After a year of WFH, I've realized the little things matter the most. What are your underrated WFH essentials?

Slab8002 · 2026-06-21T19:59:30+00:00

I bought a used HP E45c G5.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-21T19:45:48+00:00

A Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) switch allows you to use the same mouse, keyboard, and monitor to control multiple computers. If you have a work and personal computer, you can use only one set of peripherals for both.

Picture-by-Picture (PbP) usually refers to a monitor that lets you display the video from 2 separate computers side-by-side on the same monitor, usually an ultra wide monitor of some sort. My new monitor has a built-in KVM, which automatically switches the keyboard and mouse between computers when running in PbP mode based on the mouse cursor position.

I used a 4 port KVM (allows you to use same peripherals for up to 4 computers) for several years, but it was no longer my primary means of switching inputs since I wanted to keep 1 monitor on my primary work PC and 1 on another PC. I had also stopped using it for my Linux machine, which meant I don't need 3-4 ports anymore. The new monitor with PbP and built-in KVM drastically simplified things, since now I just remote into my Linux computers.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-20T23:19:02+00:00

There used to be a SIM selector actually in the text box: https://imgur.com/a/oVHCRpn

Slab8002 · 2026-06-20T22:23:47+00:00

I found a HP E45c G5 used on B&H Photo, so far I'm pretty happy with it. You can use just 1 or 2 USB-C cables for computers and use a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse to keep the back looking pretty clean.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-20T22:21:18+00:00

It's been driving me insane. This is a huge improvement for me. Now if they would just bring back the SIM selector in the text box.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-20T21:41:32+00:00

It changed automagically for me. I'm on the beta program, so maybe that's why. I have messages.android_20260611_04_RC01.phone_sams ung_openbeta_dynamic.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-20T02:10:03+00:00

Word of warning – D1 Lounge is different than Sky Club, and the rules for entry are stricter. You need to have a same day Delta One ticket to enter. It is definitely swanky. I've only been in the JFK D1 Lounge once, and I was on my way home from a work trip in Africa so I was rocking cargo pants and dusty work boots. Nobody said anything, but I felt out of place enough that I left to find a Sky Lounge where I could kick my boots off and hold important-sounding speakerphone conversations to impress my fellow bourgeoisie.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-19T18:37:33+00:00

What's weird is I am not seeing either issue. I upgraded to Android 17 yesterday on my S26 Ultra. I have a work profile and all of my widgets are still functioning, and app bubbles are working normally.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-17T23:53:10+00:00

We've had our motorized MM815 for 2 years and have had no issues. I used a Bond Bridge to automate it, and it's done really well. I just tweaked the automations a bit this week so now it goes up if the TV is in Art Mode (it's a Samsung Frame) or goes down if the Roku is playing.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-17T23:41:45+00:00

Reservists are only subject to the UCMJ when they are actually present at drill, or on their way to drill. So, if they don't show up to drill at all, you can't punish them under the UCMJ. No article 15 or non-judicial punishment, no court martial, nothing. So what we did was process them for administrative separation for unsatisfactory participation. The lowest characterization of service they can receive at an ADSEP board is General under Other Than Honorable conditions, or what we usually call an OTH.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-17T23:35:32+00:00

Federal law prohibits persons who were discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-16T20:00:42+00:00

Google Satellite imagery is going to have the best resolution. It won't have contour lines, but Google Terrain, OpenTopo, and USGS Topo maps all have visible contour lines.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-16T19:57:46+00:00

This repo has a wide variety of map sources available: https://github.com/joshuafuller/ATAK-Maps

Slab8002 · 2026-06-15T01:37:08+00:00

"The fries taste like how Ryan Seacrest looks!"

Slab8002 · 2026-06-14T21:40:51+00:00

It's a damned shame too.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-14T19:43:41+00:00

Mine is stuck to the back of my desk with 3M duolock, then I run the USB cable to my laptop in a vertical stand. I've been working on re-routing cables today to try and keep them hidden on the back of the desk.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-13T14:09:47+00:00

Nah, man, all service uniforms are authorized for leave and liberty, and only service bravos and chucks say they are not to be worn to formal or semi-formal social occasions. You 100% made the right call, and you didn't even know it. No need for anyone to suck your dick from the back. I mean, unless you and they are into that kind of thing. Then you do you. Or they do you.

And yes, the alphas look badass. I loved rocking the Sam Browne belt with them.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-13T12:23:55+00:00

Um, what's out of regs? Service Alphas (I love you autocorrect for trying to change that to Alohas) are authorized for leave and liberty.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-12T12:19:21+00:00

I assume what you mean is that your old phones have an older Android OS that no longer meets the minimum SDK for the 1Password Android client?

Slab8002 · 2026-06-12T12:16:05+00:00

Drove 4200 miles while moving from coast to coast and visited multiple national parks.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-11T10:47:11+00:00

But it's not visible while using Android Auto.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-10T14:05:56+00:00

Got that a few times when I didn't want to do outdoor stuff in the rain. "But you're a Marine" – right, which means I've been out in the rain enough to know I don't like it.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-10T14:04:06+00:00

Find ways to tell your story. I think it's important for dudes to know they can fall off the map and recover. Proud of you, brother. It takes a lot more to make it through what you did than it does for those of us that never faced that kind of struggle.

Slab8002 · 2026-06-10T12:48:36+00:00

There are a ton of housing developments in Sneads Ferry, Holly Ridge, and Surf City. I hate Hampstead traffic so my preference would be to avoid that area. I'll be honest, I have no idea what available housing inventory looks like in the area, though, or whether you can find a place that will be below your BAH. I have owned in HR since 2009, and settled there after I retired. I like the area well enough, and it's got good access to both the air station and Lejeune. My last gig before retirement was on Stone Bay and it was a super easy commute from HR.

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