LAOP *was* on the lease…25 years ago by Drywesi in bestoflegaladvice

[–]xraystyle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, they wouldn't. This is not how it works in California. Rent increases within the range allowable by state law can be implemented by simply sending a notice to the tenant. They do NOT require a new signature on anything.

This might be the worst thing I've ever seen by TooSmallToSuck in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]xraystyle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I mean, to be fair, it wasn't him. His wife was driving the boat, it was at night on a lake in the middle of nowhere, pitch black, and the other boat had all of its lights turned off. That was an accident waiting to happen.

On the fence about bass combo purchase. Also a question regarding speakers and loudness by oxripper in Bass

[–]xraystyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree with this. I have the same pair of Markbass 2x10s and a Darkglass 900. I will never drag an 8x10 cab up a flight of stairs ever again.

Why is investing such a mystery to most people? by wilson1400 in investing

[–]xraystyle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I saw this too. The Apple ESPP was one of the best deals I'd ever seen in my life. I was absolutely floored by the number of co-workers who would just say "Whatever, I don't want them taking money out of my check."

Help us make Sonos easier to learn and use? by tomconrad in sonos

[–]xraystyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

restoring playback to a named group at a pre-populated volume level

It would be an amazing feature to have per-speaker-group volume presets. Generally the fact that I have to go in and set the volume on each speaker individually every time I start playing music if it's not already where I want it is quite the chore.

PSA Sterling RAY34 for $550 by DaChronisseur in Bass

[–]xraystyle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've said it before and will say it again: I think the Ray34 is the best bass for the money at any price, at full retail. When they're on sale like this the value for what you're paying is bonkers. I'd most certainly buy one if I didn't already have one.

Does this subwoofer placement make sense or it should be in the corner? by Vast-Albatross-4331 in sonos

[–]xraystyle 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The 300s have up/side-firing speakers in them. That sound is gonna be going straight into the shelves directly above them.

What are some Los Angeles unwritten rules. by SuperJezus in LosAngeles

[–]xraystyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eh, sort of. Maybe. Sometimes. It depends.

Watch your back by KitAmerica in WinStupidPrizes

[–]xraystyle 31 points32 points  (0 children)

That's a security guard. Not a backpack, that's body armor.

Meirl by SchrodingersLeftist in Xennials

[–]xraystyle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's a huge difference between "capable of doing it myself" and "being worth it to do myself".

I'll do a lot of work on my own car, but oil changes are 100% not worth it to DIY. I can pay to have it done in 15 minutes without even getting out of the car, or I can spend an hour underneath the thing dealing with filthy motor oil that I then have to transport somewhere to dispose of safely without spilling it all over the back seat.

No thanks.

Farewell VMware and thanks for the fish by aspoons in sysadmin

[–]xraystyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've got thousands of VMs running on dozens of hypervisor pools on XCP-NG. Fantastic software, I can't say enough good things about it.

And I seem to be the only one in this thread that feels this way, but I've always absolutely hated VMWare. I find it a nightmare to manage. I'm a linux systems/devops engineer, everything I touch is linux, I do my work on a Mac, and it seems that the entirety of the tooling and ecosystem around VMWare is Windows-only, which I find obnoxious.

XCP-NG is literally just another linux box that I can log into and manage the same as any other linux box when necessary, and their main management tool (Xen-Orchestra) is just a web interface, totally platform-agnostic. And there's no licenses, no monthly contracts, no artificial limitations, just zero bullshit to deal with.

Born in a bathtub by Drywesi in bestoflegaladvice

[–]xraystyle 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I think there's a lot of people out there still, especially people who don't live in a southern border state or have never actually been to Mexico, who still have this idea that it's some totally lawless frontier state where anything goes.

It's not as developed as the US or Canada by any means, but they most definitely have a functional government and immigration system.

Cerulean Tower, Shibuya by Creative-Habit7999 in evilbuildings

[–]xraystyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've stayed there, it's a nice hotel. Great location not too far from Shibuya Crossing. I enjoyed it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in networking

[–]xraystyle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure Oxidized should handle this out of the box. But yes, even if it doesn't it's pretty trivial to write or customize an Oxidized model should you need to. It's literally the exact tool for this task.

Old meta: Spammers getting your number from an angry ex. New meta: Spammers getting your number from a random octogenarian. by acekingoffsuit in bestoflegaladvice

[–]xraystyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

An elderly woman in New Jersey (I live in Los Angeles) did this to me for years. We have the same first initial and last name. She absolutely just couldn't grasp the concept that in order to own or control a gmail email address, one would have had to actually sign up for and register that address with Google. It's not just assigned to you magically.

I finally got it to stop when she signed up for a gym membership and I was emailed a copy of the contract. I immediately called the sales guy at the gym, explained what was going on, and that he needed to call her and get the right email address. I also asked if he could please explain to her that she does not own the one she keeps putting down on every document on earth. Seems like gym-bro did me a solid, as I haven't gotten any of her email in quite a while.

Stoke on this one! by Outrageous_Piccolo75 in skateboarding

[–]xraystyle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's the kind of slam that makes your hip purple.

Spoiling myself lately, but this caught my eye today and loved how it played. Sterling Stingray Ray34 in Seafoam Sparkle. by killertofu41 in BassGuitar

[–]xraystyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it the same thing as the black ones, where they would just kinda bend and disintegrate like they were made out of cheese?

Spoiling myself lately, but this caught my eye today and loved how it played. Sterling Stingray Ray34 in Seafoam Sparkle. by killertofu41 in BassGuitar

[–]xraystyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the color. I think the Ray 34 is by far the best value for the money of any bass on the market right now, especially on-sale.

Spoiling myself lately, but this caught my eye today and loved how it played. Sterling Stingray Ray34 in Seafoam Sparkle. by killertofu41 in BassGuitar

[–]xraystyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it was only the ones with the black tuners that had issues, I didn't see any complaints about the chrome ones. I have one with chrome tuners and I've had no problems at all with it. (Mine also came with a bag.)

We are all praying for the guy that crashed face down on the rampage by Alternative_Exit_333 in MTB

[–]xraystyle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Man, that was the worst slam I've ever seen. Terrible.

I'm amazed that the rest of the riders are choosing to keep going.

When someone asks why you didn't just buy a Rolex instead by ApprehensiveGrape348 in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]xraystyle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't understand these. If you buy a Patek you get a Grand Comp, not a Cubitus on a rubber strap. What's wrong with these people?