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New comment by robes in "High-speed 10Gbps full-mesh network based on USB4 for just $47.98"

robes — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 03:10:18 +0000

Assuming the NAS can do the same networking over USB4 that the author used it could work.

New comment by robes in "High-speed 10Gbps full-mesh network based on USB4 for just $47.98"

robes — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 03:08:59 +0000

server-grade 2x SFP+ 10G NIC pulls are pretty easy to pick up from eBay for about $20 each

With a multigig capable SFP+ module it can handle 2.5G/5G copper as well.

New comment by robes in "High-speed 10Gbps full-mesh network based on USB4 for just $47.98"

robes — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:33:35 +0000

You can still use it! I keep an old ThinkPad X61 & T400 around with mini-Firewire ports on my MOTU 828 mkII interface. It is also a DAC over SPDIF for my much newer Ryzen desktop. I would like to try Thunderbolt to FW800 to FW400 adapters to see if I can get it working on something more modern, as I learned it has mainline Linux kernel support.

New comment by robes in "The Xiaomi 14 with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a 32 to 64-bit translator"

robes — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:56:10 +0000

Not just phones, I recently set up waydroid on an old netbook so my son could play the Khan Academy Kids app. Since the Android container is x86-64 and KAK is ARM-only the libhoudini translation layer was required and worked perfectly.

New comment by robes in "Nvidia, one of tech's hottest companies, is fine with remote work"

robes — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 13:58:51 +0000

That has caused a very competitive job market, their HR doesn't even give the courtesy of a canned denial e-mail after applying for jobs.

New comment by robes in "You've just spent $400 on a baby monitor. Now you need a subscription"

robes — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 20:50:16 +0000

Knowing this was possible along with the privacy concerns is the main reason I told friends and family not to buy a baby monitor for us. Instead I used Polycom VOIP phones and Asterisk PBX install to act like intercoms throughout the house using the DIDs 10, 20, 30, etc. Then I made extensions 11, 22, 33, etc to add a SIP-header to the call so that the receiving handset auto answers. Works really well, my wife and I use it every day, and our now 6 year old has started to too.

Ran Asterisk at work so it made sense to put it to use at home, albeit without any external connectivity.