Both of Julian's parents were Christians, and he was a student of the Bible. He essentially rejected Christianity; that is the definition of "apostate". So the term is appropriate. If he had been a secular ruler, rather than politically targeting Christians in an effort to to reverse the religious course of the empire, it might not have been such a sticking point. A just ruler, perhaps-- but apostate.
Christianity was not the only, nor the dominant, religion of the Persian empire. And all but one historian believed that he was killed in battle, not assassinated by a Christian (or Christians). That one historian could be right, but it doesn't justify your confident position. I suspect your grasp on history is colored by your own religious beliefs.
Have you ever had issues with dust in your house?
How about humidity?
Small animals?
There is 0 chance you'll be successful against these issues. Might as well not have a computer!
We don't know how his crawlspace is designed. If it's designed within the building envelope, with a lined and insulated slab, insulated foundation walls, no vents, and kept at a temperature above the dewpoint, it's just a very short room. If not, then he will have challenges.
Is it that area of dirt between the joists and posts in a raised foundation style dwelling?
Yes.
No. He said it had a concrete slab, not bare dirt. He didn't say, however, whether the foundation walls were insulated and un-vented, which is why I wrote my big fat speech above.
I agree with the mounting. Other questions I have:
- Access? How easy will it be to reboot this thing if it hard hangs, or needs repair? Is it getting its own receptacle? Maybe you can give it its own circuit, and flip the breaker if it needs to reboot.
- Wireless or a wire drop? If wireless, will you get a strong signal down there?
OK, a little bit on residential design.
A crawlspace can be considered outside of the house; indeed, for many years it was treated as such. But what we've learned about moisture (causing mold) and exposed earth (radon) has changed that. A crawlspace should be INSIDE the building envelope. A properly designed crawlspace has the following features:
- A concrete floor, with a moisture proof liner and layer of foam insulation underneath.
- Foundation walls must be insulated, and foundation vents should be closed and sealed under normal conditions.
- Crawlspace air should be conditioned.
Meanwhile, even though we've known about this for decades, even recent houses might have open vents, exposed dirt (or just a liner vulnerable to punctures), insulation between the joists (which still allows thermal bridging and traps moisture in the floor where there is vinyl flooring), etc. I'm just pointing out that we don't know what "anonymous" has for a crawlspace. If it's sealed, insulated, has a concrete floor, and stays within the operating temperature of the components he's using, fine. I would still probably put it in a ceiling-mount rack attached to the floor joists, just to mitigate the buildup of condensation if the liner underneath the floor fails/doesn't exist. Myself? My crawlspace is sealed, but I put my media server in a closet because it's attached to non-powered speakers on my desk. That required the shortest cable run possible, and I wanted it physically accessible. Reasons why, in another post.
With your bare hands?!?
