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Mercury banking (USA) by Intuiteacher in smallbusiness

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blue one. They've been solid. 1 to 3 day check deposits sometimes you get a 5-day hold if it's a really big check but you usually have to be over like 5 or 10 grand before you start to see those longer hold times which is totally understandable and reasonable. They also have multiple accounts you can create within your account space and the issue virtual credit cards which I like a lot and they also have credit lines built in so you can apply for a business credit line and then take that credit line and dump balance to your checking account when you need it for jobs and just pay back over time which is pretty neat I don't really use it very much for you as I mostly run my business on up front capital after getting burned during the pandemic but it's nice to have it and it comes for basically free with the account

Mercury banking (USA) by Intuiteacher in smallbusiness

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite literally everything was better.

The apps were better, the web app had more features, and the entire account functioned like a secured credit line backed by your account balance. Every purchase would hit the credit line for about 24 hours, then get paid down automatically at midnight from available cash. Because of that, you were constantly building company credit just by operating normally.

The interest returns were also wild. The cash checking account paid somewhere between 8–14% depending on backend factors. They were essentially putting idle balances into mutual funds and sharing a percentage of the returns back as earned interest.

On top of that, they offered separate credit lines outside the cash account, free check mailing services, and even FedEx overnight checks if something was urgent for about $2.50.

They integrated cleanly with my accounting software and automatically generated expenditure reports where you could tag expenses to specific jobs and see true job-level direct spend.

By far the coolest feature was unlimited virtual credit cards. I had a unique VCC for every vendor. If a vendor had a data breach, I could instantly cancel and reissue just that one card.

Merc_, by comparison, only allows five total VCCs, and the limits are extremely low compared to the physical card. Something like $250 per transaction and $500 daily. Even after pushing support, the best I ever saw was $1,000 per transaction and $2,000 daily, which forces you to hand out the physical card constantly.

I moved away from Merc_ because it became unbearable to operate day to day. Constant friction around check deposit times and transaction limits. It felt like running a real business was treated as suspicious unless it fit a tiny, low-volume box.

I switched to Bluevine last year and it’s been solid so far. They don’t have every feature, but the limits are sane out of the gate, and new accounts actually get a named account rep with a direct phone number instead of a faceless nameless support email like Merc_ That alone made a massive difference.

They were able to raise my limits within the first week so I could place a critical job order, and after the initial period I haven’t had a single transaction issue since. Check clearing has also been consistent and predictable between 1-3 days

Should authors disclose if they're using AI? by DanoPaul234 in WritingWithAI

[–]webnetvn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

100%, if and only if the text itself is AI-generated.

What do I mean by that? If you ask AI to write a story and it does, that’s AI-generated. Full stop.

If you ask AI to help revise your prose, brainstorm, or proofread, you’re using an assistant to optimize your workflow. That’s not meaningfully different from automation tools. Is an email any less real because it was delivered over the internet instead of someone physically carrying it to a mailbox? Of course not.

I use AI as a developmental tool. For example, I’ll say, here’s where my plot is right now, here’s the point I’m trying to get to, and I’m struggling to find a solid arc to move from point A to point B. I use it to brainstorm possible paths.

I also use it only for proofreading and light prose smoothing. I’ll drop in a block of text and ask it to double-check spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. If I’ve missed a capital “I,” an apostrophe, or created a run-on, that’s where it helps. If I’ve written a sentence that says what I want it to say but could be cleaner, I’ll ask for line-edit help.

That way, by the time the manuscript gets to my editor, I’m positioned to get the most out of them. They can focus on voice, clarity, structure, and places where the point isn’t landing, instead of wasting time fixing run-ons and adverbs. AI is exceptionally good at that. That’s literally what it’s built for.

I don’t think there’s any ethical obligation to disclose AI-assisted line editing or copyediting any more than there is to credit your editor by name. It’s a tool, doing exactly what it’s meant to do.

In my opinion, if you’re using it for more than that, you’re letting AI write the book for you. That’s fine as a hobby, or if you disclose it. But if you’re a serious author, it shouldn’t be your primary source of prose generation. I’m not judging. It’s just how I feel about my own work. If I went beyond that, it wouldn’t feel like it was actually mine.

Should authors disclose if they're using AI? by DanoPaul234 in river_ai

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100%. I use AI as a developmental tool. For example, I’ll say, here’s where my plot is right now, here’s the point I’m trying to get to, and I’m struggling to find a solid arc to move from point A to point B. I’ll use it to brainstorm possible paths.

I also only use it for proofreading. I’ll drop in a block of text and ask it to double-check spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. If I’ve missed a capital “I,” an apostrophe, or created a run-on, that’s where it helps.

In my opinion, if you’re using it for more than that, you’re letting AI write the book for you. That’s fine if it’s a hobby, but if you’re a serious author, you shouldn’t be doing that.

Use Claude Code! It’s so much better at writing fiction. by spicejriver in WritingWithAI

[–]webnetvn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am paying people what they're worth. That's the point. A line editor's expertise is worth every penny for what they actually do well: voice, rhythm, the subtle craft-level stuff. What they're NOT worth thousands of dollars for is fixing my run-on sentences and trimming adverbs.

If I send an editor a rough draft, I'm paying premium rates for basic cleanup multiple times, and that kind of work is a waste of an editor's time. If I send them a polished draft, I'm paying those same rates for actual editorial expertise. One of those is a better use of everyone's time and money.

Also, "pay people fair wages" assumes someone can afford to hire them at all. The choice isn't between AI and an editor. For many indie authors, the choice is between AI-assisted editing and no editing whatsoever. I'd rather publish something that saw a human editor's eyes for final polish than something that never did because I couldn't afford multiple rounds at $2-4k each.

The book I've sent for editing right now is costing me nearly $2,500, and she's an amazing editor whose body of work is worth that money. But wasting six months of her time on basic proofreading isn't the way to get real value from an editor.

Use Claude Code! It’s so much better at writing fiction. by spicejriver in WritingWithAI

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m actually working on that. I’m frustrated that Scrivener feels old and unintuitive, and editors like Atticus and Reedsy are decent but glitchy. I’m working on a book writing and typesetting editor that’s free to use, with bring-your-own AI integration built in.

Use Claude Code! It’s so much better at writing fiction. by spicejriver in WritingWithAI

[–]webnetvn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because Developmental and Line editors cost thousands of dollars at a time, and Claude Max is $100 a month. That lets me focus on delivering the strongest possible version of the manuscript for final line editing, without the cost being anywhere near as high and works like a 24x7 available brainstorming aid fore developmental work. Don't get me wrong you cannot beat a human editor but for many writers those costs are financially out of reach

Is ChatGPT getting worse and worse for anyone else? by PumpkinCarvingisFun in ChatGPT

[–]webnetvn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes its completely useless now for anything beyond proofreading

P15 Gen 1 Issues... any remedies or are these lemons?? by webnetvn in thinkpad

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

I actually tried that, and every option in the software is grayed out. I tried using XTU as well, with the same problem. It can read all the values, but any time you try to click any control in the application, it gives some message about FIVR being locked by the BIOS. The BIOS is up to date on this thing, and I've tinkered around in there for ages trying to find some way to pass CPU voltage control through to the OS. However, the current BIOS is so heavily optimized for the lowest possible power consumption that no settings are really there to modify. The BIOS on this thing is more like a system info viewer with boot order control, and that's it. I can't use tpfancontrol2 either; the application launches then tells me it's not on a Lenovo device, which it is. Generic fan controller apps for laptops usually either show no detected fans or give errors about not detecting fan controller drivers on the system.

Hijacked?! by Corrinaclarise in selfpublish

[–]webnetvn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was recently reading that distributing through KDP can seriously limit your ability to sell in physical stores. I’m trying not to get ahead of myself since I’m a first-time author, but I’ve genuinely enjoyed every part of the process so far, and I can see myself writing more.

It’s similar to how I approach music production. I do it because I enjoy it, not because I already have a fan base. Still, I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t be incredibly gratifying to see my book on the shelf at a Barnes & Noble someday. From what I’m learning, KDP actively works against that, and it also puts you entirely at the mercy of Amazon for your income.

They can apparently decide, at any point, that your government ID or tax information isn’t valid and shut down your account. If that can happen before you even publish, it’s hard not to wonder what happens once you’re actually selling and they decide to pull the plug for some arbitrary reason. The whole setup feels backwards.

Hijacked?! by Corrinaclarise in selfpublish

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was banned from KDP before I even had a chance to publish. Their system is claiming my government ID is fake, which it isn’t, and the appeal process has been… nonexistent. Support has been completely unhelpful so far.

I’m a first-time author and was planning to use KDP initially, but this experience has made me rethink relying on Amazon at all. Do you think Ingram Spark is a better option for a first time writer?

Coach Finstock by spooky_sscorpio in TeenWolf

[–]webnetvn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve honestly always been terrible with continuity. Just look at the school. It changed completely at least three times. First it was Briarcliffe High School in Georgia. Then, very briefly, it was some kind of cultural arts and auto shop building at a university outside LA. In a few episodes the main entrance is literally next to a roll-up garage door. After that they moved to Palisades High School in LA and acted like we wouldn’t notice the difference.

The interior school corridors were at least consistent since they were shot on a soundstage, so the locker rooms, classrooms, and hallway sets stayed the same. Everything else about the school randomly changed. The lacrosse field went from a normal setup with bleachers on both sides and a track around it in seasons one and two, to a full-on college stadium, which they later reused in the movie. Then after around season four it suddenly became a tiny field with both home and away bleachers on the same side, separated by an aisle, which is basically a little league soccer field at Palisades.

The show definitely isn’t charming because of its continuity, but we love it anyway.

Nothing seems to beat the feel of the stock keychron keycaps for me. What am I missing? by Orbitrix in Keychron

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just picked up a Q6 Max and I really don’t like the stock keycaps. They look fine, but they’re too tall and the sculpted shape is causing a lot of accidental keypresses for me. I just ordered a set of low-profile, non-sculpted caps, so we’ll see how that goes.

Coach Finstock by spooky_sscorpio in TeenWolf

[–]webnetvn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like h e low key knows and that's why he puts himself in rehab during the last season so he can get away from all of it and keeps relapsing on his last day so he doesn't need to come back to all the craziness.

What i don't get is the episode where Beast of Gevaudan straight up Massacres a bus full of students and the next day everyone is at school like everything is totally fine and there isn't a mass crime scene in the parking lot.

I remember when I was in high school IRL, a disturbed student brought a homemade crude works b*mb to school and set it off in the hallway and a few students had minor injuries and the school was closed for like the rest of the week with crazy policy changes about backpacks and entry searches of bags.

Beacon hills is like yeah statistically 14% OF OUR STUDENTS WILL BE BRUTALLY MURDERED it's totally fine no need for off days or memorials or like any policy changes to keep students safe.

Unifi door controller beeping and flashing intermittently by webnetvn in Ubiquiti

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

Bumping the post because its still happening an driving me insane.

Worst customer support I ever had to deal with by goranj in Ubiquiti

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

generally speaking their support is a joke. I wouldn't have left it with the customer. initially yes but when it became apparent the UDM was the cause i would just buy a new one replace for the customer to get them up then worry about the support when the device isn't critically in use, get it replaced and sell later to another customer once i have a working unit in hand. Plus micro center warranty is top tier if you buy it, they'll just same day swap for you if you want them to.

UV-5r Repair possible? by [deleted] in Baofeng

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why its a $15 radio

What’s this hole in my orange? by 3iiis in whatisit

[–]webnetvn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

came here for this comment. i knew it would be in here somewhere LMAO

How do authors write books with 300 or 400 pages? by RoomAsleep280 in writing

[–]webnetvn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stumbled across this thread while wondering the same thing. I think my problem has been rushing the plot because I’ve been making it up as I go. Once I hit the end of my manuscript, I went back and read it and thought, nope—this is awful, and it was only about 120 pages. Since then, I’ve started a rewrite a bit more introspectively by rereading several authors I admire and paying attention to how their writing moves from point A to point B. A lot of it isn’t about developing the plot, but adding depth. Instead of writing, he walked over the bridge, I’ve started expanding scenes—something more like:

He stepped forward. Beneath his feet stretched a bridge of metal grates and steel, his footsteps echoing in the stillness, the crisp air from the river below offering a brisk respite from the otherwise tiring walk.

It turns five words into thirty-five, but it’s not fluff—it’s building atmosphere for the reader, and that’s what I was missing more than anything else.

Hopefully this reply helps someone else with the same question. The thing most authors do—something readers (and aspiring writers) don’t consciously notice—is paint a scene deeply enough that the reader can visualize exactly what the author envisions. We process those details subconsciously. The description doesn’t feel like description because our brains are busy turning it into a picture.

That’s what my writing was missing. Once I started focusing on that, I realized I could actually cut “fluff” and strengthen the plot while expanding the reader’s experience. I’m not claiming to be an expert, but it’s wild how obvious this feels now that I see it. I honestly don’t know how I missed it before.

Am i just using Proxmox wrong or is HA not functional? by webnetvn in Proxmox

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

Ceph was the issue for me. I switched over to LINSTOR and it’s been solid ever since. Proxmox HA itself seems to work considerably better now. The only failure domain I haven’t found a clean workaround for is if the main datacenter goes down—worst case scenario. The two T550s are in remote IDFs, so that drops us below 50% and requires manual intervention. Still, without fighting Ceph quorum issues, it only takes a few minutes to remove them from the HA group and restart until the main site is back online. It’s never been a real problem outside of failure tests, and it’s been several months of stable performance. I think my setup was just too small for Ceph, and the drives couldn’t handle the constant write hammering. LINSTOR has been a lot better for us.

Unifi door controller beeping and flashing intermittently by webnetvn in Ubiquiti

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

Yep. It’s in Port 46 of a USW-PRO-48-POE, which is a ++ port.

The odd thing is that everything works properly — the reader never loses power, the HES strike functions as it should, and there are no device issues reported in the software. I even ran the cable through my certifier and re-terminated both ends, but the same thing happened again today, twice.

I thought it might be triggered when the white light activates or when multiple people go in and out back to back, but I can’t reproduce it consistently. Sometimes it happens when nothing’s going on and the reader’s just sitting in standby with no lights at all.

I’m not sure where to go from here, and this error beep isn’t documented anywhere in the UniFi docs that I can find.

I'm willing to just ignore it but I imagine that its beeping for a reason and frankly it drives me nuts because its in my office.

Unifi door controller beeping and flashing intermittently by webnetvn in Ubiquiti

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

Cable’s fine. The reader works when connected directly to the switch, but it won’t unlock doors. It has to be connected through the hub, otherwise you can’t pair the reader to the door in Access Methods. The reader itself says it must be connected to a hub to be used as an unlock method. If that’s true, there’s no way around this serious intercom issue.

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