Hacker News: optimus_banana

New comment by optimus_banana in "Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers"

optimus_banana — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:29:56 +0000

lots of proxmox clusters in basements run on old laptops. my pile of t480s beats any cloud vm (except when my ISP goes down).

New comment by optimus_banana in "You can help Anna's Archive by seeding torrents"

optimus_banana — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:37:49 +0000

Most torrent clients let you select subsets of file to download (and thus seed) so you can choose a portion to download whatever amount of disk space you are willing to lend.

New comment by optimus_banana in "Interview with Jeff Geerling"

optimus_banana — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:22:59 +0000

I remember when geerlingguy was just the author of all the ansible roles I happened to use, crazy to see how much of a "personality" he is now.

New comment by optimus_banana in "Study links blue light from smartphones or tablets to early puberty"

optimus_banana — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:15:36 +0000

"...in male rats" would be a key phrase to add to the title.

New comment by optimus_banana in "TikTok is changing the way books are recommended and sold"

optimus_banana — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:58:17 +0000

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