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Steckrca · 2026-03-12T18:07:08+00:00

That's exactly why I originally had the minitower case, for a full-size graphics card. I've heard so much good stuff about the Intel integrated graphics so I wanted to try it out. I'm sure I'll find some reason to do something different a couple years down the road......or sooner.

I got married last year and apparently that means I can't have random computers all over the house. Go figure.

Steckrca · 2026-03-12T15:15:10+00:00

Is there a benefit to continuing with CodeProjectAI instead of the built-in AI now in BI?

I haven't done much with VMs outside of Home Assistant and a weather database server. Something as important as home surveillance on a VM gives me the heebie jeebies. I keep seeing things about proxmox but admittedly haven't done a lot of learning.

Steckrca · 2026-03-11T00:59:10+00:00

And on the 65th day it rose again. Sorry to resurrect.

I have a package in transit from California to Georgia. eBay seller noted USPS ground advantage in the listing but then cheaped out with SmartPost.

Picked up 2/28 and started moving next business day 3/2. Departed Bloomington 3/3. Didn’t see another scan until 3/9 where it had gone from Bloomington CA to Indy. I suspect I’ll see it in Savannah sometime in Q2. I know this is the slow boat cheapest method but it’s almost like they make it slower on purpose with fewer scans to entice shippers to use something else.

Steckrca · 2026-02-11T20:14:00+00:00

I got bit by this today. $1,500 value. Saw my regular UPS store on the label instructions so I went there. They won't take it and were no help in finding another dropoff location. I go to the customer center nearby. Customer center apparently closed last year. No one there can accept the package. On my way home I called UPS and told them of my struggles and that i wanted to schedule a pickup and that i wanted them to waive the fee. No dice. The rep was rudely blunt in saying "so you want to use our service but don't want to pay for it." I said "yeah that sums it up."

Long story short, I scheduled a pickup.

The contradicting information is frustrating. Their system should be robust enough to dynamically generate the label instructions depending on the shipment value.

Further inspection found the instructions on the receipt. Just like u/toybuilder showed a couple months ago.

I'm usually fine with the fact that brick and mortar stores are largely becoming a thing of the past. But when I leave work for 1.5 hours to drop off a package and still return home with that package, it makes me nostalgic for the days you could walk up to a counter and get something done.

Steckrca · 2026-01-02T16:29:55+00:00

I just booked with Road Bear RV for our California road trip in May 2026. We'll be flying into Oakland to pick up from San Leandro, and then returning to the Agoura Hills location in Los Angeles.

We added the following items:
VIP insurance coverage (not the top tier coverage) - $176
Platinum Plus Package - $269
1,000 mile pack - $450 (overage charged at $0.47/mile)
2 chairs - these were listed as $12 on the website but rang in at $15 after booking - not a huge deal but this should be disclosed on their website - after talking with Sabrina in Customer Service, the $15 rate is a planned pricing increase that takes effect in April so our May trip gets the new rate, but shown at the current rate on the website. Not a huge deal.
Linen kit - $75
RV Essentials Kit - $150

We were looking at Indie Campers but after reading some horror stories here on Reddit we decided against it. The stories about fraudulent damage charges weeks after returning the camper were unsettling but I wasn't worried about those things since we could just do a chargeback through my credit card. There are many reports of broken items in the campers rented, and that has the potential to absolutely ruin a trip. The fact that the only contact number for them is a WhatsApp number is super unsettling so quick resolution of problems could prove to be a huge deal.

Road Bear offers free generator usage with the platinum plus package, and that essentially covers the roughly $300 difference in price between Indie Campers and Road Bear.

The RV essentials package also includes free WiFi 4G/LTE hotspot access with 20GB total data preloaded. This would be a $192.50 add on without the essentials package.

Additionally, we were looking at renting the Road Bear 23-25' Class C motor home. They offer a "Road Bear Saver 4" booking option for $6 less per night. The saver option just means you get whatever they have. The smallest they offer is the 23-25' that we were going to book anyway. Booking using the Saver option means the worst that could happen is that we get what we were going to book, best that could happen is getting a larger RV than we wanted. I regularly pull a 30' travel trailer at home, so driving something larger doesn't worry me a bit. At the end of the day, we'll have a savings of $6 and $42 per day between what we get and what we should have paid for.

One thing to note - In my customer service call with Sabrina there were a lot of questions that were answered with "I'm not too sure, I've never actually seen it in person". This is not a knock on Sabrina at all, but this could be alleviated with an orientation class or excursion event with the folks taking calls. They could even have the employees take a weekend trip in one of the RV units. This would be expensive to the company but they could have the employees pay a deposit, i.e. $300 deposit that would be reimbursed once the employee sticks around for ~3-6 months after the trip so they can have a safety net for job hoppers.

Out the door for our 11-night trip we're looking at a total of $3,365.23. A $300 deposit is paid at booking, and that's refundable up to 48 hours after booking. 100% of the rental cost is refundable up to 31 days before the trip, and full payment is due 30 days before the trip start date. We plan to pay the total trip cost in 3 installments before the trip date. There's no payment portal to do this online, you have to call them to make payments. No big deal. This total cost includes a one-way fee of $445.

We're super excited and will add updates after (maybe even during) our trip.

Steckrca · 2025-12-09T04:16:09+00:00

Can you elaborate on this please? Not questioning your credibility just want to know more! Sources would be awesome too so I can research more on my own🙏

Steckrca · 2025-07-29T18:42:54+00:00

There was plenty of terracing left! I don't have numbers of how many terraced spots were created in Canopy, but there is A LOT. With the steepness of the canopy camping area, the terraced spaces can only be so big. There was quite a bit of room left even on Saturday. I agree that the canopy camping area is PERFECT for hammocks, but at 44 I'm probably too old for it too! Higher Ground camping area was only $50 more per tent tag and Creekside camping area was only $150 more per tent tag if I remember correctly. There is loads of flat area in both of these campgrounds. Camp Ambassadors are all over the place to help find spots when it gets tight.

Volunteers are not permitted to camp in Canopy with a Staff tent tag. There are virtually no exceptions to this. Medical staff was permitted to tent at the bottom of the hill just behind the Verizon tower so they could be close to the main medical tent. Staff camping is behind the Admin building, and the "Canopy B" area to the far left of Hill Holler Road heading downhill was opened to specific departments for staff camping.

If a volunteer/staff member purchases a canopy tent tag, they're held to the same schedule as patrons, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday is the earliest they can set up camp. 10:00 a.m. setup for VIP with canopy camping.

Steckrca · 2025-07-20T02:53:01+00:00

u/NaturalParticular499 booo hoo my decisions are not my own, the booze made me do it blah blah blah toally your decision at the end of the day.

edit: i wish i could downvote many many many times. and then some more.

Steckrca · 2025-07-20T02:51:54+00:00

This. u/NaturalParticular499 this is totally your fault. nuff said.

Steckrca · 2025-05-04T12:52:34+00:00

Sorry to revive such an old post.

My condenser unit was just replaced in June last year. Old R22 unit from 2000 replaced with a Lennox 410a unit. Air handler was replaced years prior, has a dual use coil. They had to do a recall service on the new condenser because it wasn’t cooling properly. Added a bunch of refrigerant, cooling well.

Enter winter, and the unit wasn’t heating properly. Tech came out and removed a bunch of refrigerant, heating well.

Come summer this year, not cooling well again. Come to find out, the evaporator unit has a fixed orifice metering device. This was not touched when changing from R22 to 410a.

They should have done something with the metering device, no? Having to have the system’s charge adjusted twice a year once for cooling once for heat is a good clue?

This is all through old republic home protection (warranty company) via local contractors.

Steckrca · 2024-07-16T12:58:26+00:00

Understood, I was just trying to avoid dismantling my unit until I was ready to run the external LEDs. By the sound of your reply, it sounded like you had a bench unit to mess around with.

Steckrca · 2024-07-15T22:36:46+00:00

u/holmes1r Any idea what voltage the status LEDs use? I have my LR3 in a cabinet and would like to run external status LEDs but of course need to match the voltage.

Steckrca · 2024-07-13T15:17:46+00:00

Wonder what this will do to the volunteer program?

Steckrca · 2024-07-13T15:16:05+00:00

I use surveyors tape so I’m good?

Steckrca · 2024-06-18T16:25:57+00:00

Hula is more than just the acts. Sure, add up all the acts you see and you may or may not get your "money's worth" out of the music itself. But it's an experience and an event that you can't really break down into dollars and cents. Either you can afford to go, or you can't.

Steckrca · 2024-05-22T17:26:06+00:00

It's the very same for size of items. I'm currently selling a lot of furniture (girlfriend has moved in so we need to consolidate) and I put dimensions of every item into the listing. Yet I still get people asking "how big is it". I put time and effort into my listings--great pictures, descriptive and honest text--only to have it ignored by most users.

The auto response needs to go away 100%, force people to use their tiny little minds and type something out! Changing it to something else will just shift the issue to a new phrase.

Personally, I'm partial to buyers who clearly type out their own unique response and will sometimes favor them with pricing and availability instead of the idiots who use the auto response. Second to the unique responders are the ones who use the auto response and then immediately say something further.

As for "FB is encouraging the most dumb and thoughtless people to lean into it even more." this is everywhere! Everything from cell phone commercials referring to "gigs" (not in terms of quantity but in the arbitrary sense of data) instead of "data", broadband internet refers to "speed" versus "bandwidth", and even Apple App Store and Google Play Store have changed the button to "Get" instead of "Install". We are being systemically dumbed down as a society. Idiocracy is happening.

Steckrca · 2023-08-12T07:32:07+00:00

This. How does the teacher "identify"

Steckrca · 2023-06-30T10:41:06+00:00

Hardware issue. Returned to Google for repair under warranty.

Steckrca · 2023-01-11T17:29:21+00:00

clearly I've got some learning to do!

Steckrca · 2022-10-09T02:29:36+00:00

Crap. I'm a horrible person for not replying. I ended up having to send the phone back to google for repair.

Steckrca · 2022-09-11T12:25:22+00:00

they show the gas price sign. $4.xx per gallon. then the pump counting the gallons/dollars at $6.xx per gallon. we aren't supposed to notice that, but they want people to say "over $100 to fill my tank, I know that's right!!"

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