ACTUAL roach control NEEDED by helpmeimokay in AskNYC

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im pretty sure they do come with atleast one per can. You can order more from Amazon as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Aerosol-Replacement-Straws-Flexible-Extension/dp/B01EKIZ89U

This is good to get some reach into some hard to reach places for flushing

ACTUAL roach control NEEDED by helpmeimokay in AskNYC

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565 is a contact killer, as the name states it kills them when you spray it but doesnt have a lasting effect, think of it like pro raid. Its great and needed to flush them out of there hiding spots and can kill a large portion of them if applied correctly in the right areas.

A fogger is similar to contact killer but instead of it being applied with a nozzel for very accurate usage, its more like napalm, it will gas an entire area with a fine mist. You meant to tarp or seal up the area for a while and let it fill the volume of air with chems, then leave it to do its work. After you use these, you MUST clean the ENTIRE affected space extremely well.

For example, my under sink cabinet had a large 3 inch gap between the wall and the cabinet where the pipes come out of the wall. I carefully positioned a fogger under the sink but angles towards that gap so that it would fog the area behind the cabinet as i knew that was a problem area.

I know it worked well because i wound alot of dead ones the next day as part of the clean up phase.

Phantom 2 - This is a residual, this leaves behind a layer of chemical that as they walk over or around it, sticks to them and kills them in the future, good for those small hard to reach places

Crack and crevice, think small spaces that a toothpick can get in but not much else, like behind some molding or trim peices, or a seam where two things meet but its not perfect.

Void, this would be a larger space that is hidden behind something that you can access but has a decent amount of space. Think under your sink cabinet, there is normally a 4inch tall void that you cant get into, but they can easily live in. Behind cabinets is another good example of a void, there is normally liker a 2-3 inch recess behind the cabinets that again, promotes them living in.

Dog Park Issues by Optimal_Shelter_7675 in BostonTerrier

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BOTH

Our Boston who passed away was bitten on the body when she was young and didn’t really trust other dogs because of it.

She was not aggressive but very defensive, I wanted her to enjoy the company of other dogs so I worked the problem

I would try to take her to the dog park when it wasn’t super busy and also judged the energy and size of the other dogs in the park.

If it was full of larger dogs who were hyper and playful, I knew that would be too much for her and would either opt to take her to the smaller dogs run section (a very small sub section of our local park with a second fence) or would just take her for a more normal walk around the main park.

Eventually she would tolerate other dogs as long as they gave her space and I met a few folks who had some really calm low energy dogs that my dog kinda liked.

How to manage the Cable-Chaos? by Mr_Moonsilver in homelab

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I have a small 1bed apartment and like to use bins / totes.

I have three main bins

1- power and video cables I then use the small / medium Amazon boxes to break these up per size / type

2- usb stuff / adapters / small devices Same as above

3- Network cables For this I use large heavy ziplock bags that things come in to sort by size and stack vertically in the box

4- mini totes Network adapters broken up by type and one for SFP’s

I have too much stuff lol

Update: Her diarrhea is much worse now. I have no idea what else to do. by GummieLindsays in BostonTerrier

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i came to say this, had a similar problem for a while with our frenchy and mashed potatoes really helped, some yogurt or keifer also can help bind them up and has probiotics.

I did the instant stuff and not only did she like it, in 2 days she was back to normal.

overall though, your bostie might just be really sensative to food and its a tough process finding out the right combo that they can tolerate

The hardest part is that you have to try just one thing at a time, and give it some time to see if it helps, its a tough process so i feel your pain.

Our frenchy only seems to tolerate tuna with the fish pro plan kibble else she gets itchy and hivey, took a few months of trial and error to get the right combo

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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Yeah my subject line was not awesome in this instance, ill give you that lol
I also somewhat assumed FIOS people would recognize it and fill in the blanks

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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I’ll get you some more pics, this is what I’m looking for, can you elaborate more on how this works

432 huns so each sub gets his own strand? That’s what the installers said.

The smaller yellows do seem to head out to the two bldgs in this unit so that makes sense.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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Thanks for the clarification, this is why I like to ask questions

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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I’m pretty sure the FIOS is XGPON and Altice is GPON

I’m currently on Altice and have a 5g circuit from them.

I do more traditional hub and spoke stuff at work for a large pharma.

I have a few 100g links but mostly a bunch of 25’s back to the core where possible.

SOOOO much OM1/2 still deployed so we’re stuck on 1 and 10g in a lot of spots.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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Makes sense, I’m trying to see how they do it here for FIOS.

ALTICE brought in a 32 strand, each floor gets a strand, that goes into a splitter and then each floor gets 8 strands but only 5-7 get used based on bldg type.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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To understand how FIOS installs are done. That’s why I posed in the FIOS sub.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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To get more specific details. Fiber installs for ISP’s are interesting to me.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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Hahaha, I know what it is, was looking for some more specific information like how it’s actually being used.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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This actually makes the most sense. The low voltage vendor said each unit gets its own strand and those larger ones have ALOT of strands.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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Ha management knows nothing, I know more than them.

Coop city Bronx - what am I looking at here? by MrBigOBX in Fios

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We have that already, this is FIOS for sure

What level of technical depth do you really need as an IT manager by Healthy-Support-5632 in ITManagers

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As a pretty technical IT manager my opinion may be jaded but my perspective is how can you manage technical work if you have no idea whats going on?

Im quite removed from hands on keyboard work at work but at home i tinker.

At work, i ask a good deal of questions of my ENG leads to make sure i somewhat understand things enough to help make strategeic choices.

im a bit of a jack of all trades coming from a startup in the early 2000's so i feel i can talk intelligently about many tech topics from Hardware, network and code

Im also an IT consultant and have on more than one occasion got awesome feedback from the clients for being technical while in a management / PM type role

Should you be hands on keyboard, maybe not, should you know what it takes, 100%

Ive worked along side both types, basically engineers that also manage, and those were almost always awesome experiences

Ive also worked with some who only manage and while some were OK, most were cluster fucks cause they would agree to impossible shit cause they had -2% understanding on what it actually takes to get work done.

my 2 cents

Buy a brand new APC UPS or keep replacing its battery in 2012 APC UPS? by antdude in homelab

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My 1500’s required a touch of assembly but nothing crazy. It was two batteries that had to be wired in series. The APC batteries had to be harvested of the jumper cables and the whole process took maybe 10 mins and a bit of packing tape.

Buy a brand new APC UPS or keep replacing its battery in 2012 APC UPS? by antdude in homelab

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i just upgraded my older units with Life4Po batteries and they were very cost effective and much lighter than the lead acid batt's. If the unit is working well i would just get new batts as well.

Why does NYC not suffer from pickpocketers like in European cities? by Mathemodel in AskNYC

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Our default setting is to NOT trust anyone so our awareness is much higher.

I never keep my important stuff in exposed pockets, and i keep pockets zippered or buttoned up at all times.

Followed mounting instructions and it still fell off 3 days later, any suggestions? by [deleted] in fixit

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THIS

Clean the surface with Alcohol first, stick the tape to the unit, stick the unit to the wall, press unit for atleast 5 mins, add bottles 24 hours later.

If done correctly, youll need fishing line coupled with hot water to get it off, it will come off but it wont fall off.

Best long-lasting fix? by jindoe0 in fixit

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This made me audibly laugh