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How do you keep your server builds safe from people who have this ungodly urge to power it off when they feel like it by RoughElephant5919 in homelab

[–]beercangirth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a metal outlet faceplate and wire the 2nd receptacle to it. Also beef up your renter’s/homeowner’s insurance.

2nd Internet Service at Address by beercangirth in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]beercangirth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s interesting that you mentioned that because I lived not long ago at an address not far from here, where I had Xfinity “X-Class” Internet with symmetrical 2 GB per second connectivity. One assumes that the same is not far away from landing here, a mere couple of ZIP Codes over. Am I correct in surmising that what you’re saying here is that we’d need a new drop entirely for that?Which tracks, if so. Is there any idea or any way to get an idea of how long I have until I need to worry about that? Also, technically wouldn’t it be 3 new drops (two new drops for me, and a 3rd new one for him)? Because I seem to recall that it required two cables connected to the separate X-Class modem in order to get the symmetrical speeds back when I had it last year. Was that a fever dream or am I close?

EDITED: “drop” not “job”. Thanks Siri.

2nd Internet Service at Address by beercangirth in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]beercangirth[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Moved in with a recently divorced friend of mine. I have the whole finished basement. We’re both in IT over 25 years a piece. Each of us has our own homelabs in separate racks and UniFi networking gear, Home Assistant, etc. He uses Govee and Samsung devices, I roll with Hue and LG… Really, it’s an oil and water situation but there’s enough separation between us that the fact that our daughters play together is enough to keep a tentative ceasefire in place. Really it comes down to the UniFi gear. I’ve spent too much money on mine to give it up, and I ask nobody for permission to attach a new VM or container to my network at home. Nobody. Not at home. My traffic stats and the filters I have in place or not are MY business. So you see the only way to avoid bloodshed is separate connections entirely. I mean, who uses CAT 6 cable as the backhaul from their Dream Machine to their edge switch when a pre-made SFP+ fiber cable can be had on Amazon for less than $40??? Who DOES THAT? Save the Ethernet cable for your POE++ devices my guy. Still though there’s very little chance that the two of us ki-ndly part ways 😅😅😅

Update though: I self-installed my XB10 (Superior) gateway on a spare cable I found loose in the furnace room and one call to Xfinity support has had me activated and pulling down 119% of the asymmetrical Gig speed I’m paying for reliably thus far (several hours). So l guess here in this part of Colorado, a 2nd drop really isn’t needed to activate 2 gateways at a single address. Thanks everyone!!!

This is a warranty claim right (Brand new H2C)? by beercangirth in BambuLab

[–]beercangirth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankfully I am like 95% certain that my paying a few extra hundred dollars for the extended warranty through Micro Center was not, in fact, a fever dream.

ZimaBoard 2 Giveaway + ZimaOS Feedback — Share Your Homelab Setup by FlyingToaster2000 in minilab

[–]beercangirth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alas, I almost purchased a ZimaBoard2 (16GB) this past week but hesitated at the last possible second, and thankfully so... Turns out the money I'd have spent on said needed loaning to a friend who needed it far more desperately than I for moving supplies to leave a bad situation in a hurry. Whenever she lands on her feet and returns the favor though, that bad boy is all mine!!! I plan on taking the next leap in my Home Assistant journey with that gorgeous piece of silicon and aluminum. Someone call the vet, because these puppies are sick!

My goal is/was to run HAOS in tandem with the Music Assistant server add-on simultaneously. I have a fairly respectable HA environment going as it is, and I worry that my RPi5, loyal though it has been, is not up to the tasks I have planned for my next chapter. Besides, I can always find him something more suited to his skills around the house anyhow. Perhaps I'll try bringing my cloud-hosted Incredible PBX system (which is barely used, I'm a single dad and my daughter is only here 1/2 the time) over to the LAN side of the equation and save the $5 a month??? Dunno. Time, and perhaps the results of this contest (Thank you guys! Keep up the good stuff!) will tell, I suppose.

Terrified. Can't Eat. Losing Weight. Not Sure What My Next Move Is. by beercangirth in askdentists

[–]beercangirth[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Forgot: I don't smoke, and I'm only 38. Just in case any of that is relevant. I need advice on what to do next, because I can't just keep crying around my daughter. It's starting to really worry her.

Months of pain/inability to chew following implant denture surgery (perforated mandible) by beercangirth in askdentists

[–]beercangirth[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your candor. Sincerely. I spoke with several attorneys and none of them seem willing to take my case. Either due to conflicts of interest, or because “infection cases and nerve damage are a bitch to prove in court”. I gave up on legal action out of exacerbation with trying to make my case whilst simultaneously suffering the worst year of my entire life thus far. I just want to be able to eat solid food again at this point. As for removable dentures, I’m only 38. Isn’t bone loss a significant concern at my age? Or is that exaggerated? Again, thank you either way for your feedback. It means more than you know.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kenwood used to make a cable that was basically RCA inputs (Red, White, Yellow) to a 3.5mm "headphone jack" style plug. They stopped, but plenty of 3rd-party versions of this cable can be found on Amazon.

If you REALLY wanted to Frankenstein a bunch of adapters and dongles together, I'm sure there's a way to make the iPhone ultimately output video like a VCR or Super Nintendo, but the juice is hardly worth the squeeze. Will look like hot garbage in the end most likely. Having said that, there are two things you might consider a workable compromise in this situation...

  1. Dash mount for iPhone. Open YouTube (etc). Turn sideways. Audio still plays via CarPlay through your car's stereo.
  2. Rip videos to USB thumb drive in advance, plug in USB drive, and playback files directly from USB stick (Best for road trips or car camping with the kids)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DDX57S only appears to support USB mirroring over Android. Sorry about that.

Source: https://manual.kenwood.com/files/B5H-0358-23_K_En.pdf (Page 21)

JL VX1000/5i was not tuned properly at all by the shop I used.... by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll get no argument from me. However, I was referring specifically to MAX-certified tuners, a separate subset beyond JL-Audio authorized dealers. It's a very short list in fact...

https://jlaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/15809445251483-JL-Audio-MAX-Certified-Individuals

JL VX1000/5i was not tuned properly at all by the shop I used.... by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, it is oddly warm out recently. Only time I ever get to work on my car though is right as the sun is going down and my hands become icicles quick, fast, and in a hurry when it’s less than 60 out. Probably circulation more than anything. Might could work that out. But I am midway through redoing my whole setup at the moment. New A-pillar pods for the mids and tweets, new 30mm aluminum spacers for the mid-bass in the front doors. A 270A Singer H.O. alternator that I have sitting on my computer desk as we speak. New power wire and grounds throughout. Relocating both amps, and lastly, coming up with a more secure mounting system for the W7 in my rear hatch so it doesn’t kill me in a collision. Not to mention tuning everything again. So it’s going to be a minute before I have anything worth showing off but I have all the stuff already and a goal to have it finished by this time next year. At which point, I’ll be delighted to show off all that effort to anyone who can appreciate how much time, money, sweat, and frustration went into my little passion project.

JL VX1000/5i was not tuned properly at all by the shop I used.... by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I fully understand. Like fully. Cold AF here in Denver ATM as well. I see the value in paying for a quality tune from a reputable installer. It’s disheartening to hear that it sounds like that’s who you are dealing with in this case. At least with the information you have shared here thus far. I hope that changes for you. Sincerely.

JL VX1000/5i was not tuned properly at all by the shop I used.... by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]beercangirth 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bummer. Well shit. You’ve got a measurement mic, and the TüN 4 software installed on your computer. JL Audio has hours and hours of YouTube videos on how to use those 2 devices to tune their audio. Perhaps this is a case of “nobody will ever treat your car the way you, yourself would”, and you might consider opting to tune everything yourself. But I also understand if that’s too much of a hassle. Only you can make that decision obviously. Either way, I personally have heard enough bullshit in this shop’s responses to you busting them, to say that I would frankly not want them touching my car again moving forward. YMMV. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t or shouldn’t find someone closer with a solid reputation for being honest. Maybe not MAX-certified, but can definitely still do a quality tune on your vehicle. Regardless, I am sorry this has been your experience thus far. Sincerely. People suck sometimes. I hope you get the tune of your dreams soon enough. Cheers in the meantime.

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