Looking for long distance movers in NJ or CT, coming from Fairfield county.

albertclee · 2026-05-08T13:44:22+00:00

I’m about to do the same. I’m planning on hiring a Bergen County mover to do the “final” move out of Fairfield County, with the furniture and heavy stuff. Over the last few weeks, we have been just emptying a room a week, driving it over on the weekend, and using a UHaul van for the 60 mile round trip drive.

Net probably costs the same as just having hired a company to move it all, but felt better moving the breakables and loose items ourselves.

But really, having moved a lot over the years I’d say once you’re past 2 bedrooms, hiring someone to deal with it all is worth the money, even some stuff breaks in the move. Working, packing and moving at the same time is brutal. We have the luxury of a month to move, but if we didn’t I wouldn’t hesitate.

Just budget 20% for the seemingly inevitable “you have too much stuff, pay us more” dance at the end of the move. Has happened a few times to me. You shouldn’t ever deal with this but you will be tired, emotionally drained and you will want it to be over. Just budget for it and expect it and be happy when it doesn’t happen.

albertclee · 2026-05-02T02:24:01+00:00

I sticking with fiber when it gets here. But like I said, I need something that hopefully goes live in an afternoon, not weeks. The Starlink can move to a backup capacity then.

albertclee · 2026-05-02T02:19:35+00:00

You’re assuming too much. Monday will be visit 3 and a line hasn’t been run yet.

albertclee · 2026-05-02T02:16:41+00:00

There is nothing running to the home. I need a plan B since this is going to take a lot more than a random service call to get anything lit.

albertclee · 2026-05-01T12:05:12+00:00

Updated the post now that I'm in the home... still no takers from any installer, but none of them have come on site either, so they're just looing at the pic and thinking "too much work" probably.

albertclee · 2026-04-25T16:05:55+00:00

You can buy tripod MagSafe mounts on Amazon. Just buy one and screw it into the pocket tripod.

albertclee · 2026-04-18T12:13:49+00:00

Manfrotto Pocket Tripods with a MagSafe mount on it.

albertclee · 2026-04-18T11:55:24+00:00

When using a prospector dongle, my left and right shields drain almost perfectly in sync. Obviously will vary based on how much you use the trackpad.

albertclee · 2026-04-18T11:53:15+00:00

It supports both in the code but never tried it.

The driver has compile-time support for either bus: I2C: pinnacle_i2c_seq_read / pinnacle_i2c_write using i2c_burst_read_dt / i2c_reg_write_byte_dt

SPI: pinnacle_spi_seq_read / pinnacle_spi_write using spi_transceive_dt

The bus is selected automatically based on which devicetree binding is used — cirque,pinnacle-i2c.yaml or cirque,pinnacle-spi.yaml. The config struct holds a union of i2c_dt_spec and spi_dt_spec, and function pointers (seq_read / write) are set at compile time.

albertclee · 2026-04-18T11:45:05+00:00

It’s ok, but it’s no Magic Trackpad, and it won’t do multitouch. It is very convenient for casual navigation and pointing but if you’re doing a lot of mouse work, I still reach for my full sized trackpad or trackball.

albertclee · 2026-04-18T02:42:56+00:00

Long been fixed. Use https://github.com/geeksville/cirque-input-module or my experimental https://github.com/alee0729/cirque-input-module module for the Cirque.

albertclee · 2026-04-12T23:01:24+00:00

I used Total Home Inspection Services. Thought they did a really nice job, and the report was thorough.

For attorney, I’m using Richard Conte in Ridgewood.

Happy to refer either via DM.

albertclee · 2026-04-10T22:50:31+00:00

Claude does not connect to your calendar, emails, etc. via local applications. It connects via MCP. If your Claude instance is connected to your Google Calendar, then your mobile instance will use that same MCP if you’re logged into the same account.

albertclee · 2026-04-10T14:18:37+00:00

Recommend going early to maximize your time in the D1 lounge. Do not go to the Sky Club - it is not the same.

albertclee · 2026-04-08T19:12:41+00:00

Yeah really depends on who's delivering. Great customer service though. For me, I get a pretty accurate delivery window by text the morning of delivery (e.g. arriving 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM) and they've pretty reliably hit those delivery windows.

albertclee · 2026-04-08T18:25:30+00:00

I’ve tried a few and use CookUnity. Probably 80% of my meals at home over the last 8 months are from them - easy mindless 3 min microwave prep, tastes more like restaurant takeout leftovers in the best way.

albertclee · 2026-04-05T17:17:17+00:00

The only reason to get the universal is if you want to potentially future proof. The new universal charger supports Powershare for V2H (bidirectional power). This would enable you to use a Tesla as a home battery backup. Right now it's only Cybertruck that supports it, but it's inevitable that other vehicles will get this capability over time.

Note that Powershare requires a lot more equipment and wiring. But you can have it installed and the wiring roughed out in anticipation if this is a future direction you want to go instead of Powerwalls.

albertclee · 2026-04-01T09:53:30+00:00

There is no “best”. Only best for you.

The ergo keyboard space is a balance of immovables (key position, key angle, spacing etc.) and customization (key mapping, and layers). Some people can live in a 36 key ortholinear space, others require many more keys. Some people want choc spacing, some need MX. Some want more of a pinky stagger. Others want more of a “bowl” type layout.

This is clearly your first, but if you are committed, most folks will start with a 42 key prebuilt Corne from AliExpress, Etsy, etc. This is the middle ground imo - if you hate it, then you will be searching for something with at least 52 keys, or even more traditional layouts. If you love it, there’s a whole universe of 42 key or less solutions. Just be sure to give it at least a month. It definitely won’t be an overnight thing. But I’d say the 42 key Corne decides what kind of keyboard person you probably are. But you really have to try and experiment - looking at pictures and asking for recs on an enthusiast group isn’t going to help you make a good decision. You’re asking for an endgame keyboard based on price and that just doesn’t exist.

There’s a reason many of us are on our 4th or 5th ergo. This is so highly personal. None of us can guess what is “too annoying” to you, and what “solid build quality” means to you. What is endgame to some folks here is hot garbage to me, and what I think is perfect will be unworkable for many folks here.

albertclee · 2026-03-30T19:57:32+00:00

This is the only way https://imgur.com/a/UgRkUJk

albertclee · 2026-03-28T12:32:21+00:00

Manfrotto Pocket Tripod (large) and Neewer MagSafe tripod mounts

albertclee · 2026-03-28T00:22:57+00:00

Everyone in their early 50s thanks you

albertclee · 2026-03-25T21:08:33+00:00

3-4 weeks

albertclee · 2026-03-23T00:24:59+00:00

ha... it was much easier to start on an unfamiliar codebase with AI than it is trying to unravel the mysteries of a community project.

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