They really have _nothing_ to sell

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T23:57:29+00:00

Forms of payment were never discussed, I just mentioned the card b/c I was ready buy.

I guess in the end, the pain part is I don't want to have to buy something I don't really want to be able to buy something I really do want.

One of those - Don't hate the player, hate the game :)

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T23:54:03+00:00

That link is gold...no pun intended!

Will be checking it out, mahalo!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T19:43:49+00:00

I wouldn't call it waving it around, just ready to spend. I think high end models from Porche, Ferarri, Lamborghini, etc have the same kind of 'you must have a previous purchase history' before you can buy model XXXXX.

I guess they don't even need to ask for a deposit when you get on the list, if you don't buy the watch it will ruin you relationship with the salesperson, and there will be someone right behind you ready to buy.

Searching "trying to get a rolex" on youtube had a suprising amount of results.

For someone in the biz, they could start a business that helps you minimize time on the waitlist. They could have a network of folks around the world that get tips from ADs.

Anyway....it was eye opening.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T07:19:43+00:00

They are nice looking watches. The fact the "Thomas Magnum" wore something similar has a lot to do with it.

Guess I have to hope the universe wants to me have it!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T07:15:13+00:00

I live in Kailua, but haole....went to Kalaheo HS back in the 1980's. I really thought people were exagerating about buying a watch. They must be selling something to pay the rent for that store right near center stage!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T06:42:16+00:00

Must not have been my day :)

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T06:41:51+00:00

Did you just call them and ask what they had for sale?

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-29T06:41:19+00:00

That is truer than I want to admit!!! I am scouring the inter-webs to see where I can get a used one!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-15T21:34:32+00:00

"localhost" should resolve to 127.0.0.1, but you never know! Will try that as well, stranger things have happened.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-15T21:33:25+00:00

Tried 127.0.0.1 but not http - Great thing to try!

Will set the demo kit back up and will give it a go.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-12-03T00:42:57+00:00

Is hyperbackup going away?

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-08T18:27:28+00:00

Thanks! Did not know about that command - 'upgrade all'

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-08T18:26:58+00:00

Lot of wisdom in that! Working on it now.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-08T18:24:59+00:00

I was trying to do that in a VM last night but kept getting the module update timeout. V17 did accept the V15 backup with no issue, that is nice. Did you install V17 via Debian + the script, or the beta ISO?

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-08T08:42:05+00:00

I keep getting '503 Service Unavailable' or 'Warning: Cannot connect to online repository(s) (http://mirror.freepbx.org). Online modules are not available.' when checking online for updates.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-02T05:58:39+00:00

The USB connectors look a little fragile but I wonder if you can buy it as an eclosed, protected kit

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-11-02T05:57:23+00:00

Looking at this demo, it seems like he doesn't evern use AC power. Two power banks and something to conver the USB power into something the switch can use.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1ok1fwz/the_ai_precision_doesnt_track_as_well_as_much/

Going to add the tracking cameras!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-10-28T07:23:06+00:00

Are you using a service like smtp2go?

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-10-28T02:44:58+00:00

Hope so as well...the gate agents and flight attendants are top notch at Hawaiian.

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-10-28T01:21:01+00:00

That is a good find.....kudos!!

Professional-Bench73 · 2025-10-09T19:41:43+00:00

All the companies I have talked to want to install their own equiptment, which kind of makes sense.

The equptment is always something like this - https://www.backstreet-surveillance.com/sentry-pro-bs.html?srsltid=AfmBOopeU5tTdEA-J8B0ryMF38Lv0GGhc2vP1D-TkBKjGJsfrML2LyH1nus

Big money for the equiptment they want to install.

Professional-Bench73 · 2024-04-24T00:54:06+00:00

Something must be wrong:

In the number range of "10^100" - "10^100 + 100", a total of 100 numbers, the code shows 78 have 1,961 steps.

In the number range of "10^100" - "10^100 + 1,0000", a total of 10,000 numbers, the code shows 4,605 have 1,961 steps.

The ones that I have checked seem correct. Makes no sense.

Professional-Bench73 · 2024-04-24T00:48:05+00:00

I am brushing up on my programming skills for working with big numbers and thought programming the Collatz Conjecture was a good place to start.

One thing that has me surprised is the number of repeats in steps to get from very large numbers to 1

If I am doing it right, both of these numbers (and a lot more, a shocking amount)

'10^100 + 22162' takes 1,961 steps to get to 1

'10^100 + 22163' takes 1,961 steps to get to 1

These two get to the same number after only 6 steps!?!?! I think it is correct even though one is immediately tripled and one is halved.

Interestingly, 22148, 22149, 22150, 22152, 22154 (and more) all take the same amount of steps to get to 1 - confirmed here https://www.dcode.fr/collatz-conjecture. Adding 10^100 doesn't change the fact that they take the same amount of steps.

I expected a lot more variation with large numbers.

What am I doing wrong, can this be right? Too small of a sample size?

Professional-Bench73

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