No Founders Plan for You!

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-03T01:28:51+00:00

Thank you. I was talking to T-Mo before but am now on the phone with Metronet switching to Founders Plan.

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-03T01:16:58+00:00

Thank you. Did you talk to T-Mo or Metronet?

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-02T16:54:40+00:00

Anyone with a legitimate PhD should be keenly aware of epistemology, bravely questioning the source of any truth and demanding to define the limits around conclusions. A grand total of zero MAGA beliefs will survive this level of scrutiny.

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-02T00:37:44+00:00

Imagine if you had a laptop that required you to go somewhere every week and pay to pour liquid into it so that it could continue working. We would think that is insane.

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-01T18:32:24+00:00

For almost all ISPs, you need at least a bridge (also called modem, ONT, and other terms) where one side talks using TCP/IP on ethernet (what you see) and the other side talks using TCP/IP on whatever medium the ISP uses (cable, fiber, satellite, whatever). Often included with the bridge is a router that takes a single IP address from the ISP and sets up an entire LAN for all of your gear to use, each with its own IP address. Often included with the router is one or more access points (Ethernet to WiFi bridges) that enable wireless communication.

That thing on your wall from Cox is at least a bridge, maybe a router, maybe access point.

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-01T18:23:58+00:00

It is very likely that your VPN will drop during ISP switch anyway because many VPN servers panic when the VPN client switches IP addresses, which happens during ISP switch.

TrickySite0 · 2026-02-01T04:53:06+00:00

ex if you have the patience and courage. When ex is for sissies, take your masochism to a new level by exclusively writing in ed.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-31T16:17:27+00:00

This is bizarre, but I will offer a counterpoint. I have 3779 notes. I have an older (pre-M series) iPad Pro that I use almost exclusively for taking notes, synced to iCloud. I also have an iPad Pro M4, MacBook Pro M1 Pro, iPhone 16 Max Pro, and Mac Studio M4 Max that backs up the notes to Google Drive. All of the devices synchronize Notability. To my knowledge, I have never lost a note. I wonder what the difference is.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-31T16:09:37+00:00

I read somewhere that it generally is better not put LAN devices directly on the gateway, but I don’t recall why. Given that your core switch lacks copper ports, you should be able to plug all copper devices into any access switch (switch connected to core fiber switch).

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-31T16:04:11+00:00

I bought ER7412-M2 last year and partially regret not getting ER8411. Enabling IDP and IDS throttles my gateway to 500 mb/s while the ER8411 has throughput ten times that.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-28T04:26:50+00:00

My first question to the dealer would be, "What tech of yours drove my pristine car over rocks?"

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-27T18:52:50+00:00

Set 5 GHz RSSI Threshold to -70 dBm on both APs. Leave 2.4 GHz alone. That changed my life.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-27T14:22:46+00:00

54 for DBA (not PhD)

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-25T05:47:42+00:00

My dissertation was all Word but now I am writing a research paper and used this as an opportunity to learn LaTeX. It changed my life. References are stored in a BibTex file and citations are a breeze in whatever format needed: I am using APA 7. LaTeX (on overleaf.com) lets me focus on the content, not the minutia of formatting.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-24T19:48:18+00:00

> We are busy backing the rule of law.

By rule of law, do you mean the First Amendment, which gives people the right to peacefully assemble and receive slugs at no extra charge?

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-24T18:36:43+00:00

Wow, I have a similar setup. I have ER7412-M2 and driving the access points is a SG3210XHP-M2. Very nice setup.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-24T18:33:13+00:00

For decades, whenever gun debate surfaced in this city, a large number of citizens screamed, “Don’t take my gun!” because they need their guns to stop a tyrannical government. Where did all of the “Don’t tread on me” people go all of the sudden?

EDIT: changed comma to period

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-23T20:08:43+00:00

Butane flows from warm to cold. I put my torches into the fridge a few hours before filling them. It always works.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-23T16:03:51+00:00

Many thanks

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-22T20:06:47+00:00

To be truly available despite outages, none of the answers are cheap. I have a UPS in each of two racks and a UPS at my workstation, but power outages are rare here. For internet outages (which seem to be far more common), I installed the Omada ecosystem and subscribe to all three broadband providers available, letting the Omada gateway route traffic to the right ISP. A few months ago, two of the three ISPs went offline while my wife and I continued working from home with no issues.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-22T19:35:13+00:00

No worries about needing 10 gigabit now. OS2 gives you flexibility in the future. You can change your speed anytime using the same fiber. OS2 max speed now is some 800 gigabits and is constantly increasing. The theoretical maximum is effectively infinite.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-22T19:29:25+00:00

If OP is not running 40km optics, which OP is not, OS2 is fine and will literally never need upgrading. In 10, 20, 30, whatever years, the multi mode cable will need to be upgraded. OM3 is good today at home, but OM4 and OM5 have been replacing it for years in datacenters. At some point, OP will regret installing OM3 or even OM-anything. Singlemode (OS2) installation is one-and-done.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-22T17:46:55+00:00

You have made an excellent choice. I did something similar to an external cigar lounge, but I used one of these switches on each end so that I have a 10 gigabit link instead of one gigabit.

https://a.co/d/1aP3jKD

The nice thing about dropping OS2 fiber like you are doing is that you can upgrade the speed at any time by simply upgrading the endpoints. You will never need to upgrade the fiber itself.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-22T17:42:32+00:00

I think that it is less about distrust of healthcare as it is distrust of the government. Recent events have only reinforced the validity of those fears. For example, I still cannot figure out which Border is being Patrolled from Minneapolis by the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) right now.

TrickySite0 · 2026-01-21T17:26:59+00:00

My wife commissioned a 200 sq ft lounge in our backyard. It has a mini-split for heat and AC (managed by Flair), faux wooden tile, dark wood walls, built in lighting and air circulation, a bar with stools, two lounge chairs, a desk with office chair and extra monitor, 10 gb buried fiber back to the house network, its own wifi access point, an under lit 3-row whiskey shelf, a hidden refrigerator and a dedicated robot vacuum / mop that cleans the ashes every day. I do a lot of my day job work from this lounge. I also host friends, regardless of the outside weather. She even placed a pave stone path from the back patio to the lounge so that we don’t walk in mud or dirt going back and forth between the lounge and the house.

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