I was hoping this wasn't real, but it is.

I don't game anymore (beyond old stuff that can be emulated on something the size of a quarter) so I stick with laptops now... But I do have a Synology 4-bay NAS that I share with a small group, and do setup/maintain that.

I found your comment on "adding manpower makes a late project later" being "credo" interesting, as my experience has been that it continues to be the "answer" when consulting/staff aug is involved, but never on the FTE side; which I suppose is an accounting trick...