[11:35] <daftykins> dun-dun-dun... another one bites the dust
[11:36] <daftykins> that's another HDD failure diagnosed on a client's HP all in one machine, did it remotely too so i didn't even have to go anywhere \o/
[13:05] <zxmpi> manufacturer?
[13:05] <daftykins> irrelevant
[13:58] <zxmpi> ok that was a weird one. could log into pi but it would not accept keyboard input from any terminal
[13:59] <zxmpi> i think that's the first reboot caused by a pi problem :-D
[13:59] <daftykins> ruh roh
[14:00] <zxmpi> i have 1-2 spare pi lying around in case the original model b acts up. looking at a pi 4 9 gb as a desktop replacement but haven't ordered it yet. could strap old pi to it still doing irc and rss :-)
[17:20] <zxmpi> that's a lotta pi :-) https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2021/i-built-5000-raspberry-pi-server-yes-its-ridiculous
[17:23] <daftykins> wow, terrible numbers
[17:24] <zxmpi> i don't think you build it for performance. i think it's to show that you can and no other earthly reason :-)
[17:24] <daftykins> hmm i don't enjoy pointless things like that
[17:25] <zxmpi> the network and data throughput on pi is meh at best of times. it's cheap, small, lowpowered and near disposable
[17:26] <zxmpi> it's the underdog of the computer world and that's why we love the little tykes
[17:26] <daftykins> i have seen them! :P
[17:26] <daftykins> well and used, no less
[17:27] <zxmpi> the number of projects that have started with 'here's a pi someone handed me that they had lying around doing nothing for ages'
[17:33] <daftykins> and "they got tired of its' OS killing itself" :D