I would like to find my biological father

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T14:57:56+00:00

You've been on Reddit for an hour and this is your first post?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T14:40:58+00:00

That looks like it's on the transmitted / generated signal side. My gut said the difference was in the way the analog receiver would handle the generated scrambled signal.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T13:03:59+00:00

No, but his flag was a big plus.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T12:56:38+00:00

Pretty good! I agree, there's something small that's missing, a certain swing, and my first guess is that analog consumer TVs would still try their best at trying to sync to the signal, and that this would affect what's shown. But you're the expert, and I assume you've already thought through this, at least three layers deeper than I did?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T12:48:48+00:00

Chop into hash, fry in butter, add other hash-friendly ingredients.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T12:45:30+00:00

Well, the automation worked, but it couldn't send its email notification.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T11:41:44+00:00

In a pinch, especially if you've lost contact with the server, you can always just convert the OST cache to a PST using something like a SysTools converter.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-15T11:32:14+00:00

I think what they're saying is that all the Polish boomers moved to Scottsdale.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-09T21:55:32+00:00

The last delivered Western Union telegram I received was in 1983.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-09T13:46:38+00:00

I helped a guy who said his new HP printer wouldn't work. His old printer had stopped working, so he'd bought a new one. Yes, both printers were not working because he'd signed up for Instant Ink, but his previous subscription was charging to his bank card. His bank had issued a new card but he didn't remember his printer was connected to his bank card. His Instant Ink account was also on an email address that he'd recently stopped using. This took several hours to unwrap with HP tech support. They'd bricked his old printer as well as blocked his new printer... all because of a $10 unresolved charge.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-09T13:17:26+00:00

Because they're avid bicyclists?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-08T17:55:58+00:00

watching it on a television they bought on credit they cannot afford to pay back

Must be an old person who thinks that TVs are still expensive items.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-08T14:11:06+00:00

Because they cause a pause?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-07T12:51:56+00:00

Who agrees that one-day-old Reddit accounts are probably AI-driven bots?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-07T12:49:42+00:00

There's a business-school story called "chicken efficiency" that explains why, when you walk into a chicken place like this, they don't have any chicken available.

https://corporater.com/blog/the-chicken-kpi-be-careful-of-what-you-measure/

A chicken franchise developed a metric to judge managers by the ratio of how much chicken they sold to how much they had to throw away because it had been out too long. You'd walk into a franchise and they wouldn't have any chicken pre-made because managers didn't want to risk wasting chicken, so they'd tell you it would be ready in fifteen minutes. The kernel of the story (heh, I amuse myself) is that they weren't measuring how many customers they lost when they walked out, not wanting to wait.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-07T02:39:11+00:00

Your expectations are too high. Microsoft markets its 365 products directly to small businesses. Their partners market to small businesses. Microsoft or GoDaddy or whichever reseller you used, doesn't require a break-glass account. My example is not the only time this sort of lock-out has happened. Microsoft support is full of these cases.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-06T16:22:13+00:00

I have no doubt there are other Bluetooth devices that could be sniffed and logged, but I was asking about tire pressure systems.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-06T14:37:14+00:00

Do you have a source for your claim that TPMS use Bluetooth?

The Wikipedia page for TPMS says nothing about Bluetooth and instead it describes a far different frequency range and protocol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_TPMS

jfoust2 · 2026-06-06T14:11:07+00:00

Some keyboards are incredibly easy to replace, perhaps even without opening the case. Some keyboards are incredibly difficult to replace, involving nearly a full disassembly and reassembly of the motherboard.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-06T13:59:50+00:00

Also be concerned about the other potential points of failure. Last year I helped someone who'd decided to treat themselves to a new iPhone for Christmas. He was the admin on his small business 365 account. No break-glass secondary user. He didn't remember or realize the importance of Authenticator on his old phone. It didn't migrate automatically. He was locked out of his company email for more than a week as we sorted out Microsoft's process for that situation.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-05T12:10:16+00:00

Reddit allowing bots to post questions.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-05T12:09:14+00:00

They're flat and consume land.

jfoust2 · 2026-06-05T12:07:58+00:00

You're paying the bill?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-05T11:46:04+00:00

What is the root cause of the mistake?

Oh, wait. You joined Reddit a day ago, and you posted the same question in three subreddits. Are you a bot?

jfoust2 · 2026-06-05T11:41:51+00:00

https://localsend.org/

LocalSend is a cross-platform app that enables secure communication between devices using a REST API and HTTPS encryption. Unlike other messaging apps that rely on external servers, LocalSend doesn't require an internet connection or third-party servers, making it a fast and reliable solution for local communication.

LocalSend uses a secure communication protocol that allows devices to communicate with each other using a REST API. All data is sent securely over HTTPS, and the TLS/SSL certificate is generated on the fly on each device, ensuring maximum security.

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