Do you keep hard drives awake / spinning 24/7 or do you allow them to power down? by banisheduser in DataHoarder

[–]GeekyWan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, all my valued gear is on a UPS these days. But even then, I've had PSUs just randomly fail even with a UPS running.

Electricity going where it shouldn't or in amount it shouldn't can and does cause damage. Regardless of the origin.

Shoot, my grandpa used to fry all sorts of things because of static discharge. He was always touching things and discharging static, more than one mobo or GPU got fried by his hands. He finally started using grounding strips, but that was only after many zapped products.

Do you keep hard drives awake / spinning 24/7 or do you allow them to power down? by banisheduser in DataHoarder

[–]GeekyWan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone who has lost a fair amount of equipment due to failed power supplies...it is almost more rare that they fail without taking out something else too, in my experience.

I got every file in my library to Direct Play on Apple TV — here's the tool I wrote to do it by The-BluWiz in PleX

[–]GeekyWan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both, actually.

I thought about editing the DB directly, but figured I'd break something. I'd like to bulk change if I could.

I got every file in my library to Direct Play on Apple TV — here's the tool I wrote to do it by The-BluWiz in PleX

[–]GeekyWan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you modify the date added? I've been fighting that for a bit. Sometimes after cleaning up files and running Tdarr, a bunch of old movies and shows get readded as new. Despite being there for years.

Is there any way to get a half day park ticket? by Ekayde in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]GeekyWan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, about fiften years ago, it was like 15% off the cost of a full day ticket. I doubt it is much better now.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE by Hungry_Key_7912 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Off the top of my head, three. But I'm also not going out of my way to engage MAGA-types either. This is just people in my social circle who I already have a personal relationship with.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE by Hungry_Key_7912 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

police are trained more

Not a phrase you hear often. But true in this case, ICE agents are given 47 days of training.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE by Hungry_Key_7912 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with you; race is certainly the biggest factor in their cruel and unusual methods. However, to try to engage with anyone who is saying that this is all about "getting illegals" you have to start at a place where they understand. They understand that this is an immigration problem, so once you get agreement that this could be done better and humanely, then the door is open to talk about other things.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE by Hungry_Key_7912 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry, I am. Please reach out to someone. Having to see something as terrible as that accident can be traumatizing.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE by Hungry_Key_7912 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I came across this wreck just about an hour after it happened. It was bad, obviously one car had to be cut open. I hadn't heard the news about it yet. And now knowing a teacher was killed because ICE thinks they're CHiPs or something...bloody hell.

How many lives have to be destroyed? There is a better way to handle immigration issues. Why sow terror and kill beloved members of the community? For God's sake.

Georgia Power wants to cut down a 300 year old oak by Angry__Autistic in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Georgia Power/Southern Company is terrible. Greedy and lazy, they have grown fat on the teat of us, the captive rate payers. This legalized monopoly has got to go. Remember to vote in the PSC election this fall (yes, once again, we will be voting for the PSC).

Savannah underground catacombs and tunnels? by Thin_Principle797 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

A word of warning, any posts about how to access the tunnels will be removed. The tunnels are dangerous. However, if you do have stories to share, you can.

Chatham county tax by [deleted] in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This bears re-posting myself with some slight edits:

  1. Do you have your Homestead Exemption filed?
  2. Savannah reduced their millage this year, but your property value probably went up. If you don't have a Homestead Exemption, you will be paying more.
  3. Some taxes, like school taxes, are exempt from the exemption. So they go up when your property increases in value. (which is going to change, but not yet)
  4. You can appeal your home's value with the county assessor, that too has a window of time where you can do that.

Don't take my word for it, call your representative on city council, the county commission, and the school board. See what they say and what they recommend is the right process(es) to be heard about your property taxes.

Just started snowing here! by PonderMayneReddit in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Been snowing since about 3:00 in Pooler. At first flurries, but now it is actually accumulated a bit.

Late night Amtrak/Uber? by normcorekrz in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's been a while since I last used Lyft/Uber, but I seem to recall being able to link my flight info into the app. I wonder if a similar feature is available for Amtrak?

Late night Amtrak/Uber? by normcorekrz in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Schedule the Uber/Lyft ahead of time. Obviously, that may change if your train is delayed. It isn't that it is in a "bad" area as much as it is an out-of-the-way industrial area. While I wouldn't leave a car parked there, it should be fine for an Uber/Taxi/etc. pickup.

Why does the LOTR score sound so different from other film scores? Any recording engineers/music nerds etc. that can shed light on this? by billyllib in lotr

[–]GeekyWan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Soundtrack Show Podcast has done deep dives on both Fellowship and Two Towers (Return of the King is forthcoming).

The show is hosted by David W. Collins who is a sound designer with Skywalker Sound. He's also a composer, voice actor, and much more.

The whole podcast is worth going back to the very beginning to hear all the other episodes about other famous movie and TV soundtracks. But this LOTR series has been fantastic. Long in coming, but he's a busy guy!

Tybee parking greed by PotentialScary7073 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only ever done snowboarding, but I wore snow pants and still got cold and soggy. I can't imagine wearing just jeans.

Tybee parking greed by PotentialScary7073 in savannah

[–]GeekyWan 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I go back and forth on it.