I recently purchased a blade enclosure.
I might be in this meme.
And how many of those could you buy for the money one of these cars costs? You might be in this meme, and this meme may compare things that fulfil the same purpose (crisis-wise) but that price difference is one not to be dismissed.
The image I chose for this meme was from a store listing where this was going for 100k
Lots of server/computer hardware can get really up there in price. Just a single Nvidia H100 (The gold standard GPU for AI training) is currently going for ~60k
The more you’re willing to do yourself, the cheaper the car gets.
It’s basically a hobby meant for sysadmins and they don’t even realize it!
Hmm which depreciates faster?
Some of these cases are so expensive. I am wanting a Super Micro CSE-836 style case to upgrade my NAS and I have an eBay alert I set a few years ago when I couldn’t quite justify spending the money. Turns out I should have because even used the prices are going up and up.
Por qué no los dos?
Opportunity cost
That’s not mid-life, that’s entire-life.
A super fast car is a toy, fast electronics are useful tools.
The Miata and the BRZ/GR86 aren’t fast though.
Sure, but from some point up enterprise-class tech stops making sense for home use.
A super fast car is a tool to make me happier. Not that I’ll ever be able to afford one.
at least a home lab can do things. people who’s entire social life and personality are dedicated to internal combustion bullshit are depressing. vrroooom vroom vroooooom is not a replacement for actually having a life.
You DON’T unDerSTAND I must go vrrroom vrrroom on city streets regardless of pedestrian safety or my wife will remember my dick doesn’t work.
the wife left him years ago lol…
Mid-life crisis? I’m in my mid-20s!
Who’s gonna tell him?
Me who finds really cheap eBay hardware:
Me who digs stuff out of e-waste bins in office building parking garages.
Why not both? My homelab supports car related activities.
Probably why I don’t have the Porsche though.
Is it really a midlife crisis when you’re just buying the toys you ways wanted because you can finally afford it?
I built a ridiculous computer with RGB everything a few months back… It’s dumb as hell but I always wanted one and at this point why not?
Sorta. But I think the problematic part of a midlife crisis is the irresponsible reckless behavior (say unaccounted for big expenses) that affect the people around you. If you’re not doing that then pop off, have fun, life is short!!
It’s not a midlife crisis!
I actually desperately need this, my current server’s just not specced right for the 2 dozen VM’s I still want to add.VM’s I still
So each VM has their own iStill? That’s a new $2ooo gadget from apple?
Not sure I’m parsing the apostrophe correctly. They’re still not for pluralization EVER, right?
when pluralizing an acronym you add an apostroph
makes same sound
Gento fans go brrrrr
I watched my father go this way and I shan’t let it happen to me! I’ve bought a motorcycle like a normal fat, middle-aged man.
