I'm running in a vm, because save state and close.

@JourneymanGeek "reasons"

hence my unwillingness to go for a bigger upgrade

@Bob I had INITIALLY planned to move over the VM to a new server....

@JourneymanGeek played with containers yet? :P

at home, yeah

speaking of. @JourneymanGeek dunno if you got the email abut apparently an XC was available a couple hours ago o.O

waaaa?

aaaah

missed it

lol

I should log timestamps

@JourneymanGeek was curious so I checked the log ^ :P

mostly debug output from when I wasn't sure it was actually working... but it's a guess of timing without timestamps. and I'm not dumping quantity either

I'll catch one. Eventually

@Bob Wait, you have a script to check for offers on dedi servers?

5 min cycles, I think it was

What are you doing with it? Reselling on the black market for bitcoins?

@ThatREDACTEDGuy yea I wrote one when I was trying to catch a dedibox in stock -_-

they seem to disappear within 10 mins

and mostly happen around 3am

@ThatREDACTEDGuy and I'm looking at upgrading my dedi to a newer one at the same price and twice the ram

ooh

@JourneymanGeek refurb UP3216Q for $1,089 AUD :P

0_0

talking about scripts, Imma write that some day. xkcd.com/576

@satibel reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/1q5ij3/… github.com/pefoley2/packages bobcatinabox.com

the github one doesn't do aliexpress, nor banggood.

@JourneymanGeek I love how a Celeron Inspiron 11 3000 runs $250 now

4 GB RAM, nice. 32 GB storage, not nice.

eh, I'm actually ok with the 32gb most of the time

@JourneymanGeek It gets a bit tight for updates, though

> DFO-3841451IP REFURBISHED Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1, 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) m3-7Y30 Processor (4M Cache, up to 2.60 GHz) 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz (On Board) 128GB Solid State Drive Windows 10 Home (64bit) English 802.11ac + Bluetooth, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 1x1 11.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) LED-Backlit Touch Display Intel(R) HD Graphics 45 Watt AC Adapter 32 WHr, 2-Cell Battery (Integrated) Palmrest Type 80, White No OS Media Included. Unit has minor cosmetic wear. 1 Year 1 $ 386

I'm... actually tempted. Despite not even remotely needing it.

@satibel I have MPPE on Android VPN

lol

ooh dual band

and not a celery

@JourneymanGeek Dual band comes standard these days :P

and reasonably sized SSD

@JourneymanGeek The refurb celeries are cheaper

> DFO-960015RIP REFURBISHED Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 Laptop, Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor N3060 (2M Cache, up to 2.48 GHz) 4GB Single Channel DDR3L 1600MHz 32GB eMMC Hard Drive Windows 10 Home (64bit) English Optical Drive Not Included 802.11ac + Bluetooth, Dual Band 2.4&5 GHz, 1x1 11.6-inch HD (1366 x 768) LED-Backlit Touch Display Intel(R) HD Graphics 45 Watt AC Adapter 32 WHr, 2-Cell Battery (Integrated) Internal US International Qwerty Keyboard White 1 Year 1 $ 249

But at $386 for a Kaby m3? :O

Dell refurbs are usually alright.

The screen's a bit meh though.

@Boris_yo MPPE is encryption, MPPC is compression.

Oh...

@Bob about standard for those

@JourneymanGeek Eh, asking price for new is around $700. I got my Lenovo thingo for $600, and it came with a 1920x1080 screen. And Win10 Pro.

Skylake m3.

Oh, and a pen!

After using m3 for a bit, Atomron will probably feel too slow...

@satibel What Android version do you use?

@JourneymanGeek The other disappointment. 32 Wh battery :(

Hey! Some of windows are on second monitor, but I have disconnected it!

I see them when I hover mouse but they are not on my main monitor. Anyway to reset this? How do I move them back?

Press win+p, stop extending displays

@Boris_yo I use openvpn for my vpn needs.

@Boris_yo alt+tab to it, alt+space, down, enter, move mouse to desired location.

@Bob Did that and it did not bring window back. The window is Chrome's task manager. Browser windows are on my main monitor though.

@satibel Yay! Thanks.

alt+F4 would be an expeditious way to deal with it.

@satibel It would close and next time I start task manager it will appear on main monitor?

@Boris_yo likely.

+1

though, alt+space, move is the method I found works best. You can also right click on the taskbar icon and select move, if there's one.

@satibel first one

@satibel Do you know of Android app that can track location of another person, who has GPS enabled Android smartphone?

no, but that exists, though they probably track you for ads too.

Hmm so one thing I didn't anticipate is Ryzen dedicated servers which look very cheap

I want to see EPYC-based cloud servers.

EPYC is a performance-per-watt monster.

Hopefully, this means cheap(ish) 32C dedicated servers...

they have aircon in my doctors office but it wasn't on and the temp in there was probably about 28C

perhaps that is part of the plan to rescue the NHS, melt everyone into puddles

they can then store us in buckets

@Burgi Is the government trying to starve the beast, or what?

something like that

@NotDog who has them already?

@Bob Hetzner

Also Hi Bob

@Bob hetzner.de/hosting/produktmatrix/rootserver-amd

Choice of Ryzen 5 1600X (6C/12T @ 3.6-4.0 GHz) or Ryzen 7 1700X (8C/16T @ 3.2-3.6 GHz).

If you think about it, Zen was designed for the datacenter and its advantages here are strikingly apparent.

€58.31 per month with €117.81 set-up fee for the Ryzen 5 system. Prices include 19% VAT.

€49.00 / €99.00 without VAT.

These prices look mighty attractive...

Correction: Ryzen 7 1700X is 3.4-3.8 GHz.

Choice of Ryzen 5 1600X (6C/12T @ 3.6-4.0 GHz) or Ryzen 7 1700X (8C/16T @ 3.4-3.8 GHz).

hey @bwDraco. How are you doing?

I think I should learn Powershell

Let's learn together!

(sorry, busy right now :( )

ford started selling the mustang in the UK for the first ever time a couple of years ago

they do 2 versions: the 5.8 litre V8 and a 2 litre eco-boost

i was at the traffic lights earlier and a stunning metallic blue 'tang pulls alongside me, all shiny and blue

then i realised its the eco-boost version...

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT????

you buy a muscle car for the V8! otherwise what is the point?

you might as well get a Mondeo and save yourself 15k

@Burgi You'll be surprised at what an I4 engine can do these days.

TUESDAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! :D

can you not abuse pins?

@bwDraco its kinda not the point...

pin abuse is a real problem guys. JUST SAY NO!

@ThatREDACTEDGuy happy birthday from here

@Avery But MOM!!! Everybody else is doing it!!!

@ThatREDACTEDGuy I don't see anyone doing it

Oh no, in India I'm already in my mid-thirties ;____;

@Avery I don't see anyone else having a birthday this week

well, birthday wishes usually do get pinned but they are not from the birthday person haha

Can't I wish happy birthday to myself? Are you against self-esteem???????

@ThatREDACTEDGuy what ya doing on tuesday?

Taking my coworkers to a sushi place.

vegan sushi? :D

By taking I mean directing them there, they pay and I get a complimentary deal.

o.O

And by directing them there, I mean I tell them the address and they drive

(I might call a Uber, but I think they don't have coverage here)

@jokerdino I don't think I've ever seen vegan sushi in any restaurant here (unless all you want to eat is California rolls).

@ThatREDACTEDGuy travel west quickly to extend your "early 30's"

I understand that you're happy about your birthday, but most people just say "today's my birthday" or "tomorrow's my birthday". You don't have to pin a message saying that.

how do you know that it was @ThatREDACTEDGuy that pinned it?

he's a room owner and it got pinned very soon after he posted that.

there are other RO's/mods that could have done it

It was me and I really didn't think it would become a big deal 0.o

you leapt to a conclusion without sufficient evidence

glares at @ThatREDACTEDGuy

i had your back dude!

Actually, it shows in the message history

chat.stackexchange.com/messages/38226508/history (see very top - it's easy to miss)

But I can't lie to @Avery, they're such a cute little yellow egg! * __ *

nope.

Heh, I checked in an incognito window :)

@ThatREDACTEDGuy I hope that I've got nothing against you except [REDACTED], it's just that that's kinda annoying.

Huh, are you joking here or being serious...?

Happy birthday @ThatREDACTEDGuy.

I can pin that.

(the pinning of stuff about you yourself is kind of annoying)

sorry it took so long

well i thought it was pretty funny :(

If I had RO access, I would only pin messages that really need community attention.

Okay guys I get it +__+

@ThatREDACTEDGuy i like your pins!

^--- pinning attemp detected. :P

;P

Oh come on, 8 minutes (and counting) to load a 100 MB SQL file?!

Folks, would this question be on-topic for SuperUser? I'm inclined to migrate it.

@NickAlexeev ot

Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years

@ThatREDACTEDGuy I would rather not have this sort of thing leaked. If the intelligence community can't gather intel from the likes of ISIS, would we still be alive today?

@bwDraco yes

We would

This is roughly the equivilent of saying "we should give the government the keys to all our homes, in case there's a terrorist living somewhere"

Only difference is the government thinks its fine to lockpick our doors, then make copies

We are not going to defeat folks who hate our fundamental freedoms through taking away those fundamental freedoms.

Besides, weakening encryption weakens it against everyone who can discover the vulnerability - which might be terrorists

@DavidPostill ಠ_ಠ

@Avery For context brazil-help.com/week.htm

:)

@NotDog @bwDraco thanks