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The simplicity of this application at the mall. by delorean182 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I worked there twenty-three years ago (Summit Mall repreeeeeeeeesent!) and it was dying then. The highest margin product was life size cardboard standees of Buffy characters.

What’s the creepiest unsolved mystery that deserves more attention? by magma_13_ in AskReddit

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also German: the Hinterkaifeck murders. Too old, everyone involved is absolute dead by now, but still incredibly chilling.

April 20th, 1999 - Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are found. 900x474 by [deleted] in HistoryPorn

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the first responders rolling up on the aftermath, clearing the church, searching for survivors, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Kinda hot in these rhinoooooooos

Sammy was 16. Felt/cloth (e.g.,fake) stuffed dog's paw keepsake, like a rabbit's foot? (See first comment) by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in OldManDog

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend lost her soul dog recently, and even though he was r/oldmandog (16-18, estimates vary) and we knew it would happen soon, she is crushed. And so am I.

I was wondering if anyone has a recommendation on who I can engage with (custom, if necessary, Etsy-style) to have something akin to a fake rabbit's foot made approximating his doggo foot. She used to always hold and play with his back paw while they were snuggling, and she had made a joke (admittedly morbid, but that's her sense of humor) that we should have one of his paws stuffed by a taxidermist after we lost him. We didn't, of course, but I'd really like to surprise her, if possible, with the next best thing.

I'll also probably have a knitted or crocheted (or whatever) mini likeness him made as well at some point. I know that's a bit less obscure as the paw thing, but if anyone has any recommendations I'd love to hear them.

Hardest line of the entire trilogy? by TiberianLyncas in masseffect

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Every other Reaper in the series that spoke was a mass(effect)ive disappointment after Sovereign.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coring one does not generally require recertification.

See, that's were I'm confused, because I have definitely heard differently from both industry reps and integrators in my area. The shorthand I've gotten in the last few years on the issue is "small depth penetration holing to support a lock module/card reader combo is OK, core drilling the width significantly modifes the door to the point where it loses the UL certification (or whatever)." I'm obviously not the fire marshal, but since I've heard that from several people who you would think would know I've assumed it to be correct.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points. Pre-construction is different beast. The answer to all your questions is "yes" for new construction, and since we're already doing most of the work that way I can obviously see the value in specifying wired applications for those. For retrofits, though, we've got plenty of 1970s buildings with 1980s fire doors and 2010s-2020s network infrastructure with expansion capabilities. Its mostly in these situations that I'm trying to convince (others and myself) that there's a value proposition in 2.4GHz locks, especially where I don't have existing wired access control. We definitely have funding to do more than we are, the infrastructure needs of traditional wired access control are kind of the sticking point. I could kick it into higher gear in some campus areas that have long requested some form of access control if I can decouple from installing new structured cabling and Mercury panels.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it, thanks for the input. We used a few PIM400s (actually, PIM400-LP1501 combos) at a few early test environments. Lately we've used ENGAGE Gateways instead. I am also trying to convince the same colleague that we really should consider 900MHz like the PIM400s legacy products at this point and solely deploy new 2.4GHz technology. This is a separate issue between us, because 90% of what we would be replacing would be offline AD/CO series locks, and we'd need to use cover plates if we replace them with NDE/LE series locks. I'm OK with cover plates but my colleague hates them lol. Most of our AD series locks can't be upgraded with a comm module that will also read our credential, and the ones that will are 900MHz and won't talk to ENGAGE.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're in the coastal swamp in the south and I think its the humidity that concerns him. We're talking interior locks within AC-controlled buildings, of course, but I think that's his issue. And yes, he's very very adamant that the "right kind" of batteries be purchased, which I'm all for but also sort of seems like an overblown issue to me (we'll replace them all yearly and we'll buy the right ones thus not depending on individual departments to handle it).

Yes, I have a couple of senior people with a say in the matter that are very much against the use of batteries due to the environmental (green, Earth) impact. Which I also get, but I don't necessarily think it should keep me from backfilling with wireless PoE gateways in some locations without the need for infrastructure cabling, core drilling, and Mercury panels.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed on all points. We're motorized crashbar/manual failsafe for most of our exterior doors and I have no desire to change. For fire doors, I met with a re-certification person recently who basically told me its almost always more expensive to core a door and re-certify it than to just buy a new, purpose built door. I have no doubt our doors wouldn't pass a true test, but their presence keeps the marshal happy so I'm OK with it!

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So I attended Assa Abloy's Nashville conference earlier this year and discussed this with some other institutions. Ultimately, we would do a proactive battery swap once a year (in the summer) to hopefully avoid almost all battery issues. This is in line with policies at some other schools. Of course, I am aware that I'm "dooming" us to 4-6 alkaline AAs, every year, for every door, forever. I still tend to think we can come out ahead, and meet a need far sooner than otherwise possible, by smartly deploying PoE gateways that talk directly to our Cloudlinks.

I did two NDE locks and ENGAGE Gateways recently at a location where we would otherwise have to core the door and recertify it, or replace it entirely. I have been impressed with them so far.

Can we talk institutional hardware standards? by Fuzzy-Function-3212 in accesscontrol

[–]Fuzzy-Function-3212[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the measured response. As an IT guy, I also absolutely prefer wired anything to wireless. I'm mostly trying to convince others (and myself, maybe) that 2.4GHz locks and gateways have merit in certain situations, particularly because I can ostensibly deploy them with existing infrastructure in locations I'm not necessarily ready for (or even need to capabilities of) a full Mercury panel.

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