LLMs also appear to have an easier time consuming it (not surprisingly.)

HATEOAS FTW

Been there done that? Circa 2001 I had a customer with a rack of 220R's and Clariion storage arrays. I was paged about an app outage and saw (IIRC) "environmental errors" in the logs about the temperature of the machines. One of the Clariion's, in the same rack, had caught fire which brought the database / app down but the 220R's kept chugging along. Unsurprisingly this was quickly followed a call from the NOC that the fire suppression kicking in and that I should down get there ASAP.

Oh wow.

I have plenty of fond memories about the stability of Spark Stations but none as fun as that.

Thanks for sharing.

I did once have a Bullfrog TSS that survived a literal explosion. They certainly don’t build hardware like they used to.

This looks like Mule ESB 1/2.x configuration sans the XML

Take a look at https://revenium.io (full disclosure: I'm co-founder/cto.) We are a fully hosted solution with a free/developer tier and plans that start at $19/month. We also have a self-hosted option.

It's not surprising the Village Voice covered this - NYC had a rich cyberculture during the mid 1990s, fostered by the various BBS/ISPs (MindVox, Interport, Panix, etc) as well as a number of startups in Silicon Alley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Alley).

No but it’s nice to be surrounded by like minded people. What you need isn’t always what you want.

+1 for Manning, I've co-authored two "In Action" books and the experience was excellent throughout.

An audio interface (preferably external) + speakers that support balanced cables should eliminate group loops / hum.

The Elektron Digitone is a fantastic sounding, modern hardware FM synth with great workflow once you learn it. Highly recommended.