What to do.......

[jcarter1105]

So I need some ideas, So I recently got a large amount of free electronics from work. With a caviot. I can't sell them. The machines aren't bad. They are the dell vostros. They have an i5 each with 8gb of ram a 256 gb ssd and a gpu (amd something) it is fairly power full, enough to play gta 5. I can get as many as 10 machines. Any ideas?

[shadowbyte]

3 minutes ago, jcarter1105 said:

caviot

caveat

 

anyway, why can't you sell them? 

 

if it was me, I'd just use one as a NAS or media server and set the rest running folding@home if you can afford the heat, noise, and electricity cosst

[jcarter1105]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

caveat

 

anyway, why can't you sell them? 

 

if it was me, I'd just use one as a NAS or media server and set the rest running folding@home if you can afford the heat, noise, and electricity cosst

I like that idea. but i already have both of those. About a year ago i got an i5 lenovo desktop that has freenas on it. it has a 10 tb drive inside. and has 5 tb of that designated to Plex

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

LAN party time.

[shadowbyte]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

I like that idea. but i already have both of those. About a year ago i got an i5 lenovo desktop that has freenas on it. it has a 10 tb drive inside. and has 5 tb of that designated to Plex

 

but why can't you sell them?

[jcarter1105]

1 minute ago, shadowbyte said:

caveat

 

anyway, why can't you sell them? 

 

if it was me, I'd just use one as a NAS or media server and set the rest running folding@home if you can afford the heat, noise, and electricity cosst

Oh and i cant sell them because they have technically been listed as destroyed. 

[Damascus]

Yup, if you want to offset the cost of the folding you can set some up for Bitcoin or etherium

[shadowbyte]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

Oh and i cant sell them because they have technically been listed as destroyed. 

so what?

just part them out. CPUs, RAM, motherboards, and GPUs are super easy to sell individually. 

[jcarter1105]

Just now, Damascus said:

Yup, if you want to offset the cost of the folding you can set some up for Bitcoin or etherium

would that be worth the power?

 

[jcarter1105]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

so what?

just part them out. CPUs, RAM, motherboards, and GPUs are super easy to sell individually. 

there laptops

 

[shadowbyte]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

there laptops

 

ah, I see

folding, mining cryptocurrencies, or a LAN party are all good options imo

[jcarter1105]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

so what?

just part them out. CPUs, RAM, motherboards, and GPUs are super easy to sell individually. 

I am not looking to get into trouble. I am currently in the process of getting a security clearance, and am avoiding everything that could be illegal, even pirating 

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, jcarter1105 said:

there laptops

 

LAN PARTIE

[jcarter1105]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

ah, I see

folding, mining cryptocurrencies, or a LAN party are all good options imo

could you explain folding?

 

[jcarter1105]

Just now, JDE said:

LAN PARTIE

with myself?

 

[Damascus]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

would that be worth the power?

 

Well, I'm not experienced with Bitcoin or etherium.  We do have a sub forum for it though

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

could you explain folding?

 

Basically you use the processing power to find cures or something like that...

[shadowbyte]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

could you explain folding?

 

https://folding.stanford.edu/

 

explains it far better than I ever could

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Damascus said:

Well, I'm not experienced with Bitcoin or etherium.  We do have a sub forum for it though

Me either but sometimes I do it with my desktop (when I am away)

[jcarter1105]

Just now, JDE said:

Basically you use the processing power to find cures or something like that...

Ahhh okay, i have heard of that before. but i was thinking something that i could do

[Damascus]

Just now, jcarter1105 said:

could you explain folding?

 

Folding is where you dedicate a portion of a CPU + GPU you own to trying to solve issues in proteins that cause cancer.  Essentially turning the PC into a number crunching anti cancer machine (in theory)

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, jcarter1105 said:

Ahhh okay, i have heard of that before. but i was thinking something that i could do

Bitcoin mining 

 

 

 

but you should research folding first:https://folding.stanford.edu/

 

[yathis]

Security clearance is just your police rap sheet.

Unless you want higher level security access like FBI, CIA then they'd track your IP and stuff.

Now there are different levels of security check, like lets say for child care, elderely care, security guard, ambulance, hospital, transit driver and the like. All very minimal.

 

It costs a company big money to do a full background check on you. Like taxes, fines, then they have to follow you around if you have moved and pull those records too, utility records, credit check.

[Damascus]

2 minutes ago, jcarter1105 said:

Ahhh okay, i have heard of that before. but i was thinking something that i could do

5 laptops run Bitcoin, 5 f@h.  Feel good and make a bit of cash

[jcarter1105]

Just now, yathis said:

Security clearance is just your police rap sheet.

Unless you want higher level security access like FBI, CIA then they'd track your IP and stuff.

it is for TS and it is for crypto, I heard that someone got turned down because of some stuff they did, so i am not taking any chances.