Hmm. I like the idea of a place to learn how to properly rack servers and even moreso of proper cabling. Now, I am wondering if we could use the rack in the electric closet as an example or something like that. I mean it would be just like working with live stuff. Would breaking something in the electrical closet break internet for everyone?<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:25 PM, jim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim@systemateka.com">jim@systemateka.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 22:16 -0800, Brian Morris wrote:<br>
> I'd sort of reconciled myself to laptops, somebody gave an ancient one<br>
> (900mhz) but I need a 15volt 4 amp powerbrick. I already went through<br>
> the bins on Tuesday afternoon. It could use a stick of pc100 256mB or<br>
> two as well. The main problem is parts are expensiver and hard to find<br>
> and graphics cannot be updated.<br>
</div>JS: seems to me easy enough to make a power supply that's 15V at 4A<br>
with what's lying around. Not pretty, only clumsily portable, but<br>
do-able. Finding the RAM is a matter of luck, I'm guessing.<br>
<div class="im">><br>
> If there is space in an electrical closet for storage, perhaps we<br>
> could establish some basic policy and post it where people can see it.<br>
> Labels including a recent date and contact info - or else<br>
</div>JS: I'm confused. why an electrical closet? to store what?<br>
The bins and shelves around the electronic equipment<br>
have various hackable gizmos. I think the policy is to grab<br>
something and tear it apart, use what you like, then put<br>
what you've built in some safe place (like your house or,<br>
if you're brave, "your member shelf"). I'm guessing you<br>
have something different in mind.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:44 PM, jim <<a href="mailto:jim@systemateka.com">jim@systemateka.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
><br>
> What I would like a lot is that we all stop being<br>
> hasty. It's easy to get off on doing stuff and making<br>
> things better and fighting evil-doers and making things<br>
> more in our images and so on.<br>
> Take it easier, don't take things too seriously,<br>
> relax, accept, focus on a personal creation, even if<br>
> the FBI or Salvadore Dali Lama or some pornographers<br>
> show up....<br>
> I like that the place gets clean and cleaned of a<br>
> bunch of crap that piles up, but in the fervor to<br>
> accomplish goodness a bunch of people have been hurt<br>
> and there's been toxic division. How about making a<br>
> point to take more time, not one week but one month.<br>
> Sure it takes more time to get less done, but it's<br>
> worth protecting the things that matter most--each<br>
> others' reasons to be here, no matter how wacky.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 20:33 -0800, Ben Kochie wrote:<br>
> > I talked to jim and it is likely the 1U computer was put in<br>
> ewaste.<br>
> > This is my fault for not reviewing things more closely. My<br>
> criteria<br>
> > for ewaste is fairly harsh. I have already offered to<br>
> replace the<br>
> > machine.<br>
> ><br>
> > On Feb 28, 2012 5:57 PM, "maestro" <<a href="mailto:maestro415@gmail.com">maestro415@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> > # in the bullshit taking shit out of turing the tote<br>
> has been<br>
> > found and seems to have things in tact, however...<br>
> > # the pc tower that was with it has NOT been found<br>
> and was<br>
> > clearly tagged turing and had cardboard taped over<br>
> that...<br>
> > # where is this computer?...<br>
> > # jim has a single unit computer that belongs to his<br>
> friend<br>
> > that was in the "rack" room adjacent to the library<br>
> where the<br>
> > house rack(s) are...<br>
> > # where is this computer?<br>
> ><br>
> > end comments<br>
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