hey wanna see something cursed http://www.bplus.com.tw/Adapter/PNF4GCB.html

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

@whitequark break off tabs for pcie x8/16????

[nick@introvert.social]

@whitequark thank you, may I have some less?

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@charlotte there's definitely a number of choices there

[qualia@floofy.tech]

@whitequark pcie gunpla

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

@whitequark rest seems honestly fine. but why make it pcie x16 in the first place aa

[devopscats@toot.cat]

@whitequark hmm slightly left/right angled

[nick@introvert.social]

@whitequark I think this one is way more cursed honestly
http://www.bplus.com.tw/Adapter/M2P4B.html

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@nick i love that one but i've posted about it so many times already

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@charlotte so it doesn't flop when you move the server

[dramforever@mastodon.social]

@whitequark the worst part is ... why are the breakable bits plated...

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

the ssd in mine doesn’t even have a screw in and it works fine being moved. skill issue

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@charlotte Jiggle harder

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

@whitequark done. my arms hurt now.

[whitequark@social.treehouse.systems]

@dramforever why not? you do save a miniscule amount of gold but this isn't a volume product

[nick@introvert.social]

@whitequark @dramforever that whole site is incredible. I think I missed my calling in life designing cursed boards for the cottage industry of niche hardware adapters

[teajaygrey@snac.bsd.cafe]

At least they picked an appropriate name?

"Bplus Technology Co., Ltd."

Not: Aplus Technology Co., Ltd.

At least they're not: Cminus Technology Co., Ltd.? Though morbid curiosity has me wondering what their designs and the corollary Dminus Technology Co., Ltd. and F Technology Co., Ltd. might be desperately trying to sell to unwitting buyers?

CC: @nick@introvert.social @whitequark@treehouse.systems

[mxk@hachyderm.io]

@charlotte @whitequark there also is a break-off part holding your SSD depending on which length format you use 🫣

[ewenmcneill@cloudisland.nz]

@whitequark seems much less cursed than the old school hard cards, which just bolted a 3.5” spinning drive to an ISA card and hoped for the best

Hardcard - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

that part is imo reasonable depending on how much clearance your card has

[charlotte@akko.chir.rs]

@mxk especially since i don’t think i have ever seen an m.2 22110