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The answer was to rent the monitor when I needed it. I’d imagine it would be easier to do that today than it was back then. I remember going through the white pages to find a company who would accommodate me.
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It's surprising at how little this matters. I came back from a tech event once with a build a robot kit, except I'm a very light packer and the box was huge so I had to take everything out and fit it into a backpack along with everything else I had. I had a compartment that had an assortment of circuit boards, screws, wires, plastic pieces, etc.. No one even batted an eye and the bag went straight through the carry o…
They aren't looking for electronics - they are looking for large masses that could be fuel for the explosives. Big blocks of clay, liquids, etc. A jumble of electronics alone with nothing that can actually explode is common and doesn't ring any alarm bells. I discovered this after talking to a TSA agent after flying a few times with my modular synthesizer, where I was surprised that it was never pulled for extra scre…
In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...
We would quickly reconfig our test server to match the live on whilst our support person booked taxis and two tickets from Heathrow to Edinburgh - then one of us would fly up with the server on the seat next to them.
Yes I know we should have had a hot spare in the rack in CAPITAL (the main Exchange in Edinburgh)
https://i.imgur.com/RUN11Hb.jpg
In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...
And it fit in the overhead bin!?
Yes, I put it in the overhead bin and it did, indeed, fit.
After all, a rackmount server is only 19" wide ...
In mid-2001, notably before 9/11, I had to quickly move a 4U Sun Netra server from San Jose to Washington DC. I just carried it on. It was enormous - 4U and full length - and weighed a ton. No packaging, no box - just carrying a huge server down the aisle of the plane ...
Ha, now I’m imagining a 4U server getting the window seat.
No seat - I put it in the overhead bin ...
https://i.imgur.com/RUN11Hb.jpg
You laugh but, several years ago in the second floor of Red Rock in Mountain View, I saw a guy do that very thing. He brought in his laptop, and the box containing whatever giagantic Apple monitor he had, and proceeded to hook it up. When barista came by bussing the tables, she told him to put it away. He was completely incredulous, but relented.
Hmm. I have a terrible idea.
https://www.mediaworkstations.net/systems/portable-intel-wor...
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It's surprising at how little this matters. I came back from a tech event once with a build a robot kit, except I'm a very light packer and the box was huge so I had to take everything out and fit it into a backpack along with everything else I had. I had a compartment that had an assortment of circuit boards, screws, wires, plastic pieces, etc.. No one even batted an eye and the bag went straight through the carry o…
They aren't looking for electronics - they are looking for large masses that could be fuel for the explosives. Big blocks of clay, liquids, etc. A jumble of electronics alone with nothing that can actually explode is common and doesn't ring any alarm bells. I discovered this after talking to a TSA agent after flying a few times with my modular synthesizer, where I was surprised that it was never pulled for extra scre…