Peak homelabbing
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On carpet
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not turning off going to sleep when lid closed
Rookie maneuver.
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On carpet
Yeah. That one triggered me.
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On carpet
if you just moved in, server comes first, then a mattress, then the rest of the furniture
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not turning off going to sleep when lid closed
Rookie maneuver.
Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren't designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.
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Lol, reminds me of my old setup.
It was all old W98 laptop that I got used. I installed xunbuntu on it back when it first came out in 2006. It sat on my desk, open like that with a bit of tape over to hold the power cord because it was loose. The battery was completely dead.
It was the server I used to host all the modded maps I made for a silly little tank game. Thing ran seemlessly only going down when the power went out or somebody juggled the power cord for 5 years.
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Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren't designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.
As right as that might be, it's on carpet!
I don't believe they put much thought into airflow and overheating...
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As right as that might be, it's on carpet!
I don't believe they put much thought into airflow and overheating...
Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.
Let's face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn't have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they've been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.
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Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.
Let's face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn't have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they've been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Sadly, I've actually seen a couple model laptops that were designed with one of the fan vents right above the keyboard, and only ventilated when the screen is open. VERY piss poor design, but yeah those do exist..
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if you just moved in, server comes first, then a mattress, then the rest of the furniture
The laptop could have setup to not sleep on close and could have been laying closed, screen on the ground. Also it would have provided completely unrestricted airflow to the fan...
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Is this that thin little block holding up the Internet?
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The laptop could have setup to not sleep on close and could have been laying closed, screen on the ground. Also it would have provided completely unrestricted airflow to the fan...
...but then the sign would have affected the airflow...
This is the best compromise until mom visits and steps on it.
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On carpet
I mean, literally just lean it against the wall, at the very least...
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Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.
Let's face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn't have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they've been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.
They have the budget for printer ink tho
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OMG, Y500 ?
Mine is still running after 13 years!Lenovo made some kickass computers back then.
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My server is a loose motherboard with a loose PSU, thrown into the living room TV rack, which I leave open for cooling. It's a repurposed (free) Athlon, DDR2. I only use it for smb and git backups, and project sharing between my desktop and laptop. What amazes me most is my IT coworkers don't find that a perfectly acceptable scenario.
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My server is a loose motherboard with a loose PSU, thrown into the living room TV rack, which I leave open for cooling. It's a repurposed (free) Athlon, DDR2. I only use it for smb and git backups, and project sharing between my desktop and laptop. What amazes me most is my IT coworkers don't find that a perfectly acceptable scenario.
That free computer is going to cost you a lot on your electric bill.
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...but then the sign would have affected the airflow...
This is the best compromise until mom visits and steps on it.
I have killed two laptops by stepping on them. Is this a sign?
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That free computer is going to cost you a lot on your electric bill.
Not in winter it won't.
