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| author | Jan Tuomi <jan@jantuomi.fi> | 2026-01-02 15:33:34 +0200 |
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| committer | Jan Tuomi <jan@jantuomi.fi> | 2026-01-02 16:21:05 +0200 |
| commit | 695614902ba24f14e06a42982c62132d3b5015d4 (patch) | |
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| parent | 5a05ca47edca3a5cf8fad2e19a533faaa1c7b362 (diff) | |
Use figures instead of plain images
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diff --git a/content/posts/home-server-part-2.md b/content/posts/home-server-part-2.md index bc578be..3030d62 100644 --- a/content/posts/home-server-part-2.md +++ b/content/posts/home-server-part-2.md @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Turns out that there simply aren't any reasonably priced machines based on chips AliExpress, an online retailer based in China, is nice since they have a huge variety of devices at prices that would never be profitable if sold in a western shop. I would prefer to buy European in this current political atmosphere, but I'm working off a budget, and limiting my options to reputable and ethical vendors would force me to relax my requirements a lot or stop the project in its tracks altogether. - +{{ fig(src="/files/aliexpress_minipc_results.png", alt='Some of the results of a "mini pc" search query') }} I'm happy to notice that there is a varied selection of devices at the ~200€ price point. Some are designed to be network devices, with a bunch of physical interfaces and limited storage options, while some are clearly NAS oriented, with SATA 3.5" drive bays capable of housing two or four disks, most commonly. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ I'm looking for something in the middle ground: I need two physical interfaces ( > AliExpress tends to have multiple layers of ‼️ LIMITED SALE ‼️ and 🤑 TOP DEAL COUPON 🤑 going on at the same time. In the mobile app they also have a bunch of connect-four-type games that can score you big AliExpress Coins©. Please continue consuming. - +{{ fig(src="/files/aliexpress_minipc.png", alt="A promotional image of the mini PC I picked, hosted here in case the product page goes poof. Please enjoy the broken English.") }} Regarding disks, I think I want to buy them locally, just in case there are issues with them. It's way less stressful to handle returns and such with a local vendor than with an overseas megacorp. I feel that stuff like RAM is pretty often OK even if bought from less reputable sources, but with disks I don't want to test my luck. |