A Fun Scenario for Your Virtual AI Girlfriends
Have a virtual AI girlfriend? Here's something fun to try. A teaser for our upcoming series on the explosion of AI companions.
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Is SolusVM V2 Suitable to Use in 2024? Latest Updates and Ongoing Improvements
Back in our initial review of SolusVM 2.0 in late 2022, we at RackNerd felt that SolusVM V2 was not capable of handling production environments. Since then, they have fixed those concerns and implemented many fixes to the platform. Read on to see whether SolusVM 2.0 is ready for prime time...
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Nostalgia: The Evolution of VPS Control Panels: From HyperVM to SolusVM and Beyond
Dustin Cisneros, CEO of RackNerd, has been in the industry a long time and remembers its somewhat cruder origins. Let's take a look at the past and present of the hosting industry, and maybe glimpse the future, too!
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Let's Try BSD, Part 7 of 7: Conclusions About FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFlyBSD
Here's a summary of my experiments with FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFlyBSD.
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Let's Try BSD, Part 6 of 7: Jump Into the Unknown With Me As I Install DragonFlyBSD!
DragonFlyBSD was a bit frustrating for me.
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Bored of the MIT and GPL Licenses? Switch From That Lame Old Legalese to One of These 10 Awesome Licenses!
The GNU GPL, BSD license, MIT...those are so last century. Today we have many other cool licenses to use and you should definitely switch all your code to one of these.
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Let's Try BSD, Part 5 of 7: Setting Up Nginx + Wordpress on OpenBSD! Almost!
Now it's time to look at OpenBSD, the security-focused BSD. We have quite a time getting things going and learn a lot along the way.
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Let's Try BSD, Part 4 of 7: NetBSD, the BSD That Runs on Your Grandfather's Pocket Watch
Last time we looked at FreeBSD. Now we're onto NetBSD. It wasn't a pleasant experience.
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The Time a Hard Drive Manufacturer Shipped Actual Bricks Instead of Drives. Bricks as in Masonry, Folks.
Miniscribe, a hard drive maker who flourished in the 1980s, once ran into serious inventory problems. And since a masonry brick is about the same size and weight of a hard drive from that era...
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Let's Try BSD, Part 3 of 7: FreeBSD, the Power to Serve
We're continuing our journey through the BSD universe and today we're trying out FreeBSD. Does it have "The Power to Serve"?
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Let's Try BSD, Part 2 of 7: How I Setup for FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFlyBSD
Here the Vultr VM I'm using for these BSD tryouts.
Read MoreLet's Try BSD, Part 1 of 7: Introduction (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD)
In this series, I'll be trying out each of the four major BSD operating systems (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and DragonFlyBSD), including install, configuration, and web serving. We're paying a visit to the weird cousins from the other continent, and we'll have some fun exploring the OTHER free operating systems.
Read MoreShirley: My Quest to Create a Truly Useful AI Personal Assistant (Self-Hosted ChatGPT + Long Term Memory + RAG)
I'm on a quest to create the perfect AI-powered personal assistant. We're closer than I thought, but still have a ways to go.
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Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Is Slicehosting's Awesome Offer Too Good to Be True? Who Cares!
Slicehosting has tempting but probably suicidal pricing. Do you feel lucky?
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Apple Intelligence is Free: You Are Not the Product, You're the Currency
OpenAI is thrilled to get a new trove of Apple data to train on. Except of course, they promise, cross their hearts and hope to die, stick a needle in their eye that this won't happen.
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One of the Most Useful Sites in the World is Also One of the Simplest: neverssl.com
Have you ever had connecting to a public wifi? It might be because they've got old software that wants you to go to an http connection so they can intercept it. We have a solution.
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HostSlick: One Single, Sweet Dedicated Server Offer For You in Limburg, Netherlands!
HostSlick has a sweet dedicated server offer for you in Limburg, Netherlands. This is HP Proliant-branded hardware, loaded with horsepower and features. Check this out!
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Silicom Network: Lifetime Shared and Reseller Plans Back in Stock for Germany, Singapore, and the USA!
I reviewed my own Silicom Network lifetime service, and now they're back in stock! Read on to learn about shared and reseller hosting lifetime offers from this Argentinian provider offering service in Germany, Singapore, and the USA.
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Happy Birthday, LuxVPS! Now Let's Cut the Cake on These Celebration Deals and Giveaway! 🥳
Luxvps is two years old! And at this birthday party, all the presents are for the guests. Come and see what's on tap, plus there's a giveaway!
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LowEndBox Album Drop: "Shawty Got LowEnd" Released!
LowEndBox's first album, "Shawty Got LowEnd" has been released! Likes to all 22 tracks with lyrics and insider notes!
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Google's Hamina Datacenter is Captain Planet's Fetish and is Growing Massively
Google's Hamina, Finland datacenter is a pioneering green datacenter, leveraging the chilly Gulf of Finland waters to keep it cool without climate-intensive chillers. Let's take a quick look at this datacenter now that Google has announced that they're making a substantial new investment into this former paper mill.
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The Best Read of the Year: Situational Awareness
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former safety researcher at ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has published a stunning series of articles forecasting Artificial Generalized Intelligence (AGI) - followed very shortly by Arficial Generalized Superintelligence (ASI) by 2027.
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HostMayo Launches Their Summer Sale! Cheap VPS, Cheap Dedi, and Cheap Shared Hosting Deals!
Host Mayo is welcoming summer with a fantastic sale! Everything is discounted: VPS, dedicated servers, and shared hosting.
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eWallHost: 2GB RAM for $5.39/Month in the US, with Global Options!
eWallHost is back with some cheap deals on servers in the US, Germany, and Finland, with options all over the globe!
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ByteHosting Had a Makeover! Come Check Out Their New Site, New Logo, and New Offers!
ByteHosting has had a makeover and is back with a new web site, new logo, and new offers for us. Let's dive in!
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The AlexHost Interview: Excellent Service and Great Prices From a Secret Bunker in Moldova!
Today we're interviewing Constatin from AlexHost, a fascinating provider bringing us great deals and great service from an underground bunker in Moldova! Yes, really...there's lots to this story, so dive in and learn more about a provider who's been with using 2012.
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So What do I Run On? Raindog308's LowEnd Empire and Preferred LowEnd Provider List
I like to host with the best, and my LowEnd empire is a star-studded cavalcade of great LowEnd providers. Who are you hosting with these days?
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What's On Tap For June Here at LowEndBox? A Walk on the Wild Side
Later this month we're doing a 7-part series on BSD. Here's a quick preview.
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