Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 66%
Personally for me it's that it's not as resource heavy as windows whilst offering a similar out of box 'it just works'. Sure it's not the best tool for the job in a lot of regards but for example I have two laptops from early 2014. A macbook air and a windows laptop running windows 10. The macbook air runs smoothly when browsing the Web, or studying whereas the windows laptop ends up slowing down a lot and chugging.
I will say I am a fan of the best tool for the job approach though. Doing a lot of office based work and need word editing or spreadsheet editing? Windows. Gaming? Windows. Server work? Linux. Music/video production? Macs
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
I have an email server but it is not my main email account. I'm purely only using it to learn and to have email notifications sent out from a few services. I do not trust myself or my setup enough to have my main email account hosted on it
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
I didn't take it as one don't worry Nah not at the moment just got it on my pc screen right now
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
It's less an announcement and more an explanation for the spam of posts
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Oh wow that's creative!
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Same! They are just so satisfying
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Unfortunately due to the 720kb drives and the meager specs I couldn't get os/2 to install and run. Got pc dos on these and os/2 on the 57sx
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
I did feel a little like Richmond sat in the dark watching these flashing lights!
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
It doesn't even run destroy all humans! Incase you were being serious these are Personal System 2s otherwise known as the PS/2..fun fact this range of computers is where the ps/2 connector started
Can you tell I'm a fan of these models? Despite all their quirks and diva behaviour
Sadly that CRT is no more...it seemed to have an issue with it's flyback coil and I am not brave to attempt fixing CRTs
Got this a while back and I am so glad I did. Massive fan of this pc
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
If anyone is needing it Stephen D does have a project to help a ps2 read a stanard floppy drive...I just haven't got around to actually figuring it out again - https://gitlab.scd31.com/stephen/ps2-floppy-converter
I got the cf card working... never got around to the floppy drive again
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 66%
Just a crappy webcam plugged into one of my servers running simple rstp server to send the stream to vlc. Quality isn't fantastic as you can see but I enjoy it
There is just something relaxing about those blinking lights y'know?
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
poor thing just can't catch a break really
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
After my first job as a printer technician I can believe some of the horrors to expect. Training on a nice shiny new printer vs one that had been installed upside down, backwards and whilst drunk...20 years ago haha
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
First one I owned or first I used? First I used would be an imac g3 in school. First I owned was an Ipod touch. Best apple product ive owned - honestly I'm a fan of my early 2015 macbook air. Like sure it doesn't do as much as my windows or linux computers can and it does not game but I only really use it for social media and occasional terminal work and it does those wonderfully. I also know I can just open it and go which compared to a windows laptop of the same age is a big advantage
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Ideally yes.. This is a previous owners mistake I'm fixing. My options here are: reattach back using another drywall anchor (not my preferred option). Anchor one side into a stud and if the other side reaches it the other side into another stud and patch the holes or glue it back in place (again not ideal). I'm leaning towards option B here.
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Ah it's on three bits of wood screwed into the wall. Can still unscrew it and flip it over though so I may do that.
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
They have, but you can still find them on the second hand market. I m not looking forward to the day they stop supporting them however
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Firewatch is a good example of this. Wandering round an empty forest, seeing an evergrowing forest fire all the time. It's quite eerie but not outright horror.
Monkeyclock1234 1y ago • 100%
Chocolate and pistachio tart I made a couple days ago
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/1236407 > > On the left, my first 'proper' rack. > Specs - > Router - Cisco 887VAMW > Unmanaged Netgear switch Two laptops (Asus X550Jk and HP Pavillion DV6) both running proxmox which has Pihole, Nextcloud, Bitwarden, Roundcube webmail and Nginx proxy server. Both laptops have their batteries removed to avoid them swelling too much. > A Phillips Hue hub and TP Link Deco M5 router at the bottom. > On top is a mishmash of leftover parts which is currently running TrueNas and Jellyfin. This is going to eventually replace the D-Link sharecentre hidden in the back. > Specs of the pc on top - CPU - AMD FX 6100 (An older model but still has it where it counts) > RAM - 8Gb DDR3 (Plans to upgrade it to 16Gb at some point) > GPU - GeForce GT 710 (Honestly just there so I can get an ouput) > Storage 2x 1Tb WD Red drives (With plans to add 2x 4tb WD Red Drives from Sharecentre) > > On the right is the mess that is yet to be fixed. On the top shelf is a selection of cisco switches and routers which are being used as a lab for me doing my CCNA (Hence the mess there). On the bottom is the same Lack rack as on the left just with slightly different components. Specs - > Router - Cisco 887VAMW > Switch - Some managed Netgear switch from 2004 (It's on it's way out and will be replaced very soon) > First Dell Poweredge R420, with two Xeon E5-2403, 80Gb RAM and about 3Tb of Storage. This is my new Proxmox host. > Second Dell Poweredge R420 with a single Xeon E5-2403, 64Gb RAM and 7Tb Storage running TrueNas. > On top is an old AMD Bulldozer machine I only use for ripping and encoding DVD files. > > [Bonus pic of my bottom rack.](https://i.imgur.com/VxsDbvc.jpg)
On the left, my first 'proper' rack. Specs - Router - Cisco 887VAMW Unmanaged Netgear switch Two laptops (Asus X550Jk and HP Pavillion DV6) both running proxmox which has Pihole, Nextcloud, Bitwarden, Roundcube webmail and Nginx proxy server. Both laptops have their batteries removed to avoid them swelling too much. A Phillips Hue hub and TP Link Deco M5 router at the bottom. On top is a mishmash of leftover parts which is currently running TrueNas and Jellyfin. This is going to eventually replace the D-Link sharecentre hidden in the back. Specs of the pc on top - CPU - AMD FX 6100 (An older model but still has it where it counts) RAM - 8Gb DDR3 (Plans to upgrade it to 16Gb at some point) GPU - GeForce GT 710 (Honestly just there so I can get an ouput) Storage 2x 1Tb WD Red drives (With plans to add 2x 4tb WD Red Drives from Sharecentre) On the right is the mess that is yet to be fixed. On the top shelf is a selection of cisco switches and routers which are being used as a lab for me doing my CCNA (Hence the mess there). On the bottom is the same Lack rack as on the left just with slightly different components. Specs - Router - Cisco 887VAMW Switch - Some managed Netgear switch from 2004 (It's on it's way out and will be replaced very soon) First Dell Poweredge R420, with two Xeon E5-2403, 80Gb RAM and about 3Tb of Storage. This is my new Proxmox host. Second Dell Poweredge R420 with a single Xeon E5-2403, 64Gb RAM and 7Tb Storage running TrueNas. On top is an old AMD Bulldozer machine I only use for ripping and encoding DVD files. [Bonus pic of my bottom rack.](https://i.imgur.com/VxsDbvc.jpg)