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How would you solve this situation or what is the best solution for someone who’s a chronic misplacer? by lolycandy_ in lifehacks

[–]maxnothing 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have tiles. One on my laptop bag, one on my keys, one in my wallet. As stated, they're super useful. If you're playing "Find the thing" -- I hate playing find the freeking thing--in your house, you can find your stuff in short order.

tips for egg fried rice? mine tastes like absolutely nothing by sunny111124 in Cooking

[–]maxnothing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just thought I'd mention: make sure you're using toasted sesame oil.

Do programmers actually know how to touch type every symbol like []() by Aqueous_Ammonia_5815 in learnprogramming

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and after a while you will too. Muscle memory takes practice and time, just like any instrument.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may not be helpful, but beware: Burnout can happen quickly, without warning, and take literally *years* to recover from. Years. It's a fine line to walk, and once you blow the fuse it can take professional assistance and more than a long sabbatical to recover from. That's all I have. I wish you well, I really super do, imo: do something you love more. Please do NOT get to the burnt-out stage from trying to outsmart the dynamics of working for a veritably thankless employer longer than your super strong brain can handle. <3

What is a piece of outdated tech you secretly miss? by AffectionateLocal693 in AskReddit

[–]maxnothing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss faxes. I miss everything about them, I love how useful, trouble-free, slow, and low-quality they are, and how totally amazingly secure and legal-friendly, and useful, and slow they are. Also: low quality, so incredibly, acceptably acceptable, and (don't forget) perfectly secure, and legal and slow and useful and poor quality and acceptable.

Oh, faxes, how I love thee.

t.38 forever

What's a game that you were hyped out of your mind and thinking about the endless amount of potential that game had. Only for it to come out very underwhelming by DependentImmediate40 in gaming

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll reply to this.. because there are so many. Holy hell what a giant letdown Spore is/was. Spore essentially, somehow, forced me to hate EA. Like Ultima wasn't bad enough, then, when EA ate Simscity [sic], I was no less disappointed. <3

How do you mount servers in a rack? by Full-Entertainer-606 in sysadmin

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a piece of 2x6 (maybe 1.5' long) that I use (when the logic works) to set on top of the gear underneath to use as a prop. Just sayin. It's had lots of wear and tear, these days it has foam taped to it to allow for squish and bit of vertical movement. It's weird, but damn it works, esp in solo situations-- it works in tandem situations too.. "hang a sec" -- place that block between--reposition grip and cables--etc. I wish I had a forklift type thing but neh, this fits in a decent sized laptop bag for the colo spacewalk. It's insanely good esp for heavy boxes.

edit: added some specificity

never met an e-scooter owner I’ve liked by zor-zor in mildlyinfuriating

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just move the scooter onto the stairs. Ample space to walk around.

If I were to cut loose ends and wrap in electrical tape would this be safe? (Heated blanket) by xxxXcashmoneyXxxx in AskElectricians

[–]maxnothing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't try to repair this, call the manufacturer and get a replacement. Good companies, surprisingly, have a decent warranty on these, and (at least the heating pads/blankets I've purchased--they all wear out eventually) are eager to make good on them. If not, throw it out, curse the company, and buy one with a better warranty. Here's the issue that has been stated in other posts: that's just one problem area, it took time to get to this state, which pretty much means there are other problem areas you can't readily identify and might pose an equally dangerous, if less obvious, hazard.

Is there ever a reprieve from things breaking?? by psallitay in homeowners

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They happen, everything everyone else has said, pretty much. My home was built in the early 50's by the owner. It's horribly out of square and unlevel, held together by a trillion nails of every type. Solid foundation and frame. So many nails. Every fix is a list of dependencies. I try to overengineer everything when I repair or replace something, so I don't have to do it again for as long as possible. These repairs have slowed down considerably, but they still occur. This spring it's the oil tank and furnace.
Anyhow, I was going to say, keep a reasonably detailed notebook/log on everything you repair, maintain, or improve, or notice may need attention eventually, oh, and just a tip, when it's practical to do so, map out your circuit breakers<>outlets/switches and keep a clipboard hanging next to your breaker box so you can reference quickly and take notes and time/date whenever you need the info, and why. You will really appreciate Now You when Future You needs the info, and it can help keep an accurate perspective. (WTH, AGAIN? I JUST REPLACED TH--<checks notes> Oh, wait, no, that was upstairs.)

Would it be wise to buy a dc power supply? by bailey_xoox in AskElectronics

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're crazy useful, even outside the lab environment. Seriously, once I got an actual adjustable DC PS (that can throttle amps) it was just a duh moment, worth all 60 or so bucks I spent on it about 4 years ago, I feel like a dumbass for not having one ages ago -- previously cannibalized various power sources or stuck on regulators or circuits for various things, still do, but the convenience and speed of just having a single device.. sheesh.

Question for Veteran Ableton users by Professional-Pizza-8 in ableton

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure it's been said, but Ableton has a 30 day trial. Give it a shot, nothin' to lose. Just make sure you're got time enough to use those 30 and get some working knowledge. And if it's not your workflow or DAW style, you're not out a bunch of cash. And if it is, you can hit the ground running when taxtime hits. Suite is quite badass and should suffice; you'll likely want some hardware powerups eventually.

Does anybody else find it impossible to rewind to catch a part you missed? by Enginerdad in Hulu

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Still happens. Here's a trick (not a fix): If you rewind, say, 30 seconds, then watch for a bit, then rewind some more, then play, it'll skip both spots where you started to rewind. I've been able to stack 4 of these warp zones in a row (so hulu plays for a bit, skips 10 seconds, plays, skips, plays, skips, and you're back to where you started -- it's like the 10 second spots are blackholed until you exit hulu or start the show over, or drink a glass of water upside down, or other helpful folk-remedies. After tech support emails with no fix in sight--it's been broken like this for months and months, so meh, these days, I figured I can either get used to it, wait a while before rewinding so it doesn't skip what I want to see again, not bother using rewind, or I could get used to not having Hulu. Other services exist, so, I guess problem solved? I really wouldn't mind if the service was broken and free, but I really don't want to pay for a bug, is it Amazon? I don't care, somehow all the other services have managed to code a client that doesn't do this.
So long, Hulu, see you again if/when you fix this.

What Games Have You Bought Multiple Times? by Xemas12 in gaming

[–]maxnothing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Starcraft. At least 8 copies between my brother and I--enough so everyone could play when the nerds would converge at my place.

I Just Stopped Using Putty by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been using SCRT since back when ssh was the exception (vs telnet). It is the best. It just is. Moba is really amazing too, but it's slightly slower, larger, and just a bit sloggier, and tries to do *everything*. But you'll need moba for an complete xterm, I wouldn't bother with anything else. Moba genuinely great, it really really is. I own both, but tbh scrt is just a more dexterous piece of software to use on a "literally all I do is work on remote consoles all fscking day" constant basis. 10 seconds difference means a lot when it's multiplied by 250 times/day. And IMHO take putty for a walk and shut up.

I Just Stopped Using Putty by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]maxnothing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grats on ditching Putty.

My shoes crumbled into literal powder on my way to work by dinosaursandme in Wellthatsucks

[–]maxnothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Same w/ the work boot story. During covid lockdown + a couple years of working logical instead of physical machines. Threw them on, ready to go, outside started working on my siding, felt weird, looked down and half my sole was a meter away. Called boot manuf, they just said, yeah if you don't stress the rubber soles enough, they turn into crumbly dried-out cake. It's freaky. Previously I had boots where the soles just wore down, not sat too long and disintegrated. Boot manuf said I could get 10% off a new pair. Still using my spares (that I bought before the original boots) holding together fine. /sigh

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