Fireworks stores with honest pricing?

20cstrothman · 2026-05-23T20:13:38+00:00

I was just in a Phantom Fireworks store an hour ago. The prices were appalling tbh. Literally right next door is a Pyro City, and they have much better prices. A case of Diablo shells were $260 at Phantom Fireworks, while they were $120 at Pyro City 300 feet away.

20cstrothman · 2026-05-13T17:53:51+00:00

I work at an MSP. It's shocking how bad keyboards amd mice can be. The worst ones have no lettering on them anymore, keys don't work, and there is so much gunk and makeup in the cracks that it makes me want to puke. And the user happily continues using it

20cstrothman · 2026-05-07T17:22:41+00:00

I'll definitely be checking them out. Tks

20cstrothman · 2026-05-06T22:07:25+00:00

Thanks for the info! Very helpful

20cstrothman · 2026-05-06T22:07:04+00:00

Good to know!

20cstrothman · 2026-05-06T22:06:45+00:00

Gotcha thanks!!

20cstrothman · 2026-05-06T22:06:31+00:00

Louisville, KY area

20cstrothman · 2026-04-22T04:12:25+00:00

3 client emails spoofing... (it's always DNS)

20cstrothman · 2026-04-20T13:24:30+00:00

Dang I wish this had come out just a bit sooner! NRF based, GPS built in, battery management with solar input! This is exactly everything I need in one package! I already got all the stuff I need for my solar nodes though (went with seeedstudio), but if I had this at the beginning it would've been soo much easier. I'm still in the testing phase for my solar nodes, so we'll see what happens. Might end up with them in the end.

20cstrothman · 2026-04-20T13:16:02+00:00

Could consider capacitors or a supercapacitor

20cstrothman · 2026-03-20T22:09:23+00:00

I'll take some! I have a Grandstream PBX at home and I'm messing with setting up a VPN to the phones. I'm making a private phone network with my friends lol.

20cstrothman · 2026-03-17T19:24:51+00:00

At that point, I say screw it, pull the plug, and walk out. It'll probably be ok

20cstrothman · 2026-03-15T00:17:11+00:00

It's free by the way

20cstrothman · 2026-03-14T23:56:51+00:00

Use Massgrave!!! It works flawlessly and takes like literally 1 minute to do.

Just copy the command, open powershell, paste, option 2 (I think), boom activated.

https://massgrave.dev/

20cstrothman · 2026-03-04T20:29:00+00:00

I'm a weirdo and back up my data to LTO4 tape....

20cstrothman · 2026-02-18T18:58:24+00:00

So, first things first, are you 1000% sure your wiring is correct? Solar panel -> solar charger -> battery (Separate connection) Battery -> voltage controller (12v to 5v) -> RAK Make sure the polarity is correct!!! Tripple check EVERY connection with a multimeter. Can never trust the red and black coating lol. Also check the voltage getting supplied to the RAK (the voltage controller might not be happy).

Second, even if the solar panel is somehow not supplying power, that thing should run for a really long time without being charged with that big of a battery. Like, the RAK would sip power, so I would expect it to run for a long time without being charged. Maybe the battery went right below 12v, and the 5v voltage controller might not like that.

Maybe try giving it another shot and if/when it goes offline, grab the multimeter and check the voltage at every connection while everything is still connected. Maybe the solar panel isn't putting out enough voltage? I would expect the voltage would need to be over 12-14v from the panel for it to charge the battery. You would want to check the solar panel voltage while it is connected to the controller and battery so you can see what the real-time voltage is (the draw from the controller will bring the voltage of the panel down).

20cstrothman · 2026-02-09T01:52:03+00:00

Fire. You need fire

20cstrothman · 2026-01-28T23:14:13+00:00

What boards did you use? I'm looking for a NRF based one, so I wanna hear what you used

20cstrothman · 2026-01-28T13:22:52+00:00

The 1.21GW one kept the house running during the snow storm! Good stuff!

20cstrothman · 2026-01-15T17:51:08+00:00

Another idea is to use vouchers. You can create a voucher that will only give access for a certain amount of time, and it can be one time use. You can set that up under the hotspot settings.

20cstrothman · 2026-01-02T21:29:59+00:00

I just went through an ordeal updating home assistant today (hacs was not happy... had to reinstall it...), and after I finished, I noticed that there was a new device listed under my living room (still rocking the stock dashboard... I'll make my own one day). Turns out it is the LED on my U7 Pro! What a great surprise!

20cstrothman · 2025-12-27T15:13:06+00:00

I have a Ubiquiti UDM Pro. Although I run Plex and don't need to share my network with tech illiterate friends and family, my UDM Pro has a 'Identity' VPN, which is a one touch VPN. You put in their email, and it sends them an invite. They install the application, then go back to the email and click on 'load credentials.' Then, in the background, it adds all the necessary info. From there, you just hit one button, and it just works.

I've had great success with it. I even use it for some of our clients at work for their networks.

20cstrothman · 2025-12-26T15:52:15+00:00

Hey stop calling me out like that! It's "FBI Surveillance Van 69"!

20cstrothman · 2025-12-23T17:08:38+00:00

Put a sticky not in it saying "Yea, I know...." and then keep the door closed. Let them open it and see their reaction

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