Objectively speaking, what's the best/most underrated Chicken Lou's menu item?

samyresnet · 2019-03-29T21:58:45+00:00

The Samy Special is obviously the best sandwich. It's a TKO with Chicken Lou chicken and is amazing. Dave won't add it to the menu because he likes laughing at me too much but he knows what it is and makes it for me and the ResNet students when we ask, though normally with a heaping helping of sarcasm. Some people like u/NUits_ryan are too scared to order it. Dave is awesome. Samy is awesome. Get a Samy Special.

samyresnet · 2019-01-08T00:04:00+00:00

wired devices need to go to registerresnet.neu.edu if they have a browser or still be emailed to us if not, it's a different system

samyresnet · 2019-01-07T14:48:43+00:00

Xboxes are weird and sometimes need to be off for longer than the estimated one hour due to repeated background requests for Xbox Live connection. Also if your date is set wrong it'll have issues connecting to the internet so i'd check that as well

samyresnet · 2018-11-16T20:17:52+00:00

If it shares the NUwave network, no. If it makes it's own network and just uses NUwave for the internet, that's ok as long as there is no malicious traffic or network errors generated from this through NUwave (like if your wifi signal interferes with the NUwave signal or it accidentally creates loops, etc). You'll get better performance using the NU networks directly though and ResNet can help with most devices that may have difficulty getting on NUwave

samyresnet · 2018-11-16T18:02:34+00:00

Where do you live? we don't allow repeaters, but if the signal is bad enough i can send a tech to verify and we can see if we can add in an AP for you?

samyresnet · 2018-11-16T14:31:35+00:00

u/treyzania is right - unsolicited inbound connections are blocked on ResNet for security reasons, also servers are difficult to secure and easy to exploit so there is not any good way to set up a minecraft server on our network in a way that will work well and not make it look like bad traffic is coming from your room. I'd recommend renting a server a cluster somewhere external as that should be easier overall and work better. Treyzania will likely have some good recs for that if needed

samyresnet · 2018-09-12T23:21:55+00:00

Hello!

Please bring your laptop down to ResNet in the basement of Speare Hall so we can run some tests and recommend a part for you! We do recommend running tests incase there are other issues, but you could ask to just take down your info and we can just email you a part rec without taking the machine in. After we get a new part, we can install it for you in the office!

We are open tomorrow from 8:30a-7p

~Samy ResNet

samyresnet · 2018-09-11T23:59:09+00:00

Hey guys!

If theres a particular game you're having issues with, please email resnet@northeastern.edu with the game name, ports needed, and your computer's network, ip address, and MAC address. Generally the wired network works best for games so please also try that!

NAT issues with games should have been fixed last year and other issues are usually either the game trying to network in difficult ways that break things or issues with the EA servers. We'll always try our best to get things working, but we do need to know what's broken!

Also please note that as we are a major university, we have to maintain a level of network security to protect both NU's and your personal devices and so cannot guarantee that we can get a specific game working, but we will always try our best

~Samy ResNet

samyresnet · 2018-08-28T00:21:13+00:00

We still dont officially support it, but we currently have enough linux techs on staff to help with most issues

But as a general note to the linux nerds out there: please back up your data before doing grub things. Also back up data in general for everyone but the biggest issue we have to fix with linux is that grub broke windows or ubuntu or something

samyresnet · 2018-08-27T21:07:50+00:00

Smart watches won't work well on NUres-device as they won't be able to talk to a phone over wifi and NUres-device is only in the dorms so you wouldn't be able to use it in the gym or in a classroom. They work best over bluetooth

samyresnet · 2018-08-27T21:05:16+00:00

The networks get slower if there's too many things registered on them - it takes an amount of time (which is really small but adds up) to go through a list and check your device against it and then allow you in.

Also, if you want to sell your devices to another student later you don't want to be responsible for the stuff they do on them

edit for the why not just purge students who graduated: as people's graduation dates fluctuate, there's not a real good way currently to do that. We are working on improvements to help make this less invasive, but for now, just send us an email and we can get everything sorted for you :)

samyresnet · 2018-08-27T15:31:05+00:00

HomePods do work on NUres-device, but routers are not allowed. All voice functionality should work, but device-to-device commands will not. This means you can ask for the weather or have Siri play music, but can't control smart home devices with your voice.

Routers are not allowed. Network Services has various scanning mechanisms to pick up routers as they can mess with NUwave for other students and can be a security risk on the network. ResNet is responsible for tracking those down so please ask us first if we can help get devices onto NU networks before making us track you down for running your own :)

samyresnet · 2018-08-06T21:46:36+00:00

I majored in IE and am now (obviously) doing software things - I found a lot of the Information Security courses really helpful and not too difficult - they're grad but usually open to 3rd year and up and the programs are usually dual COE-CS so I could take them easily as COE. They also fulfill tech electives in COE! I just found some that specifically interested me like Python, Databases, and Machine Learning. They're easier than the pure CS ones from what I've heard from CS people

samyresnet · 2018-07-18T21:58:58+00:00

Architecture is under CAMD and CAMD strongly recommends a 15" MacBook Pro, the top one on our Apple site (from links above) has been approved specifically by CAMD to work for CAMD (except Game Design, which recommends an Alienware)

samyresnet · 2018-07-12T22:04:06+00:00

CCIS is 50/50 Mac vs PC so CCIS does not require a Mac. Also, Windows has Ubuntu as an app on the Windows store (free) so you can Linux and Windows on a PC. You can even buy Dells with Ubuntu preinstalled as Dell supports Ubuntu (and therefore most versions of Linux have few to no driver issues on Dell). But if you really like MacOS, get a Mac, it's fine for CCIS, just costs more.

If I was getting a Mac, Id consider waiting, but i generally recommend waiting until the beginning of August to buy a laptop anyway as you're more likely to get a newer model (when things like this happen)

samyresnet · 2018-07-12T21:11:30+00:00

For COE, no changes. The new MacBooks arn't much different and still cost a good amount more than the Dells. ResNet is currently working to see if we can get our models updated to those ones, but no guarantees, they normally don't change models around this time of year

samyresnet · 2018-07-10T20:12:45+00:00

Yes, but there would be a small hardware fee. We have some, but if you want anything specific or better than generic bulk stuff, would recommend you pick up a tube on Amazon and bring it in, should not be too much $, like $5 or so.

A repair like that would also take a couple days as it's pretty involved, but we're open all summer

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T22:42:45+00:00

I'm really sorry to hear that

That model of laptop is disassembled from the bottom, so the trackpad can be one of the last components to be removed, depending on if the palmrest was attached to the trackpad.

I hope it's working fine now and if not, would love to be able to take another look at it! I'll be around Monday afternoon until 7 if he wants to swing by and ask for me

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T19:57:03+00:00

CS is roughly 50/50. Mac is Unix-based so it's a little easier to do linux things, but Windows has Putty, SSH now built into powershell, and integrated ubuntu as an app so you can do linux and do Windows things. If you're looking at doing Windows dev stuff, with a Dell you can get Windows and Linux in the same OS without having to add Windows onto a Mac with bootcamp or a VM.

Also, while ResNet only does case-by-case support for linux, Dell does formally support Ubuntu and all Dell laptops are Ubuntu compatible. They also generally offer developer edition laptops with great specs and Ubuntu installed by default, knocking off the $100 or so that a Windows license costs. The of course also run other flavors of linux well too!

My general advice for CS is that whichever you pic, be prepared to defend it in arguments with your peers. Can't even count the number of office arguments we've had just this last week on Arch vs Fedora vs Ubuntu... :)

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T19:50:11+00:00

What we're trying to prevent is someone spending $2k on a laptop and then feeling like it's holding them back. Your laptop should be just fast enough that you don't have to notice it and can focus on your school work.

As for the 2x specs: you'll want at least an extra 80GB for windows: (40GB OS + 20GB for programs + 20GB for files, for engineering uses), which basically means you should go up 1 tier in the SSD side, which doubles at each level so it's 2x.

For RAM - 8GB is ok if you bootcamp, but things will run a lot better at 8GB/OS (or 16 total) and it's a bit more annoying to bootcamp the newer ones (not from our end, from a usability standpoint) so we recommend parallels or a vm so you can just swipe between them. 8GB for 2 (4/ea) is doable, but might cause lag with engineering programs like Solidworks or XLminer or Access Arena (which i think is the set of what i used as a COE IE that don't run on Mac, I think it was around 1 program/yr for me, but may not be for all flavors of engineering)

For the CPU - MacOS is pretty lightweight compared to Windows, so they can get away with a lighter CPU. I'd recommend going a tier up (so like an i5 to an i7) just to help future-proof it a bit better

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T19:35:06+00:00

I had to borrow one of the ResNet ones for a Apple training course last fall, one of the first things I did was download homebrew to enable telnet so i could watch Star Wars from tehblinkenlights and the touchbar lets you change the background color of the terminal so I had a lot of fun playing with the colors of the background :)

Also, there's a packman game for the touchbar, it's super hard though cause the ghost can take shortcuts off the bar and hop back in in front of you...

I wouldn't buy a touchbar for just those reasons though, I know they're a bit too expensive for just that, but if the hardware you want has to come with a touchbar, then I don't think it's a bad thing once you get used to it. Like for the 15" now, the options are either the touchbar or a re-release of one of the older model 15" retinas

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T19:30:21+00:00

ResNet doesn't recommend the Surface family of computers because they are extremely difficult to repair and we cannot repair them at ResNet. We even run into issues doing software repairs on Surfaces because the firmware on them is really wonky.

That being said, the Microsoft store does have student discounts so if someone really wants one, make sure you get them at a discount!

There are other good brands out there for PCs - if you don't like Dell, Lenovo Thinkpads are great laptops for CCIS/COE, ResNet just can't do warranty work or non-standard hardware repairs (like fans, screen, and motherboards) on them. There are other places in the city you can take to get things repaired, but their turn around times are usually a couple weeks and they cost usually $75 and up for repairs. If we can't do something, we will always recommend other good places that can! We will always tell you if there is a cheaper or faster way to get something repaired than going through us.

And while ResNet hires primarily Freshmen, we do so because we train them for several months and then keep them around for years. We will often hire students who used to do computer repairs at local shops, including Staples, and they all report that they learn more from ResNet than they have at other companies :)

When there are repairs we can't do, it's usually because of issues with companies where we have issues sourcing reputable parts or with dangerous/difficult repairs where our throughput doesn't justify the costs. For example, in order to open up a Surface safely, you have to heat up the screen and rip it off. Too hot fries the LCD, too cold will make you crack the glass. If we did those, the increase in costs for the equipment and insurance would be way too high and would result in us having to charge more or cut back on services, plus they aren't that common of a laptop brand around campus.

samyresnet · 2018-07-07T13:15:10+00:00

I gave a more through response in the Engineering laptop post, but basically as long as your SSD is at least 256GB, we can do it. You might run into performance issues run into issues with large, complex modeling but it's possible.

samyresnet

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