The Scraptop has found a second career as a paperweight, but the large laptop cooling fan I got for it is proving useful.
Pinky & Brain have settled in - the svelte Pinky in my backpack, while the chonky, sharp edged Brain is half wasted. It sits over there, behind me, and I only ever see it via an ssh login as I puzzle over which combination of Docker containers is going to do what I need. I like having a spare, albeit a clumsy one, in case something happens to Pinky, but the #1 effect here is I avoided the price of an Nvidia RTX 4060.
I have a raft of stuff going with Docker - ArangoDB, Dify.ai, Ollama, OpenLDAP, OpenSearch; this container environment, which I formerly hated with a passion, is growing on me. There are a couple new people in my circles thanks to MIOS: Iranโs PressTV. While talking about a Docker thing I asked โCan you explain that in agricultural terms?โ, I got called a โStealy eyed Unix manโ, and we promptly segued to Grateful Dead trivia. I think Iโve made a friend for life, and he understands the wonders of Dockerโs Compose.
So thatโs that and 2024 timing is in effect - itโs the hottest part of the day here in East BARTistan, nevertheless I am saddling up and taking myself to Post & Pack so my trusty 2014 MacAir can begin its new travels.