Comments on: Server not as think as you drunk it is

By: Kent Adkin

Kent Adkin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:41:06 +0000

Because secondhand rackable equipment is cheap and plentiful, but used racks are not cheap. The only reason I was able to get a 22U rack for my 4 *free* rackmount servers was that I was given one by my previous employer when they closed their tech support center in honolulu.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:04 +0000

This is a bit old, but still fun.

@pookeye
What about wine bottles on a wine bottle rack?

Wouldn’t that be another take on the whole “Server rack”?

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:08:15 +0000

To be nerdy on an entirely different level: It’s actually a “whisky” bottle. No “e” in Scotch Whisky.

By: pookeye

pookeye — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:40:29 +0000

Don’t bother me right now… glug glug glug….
I’m busy collecting cases for a … glug glug glug… Beowulf cluster.

All kidding aside, this represents one of the more creative novelty computer cases I’ve seen.

By: babyhewy

babyhewy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:21:01 +0000

Sorry, I saw the usb on top. Didn’t see them till it was too late.

By: babyhewy

babyhewy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:17:24 +0000

If you have any room left, you should add a usb port. That way you can add a CD/DVD-ROM/RW when you need one, or many other usb devices.

Really nice mod.

By: NativeCodr

NativeCodr — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:12:34 +0000

Ah… Finally, a use for all those empty whiskey bottles that are taking up valuable floor space.

By: Charper

Charper — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:08:01 +0000

Not in as harsh of words, but I’ve got to agree with Dennis on his comment. Ubuntu is (imho) an awesome linux desktop distro. However, there are much, much better server distros to use, especially if you’re running on slower hardware. I’d even suggest you stick w/ the 2.4 kernel as well.

As for the actual computer, it’s a pretty standard speed for SBCs. They’re made to be small, simple, cheap, and easily replaceable. Even now in late 2009 I think you’d be hard pressed to find one (at a good price) using technology much past a pentium M from the ’04 ish computing era.

For the actual article/hack: Awesome job, man. Not only did it fit, it’s probably one of the cleanest-looking hacks I’ve ever seen. The last pic showing it amongst the other alcohol bottles made me do a double take.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:58:43 +0000

Too bad that the story is 3 and a half years old :P

By: richard

richard — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:41 +0000

roflmao using an off the shelf motherboard??! what kind of a script kiddie moron would use such a piece of crap? Real haxxors make their own processors out of overclocked Arduinos and string.

Dennis, You FAIL.

As to the hack in question, that’s a nice job.

By: dennis

dennis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:12:25 +0000

roflmao ubuntu server edition as a suggested OS??!
what kind of a script kiddie moron would use such a piece of crap?

You FAIL.