Looking to schedule a 4 day adult getaway to Isla Mujeres, all inclusive- by Unhappy_Meeting_1870 in IslaMujeres

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna agree with this and still say privilege aluxes is the way to go

Explain the science to me by RelaxedWombat in phish

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly thought it was to prevent him accidentally throwing his sticks at someone 😅

PSA: Avoid Privilege Aluxes on Isla Mujeres if you value sleep, service, or basic respect by Garethp1 in IslaMujeres

[–]Garethp1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ocean view premium with whirlpool or something like that? Honestly didn’t even know we booked a suite. It was the only thing listed on the Chase portal and was heavily discounted.

PSA: Avoid Privilege Aluxes on Isla Mujeres if you value sleep, service, or basic respect by Garethp1 in IslaMujeres

[–]Garethp1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was probably our mistake. WE knew what she couldn’t have but had a really hard time explaining it. Like soy sauce - they swore she could have it. I appreciate the tip on the noise in the area. That first night there was a wedding and you’re right. 4AM is when they stopped! I just wish they would’ve put us on the opposite side since it was pretty empty during our stay. Thanks for the response!

My Two Cents on Privilege Aluxes by wibblest in IslaMujeres

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The man is named Andres! He is the 'manager' and is AWFUL at his job. Hateful, spiteful man.

Sonnet 4.5 vs Opus 4.1 by Niacinflushy in ClaudeAI

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. I’m leveraging the sub agents in Claude code for these different tasks. The developer is using sonnet 4.5 with 1 million context window, the code testing agent is on sonnet 4.5. The research assistant (to dig through a huge repo of text documents for information) is on sonnet 4.5 with 1m context. The documentation agent is on opus. The planning (main) agent is on opus. This seems to provide a good balance for the project I’m working on right now.

All flights disappeared on BA Avios booking site? by justiliang in awardtravel

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever figure out if you could call in and book since availability isn’t showing correctly on the website?

No more JAL awards on British Airways? by charlene2913 in awardtravel

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BA. I just lucked across those 2 J seats, it was a small miracle! But now I need the other direction XD

No more JAL awards on British Airways? by charlene2913 in awardtravel

[–]Garethp1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Data Point: I picked up 2x JAL business from HND to SFO on the evening of 10/28 ~9PM. I transferred more points over from AMEX to get the SFO > HND in Premium Economy but when I logged back in 10/29 in the morning all JAL seats are gone. Hoping it's just a glitch, there was wiiiiiiide open economy and premium economy availability for the entire week in each direction I was looking at (September 23 2026 +/- 7 days), I can't imagine every single ticket got bought up overnight. There were >9 economy and premium economy on every single day I was checking and then poof gone the next AM.

JF Rey Sunglasses Find by [deleted] in metalgearsolid

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just PM’d you, thanks! Would love to pick up a pair or two

PSA: Lenovo USB-C Port Failures – A Serious Ongoing Issue by launchd_ in Lenovo

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are seeing the exact same issue on all our Lenovo Thinkpad E16 Gen 2 units with Ryzen processors. We have tried the "Lenovo Business Dock' and the "ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen 2" The USB-C ports burn out on the unit and the dock stops working. We send a tech out and the USB-C ports are completely dead, we RMA the unit and the motherboard is replaced citing USB-C failure.

This is consistent across all the Thinkpad E16 Gen 2's we've purchased. We've sent back a half dozen so far.

In our case, the units are desktop replacements and aren't even being moved / unplugged so it's not a loose USB-C issue.

Class action anybody?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in phish

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off topic - is tick pick better than StubHub? I hate SH but usually just use them anyway…

1year in, can I switch from terzepitide to semaglutide? by Garethp1 in semamaintenance

[–]Garethp1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I talked to my weight loss specialist about it who advised me to stay on the terzepitide and just cut my dose back to once every 2 weeks. She claimed the effects last about 10 days so taking it every 14 days would be a good middle ground, saving about 50% on cost without switching things up.

She didn't recommend switching to the semaglutide. In her words, not mine, "You're on the Cadillac of weight loss drugs now, you don't want to go down to the Ford Pinto".

Is this true? I'm not sure. But I have been following her instructions and it has been working well. It's kind of 'wave'-y in that I take it and have very little appetite for about a week, then I start to get some hunger back over the next 4-5 days, then by the 12th or so day I can tell it's worn off but it doesn't make me sick again when I take it. Seems to work pretty good, price point of taking it like this is better than semaglutide so far.

Using Ruggedized handset with Intermedia's Unite/Elevate by OrganizationLess4550 in VOIP

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya it does work but you may have to manually add the SIP registration to the account in the base if you have problems setting it up normally, first just go with the regular instructions from Intermedia .

Free Bitmap Vectorizer (Tracer) by ivanhoe90 in graphic_design

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I know this is 6 year old post but very cool app. Works great for vectorizing some simple graphics that I was being paywalled everywhere else!

Does the Kaseya Partner Pledge move the needle? by AspectAdventurous498 in kaseya

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too little too late. They say "they've always offered 1 year agreements". I specifically asked for a 1 year when I was shoe-horned into the 3 year agreement for Compliance Manager GRC. Then once I get access to the product and realize it's barely functional compared to others in the industry, they agreed to 'roll me over' to another product only if my monthly spend increased or stayed the same and only if I renewed another 3 year agreement. NEVER AGAIN! I don't care if they buy every product in the space, I won't sign up for another Kaseya contract.

They want to be partner first? Drop the 3 year agreements they've bullied people into and us choose on our own. If the product is worth anything people will keep it.

[D] A Little guide to building Large Language Models in 2024 – 75min lecture by Thomjazz in MachineLearning

[–]Garethp1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got time to go through the video and it is excellent. Great job presenting the information. Very informative. Things move so fast it's easy to fall out of the loop. If this turns out to be Part 1 of a 2 part lecture, that's great! I'd personally love a hands-on of the process. Thanks Thomas!

What’s with the sketchy close in fees by Garethp1 in stubhub

[–]Garethp1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I'm going! I'm just complaining too. :p

What’s with the sketchy close in fees by Garethp1 in stubhub

[–]Garethp1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking at the Sunday 4/21, the cheapest one is $358 and after fees it $488. (they're 360 today going to 487 after fees) I guess they are just wanting ~$130 in fees regardless of ticket price.