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Username: erk
Joined: August 2022
Visits: 184
Last Active: May 2023
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There's something inherently scummy about review sites that get paid by the hosts who are reviewed -
For one, high customer acquisition costs means paying more for the service..
Secondl…

Thanked by (3)chimichurri FrankZ AuroraZero
> @VirMach said:
> Basically for NVMe SSDs to function properly the motherboard, CPU, kernel, firmware, everything has to perform spectacularly or else it will go away. We've since coded…

Thanked by (1)FrankZ
> @AlwaysSkint said:
> > [@skorous said](/discussion/comment/126916/#Comment_126916): How old are you again?
> I'll soon be getting a free bus pass! :anguished:
>…

Thanked by (2)AlwaysSkint skorous
> @Abdullah said:
> Added Perks! our clients are now eligible for free Minimal Hosting plan powered by DirectAdmin.
>
> To claim you must have atleast one active ser…

Thanked by (1)Abdullah
> @nutjob said:
> But VirMach and HostHatch give me what I need: cheap deals. I don't need support. I don't need 100% uptime. I don't need the server this very minute. I need compute, s…

Thanked by (3)DanSummer emengweb FrankZ
> I want thanks

All 'thanks' are in pending state. You may need to file a ticket for your thanks. Tickets do not offer any guarantee of thanks and may be automatically closed and…

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For an uniquely Virmach experience, I offer this suggestion for the sale:

* Service offering is $3 year
* Service starts and remains in Pending
* Every so often (week? m…

Thanked by (3)VirMach yoursunny someTom
> @AlwaysSkint said:
> > [@FrankZ said](/discussion/comment/123409/#Comment_123409): So what you are saying is that Mason is a bot
> Yep, I surmised this quite a few pages b…

Thanked by (2)FrankZ AlwaysSkint
> @root said:
> People just need stay with patience and wait.
>
> ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7TKxBr7xhEgJhaFy/giphy.gif "")

The little devil …

Thanked by (1)AlwaysSkint
The merge> @shallow said:
> A mosquito.
> Poor libido.
> Yeah.

smells like something ...

MMM... Roast Chicken...

Thanked by (2)FrankZ shallow
> @localhost said:

> Yup, so far, that has worked for me, things look good, but, I am now thinking, what if something went wrong during the transfer? Maybe some bits flipped?

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> @localhost said:
> > @erk said:
> > > @localhost said:
> > > AlmaLinux 9.1 once installed, works wonders even with 1GB RAM. Question is, can I mount …

Thanked by (3)DanSummer risturiz localhost
> @localhost said:
> AlmaLinux 9.1 once installed, works wonders even with 1GB RAM. Question is, can I mount the ISO somehow via rescue and start the install?
>
> It…

Thanked by (3)localhost quicksilver03 lemoncube
> @ATInDaHause said:
> > @AlwaysSkint said:
> > Some asshole is broadcasting from syncthing on the new PHX range. Why the hell does software get released with this defaul…

Thanked by (2)ATInDaHause AlwaysSkint
Is "migrating flash sales" a flaggable offense?
I want to diversity my portfolio, I missed Miami and Denver ..

Or maybe just wait for the EPYC flash sales and hope some of t…

Thanked by (1)nutjob
> @Nekki said:
> If you don’t really give a crap about speed but just want the stuff backed up, how about Backblaze B2 + Rclone? $7/month for unlimited data?
>
> Edi…

Thanked by (2)Amitz Nekki
> @FrankZ said:
> > @erk said:
> > Has anyone noticed that the initial disks images for Virmach VM's contain a pre-existing image?
> >
> > 1. S…

Thanked by (2)root FrankZ
> @localhost said:
>
> Actually I heard each mention of pending orders meant 12 hour pushback of deployment
> We need atleast 12 hours complete silence observance o…

Thanked by (4)lemoncube mbk AlwaysSkint yoursunny
AssuredWasteful-VM

This is the ABSOLUTE BEST VM Name I've gotten from VirMach, EVER

Thanked by (4)VirMach theloafingone Mason FrankZ
After the OGF Drama, I want to see a LES reward for the best Captcha...
Maybe something not-quite graphic given @nekki - Navigate through a visual novel perhaps ?

Thanked by (2)tetech webcraft
> @Nekki said:
> @Abdullah CAN’T HELP HIMSELF, **HE NEEDS TO GIVE YOU THE DEALZ**. THIS TIME, IT’S **EMAIL** WITH A FREAKING SWEET 70% DISCOUNT
>
> SPEC:
>…

Thanked by (1)tarasis
From a cost-centric perspective, it really seems wasteful to be paying for the IPV4
Especially when all the IPV4 is good for is creating SSH spam in the logs.

Thanked by (1)Shot²
> @AuroraZero said:
> Ok what did I miss? Sorry was buying a .wtf domain

Are dot-wtf good for anything other than "Tasting"? Seems that it's $30 after the first year, if…

Thanked by (1)AuroraZero
> @AlwaysSkint said:
> I've had to re-cancel the intended Transfer service, to avoid an auto-payment being made.
> I concur that a request for Cancellation produces an Oops! Pe…

Thanked by (1)AlwaysSkint
I feel like I've done my part to increase @VirMach 's ticket burden.

Just FYI, the transfer ticket email
* Does not list the fee for transfer request
* Links to a defunc…

Thanked by (1)AlwaysSkint
The only thing that's tough with the AMS test VM is that either my high activity workload wasn't as bad as I thought, or it's not actually suspending/warning for overuse..

Thanked by (1)lemoncube
Are previous year's BF eligible or recommended to transfer ?
I have a BF-SPECIAL-2020 ($8y) and PRO+ Lite-2017 ($14/y) both in Frankfurt
Given the drama with FF, these may be better re…

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