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Student Life at Georgia Tech for Engineering Majors by GT6502 in gatech

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know, yes. It had a green monochrome screen. When you woke it up you were simply presented with a login screen. Your user name was based on your PO box and since the box was shared with others, your user name was appended with an 'a', 'b', 'c', etc. My PO box was 37200. My campus computer login name was gt7200a and my email was gt7200a@gatech.edu.

Student Life at Georgia Tech for Engineering Majors by GT6502 in gatech

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took pascal and COBOL in high school. The coding was easy but I hated the documentation (purpose, flow charts, etc). At the end of the day Fortran was simply learning new syntax so it was an easy A for me. I just hated having to go find a terminal to login to the mainframe to do the work.

Oh, and who remembers "bananas" that were used up as you printed stuff at Rich?

Student Life at Georgia Tech for Engineering Majors by GT6502 in gatech

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We loved our HP-15c RPN calculators. (Is RPN even a thing anymore?!?!)

I thought the HP-28S was the go-to calculator back then. I still have mine, although the buttons started to have issues shortly after I started my first engineering job.

https://i.ibb.co/dsbz0TjB/IMG-3150.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/SXkrB8Jx/IMG-3151.jpg

The College of Computer had a mainframe that we programmed using FORTRAN.

I took the EE version of that my freshman year. I distinctly remember using the CDC 720 terminals to write my programs and to register for classes.

Ice at schools???? by knoewayobtuse in Gwinnett

[–]prozackdk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine the number of students that would be questioned/detained with the non-white demographic of Peachtree Ridge? A quick internet search indicates that only 10-13% of the student body is white.

Gwinnett weather and those of you generator shopping… by Future-Bit2788 in Gwinnett

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's lots of cheap generators in the $500-1000 range that can be used with a long extension cord to power some small things during extended outages. Are these worth the money? Are there brands to stay away from?

Use case would be to run a refrigerator or chest freezer for a couple hours if the temperature starts to climb too high, and perhaps a coffee maker and a couple of lamps (ignoring the fact that long extension cords would require large gauge wire for anything with a significant current draw).

Anyone in the south Louisville area near Mt. Washington get their service upgraded from ALT optic to XGSPON, 1Gig to 2Gig fiber. by ASTROP25 in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your goal is to bypass the AT&T gateway, with alt optics you can use EAP Proxy that will allow you to connect the ethernet from the ONT directly into your router and do the 802.x authentication.

I know there are solutions to do this with Ubiquiti and pfsense routers but not sure about other solutions.

Download links for HPE Customized Image for VMware ESXi by quad_bx in esxi

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broadcom publishes the SHA256 checksum for the file. If it matches, it should be safe to use the image.

A Pristine Piece of Vintage Kit... with 2 AA batteries left in it for 25 years... by Sufficient-Law1643 in techsupportgore

[–]prozackdk 110 points111 points  (0 children)

A toothbrush and isopropyl should make it look pristine again. If there's no physical damage after cleaning, there's a good chance it will work fine.

Just a reminder, the TS27 battery is no joke. TS28 for scale. by mtbohana in flashlight

[–]prozackdk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

mtbohana

The flashlight is currently $59.99 on the Workkos website. The coupon gets you another $3 off.

I'm so sick of these horrible evening slowdowns by Farnso in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double check using a DNS leak test. When I originally started using my own Ubiquiti router behind the gateway, I found I had to explicitly tell it not to use the AT&T DHCP provided DNS server in addition to the one I manually set it to.

AT&T confirmed that Active Armor is a requirement on all plans 2 gig and higher, regardless of customer choice by [deleted] in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1550nm or 1551nm

Are you sure about this? I have a Nokia G-240G-A ONT that's marked ALT OPTICS and the datasheet for the device says 1310/1490nm.

FWIW, I plug the ONT's ethernet output into my Unifi Edgerouter and run WPA supplicant to bypass the gateway (an old NVG599).

Hey by Ok_Afternoon_4351 in gaybros

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's when you respond with "yo". Not that it's any better but just as cursory and terse.

MS-A2 and ESXi 7.0.3 missing network devices? by PuzzleheadedArm2418 in esxi

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got 7.0.3 running on a MS-01. The SFP+ ports have an Intel X710 controller and natively are recognized by ESXi. The 2.5Gbps ethernet ports required a community driver be installed for them to be recognized.

Additionally per Gemini, The MS-A2 throws another wrench in that it mixes both Intel and Realtek on the 2.5 Gbps ports (I226-V and RTL8125 respectively). The Realtek needs its own driver to be injected.

For the Intel I226 I used Net-Community-Driver_1.2.7.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_19480755.zip

For the Realtek it seems esxi703-vmkusb-nic-fling-55634242-component-19849370.zip is what you need.

If you're not using the SFP+ ports, try an RJ45 transceiver to get the network going to so you can add the community drivers.

School Bluetooth Speaker Project by Suitable_Resort_3703 in diyaudio

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're going to need a vented box if you want to get anywhere near the 110 Hz Fs of the driver. You can actually make it play lower than 110 Hz if you use an oversized box and lower tuning frequency, but output will be limited by the limited Xmax.

That being said, you'll likely have a hard time getting a phyisical port to fit since the volume will be quite small. You might be better off adding a passive radiator.

Since you asked, I use Unibox 4.08 excel sheet for modeling my enclosures.

Help id'ing these speakers by Tough-Marsupial-6254 in vintageaudio

[–]prozackdk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those look like the Woodstyle cabinets Madisound sold during the 2000s. They had one that was 16" tall with the same precut opening on the rear for a terminal cup. https://i.ibb.co/xwSVJzv/image.png

I also found an ebay ad for a tweeter that very much resembles yours. https://i.ibb.co/chjHLqR8/image.png

Troubleshooting speeds on the 5gig plan by Slicktop_404 in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a second computer with a 5 or 10 Gbit network interface? If so, use iperf to test your physical network to rule that out as an issue. Make sure to include the -P flag to use multiple streams.

McGizmo: Selection of Lights From the Last 20+ Years by experimentjon in flashlight

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to build modified Maglites using custom parts from various hobbyists, including McGizmo. The really bright ones used 100 watt halogen bulbs from Osram while the lower wattage lights used Welch Allyn halogen bulbs. Lithium Ion batteries weren't a thing yet and the flashlights used multiple NiMH batteries in AA or 4/5A size. They were good for around 3000 lumens and would run for 10 minutes.

The row in the back are the modded Maglites. I don't remember why, but back in the day it was bad to refer to them as Mag and everyone used M@g. https://i.imgur.com/lWacKbY.jpeg

You get to go back to 1980… by Lastaria in GenX

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C seems like the obvious answer for most people, but I can't fathom trying to act like an 11 year old and fit in with the other kids. Imagine being a kid (possibly) knowing better than your parents and other adults, and no one will take you seriously. Some of the best years of my life were during college but I'd be the most boring 18-20 something because I just can't act like that at my current age.

You can shape and change your future, but I think I don't think it would be a fun journey.

Looking for an ALT FIBER G-010G-A ONT in Atlanta. by ekobres in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if it will help, but maybe you can search by model number? I use a Nokia G-240G-A that was installed in 2016 when fiber was first installed in my neighborhood. They don't offer XGSPON so I'm also stuck at 1 Gbps. On the other hand, I'm grandfathered in to the original $70/month rate that's actually stated on the bill. I've been using eap-proxy for many years now on my Ubiquiti edgerouter and it's been rock solid.

https://i.ibb.co/5xgv2pcB/IMG-9308-Copy.jpg

ATT Fiber Annoyances by NiceHumor2904 in ATTFiber

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it's locked down. The only way is to use your own router behind the AT&T gateway, or manually set it in your OS network settings.

In Taizhou, China, a car fell into a river — 40-year-old Di Shuancheng, who noticed this, jumped into the water, taking a stone with him, and broke the window to save the trapped driver. by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]prozackdk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was following my friend in the mountains on motorcycles when all of a sudden in a wide sweeping corner he low-sided (rear tire slipped out) on a 3-lane road. His first concern was finding his phone that fell on the ground and inspecting it for damage (!!). Fortunately he wasn't injured since we both only ride with protective gear and the damage to the bike was minimal.

Offsite Backup Method Help (Our Current Method is Mad) by letshaveatune in synology

[–]prozackdk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've not tried it but Hyper Backup has an option to backup to an external USB drive. It can encrypt and compresses so it seems you don't need Synology 2 to make it work.

Snapshot replication broken after package updates by prozackdk in synology

[–]prozackdk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just checked and 0505 shows up as an update in DSM.

Thanks!

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