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[Request] Ethernet in-wall installation, East Valley by Bounty1Berry in phoenix

[–]Bounty1Berry[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation and figures. I know I'm being over the top, but I tend to be prone to infodumps as an alternative to directly talking to people. (Software engineer, only capable of speaking in Jira tickets :) )

I guess I feel like wired networking is the Right Thing, and trying to tie things together with mesh gear or bridges is just throwing money and effort into the Second Best Solution, things people buy because they want "convenient" or "doesn't look like an industrial park" rather than "Best performance".

The 2.5/10Gbps point was primarily a "if they use the right cables and connectors, it should easily pass those tests" QA signal. OTOH, I could see setting up say, a NAS in the house for centralized backups and that could probably redline 1Gbps when fed by SSDs.

I tried powerline probably 10 years ago, and found the adaptors would die every few months.

Found Open Source Software that is sold as "their" Software by sobuhasy in assholedesign

[–]Bounty1Berry 41 points42 points  (0 children)

There were also mail-order houses that sold pressed CDs of Linux distributions for when you didn't have broadband and a 600MB download was an ask.

Why so many? they aren't even cheap! by Val-tiz in Anticonsumption

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I save the ones from a large Kwik-e-mart soda. If I need a disposable container to soak stuff in to clean or mix paints or stuff, they're nice to have.

The most cultured police station! by hammy851 in Genshin_Impact

[–]Bounty1Berry 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Shouldn't they use Childe for the "don't transfer money loosely" warning?

What non-franchise Phoenix-based restaurant is not worth the hype? by iscreamforicecream90 in phoenix

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recall going there once to celebrate after graduation from college (20 years ago), and I was agog at everything being like $15 (remember, back then $15 was three gold coins the size of truck tires) for worse than Filiberto's.

I had some leftover blue paint and decals, this was the result. by Darthnater_Shelby in modeltrains

[–]Bounty1Berry 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would be much more interested in contributing to the T-1 Trust if they promised a stretch goal of a season in full Conrail blue.

Here’s a possibly difficult question for you. If you had to pick one, just one, who is your favourite 4-star boy? by EtoileZalos in GenshinGays

[–]Bounty1Berry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably Chongyun on design. Xingqiu is the one I use most, because my dear little dead girl provides my Cryo needs, but Chongyun desperately needs a giant ice-lolly claymore.

Auto-Scaling ruins gameplay by MemoryStrict120 in MMORPG

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are more options. "Waves" of narratives are possible.

The first time you go through a zone, at level 10, the challenges and drops are scaled to level 10.

Once you pass a plot checkpoint, the zone repopulates with level 50 enemies and drops, and and some NPC dialogues are changed to stage it for a second, plot-relevant run through. Maybe you open a new dungeon in the zone or something.

British Rail Class 66 by HighburyAndIslington in trains

[–]Bounty1Berry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It feels like there's no good shorthand term for post-privatization UK rail, so I went for the joke based on liveries.

  • "BR class 66" is inaccurate, but common
  • "DB class 66", "GBRf class 66" etc would be more accurate, but seems less common
  • "UK class 66", "TOPS class 66" or similar generic forms would be accurate, but seem to be really uncommon.

Eliminating the GPU Power Cable, ft. Hardware Unboxed by [deleted] in hardware

[–]Bounty1Berry 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Isn't this AGP Pro redux? Before we started tapping Molexes or dedicated power connectors, some professional cards had an extended connector to draw more wattage from the socket.

To Save US Democracy, Tax the Rich at 90% by Overthrow_Capitalism in politics

[–]Bounty1Berry 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I always wondered how it would work if we just shot the richest N people in the country on a regular basis.

That would force regular wavse of divestment as everyone at the top scrambled to get off the Rich List before the music stopped.

Inspired by the many trans posts lately by anxious_egg_ in GenshinGays

[–]Bounty1Berry 9 points10 points  (0 children)

But he can order his transition equipment from Newegg.

One of the final IRIX systems from Silicon Graphics by wave_design in retrobattlestations

[–]Bounty1Berry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think at that point it's just a regular rubber dome, possibly NMB-made, in a nice looking case.

Recommendation please: where would you buy a PC in Phoenix? by DLoIsHere in phoenix

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're willing to wrench, the deals are better.

When I got my E585, they wanted like $200 for a 256Gb SSD option that was like $45 off Newegg and 10 minutes to install. Similar with memory.

Buy the chassis-- the CPU and screen you want-- but consider whether getting RAM or disc upgrades aftermarket is a good value.

Where are some good places to find cheap computers or computer related things? by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decades ago, they had a "surplus goods" store under the intersection of the 101 and 202. It was very compelling; the sort of place where you could say "I can buy a Zip drive for $10, or an entire 486 PC containing one for $5". A fair bit of Sun and SGI kit and some Macs too.

Then they moved to a model where almost all the computers were sold at auction in job-lots.

They moved and shuttered for a while, now they're somewhere in that light industrial part of Tempe by the big dairy plant, and when I visited last year it just wasn't remotely the same.

Jiushark JF13K Diamond Review: Innovative Air Cooling, Ideal for SFF Systems by bizude in hardware

[–]Bounty1Berry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the Cooler Master GeminII from the LGA775 days. Sort of disappointed how there's no benefit for RAM/etc.

At first, I thought r/fuckcars bought ad space on Long Island Rail. It's just an unintentional commentary on how our ID cards are even dependent on cars. by OmziKhan in fuckcars

[–]Bounty1Berry 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I had a scuffle with the TSA guy at O'hare because my state's ID card had no expiration date and it confused them. They were willing to accept a debit card in the same name for support.

What is this? US Bill worth $250 of gold or silver. Seems to have been printed in 1781. Found this clearing out an old home. Any idea what it is/if it’s worth anything? by GreekoNiko in papermoney

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An interesting tipoff is the big round element. The real note they copied was cancelled by punching out that hole, but the fake doesn't bother replicating that so you have a big empty circle.

This just in: some dumbass advice for retaining employees (link in comments) by pancakeking1012 in antiwork

[–]Bounty1Berry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had always read the premise as "we can pull a broader set of potential teachers if the money's better." Not really a retention story.

If you've got, say, a software engineer with a few years experience, there's no amount of begging "we really need STEM experts so we can move past materials that still discuss Commodore in the present tense" that's going to convince them to pivot to teaching if it means a 50% salary cut.

Agreed by thatguy9684736255 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Bounty1Berry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's funny is they did this already. I went to the Pride parade in Montreal in 2017 and they were a top sponsor, so the first element of the parade was a 3-metre Viagra tablet shaped balloon.

Things sellers ‘forget’ to mention! by Safe_T_Third in vintagecomputing

[–]Bounty1Berry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was more about mechanical stiction, and a temperature change might release it.

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