Amazing, factorio is the greatest

I’ll make sure to give the firewall a shot, then - I couldn’t explain it for the life of me but for whatever reason it’s always just gone straight over my head. Not like it’s too complex or anything… just a lack of willingness to learn! But that is changing :)

And it’s a Supermicro blade - I’ve already set up IPMI LOM! One of my favorite tools. I do a decent amount of sysadmin stuff at work, and we actually use somewhat similar servers - so luckily, I know what I’m doing there. But at work, IT does all of the firewall setup and everything for us, because we’re on one huge VPN - so I don’t ever have to worry about (or learn) security. Which explains some of why I don’t know it yet.

3D printing is the way to go, for sure. But if you’ve got the normal SFF optiplexes, I’ve got no idea how those will fit into a 1U form factor without a complete cooling system overhaul.

Honestly, same though. USB-C is great and all, but I really don’t have that many other devices. AirPods use lightning, iPhone uses lightning, and Apple Watch uses that goofy charger. And my over the ear headphones still use AAA batteries, because I almost never even have to use them. So the whole “all of my other devices use USB-C” argument never really mattered to me. It’s just another cable, and I still have to use them for my AirPods anyways. And for everyone else, it’s just another pile of e-waste. It’s super rare that I actually use the cable to transfer data, so that argument is pretty moot, too. I digress… but I’m gonna keep using my old chargers as long as I can!

Practice on a failed print to get the hang of things first!