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webby said:
nothing really wrong with that. The only real downside is creating redundancy (if you have any)
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the lack of redundancy sometimes makes me worry, but i tell myself ill phase out drives before they hit a catastrophic end of life and put them on a shelf to get at least partial backup
 
shhhhh stop telling everyone my secrets!
 
Honda-Fan said:
Media Server people, what do you use to host your stuff? a NAS?
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Synology DS1522+ with five 8TB Synology Enterprise HDD drives in RAID 6, two 400GB SSD cache, 32GB RAM, and a 10Gb LAN expansion card. I could have gone with all SSDs, but I feel like that's overkill (and pricey) for my specific uses.
Primarily bought mine with the desire for ample data reliability and redundancy. I don't use Plex specifically but I can install it within the interface. I don't stream media on it much, but when I do there are zero issues.
The software is quite diverse and easy to use. The only real gripe with purchasing anything Synology is the premium cost. They prefer you use their branded drives and RAM which are significantly more expensive, but you can still use a limited number of other brands. They have a list of supported drives/RAM for each model on their website.
I spent $2800 on this setup two years ago, which is an arguably excessive price for any personal NAS, but I don't regret it one bit.
 
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Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber wants your next mouse to last forever & that may involve a subscription plan​


I’m going to ask this very directly. Can you envision a subscription mouse?
Possibly.
And that would be the forever mouse?
Yeah.
So you pay a subscription for software updates to your mouse.
Yeah, and you never have to worry about it again, which is not unlike our video conferencing services today.
But it’s a mouse.
But it’s a mouse, yeah.
I think consumers might perceive those to be very different.
[Laughs] Yes, but it’s gorgeous. Think about it like a diamond-encrusted mouse. There are two ways people have traditionally proposed monetizing hardware over time. It’s subscription fees and it’s advertising.

:popcornbig:
 
So dumb....I'll stick with my amazon special $9.99 mouse.

Way to let greed in and potentially ruin your company.
 
webby said:

Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber wants your next mouse to last forever & that may involve a subscription plan​


I’m going to ask this very directly. Can you envision a subscription mouse?
Possibly.
And that would be the forever mouse?
Yeah.
So you pay a subscription for software updates to your mouse.
Yeah, and you never have to worry about it again, which is not unlike our video conferencing services today.
But it’s a mouse.
But it’s a mouse, yeah.
I think consumers might perceive those to be very different.
[Laughs] Yes, but it’s gorgeous. Think about it like a diamond-encrusted mouse. There are two ways people have traditionally proposed monetizing hardware over time. It’s subscription fees and it’s advertising.

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I WOULD BUILD MY OWN MOUSE OUT OF THE CORPSE OF AN OPTIPLEX BEFORE SUBSCRIBING TO A SERVICE FOR ONE
 
Webby made me share....

I went to a work site this morning and needed to go into the network room/closet. Well I turned the corner and saw this (almost said What the **** out loud). :eek:

There was a roof leak at this site so property management/building services decided to "cover" up the network equipment/UPS (battery backup) until they repaired the roof leak.

I asked staff how long did it happen and how long as it been fixed. Answer: Well... it's been fixed for "months". :spazface:

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They had zero faith in the roof repair and wanted to keep it protected
 
bootyluvr said:
Webby made me share....

I went to a work site this morning and needed to go into the network room/closet. Well I turned the corner and saw this (almost said What the **** out loud). :eek:

There was a roof leak at this site so property management/building services decided to "cover" up the network equipment/UPS (battery backup) until they repaired the roof leak.

I asked staff how long did it happen and how long as it been fixed. Answer: Well... it's been fixed for "months". :spazface:

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA MY SIDES
 
Honda-Fan said:
Of course it's a Dell.

IT'S ALWAYS A DELL!
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8 screws to remove the bottom cover.
2 screws to remove the battery itself.
Disconnect battery connector
2 screws to put battery back
8 screws to put the bottom cover back.

Done. Easy peasy.
 
bootyluvr said:
8 screws to remove the bottom cover.
2 screws to remove the battery itself.
Disconnect battery connector
2 screws to put battery back
8 screws to put the bottom cover back.

Done. Easy peasy.
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What about the spicy pillow you removed
 
Top - swollen battery
Bottom - new battery

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Does your work have a way to dispose of the bad one?
 
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