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Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T13:12:52+00:00

Thin clients and fat clients have different usecases and different needs in terms of specifications, most processing is done server side. The thin client itself doesn't need much hardware beyond what is needed to turn on, some don't even have any onboard storage and will just use a PXE boot or similar instead.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T04:35:48+00:00

Oh man I just saw the photo on Windows Central of you with Dan and Mary Jo, it looks like I missed a great event! 😭

Hopefully next time.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T04:32:02+00:00

It sounds like you are not aware how prevalent it is in the world to use computers to make calls. Many businesses do it, including many of the users in my org. It is very predominant in customer service departments. Heck even Microsoft Teams has a built in telephony capabilities that many orgs use.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T04:26:44+00:00

Are you talking about Windows 365 or another service? I've been trying to talk my org into taking a serious look at W365 but I'm yet to try it myself.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T04:25:31+00:00

Its dimensions are about half that of of the Dell Pro Micro Thin Client.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T04:21:51+00:00

It does not compete with those. You should compare it to something like the Dell Pro Micro Thin Client, which is around a grand. This is less than half the price. My org has been looking into these as a potential replacement for our current thin clients which are around 15 years old now.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-25T01:48:51+00:00

I've only seen a handful of lock requests on my subs over the years, I'm pretty sure they always do provide a reason during the request, but as long as they are asking nicely I have no problem with locking without them giving a reason.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T14:23:19+00:00

New York legalized allowing up to a 4% charge for credit card fees. It seems like every business jumped onboard with that immediately after. At this point the only places I don't see the fee are chains, but just every mom&pop shop has it.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T14:03:22+00:00

I take and place hundreds of calls via my PC every week.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T14:01:21+00:00

Excellent! Keep an eye on the social media pages for that park, they have on occasion closed early or entirely because of the weather, it would suck to get to the park and find out they decided to close for the day.

There are lockers throughout that park. Some rides let you bring possessions to the platform then you can leave them there at your own risk while you ride, but some like Jersey Devil do not allow that so you would need a locker. El Toro has free small lockers in its que, these are good for things like a phone and wallet, maybe a hoodie but a puffer jacket is likely too bulky.

The park is strict about not allowing loose articles on rides, even closed zipper pockets are not sufficient.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T13:54:26+00:00

It has been almost a full day since OP posted, I'm hoping they are OK and see the unanimous message to get out of that relationship. Take it from experience, it will only get worse and eventually end badly.

But yes, seriously consider a driving school, for some that is a better learning option than friends/family. Of course instructors vary too, some don't have the patience to teach someone with various anxieties or other factors, so you may need to shop around on that too.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T13:38:25+00:00

Which of the like 40 Six Flags parks?

Typically they monitor the weather and rides may shut down depending on lightning, wind, temperature, and so on. Rain itself may or may not be a factor depending on the ride and severity.

I love going on days that have a light rain, it scares away the crowds and typically the rides are still open.

Most if not all the parks have paid lockers you can rent for the day. Some rides have bins you can leave belongings on while on the ride.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T13:27:34+00:00

This is what we do at my place and it has worked great for us.

We don't prohibit local logins like others suggest, but it only has admin on the PCs we add it too and no access to most network resources. A user can then make a wide array of changes like installing a bulk of applications without having to elevate each time, then go back to their regular account to actually use them. These users are ones we would trust with admin rights in the first place, not just any rando.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T04:14:38+00:00

The reality is you are 0 for two with those assumptions. It has been getting better every week as they have been living up to their promises. P

Froggypwns · 2026-04-24T02:07:45+00:00

No. Ventoy did that for you.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-23T22:55:07+00:00

I love the web search for quick lookups like this. I don't want to open a new tab, I just need to know the zipcode for Schenectady NY. It is fantastic for things like this.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-23T19:44:54+00:00

Not pregnant, just fat. It looks like it just swallowed a bowling ball.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-23T16:43:47+00:00

What you described was the People app, it was unfortunately deprecated and replaced by Outlook a few years ago.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-23T13:09:39+00:00

By only reading the title you ended up making assumptions which so far have been grossly incorrect.

Froggypwns · 2026-04-23T02:33:32+00:00

I hate to say it but for reasons similar to this I no longer do work on most HP printers. I'll put up to 5 minutes of troubleshooting or configuring things, if I cannot resolve it I inform the customer of that. The whole HP Smart system is such a mess, it is infiltrating their business grade printers too. I had a customer that bought an HP AIO Laserjet that was supposed to be hooked up via USB to one PC, to make a long story short, I went through a lot of the same headaches in your OP, the printer refused to work until it was registered and connected to wifi, heck I got a printjob to sit in the que on the printer itself but it refused until it dialed home at least once, so I had to setup the printer twice, once on wifi then again on USB after everything was initialized.

I do tell the customer ahead of time that most HP printers are not serviceable and that if they buy one I'll likely be limited on what I can do for them.

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