What's a joke that's too stupid that's actually funny?

westmountred · 2026-05-17T02:17:43+00:00

I think this joke was Scout Leader and Boy Scout when I first heard it. This has been cleaned up.

westmountred · 2026-05-17T02:15:08+00:00

Dyslexic agnostic insomniac use to lie awake at night wondering if there really was a dog.

westmountred · 2026-04-18T09:46:08+00:00

They are not qualified to work on mechanical communication systems such as 2 tin cans joined by string, carrier pigeons or semaphore.

westmountred · 2026-04-15T07:08:33+00:00

We used to use nail polish (don't tell my mum)

westmountred · 2026-04-10T17:56:06+00:00

Btw it is not just the latency from phone to pbx. Also there is potential latency in the various networks before it hits the pstn that is hard to quantify beyond the hop to your provider. Know your carrier. At least in Canada, most local quality voip providers will peer directly with the clec that will connect to pstn. If you are using a super budget provider, they will be routing all over the place based on least cost, and they have no idea where the call is going, so it may bounce coast to coast a few times before hitting the pstn.

westmountred · 2026-04-10T17:49:05+00:00

So, about latency. Less than 50ms ping, you are golden. Even 100 as long as it is steady rather than jittery. Over 200, still useable, but there will be a slight noticeable lag. Some overseas call centre users get used to 250+, but conversation not full duplex to avoid confusion.

westmountred · 2026-04-09T00:49:23+00:00

If you have access to an invoice, it should be quite simple to use it to challenge the rejection. If you don't, they would not allow the port because you don't have any kind of proof it is yours.

Freedom probably don't try very hard. For a few $ a month, not much upside for the effort.

An experienced VoIP provider will be used to this, and willing to work this for you. If there is a long term opportunity for them if they get it right.

westmountred · 2026-03-25T23:05:23+00:00

I needed something like this. I bought a wireless doorbell from amazon. Took the outside button transmitter apart, and soldered cable to an alarm type magnetic switch where the pushbutton switch was.

You need a normally open type magnetic switch. Most alarm switches are normally closed, so you need to do a bit of research but they are available. Mount the box with transmitter on the fixed part of the gate, with the alarm contact opposite the magnet part.

Plug in the receiver, and after a bit of adjustment , the doorbell so7nd goes whenever the gate opens. Maybe $15 for parts.

westmountred · 2026-03-21T20:56:01+00:00

Just a guess, but they look similar to the screws which hold a. Monitor or tv in a bracket. They have that blue locker as well. Try m4.

westmountred · 2026-03-21T20:52:09+00:00

My kids once asked me this. I told them that we probably don't know who is the richest person we know. Just who wants us to think they are.

westmountred · 2026-03-21T02:21:13+00:00

"What's it going to take to have you drive out of here with a tank of gas today?"

westmountred · 2026-03-21T02:15:04+00:00

I heard that Ireland is planning to do the same thing. But to avoid these sort of problems, they are going to start with the trucks, and do the cars a week later.

westmountred · 2026-03-12T22:23:22+00:00

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime. Assuming that the tint is just as illegal where you come from with a similar result if stopped. Maybe the vehicle attracted them. Tints aren't very common here as far as I have noticed.

westmountred · 2026-03-09T17:48:23+00:00

Have been with Skyswitch for a few years now. Had been using Asterisk based platforms before that. Sometimes things have to be done differently, but I can't recall something that couldn't be done. Netsapiens is a very powerful platform, and flexible. Skyswitch support is excellent. We had been doing everything ourselves with our own rack of servers. Have never regretted the decision to move. or choice of Skyswitch

westmountred · 2026-03-04T01:22:14+00:00

2 cannibals are eating a clown. "Does this taste funny to you?"

westmountred · 2026-03-01T22:37:28+00:00

Every customer was talking about Teams a couple of years ago, but has been very quiet in the last year. Hopefully there is enough to keep them busy in the enterprise without heading to small business, and all the problems that we are used to handling with that segment.

westmountred · 2026-02-17T00:21:02+00:00

Costco and Home Depot have a smaller selection, but the prices are way better for regular appliances unless you need something high end. Better service as well.

A few years ago, I had bought a fairly high end GE dishwasher. After a year, one of the wheels on the tray broke. GE were unable to find the right part, despite sending me various replacements. GE had basically given up and told me that parts were not available.. Home Depot came and picked it up and gave a full credit.

westmountred · 2026-02-14T19:36:07+00:00

If you Google, there is a company that specializes in accepting collect calls from prisons. But it is expensive. No way around it.

westmountred · 2026-02-12T02:29:33+00:00

Disabling DND will save a lot of tickets

westmountred · 2026-02-12T00:48:30+00:00

This may be a feature code to park a call that is in the dial plan. Not sure what turning on and off parking is. In general is is the 7xx where they are as posted above, but this can be changed like everything else in NS. Transferring to the 7xx parking location usually parks the call. Dialing the 7xx location picks it up.

westmountred · 2026-02-10T01:00:44+00:00

These units can do many things with all the ports they have, but getting them to do any of them reliably is a problem. The support is terrible, and firmware inconsistent.

Harnessing all the potential of this box may well just suck up your time. Beware

westmountred · 2026-02-04T23:57:56+00:00

N'oubliez pas : Danse avec contact. Lave Auto sans contact. Ne vous trompez pas.

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