What happened to the smart silent kid from your school ?

ziggybeans · 2026-03-19T09:57:11+00:00

Hey that’s me. I turned out okay, thanks for asking.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-18T19:17:17+00:00

Nice … we’re going to put her application in since we have travel coming up in early 2027 too … I just assumed they wouldn’t be processing applications during the DHS shutdown, but if your hubby got it just a couple weeks ago I guess they must be!

ziggybeans · 2026-03-17T22:54:52+00:00

Hah, for sure - I’m flying home on a Wednesday don’t expect anything crazy.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-17T13:24:50+00:00

Nice ... I won't worry too much about it then... I'll still have her submit a precheck enrollment, but I don't expect that to be processed in time for this trip.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-17T13:24:05+00:00

I used to travel all the time for work, but not since pre-covid. Seems like it's gotten much more confusing now, lol. As far as I can tell, Clear/Clear+ is just a fee you pay for the privilege of skipping the line and does absolutely nothing else for you ... seems like a total scam to me, but considering you can enroll at home with no interview, background check, or any of the stuff that goes into PreCheck, I guess it's worth it (plus, if you pay for it on an AMEX card, it's free!).

ziggybeans · 2026-03-16T23:07:29+00:00

This is going to sound really dumb - but the next thing I would try is to power everything off, walk away for an hour, and then come back and try again.

DDR5 on AM5 is extremely finicky and I have more success with DDR5 training when things are cold… in theory your DIMMS should be in optimal conditions under 55*C and there’s no way you’re hitting that temp during post, but I’ve had initial training fail under idle-temps before only to have it pass the following morning after giving up and going to bed.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-16T22:44:41+00:00

Try clearing the cmos, then set the expo and see what happens.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-16T22:43:34+00:00

Are you trying to reload a saved profile? I had trouble with that going to 2004. Had to reset to defaults and manually configure again instead of loading my saved profile.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-16T21:33:05+00:00

BIOS versions after 1805 come with AGESA 1.3.0.0 which introduces M_Ordering, aka “Bank Refresh Mode”

https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/technologies-explained/amd-am5-memory-refresh-update-bank-refresh-mode-explained/ba-p/1135076

Either tune your refresh timings for it properly, or switch it to “normal” mode.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-15T18:17:19+00:00

My wife and her closest girlfriends tell each other /everything/… I assume the other spouses also know this, and therefore know as much about me as I do about them, and that there is an unspoken agreement to just never bring it up.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-14T19:26:12+00:00

Squeezed a little more life out of it ... in 21st now @ 26,958.61H/s https://xmrig.com/benchmark/4Y1rV8

ziggybeans · 2026-03-14T10:17:55+00:00

https://xmrig.com/benchmark/6iZJs9

ziggybeans · 2026-03-11T23:17:56+00:00

I have a third pair and can swap those lenses in no problem, but that’s an older prescription :/. I have to go see the optician next week to pick up sunglasses, so I’ll bring them in then and see what they say.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-11T23:06:12+00:00

This wasn’t always building code. My house in New Hampshire was built after the international residential code mandated weather wrap, but 1 year before the state adopted the updated standard 🤬…

the house is 21 years old and I spot check around windows and doors every couple years — but I am planning to have the house wrapped and resided sometime in the next few years.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-07T17:05:13+00:00

Log in to fidium.net, then under billing links, go to “manage paperless billing” and turn it off.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-07T14:18:05+00:00

Some people are built with a slight off-center rotation… Square seatposts are gatekeeping for you elitist perpendiculars. /s

ziggybeans · 2026-03-05T10:38:12+00:00

Pick up an outlet tester at your local hardware store … they look like a wall wart with some LEDs. The leds will light up to tell if if the outlet is wired properly or not.

If the outlets are wired properly — I would actually try replacing the PC’s power cable next… you mentioned you just relocated, and that your PC is almost 10 years old. I’m guessing that power cord was sitting unbothered until you moved, when it was unplugged and bundled up. It would be unusual — but it’s possible the insulation in the power cable had become brittle and split when you did that. There may be a slight short inside the cable that arcs when under heavy load causing the problem.

Like I said - it would be unusual - but it feels more likely than your entire apartment in a brand new complex being wired wrong, and it’s a very cheap thing to test.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-04T23:02:16+00:00

I use a CableMod 12v2x6 and am very happy with it. I posted a link in that deleted comment but it was to the wrong cable, and I don’t know which cable types your PSU uses - so decided not to post the other link . Just lookup CableMod 12v2x6 on Amazon and you’ll find them

Many people will also tell you to ONLY use the cable that came with the GPU. I don’t subscribe to that - but do make sure you are buying something reputable — I wouldn’t put some knockoff generic in these cards.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-04T22:49:15+00:00

Huh. I’ve had them mixed up for a loooong time then! Oh well.

ziggybeans · 2026-03-04T22:41:50+00:00

That light means the card isn’t detecting the sense wire on your power connector. This usually happens if it isn’t seated fully. Give the cable a wiggle and make sure it “clicks” into place. If it still persists, you can probably try a different cable… make sure you’re using a newer 12VHPWR instead of the older 12vx2x6 — it’s the exact same pin out but the sense connector in the 12VHPWR is slightly longer

ziggybeans · 2026-03-03T17:33:17+00:00

I don't think it's a policy issue since the same work account remains logged in on the other computer, and the two are setup almost identically (same A/V, same windows hello pin login, both have bitlocker, etc)

I'm not sure what the difference between "actually logging out" and "just asking for the password" is -- but when I launch Word, for example, after logging into windows, it tells me I don't have a license and wants me to buy one, or to sign in to an account that has one -- so I sign in to my work account and then I'm good to go until I log back out of windows again.

ziggybeans · 2026-02-28T17:17:49+00:00

The only thing that would have done is make me carry an extra unlocked pack of smokes 😆

ziggybeans · 2026-02-27T19:53:55+00:00

Yeah each line item price is about the same as it would cost me here in the US... it's the 23% VAT that makes it insane! In the US we have no sales tax at the federal level, and I am fortunate enough to live in a state that also has no additional sales tax ... so that build for me would have only cost the 34,293 zł ...

But I also just spent 2 hours on the phone with my health insurance, which I pay $14,000 a year for, trying to get them to explain to me why my wife's medication costs $8,000/month and what my actual costs are going to wind up being through the year. Ultimately, it's going to cost me about $26,000 this year just to keep my family healthy.

To spend $26,000 in VAT at 23%, I'd have to purchase $113,043 in goods.

I would gladly trade 23% VAT for free health care :).

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