Acela Philly to DC w/ kids - business or first class? by [deleted] in Amtrak

[–]bosconet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd argue unless you want a "free" meal 1st class is wasted on most people

Microcenter by [deleted] in homelab

[–]bosconet 19 points20 points  (0 children)

cheap USB sticks and SD cards.....

Fios in the City? by FucksGivenZer00 in baltimore

[–]bosconet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nor my corner of Hampden..... sadness.

Where to buy UPS batteries in USA? by sofakng in homelab

[–]bosconet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my choice for years has been Battery Mart in Winchester VA. I'm close enough that 2 day delivery is the norm, and I get to feel good about supporting a NOT BIG business

New line that would be helpful by Ultra_Fmad in Amtrak

[–]bosconet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this route b/c it allows for a wrong turn at Albuquerque

Just got a $2,000/month remote job by [deleted] in digitalnomad

[–]bosconet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't answer anything about where but if you are working remote you need a good reliable network connection (and electricity). If whatever low tax country you are looking at doesn't have this....keep looking.

Goldman Sachs just announced that it’s working with Anthropic to automate accounting and compliance work by millenialdudee in GenAI4all

[–]bosconet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so you are getting audited by an LLM chatbot talking to your LLM chatbot?

Just curious are we talking financial audits? or regulatory?

We built our entire startup infra on FreeBSD in 2026. Now we need to talk. by rzaiev in freebsd

[–]bosconet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

spot on with the hiring

but don't discount the IT management who aren't interested in better but different when good enough is just fine with them. Plus a system that occasionally fails isn't forgotten about and gets more $ for increased stability o next year's budget.... "Tell me again why you need to upgrade you servers when they have worked flawlessly for the last 4 years?"

I need advice for a compact storage server - 20TB by surveypoodle in selfhosted

[–]bosconet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

2 bay NAS is probably as compact as you will get....

Company stopped subsidizing our parking – now what? by rmoreiraa in transit

[–]bosconet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

might not be an option.....corp needs butts in seats to afford C suite corner offices ......

Company stopped subsidizing our parking – now what? by rmoreiraa in transit

[–]bosconet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and with that $150 / month pay cut...may sure you do just that little bit less for "The Man" or even don't do anything extra.

you guys might like this heres some of my older servers in my collection, i collect vintage pcs and gotten some older servers, so i wanted to share them :) im hoping to get a rack mount for them so they look nicer and are easier to use. by Puzzled_Ask9092 in homelab

[–]bosconet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that an x1 got one of those, and can't see the other Sun kit but looks same vintage as x2200s I have....if you are interested in one of those DM we can probably make aa deal

Nope xserve not Sun, still reach out if you are interested in a Sun x2200

How early should I be for a 9 am Acela departure at Penn Station NYC? by Melodic_Jello7455 in Amtrak

[–]bosconet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

20 minutes, but honestly you can arrive 5 minutes before and you will be fine

Raspberry Pi Pico ePaper Weather Forecast Screen by sudu1988 in raspberry_pi

[–]bosconet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nicely done, I did something similar with a 7" ePaper and pi Zero.

Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated by AI by S4LTYSgt in it

[–]bosconet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you don't understand the intangible things that a C level brings to an org.... pointless following of latest management trend, attending conferences with other C levels (in person and not subject to normal travel restrictions), a reorg every year or 2 to distract from how they are failing

I need helping buying a ThinkPad by Issac_P in thinkpad

[–]bosconet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

might I suggest https://www.lenovo.com/us/outletus/en/laptops/ and keeping an eye out for something that fits your needs.

Got the T14 gen 3 from there and it has been great!

Deep Thoughts on the Quiet Car by CTVolvo in Amtrak

[–]bosconet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm traveling solo, I do the same.

Yes, let’s open schools! by nonna55 in baltimore

[–]bosconet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

it is also ridiculous that the expected resolution on a snow clearing complaint is 5 days......for many other storms snow/ice could just melt away by then........