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Heat In 1U racks

Posted on August 23, 2025 by larry

Went to RePC today to see if they can loan me some equipment and they did. Loaned me a Lenovo M90Q, dang what an impressive piece of tech. Unfortunately no review for it. No power supply, just a fitting. Also … Continue reading →

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Not Quiet Friday

Posted on August 22, 2025 by larry

I was hoping today was going to be quiet, unfortunately it wasn’t. Work kind of pushed me till when I had to leave for a doctors appointment. Not much time for a break. The doctor did explain a lot about … Continue reading →

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Keeping Printer Going

Posted on August 21, 2025 by larry

I don’t feel right leaving my printer unattended and it going. Don’t want to come home to a fire. But I need to run a 4 hour print and seems like today was a bad day to try that. Son … Continue reading →

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Zepbound Slowing Down

Posted on August 20, 2025 by larry

I noticed lately I been getting more hungry. The zepbound I been taking has been weakening. I am still exercising and I am holding out, but hoping the progress I had does not reverse. Had a great swim though. My … Continue reading →

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TPU Takes Long To Print

Posted on August 19, 2025 by larry

Yesterday I mentioned I got my first TPU batch to print. I started a large batch before I went to bed and it was still going for a couple of hours after I was done. I doubt this can be … Continue reading →

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Reminded I am old

Posted on August 18, 2025 by larry

Got a notice in the mail today, saying that my life insurance rates are gonna go up. It has been 20 years since I signed up for it, and it is coming to an end. Wow did they jack up … Continue reading →

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Son Back In School

Posted on August 17, 2025 by larry

Dropped off my son to college today, he is in a much nicer place now than last year. I was thinking, hmm, maybe he could use a mini rack to show off while at school. Anyway, gonna be weird without … Continue reading →

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Demo Rack Done

Posted on August 16, 2025 by larry

Spent couple hours trying to ctach up with my rack, unfortunately it was a late build. Went to RePc to show the manager there and found out he was out. Also found out they are short on 1L servers. Anyway … Continue reading →

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Bambu Broke

Posted on August 15, 2025 by larry

Filament got stuck in the extruder, had problems getting the filament out of it. Took a while but I finally got the stuck filament out. Needless to say, I am not gonna be able to bring a demo set to … Continue reading →

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Cost of Building a Rack

Posted on August 14, 2025 by larry

I did an analysis today on how much it costs to build the rack , the screws are significant in the price because the plastic material was so cheap. Here is the breakdown. Here is what it is but does … Continue reading →

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