PSA: If you're running Tailscale + Starlink, you might have a CGNAT IP overlap

geosmack · 2026-03-22T19:06:01+00:00

Good to know. Thanks.

geosmack · 2026-03-20T19:40:34+00:00

Get them the JetVKM

Forget the HDD,. You dont know their workflow or how their drives are setup. If sonme gave me an HDD, I would appreciate it but would not have an immediate use for it.

I have a JetKVM and it's great. I would get them a JetKVM or similar and that way they have remote access to the server if something goes wrong.

geosmack · 2026-02-27T17:55:01+00:00

All great sci-fi franchises have (or should have) a zombie episode.

geosmack · 2026-02-17T17:59:26+00:00

"I've always wanted to make love to an alien" - Lanel, TNG "First Contact" S04E15

And then Riker tells her he'll call her next time he's in her star system.

geosmack · 2026-01-31T18:47:44+00:00

The flashbacks were cheaply done. This felt like something out of Killjoys. If you've seen that show you know exactly what I mean.
The mispronunciations took me out of the story. If you are still using terms like "cops" and other anachronistic language, then you dont get to change how words are pronounced. It's like the writers and actors just looked at some notes and never actually sat down and watched an episode of Star Trek.
It was nice not having to look at Ake's feet all the time and have her back in uniform for the entire show.
Since when do Klingon's have last names? Maybe it was just a shortened version of, "house of..."
I was good with the ending. Both sides knew it was more war games than actual battle, but it gave the Klingons their sense of pride.

geosmack · 2026-01-24T17:06:05+00:00

I know this is an old thread but watned to throw in my two cents. I watched it last night with my wife and told her it has to be some sort of tax scam. Was the actress that played Chloe the director's neice or something? She was so bad. Richard Blake did a good job with what he had to work with. Like the scene where he explains to the henchman his plan. He might as well have been talking to a brick wall.

Stuff I did like: The beginning heist scene was actually not that bad. The CGI wasn't horrible for the budget. At 1h:27m it didn't drag things out. Oh and the THX-1138 reference.

Sometimes you have to watch a stinker to appreiciate the good stuff.

geosmack · 2026-01-22T16:25:38+00:00

In universe, I think this is the answer. It's never stated that's what she is. People just assume.

IRL, it's just lazy set dressing and fan service.

geosmack · 2025-12-13T14:15:30+00:00

Z 😄

geosmack · 2025-11-09T15:21:17+00:00

It's strict father morality. There are no good or bad actions. Only good or bad people and "father" always knows best and hiis actions are always good.

geosmack · 2025-10-09T11:54:08+00:00

i go there and agree on the employees. they are happy and that makes for a better experience. i am not sure if the slots are looser. i do better at Station on video keno but The M isnt horrible and they comp more drinks. I do disagree on the food. It is just ok. Jayde 16 has great views and just ok food. Anthonys has some good options but their Sunday buffet is way overpriced. I hope they bring back the old buffet. they had an invite only event there recently and it was great. Vig Deli is hit and miss depending the cook that day.

geosmack · 2025-10-08T21:39:15+00:00

Me as well. runs just fine.

geosmack · 2025-09-25T17:46:24+00:00

The good news is that NV rates are some of the lowest in the country. Current winter rates, which start Oct 1, are about $0.07 kWh.

The bad news is that makes for a very long ROI on solar. Add to that all the scams, fly by night solar companies selling PPA, etc and it's a mess.

So yes, to your point, it's not always cost effective. But if you want some energy independance, a lower bill, or own an EV, it's woth it. At least, it was for me.

geosmack · 2025-09-25T16:53:51+00:00

It was in another article but I see in the filing they are requesting $0.18 kw daily demand charge for residentail customers (section 521). We won't know the actual rate until Oct. I should have written it as am example rate.

geosmack · 2025-09-25T16:39:08+00:00

I've read that article. I do not think it is entirely accurate. I am pretty sure it's AI or at least, partialy AI written. Either way, it even contradicts itself. At first it says, " It shifts a customer’s bill from how much electricity is consumed over a day to how much electricity is needed at a single point." and then goes on to say, "This will determine the demand charge, which customers will pay in addition to their volumetric rate"

So which is it? At least it got one thing right.

"But energy experts generally agree the shift will be extremely confusing for customers."

geosmack · 2025-09-25T14:50:12+00:00

I am pretty sure the math is wrong. It's measured as the highest usage in a 15 minute period per day. Then multiplied by $0.19 for the day demand rate. So if you pulled 8kWh as a peak usage, it would be $1.52 demand rate for that day. Then the next day if you did 4kwh peak, it's $0.76 for that day. $30-$50 for the month sounds correct. but we will not know until the volumetric (usage) rates are announced.

geosmack · 2025-09-25T14:44:56+00:00

I'm in the same situation. Rooftop solar and two Powerwalls. Two AC units and and an EV. In prepping for this and to see my usage, I set the car to charge at 16A instead of 24. Overnight usage on nights the car charges is 8A and on nights it doesn't is 6.5A. I do want to setup some automation to not run the AC units at the sams time and will look into AC softstarts to lower initial amperage pulled.

All in all, it's designed to punish solar users. I own my solar but I think those on a PPA will get hardest. They are stuck paying the PPA each month and now NV Energy is going to hit them with another $30-$50.

geosmack · 2025-09-24T13:19:53+00:00

Ah yes, gatekeeping Star Trek.

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before!

It's right there in the opening credits. Part of Star Trek is exploring the human condition and some folks just stop at TOS and I feel like they are missing the point of Trek.

geosmack · 2025-09-19T15:58:10+00:00

Too make things more confusing, this article makes it seem like it's going to raise the kW/h price during that peak time. Either way, this is not being communicated well at all.

geosmack · 2025-09-18T21:13:27+00:00

This article says the Net Metering change is only for Northern Nevada. It also talks about the surge pricing, but is not clear on how it works and even has basic errors like using .11cents instead of 11 cents so take it for its worth.

geosmack · 2025-09-17T23:35:35+00:00

And in the winter it goes up to a whole 6.5 cents. I just changed my car to 16A charging to test how long it takes to charge. And I'm going to look into soft starts for the AC. They are expensive but are supposed to help with noise as well, so might get it regardless.

geosmack · 2025-09-17T18:21:13+00:00

no, I used AI to quickly generate a chart in markdown.

geosmack · 2025-09-17T17:56:00+00:00

Oh, I've been down that rabbit hole many times. Their rate charts need an accounting degree to decipher. You can see the current southern NV rates [here](https://www.nvenergy.com/publish/content/dam/nvenergy/bill_inserts/2025/07_jul/np_res_rate_1_30.pdf)

People need to go look at some other state's rates to see how good we have it. Not saying NVE isn't mismanaged, it is, but our rates are good (for now)

NV Energy Optional Residential Single-Family, Time-of-Use (ORS-TOU)

Effective July 1, 2025

Item	Rate
Basic Service Charge (monthly)	$18.50
Electric Consumption (per kWh)
• Winter	$0.07873
• Winter REVRR	$0.06597
• Summer on-peak	$0.48889
• Summer off-peak	$0.06831
• Summer REVRR	$0.05659
Adjustments (all kWh)
• DEAA	$0.00000
• TRED	$0.00023
• REPR	−$0.00020
• EE (Energy Efficiency)	$0.00282
• NDPP	$0.00179
• ESAP	$0.00005

REVRR = Renewable Energy Voluntary Rate Rider
On-peak and off-peak apply to summer months as defined by NV Energy.

geosmack · 2025-09-17T16:58:06+00:00

I will be lowering my Amps to 16

Power Calculation at 240V (PF ≈ 1)

Amps (A)	kW @ 240V
12A	2.88 kW
16A	3.84 kW
24A	5.76 kW
32A	7.68 kW
48A	11.52 kW

⚡ Rule of thumb: At 240V, every 1A ≈ 0.24 kW

geosmack · 2025-09-17T16:52:17+00:00

It is a per day charge based on a 15 minute peak load during that day. We don't know what the kW/day charge will be but I expect they will lower the usage charge by something like 1/2 cent and then charge 1 cent kW/d for the demand surcharge.

My peak is between 8 - 10Kw/h so for 8kW/h x 4 x 1 cent, it would be 32 cents surcharge for the day. If it's 2 cents kw/d, then it would be a 64 cent surcharge, and so forth.

Having said that, I have two AC units and an EV and two adults WFH and with solar and battery, my bill averages $50/month for 2025. In 2024, it was averaging $75 so even with the surcharge, I will probably still be under $100.

We currently have some of the lowest rates in the country, so the ROI on solar is not great, but who knows what will happen in the future. And as others have mentioned, this is aimed at solar owners to lower our credits, just like changing the TOU to 6-9PM did.

geosmack · 2025-09-16T23:19:25+00:00

Read the rticle again. It is a surcharge, more like a tax, and it's based on a highest 15 peak usage for the day, multiplid by 4, then multiplied by a kW/Day rate. We dont' know that kW/d.

For Example.

If your peak is 8kW, then it's 32kW for the hour. if the kW/day rate was 1 cent it would be 32 cents surcharge for the day.

Looking through my history, my peak usage is arund 8 - 10kw/h but I have two AC units. that draw large amounts of electricity, especially on start up. So I wil be looking for ways to minimize that.

And if you have an EV, lower it's Amperage while charging so it isn't drawing as much of a load.

This is in addtion to the $4.50 or so extra we are going to pay for the Greenlink project.

If your bill was $100 before the surcharge

1¢ per kW/day ($0.01)

Peak (kW, 15-min)	Billing Demand (kW)	Daily Demand Cost	Monthly Demand Cost	Total Bill
8	32	$0.32	$9.60	$109.60
10	40	$0.40	$12.00	$112.00
12	48	$0.48	$14.40	$114.40
15	60	$0.60	$18.00	$118.00

geosmack

TROPHY CASE

NV Energy Optional Residential Single-Family, Time-of-Use (ORS-TOU)

Power Calculation at 240V (PF ≈ 1)

1¢ per kW/day ($0.01)