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Trying to find the best solution to connect my new second floor home office to internet so I don't have to come into the office 5x a week. I don't think my landlord will let me run ethernet wires, but she did give me permission to drill up into the first floor above the ONT, so at least the wifi signal won't be coming from the basement. The problem here is that my office is on the other side of the house, so even if I ran the cable up one more floor I'd have to get through the master bedroom and a bathroom before I even got to the office. I *could* run a flat cable from the 1st floor all the way upstairs, but I think my girlfriend would kill me and I'd have to get a hell of a lot of cable covers so it doesn't look horrible. It's a row home, so I'm a little wary of powerline adapters, but it's a new one so I'm sure the wiring is fine. I'm mostly concerned about latency issues since I'd like to take up gaming again. I'll be getting Verizon FiOS and just ordered gigabit service, so I'd like whatever solution I come up with to take advantage of the speed. Suggestions? Sounds like powerline adapters might be my best bet, but I have been looking into a wireless bridge set up. EDIT: I'm a dummy and didn't even see the cable hook ups on the wall. Bonded MoCA 2.0 here I come. Captain Ironblood fucked around with this message at 00:58 on Jun 1, 2018 |
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Jun 1, 2018 00:07
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Contract companies pick the health insurance that allows them to make the most money. My last contract job was $100 per paycheck, weekly, for their awful terrible worthless insurance. I decided to go with an ACA plan that cost $125 per month and actually covered things like ER visits, and Ambulance rides. My current job has amazing benefits that I pay $1200 a year for. All the numbers are just for 1 person too, get hosed if you have a family. Contract Companies will do nothing in your favor, its definitely good to know that going in.
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Jun 1, 2018 00:08
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Sepist posted:Just another drop in the bucket to the overbearing power trip the security group is on at this place. I had to send an explanation as to why me, a network engineer, needed secureCRT installed. My explanation of "to run the network" was denied My security team opens tickets with us to remove.... mshearts ...from winsxs. They get alerts from Splunk and Carbon Black. In other words, not only is it a complete waste of time, it's not even actually possible to do. This is also the same AV that happily let conficker, a 9 year old worm, into several systems.  . It sure will pitch a fit about Solitaire though.
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Jun 1, 2018 02:16
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Sickening posted:I looked the article you linked and I couldn't roll my eyes hard enough. Yes, you should not gamble your families money. Yes, you should tell your spouse about shortfalls or when you get into financial jams. No, it does not line up with not being truthful about financial excess when the family lifestyle is already bouji enough. Its not the same thing. How angry would you be if you found out your wife was hiding a significant fraction of her income from you?
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Jun 1, 2018 02:40
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As much as I'm enjoying the tale of a retard and his wife that can't read bank statements, I think all the internet scold poo poo has been thoroughly run into the ground. In other news, I've actually gotten some real training via my job for the first time in my life for the Nutanix stuff we have. It's a decent feeling, and the training wasn't half bad. My place of work went all-in on the Nutanix stuff with AHV, and it's pretty refreshing compared to the VMware stuff I'm accustomed to.
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Jun 1, 2018 02:45
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:How angry would you be if you found out your wife was hiding a significant fraction of her income from you? 
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Jun 1, 2018 02:45
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Maybe he’s a cuck and his wife has a boyfriend on the side. Don’t judge.
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Captain Ironblood posted:Trying to find the best solution to connect my new second floor home office to internet so I don't have to come into the office 5x a week. I don't think my landlord will let me run ethernet wires, but she did give me permission to drill up into the first floor above the ONT, so at least the wifi signal won't be coming from the basement. The problem here is that my office is on the other side of the house, so even if I ran the cable up one more floor I'd have to get through the master bedroom and a bathroom before I even got to the office. I *could* run a flat cable from the 1st floor all the way upstairs, but I think my girlfriend would kill me and I'd have to get a hell of a lot of cable covers so it doesn't look horrible. Yeah MOCA or powerline are what I'd recommend.
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Jun 1, 2018 05:38
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:How angry would you be if you found out your wife was hiding a significant fraction of her income from you? If you mean hiding in our checking/savings/retirement account then, I don't know, probably wouldn't think much of it. Wrath of the Bitch King posted:As much as I'm enjoying the tale of a retard and his wife that can't read bank statements, I think all the internet scold poo poo has been thoroughly run into the ground. Exactly what I figured you would say when I told you to gently caress yourself after you salty pm. Thanks for the chuckle. 
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Jun 1, 2018 06:31
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MF_James posted:Yeah MOCA or powerline are what I'd recommend. If one insists on not running new wires, MoCA is definitely the best alternative because it's built on shielded cables which are designed to carry high-bandwidth signals. Power line, phone line, and WiFi based solutions are all incredibly variable based on your specific environment and which one is best in your situation is basically a matter of trial and error.
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Jun 1, 2018 06:46
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Powerline adapters haven't failed me yet and I use them also for gaming.
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Jun 1, 2018 07:47
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Hiding your income from your spouse is not as good as a prenup if they ever find out about it, and you'll still be liable for that alimony even if the difference is discovered after the divorce goes through. Hope this helps clear up some things
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Jun 1, 2018 12:02
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Sickening posted:If you mean hiding in our checking/savings/retirement account then, I don't know, probably wouldn't think much of it. Look brother, I discovered that Echinopsis had not only a long lost sibling, but one that was interested in the family business. After that my fingers sort of moved on their own.
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Jun 1, 2018 12:49
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Sickening posted:If you mean hiding in our checking/savings/retirement account then, I don't know, probably wouldn't think much of it. I wish people would read this. You aren't hiding poo poo - she can log in and read the balances herself. So...nothings hidden? She just doesn't look, and doesn't realize how much is going in there. I'm sure when they retire to a villa in the south of France at 40 all sins will be forgiven.
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Jun 1, 2018 13:46
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Does Apple really design external monitors with no power button, or am I just an idiot and can't find it?
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Jun 1, 2018 13:49
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As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions?
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Vulture Culture posted:Hiding your income from your spouse is not as good as a prenup if they ever find out about it, and you'll still be liable for that alimony even if the difference is discovered after the divorce goes through. Hope this helps clear up some things No alimony in texas.
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Jun 1, 2018 14:18
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Questions about growth opportunities, Their experience of the best and worst thing about a recent project
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Jun 1, 2018 14:23
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Re: apple monitor power button, Not sure, but the new MacBook pros with the touch bar hide it in the fingerprint sensor. Unrelated but they also have absolutely the worst keyboard I've ever used on a laptop. Zero key travel so you can't tell if you're typing correctly but also clicky and loud as gently caress.
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Jun 1, 2018 14:23
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The Iron Rose posted:As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions? If this is a move within the same org make sure there are no expectations of existing responsibilities and projects, if that's possible/applicable. That's bitten more than a few people I work with in the rear end.
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Jun 1, 2018 14:24
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Necronomicon posted:Re: apple monitor power button, Not sure, but the new MacBook pros with the touch bar hide it in the fingerprint sensor. Unrelated but they also have absolutely the worst keyboard I've ever used on a laptop. Zero key travel so you can't tell if you're typing correctly but also clicky and loud as gently caress. I just feel like their design is an affront to me, on a personal basis.
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Jun 1, 2018 14:28
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Wrath of the Bitch King posted:If this is a move within the same org make sure there are no expectations of existing responsibilities and projects, if that's possible/applicable. New place, contract. More interested in sounding out how sketchy/not sketchy these guys are, culture, workflow, etc. Good advice though!
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Jun 1, 2018 14:35
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Jun 1, 2018 14:36
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The Iron Rose posted:As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions? Ask about ramp up time. How long do you have to familiarize yourself with the systems and such if you are going to be supporting. I’m currently having issues because they only gave us a couple weeks to get familiar with things when I didn’t get access until 2 weeks in (and I’m still missing some). I still haven’t received any documentation or training on the systems I’m supposed to be supporting but they expect the same work from me as the people that have been here a decade.
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Jun 1, 2018 14:44
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Necronomicon posted:Re: apple monitor power button, Not sure, but the new MacBook pros with the touch bar hide it in the fingerprint sensor. Unrelated but they also have absolutely the worst keyboard I've ever used on a laptop. Zero key travel so you can't tell if you're typing correctly but also clicky and loud as gently caress.
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Jun 1, 2018 15:00
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Thanks Ants posted:Do Apple still make monitors? Yes and I just lugged all 30 pounds of it back to my office. I swear this thing is as heavy as a CRT.
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Jun 1, 2018 15:23
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Vargatron posted:Yes and I just lugged all 30 pounds of it back to my office. I swear this thing is as heavy as a CRT. Just take her aside and try to explain you're not crazy, just feeling like doing something wild and she was cute enough to inspire it?
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Jun 1, 2018 15:26
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Schadenboner posted:Just take her aside and try to explain you're not crazy, just feeling like doing something wild and she was cute enough to inspire it? w-what??? Hey the monitor works on another laptop. Now I have to hear a professor have a meltdown because he restarted his computer and it closed all 40 of the e-mails he had open on the taskbar. Anybody else want to work in academic IT with me???
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Jun 1, 2018 15:43
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Vargatron posted:Anybody else want to work in academic IT with me??? No, during college was enough, thanks.
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Jun 1, 2018 15:51
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Internet Explorer posted:No, during college was enough, thanks. 
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Jun 1, 2018 15:52
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Vargatron posted:w-what??? Wouldn't they all be in Drafts? Or are they not his written emails, he just serially opens emails from his inbox and uses the taskbar as his "todo" list?
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Jun 1, 2018 15:55
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The Iron Rose posted:As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions? 1) What is the thing you like the least / hate the most about this company and/or your current role? It can give you insight in what is going on behind subjects touched in the interview or might reveal the interviewer isn’t honest with you (nobody likes every aspect of their job). 2) What’s the biggest challenge you are experiencing or foreseeing in the next 6 months and how do you see my role in helping to solve/prevemt that?
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Jun 1, 2018 15:55
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Still way less stress than my last job. It's okay, I'll play therapist while fixing your computer!!!
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The Iron Rose posted:As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions? "What are the expectations for the first 3 months on the job?" Tells you their priorities, their thoughts on what they think you can handle, and realistically what you will be doing for the next two years (because nobody will ever take that 3 month workload off your plate and you'll become the 'local expert' that does it forever)
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Jun 1, 2018 16:00
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The Iron Rose posted:As a topic change, what are good interview questions to ask for a new position? Offer is pretty much sealed, but what are the sort of questions you ask, red flags y'all look for when switching positions? "Do you still run anything in basic/cobol, and will I have to support it." 
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Jun 1, 2018 16:14
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Great questions guys, thank you! the interview went well, in the sense that this went from a 50% salary bump to an over 100% salary bump. What the gently caress. Not being the first to name a figure is uh, super important apparently.
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Jun 1, 2018 16:23
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Nazattack posted:Contract companies pick the health insurance that allows them to make the most money. My last contract job was $100 per paycheck, weekly, for their awful terrible worthless insurance. I decided to go with an ACA plan that cost $125 per month and actually covered things like ER visits, and Ambulance rides. My current job has amazing benefits that I pay $1200 a year for. All the numbers are just for 1 person too, get hosed if you have a family. Yeah, if the company I'm contracted to doesn't pick me up, I guess I'll look at the ACA stuff. I pay about $200/wk for my family between the health care coverage (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) that DOESN'T cover hospitalization or specialists, and supplemental insurance that pays out in the event of hospital/ER visits. On the plus side, the BC/BS coverage is $0 copays for non-hospital or specialist visits and prescriptions. This is fine for me, but my wife is starting to have some issues that require specialists and non-formulary drugs. Pro-tip: don't get old. ("Just die already" seems to be the current mantra for health care.) Vargatron posted:Does Apple really design external monitors with no power button, or am I just an idiot and can't find it? It's on the back, usually left side, just like on the iMac. Thanks Ants posted:Do Apple still make monitors? Not any more. They stopped with the Thunderbolt 2 Display in... 2017? Vargatron posted:Yes and I just lugged all 30 pounds of it back to my office. I swear this thing is as heavy as a CRT. Tha gently caress? You sure you ain't talking about an iMac? Because they don't list any displays other than LG in their store. Vargatron posted:w-what??? He's giving you pointers on how to "turn it on" wink-wink, nudge-nudge. quote:Hey the monitor works on another laptop. Now I have to hear a professor have a meltdown because he restarted his computer and it closed all 40 of the e-mails he had open on the taskbar. Sure. How much and where, 'cuz I'm not moving for it.
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The Iron Rose posted:Great questions guys, thank you! God drat, nice!
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