Nollij

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 16 points 21 hours ago

ARM wasn't a sudden shift. 15 years ago it was clearly not going to be going away, simply due to energy efficiency needs. Intel responded with the Atom line, which was widely panned. Once it failed, Intel seemingly decided to skip that entire market.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 21 hours ago

By definition, to win a Darwin award you must remove yourself from the gene pool. Usually that means killed, but sometimes means accidentally sterilized.

AFAICT, the guy survived, so no Darwin award.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

Voter intimidation is a lot harder when the voter doesn't have to physically be there in a narrow window of time.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Kroger owns a bunch of other brands. Do you have one of them in your market, and it's just a branding difference?

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Watts per hour isn't a thing. Watts is already a measurement of rate. 67 watts, running for 24 hours, is 1.608 kilowatt-hours.

The rest of your math checks out, assuming no hidden "distribution" or "transmission" fees (like I have).

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

For anyone unaware, the gallon size of condiments (mayo, ranch dressing, hot sauce, etc) is typically for food service. IOW, restaurants and the like.

That said, there's nothing stopping individuals from getting it, so the point is still valid.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 week ago

Imagine choosing Trump over your own wife, even if you hate her.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This won't do it. The plurality system (often called "first past the post") inherently and inevitably leads to 2 parties. Whenever a third is introduced successfully, it quickly eliminates one of the previous parties.

Breaking up the supply duopoly requires a change in voting method, such as Ranked Choice or Approval methods. Those allow a third party without acting as a spoiler.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 week ago

It's cringe pretending to be humor.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Elections are a cornerstone of autocracies. All of the most brutal dictators have elections, and they get 90% of the vote.

Free and fair elections, OTOH, are nowhere to be seen. And that's a critical difference - they won't be cancelled, so there won't be the obvious line in the sand. Voter suppression and disenfranchisement, which is already happening, will continue and accelerate. But most of it will have a heavy coat of marketing, to convince people that those groups don't really deserve to vote.

 

I'm looking to upgrade some of my internal systems to 10 gigabit, and seeing some patchy/conflicting/outdated info. Does anyone have any experience with local fiber? This would be entirely isolated to within my LAN, to enable faster access to my fileserver.

Current existing hardware:

  • MikroTik CSS326-24G-2S+RM, featuring 2 SFP+ ports capable of 10GbE
  • File server with a consumer-grade desktop PC motherboard. I have multiple options for this one going forward, but all will have at least 1 open PCIe x4+ slot
  • This file server already has an LSI SAS x8 card connected to an external DAS
  • Additional consumer-grade desktop PC, also featuring an open PCIe x4 slot.
  • Physical access to run a fiber cable through the ceiling/walls

My primary goal is to have these connected as fast as possible to each other, while also allowing access to the rest of the LAN. I'm reluctant to use Cat6a (which is what these are currently using) due to reports of excessive heat and instability from the SFP+ modules.

As such, I'm willing to run some fiber cables. Here is my current plan, mostly sourced from FS:

  • 2x Supermicro AOC-STGN-i2S / AOC-STGN-i1S (sourced from eBay)
  • 2x Intel E10GSFPSR Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM Duplex LC/UPC MMF Optical Transceiver Module (FS P/N: SFP-10GSR-85 for the NIC side)
  • 2x Ubiquiti UF-MM-10G Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM Duplex LC/UPC MMF Optical Transceiver Module (FS P/N: SFP-10GSR-85, for the switch side)
  • 2x 15m (49ft) Fiber Patch Cable, LC UPC to LC UPC, Duplex, 2 Fibers, Multimode (OM4), Riser (OFNR), 2.0mm, Tight-Buffered, Aqua (FS P/N: OM4LCDX)

I know the cards are x8, but it seems that's only needed to max out both ports. I will only be using one port on each card.

Are fiber keystone jacks/couplers (FS P/N: KJ-OM4LCDX) a bad idea?

Am I missing something completely? Are these even compatible with each other? I chose Ubiquti for the switch SFP+ since Mikrotik doesn't vendor-lock, AFAICT.

Location: US

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