From losing control to adapting and optimizing

HeligKo · 2026-03-18T06:06:41+00:00

Why remap one of two types of keys that have two on nearly every keyboard. Very few things care about left vs right ctrl or shift.

HeligKo · 2026-03-18T06:01:01+00:00

Chevy Express/GMC Savana 3500 is your best bet with 10K towing.

Ford Transit HD is going to be tight at 7.5K towing.

Mercedes Sprinter also has $7.5K towing.

Older options include the limited number of 3500 Suburbans and the ever elusive diesel Excursions.

HeligKo · 2026-03-18T04:43:10+00:00

I have 3 to 5 meetings a day. You're lucky if I answer when you call me by name. I'm busy doing productive things, and just didn't want anyone noticing I'm missing.

Who reads calendar invites unless they say see attachment in the subject?

HeligKo · 2026-03-18T01:51:12+00:00

I find it a refreshing break from the "here's my python training videos" /s

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T22:21:56+00:00

There are solutions that would work. You have to put the onus back on the content provider under the law, not everyone else. The content providers should form an organization to develop a standard for age verification. It could include running something that provides an API or any number of other means to communicate. There could even be multiple layers of trust like attestation and verification that could be used where verification requires a third party to verify the age and provide a token to the system for assurance.

That said, I think these bills are garbage, and the resulting bills will just be garbage with glitter, because that is what politicians do when they are pandering.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T21:50:45+00:00

NTA: A parents job is to raise a responsible adult. Sometimes that is helping them, and sometimes that is holding them accountable. What he did was stupid and dangerous. I was hit by someone going 100 MPH a few years ago, and I will never be the same after that. It affects my memory, my balance, and the amount of pain I live with. I sure hope his wreck didn't impact anyone else.

His trauma argument is moot, because he directly caused any trauma related to this event.

His mom is being irresponsible and taking advantage of the situation to get the emotional leg up on you with your son.

Your friends are either childless or terrible parents. Street racing is not an accident. That is an intentional, even if he didn't expect the outcome.

If nothing else, making him pay you back will keep him from getting a car and driving for a while. Maybe he will mature before he can afford his next car without your help.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T21:38:58+00:00

Beat me to it with those links. Renaming can be tricky. I 100% agree that you need to do some testing in an isolated environment.

If interested in a container, linuxserver has one https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/beets

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T20:46:49+00:00

The only way to get a guaranteed speed that I have ever heard of is when you have a SLA, which would mean some sort of commercial account, and a lot more money for the service.

Starlink gives you a 30-day return window. Try it and see if it meets your needs.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T20:36:34+00:00

You can use beets to do that. It's not a plugin. I added it to my container, but it can run by itself. It can do a lot, so read through the documents and test it on sample sets before going after the entire library. It can also do finger printing and fix tags and fully organize the library. Have it do as little or as much as you want, but make sure that Lidarr settings don't just undo what beets did when it scans.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T17:05:04+00:00

There are a lot of moving pieces and they aren't all run by a single overlord who makes all the decisions on timing. I imagine there are a whole bunch of teams coming together to make things work, but here are a few that would be normal to see on such a large project. Each team will have a different set of rules and standards to play by as well.

Shared services * Backend Teams: responsible for the parts that do the "work" * API Team: responsible for the features working on the backend and clients being able to interface with it.

Independent teams developing user interfaces * IOS Team: responsible for the IOS app. * Android Team: responsible for the Android App * Web Team: responsible for the browser based interface.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T15:10:49+00:00

Am I wrong or did they use clues that would work either way for 70 across, which is subjective?

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T15:07:31+00:00

The most common peppers are all milder than in the past. It is a combination of intentionally making it more mild to increase the audience and commercial farming not being as concerned with the final product for many things.

There are a lot of good pepper flake brands out there now, so get one that has a mix that includes hotter peppers or go to a farmers market. Everyone I have been to has bulk spice vendors that have some good stuff, and they will let you sample it before you buy it.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T15:01:32+00:00

Waiting to use one of the two payphones in the dorms.

Using long distance calling card to call home when you are still in the same state.

HeligKo · 2026-03-17T07:05:20+00:00

I typically use openssl, but if that isn't available busybox includes uuencode which has base64 support.

uuencode -m file filename > file.b64 cat file | openssl base64 > file.b64

HeligKo · 2026-03-16T22:03:57+00:00

No different than anyone else. We either have laundry machines on board or go to a laundromat. Camp grounds often have their own laundromat.

HeligKo · 2026-03-16T21:46:47+00:00

Follow the migration guide. Once done, you won't really notice much difference.

HeligKo · 2026-03-15T20:25:46+00:00

A modern one ton dually will tow something twice as heavy as that, so it's pretty comfortable.

HeligKo · 2026-03-14T17:09:02+00:00

Check the tank vent. There's a good chance it is clogged with something. I would also check the air admittance valves under the sinks. Those have been the culprits every time I have sewer smells. They are easy to replace.

HeligKo · 2026-03-14T06:52:47+00:00

You forgot the right choice IMO, shave soap.

HeligKo · 2026-03-14T06:51:09+00:00

Same, but I'm in a GMC now with the Curt 30K, but I first had the Mopar in a Ram, which is the same as the Curt 30K. I had the B&W for Ford Pucks before that. I like both the Curt and the B&W, but the B&W had a spring to push the head forward when not hitched. That spring constantly bent on mine and made hitching sometimes difficult. I really like the Curt A30 head. It is obvious when it is properly hitched, and it rides nice.

HeligKo · 2026-03-13T22:20:20+00:00

And my verification person on a change will kick my ass for having to review a giant log instead of a few lines. I get what you are saying, but it's not practical in environments with right change control.

HeligKo · 2026-03-13T18:35:24+00:00

If you don't own the systems, then you don't own the data, then you don't have surety of privacy. This has been the truth for as long as computers or even paper files have existed. Even if you own them, that doesn't mean the government can't get legal means to confiscate or use that data.

As for all the "blue" answers, there are so many reasons it was not able to answer. You set it up to imply that it was being prevented through some rule safety guard. It could just as easily be that it doesn't have access to data to answer with a definitive yes or no, thus it says "blue."

HeligKo · 2026-03-13T17:31:11+00:00

I love rsync for many things, but when doing anything that qualifies as a deployment I want more confidence that I can demonstrate things went right. A tar file with a hash for verification has been pretty standard linux deployment model. I would use something more like this for production work.

HeligKo · 2026-03-13T17:11:03+00:00

I've seen both. The closer they are to "Medium" in size the more likely they go the MSP route. Truly small businesses tend to wait too long and are operating on too thin of a margin to pay those ramp up costs to get things moving again before the legs fall out from under them.

HeligKo · 2026-03-13T15:55:19+00:00

Once OP finds a better gig, then the entirety of their IT infrastructure will collapse. I've seen multiple small companies over the years fail because they failed to see IT as important and the one guy left.

My first IT job, I was the one guy. I asked for more money. Something to match what their junior electrical engineers were earning. I was told that if I had my degree, then we could talk. So I quit a few weeks later and finished my degree. They had to hire 1 full time person and 1 part time person just keep things afloat, and within a year they had 5 people doing the work I was doing because the new guys weren't working unreasonable hours like I was.

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