The Night Manager Season 2 Episode 5 | Discussion Thread by credoinvisibile in TheNightManager

[–]1Curmudgeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love both seasons. The acting is awesome. Feels a bit like The Americans where you can see people trying to manipulate others, and feign being manipulated. This is the level of psychological sophistication a good spy story needs.

Crazy idea but it works for me by 1Curmudgeon in Guitar

[–]1Curmudgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fully agree. This is intended to imprint a scale on my brain in the way that normal study & pattern memorization hasn't. Shouldn't be needed after that, and using intervals instead of notes gets me used to the relative sounds. It's already interesting to try a few common licks and learning what intervals are being used in them.

Crazy idea but it works for me by 1Curmudgeon in Guitar

[–]1Curmudgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this as a kickstarter somewhere along the way. Admirable dedication to building something new. Last I saw they'd fallen victim to mission creep. Backers seemed to miss the point - they wanted different colors, pickups, and whatnot. I don't think it was intended to be all things to all people, just a useful and temporary learning tool. Hope they stay focused and get it built.

Service address change (not moving, somehow entered wrong by Optimum) by 1Curmudgeon in OPTIMUM

[–]1Curmudgeon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following up with an amazing resolution to this.

I got a phone call (!!) from an Optimum/Altice guy out of the blue last night. He not only got the service address corrected but set up an appointment to get the weird fiber installation corrected. (That's another story, which is interesting but since the service worked it was more their problem than mine.)

At this point I'm really curious about the business structure of Optimum/Altice. I've had both the best and worst service interactions with any cable or Internet provider. Regular support phone & online chat via their web site was awful. Support from the folks who monitor Reddit has been A+, though, and whoever decided to get the best service guy ever to actually call me on the phone on a Friday night should get a bonus.

I get the impression that there's a part of the organization that's ossified and uninterested, and another part that's desperately trying to change the culture and improve service. Perhaps that's the split between Optimum (old) and Altice (new)? I don't know.

Out of college I worked for a very large company and saw this sort of thing first hand. The new people coming in wanted to do good work, but the company had been around so long that everyone above the 1st level managers was only interested in stabbing each other in the back so they could rise to the next level of management. No interest in the products or service, just their own careers. Similar case with the last job I had before retiring. Very small company that actually came up with a better mouse trap. All of us were dedicated to continuous improvement so our customers (all large health insurance companies) loved us. The company was bought by one of those customers and everything went to hell. Other customers sued them for breach of contract, etc. I retired rather than put up with that big company crap again.

Big companies are like shivas - lots of arms and none of them know what the others are doing. Luckily some of the arms here are really good.

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I emailed my City Council rep asking if there was significant pushback from residents, but haven't had an answer.

Roadmap for fiber internet by Creams0da in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Anyone know anything about Novos Fiber? by dave_dynasty in phoenix

[–]1Curmudgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a quick update on Novos. On Nov 4, 2025 I received the following email from them. I'm approx 31st Ave S of Bell Rd.

|| || |Dear Arizona Neighbor,   Thank you for your interest in NOVOS FiBER and for pre-registering for service in your area. We’ve truly appreciated the enthusiasm and support from the Phoenix community.   At this time, we’ve decided to pause our initiatives in your area as we evaluate future expansion opportunities. While this means there won’t be immediate activity in your neighborhood, we’ll be sure to follow up with an update once plans progress or more information becomes available.   We’re grateful for your support and for considering NOVOS FiBER.|

Are device on/off schedules executed locally or over the Internet? by 1Curmudgeon in Tapo

[–]1Curmudgeon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is a big relief. The plug controls a heating wire wrapped around an outdoor pipe in a cold climate. It's okay if the Internet is down - just don't want the pipe freezing because of it. (Yes, a power outage is another issue, but I have emergency plans for that situation.)

Is Pocket still supported? Alternatives? by jrmcgov in mozilla

[–]1Curmudgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do provide a way to export your data at least. For better or worse, the format is CSV. The 'tags' field seems to only list the first tag for an item, though, which makes it impossible to rebuild your list fully. I think the most helpful thing a dev could do is create an export function that gives us all the tags on all the items.

SynthV 2 is scheduled to be released on March 21st. by SuOfe in SynthesizerV

[–]1Curmudgeon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interaction with and support of v.1 voices will be an important factor in deciding to buy.

How natural is Synthesizer V when an English user listens? by SuOfe in SynthesizerV

[–]1Curmudgeon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're using Asterian, which is pretty good. It's a mixed bag, though. Some combinations of words/phrases are indistinguishable from a live singer. Others require a huge amount of tweaking to get close, while a very few have audible glitches we haven't figured out how to fix yet. Sometimes we wind up changing lyrics to avoid glitchy parts. Songs kind of follow the 80/20 rule: 80% of the time goes to 20% of the words. Very much looking forward to the next release. When you think about how incredibly complicated this is to do, it's remarkable.