@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@pmoncho said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@pmoncho said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Wow, thermostat locking in Colorado now...

https://www.theblaze.com/news/energy-company-locks-smart-thermostats

I don't see an issue, especially because the people voluntarily gave away access to the energy company for $.

Legally there is no issue. But 80 is pretty high. Not many Americans prepared for that! And just... wow the state of the infrastructure up there.

80 is way high. Although, if your in Nicaragua, 80 is pretty nice. 🙂

Right? It's funny now because I keep things around 80 at night and 83 during the day and that's comfy. But people I know here try to keep around 74 and I'm like "damn, even when I lived in Texas the AC couldn't get it below 80 and this is the tropics now!"

Dang, I'm in Ohio and I only keep it at 75-76 and that is chilly for me.

I don't mind the tropics as I am freeze baby! I do prefer AZ or NV though.

@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Jaja, yay I got sort of referenced

The "weird systems users": hobbyists who offer virtualization to non-profit and charity users, using old, out-of-maintenance hardware that had been inherited or passed on to them. Enthusiast users, with no funds to buy licenses?

That too.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:

@scotth said in What Are You Watching Now:

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:

Anyone else grow up watching this?

Youtube Video

I saw the 1st episode. I think I was maybe 12ish. And yes, we watched more after that.

Such a classic. I used to always watch that with my dad.

I remember watching it at the Grandparents cabin - oh my word! the things the put on air then - we can't do now,.. and in retrospec... things we have now - would never ever have made it then... (GASP: covers kids eyes/covering MY EYES).

@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:

100 Days. The wine making simulator is free today.

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hundred-days-winemaking-simulator

Use a simulator or try your hand at Toilet Bowl Wine. . . lol

Nica Breakfast Burrito

The Nica Breakfast Burrito 😉

Welcome to @Cagatay who found us today!

Off to soccer with the twins, then errands before doing things around the house.

Might get encouraged to do some system experiments.

My manager (IT Manager) messaged me a screenshot of speedtest.net results from one of our DC's that showed there is 33 ms ping times, and that I should look into this. I login the DC, pull up command line, ran a continuous ping to 8.8.8.8 with solid 3ms ping times. I sent him a screenshot of the command prompt and said ping times look solid to me, and speedtest.net does not give accurate results of network latency from a computer as the built-in ping utility from windows.

This is basic troubleshooting, and is just sad.

El Salvador down to $34, but getting scarier to travel.

Currently having my mind BLOWN by this crazy, Siberian throat singing album my neighbor let me borrow. It's kinda metal-esqe, very heavy, but it's just voice and traditional folk instrumentation. And it's a studio album, so their use of reverb and other effects add to the uniqueness. NYTT LAND!!!

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At dinner earlier
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The at the house after a walk to 7-11.
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@dustinb3403 Sure, let me just get some rainbow unicorn farts sent their way and everything will be good.....

A committee that advises the Federal Communications Commission on consumer-related matters now includes a representative of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which lobbies against municipal broadband, net neutrality, and other consumer protection measures.

Holy cow, I just realized that we've been using MC since Dec, 2018. That's 27 months ago!

@sectorpublic said in DuoLingo Challenge:

@scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge:

DuoLingo is not messing around five nights at freddy's

Nope, I'm plagued by email reminders even though I deleted it.

I don't get reminders. Maybe yo ucan't turn them off because you deleted it. LOL Go to the web login to turn them off.

@Pete-S said in What does your desk look like?:

@Dashrender said in What does your desk look like?:

Might also consider a ring light.

Actually the white wall that is just behind the laptop is much better than a ring light. Just bounce a light source of it and you'll get a very nice light. Search for "bounce lighting" if you want examples.

I have this setup - I have a LED lap that I pointed a the wall and turned the camera on - much better lighting for video calls and wat not.

Thanks for the idea!

@BRRABill it's been a full year since hte last follow up on this thread. How about an update after another year of use?

Happy birthday @travisdh1