<gchristensen>
I think andi- was talking about picking up one of those
<sphalerite>
I'm seriously tempted, once I start working I can probably actually afford it, eventually. Although I might also need a desk to use it on :D
<samueldr>
who needs a desk if you get four of those, stack them and put a plank on them!
<sphalerite>
that's a desk too
<sphalerite>
very expensive and not very ergonomic desk though, I suspect
<sphalerite>
although it does allow putting the speedy network connections on them to good use!
<andi->
sphalerite: i was turned down by the lack of documentation or willingness to support openbmc :/
<andi->
They told me from 40k£+ onwards they would consider telling me the wiring of the as2400...
<gchristensen>
and you said no???
<andi->
Yes.
<andi->
sphalerite: check avantech they are almost half of the starting price
<andi->
gchristensen: also the size of CPU cache isn't great.. While I am an enthusiast for alternative platforms I really don't need it that much right now
<sphalerite>
ooft
<gchristensen>
yeh but only 40keur
<gchristensen>
err pounds? is that pounds?
<andi->
Pounds
<gchristensen>
yeh but only 40klbs
<andi->
...
<samueldr>
kilopounds...
<gchristensen>
muahaha
<andi->
gchristensen: go sponsor us :P
<gchristensen>
for real though, you should chat up Ed in #worksonarm
<sphalerite>
andi-: ooh, they also actually have HTTPS which is nice
* andi-
is lacking time right now..
<gchristensen>
I have sneaking suspicions that knows things and places
<andi->
I talked to the openbmc guys a while ago.. It shouldn't be too hard but those business tactics...
<andi->
They would probably sell more with openbmc
<sphalerite>
ooh, they also support more OSes
<sphalerite>
yeah avantech's is looking better
<sphalerite>
wait no that was just me reading stuff wrong
<sphalerite>
also prices in GBP
<sphalerite>
only single-CPU options though. muh cores!
<andi->
Shipping to Germany from their UK office was around 70€
<gchristensen>
sphalerite: have you considered that maybe you have _too many_ cores, andy ou really just want to stick with one, or one half?
<andi->
I am both amazed and let down by the performance of the community build box..
<gchristensen>
I know, I also wish it had 96 3.4GHz cores
<andi->
also to be realisitc I've around 60ish cores of intel stuff idling at home right now... I just don't get to do anything with them anymore :/ So besides an expensive toy it doesn't really help me right now. If I'd have to design a new system for the dayjob then I would probably consider that again.
<sphalerite>
gchristensen: is there really such a thing? :D
<gchristensen>
sphalerite: 96 3.4GHz?
<gchristensen>
or too many?
<gchristensen>
probably not in one chassis / probably?
<gchristensen>
I have a few NVIDIA Tesla K80s here and they have too many cores, in that they take a huge amount of power and cooling
<sphalerite>
kidding aside, I think 32 would be fine too x)
<andi->
yep :-)
<andi->
sphalerite: whats your workload anyway?
<gchristensen>
if anyone can figure out how to make compilers take advantage of CUDA cores I could get us a box with ~14,000 cores ;)
<andi->
clang shader backend?!1
<gchristensen>
now we're cooking with CUDA
<sphalerite>
andi-: considering it just as a regular workstation and simultaneously as a home server/NAS. Not sure how seriously I should take the idea yet really, but it would be really cool just for the novelty value of it :p
<andi->
yeah, thats what I thought
<sphalerite>
and to just generally get a feel for nixos-on-aarch64 and improve the state of that
<andi->
more realisticly I'd prefer having 4-8 core systems based on aarch64
<sphalerite>
I'd probably buy one of those if I didn't already have my other ARM chromebook
<sphalerite>
ARM32 unfortunately
<sphalerite>
but hey, it runs libreboot so there's that
<sphalerite>
I've found recently that that's quite sufficient for a lot of my day-to-day stuff, as long as I can shell into more powerful machines. Makes me feel like I spent a bit more than necessary on my main laptop.
<andi->
yep
<andi->
I started renting hardware on hourly basis more often at shops like packet.net
<gchristensen>
their spot market rates are amaze
<andi->
haven't even used that so far
<andi->
2a AMS vs EWR: 3$ vs 0.2$
<andi->
thats nice
<sphalerite>
EWR?
<andi->
New York
<sphalerite>
whoa
<gchristensen>
yeah they're $cheap at spot prices
<gchristensen>
I'm working on making ofborg run at spot prices so the money I'm getting stretches longer
<andi->
nice
<andi->
you are putting in a lot of work :+1: ;-)
<andi->
I'm reading all those mails that I get for the new ofborg PRs.. it's great
<gchristensen>
:D
<gchristensen>
I'm doing a lot of work, but it is so little in the face of the >1,300 PRs merged in the last 30d
<gchristensen>
it is cool to help enable that
<andi->
yeah, feeling bad for not being able to contribute right now :/
<andi->
I am already in bed again and super tired -.-
<sphalerite>
the machines gchristensen got us are probably the most powerful ones I use, and it's been really great for my attempts at getting ARM32 stuff working better
<gchristensen>
don't
<gchristensen>
contribute how and when you want and in ways that feel good
<sphalerite>
although that's stalled a bit now because I kind of want to get my degree :D
<sphalerite>
yes! And going to bed early is awesome, I've been doing it too recently
<andi->
it's 9pm here... I havent been going to bed before 1am in like 8 years
<gchristensen>
:o I go to _sleep_ at 9am like once a week or so :P
<sphalerite>
I haven't been able to stay awake past 10pm the past week or two, and waking up early has felt great
<gchristensen>
same... I've always been more of a morning person
<andi->
i have always been an all-night person
<gchristensen>
Convenient for me:)
<sphalerite>
I've been pretty inconsistent
<sphalerite>
never extreme all-night, like I don't think I got up past 2pm consistently for any extended period of time
<sphalerite>
but certainly staying up until 3 or 4 on a semi-regular basis
<sphalerite>
never really felt that good though
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<gchristensen>
I have never in my life slept past noon :(
<sphalerite>
how do you manage that, with going to sleep at 9am?
<gchristensen>
oh
<gchristensen>
:o I go to _sleep_ at 9pm like once a week or so :P
<gchristensen>
;)
<sphalerite>
oooooooh right that makes it clearer :D
<sphalerite>
andi-: I'm not sure I actually understand what OpenBMC does — does it run as the main OS on the machine?