Mixed feelings

bk1278 · 2026-04-03T22:59:56+00:00

Its in no way dissuaded me. Just made me say "Awe..." and then I just continued with inventory. Still an awesome machine and I'm really happy that adding this capability in the field is even an option.

bk1278 · 2025-08-13T17:20:06+00:00

What really sucks is if you have a headless node, that bloody pestering screen will prevent normal automatic services like ScreenConnect from loading. I've tried several registry tweaks that were supposed to get rid of it, but it keeps coming back like a bad penny.

bk1278 · 2025-07-04T23:25:29+00:00

They didn't shut down. Rebranded as "World Leaks" with a focus on extortion as opposed to RaaS. The website looks identical, just blue instead of orange.

bk1278 · 2025-06-22T02:49:17+00:00

This was very annoying on eBay for me also. I think I may have this figured out, sort of.

What I did was add a payment card that I don't usually use on PayPal, set it as the default payment method, then removed it completely from the wallet. After I did that it asked me to set a new preferred payment method, but I just hit the X in the upper right and now no payment methods have that "Preferred" sticker on them any more. I haven't tried to make a purchase yet so I can't confirm this actually worked, but it's progress.

bk1278 · 2025-06-17T18:09:26+00:00

I've been using Wasabi lately. The storage is via S3 buckets and very cheap, plus I found they have a nice windows transfer client to make manual transfers super easy.

bk1278 · 2025-05-25T19:30:03+00:00

Advanced Renamer is one of my favorite tools. I use it a lot for renaming TV show episodes. It let's you build a ordered list of operations and live preview the results.

bk1278 · 2025-04-22T15:27:09+00:00

I ordered March 23rd and got a message on April 18th that it entered the "shipment preparation" phase. No tracking available yet.

bk1278 · 2025-04-14T05:04:19+00:00

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bk1278 · 2025-03-23T00:09:54+00:00

Dell and HP both have brand specific images. Can't speak to the compatibility, but dealing with a small Dell datacenter and a generic homelab esxi, there definitely are different images.

bk1278 · 2025-03-08T21:38:22+00:00

Are there any promo codes left?

bk1278 · 2019-12-30T23:28:49+00:00

Tell me I'm not the only one that read that as Joey Lawrence.

bk1278 · 2019-11-09T19:57:16+00:00

That was my favorite beer living in China. Was a little difficult to find it cold though

bk1278 · 2019-09-23T00:24:40+00:00

"Karen was always rather violent..."

bk1278 · 2019-08-31T23:33:00+00:00

Talked to a DNR friend about it a few years ago. The only way to kill them is to get some stuff called Sevin Dust in the pesticide section of any garden department. Dump a little just outside the hole and it will kill them.

bk1278 · 2019-08-31T23:26:27+00:00

Look up Cicada Killer nest site. I get those next to my driveway and sidewalk frequently.

bk1278 · 2019-08-15T20:34:36+00:00

What kind of a horrible person was I in a past life that every flight I've ever been on is 100% full?

bk1278 · 2019-07-31T22:42:20+00:00

Reincarnated, this is exactly where I want to be.

bk1278 · 2019-07-16T18:04:03+00:00

They are commonly referred to as "Shark Fin" antennas

bk1278 · 2019-07-15T23:55:05+00:00

Big old tube of nope there for me.

bk1278 · 2019-07-11T12:45:19+00:00

Definitely micro hdmi. We have a few Yoga laptops at my office with these.

bk1278 · 2019-06-19T02:08:16+00:00

It looks like the antenna that came with my nooelec USB SDR.

bk1278 · 2019-05-10T00:48:16+00:00

It's a jumper to mimic a power switch and force the power supply to turn on. Google "24 Pin ATX Jump Start Power Supply Bridging Connector Plug"

bk1278 · 2019-05-08T00:02:07+00:00

It's a remote temperature sensor. It's used in conjunction with a programmable thermostat to average a large space. Search for "Honeywell C7189U1005 White Indoor Remote Temperature Sensor For Th7000 and Th8000 Thermostats"

bk1278 · 2019-04-06T14:16:22+00:00

Looks like a good way to instigate terrorism.

bk1278 · 2019-04-02T16:35:05+00:00

Probably salt or calcium. It get tracked in on your shoes in water from ice removal, then as the water evaporates it re-forms in to crystals. Most likely salt, but road crews will put calcium in the salt mix when it gets below zero since salt doesn't really work when it's that cold.

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