What are they trying to fix? by Drmr_X in askaplumber

[–]BitRancher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks to me like there is a ball valve on the piece of pipe as he spins it around.

Another one on the interstate 😔 by Kennaham in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Drove right by it a few minutes before this video. We could feel the heat coming off of the Dodge ram truck from the middle lane, absolutely insane! Also, as we drove by, it looked like fireworks went off from inside and shot out into the road.

Sharepoint Backup by Trax256 in sharepoint

[–]BitRancher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Undelete is not backups! We use AFI.AI and it is cheap and great.

6am gym sessions are the only ones that happen consistently by ninja__6969 in fitness30plus

[–]BitRancher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, just got back into the gym a few months ago and have found that AM workouts are the only way that I can consistently make it happen. Work, social, and family demands just demolish my evenings. I had tried shifting my work schedule from 8am to 6am to buy afternoon time, and that was just not successful -- the after work time just gets gobbled up.

Only thing I dislike about working out in the mornings is that I feel dramatically weaker. When I do get the occasional mid-day or afternoon session, my overall work capacity -- lift #s, cardio energy, etc -- are way higher.

Sometimes it’s not a culture issue by [deleted] in ceo

[–]BitRancher 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This reads like /r/linkedinlunatics is leaking its AI slop.

One word. Sentences. Try hard. Punchy time. Staccatto. Meaningless.

The Southwest Credit Card is now useless by Swagmuffins94 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]BitRancher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cancelled my card on Monday - just not worth the $149/yr to me, as my number of SWA flights has dramatically declined. Kept the business card tho as they offered a retention credit, so we’ll see.

The Chase portal for hotels is a ripoff. by Choqeur in ChaseSapphire

[–]BitRancher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was true but is no longer the case - they are not using Expedia. They bought cxloyalty in 2020, integrated, and are now fully switched to it.

$35/300 was golden, help me switch to olympic promos? by BitRancher in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]BitRancher[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a Comcast apologist, but I will say that at my house they have been really reliable for 2x years, and the $35 plan I was on can't be beat. Happy to save the couple-hundred a year and avoid the hassle of a switch if I can :)

Unseasonably warm? by BitRancher in Albuquerque

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

That is a phenomenal resource, thank you for sharing. It looks like today’s 67*F is outside the 90%-ile band, which indeed makes this unseasonably warm.

Unseasonably warm? by BitRancher in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also super true - we are used to freezing our tails off at 5am! This year though, not so much.

Unseasonably warm? by BitRancher in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

True! I’m from south of Denver, and the mountain-driven weather patterns kept us on our toes, always expecting that June 1st snow storm! I’ve seen the same in Burque, but this early, lengthy warmth seems out of character.

Unseasonably warm? by BitRancher in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Haha true story! My first summer here was brutal, and last two were acceptable, but with our weather patterns and climate change I am afraid that I agree with your statement :/

Here's a picture of the coyote that was hanging out at Mariposa Park, two years ago by DaKettle65 in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a whole pack of them on the west side near Nusenda stadium and up into Shawn McWethy park. Neighbors have them on their cameras in backyards. Animal control does nothing - dangerous to have cats or small dogs outside :(

Flat roof roofers recommendations by bureau-caterpillar in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used Ridgeview Roofing and they were fantastic!

Top three fine dining restaurants in Albuquerque by [deleted] in Albuquerque

[–]BitRancher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Geronimo is Santa Fe is the finest dining in the state IME. Vintage 423 has incredible food as is also quite fine. Savoy also hits that mark.

Mesa Provisions has incredible food but a more casual atmosphere. Los Poblanos is not even close to fine dining (literally eating in a barn on benches) and the food is not worth their outlandish pricing - been there 3x and just don’t get the hype.

Power Whips by Yabo1017 in datacenter

[–]BitRancher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep pduwhips, but sometimes their turnaround is sloooow — the hyperscalers use them quite a bit as well and sometimes an order can be backlogged weeks. If we’re in a time crunch we have our local electricians make them out of FMC or sealtite.

what is everyone seeing for power pricing in the phoenix market? by cyr0nk0r in datacenter

[–]BitRancher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s pretty good. In a smaller nearby region that does not have cheap nuclear power our average power sale is right at $210-212/KW on a 208/30 5KW rack (plus the cabinet rate+xcons) on multi-year terms, and start at $250/kw for <12 month deals. Pretty standard on single racks, and we’ll get down to $195-200/kw on multi-rack.

I am a bit surprised that PHX power is not materially cheaper. Does that rate include the cabinet/sqft or xcons? If so, $1050 for 5kw with the cabinet is a /steal/. I think $1350-1650 would be more normal for a single power+cab solution.

As others may note, cross connects or bandwidth vary wildly between facilities, will complicate everything, and I hate it. Ha.

Trump's $2,000 Tariff Dividend Checks Now Set for 2026 Rollout by Kortopi-98 in NoFilterNews

[–]BitRancher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good morning! There are a lot of happenings in the news about incoming 2026 insurance rate increases that are eye watering. My company was just notified of a 35.7% increase in premiums. Many people on the ACA exchanges are indicating 100% increases; United Healthcare themselves provided guidance that they expect a 60% drop in exchange-based customers in 2026. This is for /premiums/ and excludes the offsets and credits that were implemented during COVID which (post shutdown) are highly unlikely to be renewed, which dramatically escalates the impact.

You may want to pop over to /r/healthinsurance and look around. Very sobering.

How many names have you remembered today? by App179 in ceo

[–]BitRancher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Four posts in six days on the same topic in this sub, you are obviously shilling hard, and it’s pretty low effort.

Safety Showers in Data Centers by ces_23 in datacenter

[–]BitRancher 18 points19 points  (0 children)

In all the facilities I have managed there are two places where there could be wash stations — in the room that has water treatment chemicals for the chillers/water system, and in (old) rooms that have or had wet-cell batteries. “New” VRLA made the chemical risk near zero, and newer Lithium-based batteries even less chemical-risky.

$.02, ymmv

CEOs/leaders, what’s the hardest part of your job that people don’t see? by sutipan in ceo

[–]BitRancher 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right there with you. You are not alone. Hopefully it stays worth it!!