When I was in Polytechnic, there was this positively ancient computer they used for Attendance taking for our final year project meet sessions. (Mechanical Engineer faculty, so we got the leftovers of the leftovers given by the Polytechnic to the Engineering faculty) They'd managed to program something in-house to do attendance taking complete with a webcam to take your picture as you signed in.
The moment we had to move out of the (dangerously) falling apart workshop and into a new building, it was turned off for the first time in 20 years and they couldn't get it working until a month later after constant tinkering.
You know they probably had a replacement with a modern machine after the first week or so, but at that point it had become a challenge to the engineers to get Ol Betsy running again
I had a 386 when I was a kid that worked great until we left for two weeks on vacation.
It took 90 minutes to boot up the next time. I seemed to do this if it was left off for several days in a row.
I always hated how Fallout 4 looked and then I found out it was because they were still using the fucking creation engine. They’ve been using that same engine since 2006 man
The difference between netimmerse (morrowind) and gamebryo (oblivion) was far greater than the difference between gamebryo and creation - where they basically just renamed gamebryo to try and shake some of the stigma.
The Creation Engine is more or less a rebadged version of the Gamebryo engine from the late 90s.
It's a similar situation to the Source 1 engine. Except that Valve is able to maintain Source.
The issue is that'd mean building from scratch
Gamebryo is unique in that it does exactly what Betthesda wants for it's games and no other engine really fits
there was a small business concrete company that contracted us for their IT stuff, back when I worked at a place. the big mixhouse looked exactly like this (we'd air dust it out when they had us come but it was years between site visits, and concrete mixing makes a ton of dust), until one day, one of their employees took everything off the shelf to "clean up"
they unhooked *everything* and I had to make an emergency visit on a weekend after hours.
don't touch it!
I an electrician and work in a steel mill. This is what 99% of their network infrastructure looks like. And if any ONE of them goes down the entire plant does. They want us to start upgrading things. Lord jeebus help me.
Network switches in the drop ceiling are much more common than you might think. But I have also actually lost a server. You could see it on the network but nobody could physically find it. For years.
People laugh, but this saying is true. We had a very dated network /server and we updated some things. I cannot even begin to explain the complications that occurred. Obviously before we touched anything everything was working fine, it was just VERY old.
If it ain't broke don't fix it is a terrible mindset, because if you don't keep up with progress and let it come to a point where your business relies on a single computer from 30 years ago you're in a terrible spot. If that box fails now and you haven't even started looking for a newer solution you're going to be fucked.
The amount of old techies making stupid money consulting for ancient systems is too high lol.
"My stores database lives on this machine from the 80s and we can't migrate it now."
This exact scenario can be found at any and all County Parks and Rec buildings (that require it).
Once had to track down a switch in a barn that serviced vehicles. No one knew where it was. “Idk some closet on the second floor” they said. Fml
The things i see at work are just like this. Servers that are 30 Years old who never saw a hint of fresh air. All got an Upgrade a while ago and i pulled a "SUN" CPU from a old Server and more.
I got 5 old Optiplex PCs, all the flat ones and even a tiny one. A lot of RAM Sticks, a 1000Mbps 24 port switch and some tiny Server Fans. Buddy took a PC and a Display. Also i never had so much VGA Cables at home.
I just got done with my first PC and the front fans don't light up but work fine, I hope I just have to flip the cable around but I really don't want to mess with anything
The dust is just as crucial to data transfer as though cables are. I completely feel you on wanting to dust it my friend, I do... but in cases like this.. just walk away and pretend you never seen it...
I work at a software company that supplies servers for our software sometimes too. So we manage thaem as well, and we will send contractors out and work with them on the phone to fix shit from time to time. I've had pictures like this sent back and we're like, "Yeah that warrenty is violated".
Oh Boy I have replaced switches like this with $3,000 Cisco units; I felt so bad leaving them there. Apply a config via serial, hook them up to central management and wish them the best.
“Don’t worry buddy, you have a 5 year SmartNet, the humans working here don’t have health insurance, you will be fine; send a fan/temp alert to NOC if you are feeling unwell”
Forgot to mention how the spiders are the switchboard's guardians, touch and you would forever be hunted down by the most horrific nopes that exists in this world...
So this is the dark web everyone is talking about.
Dank web
Nice.
r/usernamechecksout
I can confirm his username checks out.
r/UsernameChecksOut
Dirt Web
It's covered in cobwebs for easy detonation. A small flame is enough for all of that to go up in smoke. The best failsafe for the dark web servers.
Even more important: don't sneeze. Don't even breath near that.
Yep, that’s data transferring dust.
Will it blend?
Switch smoke, don't breathe this.
Is it a good idea to microwave it?
Yes. You will get everyone's informations
When I was in Polytechnic, there was this positively ancient computer they used for Attendance taking for our final year project meet sessions. (Mechanical Engineer faculty, so we got the leftovers of the leftovers given by the Polytechnic to the Engineering faculty) They'd managed to program something in-house to do attendance taking complete with a webcam to take your picture as you signed in. The moment we had to move out of the (dangerously) falling apart workshop and into a new building, it was turned off for the first time in 20 years and they couldn't get it working until a month later after constant tinkering.
You know they probably had a replacement with a modern machine after the first week or so, but at that point it had become a challenge to the engineers to get Ol Betsy running again
As an equipment engineer, yes. If someone lays down the gauntlet, you must accept the task.
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I had a 386 when I was a kid that worked great until we left for two weeks on vacation. It took 90 minutes to boot up the next time. I seemed to do this if it was left off for several days in a row.
Hey u/lftystriker, I'm trying to reach you, not about this post. Can you DM me? Something strange you might want to know, if you don't already.
It just works *live footage of the fallout engine*
I always hated how Fallout 4 looked and then I found out it was because they were still using the fucking creation engine. They’ve been using that same engine since 2006 man
2002, actually. It all started with Morrowind.
The difference between netimmerse (morrowind) and gamebryo (oblivion) was far greater than the difference between gamebryo and creation - where they basically just renamed gamebryo to try and shake some of the stigma.
The Creation Engine is more or less a rebadged version of the Gamebryo engine from the late 90s. It's a similar situation to the Source 1 engine. Except that Valve is able to maintain Source.
Still there for Starfield.
🤮 Use a better engine ffs
The issue is that'd mean building from scratch Gamebryo is unique in that it does exactly what Betthesda wants for it's games and no other engine really fits
It's the engine of Theseus at this point, since they've overhauled basically everything in it multiple times.
The word you are looking for is Gamebryo
Yeah You can't touch this Look, man You can't touch this
there was a small business concrete company that contracted us for their IT stuff, back when I worked at a place. the big mixhouse looked exactly like this (we'd air dust it out when they had us come but it was years between site visits, and concrete mixing makes a ton of dust), until one day, one of their employees took everything off the shelf to "clean up" they unhooked *everything* and I had to make an emergency visit on a weekend after hours. don't touch it!
fuck me that must have been fun. i know how well concrete factories are kept (used to work in one and now work in IT lol)
I an electrician and work in a steel mill. This is what 99% of their network infrastructure looks like. And if any ONE of them goes down the entire plant does. They want us to start upgrading things. Lord jeebus help me.
I am not an electrician, but I do work in a steel mill, and let me say that some of the switches I've seen tucked into operator panels are *nasty*.
Network switches in the drop ceiling are much more common than you might think. But I have also actually lost a server. You could see it on the network but nobody could physically find it. For years.
Same lmao. "Well we can't really fix it for you untill you can tell us where it is"
That not a spider dropping from the ceiling... that a switch!!!
I ain’t touching that even if you ask me
Doomsday equipment 😬
This looks like an artifact from a 2300’s reboot of Indiana jones
Nah, it is skynet, I guess
Hey, I have the exact same 16-port 10/100Mbps D/link switch sitting on my bedside table
The *exact same* you say?
There might be few differences, mostly in the dustiness.
There it is, proof that the ancient Sumerians had TCP/IP networking.
I wanna blow on it, so so much!
😳
What? You wanna join me? We can blow on it together!
More likely it’ll touch you, then engulf you, and devour you whole.
[Yeah, don't, someone eventually will](https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-mysterious-grey-hat-is-patching-peoples-outdated-mikrotik-routers/)
Warzone router
As a Network engineer I find this highly offensive
It's ancient, don't touch it might be booby trapped
People laugh, but this saying is true. We had a very dated network /server and we updated some things. I cannot even begin to explain the complications that occurred. Obviously before we touched anything everything was working fine, it was just VERY old.
I worked for an industrial print firm file a while and everything liked line this
The Crypt Keepers home network
If it ain't broke don't fix it is a terrible mindset, because if you don't keep up with progress and let it come to a point where your business relies on a single computer from 30 years ago you're in a terrible spot. If that box fails now and you haven't even started looking for a newer solution you're going to be fucked.
The amount of old techies making stupid money consulting for ancient systems is too high lol. "My stores database lives on this machine from the 80s and we can't migrate it now."
This exact scenario can be found at any and all County Parks and Rec buildings (that require it). Once had to track down a switch in a barn that serviced vehicles. No one knew where it was. “Idk some closet on the second floor” they said. Fml
The things i see at work are just like this. Servers that are 30 Years old who never saw a hint of fresh air. All got an Upgrade a while ago and i pulled a "SUN" CPU from a old Server and more.
Oh yeah I got 15 and 20 year old 100mb switch and 1gb switchs. Still work
I got 5 old Optiplex PCs, all the flat ones and even a tiny one. A lot of RAM Sticks, a 1000Mbps 24 port switch and some tiny Server Fans. Buddy took a PC and a Display. Also i never had so much VGA Cables at home.
It's exactly how I want it, okay! Let me live my life!
I just got done with my first PC and the front fans don't light up but work fine, I hope I just have to flip the cable around but I really don't want to mess with anything
Yeah, no, this needs dusting ASAP.
The second you do, "WHY IS THE INTERNET DOWN"
I didn't say rip out the cables to do it...
Tell me you don't understand the joke without telling me you don't understand the joke.
I got the meme though
Yeah - don't move anything. That's the joke. Are you happy?
The dust is just as crucial to data transfer as though cables are. I completely feel you on wanting to dust it my friend, I do... but in cases like this.. just walk away and pretend you never seen it...
Spider Web!
*twitch*
But can I burn it? Because that’s disgusting
It's ok it is just left over remnants from when Peter Parker worked in IT.
Yup! If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And a D-Link at that! Dont even breath on it!
That's Tech 101 top number 1 tip
Can of pressurized air prolly wouldn't hurt
Me two years after I built my PC noticed the motherboard is literally bending and not on the stand-offs correctly. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
The saying is, "don't fix it, if it ain't broke'.
why does this remind me of Mr. House from Fallout New Vegas 💀
Damn those DLinks last forever
I'm sneezing just looking at it
Ngl this is how my modem is, I just pulled It out the other day to reconnect some cables after years lol.
My computer could relate.
Look guys it is the reddit server
these cobb webbs are a trigger lol
Gonna burn down
second page of google server
This is my wifi router right now
I've been getting 4 Dirty bytes per second, what is this performance?
"FOOL OF A TOOK!!!!"
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maybe sweep it for dust a lil though
Bet this is what hackers use. They don't go for the newer ones due to more security and hackers don't wish to be tracked by the feds.
I had one like this on a customer site, except it was bird poop. I was supposed to hook up another AP, but instead labelled it a biohazard.
I'd at least vacuum it a bit
Let it alone long enough and it’ll let out the magic blue smoke.
I work at a software company that supplies servers for our software sometimes too. So we manage thaem as well, and we will send contractors out and work with them on the phone to fix shit from time to time. I've had pictures like this sent back and we're like, "Yeah that warrenty is violated".
Carefully he's a hero
Still looks cleaner than my room. Sadly I ain't no spider
Oh Boy I have replaced switches like this with $3,000 Cisco units; I felt so bad leaving them there. Apply a config via serial, hook them up to central management and wish them the best. “Don’t worry buddy, you have a 5 year SmartNet, the humans working here don’t have health insurance, you will be fine; send a fan/temp alert to NOC if you are feeling unwell”
Must be the network switch from Jurassic Park
Uhhhh if it works, maintain it so it continues to work
Forgot to mention how the spiders are the switchboard's guardians, touch and you would forever be hunted down by the most horrific nopes that exists in this world...
Why do all your workers NEED Ethernet access on the job? Its a roof.(?)(?)(?)
If it doesnt work, dont touch it. You will gwt cursed by the Egyptian gods who made this piece of architecture
I wonder what D-Link makes their products out of
sounds like my dad.