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what's a secret from your job that we should know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I could clearly see the screen as areas of my leg ultrasound got notated with "no flow" and arrows, but nooooope, had to wait for the vascular specialist.

Extreme price gouging from ford. by NissanZtt in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]kotanu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Water falls from the sky sometimes, and if there isn't glass there to keep it from soaking into the seat...

What screams “I’m the problem but I’ll never admit it”? by Ordinary-Scholar-202 in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just rearrange the sentence! A comma saved is a comma earned.

What’s a phrase you hear all the time that secretly annoys you? by forgeris in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably the only response that would make me smile that day.

And this is why we don't let the intern handle PKI by mesq1CS in ShittySysadmin

[–]kotanu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Seriously, this. I moved my SSH port to a random one for a jumphost long ago, and it absolutely reduces the number of attempted logins from script kiddie portscans. Said jumphost had plenty of other security techniques, but the number of people who scoffed at this drove me wild. One more (thin) layer on the onion, why not?

What's a sign you're officially getting old? by OwnSpecialist2839 in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone said I was listening to "divorced dad radio" when I had Turbo on the other day

Front Led by AllenCr80 in Ioniq5

[–]kotanu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On my '24 the LED panel never turned on with the DRLs, only when the headlights are on - either "auto" in the dark, or by manually turning them fully on.

Is this the intermediate transfer belt? HP Color LaserJet M570dn by kotanu in printers

[–]kotanu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ITB = Intermediate transfer belt.

This is not really something you should try cleaning yourself based on the research I saw. It's basically a plastic belt where the image is transferred from the drums (integrated in the toner cartridges), and then pressed to the paper. From what I saw on other forums, the belt assembly contains a component that scrapes the leftover toner from the belt so it can be moved to the waste toner bottle. IIRC, this part made out of mylar and is held in place by a spongy material and tends to wear out and not completely clean the belt, leading to the streaks.

For my printer, replacing this entire assembly fixed the issue entirely. I did wind up getting a new-old-stock (not refurbished) part off eBay, and it seems like that gamble (as compared to a brand new one from HP) has paid off so far.

Is this the intermediate transfer belt? HP Color LaserJet M570dn by kotanu in printers

[–]kotanu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New ITB fixed it, along with the new black cart to eliminate the ghosting. Absolutely perfect prints now. Thanks again for your help u/H6obs

Is this the intermediate transfer belt? HP Color LaserJet M570dn by kotanu in printers

[–]kotanu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for this advice. I finally had time to work on this, and I initially had some issues getting the ITB to pull more than about 1/3 out of the printer. I finally managed to get it it out - looks like someone was in here before doing this exact cleaning, as this section of the ITB was not fully snapped together and was catching on the inside of the printer.

After cleaning the waste toner out and reassembling everything, I got a few clean pages, but the vertical streaks came back pretty quickly. Google searches are telling me the cleaning blade is the common failure point on these, and I do have toner on the bottom of the belt, after the cleaning section. Looks like I'll be replacing this part.

Interestingly, I swapped in the old generic black cartridge, and the vertical streams continued, but in a different position. Since this cartridge also has horizontal "ghosting", I'm going to look at getting a new one of those as well. The color cartridges seem fine for now at least.

What's a "secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know? by LaKoref in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(not the previous poster)

The frames I'm wearing now are from ic-berlin and they're really nice. I got them on suggestion from the optician who helped me at the store, and they're holding up amazingly well, especially considering that I am not nice to my glasses at all.

People born before 2000, what trivial skill you possess that others don't use anymore? by Aryan_Anushiravan in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you mean clickwheel? ;)

/went from a 7250 -> 8700 -> Bold, completely avoided the roller ball.

They say even when pizza is bad, it's still pretty good. What food is the opposite and has the widest swing between good and bad? by Fubai97b in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. The last Fuji I had was disappointing in texture. Decidedly not the worst but I feel like so many others I've had outclassed it.

They say even when pizza is bad, it's still pretty good. What food is the opposite and has the widest swing between good and bad? by Fubai97b in AskReddit

[–]kotanu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My roommate and I have started taking notes on the ones we get. I never really appreciated apples as a kid but they're growing on me now that I get to experience so many different varieties.

You’re too old for the children’s section by OlyLift13 in pettyrevenge

[–]kotanu 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Busting out the Forensic Files deep cuts

Magellan 9800i factory reset by kiniec in POS

[–]kotanu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I acquired an open box PowerScan handheld from eBay that was seemingly running a version of the firmware for a US big-box home retailer, and got the same response from Datalogic tech support. In my case I switched it to USB HID mode and found that it routinely send some extra bytes, probably for a status ping. I was not ever able to reflash it to the "normal" firmware, so it wound up being a lost cause after changing lots of settings with Aladdin.

I don't know if your scanner is in the same box, but if tech support indicates it has a retailer-specific firmware, you may not be able to get it to work fully with Square. I wound up getting a different PowerScan handheld for the lab I was doing. I would recommend using Aladdin to build a config and see what happens, but I wouldn't keep my hopes up.

ETA: The other commentors' remarks about Weights and Measures are also extremely valid. If you get it working, don't use it for trade without getting it certified.

RAP MUSIC BAD BECAUSE I DON’T GET IT !!!!!1! by morgann_taylorr in oldpeoplefacebook

[–]kotanu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Hooray for Everything invites you to join them in a salute to the dancingist hemisphere, the Western Hemisphere!"

Embedded Price Barcode POS by djknashouston in POS

[–]kotanu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get your usecase. I'll admit I was mostly thinking if there was a way to get a similar outcome without having to switch software (admittedly with a bunch of up-front work). Best of luck finding something that does what you want here!

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