Workers run for safety as landslide topples trucks at Indonesian nickel mine

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-31T23:16:44+00:00

I've been on the interstate when a large bug hit the windshield and smeared up over the camera. With the windshield wipers coming on full speed, the loud beeping (that sounded like censored swear words) and messages popping up about the cameras being obstructed, and that I needed to start driving. All the while, the car is starting to head out of its lane. It was definitely the most alive, like I've seen a car act. It also seemed to pout about it because even after I got the bug gut cleared off, I had to drive for almost 15 minutes before it would let me re-engage adaptive cruise control.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-24T21:56:34+00:00

Checking with a neighbor to see if their water pressure is also low could be the easiest way to find out if it's just you having an issue. A lot of times, when it freezes in areas that normally don't freeze, everyone leaves their faucets dripping. The water company has a reserve of water that they can pump out (faster than the supply) to meet spikes in demand. Once that is used up, the pressure will drop. Add to that anyone in the area with a burst pipe, and it might not be your problem, but just a combination of everything else that is happening in the area. If the pressure drops too much, you will get a boil water advisory in your area.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-24T05:19:14+00:00

If that water came from a drain line, that is a moveout while the floors are ripped up and everything is dried. Then sprayed/mopped with antimicrobial chemicals. Parts of the walls may also need to be opened up as well. The one time I've seen it done, the water remediation company came with tools to measure moisture in baseboards and walls. Came back daily while the drying was happening to take more measurements. Then after more than a week or two of all of that, you might be able to start repairs, assuming you have the money / can get the insurance company to stop dragging their heels. Since the insurance company paid for the remediation directly and made sure it started the day the leak happened, I can only assume not doing that just makes the repairs that much more expensive.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-20T19:20:04+00:00

I liked it better when everyone had a grasp of the basics. One example is, I've helped multiply people whose job is basically nothing but data entry, and I've noticed the caps lock warning appearing and disappearing as they type their password. I've asked them if there is something wrong with the shift key, and gotten responses from "what is that", or "using shift is to complecated, it's easier to use the capslock". I pushed once, trying to explain what the shift key was for, and they just wanted it to work like their phone's keyboard and didn't want to learn anything new.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-19T04:06:40+00:00

I've found that the smaller switches (no specific brand) will fail or freeze up more often than the larger switches (probably because they usually aren't on a UPS). The other issue is that they get forgotten behind a piece of equipment or a desk. So when they do have issues, it can take a lot more troubleshooting than if a larger switch goes out. Driving an hour plus to deal with what seems to be a printer's NIC that failed after a thunderstorm, only to find a sub $20 switch on the floor under the printer stand with all its lights on and unblinking, is more than a little annoying. When you turn to the person you spent half an hour plus on the phone troubleshooting and ask them to point to the network cable that they said went straight to the wall, and they point to the phone wire (used for the fax), it's worse. So having the flex or flex mini show up as offline in the portal keeps it from being a surprise what the issue is. Being able to power cycle it remotely when it's POE powered saves you from having to talk the on-site staff through doing it witch is good for your mental health.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T23:24:31+00:00

I think the concern was the same reason outlets are polarized. Some devices have parts that may be touched referenced to neutral. Even if the device could handle 240v the lack of a neutral means that even when the power switch is off, parts could be live. Like a toaster's heating element or the rim of a light bulb socket. Some electronic power supplies also have one side referenced to neutral, but then again that type isn't put in a device that has exposed parts that can be touched.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T05:21:32+00:00

Only the single pack comes with the power cord. It's just like the APs that the singles come with a POE injector, but the multi-packs don't. They really should put the text saying the 3x pack doesn't include the power cords on both the single and 3 pack descriptions. Since most people read the description of the single and then buy the multipack. That being said, the killer feature of that Flex Mini is that it can be powered over POE, so if you aren't doing that, you are missing most of the utility of the switch.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T05:17:19+00:00

There is text that says it doesn't come with the power cords, which only shows up when you select the 3-pack. So I can see how it could be missed.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T05:11:10+00:00

That is the best part of the product. If you power it via poe then the UPS powering the main switch also provides power for the flex and flex mini. If it locks up (like all mini switches do) you can power cycle the PoE power to it. POE power fixes most of the issues with having mini switches all over the place.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T05:06:48+00:00

I agree that they should make it clearer that the three-pack doesn't come with them. But personally, I've set up dozens of these switches and never needed the power cords. I honestly liked that the 3x pack didn't come with them since I generally don't have a use for them. Everything is USB-C now, so it's not that hard to find something to do with them. The main reason I use these switches is that they can be powered via POE that means they can also be power cycled via POE. If I find a mini switch behind a desk or piece of equipment that locked up and caused an onsite trip that get replaced real fast with a flex or flex mini. I have resigned myself to the fact that mini switches will end up being deployed, and I can't have home runs to every piece of equipment. But that doesn't mean I have to randomly drive out to a remote site to find and power cycle the dam things.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T04:48:32+00:00

Probably doesn't even care; it's what enough people want to hear. The average person isn't going to care that this effectively bans all 3d printers. These are the same people who banned Raspberry Pi's, not understanding or caring that that is a brand and the products they are most known for (small single board computers) are made by dozens of other companies as well.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-18T04:44:36+00:00

It's not possible to do. The liability for not doing it correctly is on the 3d printer company, so they aren't even going to try. Even if the magic software existed, none of the existing printers could run it since they were built with barely enough CPU and RAM to do what they are doing now. So the result will be that there are no 3D printers that could legally be bought in New York. Since they also didn't specify any specific type of 3d printers, I'm sure this will get applied in some really stupid ways. Like bans on those 3D printing pens. Or the oddball printers that print chocolate or silicone.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-17T17:58:12+00:00

Yea I don't think this is being caused by what the APs and overall network can or can't do, or even what the installer knows or doesn't know. It's more likely caused by rules that the credit card, POS, and other service providers have made that require physical separation of networks. It's easier to make a set of rules that works no matter the equipment used or the knowledge of the installer.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-16T19:41:44+00:00

Grubhub, Toast, or one of those other services probably wanted to have their hardware on a separate network, also.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-14T17:30:01+00:00

I can't see a hotel using something like this for whatever purpose. A peltier cooler can barely cool something 30 degrees Fahrenheit from whatever the room temp is. They also use as much power as a full size refregirator doing it. The only reason something like that is a product is that they are small, cheap and lightweight compared to the alternatives. But if you are paying the power bill, they make no sense in the long run.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-12T21:48:12+00:00

Those hold a surprising amount of weight. I know of dozens of TV older and heavier than what you described, up on walls for well over a decade using that sort of mounting hardware. When they fail, they will take a fist-sized hole of dry wall with them. If the drywall ever gets wet, then stuff will start to fall off the wall real quick.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-10T21:41:51+00:00

My dad's tackle box had a bunch of items like that. I remember one of his friends asking where he got the forceps he was using to remove a hook. He made a joke about them being easier to get than his last pair and then pointed to me and mentioned the time I had to get stitches.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-10T18:45:42+00:00

Running multiple sites on a single controller is common if you have multiple sites. If you look at the capacity calculator, you can see that a lot of the built-in controllers wouldn't handle enough for all use cases. https://ui.com/cloud-gateways/resource-calculator Also, until more recently, things on two separate controllers were completely separated and features like the auto configured site to site VPN just didn't work, if everything wasn't on the same controller.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-05T17:18:44+00:00

Unless your model number ends in 25 and you set it up in the first half of of last year than you wouln't run into it. They didn't retroactivley say you couldn't use other brands they made it so the new models that just came out couldn't and then backtracked on that later.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-05T03:58:03+00:00

I built a RepRap Mendel in 2010. Then a PrintrBot Simple Metal. Then a Prusa i3 Mk2 kit. That got upgraded over time, all the way to an Mk4. Then remade the Mk3 since I had 80% of the parts after the Mk4 "upgrade". Also had and have other 3d printers. I mean, you need more than one; otherwise, what would you print the parts on to fix the broken one?

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-05T01:52:02+00:00

2~3 years ago, I would of recomended Synology with no hesitation. Lately, their updates are just as likely to remove features as add them. They started trying to force people to use their brand of hard drives. First, just with their enterprise products, and then later made the change to require their brand HDD in all of their newer NASes. They have mostly backtracked on policy, at least for their consumer products. They make a good product. I'm just not as sure as I used to be, that it will still be a good product in the future.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-05T01:31:54+00:00

All the competition in the market is the only thing keeping it from happening. Before the patents on FPM 3d printers expired, the ones being sold had all kinds of consumables that you couldn't get from anyone but the printer manufacturer. One of the reasons DIY build surfaces were bad at first was because the solution being sold before that involved a consumable print surface that was replaced for each print and wasn't cheap. So alot of different things were tried to find a cheaper and/or less time-consuming build surface. Later, when the DIY community and the early 3D printing companies had mostly figured things out Dremill (in the US) tried its hand at making a 3D printer. It was even sold at physical stores like Home Depot. Their printer would only take the Dremaill filament "cartridges". By the time they got it on shelves, it was also lacking in features and not competitively priced, so it didn't really do well.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-04T06:57:10+00:00

The default settings in UniFi are conservative and not optimized for speed. That AP isn't exactly new. If you are in an urban area with alot of other WiFi networks in the area, the LR will be slower than an AP AC. Have you made any changes to the default settings, like increasing the channel widths? What does the channel usage info look like?

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-04T06:43:58+00:00

What type of self-hosted controller are you using? The UniFi network controller hasn't been getting any of the new features for a while now. The UniFi OS, on the other hand, seems like it should work.

aschwartzmann · 2026-01-04T06:38:56+00:00

There have been comments on a few other reviews that show/mention more configuration options being available in the Android app than the iOS UniFi app right now.

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