BCsven
@BCsven@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Does setting/reserving a static IP via router prevent its allocation to other devices in its network? 6 days ago:
I have never had issues with anu router when setting static inside dhcp range. Adding IP and MAC has always worked. Not saying you won’t have issues, just I haven’t yet
- Comment on If "Master/Slave" terminology in computing sounds bad now, why not change it to "Dom/Sub"? 5 weeks ago:
Like new coke, so then we got coke classic
- Comment on I spent ~$35 on new cables and my LAN speed increased 6x 1 month ago:
Yeah here dollar store purchases are final sale, no returns, and aliexpress really depends on the seller. Some good stuff there, some just scammy junk. And many manufacturers will skimp on purpose, and say they are certified without actually getting a certification or testing.
- Comment on I spent ~$35 on new cables and my LAN speed increased 6x 1 month ago:
Dollar store and Aliexpress make it a bit difficult to return LOL.
- Comment on I spent ~$35 on new cables and my LAN speed increased 6x 1 month ago:
Not all cat 5e is created equal…you can buy a good cat5e from a reputable supplier or a super shit one at the dollar store…they just stamp 5e on it even if it is under sized wire and not actually been tested to work
- Comment on ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network 1 month ago:
It just means .internal won’t be relayed out on the internet, as it will be reserved for local only.
- Comment on When people say two things "cannot be compared", they had to compare them to come to this conclusion. Are 'dissimilar' or 'unequal' better words? 2 months ago:
You repeat exactly what you quoted me on…you need context to compare
- Comment on When people say two things "cannot be compared", they had to compare them to come to this conclusion. Are 'dissimilar' or 'unequal' better words? 2 months ago:
I see it as more like : these thinga are too dissimilar to be compared meaningfully. Like if some article says which is the best tool? And they give you a rake, a network router, and a nailgun. Then you meed context. You can make a matrix of differences and similarities but depends what you are trying to compare. Comparing could be: All are durable, All save time on tasks, All can break with misuse.
But can also be nailgun and router is bad for raking leaves. - Comment on Do you poweroff your server during night / unused times? 2 months ago:
Nope always on. Also runs homeaasiatant so if it was off I would lose the schedule use for lights, or phone connection for on/off etc. But yes, get a UPS, even ifvyou haven’t had a power faikure a good UPS will monitor and correct voltage amd dirty power. It has saved me a couple of times.
- Comment on Work from home 2 months ago:
It has already happened in Vancouver area, people commute in from Chilliwack to afford a home
- Comment on Tenacious flu 2 months ago:
In Britsh Columbia, Canada we get 5 Personal Emergency days as paid leave, and 3 PEL unpaid. For somebody in generally good health this is more than adequate, for somebody with health issues you would have to go to doc and get short term disability leave for extended days off
- Comment on Work from home 2 months ago:
Paying for commute time for regular workers is not going to happen, for many many decades you getting to work is your own issue…thus why we find a place near highway access or near transit. asking a company to pay travel means they will just hire somebody that lives close by
- Comment on Work from home 2 months ago:
Same, my manager contacts me a handful of times throughout the year, the rest of the time he trusts I’m doing what I am tasked to do. We had a company wide meeting at head office requiring travel for everyone, the schedule was on my kid’s birthday. I conveyed that I would be missing the bday, and they shifted meeting a few days to accommodate. Not all corporations are heartless slave drivers
- Comment on I will not be taking questions. 2 months ago:
Yep, i agree. patents are stupid, but not everyone is convinced of open sourcing everything
- Comment on Can the SATA-to-USB adapter affect the result of the bad sectors scan? 2 months ago:
Lol. It is. Before my first coffee.
- Comment on Can the SATA-to-USB adapter affect the result of the bad sectors scan? 2 months ago:
I have 2 of these. One gives perfect results, one seems to drop off after lots of data transfer. They look alnoat identical, but one is name brand and ine ia probaboy a cheap chinese copy. Wiring is probably sub-par
- Comment on I will not be taking questions. 2 months ago:
They are stupid, but helped inventors recoup development costs. It gets abused now, especially with patent trolls. The invention here moved TP from a roll you had to cut or tear, to self tearing segments with enough attached at center that it pulled roll forward…smart at the time…we take this idea of perforated sheets for granted now
- Comment on I will not be taking questions. 2 months ago:
The patent was the tp roll but more so the angular serations that terminate short of the center, so a tearable roll of paper rather than a strip role that had to be torn manually or cut
- Comment on current best HDD-model choice 3 months ago:
This is a very good article about server setup mainly for power consumption, but shows quirks like power level draw based on what pcie slots are used, etc. This guy servers. mattgadient.com/7-watts-idle-on-intel-12th-13th-g…
- Comment on remote assistance software suggestions 4 months ago:
Rustdesk or Teamviewer www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/
Rustdesk ia great and almoat feature to feature with teamviewer. Rustdesk has some non opensource code portions and some have speculated that the contributors could be chinese state actors, etc. But TV is proprietary…so…
- Comment on How do you handle family requests that you disagree with? 4 months ago:
SkyDaddy Drivel
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
There is no need for access to a cell signal amd a server though, when you wamt to clicl start.from your living room… You can use the same fob tech as lock umlock your car like cars had prior. Or. you can buy after market remote start kits, Toyota waa juat frying to jump on the SaaS bandwagon
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
They may have, Toyota ditched their “subscribe monthly to remote start your car” after outrage
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
Oh I hate it. Like Toyota was offering remote car start but only if you subscribed online, otherwise your remote start button would get blocked by software. They walked it back because of consumer backlash, but not enough consumers complain. Meanwhile Ford pattented a drive home feature so if you miss a car payment it cripples your car, and further non payment the vehicle will drive itself back to the dealership
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
Oh I know, its absolute shit. My only point was Tesla doing it is not new, it’s how manufacturers have saved costs on making muliple product configurations.
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
No different than BMW having heated seats but if you want to use them you have to unlock with subscription plan. This way BMW makes one model and consumer has a choice with paymwnt. Intel CPUs have this too now. Company running servers can buy low performing chip, if they want to expand capability then intel sells them a license code to unlock more performance
- Comment on Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range 4 months ago:
It is way cheaper. two assembly lines to assmebly 2 packs, separate work orders, specific assembly per model ordered ( so customet doesn’t pay for low end amd accidentally get highend or vice versa ), CAD and data management of two variations. It is why ModelT only came in black, is streamlines the whole process. You see much simpler examples in other induatries ie. that use stock material. it is cheaper to stock say 3 foot precut lengths and if product only needs 2 feet you chop it off at assembly and throw away the 1 foot scrap, rather than stocking and inventorying 2 foot and 3 foot stocks. Unless you invest in an expensive atock feeder that cuts the stock to length typed in, but that machine isn’t mobile so neesa to be placed at the exact location of assembly. And if you need it two places you need two stock machines, so then you start weighing the crude method vs precise
- Comment on Syncthing ... where are the users? 4 months ago:
Seafile has a free open source edition, and even their paid enterprise license is free under 3 users
- Comment on Building my Homelab! 4 months ago:
Instead of wifi printing, my printer is attached directly to my Pi, then Common Unix Print Server (later Rebranded Cupertino Print Server when apple took over the project many years later) acts as printer announcement, driver and spooler service.
- Comment on Why is replacement for home device controls so complicated? 4 months ago:
github.com/jkbenaim/hs100 if you have tplink kasa hardware this cli tool lets you send direct commands via Wifi, no hub required. it is not that the tech actually needs a server, it is that the server handles IP address changes, records data, checks switch on/off status, scheduling, etc, to provide a better experience than hitting an on off command.