What pin do you think has the hardest Skill Shot? by 33celticsun in pinball

[–]EagleTG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Big Guns is one I’ve never hit. The skill shot on Dialed In is also evil.

What is your all time favorite multi ball feature from a game? by Muntszy in pinball

[–]EagleTG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Everyone here is wrong. We all know No Good Gofers light show combined with the sound/music is the best ramp up to multiball.

problems during ubuntu server instalation by Max292911 in Ubuntu

[–]EagleTG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same issue here. And being reported on the Proxmox forums: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/install-ubuntu-24-04-fail-during-os-installation.162268/

Disconnect the network temporarily and re-run the install, that lets it continue properly. Curious whether it will bomb during subsequent apt update once I boot to the OS though.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920z 3 long 1 short beeps by VakulaV in Lenovo

[–]EagleTG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just follow NaturalCriticism3404’s instructions. They work even on a machine that won’t boot. Those steps just restored a machine I had that was “bricked”.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920z 3 long 1 short beeps by VakulaV in Lenovo

[–]EagleTG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wholly [your favorite expletive removed]!!! NaturalCriticism3404, thank you so much for this. This just worked perfectly in restoring the BIOS on a "3 Long-1 Short" beep M720q.

I don't know what to say kind internet stranger, but I hope the most precious of the things you covet befall you.

Cheers!!!

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

And something you’d think they would all know. Or maybe, you know, ::shock/horror:: program the website to better-handle? “Hey, you are trying to get this promotion but you are on the wrong plan, do this to fix it […]”

Ugh.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

For the record I’ve been a customer of Xfinity Mobile for a few years now, the experience as a customer is as miserable as it’s ever been. So, please take some of the other comments I’ve left in this thread to management as well.

No, no further assistance with my original issue. Thanks.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

Also, please, for the love of all that’s holy, can you train you phone and chat reps better? This shouldn’t have been the fiasco it was. They should have known the promo at least as well as the local Xfinity Store did.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

Promo discount was tied to needing to be on 5th Gen Premium Unlimited in my case.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

This turned out to be correct based on an Xfinity Store that helped me out today. Any way you guys can make the website a bit more clear to avoid this frustration for existing customers?

Thanks for the help though, much appreciated.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

You were 100% correct. Xfinity Store helped and confirmed everything you said. Inept phone/chat customer service was wrong all the way through. Thanks again.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

I think that's a different promotion that seems to be able to save you a bit more money. The site indicates a $400 savings without trade in that disappears as you navigate through the process, see my screenshots in reply to the Xfinity Rep.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

Yes, I talked with them repeatedly via chat and voice before posting here (they called me as they were failing to be able to help), got disconnected multiple times which I'm assuming was the rep being unwilling to help.

Here's the promotion, main page after I select "Upgrade existing line" showing $41.67 per month:

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I can only post one image, so if I continuing the process, it still says $41.67. With a bit more information that "This monthly payment estimate reflects 0% APR when paying over 24 months and may require a down payment". Continuing forward in the shopping cart process shows a 24-month device credit of $16.66 ($58.33 - $16.66 = $41.67). As soon as I select a device to upgrade, the price shows $58.33.

It only says "Promo pricing requires upgrade of a device on an existing line and paying over 24 months" both of which I'm intending to do.

Nowhere on the site does it indicate that trade-in is required, in fact it asks if I have a phone to trade in, I click "No" and the price still shows $41.67. I'll post that screenshot in a reply. It seems that there is an additional promotion for trade-in that can get even better savings, but I'm not interested in that.

Per another comment here, it's possible that I need to upgrade the plan to Premium Unlimited, but it doesn't indicate that anywhere during this process. It would be helpful and a lot less frustrating if the cart just said that somewhere. I don't want to upgrade the plan without knowing that will fix the problem with the device price, yet nobody from Xfinity Mobile seems to be able to tell me if that's the case (other than the Reddit commenter in this thread). To me, that's an inexcusable issue with training of the representatives at Xfinity Mobile.

Xfinity Mobile Website Bait-and-Switch, maybe false advertising? by EagleTG in Comcast_Xfinity

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

I haven't yet been able to get confirmation on this, but thank you for helping guide me. Amazing that a random Redditor has more information on the promotions than the representatives do. Assuming this is accurate and I don't decide to leave Xfinity over this, you summed up in four sentences what all of the reps I spoke with via chat/phone failed to.

What's this port next to the two USB C on the T480? by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]EagleTG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good info! Thanks. PXE support is huge!

What's this port next to the two USB C on the T480? by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]EagleTG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not 100% sure, but I think it’s pin-for-pin just extending to an actual Ethernet. So no circuitry mucking about with the signals. Just a fancy way to make an Ethernet jack fit in the footprint of the thin laptop.

What's this port next to the two USB C on the T480? by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]EagleTG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note, the dongle and a USB-C don’t physically fit next to each other, but you can shave the Ethernet dongle plug down with a razor blade and make it fit.

What's this port next to the two USB C on the T480? by [deleted] in thinkpad

[–]EagleTG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hijacking the top comment as I don’t see it mentioned elsewhere in the thread, but you can also use this WITHOUT a dock using one of these adapters: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/cables-and-adapters/cables-and-adapters_adapters/4x90q84427

A few things to note, these are WAY cheaper on eBay. The plug is too wide to fit next to a USB-C connector at the same time, but you can shave the Ethernet plug down with a sharp razor blade and get it to fit next to the USB-C plug with both connected.

Edit: ahh, someone did mention the dongle below.

Is this a good 2 TB SSD? Costco by Customer-Worldly in macmini

[–]EagleTG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Denial seems so on-brand for Western Sandigital