to plan and take inventory. You may already have full cables with connectors pulled to your rooms. Be aware.

There are a TON of great Wireless AP options from UniFi so make sure you explore them all and understand what you want.

Here's the resulting setup and choices I made, as viewed in the UniFi Controller Software:

I have the Gateway, the Switch with PoE, and five APs. Three are the disc APs and two are in-wall APs. They absolutely cover and manage my entire two story house and yards front and back. It's made it super easy for me to work from home and be able to work effectively from any room. My kids and family haven't had any issues with any tablets or phones.

As of the time of these writing I have 27 wireless devices on the system and 11 wired (at least those are the ones that are doing stuff at this hour).

Note how it will tell you how each device's WiFi experience is. I use this Experience information to help me manage the network and see if the APs are appropriately placed. There is a TON of great statistics and charts and graphics. It's info-rich to say the LEAST.

NOTE: To answer a common question - In an installation like this you've got a single SSID even though there's lots of APs and your devices will quietly and automatically roam between them!

The iPhone app is very full-featured as well and when you've got deep packet introspection turn on you can see a ton of statistical information at the price of a smidge of throughput performance.

I have had NO problem hitting 800-950Mbs over wired and I feel like there's no real limit to the perf of this system. I've done game streaming over Steam and Xbox game streaming for hours without a hiccup. Netflix doesn't buffer anymore, even on the back porch.

You can auto-optimize, or you can turn off a plethora of feature and manage everything manually. I was able to twitch a few APs to run their 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi radios on less crowded channels in order to get out of the way of the loud neighbors on channel 11.

I have a ton of control over the network now, unlimited expandability and it has been a fantastically stable network. All the APs are wire backed and the wireless bandwidth is rock solid. I've been extremely impressed with the clean roaming from room to room while streaming from Netflix. It's a tweakers (ahem) dream network.

* I use Amazon referral links and donate the little money to my kids' school. You support charter schools when you use these links.

Sponsor: Get the latest JetBrains Rider with WinForms designer, Edit & Continue, and an IL (Intermediate Language) viewer. Preliminary C# 8.0 support, rename refactoring for F#-defined symbols across your entire solution, and Custom Themes are all included.

© 2019 Scott Hanselman. All rights reserved.

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