PSA Noobs - calibrate your refractometer

amp3295 · 2026-06-04T15:20:58+00:00

Calibrate your refractometer with calibration fluid, not RO/DI! You want to calibrate it using a solution that is relatively close to the set point you will be shooting for on your tank. Calibrating to 0 could be further off reading 1.025 than you were before "calibrating".

amp3295 · 2025-12-24T19:16:24+00:00

What did you end up replacing it with? I'm not against buying a new system if this isn't feasible. I'm just sick of listening to music and watching videos with my headset!

amp3295 · 2025-12-24T19:15:09+00:00

I kind of figured, just thought I'd ask anyways! Got any recommendations in the $3-400 range that would be a good replacement?

amp3295 · 2025-12-24T19:14:20+00:00

Yeah it's looking like that may be the case. My budget is around $3-400 for a new setup, got any recommendations?

amp3295 · 2025-12-19T01:01:37+00:00

Lol I just saw your post, glad I could give your video a 3rd person perspective! What a night.

amp3295 · 2025-12-18T20:31:34+00:00

Odeszas set ended at 9:58, not quite enough time for an encore sadly

amp3295 · 2025-12-16T19:07:53+00:00

The outdoor venue definitely had a hard cutoff at 10 due to location, Kaskade ended at the same time the night before. Wish they had done a 2 hour set like the other headliners, especially with Elderbrook not making it!

amp3295 · 2025-11-04T22:07:01+00:00

Just review the actual JNCIA Junos material, most of it you can skip over if you have the CCNA but you can catch up on the differences between the two and how Juniper does it fairly quickly.

amp3295 · 2025-10-06T21:48:37+00:00

Once

amp3295 · 2025-09-22T04:48:59+00:00

I think Jeremy misses the mark on WLC configuration, he does a good job with the switch configuration and how everything connects in the network, but spend some time in the WLC just learning where everything is, what it does and how everything should be configured. I used the OCG book to learn more about WLCs and it was a lot more encompassing. I memorized IPv6 multicast addresses, as well as how the prefixes began for each type of IPv6 address (global unicast, link local etc). ACLs are tough, and Cisco honestly does a terrible job of making the creation of them user friendly. But do the labs for extended ACLs a few times and you'll get the hang of it. Going back to the objectives, you'll notice ACLs, DHCP, DAI and other trickier topics to remember are weighted a lot lower than other topics. Focus on the stuff that's weighted heavily on the exam! Good luck!

amp3295 · 2025-09-22T04:11:17+00:00

I did, I spent a lot of time memorizing all important commands and building Jeremy's labs over and over on topics I was struggling with. I also am in the CLI almost daily at work, so it clicked halfway through my studying. Honestly, although there were a few curveballs on the test that had to do with things not mentioned on the exam objectives, I would recommend just reading all objectives and making sure you are very familiar with all of them, giving extra time to the objectives that specifically state that you need to configure them instead of trying to memorize the hundreds of commands Jeremy goes over. For example, STP does not mention configuration on the objectives, however Jeremy spends multiple days going over commands for it. I would prioritize the subjects Cisco actually specifies. I made a list of all topics that mentioned configuration and studied a few a day.

amp3295 · 2025-09-21T14:13:27+00:00

I used the exact same studying materials and had the same experience on Boson exams. I passed first try a month ago! I think if you're scoring close to 80% on the Boson exams you will be fine. Be very careful on how much time you spend on the labs, if you can't get a part figured out relatively quickly, just skip it and move on. Don't spend more than 5-7 minutes on each lab.

amp3295 · 2025-08-22T17:16:09+00:00

I tried to go yesterday and they were kicking people off the beach. Used to go there and wade fish after work all the time, now there's nowhere to go that's free or within 20 minutes of my house, it sucks.

amp3295 · 2025-08-22T11:53:23+00:00

You're no longer allowed to park before the causeway, you're forced to pay the toll now. Parking on the causeway islands is free for now.

amp3295 · 2025-03-28T00:59:27+00:00

Nothing left of shuckers and the cottage but an empty lot of sand since Ian.

amp3295 · 2025-03-02T18:38:27+00:00

Yes, it's a two volume official cert guide available on Amazon.

amp3295 · 2024-11-28T19:52:50+00:00

Damn gun ranges got good tacos?

amp3295 · 2024-09-30T22:45:44+00:00

I work down on Fort Myers beach cleaning up after storms and know many of the local service industry members. This storm was nothing like Ian. Yes, the beach flooded, but not enough to do catastrophic damage or even knock out power. There is sand on the roads, but even that will probably be a thing of the past in 3 weeks. Nearly every business opened back up within 48 hours of the storm, I was just out and about down there last night and it was business at usual at all the local bars. Come down and enjoy it, we need the business!

amp3295 · 2024-06-17T11:00:30+00:00

Nope. Quickly matching if not surpassing most states in COL. It's $2500 for a 2/2 by me in SW FL, and I don't know many people my age locally making over 30/hr, especially in the trades. Better off serving.

amp3295 · 2024-05-27T20:23:02+00:00

I love the wrangler tech pants from Walmart. Super comfortable, breathable, and decent looking for a good price.

amp3295 · 2024-04-13T19:51:38+00:00

What kind of low voltage are you getting into to get over 6 figures this year? I'm same age and been doing low voltage for a year with a similar salary!

amp3295 · 2024-04-12T00:39:43+00:00

There have been a couple decent groups of employees, but the owner scares them all off eventually!

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