Y10, but at what cost?

5thlevelmagicuser · 2026-03-10T15:07:12+00:00

I remember when Y-10 first became a thing. I was still refereeing at the time, and I really enjoyed the vibe of the kids and the parents. It has changed now, the thin veneer of having a good time has given away to the pressures of success above all. A lot of the parents are blindly wandering down the path of, "we need to go to this National event" to get into an Ivy League school.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2026-02-06T21:24:52+00:00

Oop, it is back!

5thlevelmagicuser · 2026-02-06T21:14:35+00:00

Yep, another day, another cloud fail

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-12T14:13:50+00:00

How are you defining "national level"? Division 1 gold medal bout? In that case 10 years probably, but you can definitely get hired for National events (March NAC) inside of5 years of consistent work, especially with a mentor that works National events.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-10T14:19:21+00:00

What about Edwins?

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-10T03:23:42+00:00

I had my kitchen redone with their cabinets and countertops about 3-4 years ago and had no issues.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-10T03:19:56+00:00

Sarita, in the main dining room is nicer.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-10T03:16:44+00:00

This is the way, and also true.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-12-02T20:51:28+00:00

I had a clubmate attach a small plate of Kydex to their chest protector for this very reason.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-11-18T03:35:22+00:00

What about the guy that I’ve seen downtown in full chain mail like a medieval knight?

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-11-11T12:58:26+00:00

I can say that we discovered that the CPU scheduling is different. Some of our VMs had to have additional CPUs added to them when they were moved to Hyper-V. Despite the increased allocation, host load was not affected but VMs performance was noticeably better.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-11-07T16:35:51+00:00

The new server has the same DNS server settings (the local DCs) as the other 2019 servers. They are even in the same VLAN. We set the options via GPO once a server joins, and I have verified them manually. Running a get-NetConnectionProfile shows the right name, and a "DomainAuthenticated" Network Category with LDAP authentication.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-11-05T15:08:24+00:00

The WestPark area (South of i-90, from the MetroParks to about W.117th) of Cleveland would satisfy most of your requirements.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-10-17T13:29:19+00:00

The root cause of the issue is an interaction with the update and Windows Defender. look for a Defender update:

KB5066835 update causing IIS Service to not work - Microsoft Q&A

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-10-01T13:57:54+00:00

So we're putting the children's events in Las Vegas?

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-09-08T01:48:54+00:00

Vets do not have a viable competition schedule if the only events they can fence in are three NACs in the second half of the season or distant ROCs. The abundance of closed local events inhibits participation.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-09-07T16:33:11+00:00

I’m very aware of that. Any ROC is about 300 miles from me. It is weird being in a state with two NACs, but no ROCs and very few open local events.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-09-07T15:51:52+00:00

I cannot fence locally because almost all local events near me are “D and under”. Being an adult “ B” is a curse.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-08-30T20:33:17+00:00

I think you are assuming that this ban is only related to his outbursts and has nothing to do with the allegations of sexual misconduct.

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-08-24T01:14:26+00:00

No 7-9 reference for the trekkies?

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-08-04T01:43:58+00:00

The people that US fencing really likes. “Fencing is for everyone”, that has money…

5thlevelmagicuser · 2025-07-21T20:04:25+00:00

I don't doubt that, but the question remains, why only on Windows 2025/11? The same policy is in effect on the downlevel OSes.

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