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As I rely more on my home lab server, I'm starting to worry more about it getting stolen. If someone breaks into my home, I think the server will be a pretty attractive target.

Do y'all just stick it in a closet? That seems not great for cooling...

One of my neighbors recently got broken into.

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[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Door lock and house alarm, also mines at the back of the garage with plenty of more easily stealable things in front of it.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago (3 children)

...mines at the back of the garage...

Holy shit, you are serious about your physical security!

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Easily defeated by those who play Minesweeper.

[–] tal@olio.cafe 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Wikipedia: Mantrap (snare)

Mantraps that use deadly force are illegal in the United States, and in notable tort law cases the trespasser has successfully sued the property owner for damages caused by the mantrap. There is also the possibility that such traps could endanger emergency service personnel such as firefighters who must forcefully enter such buildings during emergencies. As noted in the important American court case of Katko v. Briney, "the law has always placed a higher value upon human safety than upon mere rights of property".[5]

EDIT: I'd add that I don't know about the "life always takes precedence over property" statement; Texas has pretty permissive use of deadly force in defense of property. However, I don't think that anywhere in the US permits traps that make use of deadly force.

[–] Peffse@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't want to ruin the fun but he missed an apostrophe in the sentence. His stuff is in the back of the garage. "mine's at the back of the garage"

[–] tal@olio.cafe 4 points 23 hours ago

Yeah, I saw, but it's an interesting topic.

[–] thatonecoder@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

This has ruined my plans of making my car unstealable!

/s, I guess

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

It's also kind of squished on some racking, and with it been a 4u rack case full of HDD it's quite heavy. If you have made it this far in to the garage, you not only have done well but passed the beer collection and numerous cordless power tools. It also has a sign saying beware of the leopard.