asciilifeform: aha

asciilifeform: was in the last days of bitbet.

asciilifeform: was also when lost good % of net worth in the alphago thing.

asciilifeform: ~0 useful output.

asciilifeform: last go around, asciilifeform was stuck in 'butugychag' (physically commuted-to hellhole) for 6+mo.

asciilifeform: *closed

asciilifeform: http://logs.ericbenevides.com/log/trilema/2019-10-08#1941985 << fwiw i've never worked anywhere that didn't eventually die. even that usg army lab -- closes.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: before piz lost shirt twice. so far most of what learned is 'electrified fence around zone, hurts' )

asciilifeform: lobbes: nao time for the young heroes.

asciilifeform: ( e.g. 'm' also was for piz. came to 0. )

asciilifeform: put full throttle since late may into piz & logger. nao have neither.

asciilifeform: if were japanese prolly already would have appointed kaishakunin and bought white sheets etc.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i can't say i've much to claim as 'merits' in recent time.

asciilifeform also dealing with a possibly-imploding salt mine, for extra kicks

asciilifeform: tru

asciilifeform: i dun expect it will make riches tho.

asciilifeform will complete 'peh' even when exiled to pluto, imho it needs doin'

asciilifeform: aite.

asciilifeform: i'ma carry on w/ peh (needs keccak) , perhaps mp_en_viaje & co will still find use for it .

asciilifeform: fallen is phuctor. (it was gonna get fatter disks, in resupply crate, so can actually go through those ssl dumps , to date has been doing 'random sample' of'em erry wk )

asciilifeform: diana_coman and lobbes .

asciilifeform: to others, goes the torch of logotron .

asciilifeform: nao i haven't even a logger .

asciilifeform wonders what is his remaining use on battlefield. e.g. snsa is approx as alive as piz...

asciilifeform: will switch it tomorrow .

asciilifeform: '3 smoking from same match'

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i specifically did not want it in piz, cuz already had dark thought re target-rich envir.

asciilifeform: was actually why asciilifeform took an interest in the moldavia fella. was thinking 'can finally put asciilifeform's blog'

asciilifeform: i'm ok that it goes to random mp_en_viaje page . ( can't point at own www yet, it's still on that heathen random-ip-of-the-week thing )

asciilifeform: nope.

asciilifeform: so happens that i renewed it last wk for next 9 years.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i'ma point 'nosuchlabs.com' at yer www again, like during last exile in the desert, if you dun object. (plox to say if ok w/ this and then which ip prefer)

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: if pipe is in fact restored, will make easier for folx to backup. but other than that i think is curtain call.

asciilifeform: generally i dun invoice until box is assembled, tested, and flown.

asciilifeform not invoiced BingoBoingo for the 16 , or their chassis/etc

asciilifeform: ( what do do with the 6 at piz, will be for the shareholders to ponder )

asciilifeform: 16 really, 1 was spare.

asciilifeform nao stuck figuring out what to do with 15 rk's...

asciilifeform: as stands, noad needs at least 2GB dedicated ram, and tb of ssd is known to live for >2y . (not counting fill, which will fill in ~4y guaranteed as the chain marches)

asciilifeform: ( 1tb 'samsung pro' )

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: asciilifeform was provisioning a noad-capable box too, for moldavia test .

asciilifeform: incidentally network is down to 3, maybe 4, working trb noades, such as are known to asciilifeform .

asciilifeform: laters mod6

asciilifeform: ditto trinque .

asciilifeform: i do not know what mod6 had tho, it was his own iron.

asciilifeform: mod6: if it was '3ware' or similar respectable card, it writes drive # to 1st block.

asciilifeform: i expect BingoBoingo will help.

asciilifeform: but if you want it, mod6 , will have to get it

asciilifeform: mod6: chain is cheap as dirt.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: fact of the matter is, the nearest restaurant is across atlantic, will take time to get to it in any case.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje this is so.

asciilifeform: so long as you actually get ~your~ drive set and not someone else's mix.

asciilifeform: mod6: i didn't build your box, but if it's a '3ware', order dun matter

asciilifeform: possibly -- chairs all the way down.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: remains , imho, to be seen, whether 'floors' even exist.

asciilifeform would like to give BingoBoingo room to try maneuvers involving 'the other dc' or whatnot, but at his option, and in consultation w/ subscribers .

asciilifeform: oh yea

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: a q for BingoBoingo when he wakes up.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: mno, there was a security deposit, + remnant of month afaik.

asciilifeform: ( secondarily, the remnant of the acct balance at latech, but i honestly dun expect to see it again 'like own ears w/out mirror'(tm) )

asciilifeform: seems so.

asciilifeform: right

asciilifeform: supposing subscribers not already set bozo bit .

asciilifeform: it ~could~ come back on. but this won't fix structural problem imho. ~might~ give time to negotiate a straight-from-antel, in theory.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: so, let's put on record properly, evacuation officially on ? BingoBoingo to send word to latech to stop charging for pipe, they've breached contract ? or are we to hold out for some unlikely concession

asciilifeform: if BB becomes new rezident, can enjoy the gurlz (tho prolly oughta leave the wines)

asciilifeform: what we won't have, in moldavia, is obv. (unless he in fact does go there) a BingoBoingo to swap disks, inspect seals, move hoses around in <1hr on request, and such nice things. but what can do.

asciilifeform does not know if that pencil balanced on its point is any kind stable state. but last i knew, was such.

asciilifeform: afaik they've a nicely deadlocked gov, too, with a putin prime minister and a usg parliament.

asciilifeform: neato.

asciilifeform: it's terra incognita tho, tbf.

asciilifeform in fact speaks both of the langs spoken in moldavia...

asciilifeform: lol

asciilifeform apprehensive about re-creating a piz-style 'target rich envir.' in moldavia, but all of asciilifeform's attemps to find reasonable hosters ended in broken teeth

asciilifeform: certainly compared to our deceased horse.

asciilifeform: so far the moldavian is looking good.

asciilifeform: ( this is also where was the snsa logger . )

asciilifeform: internally.

asciilifeform: ea. of these is equipped w/ 2 FG btw.

asciilifeform: and rehomed whenever find to where.

asciilifeform: i built it out of waht i built it, for a reason, and if disappeared would build again outta same. so yes would like it back.

asciilifeform: already said, neh

asciilifeform: could. 1st must ask BB for favour , to prepare it to talk on serial console if it doesn't already.

asciilifeform: ( he's got no kvm )

asciilifeform: fella even offered serial port via temp box, given that i refuse to ipmi

asciilifeform: i was actually preparing a modest box to go there

asciilifeform: he does, or so told asciilifeform (see linked thrd)

asciilifeform: for each -- his own.

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: we're all still stuck with a different set of 'rathers' .

asciilifeform: orc customs is an 'in' problem rather than 'out' afaik.

asciilifeform: i expect fedex will get'em out to wherever for 1-2 hundy.

asciilifeform: lol

asciilifeform: and to smg i'd also recommend to use the same, but is decision not for me but for mp_en_viaje & co, if they'd rather host on intel w/ ipmi and intel rng, is not my biz

asciilifeform: snsa's -- indeed

asciilifeform: mp_en_viaje: i can't speak for others, but anyffing i touch will be hosted on this same type of opteron, and with same raid, and w/ same FG .

asciilifeform cleans his sarcasm sensor w/ freon can

asciilifeform: lolk

asciilifeform: hm i thought 'suing orcs dunwork'

asciilifeform: incidentally, mp_en_viaje , all the irons that asciilifeform personally worked on, have his seals on'em, and these should still be intact.

asciilifeform: might make a diff re where to evacuate irons to, when this time comes.