Certainly! The original [link](https://makerworld.com/en/models/488435-12-trays-hdd-enclosu...) already has information. On the back I mounted SATA connectors (SATA-to-SATA, with power). I have a 1U PSU in the enclosure, which has SATA-power cables connected to the back connectors. Then, I have two SAS to 8 SATA cable that connects to the HBA card in my server on the Mini-SAS end and to the SATA connectors on the back on the enclosure. I hope that makes sense :)
Anyone remember the good old days where computer manufacturers would throw in a free printer with the purchase of a desktop computer? I ended up with 6 or 7 printers stacked in the closet. Instead of changing cartridges we changed printers. :)
I absolutely love ventoy and iventoy. They are amazing! Now I use this device : the IODD ST400 and never looked back. https://www.iodd.shop/IODD-ST400-USB-30-External-Encrypted-H... . The screen lets you pick, and swap the ISO on the fly, even enabling multiple to be mounted at the same time. This device even supports virtual hard drives and virtual floppy drives.
I was getting bored, this seemed like a cool project to work on outside of work, that's why. One of my colleagues found it useful for his needs, so I figured there might be other people who'd find this useful too.
Love this, but iirc this was very common back in the day. Many of the XT, AT, 286, 386, 486 clones came with these types of triple AA battery packs, some with shrink wrap around them. It was easy to cut the shrink wrap and replace the cells with generic AA.
Consider taking a sabbatical if you can afford it. Reflect on what got you where you are today, and imagine where you want to be tomorrow. Let your mind disconnect from the day to day rigor of development. I have done this a few times in my career, and each time it keeps me centered on what is important to me. Hope this helps.
I'm taking a 9 month sabbatical next year so I can learn to enjoy coding again. It's not coding that bugs me, it's all the BS you have to deal with modern management practices that makes it unbearable.
I did management a few times and didn't like it. Keep in mind that no matter what you do, if you're in a corporate environment, that's still going to be a problem.
I started my sabbatical in Summer 2023. I couldn't even stand to look at a computer for first 12 months.
At the end of this summer, I started working on a software project I've wanted to build for a long time. Programming is so much more fun when you don't have people breathing down your neck asking when it will done, and why are you not completing all your story points in the sprint.
I had a problem that took me three days to figure out. I wasn't stressed at all and was able to just focus on the problem. It has also been enjoyable because I can choose the technologies I want to use. There have also been a couple of times where I start working with something and say I don't like this and go with something else.
I think it has been good to have this project before going back to work. It helped me to start like working with computers again.
Damn, wish I had known about that 10+ years ago, I would have definitely done it.
Would probably be difficult to do that nowadays, although it's tempting. I doubt my partner would be comfortable with me being away from home that long, though. Even me going to a convention for a few days seems to be pushing it sometimes.
There used to be a monthly hacker night meetup near here at an app dev shop, and that was fun to go to and code around other people, but that died with the pandemic.
There was one time period about 20 years ago of about two months where I did a daily sabbatical to the library when I was in between jobs, and spent ~4 hours just working on my games each day (and I started the day with about an hour reading classic books before heading to the quiet work area). I remember growing a lot as a programmer then, and I released one Flash game and made major progress on another during that time.
Second this, I know several close friends who have done the Recurse center and they say it's a phenomenal experience, one of the best things they've ever done. Generally speaking the job placement afterwards is also not all that bad if you decide to go back into the workforce.
Thanks for the suggestion, but honestly, that sounds horrible for me right now; looking at the picture of all the people hunched over their desks in an open office. For some background, I've been doing this professionally for 28 years. I've been in the architect/team lead role building software, mostly Greenfield projects in the medical field since 2008. I've shouldered all the responsibility that entails; guiding devs, checking code, working with business directly, making deadlines, project planning, all that.
I plan on doing nothing computer related for the first few months. I need to get healthy again. Once I get healthy I'm gonna spend some time doing deep dives into the new hotness (probably AI), then look for another startup type company who won't shackle creativity and ambition with useless process (scrum).
Or maybe I'll just do some contract work here and there and be semi-retired.
This needs a column & sort option for Benchmark/currency to help search for highest bang/buck card. While it can be done manually through export - users will definitely appreciate having the convenience.
I hesitated to include this column because, for a given benchmark, there are still other differentiating criteria (VRAM, number of fans, watercooling, etc.).
And the excel export makes it possible to satisfy everyone without weighing down the site.
