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How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by fransje26 »

I'm very impressed that even in time of war, when one's bare necessities are not met and explosive devices are flying over one's head, everything is done to make the internet -and by extension, ironically, the world- a worse place to be.

But let's keep pumping these fake engagement numbers up boys! This is fine.

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by lotsofpulp »

vjk800 wrote: post #32
mmastrac wrote: post #2

"We now continue to work as before, getting social media engagement for us and our clients, applying to YC 2026 and other VCs." Ehh, so this is a click farm?

Check out the guy's social media (links in the original article). The shit is downright hilarious. He's very self-conscious about how horrible his business is.

I just started watching Pluribus, so this one got a laugh out of me:

https://x.com/nasaoks/status/1995382466237108317?s=20

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by foxyv »

happosai wrote: post #29

> Next thing you need is some way to convert 12V DC battery voltage to 230V AC mains voltage to power common devices like servers. But the server and phones use 12V/5V DC. Why the extra step of DC 12V (inverter) -> AC 220V (server PSU) -> DC 12/5V ?

Because, it is much easier to buy a cheap 230V AC inverter and plug it into your server power supply than it is to make a bespoke power supply that takes 12V and distributes it to various components. Inverters are stupid cheap right now, and 90%+ efficient.

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by foxyv »

fransje26 wrote: post #41

I'm very impressed that even in time of war, when one's bare necessities are not met and explosive devices are flying over one's head, everything is done to make the internet -and by extension, ironically, the world- a worse place to be. But let's keep pumping these fake engagement numbers up boys! This is fine.

Foreign dollars buy foreign goods. When your country is on fire, you have to look outside for stuff like food and weapons. The ethical lines move pretty far when facing starvation.

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by electroly »

foxyv wrote: post #44
happosai wrote: post #29

> Next thing you need is some way to convert 12V DC battery voltage to 230V AC mains voltage to power common devices like servers. But the server and phones use 12V/5V DC. Why the extra step of DC 12V (inverter) -> AC 220V (server PSU) -> DC 12/5V ?

Because, it is much easier to buy a cheap 230V AC inverter and plug it into your server power supply than it is to make a bespoke power supply that takes 12V and distributes it to various components. Inverters are stupid cheap right now, and 90%+ efficient.

For folks outside of warzones with plenty of time and access to international shipping (i.e. not OP), there are off-the-shelf adapters that accept DC input and produce the ATX voltage rails with the proper motherboard plug. Search for "DC-ATX" or "PicoPSU", they're pretty neat devices using DC-to-DC converters.

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by Nextgrid »

Den_VR wrote: post #30
Nextgrid wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Click farms effectively function as janitors, mopping up spam someone else paid to throw so that no real user stumbles upon it, so they are beneficial.

It’s computer fraud by the operator and wire fraud by the client…

It's ultimately spammers and scammers fighting against each other, so you could say the trash is taking itself out. Every dollar they spend fighting is one less dollar spent spamming actual users, so it's a win.

Re: How to run phones while being struck by suicide drones

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Post by beAbU »

happosai wrote: post #29

> Next thing you need is some way to convert 12V DC battery voltage to 230V AC mains voltage to power common devices like servers. But the server and phones use 12V/5V DC. Why the extra step of DC 12V (inverter) -> AC 220V (server PSU) -> DC 12/5V ?

It's significantly more difficult to get a working DC-DC setup up and running that's actually reliable and safe. The power supplies on these devices expect 220V AC so it's easier to just feed that in, and rely on the onboard power supplies to handle the complexities of creating a DC source that is within tolerance for the actual device.
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