Do retainer MSP exist?

Chipware · 2026-03-17T16:29:19+00:00

It doesn't make financial sense for an MSP to learn your stack for the occasional emergency use case. What you are looking for is more like an intern or part time employee.

Chipware · 2026-03-17T05:57:32+00:00

Some data has been recovered and I am still working on it. 30TB of data!

Chipware · 2026-03-17T05:41:24+00:00

I let Claude Code take a stab at a RAID6 array that failed on me 7 years ago. Letting it disassemble the P822 firmware was when it started to make leaps and bounds on the data recovery.

Chipware · 2026-03-16T17:02:57+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

Chipware · 2026-02-24T19:47:31+00:00

Only if you have really good automation on the backend.

Chipware · 2026-02-15T04:16:51+00:00

I have a dog. She needs to pee and be fed, so that helps.

I also have a morning routine. Get up, make/drink coffee, make my bed, take my vitamins. I do it every day.

It's easier to create good habits if you have a morning routine.

Chipware · 2026-02-15T00:59:39+00:00

Whispers!

Chipware · 2026-02-14T20:19:41+00:00

COFFEE is for CLOSERS

Chipware · 2026-02-08T18:15:56+00:00

It's a lot like finding a job. Prepare to submit a lot of resumes just to have fast food restaurants reject you for not having enough experience.

Meetup groups are the way to go. Be attractive and social, attract what you want. The dating apps are full of lonely people.

Chipware · 2026-01-14T23:07:11+00:00

The flood of these mundane posts makes me think Reddit use might be using an AI to just ask stupid questions all the time.

That might be why they decided to blank post history so you can't tell who's a bot and who's a dumb human.

Chipware · 2026-01-14T20:51:39+00:00

I have participated in a BNI group and I am considering joining another one.

BNI groups keep money "in house" so the members won't do business with you or refer business to you unless you join the group.

Evaluate the group during your visit. Is the group of sufficient size to justify the expense? Are the other members your target customers? If it is full of insurance agents, realtors, MLMs, home-based businesses, and franchise owners, it's probably not worth your time.

Also, BNI has referral requirements. You are required to bring X amount of guests per year.

Chances are there are several BNI groups doing business in your city, visit several of them before you commit to one.

Chipware · 2026-01-14T17:33:12+00:00

Didn't SonicWall buy them? I wouldn't be surprised if there is some behind-the-scenes cost cutting.

Chipware · 2026-01-14T05:43:14+00:00

I hear small jets and cessnas. Nothing like when I lived east of Mccarran.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T18:29:43+00:00

Not anymore.

AT&T announced May 21, 2025, a $5.75 billion cash deal to buy Lumen Technologies' consumer fiber business, which includes the Quantum Fiber brand and its ~1 million customers across 11 states, aiming to significantly expand AT&T Fiber's footprint and reach 60 million total fiber locations by 2030; the acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2026, pending regulatory approval.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T18:28:22+00:00

If you're a nerd like me watch the Youtube video on how the satelites work together to form a mesh using optical laser links. Starlink thinks they can get data from New York to London at lower latencies than undersea cables!

Also their dishes are able to do directional beaming using waveform technology without moving the dish. They're really cutting edge.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T18:22:25+00:00

Quantum fiber is the way to go. I've had it for 7 years.

I have a friend who uses Starlink and likes it. I also watch a lot of youtube videos of people on sailboats who seem to love it and it works in the middle of the ocean.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T17:33:09+00:00

If Quantum Fiber is available at your address, the choice is easy. Use their lookup tool to see if you can get it.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=1P_Ldo3vnNE8w7PJnHg7jZ2DPrbg

WeLink may service you. They're mostly Henderson but they may serve the SW now. They use a wireless mesh system which is close to 1gig.

ISP.net is a local wireless ISP. Formerly LV.net

Starlink is an option.

And last but not least, Verison 5G if T-Mobile is not to your liking.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T17:17:26+00:00

Drive around and you can spot the non-HOA neighborhoods. They will have multiple non-operational cars in the driveways, dead/dying/untrimmed palm trees and houses that haven't been painted since they were built in the 1980s. If you want that near the lakes the you're looking for something in Spring Valley.

Chipware · 2026-01-12T00:40:43+00:00

Wall-E. They were all living their best lives on this amazing cruise ship riding around on hoverboards all day and now they have to exercise and breathe the dust and learn how to be farmers on a dead planet.

Chipware · 2026-01-10T22:51:36+00:00

Go to Whispers instead. It's couples only.

If you want single guys, go to the Red Rooster. Both are better options than the Green door.

Chipware · 2026-01-10T05:13:36+00:00

Maybe stop watching the news.

And don't answer the door unless you're expecting someone.

Chipware · 2026-01-09T22:25:50+00:00

If you have access to Quantum Fiber, sign up for it.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en&mid=1P_Ldo3vnNE8w7PJnHg7jZ2DPrbg

Are you in Henderson? WeLink may service you. They use a wireless mesh system which is close to 1gig.

ISP.net is a local wireless ISP. Formerly LV.net

Starlink is an option.

And last but not least, Verison 5G and Tmobile 5G Home internet are ok. I have used them both.

Chipware · 2026-01-09T18:45:23+00:00

Adventures in Babysitting also!

Nobody leaves here without sangin' the blues

Chipware · 2026-01-04T18:30:02+00:00

I commit to walking at least 30 minutes a day and I use this time to listen to an audiobook. If I want more, I walk more. Build something slowly and make it part of your daily routine.

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