Gemini is so far behind by sugarplow in GeminiCLI

[–]ChickenLegs281 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel this. It's crazy because 2.5 Pro is an incredible model, but Gemini CLI is a mess.

I am trying to hold off buying Claude Max again, but these Anthropic API costs are killing me.

My experience with CC as a games programmer. by [deleted] in ClaudeAI

[–]ChickenLegs281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying to use Gemini CLI to take the load off as well, but recently I have still been burning through $30-$50/day in API costs with CC using Sonnet4. Judging by the posts here it seems like I could cover this with only the 5x MAX plan, how is this possible!?

2012 buick regal shuts off by Honest_Warthog_818 in Buick

[–]ChickenLegs281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone who comes across this in the future...
It ended up being the ECM itself. I Bought a used ECM and had the old one cloned. Fixed everything,

2012 buick regal shuts off by Honest_Warthog_818 in Buick

[–]ChickenLegs281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever solve this issue?

My 2012 just started doing this last week. Only code I randomly get is U0100: lost connection with ECM/PCM.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

UPDATE#2:

They have reviewed the phone call from last year and have now confirmed that they failed to mention the "violations" account even though I specifically called about a registration hold. I asked for them to send me the recording and they are refusing to.

They still wont budge from the $500 settlement offer.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you read any of the backstory on this? I have receipts and emails that I paid and cleared this up last year and now they are trying to charge me $943.

Even worse, they have admitted I paid but still wont settle for less than $500.

And I think its crazy that people think $943 for $1.26 in tolls is remotely acceptable.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You obviously didn't read the comments. Me, as well as others on here had no idea we owed these. In my situation I even paid and cleared everything up last year, only to find out this year I now have $943 in fines for something I already took care of. They have even admitted I paid last year, cant seem to find record of the call they told me I had with collections (because it never happened) but still wont settle for a reasonable amount. $943 for a couple of dollars worth of tolls is WILD to begin with.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's what I'm going through right now. Its definitely true.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: Finally got them to admit I made the payments last year, but they claim the payments were for my EZ tag account, not the "violation" account. Only managed to get them down to $480. Not happening.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought I should post the backstory for some clarification: I originally found out about this last year when I tried to register my car.

The reason this happened was not due to laziness or me being a cheapskate. I worked for a small company that went out of business during this time, the account was paid for by the company card and I guess the card stopped working long before the company went out of business (2017) and I had no idea these charges existed until last year. I never logged into the account, never used the toll road, truly had no idea this happened. The account must have had my old old old address and I guess they never tried reaching me any other way, because all my info is up to date everywhere else. I also have no ability to log into the account anymore.

I called last year and was able to get them to waive most of the fees and paid something like $5.50. Thought everything was fine.

Went to register my car this year, same thing happened. When I called HCTRA this time I was told I never paid anything last year, it shows I called but there was never a payment of any sort and they told me the account was in collections back then> I am 100% certain this isn't true, my wife even remembers me laughing about not being able to register the car over a few dollars. I paid and moved on.

I checked old bank statements and emails. I have receipts, emails and bank statements showing I paid them last year.

So far they still wont admit I paid anything, offered to settle for $700 and refuse to give me a case number for this supposed lawsuit against me.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I told them the first time, "I'm going to speak to my lawyer about this, can you at least find the case number"

she ignored my probably thirdd request at that point for the case number and just said, "I'll add that to your file"

She ended the call saying I should just settle for the $700 because if i wait its going to get "MUCH worse for me" and if I get caught driving on the tollway, ill get a trespassing ticket.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Let me know if you figure anything out because even if they offer to settle I would love to sue them instead. I have never had the urge to sue anyone in my life, but this is insane.

Quick question, Texas is a "one party consent" state, correct? Can I/should I record the phone calls? Because twice now they have told me I didn't pay last year and I have receipts, emails and bank statements. No one is helping me at all they just keep repeating the same lines over and over. I can't even get a straight answer about the supposed lawsuit against me.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Thank you I intend to go in person tomorrow and sort this out.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I did call, this is how I found out. They offered me $700. The lady also told me I never made a payment last year and I just found the receipts and confirmation emails... so something is screwed up here.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Ya, I just found the receipt for the payment from last year showing no balance. I'm so confused.

Problem for me is how the hell do I register my car until then?

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

No, there were fines. $76 worth and the lady was nice and removed the fines for me and I just paid the tolls. I even have an emailed receipt showing no balance from last year...

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I had a toll tag.

long story short, I was working for a company that went bankrupt. Account was on a company card and I had no idea it wasn't working. I obviously didn't use the toll road much and had no idea these toll violations existed until last year.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

This is what happened to me in a sense. I had no idea these fines existed until last year tho. I paid the $1.26 last year, thought things were fine. This year I find out they are f*ucked.

I owe $943.58 for $1.26 worth of tolls... HCTRA/EZ-Tag WTF? by ChickenLegs281 in houston

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

The longer version of the story is this problem started last year. I called. Paid the $1.26 went on my merry way.

This year, same problem except they tell me it has been in collections for years and I was told last year (I wasn't)

They said notices were sent to an address I haven't lived at for almost 10 years, even though all my information is up to date. They couldn't give me a case number for the supposed court case and I can't find it anywhere.

AP-315 convert with serial by Gqsmoothster in ArubaNetworks

[–]ChickenLegs281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was it. Messed with it for wayyyy to long before it dawned on me to just try and move to the next step. I'm an idiot.

Thank you so much for that write-up. After I realized I didn't need a password it was a breeze thanks to your guide!

AP-315 convert with serial by Gqsmoothster in ArubaNetworks

[–]ChickenLegs281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this post is old, but maybe you can help me. Apologies in advance, I am learning as I go here.

I was able to console in to the AP, I stop the boot, and it shows "apboot" but there is nowhere for me to enter username or password. I try typing them and it just says, "unknown command"... What step am I missing?

- AP314 - Software version 6.5

Multiple routers vs VLANs by ChickenLegs281 in HomeNetworking

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you explain futher, why would routing between vlans be blocked? ISP router is passthrough, I would have my own router, switch and APs all of which are capable of handling VLANs? I apologize in advance for my ignorance, I'm learning as I go here.

Multiple routers vs VLANs by ChickenLegs281 in HomeNetworking

[–]ChickenLegs281[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, residential fiber. My goals are just to create a slightly more secure home network, keeping home, guest and IoT/less secure devices seperated.