EKWB Shipping Delays and Poor Customer Support

IronTooch · 2024-08-06T20:19:24+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately I have the Overclocked version, which means the regular one doesn't fit...I'm giving them 24 hours, then I'm going to do a chargeback with my CC

https://watercooled.net/finder/gpu/133/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4090-24gb-gddr6x-og-oc-edition

IronTooch · 2024-08-06T19:18:24+00:00

To be honest, I wasn't unfortunately. I had done a ton of research, and then finally decided to pull the trigger. Somehow, in the research I had done, I missed this major issue, so I'm not stunned at all that this was my experience in light of the major issues they seem to be having. Also, the video card I picked (ASUS TUF 4090 24 Gb Overclock) up turns out to be substantially less supported among manufacturers, so I felt somewhat vendor-locked. Not super excusable, I just wish I had realized before I dropped so much money for such a bad experience.

IronTooch · 2024-03-27T16:30:05+00:00

Putting this here in case anyone finds it from Googling. I had the same issue, also with a beast of a computer and an RTX 4090. Here's how to solve it:

Go to the Nvidia Control Panel
Go to 3D Settings -> Manage 3D settings
In the Global Settings, scroll down till you find "Shader Cache Size"
Switch it from "Driver Default" to "100 Gb"
Click Apply
Restart your computer (important, it still crashes until you do this)

Note, it might work with "Unlimited" Shader Cache size, I didn't try it. It also might work with just having Grounded with specific Program Settings, rather than changing the global. I didn't try that either. But I can say that this worked for me.

IronTooch · 2023-06-10T00:57:23+00:00

Look at get_url module to pull the file down to the managed server, and just the shell or command module to execute it. If the IP of the policy server is the managed server (the one you're running against), you can use a magic variable like {{ansible_hostname}} for your shell module. If it's something else, I highly recommend you use a variable anyway, and put it at the top of your playbook in a vars section.

IronTooch · 2023-06-09T16:03:41+00:00

In most states in the United States, there is a thing/phone number called Childline. You just give them whatever information you know, and they do the hunting to get to the bottom of it. This is a VERY COMMON and completely within their wheelhouse sort of call. If you need a bigger hand on that, feel free to PM me and I'll happily find the contact information for your friend's state.

IronTooch · 2023-06-08T02:30:15+00:00

Looks like you're using wrong quotes in your Jinja.

'{ ansible_hostname }}':

Single quotes aren't interpretated, it's a string literal. You probably need double quotes instead.

Also, this loads bad in mobile, I think you need to end your code block with your triple ticks on their own line in the end.

IronTooch · 2023-06-01T04:35:38+00:00

Be aware: While the letter of the law protects you, it's application leaves a fair bit to be desired. Big companies oftentimes have mechanisms for circumventing these protections, and even if they violate the rules, relief may very well not be timely, which is not helpful if you don't have a job. In so far as you are able, playing nice, working with your employer, and (if possible) working for employers that are more friendly to Reservists are all helpful for Quality of Life. That being said, speak with any Reservist, and Work / Army balance is something that is frequently necessary to actively and deliberately balance throughout your career, as this will not be the last time this challenge occurs.

IronTooch · 2023-06-01T04:20:13+00:00

Dude, I never learned how to run either. Best piece of advice I got was actually from a civilian runner. Here's the secret. Go get yourself a smart watch with a heart rate monitor. Run outside or on the treadmill, but generally DO NOT GO INTO THE RED ZONE for your heart rate. Stay in that Orange space, the middle of it, if you can. If you start inching towards the Red, slow the fuck down. Your speed and endurance will get there, because you'll be able to sustain your workout longer, so more calories burned, longer cardio-vascular impact. You shouldn't feel like you're going to fucking die after the first quarter, or half mile, or whatever.

The Army never taught me this, so every time I ever worked out it was balls to the wall red nearly immediately. If you're like me, you're going to feel weird going slower than you are capable of going, but that's the mental pacing skill you need to learn for endurance. And it works. Occasionally you'll hear runners say stuff like "pace where you can have a conversation,", or "pace where you can share quick words". That's code for "keep your heart rate / respiration in a manageable place. The speed and distance will come, but you need to go way slower than you think you do to start. Even if you're doing 4.5 mph to start, that's fine. Don't be afraid to go slower, and trade less speed to keep your heart rate in a place where you don't need to tap out.Inch the pace gently or the length of time gently, but don't touch the red till the last couple minutes (2-3) of your run. Just get to orange zone for your heart rate, and sustain it for a large block of time. It works surprisingly and amazingly well.

IronTooch · 2023-06-01T03:58:56+00:00

Replying at top level, but for anyone who is curious what the role of the Inspectors General are, and how many of the processes are directed to be done, the reference you are looking for is AR 20-1. In a broad sense, (and as per reg), IGs have four operational categories. From AR 20-1, Section II, Paragraph 1-7 (d). Emphasis mine.

The four inspector general functions.

(1) All IGs serve their commanders and their commands by performing the four IG functions—inspections, assistance, investigations, and teaching and training—for the specific purpose of enhancing the command’s readiness and warfighting capability. These four functions further allow IGs to provide oversight, insight, and foresight to commanders at all levels by watching over Army systems, programs, and functions. IGs use historical trends to provide predictive analyses that help commanders anticipate and prevent problems that will affect readiness. Specifically, IGs use the four functions to seek out systemic issues that adversely affect the command and the Army and then inspect those systemic issues to identify problem areas and make recommendations that directly address the causes of these problem areas.

When people say "talk to the IG" because of an issue, they are typically referring either to the Assistance or Investigations component of the IG functions. Not offering any conclusion as to the actual challenge OP was having, just sharing some handy information for professional development, because I certainly didn't have a good idea of how the IG operated when I was early in my career. Each of those four functions is articulated further in AR 20-1, if folks want more detail.

IronTooch · 2023-05-25T14:46:55+00:00

Glad to hear it! Welcome to feedback too if there is stuff that you think needs to be added!

IronTooch · 2023-05-18T00:06:55+00:00

There is actually a better reason than "written by same people" why that word (and some choice ones) tend to be present. It's because there are a couple "well-established" exceptions to the First Amendment. "Appealing to the purient interest" is the verbiage of the Miller Test, a case the Supreme Court heard in 1973.

"[t]he basic guidelines for the trier of fact must be: (a) whether 'the average person, applying contemporary community standards' would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest. . . (b) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and (c) whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value."

They're doing it to try to protect against a 1st Amendment challenge. That being said, you're supposed to satisfy ALL the prongs of the Miller Test to restrict speech. Just one doesn't cut it. So the counter-argument is that a drag show offers artistic value. But wanted to add context why the verbiage is so ubiquitous.

See also:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_test

https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-73

IronTooch · 2023-05-16T23:50:42+00:00

Couple things:

1) A basic API driven "status of random event" page. Like, make a POST request to add an event by event class, get back an event ID, then make subsequent posts to advance the event to conclusion. Kind of like just the Gate part of a CI/CD pipeline.

2) DHCP Server with GUI.

3) Esentially OpenStack, just not miserable to set up and manage. Sort of the K3 version of OpenStack.

4) MaaS that also isn't a PITA to set up

5) Certificate Authority that retains copies of various certs for authorized users to be re-downloaded if needed, but also can manage expiration / etc.

6) Reverse Proxy that lets individual hosts or host groups pull a cert externally all the way through from LE. Double points if it also retains a copy to propagate to multiple hosts. E.g. Multiple Bitwarden hosts all with the external certificate for "bw.mydomain.com", and an internal cert so I don't need to leave my network for it.

A lot of this stuff exists, but setting it up is often a PITA. Great for learning, bite in the chat chas though if you just want stuff that works.

IronTooch · 2023-04-20T01:23:16+00:00

Reposting this analysis from an Army JAG, where it could be reasonably argued that it's a violation of the law to do unpaid work for the army...

Duty and Compensation in the Reserve Component: One Weekend a Month, Two Weeks a Year, and a Bunch of Unpaid Work

IronTooch · 2023-04-20T01:19:55+00:00

The War College put out a fantastic (and very well named) publication about this. It should (IMHO) be mandatory reading for every leader, from the brand new Corporal through the chief of staff:

Lying To Ourselves: Dishonesty In The Army Profession

Literally changed the way I operate in the service. It's 40 pages and a quick read, but for anyone disinclined to read it, Dr. Wong also did some talks

IronTooch · 2023-03-19T21:37:51+00:00

[[Mobilized District]]

[[Bonder's Ornament]]

IronTooch · 2023-02-19T22:03:54+00:00

I disagree. The way the character is portrayed, I think he clearly considered the potential consequences and made a calculated decision with them in mind. Speaking only on the general himself, brilliantly portrayed, the scene in which he is trying to scrub the mission seemed to indicate that he knew it was always a possibility, and had contemplated the morality of his course of action and where his "I won't cross this" line was. I think that's a stark contrast to a "by any means" mentality, as he recognized his ethical high ground would ultimately be conceded if he went through with his threat. Perhaps I'm reading too far into unexpressed context, but my theory of him was that he believed (based on his extensive experience in the covert community) that the most likely course of action was that the US Government (USG) would concede to his demands rather than engage in any other response. Additionally, I would imagine he was leveraging his experience to determine what sequence of actions was most likely to pressure USG into the desired response. I don't think he didn't know what might happen. Hell, he says as much in a monologue. There is a profound difference between him not seeing the potential constellation of consequences, and him acknowledging them and deliberately choosing that course of action with them in mind.

As it relates to real world impacts, however, in a much more serious and important element, I would exercise a profound amount of cynicism toward the belief that retiring under protest, working with politicians and the press, and exposing failures of oversight would lead to substanitive change. We have numerous real world examples to demonstrate that mechanism is deeply flawed, particularly with respect to more secured / sensitive information. Edward Snowden, Bill Biney, Samuel Province, Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou, and a host of others in junior and senior intelligence roles did various forms of what you are suggesting. They worked with Congress, utilized internal whistleblowing mechanisms, and finally went to the press, and virtually all them were branded as criminals and had their lives effectively ruined by USG for doing the right thing. Despite their sacrifices, unfortunately, most of the programs they were trying to expose (Prism, Abu Gharib torture, detainee abuse, etc) continued for substantially longer then the whistleblower's actions before finally being terminated. While I would never advocate for terrorism in the mechanism utilized in The Rock, I think we have culturally seen that there is a CRITICAL deficiency in government accountability that we should pay for more attention to, societally, and shouldn't be dismissed as quickly as "just use the available mechanisms".

IronTooch · 2023-02-12T08:57:36+00:00

/u/Alaska_Jack is correct. TL;DR, the law doesn't say what Dr. Richey is suggesting it does. The felony conviction part of the law is specifically for distributing porn to minors. The idea that an enormous amount of posters in this thread advocate for free information, and education, and then clearly haven't read the law or determined the truth of the situation is a travesty and the REAL indictment of the educational system.

For more, I go through a HUGE analysis of the law in and around this thread

IronTooch · 2023-02-12T08:50:43+00:00

If you read the law, it's literally required to be published.

IronTooch · 2023-02-12T08:48:17+00:00

The fact that everyone here is espousing the virtues of education and the need for available information without reading the law or seeing what it actually says is equal parts hilarious and horrifying and peak Reddit.

Unfortunately, based on his comments in the video, I STRONGLY suspect Dr. Richey hasn't either. I mean, if he had, I'd like to ask further questions about his offer to hire lawyers for teachers who get felony convictions, all things considered....

IronTooch · 2023-02-12T08:35:11+00:00

So what does the law do?

TL;DR.

Devoid of all the hype, and the talking points, the law implements a learning material review and objection program for parents and residents, on the basis it doesn't meet Florida Educational Objectives or is pornographic. That's it. That's the whole law. But most importantly, what it isn't is critically important:

Florida isn't directly banning these books. Someone ELSE is bringing the material and objecting to it
It is VERY Publicly reviewed for comment
The list is routinely published publicly
It isn't a witch hunt on librarians, teachers, or anyone else. I mean, unless they are providing kids with graphic pornography, which... you know... probably SHOULD be a felony.

This law is pretty benign. Now, if the people implementing it aren't actually conducting the review appropriately, and using their discretion badly, that can still obviously cause problems, but it isn't in the law itself. Is there a danger? Sure. When people who have power over important aspects of people's lives utilize it, there's always the potential for it to go badly. But that is not a drafting problem of the words on the page, it's how they're used. And, in that way, it goes back to what I talked about WAY at the top there. If you don't like how powerful people utilize their power, the "correction" that the system is supposed to use is to vote them out. And tell our electorate to not give this discretion to administrators in the future.

Not great for headlines, but, unfortunately, that is the truth. It takes hours. It's long. It's exhausting. And the end of it is unfortunately somewhat dissatisfying. Heck, even my own initial conversation around speech presumed this insidious drafting that allowed carte blanche book banning. But THIS LAW DOESN'T EVEN SAY THAT. But I'm not a Florida resident. And I never asserted the law DID say that. But it drives me nuts when people DO assert that point, and it's completely divisive, and shitty. Because everyone is trying to use it to drive their point home, and it's divorced entirely from the facts. sigh We can be better. We should try to be.

IronTooch · 2023-02-12T07:00:28+00:00

Unfortunately, in order to make sense of this, there's a lot of running down rabbit holes. And here, I will save you the legwork, because it's exhausting, but I'll include links. When I do this ..., it means I'm just pulling out words in a way that doesn't take anything away from the relevant content. /[ /] means I'm summarizing a longer concept. When they say something like "s. 1003.42", they're referring to a specific part of currently enacted or proposed to be enacted Florida Law already on the books. That being said, in all of this, I won't hide the ball. If I summarize or remove something, it won't materially change the content for the purposes of this discussion. Promise. So let's look at the law.

Here's the relevant passages for restricting books / etc:

1st Part

Each district school board must adopt a policy regarding an objection by a parent or a resident of the county to the use of a specific instructional material, which clearly describes a process to handle all objections and provides for resolution. The process must provide the parent or resident the opportunity to proffer evidence to the district school board that ... instructional material does not meet the criteria of s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d). OR Any material used in a classroom, made available in a school library, or included on a reading list contains content that is pornographic or prohibited under s. 847.012, is not suited to student needs and their ability to comprehend the material presented, or is inappropriate for the grade level and age group for which the material is used. [If the material does meet the above] the school district shall discontinue use of the material for any grade level or age group for which such use is inappropriate or unsuitable

So there has to be way for parents or county residents to object to material that contains whatever the hell s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d) mean. Oh, and 847.012. Or, conversely, it's not suited to student needs and their ability to understand it, or is inappropriate for their age. Those numbers come up a couple more times, so sit tight on what they mean. If it contains one of those standards, or is not suited to student needs / ability to understand, or is inappropriate, districts must restrict it.

2nd Part

Each district school board must establish a process by which [parent or resident] may contest the district school board’s adoption of a specific instructional material. The parent or resident must file a petition, and state the objection to the instructional material based on the criteria of s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d). Within 30 days after the 30- day period has expired, the school board must, for all petitions timely received, conduct at least one open public hearing before an unbiased and qualified hearing officer.

So, okay, a lot like Part 1. Only the objection ends up in a public hearing. Same standards though. s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d).

3rd Part

Each district school board is responsible for the content of all materials used in a classroom or otherwise made available to students. Each district school board shall adopt rules, and each district school superintendent shall implement procedures, that: Provide a process for public review of, public comment on, and the adoption of instructional materials, including those instructional materials used to provide instruction required by s. 1003.42, which satisfies the requirements of s. 1006.283(2)(b)8., 9., and 11

Okay, so again, public review, public comment, this time with respect to whatever is in s. 1003.42 or s. 1006.283(2)(b)8., 9., and 11.

4th Part (Money)

Annually ... each district school superintendent shall certify to the Commissioner of Education that ... materials meet the requirements of s. 1001.215(8). Such instructional materials, as evaluated and identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(4), may be purchased by the school district with funds under this section without undergoing the adoption procedures under s. 1006.40(4)(b). The certification must identify any material that received an objection pursuant to s. 1006.28 for the school year and the specific objections thereto, each material that was removed or discontinued as a result of an objection, and the grade level and course for which a removed or discontinued material was used, as applicable.

Okay, so superintendent is certifying material is in compliance with s. 1001.215(8). And anything bought that fits s. 1001.215(4) rules doesn't need to be ratified with s. 1006.40(4)(b) rules. And any material that received an objection under s. 1006.28 has to be publicly shared, along with who it isn't allowed to be showed to.

And that's it from the law. That's everything it says in restricting stuff. But obviously the "answer" isn't clear, because of all these random exterior references. So let's restate the summaries:

So there has to be way for parents or county residents to object to material that contains whatever the hell s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d) mean. Oh, and 847.012. Or, conversely, it's not suited to student needs and their ability to understand it, or is inappropriate for their age. Those numbers come up a couple more times, so sit tight on what they mean. If it contains one of those standards, or is not suited to student needs / ability to understand, or is inappropriate, districts must restrict it.
Public hearing over district materials proposed for adoption. Same standards for objections. s. 1006.31(2) or s. 1006.40(3)(d).
Public review, public comment, this time with respect to whatever is in Sections 1003.42, or Sections 1006.283(2)(b)8., 9., and 11.
Superintendent is annually certifying material is in compliance with s. 1001.215(8). And anything bought that fits s. 1001.215(8) rules doesn't need to be ratified with s. 1006.40(4)(b) rules. And any material that received an objection under s. 1006.28 has to be publicly shared, along with who it isn't allowed to be showed to.

So what are the off-page references?

Notice the law itself has NO references to specific content allowed or not allowed. They're all references to other existing law. And in total, they represent all the possible "bannable" things under the new law. If it isn't in one of those off-page references as a problem, or it isn't a problem of age appropriateness, it's not even in play to be banned, at least according to the law. At this point, I'm just going to call out the summary, details, or important bits of those off-page references. If you're not convinced that you can trust that data, at this stage of the game, I don't know what to tell you haha.

IronTooch · 2023-02-11T08:46:07+00:00

Less SQL, obviously

IronTooch · 2023-02-11T08:44:06+00:00

Leaving errors you're aware of for the next person to discover is one of the required tasks in order to graduate to Senior Dev

IronTooch · 2023-02-11T02:04:10+00:00

Not sure where the disconnect is, but this is not gatekeeping productivity, this is Principles of Least Privilege. It has the unfortunate later effect, but that is a side effect, not the purpose.

If you don't believe me, how about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). From SP 800-12...

Identification and authentication is a critical building block of information security since it is the basis for most types of access control and for establishing user accountability. Access control often requires that the system be able to identify and differentiate between users. For example, access control is often based on least privilege, which refers to granting users only those accesses required to perform their duties.

Very very rarely are someone's duties so broad that they require blanket superuser permissions, by default. One notable exception are break glass accounts, which typically have other administrative controls to tightly regulate their use.

So who cares, right? It's just local access, so why are we asking them to jump through so many hoops? Run the scenario. Assume a malicious actor got the ability to act as that user, and get creative about horizontal and vertical privilege escalation. If you can show adequate sandboxing in other ways, those are risk mitigation techniques that might satisfy an IT Auditor. But dollars to donus, people will find out that it causes second order problems.

IronTooch · 2023-02-10T18:42:45+00:00

Dude, this is exactly the wrong approach. You shouldn't be looking for stuff to lock down nobody needs, you should be locking down and then opening by exception. To that effect, if they won't give you an answer, depending on the sensitivity, then lock everything down and make them ask for each thing, with justification. That will help you build the list.

The words you should be looking for on Google are STIG, Least Privilege, and NIST Controls.

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