Infamous Host Erlangen

Infamous Host Erlangen (IHE) does away with virtually all annoyances in computing the author encountered since 1978. The system relies on rolling hardware as well as rolling software. Current retail components supported by openSUSE Tumbleweed out of the box are built into an ATX case.

Maintenance relies on science-based system administration. Applying scientific methods gives its efficiency and robustness an amazing boost which makes Infamous Host Erlangen really great.

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Keep It Super Simple

Decades of personal experience in several companies supports the findings below. Professional administrators were an estimated 80% of their time busy fixing problems that they had brought on themselves with their sloppiness.

Cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters

"In a world that gets more complex by the day, the mantra "Keep It Super Simple" (KISS), also known as "Keep It Simple, Stupid", holds more implication than ever. This simple yet profound principle reminds us that simplicity is often the key to success, clarity, and efficiency in both our personal and professional lives."

Cargo Cult System Administration

"We have cargo cult science, cargo cult management, cargo cult programming, how about cargo cult system management?"

On Cargo-Cult System Administration

"The IT world is rife with Cargo Cult System Administrators. It usually manifests itself as an instinctive reaction to reboot a server as a first resort when anything goes wrong, without any effort to understand cause and effect and if that doesn't work, they start disabling firewalls, or running system cleaners. If they actually manage to fix a problem, they invent a reason with no evidence (It must have been a virus). If they are reporting to someone non-technical (which is usually the case) then this often gets accepted."

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Rolling Hardware

Motherboard: MSI B550 A PRO

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Boxed

Storage: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX (2 x 16GB, 3200 MHz, DDR4-RAM, DIMM)

PSU: be quiet! System Power 10, 450 W

Case: Fractal Focus G