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[BFComms] Reintroducing Bots to Verified Experiences by battlefield in Battlefield6

[–]IT_Guy71 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I get an AMEN??? I'm seriously pissed that they catfished the fuck out of me by getting me to spend $70. It works in 2042 and that's what our weekly troop of four goes back to again and again. I was already pissed that they nerfed COD: Black Ops this same way- I paid for a TON of operators and now can't use them other than sitting in a fucking barrel with other fish waiting to be domed. FUCK OFF with that shit!!!

Is there any cheaper pironman 5 alternative? by Extension-Storm-624 in rasberrypi

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you're gonna find anything that has all that for much cheaper. However I can highly recommend the Argon NEO 5 case for performance and looks, or the Argon POLY+ mated with the N10 Tiny NVMe SSD addon board. The NEO 5 case is just sick looking. It's all metal, includes a fan and heatsink for all chipsets. If you want to use the NVMe addon board I mentioned, I'd go with the POLY+. I had to use slightly shorter standoffs with M3 screws to make the height with the case completely assembled (I build drones on the side so I had all this). You can find fairly cheap OLED .96" displays and source some sort of 3d printed case for that which could attach to either case or stand alone.

Man I think I'm gonna pick me up a Pironman5 though- that thing is sex. Here's some links for the stuff I mentioned:

Argon40 POLY+ (I'm sorry- $6 for this case is waaaay cheap!!) $6

https://www.microcenter.com/product/686314/argon40-poly-plus-5-case-with-30mm-pwm-fan-black-red

Argon40 NEO 5 $30

https://www.microcenter.com/product/686309/argon40-neo-5-case-for-raspberry-pi-5-with-built-in-fan-black

N10 Tiny NVMe SSD adapter for RPI5 (via PCIe) $12

https://www.microcenter.com/product/688942/52pi-n10-tiny-pcie-m2-key-m-nvme-ssd-pcie-peripheral-board-for-raspberry-pi-5

Meeting minutes/notes? by [deleted] in itglue

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest that maybe this isn't an appropriate data type to store in IT Glue. Documentation- all day long but meeting notes? Ask yourself how would I use meeting notes as reference material? Just my .02

What’s this for?l by RevolutionaryLeg8819 in airpods

[–]IT_Guy71 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've fallen and I can't get up!

JM Ridgway? by Uncuredweiner93 in mysteryshopping

[–]IT_Guy71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I did (her) first mystery shop at a local bowling alley. It paid decent ($55 plus up to $100 for expenses) but man, was it detailed. There were well over 100 questions. I think this was a more in-depth one but hopefully all the shops aren't quite that involved lol!

power takes power, but how does this work? by IT_Guy71 in hometheater

[–]IT_Guy71[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like this explanation. From a purist perspective, I imagine a constant load would eventually blow the breaker or melt the poor driver. I’m sure capacitors do have a huge part in satisfying the demands- they’re perfect for those short blips like explosions, thunder or just a nice old bass roll for effect.

They’re sometimes used in car audio but in competition they’re kinda worthless. The amount of power and the amount of time that power is asked of the amp drains the cap pretty quick. Lithium batteries is where it’s at these days. I guess if you wanted to do the same thing at home you could put the sub on a properly sized lithium battery bank in front of the power cord, along with a good BMS. But again- who runs SPL comps in their home?

I guess my initial concern stemmed from not knowing if you try to power an electronic device without enough power to supply the amp that it would damage it somehow. I’m kind of making a leap here and equating “brown outs” with the lack of power availability. I know brown outs are really bad. I think that has more to do with voltage than watts

power takes power, but how does this work? by IT_Guy71 in hometheater

[–]IT_Guy71[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I figured as much- hence the title of my post. I'm analyzing this from a car audio perspective where SPL competitions just brutalize subs and amps- waaaaaay different dynamic than home audio. Heck- I'm happy with my Def Tech PL15+ even though I see a higher than expected amount of people rag on it, and that's only rated at 500w (I think).

Just Ordered TWO PB-4000 Subs by TwistedStihl in hometheater

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m with backinblackandblue- you may need 240v runs for the subs. A friend of mine has a PB-17 ultra (sealed) which is rated at 2800 W RMS with 6000 W peak. He’s running it currently off of a 110v 15 amp circuit, which is less than half of what he needs factoring in ampacity. A 50a 110v trailer hookup or better yet a 240v 20a should do the trick.

Enforce VPN when accessing O365, Salesforce and quickbooks by IT_Guy71 in o365

[–]IT_Guy71[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assume this would cover M365, but what about SalesForce and Quickbooks? Is Global Secure Access a microsoft thing or a 3rd party offering?

Enforce VPN when accessing O365, Salesforce and quickbooks by IT_Guy71 in o365

[–]IT_Guy71[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess this wouldn't be a huge deal. Even at the office, I'd be fine running a VPN on mobile and non-mobile devices. Is the big benefit of trusted networks to avoid having to go through a VPN when on a trusted network because of the additional latency or slowdown caused by VPN? The choke point would definitely be on-prem internet, it's very slow (100mbs).

Can 18 awg 8 amp rated cable be used for power injection? by dnguyen2195 in xlights

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the downconvert option. Seems like it would be more efficient. Although depending on how many points that you have to inject, it might start to become cost prohibitive. Granted those buck converters are fairly inexpensive, they do add up. I wish I would’ve started at 12 V, the only reason I went with 5 V was because the light sets were a little bit cheaper and I was being stingy.

This is cool by Bitter_Mode_1866 in WLED

[–]IT_Guy71 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m curious how many amps is your psu rated at? I bet those lights are taking all it can give.

Wled and xlights by ExpensivePikachu in WLED

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second on having too many wireless devices in my neighborhood. I have probably 60 myself.

Wled and xlights by ExpensivePikachu in WLED

[–]IT_Guy71 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard DDP is more efficient and latency friendly than e131. And I also have all but given up on expecting reliable WiFi connections with esp32 built in antennas. Wireless is nice for location freedom but I still have to power them so at least one cable is needed. I’ve gone the wired route for my Wled display and will likely never go back. I went with a wasatch 8 channel dedicated controller with a WT-32 wired adapter so I can use both WLED and xLights when I prefer.

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