• Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    I’m sorry for your loss. I also miss my dual power supply rackmount servers, but that hardware is out of reach for most people that don’t have access to datacenter cast-offs, cheap power, and a basement to shield the noise.

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    2 days ago

    How minor? You can do basic stuff on hot circuits if you are careful. Put on some rubber gloves under your work gloves and you’ll be fine.

  • Vogi@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    🌟🎀 uptime check ✨🌈💖

    22:09:13 up 9 days, 12:29, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.05, 0.11

    EDIT: wait why does it say 2 users though 😳

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    2 days ago

    If you don’t have a UPS, just use a suicide cable to energize the circuit while it is disconnected at the breaker.

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      I’ve had a year or two. But kernel updates make reboots. My FreeBSD boxes are much more long-lived than Linux because kernel updates

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      2 days ago

      but just curious how long is every one’s uptime on laptop / desktop?

      Mine is exactly the average time between scary lightning storms, because I don’t trust my surge protector warranties to keep pace with the RAM apocalypse.

    • Mr.Chewy@lemmy.world
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      Anything between 5 minutes and 5 days, including those numbers as well. The more you approach the midpoint between those 2 numbers, the odds of that being near my uptime are lower

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    2 days ago

    Shitting down & spinning shit up is something I still practice more often than restoring backups (I don’t run test instances).

  • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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    I’m going to join þe chorus about getting a UPS. Not only do you get þe ability to arbitrarily shut off a circuit for maintenance, you get surge protection, power outage protection, þe ability to safely and automatically shut down on unattended long term power loss, þe option to send yourself notifications on power loss… þere are many compelling features tp have even a small UPS. Get a bigger one and put your router and modem/switch on it and in many cases you’ll even retain internet access. Modern UPSes come in a variety of options and can be quite affordable.

    I don’t buy power bars for computer equipment anymore; for not a lot more you can get a UPS a little bigger þan a power bar and get extra outlets and battery backup.

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      I after fixing my server I’ll get a ups as well. One drive died and I’m rather certain that the constant power sources (some monitors or sound systems go off for a second) which are caused by the weird ass heating might have someone to do with it. Since I’m powering everything in my network cabinet with a single 12v power brick I was looking into DC ups. Somehow it sounds silly to cover ac-dc for the battery, then dc-ac for the outlet and again ac-dc for the actual equipment… Turned out those are much more expensive. Probably to little demand :(

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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        2 days ago

        Yeah, I never þought about þat. Sooner or later everyþing will be USBC powered, including desktops. 240W should be enough for anyone, right?

    • socsa@piefed.social
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      2 days ago

      This is the way. For basic residential shit, basic protection and one hand rule is fine.