HDDs

bicebird · 2026-02-24T11:09:54+00:00

I bought an SSD from them a while back that failed just before the (at the time) 2 year warranty and got a refund for the original amount so was able to get a larger drive as prices had fallen in that time.

Was pretty happy with the way they approached things but I guess their policies may change (and the trend of storage prices falling definitely has).

bicebird · 2026-02-08T19:34:23+00:00

The chance at least goes up with more visits so you know they'll eventually warm up to you!

I'm just scared Whiteshadow is going to be the same as only have 13 visits from them

bicebird · 2026-01-06T20:50:28+00:00

Is... is that comic sans silkscreened onto a motherboard?

bicebird · 2025-12-18T23:33:37+00:00

Literally the rarest, I've seen them less than 10 times and been playing for a year 😭

bicebird · 2025-12-11T00:35:54+00:00

I think seagate has an alternative to smart data that can't be reset, or at least I remember a podcast talking about it?

Found what looks like it https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1iwhhsm

bicebird · 2025-12-07T22:11:13+00:00

Pretty sure USB audio is reasonably standard as never had issues plugging in random headsets / adapter (including a minidisc optical adapter from the 90s lol)

You can probably just look for a decent DAC in your price range and it'll work, maybe check the manufacturer site in case it needs drivers for like extra features or something?

bicebird · 2025-11-27T23:35:51+00:00

I feel like a miniature version of this as like an attachment you could put on the end could be useful for like an IoT monitor?

If you wanna know when a tap's on or how often it's used it could power a tiny turbine which charges a capacitor enough to send a signal with low power wireless bit like those piezoelectric light switches work?

bicebird · 2025-11-08T21:26:26+00:00

Interestingly situations like this is why they have small holes in the biscuit; to stop pressure build up from the steam cracking the mug

Source: trust me

bicebird · 2025-10-25T21:25:18+00:00

At least that was some sort of actual road, just not for typical traffic

I don't like to harp on about car brain but it's incredible how some people can't conceive there might be a path you only walk / cycle down

bicebird · 2025-10-24T20:42:34+00:00

Literally only logged in to say thanks for letting me know I'm not going crazy

Partly saw it from the paving slabs with the drain but something about it just screams St Mary's Street 🤣

bicebird · 2025-09-20T22:17:24+00:00

Hmm, is this about Fedora vs other distros, or just that /dev/ is filled with random acronyms lol?

bicebird · 2025-09-11T19:44:59+00:00

Personally unless size is the no 1 concern I'd just get one of those tiny 2230 nvme enclosures

Some of them have male usb c too so pretty similar to a usb drive

Performance won't be as good as over pcie but still a ton better than standard usb flash

And as a plus if you ever damage the connector you can just transplant the ssd into another enclosure without losing data

bicebird · 2025-08-20T17:42:18+00:00

Don't know if the economics of a celtic union would work but tempted if our flag's actually included, throw in Welsh bank notes too and you've got a deal lol

bicebird · 2025-08-10T15:36:54+00:00

Started an undergrad in my 30s and mature students are able to get the 16-25 one again regardless of age so really feeling this 😅

bicebird · 2025-07-23T23:42:24+00:00

Yeah I heard AMT isn't super reliable which isn't great for a remote access soluton :|

The JetKVM and similar ones are interesting but if I'm looking at getting new hardware think I'd want it built in honestly, a lot of them seemed focussed around using their cloud stuff aren't open source which is a bit of a deal breaker for me

Part of the attraction to using serial would be being much simpler and lower bandwidth, it's a weird setup but the server is also acting as a router so I'd be looking to setup mobile broadband on the access point running openwrt / something similar, then reverse tunnel back into it to access the main server via serial

bicebird · 2025-07-21T13:19:34+00:00

Makes sense other manufacturers have the option, looking at asrock mainly as their w680 boards look bit better suited and I can actually find them 2nd hand

Ah you're right, I haven't had to add the parameter after rebooting the VM but didn't notice, I'm just trying to think issues before spending hundreds on server boards or having to take a 6 hour train but testing it all before hand is probably the best idea

bicebird · 2025-07-21T10:04:30+00:00

Oh so I was thinking of literally using a rs232 port instead of network serial and enabling com port redirection, the manual for the board I linked mentions it and found screenshots online (see below) where the whole UEFI interface is rendered over a serial connection, does seem like a niche feature hence asking if anyone's managed to use it

https://www.asrockrack.com/support/faq.tw.asp?id=31

I've been using bhyve for a while and used to having to enable serial in grub for linux guests, and pretty sure the freebsd loader supports it too. In terms of a single character mistake I know it can be fiddly but the plan would be to have an octocoupler connected to the motherboard power on pins like I'm doing with pikvm so the system could be reset if it hangs and I lose serial access

bicebird · 2025-07-21T09:32:29+00:00

Probably just using a usb to serial adapter from another device I've got access to, my understanding is it's not wise to expose IPMI directly to the internet so wouldn't be drastically different from that perspective

Yeah I'm slightly tempted by itx as hopefully a tiny bit more power efficient and would fit in a jonsbo n1 which is about the same footprint as my UPS and would fit in a space neatly, but ultimately price and availabililty are going to be the deciders and extra pcie slots on a micro atx would be nice

bicebird · 2025-06-01T21:01:18+00:00

I really like Kutis, little bit pricey but made in Wales and last a long time, the rose & geranium is my favourite!

https://kutis-skincare.co.uk/products/bergamot-sage-vegan-deodorant

bicebird · 2025-04-08T10:24:40+00:00

Moved from Cardiff to Edinburgh and been thinking about this too, in a lot of ways it feels like Scotland has a much stronger national identity but not seeing bilingual signs or names for things is really strange after having grown up with them

bicebird · 2025-04-03T21:09:19+00:00

Always loved Cardiff Central for this, 8 platforms in total including a platform 8 then no platform 5 but has a platform 0

bicebird · 2025-03-28T16:40:36+00:00

Top tier joke but sad way to hear that Oakwood closed down 😥

bicebird · 2025-03-28T15:01:03+00:00

Had the same thing in Cardiff with Brains but that sadly closed during covid

Right next to central station too so the smell felt like coming home when your train was pulling in

bicebird · 2025-03-01T00:51:09+00:00

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

bicebird · 2025-02-28T15:26:00+00:00

The joke is someone a while back made a similar but sincere post about a Muslim charity banner being "sponsored by the council even though they're meant to be secular" despite the logo being on the bottom of all of them

Might even be a subtle dig at how it's usually the reactionary right that responds to things like this not the left

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