#barebone

[computer8920]

Why Barebone Systems Are Perfect for Small Business IT Solutions?

Barebone systems have become a valuable solution for small businesses striving to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment. These systems offer an efficient and cost-effective way to manage IT infrastructure while maintaining the flexibility to scale and customize.

Understanding Barebone Systems A barebone system is a partially assembled computer kit that typically includes the essential components such as the case, motherboard, power supply, and occasionally a processor and cooling system. The buyer is responsible for adding components like RAM, storage, and the operating system, offering a middle ground between buying a fully assembled system and building one from scratch. This flexibility allows businesses to tailor their systems to their unique needs and budgets.

Key Benefits for Small Businesses

Cost-Effective: Barebone systems help small businesses avoid paying for unnecessary features often found in pre-built computers. They can start with a basic configuration and add or upgrade components as their needs grow, making them a cost-effective solution for businesses with limited budgets.

Customization and Flexibility: Barebone systems allow businesses to choose components that align with their specific needs, whether they require high-end graphics for design work or extra storage for accounting tasks. This ensures optimal performance without paying for unwanted features.

Scalability: Barebone systems can be upgraded as the business grows. Starting with a basic setup, businesses can gradually improve their systems by adding more memory, storage, or processing power, making them adaptable to evolving needs.

Reduced Maintenance Costs: With modular design, if a component fails, it can be replaced without affecting the entire system. This reduces downtime and repair costs, while warranties on individual components offer additional peace of mind.

Energy Efficiency: Barebone systems are often more energy-efficient than traditional desktop computers, especially when configured with energy-saving components. This helps reduce electricity costs and supports sustainability efforts, which is increasingly important for businesses seeking to enhance their environmental profile.

Space-Saving Design: The compact design of barebone systems, particularly models like Intel NUCs, is ideal for businesses with limited office space. These systems can be mounted or tucked away, saving valuable desk space while maintaining performance.

Improved Security: Businesses can customize barebone systems to meet their security needs, such as adding encryption capabilities or specific security software. The control over hardware and software reduces vulnerabilities, enhancing data protection.

Enhanced Performance: Businesses can optimize their systems to handle specific tasks by selecting the right components. For instance, businesses that process large amounts of data can prioritize faster processors and solid-state drives (SSDs), while those in multimedia can focus on powerful graphics cards and RAM.

Future-Proofing: Barebone systems allow businesses to easily upgrade components as new technologies emerge, ensuring that their IT infrastructure remains relevant and capable of handling future demands without a full system overhaul.

Simplified IT Management: These systems offer a streamlined platform that is easier to maintain and troubleshoot. With fewer unnecessary features and software, businesses can manage their IT infrastructure more efficiently.

Supporting Remote Work: Barebone systems are ideal for businesses with remote employees. Their compact design and flexibility make them a great fit for home offices, while customizable configurations can support remote desktop applications and secure connections.

Compliance and Regulatory Considerations: Businesses in regulated industries can configure barebone systems to meet specific compliance requirements, such as encryption standards required by GDPR or HIPAA, ensuring they avoid legal issues.

Collaboration and Networking: Barebone systems can be set up to enhance collaboration and networking capabilities, such as local file sharing or video conferencing, which is vital for businesses looking to improve teamwork and communication.

Reliable Support and Warranties: Many barebone systems come with warranties on individual components, and because these systems use widely available parts, finding replacements is easier, minimizing downtime and ensuring quick issue resolution.

Conclusion Barebone Systems offers small businesses a versatile and cost-effective IT solution. Their customization, scalability, and performance advantages allow businesses to create an IT environment that fits their unique needs, optimizes productivity, and supports future growth. By choosing barebone systems, small businesses can build an IT infrastructure that is both efficient and adaptable, making them a perfect fit for dynamic business needs.

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[computer430]

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[nationalpc]

Intel NUC 13 Extreme Kit with Intel 13th Gen Processor review and unboxing https://bit.ly/3LMBK1V

[fishtrouts]

Link to shop

A lot of love, time and effort went into this shop. And I will continue to add items there, so feel free to give me suggestions! Also, meet my representation of well, myself! It's a dragon based on a trout. So a trout dragon. If you catch this thing in a river that's me please release me 🥺

[severussnapemylove]

Anyone else remember the time a dark wizard manipulated a vulnerable, abused, poverty stricken boy for his own benefit? A boy whose pain and suffering caused him to lose control and lash out violently and who clung onto any hope and affection, even when it was toxic.

At least that boy had some adults on his side to try and help him.

But when it happened again, this time there were no adults who noticed or cared enough to do anything

[blood-starved-beast]

Melinoe asked Moros how he'd describe her as a person (it makes sense in context, basically he told her the Fates gave the most barebones description of her, and she asked how he'd done it) and he responds like this. Baby, you are so down horrendous.

Joking aside, he admires her so much it's cute. His first real friend and first person to ever give him nectar and hang out with him and such. Also he's down horrendous

[childrenofcain-if]

I just imagine M and Mc hiding their relationship. But Mc is tired of hiding their relationship.

So M mom came to visit. But they see Mc with them like in the library and their mom asked who Mc is. But M says it just a classmate. So Mc just gets up and leaves bc they are upset and tired of hiding it from everyone.

I love angst but also happy endings lol 😅

the library’s quietness made every sound feel amplified: the scrape of a chair leg against the wood, the rustle of paper, the soft thunk of a book closing. outside, the rain fell in a misty drizzle, greying out the world beyond the arched windows. inside, the air smelled like varnished oak and old pages—warm and slightly bitter, like nostalgia and lost time.

you were sitting across from M at a heavy oak table, your chair tilted back, your arms crossed, watching them skim through their textbook with the air of someone who could afford to procrastinate with little to no repercussions.

their white cotton button-up looked softer than it had any right to be, and their voice carried the crisp, posh edge that always made your chest feel simultaneously lighter and heavier.

you were talking about nothing too important. a class project, the weather, the coffee at the campus café—whatever you could use to fill the space between the silence and everything you weren’t saying. you’d gotten good at filling silences like that. M wasn’t the kind of person who left much unsaid unless it mattered. when it mattered, the silences stretched on forever.

the silence was broken this time by the sound of quiet, deliberate footsteps broke the hush of the library. both of you turned as a tall, elegant woman approached; her head wrapped in a patterned scarf which hid her light brown hair, sunglasses perched on her nose like a spy in an old movie.

M’s posture seemed to get even more rigid, their breath catching audibly. “mother.”

crown princess victoria? what was she even doing at yale?

as if hearing your thoughts, her eyes snapped to the table you were sitting on. you saw a faint smile curling up her lips before she made a beeline for you two.

“i assumed you’d be here,” she said, her voice as gentle as it was straightforward. her accent was even more posh than M’s, her vowels clipped just enough to be distinctly aristocratic, but her tone was warm. “how are you doing, max?”

“fine,” M manages through gritted teeth, clearly feeling suddenly cornered.

the crown princess glanced at you, her gaze assessing but not unkind. “and who might you be, dear?”

M froze. you could see the cogs turning in their mind, the panic setting in behind their composed front. you knew it before they even said it.

god, you did know them a little too much.

“just a classmate,” they said too quickly, too stiffly. “we were just working on an assignment.”

just a classmate.

the words landed like a slap and for a second, you just sat there and you stared at them. at the way their fingers curled into tight fists on the table. at the way their voice trembled just enough to sound like breaking glass.

you were waiting for them to take it back, your eyes practically imploring as you looked at their rigid figure.

they didn’t.

“right,” you said, your voice colder than you meant it to be. the room felt too small, the air too chilling. “i think you can finish the rest of ‘assignment’ on your own.”

M’s eyes flicked to you, umber brown eyes wide and pleading, but you were already standing, shoving your chair back with a scrape that cut through the library’s silence like the crack of a whip. you couldn’t look at them anymore. you couldn’t stay.

“excuse me,” you muttered, and before either of them could say another word, you were gone.

***

you didn’t go far. the courtyard was empty, the rain now just a faint mist clinging to your skin. you sat on the low stone wall that bordered the garden, staring at the grey sky. the cold seeped into your clothes, but you didn’t care. it was better than the heat that had been rising in your chest, the burn of humiliation and hurt.

you weren’t actually mad at M. not really. or maybe you were, but not in the way you should have been. what hurt wasn’t the lie—it was the fact that it wasn’t surprising.

see, there were many different ways you could kill someone you love. the slowest one was to not love them enough.

not loving you enough to be open about you. not loving you enough to be truthful about you. not loving you enough to love you without secrets.

you’d known what you were getting into when you fell for M, with all their responsibilities and their protocol and their impossible life. you’d known, but you’d let yourself hope anyway.

you shouldn’t have. hope has always been a dangerous thing for you to have.

***

inside the library, victoria turned to her second-born, one perfectly sculpted brow arched.

“max, darling,” their mother called out softly.

M didn’t respond, their gaze fixed on the door you’d disappeared through.

“max,” she said again, more firmly this time.

“what?” they turned sharply, their voice sharper still, though the anger wasn’t directed at her. it was directed at themself, at their stupid, cowardly mouth and the way they’d let the words spill out like oil on water.

“just a classmate?” she repeated lightly, her tone mild but pointed.

M avoided her hazel gaze, staring down at their hands as if they might find an escape route in the folds of their sleeves.

“it’s... complicated,” they finally said, their voice low.

victoria hummed, a sound that managed to be both understanding and disapproving.

“darling,” she said after a moment, her voice softer now, “i know that look in your eyes. it’s the same one your father had when he looked at me.”

M’s head snapped up, their eyes communicating their surprise. “mother, i—”

“you love them, don’t you?”

M recoiled as though she’d struck them.

“i—no—” they started, but the words caught, crumbled.

they couldn’t deny it, at least not completely. their hands clenched into fists on the table, their knuckles white.

victoria’s voice was gentle as she spoke up again, but there was steel beneath it. “i know what it’s like to love someone who doesn’t fit the mold, someone the world says you shouldn’t love. you know your father wasn’t born into this world of titles and palaces. do you think i didn’t face the same choice you’re facing now?”

M swallowed hard, their throat working against the lump rising there. “it’s not that simple.”

“no,” victoria agreed. “it’s not. it never is. but the important question is, what are you going to do about it?”

M lifted their gaze to look at her and they saw it. the quiet rebellion in her gaze, the echoes of every choice she’d made to be where she was now. they would feel the presence of it around her most of the time, but this time it seemed almost amplified.

she reached out, covering their hand with hers. “go after them, darling. don’t let fear ruin what you’ve found. if it’s worth it—and it is—you fight for it. and i promise i’ll fight with you, when the time comes.”

***

you heard the footsteps before you saw them, quick and unsteady on the wet pavement. M appeared, breathless, their hair damp from the mist. they looked disheveled in a way that was wholly unfamiliar, their usual gracefulness replaced by something akin to desperation.

“i’m sorry,” they said, their voice breaking the moment they reached you. “i’m so sorry.”

you didn’t look at them. “for what? for lying to your mother? or for pretending i don’t really matter?”

“for all of it,” M said, their voice heavy with guilt. “for being a coward. for making you feel like i’m ashamed of you.”

you turned to face them, your arms crossed tightly over your chest. “and are you?”

“no.” the word came out with more force than you expected. M stepped closer, their umber brown eyes searching yours. “never. you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

“i’ve been so afraid,” M admitted, hands clenching at their sides. “of losing you. of what my family would think. of the world tearing us apart. but i was wrong. i realize that keeping us a secret was hurting you even more.”

“i can’t keep doing this, M,” you said quietly. “i can’t keep feeling like i’m a secret to be kept forever.”

“you’re not a secret,” M said, stepping closer still. their hand brushed yours, tentative and warm. “you’re an oath. something i swore to protect, not hide. and i promise you, that’s going to change. my mother knows now, and soon, everyone else will too. i won’t let anyone take this away from us. from you.”

you searched their face, looking for cracks in their resolve, but all you saw was sincerity. slowly, you nodded, the tension in your chest loosening just slightly.

“all right,” you said softly.

M’s shoulders sagged with relief, and they took your hand, their grip firm and grounding. “thank you, meri jaan. i won’t let you down.”

you gave them a faint smile, your heart still aching but just a little lighter as you pressed a chaste kiss to their cheek.

“so,” you said after a moment, your voice tinged with wry humor, “am i supposed to meet your mother now?”

the corner of M’s lips quirked into a faint, shy smile. so unlike them, but it was endearing all the same. “if you’re up for it.”

you raised an eyebrow. “shouldn’t i be a little concerned about the fact that the crown princess of england is wandering around without bodyguards?”

“oh they’re here alright,” they said, their tone dry but also tinged with suppressed laughter. “they’re just good at being invisible. and besides, do you really think americans would recognize her under those sunglasses and all those scarves?”

you laughed then, soft and warm, and to M, it felt like the sun breaking through the clouds after a rainy day.

[sergle]

I know that animation in big blockbuster films is like not ever supposed to look good anymore and whatever, like it's almost intentionally bad, but from an artistic standpoint, can you imagine how hard it would have slayed if they made the minecraft movie purely with pixel animation?

[biblically-accurate-dca]

various doodles of varying quality

(alt title: flexing my ability to draw in one million different art styles at once)

[computer430]

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[pieflavoredartz]

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quickie edit-tie of these kids bc my 12 year old self is jumpin for joy rn

hello ur lookin at the og!! 🌲💫

[zarla-s]

So I spent the last couple days making a HeavyMedic fansite and it is the most ELABORATE SITE I'VE EVER MADE and I'm so unbearably proud of it, it looks SO COOL!! Especially the Fictracker page!! It's even responsive!! You have no idea how long it took to get everything looking right and spacing it and everything. I've never made a site that looks this fancy before! I'M SO PROUD OF IT LOOK AT IT!! LOOK AT IT!!! LOOK AT IIIITTTT plz

Also made some link buttons! Still don't really have an official name for the site as it is but WHATEVER maybe I'll decide on one later. YOU CAN USE THESE TO LINK TO IT FROM YOUR OWN SITE you have your own site right, you should make onneeee (here are some resources if you don't know how) and if it's a TF2 site TELL ME AND I WILL LINK BACK TO IT

[patreon]

[apotelesmaa]

WxS gathering around tsukasa and going “tsukasa is the type of guy to say ‘they’re right behind me aren’t they’” “tsukasa is the type of guy to see a box of donuts and wiggle his fingers while going ‘don’t mind if I do’” “tsukasa is the type of guy to shout eureka when he solves a problem” “tsukasa is the kind of guy to sleep like honk shoo honk shoo” and he gets so mad because he can’t even defend himself. they’re 100% right.

[nikoisme]

Don't underestimate a girl and her favorite side character that we barely have information on

[genericaces]

i spent 10 straight hours in a fugue state making this last night. come play my spike dress up game [LINK] (should be mobile/desktop friendly)