1440 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net AtomicInternet Web Hosting/Development News atomicinternet@gmail.com atomicinternet@gmail.com Me, Myself and I (and some ASP code) http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/icon/proton.gif http://atomicinternet.homeip.net http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2569#01-27-2026 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2569#01-27-2026 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2569#01-27-2026 15 years ago this website was in it's prime. Before bots forced disabling of the comments, I had a dedicated core for every user to tell me how amazing I was. Before the last downgrade, I had achieved 16 threads of raw webserver power. Today I decided the 4 thread downgrade is simply not enough to handle my brand. A used $30 Intel i7-4790 was the answer, thanks to successful Intel marketing of hyperthreading. I'm now back to 8 threads of glory even though my system and memory busses are not quite up to as much glory as I'd like. The comparison benchmark reflects what Intel sold me. More threads are the same as more cores. ]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2568#01-08-2026 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2568#01-08-2026 Thu, 8 Jan 2026 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2568#01-08-2026 With AI gobbling up all memory and storage, it's time for this server to return to the Dell Optiplex 3020 SFF Treasure Box from the Ryzen 7700 which holds 64GB of more-valuable-than-gold DDR5 memory. The market will give me $550 for the memory I paid $180 for just one year ago, so the ever fabulous golden RGB server rises once again. My 6 NVMe drive array is now the temp plotter for Chia as the Storj drives were moved off to SATA SSDs and I no longer need a 4x4x4x4 bifurcation for this server. Going from 16 cores to 4 and 64GB RAM to 16GB has yet to show any major slow down, but if it does too bad. I'm greedy for my AI bubble money!]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2567#01-03-2025 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2567#01-03-2025 Fri, 3 Jan 2025 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2567#01-03-2025 My trusty Ninja 300 and I first met 12 years ago and it's been a beautiful relationship. As the first entry level bike with fuel injection, it's been nothing but reliable and easy maintenance. What better way to repay those years of reliability than to abandon it for a younger modelwith a crazy and unnecessary hybrid gas/electric propulsion system. My last purchase taught me no matter how much of a jerk you are, the sales people are either not allowed to kick you out or are too desperate to move product. My trusty 300 went from "the most you'll get is $500" to upwards of $2,500, and the $1,500 rebate jumped to $2,500 for a total of $8,500 purchase on a $12,500 MSRP. It probably helped that this particular bike is clearly aimed at nerdy motorcycle riders, of which there can't be that many. I'm confident the sales guy was thrilled to be rid of it. Before I could take ownership though, as a sign of things to come for this motorcycle, an active recall software update was required.The tech had to connect to all 8 modules and update them individually. No central bus on this bike, so future updates will always be upwards of an hour. The lack of a clutch or gearshift was initially confusing, but I'm on board with the paddle shifters and various power modes now. Here's a cheesy royalty-free music overview video to bring you up to speed.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2566#06-16-2024 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2566#06-16-2024 Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2566#06-16-2024 actually secure this website. Why internet browsers can't determine the uselessness of this website and agree SSL is wasted on it is beyond me. And since I spent the time to generate the SSL cert of great waste, I decided to also properly forward all IPv6 traffic for this domain to this newly secured webserver as well.
BEHOLD: The Grade A SSL Secured Abomination]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2565#05-17-2024 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2565#05-17-2024 Fri, 17 May 2024 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2565#05-17-2024 The recent Storj node addition to my blinged out webserver has made certain hardware limitations come to light. Specifically, the lack of native M.2 slots for NVMe storage expansion. After a brief flirtation with a 10TB SATA HDD, it's become clear Storj needs SSD speeds to work effectively. Rather than do the smart thing and end my Storj node, I've gone all in with a new motherboard using my displaced Ryzen 7700 CPU, which supports PCIe bifurcation of the x4x4x4x4 variety. Thus my 6 NVMe drive wall mounted web server (and Storj node) machine is born.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2564#05-15-2023 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2564#05-15-2023 Mon, 15 May 2023 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2564#05-15-2023 After playing around with Storj I decided to jump in and create a dedicated node. Consequently, this server now serves up distributed data in addition to embarrassing photos and stories about old people. I'm sure the current 2TB of space will become too small shortly, but for now it lets me see if this is even worth it. Something to keep me distracted when Chia is too stable.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2563#11-16-2022 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2563#11-16-2022 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2563#11-16-2022 My trusty Asus TS10 Atom x5 Z8350 which has powered this webserver since 2018 was replaced by the ultra golden RGB monstrosity Dell Optiplex 3020 SFF Treasure Box today. I could not pass up this ridiculous purchase, and upon arrival it felt perfect for serving up nonsense on the interwebs. The new server eats up 20 watts, vs the old TS10 which only pulled 5 watts. The RGB and golden bling are well worth the wattage increase obviously, and the impressive hardware upgrades are a nice bonus. Surf confidently, knowing your packets are being generated on the most gawdy PC available on this planet.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2562#06-25-2022 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2562#06-25-2022 Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2562#06-25-2022 After burning up both my Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe and my SK Hynix PC711 NVMe creating Chia plots to fill my ever hungry crypto farm, I decided to slow my roll a bit. While the two cheap 240GB SATA drives I purchased to help generate plots never really performed that well, I was curious if a RAID 0 configuration would help give them a boost to get closer to my fabulous NVMe performance. That answer was decidedly no, with only about 1/6 the NVMe speeds achieved. However, with my NVMe drives now throwing SMART alerts I'll stick with this setup until the farmer fills up or they fail. Whatever happens first.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2561#06-24-2022 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2561#06-24-2022 Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2561#06-24-2022 After completely converting my old crypto mining machine above my fridge from Ethereum proof-of-work GPU mining to Chia proof-of-space farming, I decided to spruce it up a bit. Instead of hiding it on top of my dusty fridge I decided to turn it into an art piece and mount it on my wall. Of course you can follow along at my dedicated status page or my chia wallet. With all my GPUs sold at maximum profit, that leaves two spare PCs with nothing to do except mine Raptoreum until their CPUs burn out.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2560#06-23-2022 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2560#06-23-2022 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2560#06-23-2022 With the summer weather approaching 90°, I decided I do not want to mow my yard anymore. Fortunately, a wide variety of robotic lawnmowers are available, and after some research I landed on the Husqvarna Automower 315x. I immediately set about making a bunch of YouTube videos, and eventually discovered the developer portal. This of course necessitated a new dedicated web application which now tracks my robotic mower as it meanders aimlessly across my yard saving me from heat stroke.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2559#06-06-2022 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2559#06-06-2022 Mon, 6 Jun 2022 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2559#06-06-2022 I'm posting this here as a warning to stay away from this idiot, or in case someone else searches for him and needs additional evidence against him.

eBay ID: herringtonelectronics
eBay URL: https://www.ebay.com/usr/herringtonelectronics
Physical Address:
Stephen Herrington / Tait Herrington
3693 Kirkland Dr
East Tawas, Michigan 48730-9544

Click here for the full timeline of events]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2556#05-12-2021 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2556#05-12-2021 Wed, 12 May 2021 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2556#05-12-2021 With the recent explosion of Ethereum cryptocurrency, I've upped my GPU game to a 2080 and 3 1060s for a total of 104 MH/s @ 500 watts. That currently nets me $700/month, which is nuts. I can't get any more GPUs since I refuse to pay 200% over MSRP for one, so I decided to add the proof-of-space crypto Chia. I have plenty of old hard drives to fill up with plotting, so my recently converted to integrated graphics primary PC has been assigned to the cause. While not nearly as profitable, it's enjoyable to see all drives hit 100% utilization while plotting as fast as I can.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2555#01-21-2021 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2555#01-21-2021 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2555#01-21-2021 After retiring my previous mining rig 3 years ago, ETH values have again risen to the point where mining is at least entertaining if not exactly profitable again. With a spare 1060 6GB video card not doing much else, I decided to join in on the fad again. This time a quick Google search yielded the perfect settings for maximum hashrate. Since my system is stable I'm not even bothering with a dedicated machine, it will just slowly mine away and just like last time I refuse to invest in any more hardware.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2554#01-18-2021 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=2554#01-18-2021 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=2554#01-18-2021 With my ISP upping my monthly fee another $5/month, I decided it was time to see if I could survive without them for a month. After cancelling service for a month, I get discounted "promotional" rates saving $25 / month. I'm happy to say the experiment worked perfectly with my router picking right up after I swapped connection to my phone hotspot. It even updated the DDNS IP address for this webserver. Android 11 recently added the Ethernet sharing which makes this possible, so after a few more trial runs I'm ready to destroy my "unlimited" data plan for a month and get back into the promotional pricing party.]]> http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=1554#12-02-2020 http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?comments=true&startat=1554#12-02-2020 Wed, 2 Dec 2020 15:00:00 EST General http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/news.asp?startat=1554#12-02-2020 With my beautiful GLAS thermostat having now served me well for over 2 years, it was disappointing (but understandable) that JCI has decided to discontinue the device. I immediately bought a cheap backup in case one fails in the future, but realized if support is ending I'd best get the latest firmware update now while it's still available. The micro USB port on the thermostat seems to provide power, but won't turn on the thermostat, so I was forced to use the 24v wires from my existing thermostats. Being lazy, I decided to use uninsulated wires to extend the HVAC wires so I didn't have to uninstall my existing thermostat. Of course they shorted, and of course it cut all power. I quickly discovered the 3 amp fuse my heat pump has to protect against idiots such as myself, and replaced it with a 5 amp I had on hand (3 amp on order). After my electrical adventure, the new thermostat finally booted up and revealed a rather old firmware version. A quick firmware update and factory reset later, and it's now on the latest firmware. I disconnected my Frankenstein wiring and packed it back into the original box in case I need it in the future. Hopefully JCI provides connectivity beyond the life of my current thermostats.]]>