Arkandy

I'm at my wits' end for figuring out how to remedy this, I remember a similar problem creeping up perhaps a year ago, but no idea how I was eventually able to fix it. I have a synology NAS (Diskstation DS413j) connected to my local network through which I stream shows using MPC-HC, and a little less than hourly it will drop connection without warning and interrupt playback, while the connection is restored immediately when I try to re-access the drive. This happens to both computers which have the NAS drives mapped and occurs simultaneously between them.

No matter what settings and fixes I've applied to the two computers nothing has changed this behavior, so I have to think it has to do wit

PSN: Arkandy

Today our local electric company was giving away trees, and as the Amur Maple was one of the available choices I thought it may be a good chance to try and start a bonsai.

The Tree

Closeup of the root structure

Now, I'm wondering if this is a suitable candidate for a bonsai. I'm guessing the sapling is already a few years old, and it is a bit larger than I would prefer. For now I was planning to put it into a 2 gallon pot, but after that I'm fairly clueless. Before going any further I wanted to consult those with experience (and of course the always useful sidebar links) to see if