@wendell An update in a few months about how often you use it as a standing desk would be interesting. The idea sounds good but wonder how often people use the standing desks.
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Last few weeks I have been using it way more than I thought I would. We will see if the new wears off soon
Yes
I was being serious.
I have no trouble giving away stuff I have little use for. I have too much stuff as it is anyway, too much thatās just collecting dust. Now, sending stuff to Wendell and crew would be a problem as Iām on another continent, but if I were closer by? Sure, If I saw a better use for it that way, why not.
Now, I donāt usually just send stuff to people who ask for it on youtube/internet. The thing is that Iāve been following Wendel for some time, I donāt think he would just sell old stuff people give him just to make a quick buck. I think he would try to do something interesting with it, or if failing that, give it to somebody else who need it.
I have no problem giving stuff to people I know a bit/trust a bit. I think that is the usual thing for humans. Helping people around you, people you have some kind of connection to, is just a thing you do 'cause itās a decent thing to do. Plus I donāt have to bother with whatever I give away anymore, and Iāve always found selling stuff to be a real bother.
Where I live there is a loosely knit community of nerds, many from the local big Computer Association, but also many other people. Giving away old stuff isnāt really a big thing. When I was a poor student I got a HDD from a guy, it worked if you put a partition on the beginning of the drive, avoided a couple of sectors in the middle, and then you could use the last part for another partition. Gave away that drive some time later, IIRC. Got a flat bed scanner the same way, it was kinda PITA to make it work as it was a win-scanner, needed the win98 driver to work, no real logic in the actual scanner. Later it turned out that some enterprising soul had created Linux drivers for it. So I gave it away to another student that didnāt even have a Windows license.
This whole forum is kinda built on similar stuff. People are giving away their time for free, 'cause they like to. Wendell could put up a paywall, demand subscription fees etc. Somehow I donāt think that would make the community any better, I think it would kinda kill it and take away the passion.
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Go away and be annoying elsewhere.
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Iām going to throw my 5cents worth in.
I donāt know about everyone else but in my opinion.
When Wendell asked if anymore had any spare hardware. I looked at it like a group project where people send the hardware in, Wendell does all the heavy lifting and everyone gets to see the end result.
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Is there still need for old iMac screens? I have a 20 and 24 in my basement collecting dust. I would gladly donate them and anything else you might need. Itās the least I can do for all of the videos you guys put out.
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@Grim_Reaper āJust because something use to be valuableā isnāt a good way to measure the value of something now, especially if itās broken. Dead iMacs arenāt very valuable apart from parts on the used market, and even then it depends on the model and severity of the problems. Much like vintage cars, theyāre usually no good if theyāre rusted and are missing most parts. Intact ones are valuable, broken ones are not.
Donāt forget that L1T is basicslly built off of old devalued servers that were probably going to be thrown out anyways. L1T even has a video about reusing cheap server parts for a massive storage server. Yes the parts may have cost thousands when they were new, but theyre not new anymore. Theyāre used. less people want used parts, thus the prices come down. basic economics.
Thereās also another very crucial part that youāre forgetting.
Time.
The time it took @wendell and friends to learn what they know is also valuable. Itās why they can provide the content they can provide. The time spent on figuring out how to make those iMacs work is also valuable time.
We love seeing their work because itās content thatās extremely relevant to us. His time and money is the price of the L1T content and community, and they put it out for free (not counting ads). The least we as a community can do is be supportive, whether it be donations, participation, or just respecting the forums for what it is, an excellent source of knowledge and even a home for some.
While enthusiasts might get salty over some topics, as a whole we understand the concept of give and take and reusing hardware. All of us have at one point bought, sold, traded, or even given away hardware because we know that something will come back to us later. If we have stockpiles of misc hardware thatās not very important to us, there might be a person out there who desperately needs it, and vice versa.
By giving Wendell hardware, we know we will get something in return, even if itās not Monterey. Could our own members do a similar project? definitely. do they have the time, money, or video/audio production hardware to do it? probably not. We know Wendell and team have the time, knowledge and production hardware to make it work and make it entertaining. We also know that some members probably do have access to such hardware and have no use hoarding it or see no real value in it. Iād gladly give stuff if I could. Iāve followed Wendell back in the Tek syndicate days so Iām pretty confident he has no bad intentions.
If you donāt see why giving away old/broken hardware to someone who wants to make something interesting out of it, then itās fine. No need to make it vocal though IMO, this isnāt overwatch we donāt need that much salt
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Sorry to see you had to feel it was necessary to address such scornful communication. Just want to say that I thoroughly enjoy what you and Ryan have done with L1T. I watch the videos religiously and comment in the forums and read the very informative articles where and when I am able. One of the greatest things about this group is its significant lack of trolls. Itās like a breath of fresh air compared to so many others and itās really great to be in the company of decent people, who are friendly, consciousness, and sometimes downright helpful. Nothing works like a good team when youāre trying to put a project together and I daresay you have some awesome team players here. Kudos. (Remember not to feed the trolls. They tend to die from lack of attention.)
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I look at like a āpay it forwardā thing, and also if you cant donate pesetas (or whatever banana republic monies they use in the colonies) you can send some old crap to help out.
Wendell is a hero for the linux stuff that noone else seem to be doing.
Wow super awesome battlestation. That must draw current like thereās no tomorrow. I was planning to get a sit/stand desk from Ikea for my new appartment - now my wallet is in denial. 2300ā¬ here in Europe, ouch. Plus the custom monitor stand.
But the best thing about this build is the keyboard! And you donāt even mention it?! What is it? Model M TKL or something - didnāt know those existed? Havenāt tried buckling spring yet - too afraid of the noise. Have you tried Topre, @wendell ?
Itās a bluetooth-modded Model M and I want one.
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Is that hardware wishlist ever going to come to fruition? I just moved so my mental inventory of old hardware I have is pretty up-to-date. Iād love to send some stuff along if the need matches up.
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@wendell Is Threadripper a viable option for me to build an Unraid server mostly for plex and a VM for gaming? Has the hardware passthrough been resolved for Nvidia cards? Thanks
Not sure. Would need to ask the unraid guys . As the npt patch is not mainline kernel yet that may be an issue
Other issues with TR make me say not yet
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The NPT patch is not integrated into the unraid kernel. In fact, they havenāt touched their core system since March or so, I think.
The ACS patch is, however, integrated in their kernel.
Somewhat related, does the bus reset wonkyness of threadripper affect the RX 400/500 series to your knowledge @wendell?
It does. Only Vega works . And a reference 390 which is impossible to find anyway
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How much do we know about the problem? If this is something that hacking kernel patches can fix, Iād be very open to working on a fix for it. If this requires UEFI, do we know if AMD/manufacturers are working on it?
I donāt mean to play 21 questions with you, Iām just trying to gauge if I should buy a 1920x or a 1700. Iāve got the budget for both, but Passthrough is a major component of my workflow, so Iād like it to work at some point in the future.
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So, 1080 doesnāt work with threadripper, but what about with Ryzen 1700?