I think I might actually follow through and write this in spite of an audience of none because there’s a chance it will help me organize thoughts. I have a lot of computers. It’s a glut of computers. Very few are necessary. Most did provide some interest and/or entertainment and I consider that legit value… Continue reading State of the Network
Buried
There’s too much shit in this basement. It’s been building up. Starting to feel a little ‘close’ in here.
Mistakes Were Made
To be clear, most of the context for mistakes here this time would be ‘mostly harmless bad choices’. I’m trying to recall what’s transpired since the m710q arrived in its ‘for parts’ status and turned out to be just fine (still a big win). I watched another major sale on those things go by and… Continue reading Mistakes Were Made
m710q – it’s Alive!
I’m susceptible to suggestion sometimes.On the server building discord, the Lenovo m710q came up as it does sometimes in discussions for its usefulness as a Plex transcode box and while I don’t need myself a Plex transcode box, I love that it’s a tiny computer and that just.Ugh.It gets me sometimes.As me about the GA-3955u… Continue reading m710q – it’s Alive!
3300x, one year late
I’ve published a few other articles focused on this theme of ‘good things coming to me who waited’ – for instance I got a Power Mac G4 cube, about ten years after it had any relevance. I was gifted a 27 inch iMac… about five years after its usable life and eleven years after its… Continue reading 3300x, one year late
Monkey off the Back
Words are funny.I’d tell you I’m doing something I need to do.But I don’t need to. There is No Necessity in the action.It isn’t even very well advised at all. I don’t mind mentioning I don’t have a ton of money and specifically I don’t have as much as I should. I’m hoping when I… Continue reading Monkey off the Back
New Old Plan
The plan as set forth in the previous post is officially abandoned. I’ve gone back and forth quite a bit regarding whether I can really afford to own the 9900K, which I only bought because it was on a significant sale as it was, but it’s still pricey for something that isn’t strictly necessary. I… Continue reading New Old Plan
Want vs Sensible
I called a different system “the Once and Future” – Common, I believe, but now it applies to the original shared workstation from work which was and remains named Mallcom – Mallcom 1.1. It has long since been out of use at the office, but it has laid in wait in the basement, getting tinkered… Continue reading Want vs Sensible
Disassembled: Marlon… unless
Marlon the computer – and it will be the computer Marlon I am referring to henceforth unless otherwise noted – has always been a problem.Briefly, there seemed to just be something inherently wrong or broken with the system which I never exactly minded since it had been a very generous gift from Marlon the person… Continue reading Disassembled: Marlon… unless
Disassembled: Sean Legacy
The disassembly continues, with intentions still uncertain. But we’ve arrived at a surprising point. At one time, I addressed the taking in of my close friend Sean’s old high school era computer, the most remarkable thing throughout its existence being its case – a venerable all aluminum Lian Li whose model number is lost to… Continue reading Disassembled: Sean Legacy