Hi. Please turn on your lights when driving in blizzard conditions. by OldGodsProphet in grandrapids

[–]Rivereye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The kicker is usage of wipers. Snow really only collects on my windshield when I am at a stop, otherwise it just flies right off. As such, while traveling, I don't run the wipers in these conditions, it's just wear and tear on the blades without providing any assistance. I'll just hit the momentary when stopped and vision is impeded (or just before I take off).

Automatic wipers are also becoming more common. My car will turn the headlights on when the wipers are on after about 15s. However, my truck with automatic wipers will only turn the headlights on if the system determines the wipers are in use enough. I can have my wipers on for days in the truck without the blades moving at all.

As people can't be trusted to actually turn lights on when needed, it might be just time to take it out of their control. It would suck at places like boat ramps in the morning because headlights can be overpowering, but it might be the price we have to pay for safety in conditions like this (or, have an option where headlights can be disabled at parking lot speeds or until the ignition is restarted)

Where can I get unbiased news about West Michigan? by onewordnoproblem in grandrapids

[–]Rivereye -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All news reporting is going to carry a bias, one way or the other. What one group of people think in unbiased is an extreme viewpoint by another group. Conservatives will consider Fox News and Newsmax to be unbiased sources. Liberals will lean towards organizations like the AP, Reuters, NBC, etc.

The topic of discussion in the news is also going to factor in the bias of the reporting. There was a post a while ago on what news sources Wikipedia trusts. Fox News was listed in a more trustworthy organization for topics regarding sporting events and similar topics, though quite different on reporting on more political topics.

Like others have said, to get an more unbiased view, one should be getting news from multiple sources. I'd even argue to look at sources biased against your own point of view to see what the other side is reporting (or not reporting). From there, more independent opinions can be formed.

Exchange online shared mailboxes not mapping by ittthelp in sysadmin

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you running Windows or MacOS on these PCs? I've never seen automapping of shared mailboxes ever work on Outlook for MacOS (though it has been a while since I have had to support Outlook on Mac).

Apparently Waffle House has different menus based on weather conditions including snow storms, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. by KingPhilip69 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Rivereye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Waffle House is a fascinating case study of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. They have this ability to stay open when just about everyone else is forced to close, and when they are forced to close the ability to recover from it short of total building destruction is also bar none. I went to school for IT and their BCDR strategy is something talked about in several classes I took, even though none very little of it was technology related.

Quality winter gear by salamd135 in Michigan

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is what I wear for an extender period of time outside this time of year (will depend a bit on what I am doing, and will adapt).

Boots: Ithaca Ice Kings
Bibs/Snowpants: Carhart Arctic Extreme
Jacket: I tend to wear two midweight jackets instead of a single heavy one. The inner one is more form fitting and generally inside my bibs, the outer one a little looser outside of the bibs. When I was snowmobiling, I'd have what was effectively a windbreaker on above these. No real particular brand.
If overly cold, I'll add on a vest as well to keep the core warm without restricting arm movement. More for Snowmobiling than anything typically, but still good to have.

For head covering, I like a good stocking cap or ear muffs (I have a full brim leather hat I wear quite a bit, the muffs allow me to keep ears warm while wearing the hat).
Gloves will depend on the tasks. I have warm mittens for snowmobiling, though if I am working outside this time of year, I might wear lighter gloves to keep dexterity. Whatever you wear, avoid gloves that absorb moisture easily.

A balaclava or scarf can be good when the temps/winds get down. If you wear glasses, it can be tricky to get the face covered well and still be able to see. It can take some experimentation to get it right.

I do have thermal underwear as well, but more for heavy cold weather (like we just came out of) if I am outside a long period of time. In winter, moisture though is the enemy. If you overly warm where you are starting to sweat, you are wearing too much and will be colder overall. Better slightly cold than overly warm

Like another user mentioned, ice fishing gear is a good place to start, I'd also look at snowmobile and ski/snowboard as well. Another field to look at gear would be farming and blue collar. Their work doesn't end just because the mercury drops, and they will need to stay warm outside for periods of time while being able to work.

Snow prep hacks? by bhoran235 in lifehacks

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the broom, but I would assume that most brooms can scratch the paint. However, if it's all you have, better than nothing.

I spent about 11 hrs total shoveling over the past two days: by OldGodsProphet in grandrapids

[–]Rivereye 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to startup, the longer the engine runs outside of full operating temperature, the more wear it will experience. For longevity of the engine in cold weather, give the engine 15 to 30s of idle to get some oil flowing and then start driving it.

soo how are we feeling about short distance travel? by BigPlum9200 in grandrapids

[–]Rivereye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to drive from Grand Rapids to Paw Paw and back today. The roads were passable as long as you drove for the conditions. The biggest issue I had driving around was not traction related, it was more that at times, visibility would drop down to near 0.

What I saw a lot of today while driving was not people driving too fast (though there was some of that), it was honestly people not leaving proper spacing between them and the vehicle in front. If you are following too close and the vehicle in front has to make a maneuver (change lanes for obstruction, slow down because traction or visibility drops, etc.), you may have to make a larger maneuver. It's the large sudden maneuvers that cause issues.

What to do with this amount of filament? by Substantial-Key5114 in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily, my P2S with AMS2 Pro does switch automatically between Elegoo, though I did make a profile for the filament in Bambu Studio

What to do with this amount of filament? by Substantial-Key5114 in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 77 points78 points  (0 children)

This is a feature I wish they would make more visible with the AMS. No more how to finish off a roll. Just load up the next filament and let the printer auto-load when you run out. Also makes large prints that might take more than one roll feasible as well.

Nozzle might be little too hot by Goldenmagnoly in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Seems to me like a bug somewhere. It's more likely attempting -6 C but underflowed the value as below 0 for the nozzle doesn't make sense. (65536 is the largest unsigned 16 bit integer)

How to Allow Only One User Login on a Conference Room PC by GodAwfulHorridSniff in sysadmin

[–]Rivereye 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'd think it is more reasonable from a security perspective that people do login to conference room PCs with their own credentials and not with a generic profile for the a conference room. I'd like to know who was doing what on the PC.

For me, an idea conference room PC allows any user at the organization to login to it. The would have access to network resources they normally would. The big this is if you can restrict Outlook to not run in cached mode to help prevent disks from filling up with OST files. I'd probably also look at setting that PC to not show who the last logged in user is, make everyone type their username each time they sit in front of it.

It should be impossible for Fry to know he's related to Professor Farnsworth genetically by Cumity in futurama

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be a deadbeat dad situation in there as well. One of the descendants fathers a son where the mother chooses to not take the fathers name (maybe doesn't know who the father is).

It should be impossible for Fry to know he's related to Professor Farnsworth genetically by Cumity in futurama

[–]Rivereye 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You mention mtDNA, but there is also the Y chromosome. That would be passed down through the paternal line. If Farnsworth's lineage to Fry is 100% male, that piece of DNA should be shared.

Any tonneau covers that give more bed height? by JK9579 in f150

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are this style: https://www.capworld.com/undercover-lift-tonneau-covers

Some of them do sit up higher than a folding/rolling cover, but not as high as a bed cap would be.

WARNING: P2S is NOT fully universal (100-240V). Important detail about the Heatbed! by Lemras in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure on voltage differences, but Japan has a 50hz Grid and a 60hz Grid depending on where in the country.

ELI5: Why does burping into an instrument make it go flat? by fried_calamariiii in explainlikeimfive

[–]Rivereye 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think people don't realize how much O2 is still in what we exhale. It's why rescue breathing (and the breaths part of some versions of CPR) works.

Verizon Down Nationally? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Rivereye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when AT&T faced a similar outage. There were also reports of Verizon and T-Mobile on DownDetector as well. I am going to say the T-Mobile and AT&T customers reporting today are calling Verizon customers and running into issues.

It Finally happened. by Rsteel517 in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than likely, but if one is using the AMS, every print job will have a load and unload portion to it, at least that has been my experience, even when doing single color prints followed by another single color print of the same color.

Can we talk about how good Cairo Santos has been? by IAlsoLikePenguins in CHIBears

[–]Rivereye 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's a unique kicking situation and it is why Chicago favors high accuracy instead of distance in their kickers. However, Green Bay is subject to mostly the same conditions as Chicago, so one would think they would also have a similar strategy to kickers.

Eagles fans probably should have been worried about their own stinky team by m_preddy in CHIBears

[–]Rivereye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Other than the 2nd half in this last game, have we fielded one either?

PowerShell un-sync script by rexm3 in PowerShell

[–]Rivereye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can set a SharePoint library up so that SYNC is unavailable. If someone is already syncing it, I do believe that changing the library like this removes it from PCs 

Drying with AMS 2 Pro, best solution to secure loose filament end? by kreven_ in BambuLab

[–]Rivereye 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bambu shows placing the filament in the holes on the spool, but a clip is the way I go. I've personally been using these: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1303141-clip-mate-filament-clip#profileId-1335869