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by tbyehl 5y ago
For a Galacticomm MMBS/Worldgroup system, the picture would be a pile of modems, one computer running the BBS, and maybe a second computer running Netware to offload Btrieve and free up memory (16MB limit). In the TCP/IP era maybe
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> Why don't you recommend it? Not GP. Can't imagine why they wouldn't. Once you're past the construction phase -- coop, containment, predator defense -- they're fairly low effort. Provide food and water, clean th
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-schoen-intarea-unicas... A couple weeks ago I was setting up a new home Internet connection with an add-on /29 and spent a little time trying to find out WHY the lowest
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by tbyehl 5y ago
CFA has this unusual model where operators are buying the job of running a location. Hardly any locations are "Corporate Owned" but that's more technicality than reality. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-i
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by tbyehl 5y ago
CloudFlare is not an ad company, yet .
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by tbyehl 5y ago
Microsoft released an update in 2019 to no longer default to using the self-encrypting features of devices. < https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/september-24-2019-... >
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> can't be remotely reset In an Active Directory environment, Group Policy can store BitLocker recovery keys within AD. Self-service key recovery and rotation is an option with Intune and other device management platforms. In the co
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> Bandwidth impact Article touches on but doesn't clearly explain the bandwidth impact of a 1-armed router: Every routed packet is traversing the same link twice (in+out), so usable aggregate bandwidth is halved. If you're fort
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by tbyehl 5y ago
Squatting on DoD / MoD ranges is rampant. Rogers and T-Mobile have done it. My employer squats on... another popular range... for a secondary non-routed network. They can't be bothered to egress filter it on the primary routed net
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by tbyehl 5y ago
Ubiquiti appears to have been prioritizing their own online store since the supply chain disruptions began. The ER-10X in particular may also be suffering from a general lack of popularity -- they've only had stock twice this year in f
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by tbyehl 5y ago
I've been re-establishing my home lab and decided to get away from rackmount gear. I found ServeTheHome's TinyMiniMicro[1] series invaluable for choosing some mini PCs that would be right for me. I went with three HP Prodesk 600 G
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by tbyehl 5y ago
ST:TNG got a full re-editing from original film and almost all of the CGI was actually re-created. IDK how it comes across on Netflix but the Blu-ray rips on my Plex are incredible. It wasn't a show I had an urge to watch again but I d
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by tbyehl 5y ago
Gives me hope that some day we can give the ST:TNG treatment to other 90s Sci-Fi that was unfortunately shot on tape and Video Toaster'd.
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> I know an EMT and he says people they are there to help will sometimes attack them. And EMTs manage to do their jobs without weapons. Bet your friend also has stories about police interfering with EMTs doing their jobs and threatening
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by tbyehl 5y ago
I got bit by the Samsung Spinpoint F4EG data loss bug on two 1.5TB drives. https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/SamsungF4EGBadBlocks
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by tbyehl 5y ago
Aside from human factors, the use of "touch" DNA analysis is absolutely frightening. The presence of someone's DNA at a crime scene is not necessarily evidence that they were ever there. https://www.wired.com/
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by tbyehl 5y ago
> Most people who aren't somewhat tech savvy just will give up Ugh. I hated the thing 'cause it was non-intuitive to learn initially and required a level of precision in operation that's just ridiculous relative to its pri
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by tbyehl 6y ago
IDK but I picked up one of my hen this morning and thought "Wow, her feet are COLD." Bird feet may not normally get frostbite or whatever, but they certainly do get cold.
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by tbyehl 6y ago
Every single one of them probably "worked" as designed and marketed, or close enough. Safes don't claim to be fireproof and will clearly state something like "Fire protection for 1/2 hour at 1400F." Very few ge
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by tbyehl 6y ago
Cheap used x86 is often the best answer. Couple years ago I bought a pile of barebones ex-Datto Alto, NUC-style, AMD GX-415GA systems on eBay for sub-$5/ea and I reach for one of those for pretty much anything that doesn't Actuall
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by tbyehl 6y ago
> Weight limit: 276lbs I don't think they know their audience. Especially if that's inclusive of monitors and whatnot.
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by tbyehl 6y ago
urbackup is proper client-server, multi-platform, does Windows well as both client and server, is trivial to get going and keep running, and is free.
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by tbyehl 6y ago
> You wouldn't believe how lonely it is. In my team of 150 people, we were two black people. One of the strangest realizations I've had in my adult life is that when Silicon Valley people talk about improving workplace diversit
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by tbyehl 6y ago
Now we see the violence inherent in the system!
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by tbyehl 6y ago
My experience is the opposite: Part of the justification for moving away from standards-based VPNs is to prevent split-tunneling. My present employer's VPN client goes a step further and mangles the routing table to deny access to my o
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by tbyehl 6y ago
> Kids will just steal their parents credit cards Kids these days have their own debit cards.
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by tbyehl 6y ago
To my taste buds and memories, the Costco / Kirkland Beef Dinner Franks make for a reasonable approximation of what I was accustomed to eating in Germany. I cut a cross-hatch pattern on top, warm up some ketchup, sprinkle on some curry
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by tbyehl 7y ago
Mr Wizard taught me how to improvise a record player [1]. I doubt our great-grandchildren will be able to improvise a CD reader. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJa6Ik6xmiU
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by tbyehl 7y ago
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act took away pretty much all "Unreimbursed Employee Expenses" deductions for most classes of employees. Thanks, Obama. Err, Trump. We generally do alright but these are unusual circumstances. I'm sure I
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by tbyehl 7y ago
I've been remote for years and can't wait for all the people in my home to get back to their regular workplace / school routines. I miss my ~7 hours of daily solitude.

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