Posts made by scotth

@coliver said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

@scotth said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

ES540

https://ark.intel.com/products/37104/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5540-8M-Cache-2_53-GHz-5_86-GTs-Intel-QPI

Not the fastest processor in the world but for a lab they wouldn't be bad.

They're for my home lab. I don't need crankin' horsepower. I'm mostly interested in keeping the rust down and tossing in a new distribution or two. Work doesn't allow much of that. Too much, too little....

@coliver said in I have 1st crack at a couple of HP ML150 G6's:

Know what model Xeons are in those?

ES540 2.53 Ghz

I have a buddy who picked up some HP ML150 G6's. He's offering me 1st crack. They come with dual Xeon quad core's, 48 GB RAM, 6 2TB SATA drives.
They all startup and run. Currently they have desktop OS's. I checked all the logs and nothing stands out. He wants $500 apiece. I'm really thinking of grabbing them just because. I want to put XCP-ng on them.
At $500 apiece, I'm thinking that i could do worse.

@rojoloco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@scotth said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Support lies to me and my face fills up with blood.
Then someone else in management supports what support says.
Not much is said after we make eye contact

Worst. haiku. ever.

Hehe

Support lies to me and my face fills up with blood.
Then someone else in management supports what support says.
Not much is said after we make eye contact

@scottalanmiller Good luck with that

3 outages....
Windstream
Verizon
Penelec Power
4 inches of snow this morning. Not at these locations, though.
Happy Monday

Meeting the tech to reload a P'oS POS

Computer guy. I charge $75/hour my door to my door.
It helps if you have your cheaters on the end of your nose when giving them the hairy eyeball.

Costing out a camera system upgrade.
GRRRRR!
It's after 4, for crying out loud.

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scotth said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

And even if Uber is not legally at fault, critics may ask whether the vehicle could have done more to anticipate the possibility that the woman might step in front of the Uber vehicle and take appropriate defensive measures—perhaps slowing down or changing lanes to give her a wider berth.

Would a human driver been able to do this? She abruptly stepped into the path of traffic and got hit. Granted the "speeding" may be an issue but that could also be attributed to the flow of traffic.

There was a human driver. He didn't manage to make a difference.

Human driver more like backup?

The human was there in the same "accident avoidance" role that they are as a full driver. Just like the computer can be an extra breaking and avoidance system too, when the human is the "primary" driver.

Primary driver -- hands off?

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

And even if Uber is not legally at fault, critics may ask whether the vehicle could have done more to anticipate the possibility that the woman might step in front of the Uber vehicle and take appropriate defensive measures—perhaps slowing down or changing lanes to give her a wider berth.

Would a human driver been able to do this? She abruptly stepped into the path of traffic and got hit. Granted the "speeding" may be an issue but that could also be attributed to the flow of traffic.

There was a human driver. He didn't manage to make a difference.

Human driver more like backup?

Cool knobs

@tim_g said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scotth said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@nerdydad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

the Congo

Huh? Okay, where in the world has Scott NOT been? That might be an easier question to answer.

Better to ask Carmen Sandiego

Lol I used to watch that way back in the day

Never knew it was a show. Go figger.
My girls used to play the PC game.

@nerdydad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

the Congo

Huh? Okay, where in the world has Scott NOT been? That might be an easier question to answer.

Better to ask Carmen Sandiego

We probably shouldn't mention the sub, sub-sub, sub-sub-sub-contractor issues that have existed in South Florida for several decades.
No I don't have a link. Sorry.

That's southwest of the airport.

@nerdydad said in Tech conference in Wisconsin:

Website definitely has that feel.

I got the link from the <cough, cough> community.
I'm just thinking that a day at Miller Park, food, fun, yada, yada, might be worth dealing with it.

@wls-itguy said in Tech conference in Wisconsin:

@scotth
Yup! Last year if you registered with your info they provided a buffet style breakfast.

Hmmm. I just may have to register for this. Make it a long weekend.
Thanks for the info.

@wls-itguy said in Tech conference in Wisconsin:

They are company just south of Racine. It is a good event run at Miller Park. Last year's conference was good, lot's of time to talk with vendors and much like World they have techs on hand to discuss some issues if you want.

One day event, right?