Subj : Re: Office upgrades
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : MeaTLoTioN
Date : Fri Sep 05 2025 16:11:27

On 31 Aug 2025, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...
 
 pF>  > Have you considered buying a reel of it and making your own? Then you c
 pF>  > just the right length for each cable for extra cable pr0n =)
 pF> 
 pF> Been there, done that, never doing it again. I worked in a shop where the
 pF> manager wanted custom length cables, so we'd route the cable through the
 pF> cable managers then cut and crimp each end. I'm *horrible* at crimping
 pF> connectors!

Haha yeah I know what you mean, I don't mind making them up now, but I do find that the stupid bit of plastic in the centre shaped like a cross is annoying lol

 pF>  > Perhaps if you're ready to advance to the next level, a cheap used rack
 pF>  > server could be a thing? I use Dell PowerEdge servers for my homelab, t
 pF>  > R620 is nice, dual xeon cpu, mine has 32 threads total. I also have an 
 pF>  > in the data centre, that is something I may consider bringing home at s
 pF>  > point lol... but that's way OP... 64 threads, 428GB ram =) vroooom!
 pF> 
 pF> Yeah, I missed the opportunity to take home 2 DL380 Gen8 boxes with dual
 pF> xeons, 256 gb of RAM and a ton of disk. Way too much noise and power,
 pF> though.

Ah no way, that's a shame, yeah they can be noisy... my R620 isn't too bad at all, but then it never runs at full bore.

 pF> All I'm running full-time is the BBS, then a couple of containers -
 pF> PiHole, Nginx Proxy Manager and a self-hosted bookmark manager. I don't
 pF> need a whole lot.

"I don't need a whole lot" - =) Once you get something more capable, you'll find something to use the extra horsepower I'm certain! haha.

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