Adoption, Part 1

This post is a continuation of yesterday's post, The eWaste problem. Today I adopted one machine. It was the cleanest one in the stack, at least judging by the dirtiness of the white label on the top. Just because it was the cleanest doesn't mean that…

The eWaste problem

I work in IT, and there's a special corner of the back room where old computers go to die. It's called the eWaste corner, and it hurts me to walk past it. When a computer is too slow or old and is decommissioned, it's…

Discord has a problem

I first joined Discord back in 2017, and since it's 2024, that makes my account around 7 years old. If you have used Discord for a long time, you may remember an era before constant CAPTCHAs or phone verification needed on every account. I certainly do. Though if…

Adventures in Hikvision

A while back, I was given someone's retired Hikvision NVR. Opening it up, there werea bunch of SATA ports, and a circuit board. The PSU is connecting to the board with a 20 (or maybe 24) pin standard-looking motherboard power supply. It's a 2U rackmount. So…

Ghost, why are you like this?

In case you didn't know, this blog runs on a CMS (Content Management System) called Ghost. It is excellent software and exactly what I need, except for one tiny little detail. The Docker Image doesn't fucking work. Well, it sort of works, but in an even…

Almost getting stranded

I would like to open this first post with the fact that I am a proud EV owner. Below is a photo of my 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric, which was used when I got it. It boasts a 258 mile range, and I get great mileage without even trying. I…