Ken has a new server:
So let's try to decipher this.
So the new box is supposedly a 9th gen Core i9. That's not actually terrible. The platform enables access to a ton of RAM and much faster IO. Such a system is going to have vastly better performance compared to a Core 2 Duo or whatever the fuck he had before. I don't know where the "18x faster" thing comes from. I assume that's simply "Core i 2" multiplied by "9th gen" aka bullshit. It is important to consider that Intel's 9th gen Core i chips launched in 2018, or about 6 years ago. Despite that, it'll be more than enough and arguably overkill for a site like Onion Farms. It's so much peformance that his Paki developer could mine crypto on a few cores and we'd probably not notice.
But but, these are all gamer spec computers you're babbling about. Where's the actual server? Okay so, it's not exactly uncommon to see desktop class machines stuffed into generic 2U rackmount cases and marketed as servers on the cheap end of the dedicated hosting market. These machines usually don't have the reliability or features you'd expect from a real server, like remote management or ECC memory, and they tend to live shorter lives in a datacenter environment. But they're also cheaper than a real server - you get what you pay for. This was much more common 15-20 years ago than it is now, as the low end of proper servers meets the high end of desktops nowadays whereas before there was a huge feature and price gap between the two market segments. One of my first dedicated servers (many years ago) was a first gen i7 with a gamer spec motherboard stuffed into a 2U, complete with that weird 1 generation only triple channel memory. It was cheap and it worked. But you can pay a datacenter to put your own server in a rack, it's called colocation service and they really don't care what it is as long as it is rackmount form factor. It's essentially renting a parking spot for your server, not much different than paying lot rent in a trailer park. By the way Ken says "[the server was] shipped to where we are now hosting" I can conclude that he is in fact doing server colocation. Of course, the Panama situation could have also been a colocation, given the apparent age of the old "server".
Now as far as I know you can no longer buy 9th gen Intel CPUs new. I mean, being the latest and greatest from six whole years ago, and 6 generations out of date (number NOT bigger, Ken) this isn't surprising. So this isn't new, but "freshly built" as he says, meaning he got someone's old gaming rig off of Marketplace and paid the kid next door to stuff it into a rackmount case for him.
So "developed in 2005" has now become "built in 2005" huh. And that speed increase is not "18x faster" but "up to 18x faster". I guess "We will go" there eventually.
I can confirm Onion Farms appears to be hosted in Der Nederlanden, per the IP address:
I'm not entirely sure why pings to onionfarms.com get replies from server.kireidesign.com. It's as much a mystery to me as mail.capital4trade.com, unfortunately. Kirei Design appears to be a graphic design company in Argentina, who disables right-clicking on their site. Perhaps Ken's Paki developer also develops this site? Honestly if I had a graphic design company I'd be pretty pissed to find that I've been associated with Kenneth Erwin Engelhardt of onionNull fame. But I'm too cheap for a developer so what do I know?
So let's try to decipher this.
- Old server powered by a Core 2 Duo(?)(!)
- New server powered by a 9th gen Core i9 with NVMe storage
- In Pakistan, a 9th gen Core i9 is considered to be 18 times better than a Core 2 Duo
- Ken doesn't even begin to know the difference and must ask for confirmation
- Ken says the server already contains OF, the developer says it's ready to accept OF
So the new box is supposedly a 9th gen Core i9. That's not actually terrible. The platform enables access to a ton of RAM and much faster IO. Such a system is going to have vastly better performance compared to a Core 2 Duo or whatever the fuck he had before. I don't know where the "18x faster" thing comes from. I assume that's simply "Core i 2" multiplied by "9th gen" aka bullshit. It is important to consider that Intel's 9th gen Core i chips launched in 2018, or about 6 years ago. Despite that, it'll be more than enough and arguably overkill for a site like Onion Farms. It's so much peformance that his Paki developer could mine crypto on a few cores and we'd probably not notice.
But but, these are all gamer spec computers you're babbling about. Where's the actual server? Okay so, it's not exactly uncommon to see desktop class machines stuffed into generic 2U rackmount cases and marketed as servers on the cheap end of the dedicated hosting market. These machines usually don't have the reliability or features you'd expect from a real server, like remote management or ECC memory, and they tend to live shorter lives in a datacenter environment. But they're also cheaper than a real server - you get what you pay for. This was much more common 15-20 years ago than it is now, as the low end of proper servers meets the high end of desktops nowadays whereas before there was a huge feature and price gap between the two market segments. One of my first dedicated servers (many years ago) was a first gen i7 with a gamer spec motherboard stuffed into a 2U, complete with that weird 1 generation only triple channel memory. It was cheap and it worked. But you can pay a datacenter to put your own server in a rack, it's called colocation service and they really don't care what it is as long as it is rackmount form factor. It's essentially renting a parking spot for your server, not much different than paying lot rent in a trailer park. By the way Ken says "[the server was] shipped to where we are now hosting" I can conclude that he is in fact doing server colocation. Of course, the Panama situation could have also been a colocation, given the apparent age of the old "server".
Now as far as I know you can no longer buy 9th gen Intel CPUs new. I mean, being the latest and greatest from six whole years ago, and 6 generations out of date (number NOT bigger, Ken) this isn't surprising. So this isn't new, but "freshly built" as he says, meaning he got someone's old gaming rig off of Marketplace and paid the kid next door to stuff it into a rackmount case for him.
So "developed in 2005" has now become "built in 2005" huh. And that speed increase is not "18x faster" but "up to 18x faster". I guess "We will go" there eventually.
I can confirm Onion Farms appears to be hosted in Der Nederlanden, per the IP address:
I'm not entirely sure why pings to onionfarms.com get replies from server.kireidesign.com. It's as much a mystery to me as mail.capital4trade.com, unfortunately. Kirei Design appears to be a graphic design company in Argentina, who disables right-clicking on their site. Perhaps Ken's Paki developer also develops this site? Honestly if I had a graphic design company I'd be pretty pissed to find that I've been associated with Kenneth Erwin Engelhardt of onionNull fame. But I'm too cheap for a developer so what do I know?
