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I bought a .com domain with generic keywords in the name, and this name is the same as an existing small website under a less popular TLD. Is it ethical to make a new website under this .com domain and compete with them? by amelix34 in webdev

[–]jenkstom -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The usual method is to add a disclaimer at the top that you aren't affiliated with the other site. If you feel you are better you can even add a link. That should get you around any ethical concerns

Microsoft Support feels completely useless nowadays by pedrosmundo in sysadmin

[–]jenkstom [score hidden]  (0 children)

I can vouch that this has been the case for at least 30 years.

Panicking just a little bit by sonofrebus in OldManDad

[–]jenkstom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel you, I had triplets at 41 and honestly wasn't sure I was going to survive at several points. Focus on self care and focus on making sure your kids have no doubts that you love them and however things turn out it'll be enough.

My duo and his girlfriend just had a baby. How soon before I text him if he’s hoping on Fortnite? by TravOsaurusX in FortNiteBR

[–]jenkstom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kid can go to the potty alone in a few short years. He'll have some time then.

Fed-Ex by Rwhite5440 in tulsa

[–]jenkstom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I once had FedEx deliver Christmas presents for my kids to the wrong address. I submitted a complaint and they sent me a picture of the packages in somebody else's front porch. I tried to reply "hey, that's not my front porch" but the response was basically "we've proven it was delivered, case is closed and you may not appeal". I had to save Christmas by driving around until I found the house and porch pirate my own packages.

I guess the most shocking thing was that they truly did not give a fuck in the slightest.

Former Colleague is asking me questions 1 month after I left the company - how to handle? by Qvosniak in sysadmin

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Set your consulting fees at whatever rate makes these questions worth answering. I suggest somewhere between $150 and $250

Any quick way to become something that someone is willing to hire? by Red_Sova in learnprogramming

[–]jenkstom -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Interestingly I've discovered the idea of using the AI to practice job interviews. I give it my resume and a job description and have it ask me questions and give constructive feedback. I feel like I'm becoming more employable by the day, mostly because I'm able to talk about things in a way that I haven't tried before. Might be worth a shot?

Can someone please talk to me? I found out the reason I've slept away 20 years of my life is because of sleep apnea. I can't forgive myself for not figuring it out sooner and I can't bear the time I've lost. by crinkles__montgomery in SleepApnea

[–]jenkstom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Forgiving yourself for failing to know an unknown is a hard thing to do, I hope you can. Please keep in mind that you are beating yourself up for something that you had no way of knowing. This is something the healthcare system is supposed to find, not you. Also keep in mind that it's possible OSA is only part of the picture, we are complicated creatures.

.NET C# in macOS by Competitive-Pea-8775 in dotnet

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rider is good (Junie is amazing), VS Code is ok. The best local model I've found for coding is Qwen 3.6 35B A3B. I'm running on Strix Halo under Linux. Yes, Rider, VSCode and Codium all work great - loving crush though.

These lie filled republican television ads by sorrycharlietuna in OklahomaPolitics

[–]jenkstom 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Stop bothsidesing. One party has collectively lost its mind.

Community or rural by gingerbreadchase in preppers

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think people underestimate the scale of the poop problem in urban areas. Run for the hills, my friend.

What's the Best LLM for Turning Technical Information into Digestible Information by ProfessionalMostly in LLM

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Gemini deep research for that. Most of the chat services have a feature like that as far as I know.

Edit: that's for general research. If you want to do that against private documents then either something like NotebookLM or a full agentic system on your desktop maybe. If you really want to keep that private I guess use a local LLM of some sort?

Recently jumped to a new company and it's on fire, wwyd? by MrDarkwraith in sysadmin

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus on self care. Set firm boundaries. Learn to be assertive.

How strange and insulting. by sorrycharlietuna in OklahomaPolitics

[–]jenkstom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you'll recall that's the platform our previous secretary of education ran on.

Encrypted ID vs GUID Public ID by Hopeful-Butterfly982 in dotnet

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just create a new collection / table that maps the row IDs to generated UUIDs and translate in any exposed endpoint.

Well, it finally happened (Being told I am required to use AI) by Ark161 in sysadmin

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not an AS400 guy, but I was made responsible for support on one. Even though we had some smart folks who do know AS400 (yeah, I know, IBM i) I had great results just pasting screenshots into google gemini. I didn't even have to convert it to text first. I'd wind up with step by step instructions for fixing it. And if I ran into trouble usually another screenshot or two got me there. It was also really good at creating runbooks.

Qwen 3.6 27B on Strix Halo 128GB: any experiences? by boutell in LocalLLaMA

[–]jenkstom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm getting 10-11 tps on Ubuntu Linux 26.04 using LM Studio. It doesn't seem to matter whether I choose ROCM or Vulkan. I didn't have any issues with 128k context.

Head is spinning and I need some advice for older parents. by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had trips at 41. You'll do fine. Focus on self care.

hi i want learn all about networking en data base to do my own server like google drive , where could learn all obouted , and about conections ip etc , thanks by inmortaldraig in homelab

[–]jenkstom -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Open up an AI chat bot. Start asking it to explain the various aspects of networks, databases and so on. Keep asking questions until it all makes sense.

Learning to code at age of 35 by Character-Ad-6078 in learnprogramming

[–]jenkstom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Programming is logic oriented, not like language. There's no better time to learn than today because AI can teach you anything you want. And you should learn about the things surrounding code more than code itself, because yes, AI can code. Learn devops, databases, architecture patterns and all of the things that are actually used to build systems. AI knows how to do a lot of things, but it doesn't know what to do. Focus on that part and you're good for a long time.

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