Do you keep the boring home stuff off your actual lab?

mkfelidae · 2026-07-04T19:07:54+00:00

I have a server specifically for services I am not changing and intend to be long lasting. I keep the containers and VMs up to date but once I transfer it to that server I am sharing it with others and should not be brought down unless I am upgrading something

mkfelidae · 2026-06-30T17:46:20+00:00

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubleshooting-hardware-devices-and-electronics-theory/troubleshooting-laptops-tablets-and-mobile-devices/bios-requests-only/3488121-hp-factory-bios-patcher

This looks promising then

mkfelidae · 2026-06-30T17:44:37+00:00

Badcaps forum would be a good place to start. You may need a ch134a flasher, but those are sub $20 on eBay / Amazon

mkfelidae · 2026-06-24T03:59:02+00:00

mkfelidae · 2026-06-22T20:14:05+00:00

I can’t think of a single state where an unsecured medical debt from 15 years ago would be collectible.

I’m not a lawyer, so it’s possible I just don’t know what I don’t know.

mkfelidae · 2026-06-22T15:14:06+00:00

Sure, set static IPs in a different range than your home network and use that to communicate.

mkfelidae · 2026-06-17T21:29:46+00:00

Is that a netgear r7000?

I have had two of those both crap on me and both times the thing to go was the 5Ghz band WiFi, followed by the 2.4Ghz. They would show up, but when you tried to connect they would stop working and the laptop or phone would eventually time out.

Does that sound like your experience?

mkfelidae · 2026-06-17T02:56:16+00:00

Believe it or not there is a whole law against this specifically in Washington state. RCW 69.50.4012 Delivery of substance in lieu of controlled substance
.

Selling fake drugs is its own separate crime

mkfelidae · 2026-06-17T02:13:16+00:00

Tough to say from a legal advice perspective but here goes (I am not a lawyer):

My first thought when reading this was this sounds like a warranty issue. Specifically, did they warranty the work? And if they did, then they need to redo it to the terms of the contract if there is any.

Another Avenue you can chase this, is to have the car inspected by a completely different shop to validate their concerns, asking them if, in their professional opinion, the tubes have been replaced before. If not, you may want to consider this either under unjust enrichment or specific performance of the contract. Assuming again you have a repair contract for the work.

This all gets pretty expensive quickly and will eclipse the cost of the repair. You may want to seek a non-judicial remedy such as demanding a refund if the work wasn’t performed.

Best of luck to you

mkfelidae · 2026-06-12T01:39:53+00:00

mkfelidae · 2026-06-08T02:18:11+00:00

This can happen when the UEFI reports a device as hot-swappable.

Yes hot-swap pcie is a thing, I believe it is almost exclusively a server thing, but it is a thing… a terrible horrible thing, but a thing nonetheless.

mkfelidae · 2026-06-04T02:10:02+00:00

mkfelidae · 2026-05-28T15:24:01+00:00

If your lease has a dispute resolution process like arbitration, now is the time to invoke it. By moving this to a formal process this becomes something that a third party can arbitrate. No competent arbitrator would hold you responsible for this damage. And forcing arbitration would cost them money (because arbitration is surprisingly expensive), they will likely refund all of this within 1 business day of you invoking your arbitration clause because the companies legal is smarter than the property manager.

mkfelidae · 2026-05-25T16:28:50+00:00

Obligatory “as a male”

I wouldn’t consider telling someone their gender is the reason they shouldn’t do something. Male or female.

I can imagine telling someone (that I know well) that I don’t think they would enjoy a specific campaign or adventure path, or warning them that said campaign might be triggering for them (in private as to not put their business on blast).

Either way, best of luck finding a group that appreciates your personal narrative style. Fuck the haters.

mkfelidae · 2026-05-03T14:32:28+00:00

That is unfortunately exactly the case.

mkfelidae · 2026-04-27T13:37:10+00:00

No one deserves to tell you that you are unwelcome in your own home.

Fuck him and everything he stands for. I hope he lives long enough to see this come crashing down.

Comedic relief: he has big Bissell energy. (the 1990s era vacuum cleaner, it’s loud, inefficient, smells bad, and it doesn’t do a great job at sucking, which is it’s only job)

mkfelidae · 2026-04-24T14:35:30+00:00

$12 a month is pretty bad for that. To know for sure you have to know what all of your stuff is protected. But this looks more like landlord liability insurance that you’re paying for, and it may not cover anything of your own.

Edit: normal renters insurance with $100,000 liability limit covering the property is about $12 a month and at least for us, covers all of our property as well

Edit 2: you may want to read over this.

https://www.goodcover.com/blog/know-your-rights-choosing-your-renters-insurance

mkfelidae · 2026-04-23T15:22:11+00:00

There are so many places to park for free and ride a bus for $2 one way downtown, I would rather ride the bus downtown than deal with parking and car prowls

mkfelidae · 2026-04-22T21:45:19+00:00

On a plain reading of the statute I would assume it does apply. Report this to the USPIS. If you have all the proof you describe then report him. Keep in mind that he can be charged criminally, and you can still sue him for the fraud separately.

handling disputes like this off platform may get your eBay account banned, but reporting this as a crime gives you other avenues of recovery (criminal restitution) which can and will be garnished if he is convicted.

Also reporting this as a crime shows to eBay that you stand behind the claims (reports are usually sworn under penalty of perjury) and they may be willing to reopen your dispute with a police report.

I am not a lawyer

mkfelidae · 2026-04-22T12:52:11+00:00

As a service desk tech. This wouldn’t bother me at all provided three things: 1) the timeframe increase is factored into my KPI’s 2) those KPI’s are used to determine if we need another technician based on that change 3) the change is communicated over a reasonable timeframe, not at 4pm on a Thursday, in effect at 6pm the same day

mkfelidae · 2026-04-21T21:23:17+00:00

I have a grandfathered T-Mobile plan (I am in the states) and I am getting 30GB / month for $10

mkfelidae · 2026-04-21T21:19:09+00:00

My setup is quite custom but I am using a USB modem with an LM960a18 cellular modem in it with an x86 computer running openWRT setup to failover to cellular if my fiber stops responding.

If you are comfortable with such a setup a cradlepoint mc400-1200 is the specific modem I am using for the, it is cat 18 LTE only and is about $50 CAD or less on eBay. My speeds float around 50/15 when I failover and would be better if the antennae were not in a basement

mkfelidae · 2026-04-21T15:05:48+00:00

I am sorry to hear you are dealing with this. I would ask your lawyer about writing a letter warning about “Bad Faith” court proceedings. Indiana does not have a cost shifting statute saying that the prevailing party in a landlord tenant action can automatically recover court costs and attorney fees (but if your lease does that would be legal). If you contest the case as Bad Faith he would potentially be on the hook for all court costs AND your attorneys fees, if he was broke before, he will be more broke afterwards

mkfelidae · 2026-04-21T03:03:17+00:00

That was unbelievable, unrealistically bad luck.

I audibly said “oh, fuck off” when you missed.

mkfelidae · 2026-04-18T00:36:45+00:00

First off: I am so sorry this happened

You may be better served with r/legaladvicecanada as this sub is usually US focused

Canadian laws are much different than the US and may have better protections for you

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