[ale] [OT] Great Geek Giveaway!

scott mcbrien smcbrien at gmail.com
Wed Jun 15 11:25:54 EDT 2011 

Jim,

Where and when is the great Kinney give away happening?  I'd love to
poke through your rack parts.

-Scott

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:11 AM, The Don Lachlan
<ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org> wrote:
> On 06/14/2011 07:45 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> I get my batteries from batteties plus. It's always been far less than
>> replacing the entire unit.
>
> *shrug* When I priced it, the replacement battery was around 75% what I
> could get an equivalent new unit for. I don't remember how/where I
> priced it but I do know I got the new UPS units on sale. YMMV, I just
> found it more cost efficient to replace an old UPS than replace only an
> old UPS battery.
>
> -L
>
>
>> On Jun 13, 2011 10:40 PM, "The Don Lachlan" <ale-at-ale.org
>> <http://ale-at-ale.org>@unpopularminds.org <http://unpopularminds.org>>
>> wrote:
>>  > On 06/13/2011 05:54 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>  >> UPS have replaceable batteries on all. Useable but not new. various
>> sizes.
>>  >
>>  > Replacement batteries are very high compared to the cost of a new UPS;
>>  > when the battery on my old one hit replacement age, I just bought a
>>  > whole new unit: more outlets, more efficient, less heat.
>>  >
>>  > -L
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Jeremy T. Bouse
>>  >> <jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>
>> <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net <mailto:jeremy.bouse at undergrid.net>>>
>> wrote:
>>  >>
>>  >> Any mother boards with a 1 or more PCI-e ports? I've got a
>>  >> bunch of
>>  >> cases with only Pentium II mobos that I'd love to give a decent upgrade.
>>  >> If I only have to go out and buy RAM and CPU that helps me keep my wife
>>  >> happy about cost :)
>>  >>
>>  >> What UPS systems do you have as well? Are they user replaceable
>>  >> batteries and if so about how old are the units?
>>  >>
>>  >> We bought our house with the 900 sq ft basement specifically
>>  >> to build
>>  >> out a 600 sq ft computer room/home office so I have space. My 7' rack is
>>  >> only half full with what I have now :)
>>  >>
>>  >> On 06/13/2011 04:56 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>  >> > nope. I have a single tyan dual chip multi-core opteron board but
>>  >> no cpu's.
>>  >> >
>>  >> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Tavarvess Ware
>>  >> <tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>
>> <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>>
>>  >> > <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>
>>  >> <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com <mailto:tavarvessware at gmail.com>>>>
>> wrote:
>>  >> >
>>  >> > Do you have any multi-core x86 processors, or anything
>>  >> better than
>>  >> > Pentium M (2.0) or Pentium 4 processors? My friends are
>>  >> trying to drop
>>  >> > cable and are looking for something a little stronger to run
>>  >> as a media
>>  >> > server.
>>  >> >
>>  >> >
>>  >> > On Mon, 2011-06-13 at 11:44 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>  >> > > Nah! I figured this crowd could track down my name as a domain
>>  >> and do
>>  >> > > geolocation to find my house from the IP address.
>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > 4003 Allenwood Way Tucker GA 30084
>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Jim Lynch
>>  >> > > <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
>>  >> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>>
>>  >> > <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
>>  >> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com
>> <mailto:ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>>>> wrote:
>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > On 06/13/2011 11:22 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>  >> > > > In the interest of regaining my basement and my sanity, I am
>>  >> > > > bequeathing a large quantity of geekly items to ALE'rs who
>>  >> > > show up and
>>  >> > > > haul away this stuff:
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > desktops
>>  >> > > > laptops
>>  >> > > > rackmounts
>>  >> > > > monitors
>>  >> > > > cables
>>  >> > > > phones (a really cool Linux phone!)
>>  >> > > > scsi gear
>>  >> > > > connectors
>>  >> > > > rackmount slides
>>  >> > > > flotsam and jetsam
>>  >> > > > assorted parts
>>  >> > > > motherboards
>>  >> > > > keyboards
>>  >> > > > mice
>>  >> > > > ram
>>  >> > > > cpu's
>>  >> > > > add-on cards of various types
>>  >> > > > hard drives
>>  >> > > > printers
>>  >> > > > printer network cards
>>  >> > > > UPS systems
>>  >> > > > cases
>>  >> > > > stuff I don't recall the purpose of
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > the list goes on and on and on and...
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > Basically I want to convert my man cave into a pub so the
>>  >> > > tech has to go.
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > 99% of this stuff will be $0.00
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > A smattering will be a few $$ (the SAS fan out cables will
>>  >> > > be $20, a
>>  >> > > > few other items will be $5, some will be $1 as this lot is
>>  >> > > brand new,
>>  >> > > > unopened stuff).
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > At last count I had 50+ PC's in my house. This is just nuts!
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > Most of the systems run fine. Some may be for parts only. As
>>  >> > > the price
>>  >> > > > is right, have a blast!
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > I hope to have this extravaganza Saturday June 18 starting
>>  >> > > after
>>  >> > > > coffee (9ish) until it's gone or I tap my keg and give up.
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > NOTE: As I'm not sure I've compacted the stuff into a single
>>  >> > > area yet,
>>  >> > > > I may need to assist is sorting and picking (i.e. I may have
>>  >> > > some bits
>>  >> > > > in the free pile that I need to hang onto as I just did a
>>  >> > > huge grab
>>  >> > > > and haul to start the process and was getting kind of sloppy
>>  >> > > near the
>>  >> > > > end :-) and the area will get crowded soon so I'm going to
>>  >> > > limit the
>>  >> > > > number of people in the basement at any time to whatever
>>  >> > > makes sense
>>  >> > > > (so be patient!). I have a handtruck and will have the dogs
>>  >> > > in their
>>  >> > > > crates so the back gate can be opened.
>>  >> > > >
>>  >> > > > If someone wants to offer ca$h for the entire pile, I'm
>>  >> > > listening :-)
>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > Hopefully you will be posting an address before the big
>>  >> day?
>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > Jim
>>  >> > >
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>>  >> > >
>>  >> > > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic,
>>  >> diverted to
>>  >> > > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can
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>>  >> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>>  >> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
>>  >> they please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
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