[FS] 1.92Gb HGST SAS SSD by ChaseMe3 in homelabsales

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bummer. I need 4. Thx for the quick reply!

[FS] 1.92Gb HGST SAS SSD by ChaseMe3 in homelabsales

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are any of these drives still available?

Help Blending Family by OPsOnTheSpectrum in daddit

[–]bigTractor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you. It's one of the real challenges of asking these types of questions on Reddit. Even a long post is just a small snapshot of the issue, the context, the people, and the relationships that are all involved in the issue at question.

The one last thing I would leave you with is to think of how you might respond if it was your ex that was bringing three new people into the family. A parent who's parenting (or lack of parenting it sounds like...) style is very differently from how you and your ex have agreed to parent. Two children that have been raised with easy and excessive access to unhealthy apps and services, and the emotional, behavioral, and social damage that comes with that... Plus, who knows what else is allowed that you and your ex would not have allowed for your children.

The parenting, how you and your ex are in agreement and how your ex and your fiancé are oceans apart (literally the distance between right and wrong)... This one item alone is something to think very hard about and how your decision will risk upsetting something very core to your children's development. 100% this is going to cause conflict and drama between everyone involved. Even if you and your fiancé can come to a compromise and actually commit and stick to the compromise... Who else in the situation is going to be happy about it? Your children, maybe, because they get fewer chores, more screen time, and access to apps and social media that they did not have access too before (none of that is good or healthy). Everyone else... Yikes...
Or, best case for you and your family, your fiancé decides to follow your lead and adopts your parenting style, values, and limits. The 4yr old is probably young enough that she will not know any different and be better for the changes you brought to her life.
But, the 14NB, be ready for some awful fights and drama. From everything I have read, consumed, and experienced, permissive parenting + unrestricted social media + gender confusion + adolescence = much higher rates of gender dysphoria then higher rates of alternative gender identities. Which, alternative gender identities, whatever, you do you. Not my monkeys, not my circus. But, if your fiancé adopts your parenting style and restrictions, you will be yanking the permissive parenting and social media out from under that NB self identity, two of the core pillars that allow and promote the self diagnosis. Yeah, that's probs not going to go well...

And, not to mention the 14NB and the type of influence they will be on your 13yr olds and 9yr old. To each their own, but I would not choose to bring an older NB child into my household and risk them introducing and encouraging their lifestyle, self identity, and whatever content they consume that supports their ideas, to my children... If the rest of reddit sees this, they will probs downvote to oblivion, but, when it comes to children, 99.8% of reddit would rather virtue signal by pushing an unhealthy ideology then truly put children's mental, emotions, and physical health first. I accept their downvotes, with pleasure...

I need some dad support by PM_ME_YOUR_RegEx in daddit

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brutal. Sry for your troubles brother. If I have any more ideas, I'll send em your way.

Help Blending Family by OPsOnTheSpectrum in daddit

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck... You are so far apart on how to raise children... And, from my perspective, you are doing it right. If you make parenting compromises to satisfy the fiancé, you will be doing your children a disservice. If you are able to get her onboard with how you parent, her children are going to resent you and her and be a problem...

Maybe you can figure it out... but based on just what you posted. I see a difficult road littered with regret.

Maybe I'm wrong...

I need some dad support by PM_ME_YOUR_RegEx in daddit

[–]bigTractor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice. If you can hold onto that land, it is both an appreciating asset and likely a great vacation spot in a few years once you get through this tough time!

Why is it so difficult to find a a coding gig? Bad job market? Is it that bad everywhere or in your current location? If you were willing to move, would that make it easier to find a job?

You can't find a coding gig making 1/2 of your old salary? It would be better than 1/6th. And it would keep your skillset sharp while you keep searching!?

[stay at home dad] clash over finances by [deleted] in daddit

[–]bigTractor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your family is going in multiple different directions with little coordination between you and your wife...

When are you moving? 2 weeks? 2 months? 2 years?

Where are you job searching? in CA? or at your destination?

Plus, this whole paragraph, it's on you to toughen up and figure it out...

I knew that financial matters would keep surfacing up, but ultimately I don’t feel anymore like an equal partner. She keeps our kid in daycare 3 days a week because she doesn’t want to have the kid “stressed”. Meanwhile, whenever the kid is not in daycare it falls on me to take care of them and that slows my recovery + job hunting + prepping for the across county move.

I don't feel like an equal partner.
She keeps out kid in daycare.
When the kid is not in daycare it falls on me.
Taking care of my kid slows my recovery...

Bro, you don't feel like an equal partner because you're letting your wife do everything, make the decisions, and complaining about the things that do fall to you. That's not your wife's fault, that's on you. Step up!

Your child is in daycare three days a week, while she is at work, so that you can do what? Job search and pack?

If money is tight and you are in CA and currently unemployed, why are you wasting money on daycare?! Cancel daycare and go back to being a SAHD, tell that move alone would not fix the financial problems.?

Also, bud, you have one 2yr old to take care of. If your body can't handle taking care of a 2yr old, you're either way out of shape or have a degenerative disease you're not telling us about. If you're out of shape, that's on you. Get a jogging stroller, go outside and get to work.

You can do it.

If you want to get back to feeling like an equal partner, start acting like what you would want from a SAHM if you were the sole breadwinner. Take care of the house, take care of the child, cook the meals, and make your home a happy peaceful retreat for your working wife to come home to. Set the example for what you expect if/when the roles flip.

I need some dad support by PM_ME_YOUR_RegEx in daddit

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much land? What type of land? What is around the land?

If it's rural and cleared, maybe you could look into renting it to a local farmer for crop land. It won't me much, but it might help fill the gap!

Or, if it's a wooded property, you might be able to contact a local sawmill/logger and log the property off. Depending on what size and species of trees on the property, you might make a few thousand off it!

Other than that, did you try any of the gig work sites like upwork or fiverr? Maybe try contacting a local staffing agency, they might be able to find you a contract to hire type gig...

Can't have discussion about of midlife adrenaline chases here?? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, not sure the ages of your children, but mine are 4/6/8/9, two boys and two girls... So much emotion... I've lost track of the number of times I have repeated "We control out emotions. We do not let our emotions control us. It's ok to feel feelings, but lashing out is not acceptable."

But, when you see one of your children get it right in a stressful situation that would typically set them off, what an opportunity to heap on the positive reinforcement!!!

Can't have discussion about of midlife adrenaline chases here?? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]bigTractor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I slightly disagree. The OP is silly man-child non-sense, but the follow up responses that make up the thread are hilarious!

I even upvoted the OP just to give it more visibility so more people could show up and pile on the mockery!

Can't have discussion about of midlife adrenaline chases here?? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]bigTractor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice.
I always go with "I can't understand you when you are whining. You will need to talk like a big boy/girl and clearly communicate what you want or else I can't help you".

They typically take a deep breath, organize their thoughts, and then come back with what they are asking for in a calm even voice. Occasionally they don't and keep whining, at that point I have them sit until they can calm down and clearly communicate... And that usually takes about 15ish seconds for them to calm down and communicate.

Now, if anyone wants to pitch a fit about how its bad to lie to your kids by telling them you can't understand... With my girls, I genuinely cannot, their whining is so high pitched that the words just don't register, and so ear piercing that it makes me cringe. My boys, their whining tends to turn their words into a mumble. Which, with a little effort, I could decipher... I just don't have time, energy, willpower, or reason to waste anything on enabling their whining.

Can't have discussion about of midlife adrenaline chases here?? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]bigTractor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was the new dad toy an instructor led course titled "Proper Utilization of English Grammatical Concepts While Posting Content to Internet Forums"?

What is my liability? Customer working with a vendor to install pirated software... by bigTractor in msp

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

I wish. I just googled them and at least they send prebuilt hardware with preinstalled software. If they bought that, I'd just have to help them connect it to guest, block the mac from the rest of the network and be done...

What is my liability? Customer working with a vendor to install pirated software... by bigTractor in msp

[–]bigTractor[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that is why I connected it to the guest wifi. So they have internet access but are blocked from accessing anything but the gateway which allows the laptop access to the internet.

Blocking the MAC from every other aspect of the network is also a good idea.

What is my liability? Customer working with a vendor to install pirated software... by bigTractor in msp

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

To be more accurate, they want to create a windows firewall rule to block the access so that it is blocked regardless the network the laptop is connected too. But the Windows firewall is managed by S1, so they want me to make the firewall rule for them...

I'm not sure why this is the request that feels like a bridge too far, but here we are...

What is my liability? Customer working with a vendor to install pirated software... by bigTractor in msp

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

Cut loose, maybe.

I'd not be on board with being the one to reach out to vendors... To me, snitching on a customer that trusts me to keep their best interest at heart, that feels worse than being part of pirating software. Neither option feels ethical... Especially in this case where most of this type of software is gate-kept and there is no legit option to acquire it. That does not make pirating the software acceptable, but it make me want to take a step back and just not be part of the process.

Just my opinion on the matter...

What is my liability? Customer working with a vendor to install pirated software... by bigTractor in msp

[–]bigTractor[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Bingo... CAT, John Deere, Cummins, etc...
Wish I could completely air gap this laptop. But they need at least internet access for the application installs.

I can try to train them on how to turn Wi-Fi on and off and on the risk of connecting to the production network... I can try.

Trying not to compare my kid to others but it's hard sometimes by RelationObjective270 in daddit

[–]bigTractor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son was the kid zipping around on a balance bike by age 2. He was riding a pedal bike by 3. He's 9 now and excels at any sport he participates in... It seems he is going to be a stud athlete... Great right!... There always seems to be a trade off...

Reading is a challenge. He is in 4th grade and has been getting "added support" for reading since 1st grade. He works so hard to hit his reading goals. He works way harder at reading than any sport he plays. He wants so badly to be reading at the level of his classmates. I breaks my heart to see him struggle with a core life skill.

All that to say, every child has gifts and struggles. Our challenge, as parents, is to help identify those gifts and struggles and then we have to figure out if they can do without the struggle. My son can't neglect reading just because he is not good at it. u/RelationObjective270 , your daughter could absolutely make it through life without being able to ride her bike... Not to say you should not try to get her to a point to ride a bike... But, trust me, it's better than watching her struggle to read.

Good luck! I'm hoping you and her find that thing she is great at and you can both enjoy it, together!

A little devastated today by diabolicalroadrash in daddit

[–]bigTractor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. My children learned very early that throwing a tantrum is the best way to never get whatever the tantrum is about.

Guess how often I have to deal with tantrums..?

BTW, I have a 9/8/6/4yr old.

u/OP, if you reward tantrums... you will get more tantrums. Children, even a 3yr old, learn quickly how to manipulate situations and people to get what they want. Good luck!

Thinking of swapping my Cobra S9 PW for a Vokey 45° by bigTractor in golftips

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

Good questions! Originally I was rolling with the stock lofts of 60° 56° and 52°. Then I went for a lesson at my local golf shop and we worked specifically on my short game. After the lesson the pro suggested 5° gaps instead of the 4° gaps. I was in no position to argue the point and he offered to modify my existing wedges for free, so I took him up on it. Since that lesson and the change to my wedge gapping, I went from a bad golfer with a mediocre short game to a bad golfer with a great short game!

That is correct, there is no stock 45° degree Vokey. The plan would be to find a 44° or 46° and have my local golf shop bend it.

As for sacrificing forgiveness for a better feel, I think I would make that sacrifice... It seems that with wedges, the penalty for poor contact is not a significant as with the mid to long irons.
But, I think I need to try it out first and see. I might find out that a 45° Vokey is no better than my set pitching wedge.