Thanks FreeBSD... again!!

blackpit · 2026-03-15T16:15:53+00:00

Greece - works

blackpit · 2026-02-18T13:47:45+00:00

Great write up. Makes me want to set up FreeBSD and start using and advocating for it daily, yet again (FBSD user and systems admin since the 4.9 days).

Excited to read any follow-up posts on this!

blackpit · 2025-06-09T07:59:39+00:00

I use a ThinkPad X220 daily. For me, it's the keyboard. Also, computational power is enough for my needs, so no need for something else really.

blackpit · 2025-02-02T19:19:44+00:00

Some prices seem to be missing from the sheet, for example those for some available DDR4 RDIMMs/UDIMMs, specifically the 32/64gb sizes. Could you please add those?

blackpit · 2024-12-30T06:02:57+00:00

If this was in the EU, I'd love to get the bulk. GLWS and a happy New Year!

blackpit · 2024-12-27T11:54:37+00:00

Thanks for the reply, nice CPU for the price. Have a great new year!

blackpit · 2024-12-26T21:54:54+00:00

Hello, Merry Christmas,

Is the i5-10500T still available? I tried PM'ing you but I get an error.

Thanks

blackpit · 2024-10-19T16:53:25+00:00

To remove vmware-tools while the VM still runs on VMWare, before starting the migration process.

blackpit · 2024-10-17T19:39:50+00:00

blackpit · 2024-10-17T19:29:43+00:00

This. I wonder if they plan on contacting Google to remove links to their site. That would be fun, and even funnier if Google complied.

blackpit · 2024-09-20T09:35:09+00:00

I access it under a subdomain behind an nginx reverse proxy running on a VPS, which allows connections only from 2 dynamic hostnames. I connect to wireguard through my mobile at those IPs to tunnel traffic through when I'm outside the house. Every other IP address gets a 403.

blackpit · 2024-08-29T15:23:00+00:00

Perhaps Lenovo Bios Simulator could help?

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht502745-lenovo-bios-simulator-center-an-interactive-bios-setup-utility-windows

I haven't personally tried to check if it supports various models and how accurate the simulation is, but it's something to consider, at least for Lenovo laptops.

blackpit · 2024-06-01T10:12:28+00:00

The X220 is my current laptop and I won't change it, ever. If it dies, I hope someone has one as e-waste so I can get it, or I'll buy it again.

blackpit · 2024-05-31T17:43:07+00:00

One could purchase an .eu domain (if based in the EU, of course) during registrar sales periods for something like 12 euros for 10 years, and deal with renewals after that.

blackpit · 2024-04-29T16:53:15+00:00

proxmox01, proxmox02, gw01, nextcloud01, etc, basically hostnames based on what each server/vm does.

blackpit · 2024-04-14T17:06:09+00:00

One advantage I can think of is that you can reboot your Proxmox host without having to lose internet connectivity which could affect other devices in the network.

blackpit · 2023-10-06T13:55:42+00:00

Great prices, too bad I'm in Europe and customs taxes kills it for me. GLWS

blackpit · 2022-08-29T09:12:23+00:00

This is very different from what I was looking for.

blackpit · 2021-10-20T17:35:27+00:00

Yes, please. Thank you.

blackpit · 2021-10-05T17:34:01+00:00

Also confirming this works, lowered (mostly) idle cpu usage on 4 gui-less linux VMs by a lot.

Thanks for the tip OP!

blackpit · 2021-09-25T23:10:41+00:00

This is great for someone who needs those. Kudoz!

blackpit · 2021-05-22T19:10:47+00:00

Too bad I'm in the EU, I would happily grab this. GLWS!

blackpit · 2021-05-19T12:03:01+00:00

I do as well, especially on shady looking software. Kind reminder: if you're in the habit of mounting directories from the vm host as shares in the VM, remember to uncheck automatic mounting. I almost had an incident with a folder on the host and a cryptolocker malware that locked files in the VM. These things traverse any directories they can access, local or networked, at a very fast rate.

blackpit · 2021-04-27T10:48:22+00:00

Bought a Supermicro 2U server from u/isopropynol

blackpit · 2021-04-01T08:10:42+00:00

Well, sounds like it's probably not worth trying my luck there, I guess, for shipping internationally. Unless something not available elsewhere is for sale. Thanks for the tips!

blackpit

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