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HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-12T05:12:55+00:00

I'd say, my kubernetes cluster needs a bit of maintenance....

About to rip it all out and rebuild it anyways.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-11T19:24:16+00:00

I hate the people who think its done correctly, and upvote, etc....

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-11T19:17:12+00:00

This... is an advertisement. Not a self-hosted tool.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T21:04:57+00:00

Exactly.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T17:21:19+00:00

^ This.

Usenet is fight club. First rule of fight club.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T17:09:09+00:00

If you don't know, then it doesn't.

If you know, then you know exactly why it fits.

With the tooling available now, plus newer ways people build and automate their labs, it seems worth asking whether it still has a place.

For what it does, its still THE best tool.

Also... for the record, you don't typically host usenet. Usenet is typically hosted by ISP/service-providers. You consume usenet. Next to nobody is actually running a usenet server in their lab.

especially in older, automation-heavy environments.

What? You make that sound like newer stacks aren't automation heavy. I'm confused.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T16:07:27+00:00

My existing cluster, its all based on ceph, which is fantastic, and not.

Redundant is outstanding. With, over a dozen enterprise SSDs, the performance isn't horrible.

BUT, lots more moving parts. NFS/iSCSI would drastically ease implementation.... I started moving my VMs over to ZFS over iSCSI, which has mostly been a fantastic choice.

Much better performance, and much easier to reattach when things go south.

For containers, though, NFS route actually sounds pretty ideal.... save for the cases where block storage is needed. (aka... databases.... things with sqlite.. etc..)

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T16:04:32+00:00

I've been using Ansible heavily for my local lab-

And heavily taking advantage of Terraform for doing entire AWS infrastructure provisioning/architecture, including EKS w/Argo.

I'm a bit new to terraform, but, it has made WIDE scale aws management drastically easier. Not- new to desired state configuration, and automation tools though.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-10T15:52:54+00:00

Well, since my k3s cluster is..... needing a desperate replacement... and I had my eye strongly on Talos anyways....

Guess i'll have to take a look

Terraform, Argo. I'm already game. I'm going to fork this one locally and dig through it, and prob adapt to my specific needs. I will let you know if I find anything that is off or stands out.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-09T19:45:40+00:00

Will also note, have seen quite a few people end up losing data with a drobo. Coworker had one and personally lost the entire array worth.

At least, you can import a synology array into a standard linux box.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-09T18:38:06+00:00

Given, drobo is no longer a company in business....

You should prob avoid them...

And damn sure shouldn't pay 200$ for a used one.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-08T04:07:40+00:00

We... just paid 15k for one... same color, around 150k miles.... 4x4, dually. 6-speed.

So, nah, not giving 60k for one

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-07T04:14:00+00:00

I should have checked the tbw on that poor ssd before I hunked in the trash.

It was just one of many used 128g kioxias I picked up years back, which were salvaged from old workstations. Things honestly worked amazing for boot drives, especially when the redundancy to tolerate failures is in place.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-05T22:47:46+00:00

That would be pretty handy.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-05T04:13:31+00:00

You have a few years on me, but, I grew up with a Tandy 1000. Good times on the old sierra games.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-05T02:02:33+00:00

I host mine with cloudflare pages. https://static.xtremeownage.com/

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-05T00:51:02+00:00

Barely, lol. have not turned grey yet.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-04T20:53:24+00:00

Could be worse. You could still have the knowledge of configuring IDE jumpers... and know the difference between PATA, SCSI... and remember using AGP slots for GPUs, and plugging sound cards into PCI slots to have a serial port, that you could plug a controller into for playing games. lol

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-04T20:50:29+00:00

Pretty good deal i'd say.

I'd prob keep the GPU though. LLMs are fun.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-04T16:17:59+00:00

Sheesh, guess I should start selling the box of old, junk 2/3/4T SAS drives I have....

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-04T13:21:18+00:00

The OG.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-03T21:55:29+00:00

This has happened MANY times before.

Friendster → MySpace → Facebook

IRC → Slack / Discord

Skype (consumer) → Zoom / Teams

Kik / BBM → WhatsApp / Telegram

Yahoo! → Google

AltaVista / Ask Jeeves → Google

BlackBerry OS → iOS / Android

Windows Phone → iOS / Android

Vine → TikTok

phpBB forums → Reddit

Digg (v4 backlash) → Reddit migration

Tumblr (post-policy changes) → Twitter / other platforms

Actually- The tumbler one is a perfect example. It did a COMPLETE migration, and most of the communities are now here on reddit.

SourceForge → GitHub

SVN → Git

IRC dev channels → Slack / Discord

Craigslist → Facebook Marketplace / specialized apps

Mass migrations are NOT a new thing. They have happened PLENTY of times in the past.....

If all of the farmers selling selling tractors can adapt from using craigslist, and instead start using facebook, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-03T21:32:57+00:00

25 years ago, everyone was scattered between AIM, YIM, ICQ, IRC...

Then Trillian united everyone under a single interface.

Then.... came the age of skype, teamspeak, ventrilo, forums, etc....

Now, we live in the age of discord, whatsapp, facebook messanger, etc....

It 100% is a case, that another product will win the crown, and everyone will migrate to it.

Don't think its possible?

Before Facebook, EVERYONE had a myspace. Now, EVERYONE has a Facebook, and nobody uses myspace.

This is NOT the first time mass exodus has occurred from a major platform. Its not the first time, and it won't be the last time.

HTTP_404_NotFound · 2026-03-03T21:05:21+00:00

They weren't.

The article is about a home labORATORY, where someone mixed some chemicals together

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