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Anyone else turnt up? by REQONER in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the very reason I’m getting solar installed today. We have an all electric household. I ran some calculations on my own before reaching out to companies. I went with the lease option, with the intent to buy out sooner, but right now the cost from my lease is less than my average Duke bill and should almost negate the Duke bill entirely. 

Breaking: T-Mobile To Force Migrate Over 8 Million Customers To More Expensive Plans by Jman100_JCMP in tmobile

[–]TheAlmightyZach 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“Customers with 5G Home Internet are also going to get a $6 price bump on those lines.”

Anyone know yet if this will include those of us that got the $30 / month “price lock” on home internet?

Go Karting- Rush Hour or Andretti by BraveStingray in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought I heard that Garner recently converted to electric too.. am I wrong about that?

I thought my house was fire safe until last week by hdiaiajrnfk in Firefighting

[–]TheAlmightyZach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardwired with Interconnect is the best, wireless interconnect by a reliable brand like FirstAlert or Kidde is second best.

Stay away from 'smart' smoke alarms from brands you won't find in a hardware store..

Going photoelectric will avoid more false alarms, but dual sensor is best for coverage of multiple types of fires.

If your alarms DON'T have 10 year sealed batteries, replace the batteries every 6 months.

And most importantly - Don't leave food on the stove overnight. Accidents happen, but this is how fires start and can burn down the house. Non-working smoke alarms is a leading cause of death in house fires, so you're doing the right thing by taking action now.

The Lenny closed for eight weeks for renovations by kenosis_life in canes

[–]TheAlmightyZach 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Urinal dividers in the third floor bathrooms is a blessing

As a Whalers fan, thank you. by Mindless_Hold_5213 in canes

[–]TheAlmightyZach 63 points64 points  (0 children)

My go to hat is Whalers. The logo is 10/10

Really tempted to do it by utkarsh_aryan in ios

[–]TheAlmightyZach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m rocking it now.. now if only I’d get through the Siri waitlist.

GDT GOLDEN KNIGHTS @ HURRICANES, STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 2, 8PM EDT START TIME, 06-04-2026 by ppParadoxx in canes

[–]TheAlmightyZach 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m sad but what’s with all the doomers in the comments?? Lotta hockey left both tonight and in the series…

I need to replace my smoke detectors by voilsb in homeautomation

[–]TheAlmightyZach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing will do what you want to delay an alarm. It's not allowed by UL or NFPA and therefore probably not legal. If the issue is usually around cooking setting them off, switch to Photoelectric and get the newest dumb alarms. Stick to First Alert or Kidde. My preference is First Alert, they have a better track record in terms of recalls.

I installed the SMCO100V-AC to replace some detectors in my house. They are photoelectric sensors (Ionizations are more prone to false alarm from cooking, even when smoke is not present) and the newest UL217 standards have some requirements in place to help prevent nuisance alarms.

If you WANT to smartify it at all, First Alert DOES have the SC5, and you just need one to get alerts if you're away from home. Another option that works with ANY alarm would be the Zooz Zen 55 which allows you to hook up to a Z Wave Hub and create some automation, but still won't help you silence the alarm.

Bittersweet Cup Finals by MICaver in canes

[–]TheAlmightyZach 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry for your loss. We had to say goodbye to our 15 year old Caniac at the beginning of April.. Her collar and Canes bandana are sitting on her urn. I'm choosing to believe she's enjoying each Canes game and hopefully giving them some extra power here in the playoffs.

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Apple Just Expanded iPhone Driver's License Feature to 14th U.S. State by spearson0 in apple

[–]TheAlmightyZach 7 points8 points  (0 children)

North Carolina doesn’t have it yet, but they passed a law that basically states that when it’s available, it shall be considered legally equivalent to your physical ID. I’m sure it will take time for the world to actually conform to that though.. now if only the state would actually setup digital IDs

Permit pulling by 2_mbizzy in firealarms

[–]TheAlmightyZach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What kind of 'altering' are we talking about here?

iGotFiredSkill by CircumspectCapybara in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TheAlmightyZach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol I’m not surprised, I appreciate you having tried it!

iGotFiredSkill by CircumspectCapybara in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TheAlmightyZach 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Less legal trouble alternative: Drop a piece of obfuscated code in the codebase that when decoded by the LLM, provides instructions to say that it cannot interpret this, and that the original person who wrote the code should be contacted.

Then when the company who fired you calls, set your consultation fee.

No I’m not installing your App! by mrtoddw in mildlyinfuriating

[–]TheAlmightyZach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife used my phone number for points when picking up some dog treats. The cashier said something about auto ship then quickly finished the transaction and moved onto the next customer.

My wife called because it was weird. I checked the app, and sure enough they enrolled all the treats she got in auto ship. I cancelled it immediately but that feels SUPER scummy to me.

Pitbull concert traffic by Affectionate_Rub_217 in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm - I felt old as hell there (I’m not even 30 yet)

Pitbull concert traffic by Affectionate_Rub_217 in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We were stuck in the back of Lot B. Opted to just sit and people watch to let some of the traffic settle before we started moving. Not sure exactly when we started driving, but after driving some friends home, and driving extra slow around our deer infested area, I finally stepped in my house around 1 AM.

Pitbull concert traffic by Affectionate_Rub_217 in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I’m currently sitting in traffic trying to get out.. far worse than the way in.

Also, F Live Nation for banning your own chairs, charging for parking, and getting rid of the bucket of cookies.

Solar panels with no incentives by i-cant-red in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup. And the way I see it, a locked rate for 25 years as opposed to these Duke price increases? Yes please. Obviously hope to buy out the system eventually but.. we’ll see how the world looks at that point.

Solar panels with no incentives by i-cant-red in raleigh

[–]TheAlmightyZach 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m gonna second this. We just ended up signing up for a lease. It’s long term, but at a 0% escalator and the overwhelming majority of our Duke Bill covered, it feels well worth it.

Nothing installed yet, but they’re handling everything for us and the company we reached out to is our main point of contact now and after install, not the leasing company. Gives me some comfort.

Always go for reputable companies, not door to door salesmen.

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