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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@neingeist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neingeist</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackers.town/@LambdaCalculus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LambdaCalculus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hax0rbana.social/@adam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>adam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snug.moe/@lunareclipse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lunareclipse</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@armbian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>armbian</span></a></span> </p><p>Still, that doesn't change the fact that in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/112610414574615319" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">documentation and support</a> they ain't even in the same league as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> and that really is a big problem, because that's what made the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> so successful.</p><ul><li>Because there are cheaper <em>AND</em> more powerful options on the market but they don't get traction due to lack of good <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mainline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainline</span></a> support by the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kernel</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Remember:</p><ul><li>Software makes Operating Systems &amp;</li><li>Operating Systems make Hardware.</li></ul><p>That's why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ARM64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ARM64</span></a>-v8.5A - based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SBCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SBCs</span></a> are gamechangers and why <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMD64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMD64</span></a>-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCs</span></a> ain't dead like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ppc64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ppc64</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SPARCv9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SPARCv9</span></a>: </p><ul><li>Because at the end of the day, people don't give a damn about specs and stuff, all they care about is getting their <em>"Compute Needs"</em> fulfilled at a price- and painpoint they can accept...</li></ul><p>Which is why I use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refurbished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refurbished</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/surplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surplus</span></a>'d and64-based <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClients</span></a> instead of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5B</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a> work:</p><ul><li>They are cheap and they run basically all the stuff I care about.</li></ul><p>OFC they won't replace big clusters at work but if your homelab has to run off German Energy Prices then you want a machine that barely sips power...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hackers.town/@LambdaCalculus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LambdaCalculus</span></a></span> <br>As long as <em>"cheap chinese clones"</em> only try to bamboozle with specs and not get their documentation and drivers onto an acceptable standard (and the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5B</span></a> sets the bottom line here!), noone wants to buy those.</p><ul><li>I literally have a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BananaPiZeroM2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BananaPiZeroM2</span></a> that I bought during the great <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PiShortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PiShortage</span></a> but I never bothered to use it anywhere because it's more hassle than to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KonrpeVRRjc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">antenna mod</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi0W2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W2</span></a> and call it a day because it doesn't require me to download some janky custom image to get even a regular 80x25 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> CLI up and running.</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://machines.social/@trevorflowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>trevorflowers</span></a></span> OFC if <em>learning</em> to do stuff and get experience on how to machine things is the main motivation, then I guess that's totally fine on it's own...</p><ul><li>Given the low density heat output of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5B</span></a> you'd likely get away with some big chungus copper block, tho considering the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CutVc9WRc4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>"final design vs. machining limits"</em></a>, I'm shure this would rather end up as a 12-slice <em>"Trashcan Mac Pro Heatsink"</em> where each Pi 5B gets top-loaded into the case... </li></ul><p>But that's just me trying to figure out how to make that work.</p><p>Most certainly, it'll likely need good cable managment even if you only use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoE</span></a> and not even bother to put a PSU into the same case...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://machines.social/@trevorflowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>trevorflowers</span></a></span> otherwise you could try to DIY a custom heatpipe + board mounting bracket to get those connected if you want it to remain <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a>...</p><ul><li>The challenge would likely be that either way you'll need some big PSU to shove out 5V@3A for each <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5B</span></a>...</li></ul><p>Or you'd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoE</span></a> those but good luck finding a PoE-HAT without a whiny fan included and/or airflow needed...</p><p>Either way you'd need to add like a heatsink on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RP1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RP1</span></a> if you don't choose a cooling block that mounts over it and the Pi 5B's SoC and RAM, THO at that power level you might get away with soldering a cheap waterblock onto a sheet of copper and screwing it into the cooler mounts.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SirTapTap" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SirTapTap</span></a></span> considering the amount of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scalping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scalping</span></a> of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a>'s and the fact that the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi5B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi5B</span></a> will lilely not be available at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> until the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi6B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi6B</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CM5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CM5</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi500</span></a> get released, I can recommend to take a look at <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThinClients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClients</span></a>, because they have regular <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amd64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amd64</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>'s, plenty of ports, are almost always <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> and also barely sip power.</p><p>I do use some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/t520" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>t520</span></a> as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiniServers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServers</span></a> to do <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/backups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backups</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/torrent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torrent</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> distros and just be things I can offload building OS/1337 to...</p>
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