#building hardware

[imadhatt3r]

I feel like Akechi was probably on a constant super-strict diet when he was living under his Detective Prince persona, you know, gotta keep that waist trim to look "perfect" on TV. Not to mention that I'm pretty sure that it's canon that he doesn't really eat well. He's totally the kind of person who'd throw himself into his own plans and goals and wouldn't look after his physical body; Hell, he would probably think he's above that, that he can pull through just thanks to his will alone, and overcome any physical discomfort or weakness.

So during that infamous pancakes scene, maybe he was telling the truth; Maybe he really did skip lunch and he was hungry. He overheard someone talking about panckes, the most basic part of his brain relised how starved he was, and he absentmindedly mentioned food to the group without thinking; Not to mention that hunger could also bog down his thought process and attentiveness.

Idk, I guess that I'd find it compelling if it was such a basic biological need that did him in in the end. No matter how much he schemed and planned, he was a human in the end, an animal who is driven by simple needs and desires. He neglected that part of himself, thinking his brilliance, his "higher" self alone will let him achieve his goals, but in the end it was that "primitive" part of him that he trivialized that pulled him down and undid all of his hard work.

[rhysska]

Woe, older domestic timber upon ye

Anyway this is entirely indulgent. Every aspect of this is for me I fear. Vaguely canon mostly my personal hcs

Also wanted to play around with half tones. Idk how I feel abt that

Colour! Sort of. Slapped a gradient on there

[luvlian]

hardware store i made for my save for some sims

exterior is the Grachtstraat | Small business and apartment by @theseptembersim

[beatcroc]

hey mecha, do you think you could beat metal sonic in a 1v1

[cecoeur]

your tags about hermes sales associate max made me sooo happy. like, imagine him getting super angry if daniel got a bag from someone else, unacceptable! I love it

How lovely that Robbie in Milan was able to secure you the Taurillon Clemence Picotin in Bougainvillea that has been on your wish list for so long. I am of course appreciative that he was able to give you what you wanted when I could not ... Perhaps you would like to shop with him for all of your purchases if I am not servicing you well enough, Danyul?

(Max’s face: 🥺 but really he’s 😒 because 1. Fucking Robbie in Milan is a little bitch with no taste and 2. Max could’ve gotten Daniel the bag, he just thought it was ugly as hell and knows better than Daniel what he should be buying).

[dlrconlicense]

Ok, but Jackson Hole has a god damn Ace Hardware in the middle of the zombie apocalypse made me do this:

[kagxme]

my level of understanding computers is so funny cause i somehow know more than the average tech user, but then i still have to ask shit like "wait i have two drives, how do i use the second drive that is literally already set up" sdlfhsldfk

[spark-hearts2]

QUESTION TWO:

SWITCH BOXES. you said that’s what monitors the connections between systems in the computer cluster, right? I assume it has software of its own but we don’t need to get into that, anyway, I am so curious about this— in really really large buildings full of servers, (like multiplayer game hosting servers, Google basically) how big would that switch box have to be? Do they even need one? Would taking out the switch box on a large system like that just completely crash it all?? While I’m on that note, when it’s really large professional server systems like that, how do THEY connect everything to power sources? Do they string it all together like fairy lights with one big cable, or??? …..the voices……..THE VOICES GRR

I’m acending (autism)

ALRIGHT! I'm starting with this one because the first question that should be answered is what the hell is a server rack?

Once again, long post under cut.

So! The first thing I should get out of the way is what is the difference between a computer and a server. Which, is like asking the difference between a gaming console and a computer. Or better yet, the difference between a gaming computer and a regular everyday PC. Which is... that they are pretty much the same thing! But if you game on a gaming computer, you'll get much better performance than on a standard PC. This is (mostly) because a gaming computer has a whole separate processor dedicated to processing graphics (GPU). A server is different from a PC in the same way, it's just a computer that is specifically built to handle the loads of running an online service. That's why you can run a server off a random PC in your closet, the core components are the same! (So good news about your other question. Short answer, yes! It would be possible to connect the hodgepodge of computers to the sexy server racks upstairs, but I'll get more into that in the next long post)

But if you want to cater to hundreds or thousands of customers, you need the professional stuff. So let's break down what's (most commonly) in a rack setup, starting with the individual units (sometimes referred to just as 'U').

Short version of someone setting one up!

18 fucking hard drives. 2 CPUs. How many sticks of ram???

Holy shit, that's a lot. Now depending on your priorities, the next question is, can we play video games on it? Not directly! This thing doesn't have a GPU so using it to render a video game works, but you won't have sparkly graphics with high frame rate. I'll put some video links at the bottom that goes more into the anatomy of the individual units themselves.

I pulled this screenshot from this video rewiring a server rack! As you can see, there are two switch boxes in this server rack! Each rack gets their own switch box to manage which unit in the rack gets what. So it's not like everything is connected to one massive switch box. You can add more capacity by making it bigger or you can just add another one! And if you take it out then shit is fucked. Communication has been broken, 404 website not found (<- not actually sure if this error will show).

So how do servers talk to one another? Again, I'll get more into that in my next essay response to your questions. But basically, they can talk over the internet the same way that your machine does (each server has their own address known as an IP and routers shoot you at one).

POWER SUPPLY FOR A SERVER RACK (finally back to shit I've learned in class) YOU ARE ASKING IF THEY ARE WIRED TOGETHER IN SERIES OR PARALLEL! The answer is parallel. Look back up at the image above, I've called out the power cables. In fact, watch the video of that guy wiring that rack back together very fast. Everything on the right is power. How are they able to plug everything together like that? Oh god I know too much about this topic do not talk to me about transformers (<- both the electrical type and the giant robots). BASICALLY, in a data center (place with WAY to many servers) the building is literally built with that kind of draw in mind (oh god the power demands of computing, I will write a long essay about that in your other question). Worrying about popping a fuse is only really a thing when plugging in a server into a plug in your house.

Links to useful youtube videos

How does a server work? (great guide in under 20 min)

Rackmount Server Anatomy 101 | A Beginner's Guide (more comprehensive breakdown but an hour long)

DATA CENTRE 101 | DISSECTING a SERVER and its COMPONENTS! (the guy is surrounded by screaming server racks and is close to incomprehensible)

What is a patch panel? (More stuff about switch boxes- HOLY SHIT there's more hardware just for managing the connection???)

Data Center Terminologies (basic breakdown of entire data center)

Networking Equipment Racks - How Do They Work? (very informative)

Funny

[depresseddepot]

literally the only thing my dad does is hurt his back and yell. how am I supposed to buy a gift for someone like that

[tazmiilly]

the comic with fiddlefords rubix cube cage made me think "haha like a saw trap" and then i thought about it for one second longer and um. john kramer is also an old guy who builds weird machines. and now im imagining a scenario in which they interact and fidds is put in a saw trap for whatever reason but nothing happens to him because he just dismantles it. and john and amanda are watching the video feed like 😦

i know like. NOTHING about saw, but its really funny to imagine him just taking everything apart. he stuffs all the hardware into his comically sized pockets and walks away.

[piratesexmachine420]

I actually think I would really, really like Guix if I switched to it--the insistence on reproducibility really speaks to me--but its (read: RMS') dogmatic refusal to include nonfree repos is such a turn-off. Like, I get it, but I'm sorry, I'm not gonna use nouveau. You will never make me use nouveau. Not gonna happen.

[jensownzoo]

Okay. It was like pulling teeth, but I finally got all the back, sides, and top of the long raised bed in the back covered in hardware cloth. Yeehaw.

Thanks to a 12 foot long 2x4 I picked up by the dumpster yesterday (someone had obviously used to to level a newly poured concrete pad or driveway), I came up with a new idea on how to do the front which will be easier. Theoretically.

I'm going to put a new crossbeam halfway up down the length of the bed and attach hardware cloth to the upper portion. Then I'll do two doors for each section (four sections) on the lower half. This way the doors are (a) much lighter and (b) will use shorter lengths of scrap lumber, which I have much more of.

This plan has mostly resolved that feeling of project dread so hopefully it won't be so slow going?

[matt-barber58]

An Old Latch

(latest attempt..)

[art-of-mathematics]

I made a lego case for my Raspberry Pi4 with fan hat and 3.5" LCD touchscreen module (that is attached with a flatwire to the Raspi-fan hat combination).

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Yesterday's version of the Raspi case without the screen part:

(the top lid can be opened)

[carbonateddelusion]

[buzzing with autistic energy] Edgar ,,, ,

[bentbox-co]