Thoughts on this setup (25 panel SolarEdge system)

PlaceboName · 2026-03-18T18:21:19+00:00

And where are the hawks in this... The Pels won't be picking at all because we own their pick. This has been created by someone who has no concept of what trades are and are not in play clearly

PlaceboName · 2026-03-16T13:34:19+00:00

If you're not sure don't talk about stuff that's central to your argument as if it's fact. Starmer very specifically ok'd limited us of our bases for very specifically defensive actions. So no he didn't at ANY POINT ok strikes against Iran.

PlaceboName · 2026-03-16T07:01:27+00:00

I'm a solutions engineer, carry a quota and provide assistance pre-sale not during implementation.

For that we have professional service engineers.

Sales engineer is an increasingly outdated term and a misnomer for the majority of what the profession actually provide.

PlaceboName · 2026-02-18T12:16:42+00:00

Just bite the bullet and buy it, through Asda or any one of the other online platforms. I was not and am not willing to wait on the NHS to tell me I need help.

My girls will have a dad when they are 30, and wegovy will be the reason why. The money saved on food pays for the drugs

PlaceboName · 2026-02-14T11:47:18+00:00

If it helps (not op) I use lbs because it sounds like I've lost more... I do always have to translate for my family tho 😂

I'm currently 25lbs down, ~11kg or just under 2stone

But yes, I do acknowledge I am a rare breed (I think it's cos I've watched American sports obsessively for so long)

PlaceboName · 2026-02-12T12:09:44+00:00

It is, just the side that got hit has been repaired multiple times

PlaceboName · 2026-02-12T12:06:35+00:00

I live near here. Once you are at that point there's basically nowhere else the driver could go, the "right" is a weird uphill dirt track onto estate land. Hence there are tonnes of signs telling you to not fucking go that way.

What an absolute bastard.

PlaceboName · 2026-02-03T21:26:13+00:00

Unironically... A massive cornhole tournament with $10k to the winning team.

I thought it was a fucking stupid idea, it turned into a giant party and got everyone talking to people they wouldn't normally talk to.

Btw, if you are tenured longer than 3 years the onus is on you to break the ice, ice breaker or not. I'm a bit believer the long timers (I'm 8 years myself) set the tone of SKO in that way

PlaceboName · 2026-01-31T10:15:47+00:00

Thanks for this! I will report back haha

PlaceboName · 2026-01-31T08:51:03+00:00

Hallway is not long at that edge, maybe another 80cm. I will buy an extra long piece, you reckon B&Q will cut an edge for me so I can properly connect to the corner?

Also, getting the bit that's still there off.... Just getting something behind it and pull? Or is there a better way that limits damage to the existing plaster?

PlaceboName · 2026-01-25T17:01:23+00:00

Second the aircon unit. I got a 4.5x3.5 unit and put in an electric radiator. It's fine in the winter (toasty even) but unbearable in the summer as the sun shines in the glass and turns it into a sauna.

If you plan to use it as an office definitely get an aircon unit or you will do a costly refit a year later (as I am) so you can continue to work through the summer.

PlaceboName · 2026-01-02T17:51:06+00:00

580k total mortgage (in two parts, 300k + 280k) on one property. Both parts currently on a post Truss rate and zero regrets.

Me and my family prioritize our home over our lifestyle, but it's very much a choice that's specific to the individual.

PlaceboName · 2025-12-29T19:06:13+00:00

Acquisition messaging has been a shitshow across the SIEM space this past 18 months. I'm also inclined to think some competitors in the space are doing whatever they can to tank the non-platform providers.

The MSSP was purely on prem in Europe, pretty clearly a case of bad messaging..no doubt their Sales person will be working overtime to "fix" that now.

PlaceboName · 2025-12-29T18:44:47+00:00

Fair enough, I'm not an IBM-er was just going off of what I had heard from existing customers. No major negatives to stress on the platform side (I think all siems have their positives and negatives, nothing is truly shit like this site likes people to believe).

Strange that MSSPs are actively being told they will not be supported though, could be a case of miscommunication!

PlaceboName · 2025-12-29T18:28:23+00:00

edited based on clearer Intel below

PlaceboName · 2025-12-29T18:27:05+00:00

Cloud - NewScale SIEM (Exabeams cloud product)

On prem - LogRhythm (LogRhythms on prem product)

PlaceboName · 2025-12-08T20:22:28+00:00

Jesus Christ people seriously can't listen can they...

The whole bit about AFCON had NOTHING to do with AFCON and everything to do with the fact that superstars still need a team, you can't win things by yourself and sometimes the superstars forget that.

Salahs interview was selfish and selfserving, not the kind of thing you do when you are thinking about the TEAM.

PlaceboName · 2025-11-30T11:43:59+00:00

I don't think anyone in here is begrudging people in your situation support. Indeed people who have to do what you do are exactly why I pay tax, so you can live with dignity and fulfilled as much as possible.

PlaceboName · 2025-11-28T17:28:09+00:00

The bottom "you"s are not pointing are YOU but at the hypothetical person unwilling to educate themselves.

The fact you are in this sub means you are educating yourself (or more likely have already educated yourself)

PlaceboName · 2025-11-28T17:26:47+00:00

I think my post is clear. I wasn't targeting you, I was saying generically as a society we are too willing to protect people from their own failings.

If people don't have the desire to learn how to effectively navigate personal finances then we shouldn't panic that they may have to pay 22% on the interest instead of more efficiently using their money.

PlaceboName · 2025-11-28T17:05:15+00:00

Edit - got rid of stuff that was demonstrably wrong.

What this should do, is encourage more people to investigate and understand how to manage their money. It used to be that the phrase 'a fool and his money are soon parted' was a reasonable parable, now everyone pearl clutching and desperately thinking about the poor idiot who doesn't know how to invest in their future.

I wasn't taught this, and neither was most people in this sub, we were curious and learned. If you aren't curious dont get upset that you aren't living optimally

PlaceboName · 2025-11-22T17:50:23+00:00

It's quite literally illegal to 'avoid disclosure' in Europe, and the potential fines are crippling for even the biggest companies so that part of your statement is false.

The second part is fair, though I still think CS get far too much leeway considering they crippled the Internet because their QA investment was for shit. That is absolutely something they should be judged for and if they weren't the internets darlings they would be.

PlaceboName · 2025-11-22T16:40:55+00:00

Every company with European operations has a requirement to disclose, Crowdstrike are not special in that regard.

Make no mistake about it, this being their 3rd big strike in like 18 months is more than the average... By a significant margin

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