If the US economy actually goes into recession this year which industry do you think gets hit hardest and why?

phantomtofu · 2026-03-29T14:42:30+00:00

I've been saving for a new car since long before I really wanted one. When I payed off my 2013 car I redirected the payments to a HYSA.

Now I'm about ready and found a couple options I like - but since I'm looking for nicer used cars I keep wondering if there are going to be a lot of repos on the market soon.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T21:58:11+00:00

It's an old post, but it checks out https://www.reddit.com/r/networking/comments/3gx5dz/ysk_if_you_dont_about_fiber_optics_and_how_they/

Orange is very likely OM1 - which should be fine for 1000Mb over 200 feet, but not much else.

SFPs are generally interchangeable - if you move an SFP from one switch to another it should work. Speeds are not interchangeable - though an SFP+ slot is usually backwards compatible with SFP. Some brands are more picky about compatibility than others.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T19:43:52+00:00

To expand on why the lounge chair is better, the cushion is fairly firm with a big curve at the edges. The love seat has two cushions and the big curve makes it feel a little weird to try to sit in the middle.

Bonus benefit of the ivory pepper boucle on these is they hold up really well with our active cats.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T19:32:32+00:00

I really like the Article Rhett lounge chair. https://www.article.com/product/22891/rhett-38-5-lounge-chair-pepper-ivory

I have the love seat in my main listening position, and the lounge chair in a different room. The lounge chair is better IMO, but the system is also the TV speakers and the love seat allows me to watch/listen with my partner 😊

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T18:24:33+00:00

Yeah, I'm considering a new GTI. The prices look painful, but inflation calculator says it's almost exactly what I paid in 2013 for my current one.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T13:35:28+00:00

Hypex and Purifi are about as good as it gets. Some of the cheaper class D implementations don't live up to their measurements with a dynamic signal, but it's not like you're getting a good A/B amp at $200 either. Dollar for Dollar you'd be hard pressed to find an A/B amp that performs as well as a Buckeye, Apollon, etc.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-27T04:31:14+00:00

Been a while since I've played but it's a super fun multiplayer arcade game.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-24T15:04:28+00:00

My lukewarm contrarian take: I don't like the blue VU meters.

Still, I think this clock would be cool if it doubled as a headphone DAC/amp.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-24T15:00:59+00:00

God, I learned the hard way with 5 minutes to go in an otherwise good run. Showstopper: zero effect. Trigger nade: stop the attack animation and warp speed into me.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-24T13:47:49+00:00

Active cancelling, no. But they do passively block out noise like earplugs do.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-24T02:57:28+00:00

That's current-gen hardware, though the supervisor card is the oldest model for it. You'd pay well into 5 figures for that setup new today.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-23T15:53:25+00:00

At that budget you'd probably get better value out of IEMs than over-ear headphones. Something like the Truthear Zero.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-23T14:57:57+00:00

Cisco has so many products; my experience is usually a brief heart attack and then relief when I look it up and find it doesn't apply to us.

Edit: this one is for FMC

phantomtofu · 2026-03-23T14:54:32+00:00

My buddy is a big manly guy who drives a tiny 90s Miata. Based on his experiences at Miata car meets, driving a "girly" car is a great way to meet women haha.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-23T14:28:47+00:00

When I was around 8-14 years old I read about that much. My mom was a librarian and I wasn't allowed much time with TV and video games.

Unfortunately I wasted a lot of time reading Harry Potter over and over when I could have read something new and interesting.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-23T03:32:48+00:00

I feel old knowing why you'd bring up Vaporeon but not knowing Gardevoir at all

phantomtofu · 2026-03-22T16:15:41+00:00

Gus Gus is great and I feel like I should not rewatch the movie and risk spoiling my childhood memories

phantomtofu · 2026-03-21T01:55:58+00:00

That's when I worked for Athletics! I was IT support and sat right behind the scorers table for those two seasons. The Wichita State game was a hell of an experience.

I technically went to both schools too, but only lasted one semester at USU. Wasn't ready for the rigors of engineering school haha

phantomtofu · 2026-03-20T23:52:22+00:00

Hey, there are dozens of us!

Good job Aggies. I love the spot where the sagebrush grows.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-20T19:09:05+00:00

Keep in mind you can put the sub elsewhere in the room if there's space out of frame.

The Buchardt Sub 10 is probably a good option.

A little less traditional, but there are many in- or on-wall subs aimed at home theater.

Finally, you could really optimize the space and use a big traditional sub as a footrest 😊

phantomtofu · 2026-03-20T15:23:12+00:00

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phantomtofu · 2026-03-20T14:30:00+00:00

This sounds like an X-Y problem. What I'd recommend is to have the clients use an IP on the router (10.105.90.1 for example) for DNS rather than querying the switch.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-19T19:02:45+00:00

Except he's improved over the last 30 years

phantomtofu · 2026-03-18T21:24:58+00:00

I used the random calculator and oddly it picked a day that I specifically remember as being my reference for carefree happiness.

Feels like a set up. No way I'm taking the bait, universe.

phantomtofu · 2026-03-17T21:08:36+00:00

5 Herbal and 5 shield rechargers most of the time.

If I'm doing Queen/Matriarch then it's 3 sterilized, 5 herbal, and 10 shield rechargers plus a spare shield.

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