[Noisebridge-discuss] /missing/...
Ronald Cotoni
setient at gmail.com
Thu Mar 1 09:36:52 UTC 2012
That is what I was suggesting. Getting a bit more formal with it. Perhaps
even arranging tours of some datacenters in the bay area eventually.
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Ben Kochie <superq at gmail.com> wrote:
> The rack is mostly noncritical, but the rack list would prefer if it
> wasn't hacked on.
>
> I would be down with organized classes.
> On Feb 29, 2012 11:32 PM, "Ronald Cotoni" <setient at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:25 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 22:16 -0800, Brian Morris wrote:
>>> > I'd sort of reconciled myself to laptops, somebody gave an ancient one
>>> > (900mhz) but I need a 15volt 4 amp powerbrick. I already went through
>>> > the bins on Tuesday afternoon. It could use a stick of pc100 256mB or
>>> > two as well. The main problem is parts are expensiver and hard to find
>>> > and graphics cannot be updated.
>>> JS: seems to me easy enough to make a power supply that's 15V at 4A
>>> with what's lying around. Not pretty, only clumsily portable, but
>>> do-able. Finding the RAM is a matter of luck, I'm guessing.
>>> >
>>> > If there is space in an electrical closet for storage, perhaps we
>>> > could establish some basic policy and post it where people can see it.
>>> > Labels including a recent date and contact info - or else
>>> JS: I'm confused. why an electrical closet? to store what?
>>> The bins and shelves around the electronic equipment
>>> have various hackable gizmos. I think the policy is to grab
>>> something and tear it apart, use what you like, then put
>>> what you've built in some safe place (like your house or,
>>> if you're brave, "your member shelf"). I'm guessing you
>>> have something different in mind.
>>>
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:44 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > What I would like a lot is that we all stop being
>>> > hasty. It's easy to get off on doing stuff and making
>>> > things better and fighting evil-doers and making things
>>> > more in our images and so on.
>>> > Take it easier, don't take things too seriously,
>>> > relax, accept, focus on a personal creation, even if
>>> > the FBI or Salvadore Dali Lama or some pornographers
>>> > show up....
>>> > I like that the place gets clean and cleaned of a
>>> > bunch of crap that piles up, but in the fervor to
>>> > accomplish goodness a bunch of people have been hurt
>>> > and there's been toxic division. How about making a
>>> > point to take more time, not one week but one month.
>>> > Sure it takes more time to get less done, but it's
>>> > worth protecting the things that matter most--each
>>> > others' reasons to be here, no matter how wacky.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, 2012-02-29 at 20:33 -0800, Ben Kochie wrote:
>>> > > I talked to jim and it is likely the 1U computer was put in
>>> > ewaste.
>>> > > This is my fault for not reviewing things more closely. My
>>> > criteria
>>> > > for ewaste is fairly harsh. I have already offered to
>>> > replace the
>>> > > machine.
>>> > >
>>> > > On Feb 28, 2012 5:57 PM, "maestro" <maestro415 at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> > > # in the bullshit taking shit out of turing the tote
>>> > has been
>>> > > found and seems to have things in tact, however...
>>> > > # the pc tower that was with it has NOT been found
>>> > and was
>>> > > clearly tagged turing and had cardboard taped over
>>> > that...
>>> > > # where is this computer?...
>>> > > # jim has a single unit computer that belongs to his
>>> > friend
>>> > > that was in the "rack" room adjacent to the library
>>> > where the
>>> > > house rack(s) are...
>>> > > # where is this computer?
>>> > >
>>> > > end comments
>>> > >
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>> Ronald Cotoni
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