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ben_vulpes:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-13#1783475 << this is not that clear to me. what i've penciled out is that there are some ~1.8kusd monthly of rack rental buy side floating around, and mircea_popescu's plan as i understand it was to build and rent vpsen to get to breakeven, which still needs someone in teh forums hawking vps
☝︎ a111: Logged on 2018-02-08 23:20 mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-08#1782932 << the only point to my eyes is that someone fucked in the head enough to run something they call "datacenter" without one ton of spare racks laying about is not distinguishable from three twelve year old white boys in a "tree fort" running a "porn business" through taking complicatedly filtered ipad shots of their own palms.
lobbes:
<< this is the key question needing resolving, imo. "Is it worth it to continue throwing good money into orc-hole?". After BB's deep descent into the cargo cult looking for chassis n' such, it is certainly suggestive of more "tree-forts everywhere" ala
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-08#1782956 ☝︎ BingoBoingo:
<hanbot> and i'd think salvaging bb's mission closer to the goal --any point closer than zero--, would be just about top priority. hence figure it out, and well before wednesday morning comes around.
<< I can only hope other people are doing math and weighting costs versus warming up their other ISP plans they may have put on hold.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo soo, you're buying your ticket wednesday or what was it ?
<< I was planning on picking it up Thursday if there has been no interest through Wednesday in channel on a takeover mission for this venture. I can extend the timeline a bit, if it is prudent to do so.
lobbes:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-12#1783439 << this thread puts much in perspective. In all my arguments with socialist aquaintances, it always seems like it boils down to "well, if there's failure that just means we haven't tried xyz magical configuration of policies yet!". I.e. "goal posts" can be moved ad infinitum (in their eyes, that is)
☝︎☟︎ BingoBoingo:
<asciilifeform> mircea_popescu, BingoBoingo , et al : have i missed anything obvious here ?
<< The deal with mircea_popescu was mircea_popescu bankrolls BingoBoingo builds isp for BingoBoingo with mircea_popescu as honored investor. For asciilifeform or whoever else may take an interest in taking over, the deal that interests me is BingoBoingo remains in Montevideo to help asciilifeform/alfteam/etc build themselves an isp taking clear
BingoBoingo:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-10#1783157 << On this point, taking a lot more explicit direction... perhaps from an alf pete_dushenski partnership, where my role becomes more hired hand than self directed center of the brand. I mention pete_dushenski because of his lack of toxic US passport and apparent management experience. I have my doubts alf alone is sufficient to right this ship, but if pete_dushenki wants try saving the republic
☝︎ mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-10#1783178 << for the sake of it being said, nominally all difficulties are naught moar than more proffit opportunities. if you get organized to import all the shit the dc MUST have but did not in fact have, you have yet another revenue stream ready. pay $150 per chassis in saneland, plus $30 or so in shipping, sell them the dozen for 3300 (+ "iva") -- which hey, is a GREAT fucking deal seeing h
☝︎ BingoBoingo:
<shinohai> Do the locals have bronze-tipped spears at least?
<< No, but they have a statue of the fellow who genocided their natives in front of Tres Cruces Shopping/Bus Terminal.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> eam of reports from there, and would have already been late in the 2nd week.
<< I came to realize the grave neglect in not doing this exercise upon arrival rather early in the day's exercise.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> leaving aside we don't even know what disks we're buying. eg, the rosewill chassis only usefully takes 3.5 inch ones.
<< 2.5 to 3.5 shims are on the list
BingoBoingo:
<asciilifeform> do they ? eat on own power, i mean. or does somebody fill their bowl with kibble, like in argentina
<< They afford to farm on Brazillian tourists money. How they have the ability to get from there to lifting the fork into their mouths I have increasingly less idea.
mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-08#1782932 << the only point to my eyes is that someone fucked in the head enough to run something they call "datacenter" without one ton of spare racks laying about is not distinguishable from three twelve year old white boys in a "tree fort" running a "porn business" through taking complicatedly filtered ipad shots of their own palms.
☝︎☟︎ mircea_popescu: "“Walking into a building should not be any different based on income status,” Ms. Glen said in an interview."
<< inept pantsuit wank. the only way poor people walk into a human building is as long as they're female, before their 30th birthday and if they have enough sense not to put clothes on. what the everloving fuck is this, they're people now, the poor fucks ?!
BingoBoingo:
<trinque> BingoBoingo: good luck buddy, and don't let it piss you off
<< This wasn't a euphamism. Actual spanish lesson with the Venezolana dentist turned teacher.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo ahahaa 6.6 grand pre their derpy tax for mounts ?
<< Before the 22% VAT no less
trinque: "flushed her emotional support hamster"
<< wahahaha
BingoBoingo:
<shinohai> Te vas a McDonalds BingoBoingo ? What has Uruguay done to you?
<< I had to see that the locals can indeed be beaten into doing some sort of business and made to enjoy it.
BingoBoingo:
<asciilifeform> BingoBoingo: shouldn't it be in orclang ?
<< No. They have made it clear they know more than enough English, and you don't make strong asks in their own linguistic territory. And the head of the tech team does fluent English including idiomatics. I have met enough of their people to know the message going to be understood.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> BingoBoingo "there is no way to" / "you can't even provide the bare bones necessary supplies for using your services"
<< Sent with the further reminder : "From our earliest conversations I was clear that housing customer provided hardware was the focus of my business. The quotes for new Supermicro servers have not interested them from a cost basis perspective, and now they are getting together a pile of hardware to
mod6:
<+BingoBoingo> Here on the playa Pocitos we get the windsurfers, they persist when the waves get too ballsy for swimmers.
<< everytime I think of windsurfing, i think of horseface nearly getting hit by that giant boat.
mod6:
<+ben_vulpes> oh man, i would really like to learn to surf
<< i'll never forget the first time i caught a wave. something very zen about the whole experience.
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a111: Logged on 2018-02-07 09:33 mircea_popescu:
http://btcbase.org/log/2018-02-07#1782314 << well, i'd expect airflow at all times driven by the dc HVAC. i dunno you'd want to buy space in a dc with no internal airflow. i've also never been in one that had no internal airflow. then again i've never been in a clean room that had no internal airflow either.
BingoBoingo:
<mircea_popescu> but in principle, gear can't produce more heat than the electricity it gets. so i expect at some point they'll start whining about "Gotta get another rack, we can't go over 4kw/per" or w/e they do. no ?
<< We have 2.5 kw now, and if we need more we can get a set of incoming power lines for another 2.5 kw. After that it is time for a second rack.
BingoBoingo:
<TomServo> BingoBoingo: In my experience the plastic slats are intended to better maintain hot/cold isle airflow.
<< This is sorta what I figured.