After having this computer for almost 6 months, I have only just now gotten the fans to spin up. All it took was converting an entire show from MKV to MP4 for my Plex Server

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  • HomeBrew

    🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

    No, it’s not native, but you can install it easily with Homebrew https://brew.sh or if you can’t be arsed with that you can download the standalone static macOS binaries from https://evermeet.cx/ffmpeg/

  • stats

    macOS system monitor in your menu bar

    I suggest you to use the https://github.com/exelban/stats In some cases you can spin up the fans before actually needing them

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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