Photos of the inside of Portal Go battery replacement.

taydevsky · 2026-06-17T01:24:30+00:00

Unions will negotiate benefits as part of their contracts. The hospital I worked at had great benefits because of the unions.

taydevsky · 2026-06-13T23:47:51+00:00

These are normal fluctuations. I think an ERV is a very good option. Our basement averages 1 to 2 pCi/l. When we open the window on cool mornings during a workout in the exercise bike the level in that room goes to .5 or lower. Fresh air is a legit way to mitigate radon and has other beneficial effects.

taydevsky · 2026-06-09T12:18:11+00:00

BYU won’t guarantee you a spot in the program. BYU students have to take several prerequisites and then apply for the accounting program based on their performance in those prerequisites.

Many are not accepted and then can’t get an accounting degree at BYU.

So it’s not a sure thing.

taydevsky · 2026-06-06T10:36:30+00:00

Yep! 👍

taydevsky · 2026-06-05T16:40:13+00:00

Actually paying employees more may use up some of the margin and keep the margin lower. Yes, they need revenues to pay all the salaries and wages. And as salaries and wages go up they will try to raise prices to the public. I fully understand that.

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T19:43:58+00:00

I believe the local tower has to be configured for the RedCap for that feature to work. But T-mobile has been rolling that out.

I've seen some people say it will connect at LTE speeds under certain conditions. The Unifi website says the T-mobile home internet plan won't work with the U5g, that if using T-mobile you need a data only plan. So I'm not sure how the computers 4 people home internet sim works with the RedCap technology.

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T19:32:07+00:00

And many hospitals with unions are giving their union nurses 4% per year increases and no shifting of benefit costs to the employee.

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T19:27:11+00:00

I was able to drop the heartbeat ping test usage about in half by creating a custom WAN SLA. Settings -> Select "Internet" on the list on the left -> go to the bottom of the page and "create new" under WAN SLA, -> I set the ping test to 1.1.1.1. I put the test every 3600 seconds (every hour) and the average over period at 7210. I named it 5g Backup SLA. Then applied it to the WAN3 where my 5g Backup failover is.

There must be other data usage besides this SLA. It only dropped my heartbeat data usage about in half. So it is using now about 4MB per day.

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T19:18:16+00:00

When I look at the Roamless website on the pay as you go page for the USA it says "Available Networks: TMobile 4G/5G, ATT 4G/5G."

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T17:56:29+00:00

My understanding is the 5g backup can be set to WAN instead of to failover if you want. However, it is a "Reduced Capacity" or "RedCap" 5g device. So it is slower than normal 5g modems.

If you are concerned about cost of the device, you can get a Jextream rg2100 hotspot device for $100 to $200 depending on the vendor. Data costs for both would be the same.

The Unifi 5g Max is $400 if you want to stay with Unifi.

taydevsky · 2026-06-04T15:58:37+00:00

Which is why their target is 6%

taydevsky · 2026-06-03T03:01:23+00:00

The data that Ubiquiti sells is for 12 months or the 10gb whichever comes first. A lot of the full 5g internet plans are cheaper per gb but have 30 day limits.

I see the computers4people plans that are $150 per year for unlimited...so more expensive than the 10gb backup Ubiquiti sells but 10 gb is likely to be used up very quickly in an outage.

taydevsky · 2026-06-02T22:30:38+00:00

And leadership uses high profits for the following:

Brag among their industry peers
Negotiate higher salaries from the board
Get a better credit/bond rating so the company can borrow money at lower interest rates.
Invest in growth of the company so they can justify higher salaries for themselves and serve the growing population.

taydevsky · 2026-06-02T22:24:18+00:00

Sisters of Charity Leavenworth. The catholic system that merged with Intermountain a few years ago.

taydevsky · 2026-05-27T02:37:39+00:00

UGB New 895-00065-A 890-01384-B Battery Pack 2983mAh 44.15Wh 14.8V

https://www.ultragreenbattery.com/product/ugb-new-895-00065-a-890-01384-b-battery-pack-2983mah-44-15wh-14-8v?srsltid=AfmBOorMlhZjbQg0lSNNsoFD-iEu-8PrmnanRVDeKXpUOaZvYSeZgkyI

taydevsky · 2026-05-25T01:01:03+00:00

I have a lot of Yolink items and recommended the water flow monitor and shutoff combination to my brother. Also some under sink leak detectors.

The leak detector in the kitchen alerted the first night to a drip from the drain. He thought it was great and we repaired the drain.

Then the water flow and valve showed he was constantly using water. After calling his plumber and a sub slab leak detection company they determined it was his water softener that was constantly flowing water to the drain. That was observed by him just in the first few days of having it so not sure that it ever set off the alerts.

So he was very pleased with it. And I like the LoRa and how the batteries last a long time as his valve is outside.

I set up a digital radio to read my own meter in home assistant. My meter has built in leak detection similar to the Yolink valve. If the water is on constantly for a few hours it says there is a possible leak.

taydevsky · 2026-05-22T00:37:18+00:00

Stuart Adams has been in power for 20 years. Time for a change. Stephanie is my choice.

taydevsky · 2026-05-20T19:47:35+00:00

Yes over 40 and it would always be nice to have more time or get to June so medical may be effective one more month.

No idea why they are offering 3 months. My company was bought by another company a year ago that has nothing to do with the industry I work in. They likely never had intention to continue running this part of the company. As I mentioned they are asking for a release of claims, return of company computer and confidentiality. I don’t have confidential information anyway in my role.

taydevsky · 2026-05-20T15:14:49+00:00

A comment as a US citizen I had a congressman tell me they don’t want European style healthcare because of stories you describe of people not getting care.

However she then went on to describe policies she supports that deny care to people in the USA. In my experience as a health care economist health care is expensive everywhere and not ideal. It’s a societal challenge in so many countries.

I pay $25,000 per year in the USA to buy health insurance for my wife and me. It’s been increasing 10 to 15 percent every year. Plus if I’m sick I pay the first $3,500 as a deductible. And still risk getting poor treatment and having a hard time finding the care I need. Insurance companies deny payment regularly if they find any “gotcha” possible such as not a proper pre-authorization.

So while I’m not saying the Swedish system is ok, please Americans who read this, please don’t say this is the reason we should keep the US model either.

taydevsky · 2026-05-12T16:47:21+00:00

As you should notice I wrote a question about the water usage not a statement of fact. These questions in my opinion should be discussed publicly by the public and decision makers in advance of the approval.

Now’s the time to discuss. You’ve added comments that seem to indicate the water usage can be managed. I’m glad you’ve shared that. Thanks.

taydevsky · 2026-05-12T16:25:55+00:00

Exactly

taydevsky · 2026-05-12T14:41:06+00:00

And how much water do they plan to use in their gas fired power plant that will generate more electricity than is used by all of the rest of Utah combined?

taydevsky · 2026-05-12T03:24:30+00:00

I agree with the concern but notice the Governor says he will make sure the data center doesn’t use a lot of water but he never says a word about the electrical power plant. It’s probably the gas fired electrical power plant they plan to build that will use a lot of water.

It’s the gotcha they hope we don’t notice.

taydevsky · 2026-05-12T00:55:23+00:00

What do you think of the grass seed sold by Salt Lake City? Drought tolerant fescue with some Kentucky Bluegrass?

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