> On Thu, 4 Oct 2012, Matthew Copperwaite wrote:

> > On 4 October 2012 21:49, Kimball Johnson <kim...@bowerham.net<javascript:>>
> wrote:
> > > That sounds like the darkroom/bio lab. That's not an available room.

> > Don't worry, if it's obviously in use we're not going to start
> > throwing servers in there.

> It's the room to the left of the darkroom/biolab ("The Otters pocket").

> It currently has, in the handbasin area:

> The vacuum kit, currently bring worked on by Sci. This stuff is important
> and should not be messed about with in anyway.

> A broken bandsaw - i talked to Phil about it recently and he was of the
> opinion that it was junk and should be chucked. If anyone knows anything
> about bandsaws and wants to have a look at it that would be great.

> and in the toilet area:

> Some long large dia. plastic tubing that was the golf ball race/cupcake
> delivery system thing.

> some golf balls.

> some parts for an electic bike conversion (or something like that), with
> an expired(?) DNH sticker - I phoned the number on the sticker but got no
> reply to the message i left, it can be chucked out now.

> There was a load of other stuff in the toilet area that i clared out over
> the last week or 2 with a view to putting the 19in rack that came back
> from emfcamp in that room, but it's clear now that we can't really justify
> putting a full rack in there, and there isn't really enough room for
> it anyway. (It would have to go in a corner and it would be a real pain to
> mount stuff in it).

> That room dosn't have power or a network connection, it also carries the
> fume extraction pipe from the laser cutter and everything in the room is
> covered in a thin layer of brownish gunk from mdf cutting fumes. Personaly
> I don't think it's a good place to put a server cos of the fumes, but we
> don't have much choice.

> We could put it on a shelf high up in one of the real toilets. The noise
> wouldn't be a problem and it would help to keep the toilets warm (esp.
> important as we get into winter!) and the pretty flashing lights would
> give people something to look at while they do there business :P

> P.S. The space has a nameing scheme for servers etc:

> http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/System_naming

> Maybe 'neumann' since it will have multiple vm's on it?

> P.P.S. in case it isn't clear to people this vm machine will be running
> 24/7 (as it's a replacement for babbage), The 'monster' machine is a
> seperate idea, and will only be on when we are using it, and may not be i
> the space for ever.

> > > K

> > > On 4 October 2012 21:46, Matthew Copperwaite <matt...@gmail.com<javascript:>>
> wrote:
> > >> On 4 October 2012 21:37, Monty <mont...@gmail.com <javascript:>>
> wrote:
> > >>> What/Where is the backroom?

> > >> I'm lead to believe it's behind the Laser Cutter. I'm prepping my
> > >> spelunking gear for Monday.

> > >> Matt

> > >>> On Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:42:16 UTC+1, Matthew Copperwaite
> wrote:

> > >>>> TL;DR: Borg is useful, it will be moved in to the backroom and we
> will
> > >>>> monitor power consumption.

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