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Re:Why Ruby on Rails still matters by firecall on Saturday February 22, 2025 @10:22AM (#43139759)
A MacBook Air solves this problem very nicely!

Not only does is have a built in UPS, but also comes with a screen, keyboard and trackpad for you need to do admin tasks physically att the console!

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Re:Why Ruby on Rails still matters by philip1209 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @03:34PM (#43142934)
Yeah, I had considered this! But, then I'd need a UPS on my modem and wifi, and at that point it seemed overkill.
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Re:Why Ruby on Rails still matters by firecall on Saturday February 22, 2025 @05:34PM (#43143966)
Yes, totally.

Although you could use a backup USB cellular modem, plugged directly into the Mac!

At some I imagine I'll inherit or acquire a cheap older M1 Macbook Air, which will be perfect!

I also have whole home battery backup and solar, so I technically have a UPS for everything!

Where I live the power tends to go out from time to time!

I monkeyed around with cheap ex-lease Dell Micro PCs with Intel 8th Gen to 11th Gen CPUs. But they not as performant as I'd like, and once you've experienced modern CPUs like Apple's M series, you dont really want to go back!

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