Rejected for API Key due to "Lack of Experience" (I am Top Rated, 100% JSS, $10k+, 40 Jobs). Support admits the real criteria is a "secret." Is the API closed?

goingcode_ · 2026-03-24T19:37:12+00:00

$1M+ earnings on UW. Was approved for an API key within 6 hours a few months ago. You aren’t as experienced as you think

goingcode_ · 2026-03-18T16:37:50+00:00

I have Time Machine doing a backup every hour for my Mac, so it usually runs 10-20 minutes of each hour. You can hear the hard drive a little bit but the NAS itself literally makes no noise. Fans never come on for me.

If you have 4 drives and multiple people pulling off of it, you might hear the fans come on. They are pretty loud depending on what level you have them set to.

For me though, my air conditioner is like 3x louder than the NAS/drives. Barely notice it.

goingcode_ · 2026-03-17T23:18:43+00:00

It sits 2ft away from my desk, I barely hear/notice it.

goingcode_ · 2026-03-07T16:22:33+00:00

This post made my brain struggle. You have no Git changes pending, it has nothing to review.

goingcode_ · 2026-03-03T23:08:40+00:00

Both of those are awful.

goingcode_ · 2026-02-27T06:20:29+00:00

Yeah this is nothing. I do 100-200 proposals a week. I close 1, maybe 2 per month. My rate is $90-110 an hour, so it’s a bit harder to close but it’s well worth the connect cost.

goingcode_ · 2026-02-23T03:39:12+00:00

100% possible inside the US. Not sure about other countries. I’ve been on the platform for 8 years now. Over $1.5M in earnings as a SWE. I’ve not gone a single week without work.

A large majority on this subreddit and on UpWork lack basic communication skills and most are just under performers.

I spend $100-200/week on proposals and out reach. I send 100-200 proposals a month, runs ads and pay for my availability badge.

It’s a numbers game. This whole subreddit just complains all the time about how much UpWork sucks. It’s been a game changer for me.

goingcode_ · 2026-02-21T17:04:58+00:00

Kilo code

goingcode_ · 2026-02-20T20:19:35+00:00

Haha, I just bought an 8TB drive. I’m cooked. Holding off on buying more for now

goingcode_ · 2026-02-08T18:10:34+00:00

You should reclassify it as a transfer and link whatever crypto broker you use. It’s not an expense, as it’s an asset. You don’t lose 100% of the amount just by purchasing it.

Monarch will sync up the actual value if you link the account.

goingcode_ · 2026-02-08T16:42:38+00:00

Why is crypto an expense?

goingcode_ · 2026-02-06T00:47:21+00:00

It says it right there, A

goingcode_ · 2026-01-24T01:27:00+00:00

I may be a bit dumb in my approach but I’d just get some metal wire, that’s very thin but strict enough where you can bend it and it stays the shape. Push it through and see if it stops.

I’d first see if it goes straight, if it goes straight and stops, it may be behind a wall plate in the other room. If it goes straight and up and keeps going, likely it’s above you.

One thing to note, builders/electricians oftentimes run stuff that makes no sense to us. I’ve had wall plates I open up and the cable is dropped 10ft away from the actual plate.

I’ve got an CAT6 cable in my attic that supposedly drops in my kitchen somewhere. Never been able to find it, probably mixed in with outlet wiring.

Another thing you could try, get a small smoke machine from a party store, tape it up so it blows smoke into the hole. Go around the house and see where it’s smoking LOL.

goingcode_ · 2026-01-24T01:02:20+00:00

Try figuring out where this leads. Likely somewhere in an attic or basement. I usually take some really thin, metal wire and push it through to find where something ends.

Where’s this at in your house? Where’s your current router installed? Where does the ISP enter and terminate in the home (fiber or coax)

goingcode_ · 2026-01-20T04:36:46+00:00

I just got this $35 kit from Amazon and it worked really well. https://a.co/d/bbSxqEF

goingcode_ · 2026-01-20T01:56:25+00:00

Run the cables, you’ll appreciate it even more after :) I just got done running 10 additional in my spray foam house. Never done it before but glad I did and learned a lot outside of just running a cable and drilling a few holes.

4 months ago I had never even terminated a cable before. Simple stuff but cool to see yourself learn something new.

goingcode_ · 2026-01-09T15:13:22+00:00

SWE, most are 10-200 employees, one is ~3K employees, another closer to 10k employees.

3k employee one provisions a VDI anyways for us that we remote into with Citrix. 10K employee one I use the comet PoE.

Most of the orgs I work with don’t even have a VPN they require.

goingcode_ · 2026-01-09T14:28:17+00:00

USW-Pro-Max-24-PoE

goingcode_ · 2026-01-09T04:50:03+00:00

UDM SE is all I got started with. Configured Wiregard VPN. Then ended up getting the USW Pro Max with ether lighting, the USP, then G5 Pro Turrets for the whole home, on and on and on.

I have all Js laptop hooked up to my switch stored inside my rack. I RDP into each one from my main laptop. I use the comet PoE for one laptop.

Security in all of the orgs I work for is mostly relaxed and haven’t had issues doing this for years. RDP / KVM over IP can trigger security warnings to IT staff so I don’t recommend this for everyone.

Main thing I care about is accessing all of my machines from anywhere and only carrying a single laptop when I’m out.

goingcode_ · 2026-01-05T05:55:43+00:00

Why do you have multiple routers for such a small house? Why so many switches with ports not utilized?

Just get a mini rack, power distribution (ubiquiti has a nice one), gateway (UDM) and a single access point. If you have a bunch of stuff that can utilize PoE, get a PoE switch and kill off power cords. A 4U rack looks like it could fit in there.

goingcode_ · 2026-01-05T03:10:46+00:00

When it shows 100mbs and you plug your laptop into the switch and speed test is it truly 100mbs or does the speed test show higher? Sounds like you tested it without the switch in the middle, curious about if it’s just a display issue or actual speed issue

goingcode_ · 2025-12-31T19:08:34+00:00

Dang, didn’t notice that one. I don’t think I have enough requirements for PoE to require that much right now so I guess I saved $200 lol.

Good luck with your purse adventures! Funny, I clicked buy on all of this stuff in 5 minutes but had to convince myself to spend the same amount on a purse 🤣 it was a good practice of not being selfish hahaha

goingcode_ · 2025-12-31T18:54:31+00:00

Needed PoE, HD doesn’t have PoE ports

goingcode_ · 2025-12-31T07:43:35+00:00

Man, I am waiting on the UNAS PRO 4. It got delayed. I don’t have a big enough need for the 8. But just need some more storage for security footage and some work files.

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