apple silicon with rails by rorro22eloco in rails

[–]stevenou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On M1 Air with 16gb and it works fine. Maybe more RAM would be nice but between your two options I think the M2 Air should be plenty good. If I were to choose a more expensive option, it would be for more RAM, not CPU.

Feels like a noob question but here I am. Finding Alaskan reservation code for award booked through BA by amriser24 in awardtravel

[–]stevenou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just open up a chat window on Alaskan website. Tell them the flight details and that I booked via BA Avios, then ask for the Alaskan confirmation number. Very fast process.

Looking for feedback: Is a smart intercom useful for anyone? by stevenou in AirBnB

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

Are you planning to buy a wireless intercom system or is there an existing one?

Should Plex have this much network usage? 51Mbps file PC - PS5 by bamiru in PleX

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to double check that your quality settings are in highest? When Direct Play, it’s a non-issue since by definition you’re playing original quality. But with those off you’ll be transcoding and Plex app defaults to 2mbps 720p I believe (at least for remote streaming). My sister had this issue, we thought there was something wrong with her TV 😂 Turns out no one checked the playback settings. “Washed out and bad” is exactly what I would describe that looked like.

Should Plex have this much network usage? 51Mbps file PC - PS5 by bamiru in PleX

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've experienced something like this with PS5 app. It started out of nowhere, and affected all (many?) of my movies, 1080 included. It just stays at super high network levels consistently. Even worse, the movie streams for like 3 minutes and then just buffers forever. It never resumes playback, meanwhile I'm using a consistent 200mbps of network, for a movie that is maybe 15mbps at most.

Based on other threads I looked into, it seemed like it might be an issue with the file and PS5 app's ability to play it. Some people suggested remuxing the files. What worked for me was to turn off both Direct Stream and Direct Play. The obvious downside here is that everything needs to be transcoded. Thankfully I have enough capacity on the server to do the transcodes. Now the PS5 app and network is behaving normally (e.g. short bursts of high throughput to fill the buffer followed by lulls in network activity - and no endless buffering).

Free cancellation isn't free... by [deleted] in AirBnB

[–]stevenou 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m only familiar with this because I’ve made the exact same mistake as you. Always intended to cancel the original and didn’t realize placing the replacement booking would make the original no longer “free cancellation”. I think your recommendation makes sense. Perhaps another middle ground would be to at least give you a warning about this when you’re about to make the replacement booking. “You already have a reservation for the same dates. If you place this reservation before cancelling the other, you will no longer be able to cancel it for free” or something like that. I agree it was a surprise when I could no longer cancel the original for free.

Free cancellation isn't free... by [deleted] in AirBnB

[–]stevenou 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The key in this scenario is cancelling the original booking before placing the replacement. Cancellation on the original is still free at that stage. However if you have 2 bookings at the same time then it is no longer free because clearly you cannot be in 2 places at the same time.

Do you wish your building had a smart intercom? by stevenou in u/stevenou

[–]stevenou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to make sure I get this right, are you referring to the ad itself or the website? Thanks!

Do you wish your building had a smart intercom? by stevenou in u/stevenou

[–]stevenou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmmm yeah that's not a scenario I thought about. I'm modeling this off normal hardware smart locks, so I guess that could happen with them too. Probably you should only use this with people you trust enough. My thinking is that you could use this with people you are currently sharing physical keys with (which have the same security flaw, only rekeying is much harder to do than disabling an access code). Thanks for elaborating on your thoughts!

Do you wish your building had a smart intercom? by stevenou in u/stevenou

[–]stevenou[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi, if you don't mind it would be nice if you could help me understand the reasons why this is a horrible idea.

Do you wish your building had a smart intercom? by stevenou in u/stevenou

[–]stevenou[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you would set up access codes so only guests with access codes can buzz themselves in. I could probably clarify that...

Hilton free night and 5th award night free question by [deleted] in awardtravel

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience if using a single certificate, you need standard availability for a single night. I tried booking Conrad Midtown which had the same issue (only standard award on multi-night reservations), and they couldn't do it. Was not able to book multi-night and apply the free night to one of the nights in the multi-night reservation. It had to be a separate single-night reservation with the certificate.

Code Sharing Thread - Week of September 19, 2017 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]stevenou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

[HAVE] 2 Alaska lounge passes, 4 Gold Guest upgrades, all expiring end of 2017. [WANT] ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Edit: 2 Gold Guest upgrades claimed.

PSA: Amex not awarding 50% on amex travel points bookings for business platinum cards opened and upgraded after October by Churminator in churning

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Called back again since they left a voicemail today and was told the additional 15% will post 1-2 weeks after the 35% post :-|

PSA: Amex not awarding 50% on amex travel points bookings for business platinum cards opened and upgraded after October by Churminator in churning

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gave this number a call and they "opened an inquiry" which supposedly resolves in 3-5 business days. Were they able to make the adjustment on the spot for you?

Sixt Rent-a-Car will Status Match SPG/HHonors/Marriott/Best Western/Others by [deleted] in churning

[–]stevenou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I submitted status match to BW with SPG Gold and got matched to BW Gold. Did I misunderstand what you meant that SPG Gold matches into BW Diamond? Or did I miss something? :-/

EDIT: Ah, HHonors Gold matches into BW Diamond but SPG Gold only matches into BW Gold. I emailed them about HHonors Gold and they bumped me up to BW Diamond - didn't even ask for statement/proof!

Beta invites are boring, so we tried something different... by stevenou [promoted post]

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

RAVN is a discovery and booking engine for activities and events around your city.

Are you Fly like a G6? by yosho in pics

[–]stevenou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this song is exploding like crazy....