@jaredbusch said in Spiceworks mobile app getting called out on /r/softwaregore:

@scottalanmiller said in Spiceworks mobile app getting called out on /r/softwaregore:

I tried mine on iPhone and it seemed good.

It is apparently an Android issue.

It seems to be working fine now. I am using Google Chrome on Android.

A trip to the gym for stabbey, stick swinging, punchey fun is always good for a little tension drop.

Also getting on a bike. My commute is therapy since I get out the office door and roll home on the multi-use path.

@dbeato Thanks! I do try to keep them useful.

@jaredbusch said in Spec me a new desktop:

With the Intel NUC does anyone know if Fedora works well there?

I would miss my 4TB 3.5" SATA drive, but I can buy a large 2.5" drive.

@scottalanmiller what about those HP boxes you linked. Any idea how well Fedora supports the hardware?

https://communities.intel.com/thread/101822

https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005628/boards-and-kits/intel-nuc-boards.html

Customer-reported operating systems

These operating system versions are reported as compatible by owners of Intel® NUC Boards and Kits. Intel hasn't validated these operating systems. We recommend you use the latest kernel. If you need assistance with Linux on Intel NUC, check your distributor's website and forums for peer assistance.

Seems to be compatible.

I had a big intention to use Android Pay regularly but have found myself using mostly just to touch in/out for travel lately. It just hasn't progressed much in terms of features other than contactless which every single other card I have has.

I'm now looking more at the cards that banks/sudo-banks are releasing, those that

Allow me to combine multiple cards into one, giving me a physical card, letting me to change the card used to another after the purchase (Curve) Support crypto currencies (Wirex - 25% discount link) (TenX) (Monaco) Support for multiple currencies and low xfer rates (Revolut) Let me create a business account in minutes (Tide) Intelligent banking apps (Tandem) Bankless Banks (BABB) Banks for Banks (ClearBank) Or just new banks in general (Monzo) (Starling) (Atom) (Monese) (Pockit)

@dashrender said in The People Pushed for What?:

But the claim - no idea if it's true or not, is that the mortgage lenders were failing because of a downturn in the economy, so all those fools who lost their jobs could no longer afford their homes, and the banks now have a ton of house they can't sell because no one has any money to buy them. The house itself is a near useless asset (in the the short term) compared to cash.. so the banks were "failing".

Is all of that a lie?

I doubt that it was a lie in all cases, but it was certainly used as a cover for broader action that had nothing to do with mortgages or loans. That some bank was going to fail is likely. But that was a distraction to get the ball rolling on the nationalization efforts.

@travisdh1 said in SoloLearn Challenge:

Arduino sketches

Well, Arduino Sketch is a C library that C or C++ can call. So no, Sketch doesn't imply C++, nor is it likely, nor is it reasonable in any case where someone doesn't know what they are doing. C would be the default choice.

Sounds terrible, there no relation to things. Move 3 meters and youre listed as something unrelated to where you just were.
blue.crap.done
move 3 meters
flan.flap.dumb

Just use GPS, Lat and Long, problem solved forever, everywhere. Also more accurate.

@scottalanmiller said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dashrender said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@coliver said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dashrender said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@scottalanmiller said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@coliver said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dashrender said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@scottalanmiller said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dashrender said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@scottalanmiller said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dashrender said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@scottalanmiller said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

@dafyre said in What does cord cutting mean to you?:

We simply pay for the services we want that have the shows we like. Primarily Netflix and Hulu right now. No need for anything else, really.

Just Netflix and Amazon here, we dropped Hulu as it was just awful. Found that we didn't miss it at all. Plenty on Netflix and Amazon, really no need for anything else.

So you don't want network television at all then? I wouldn't be surprised if you say correct.

Aboslutely not. I won't allow it in the house. Nothing with commercials or that "just plays whatever is on." I told the cable company that even for $1 I wouldn't hook up cable. I'm not even interested in having it available as a temptation. I've not had the ability to get any kind of network television (because I don't buy or hook up TV tuners) for twenty years. I see it once in a while when visiting people or in a hotel and am so thankful it's not available to me at home.

poor choice of words on my part - I assume you don't want any shows that are from network television. i.e. SEAL TEAM. Seal Team isn't on Amazon or Netflix yet, so your only option is Hulu or OTA.

If they aren't good enough for Netflix or Amazon to want them, why would I want to waste time on them. There are too many things to watch that make it to the first tier, shows that aren't good enough to get there I don't have time to watch. I've literally never heard of SEAL TEAM. Is that like one of those late night budget shows like Silk Stalkings?

LOL - it's a new show this season. Originally I was going to say Blue Bloods, but it's old seasons are on Netflix - so you would come back and just say - I don't care about watching it when it's current season is out, I'll just catch it some future date.

What? So you're self selecting your argument? This obscure show that was recently introduced isn't on a streaming service!

But that one is, Dominica watches it. I don't, but she says that it is good. But, my case in point, network TV seems to be where they test all the crap, if it is good enough they get lucky and Netflix picks it up.

yeah, after the whole season is over. So you're watching it later.

I know I know - the whole water cooler talk about last night's show is lost on you. The reality is that I don't have it much either. But JB and I have chatted about a current show that we both recently watched - but if there was no current show - you just have shows that people watch whenever, there would be little actual talking about it. I know when I was younger, with old school TV, shows got a lot of talking about (and frankly I still hear tons of people talking about those shows on network TV - walking Dead anyone?), but if you only watch stuff that came out last year, then the chances seem low that you would care enough about the show to have discussions about it.

This is the argument I hear about games too. You should buy it new so you can talk about it. I do have several people in my social circle that buy games as soon as the release so they can do that.

huh - games - well I would say it depends on how you play. If you want to play with others, then you need to buy it when others are playing, if you are single player, then who cares.

Same goes for TV, if you're going to talk about it, you have to watch when others are watching, otherwise - if you're Scott - who cares.

Right, and with DVRs and stuff, even network television isn't "all at the same time". So the idea of watching when other people do, and what they do, all really doesn't exist.

I say there's a week of fudge factor there. You get beyond that and yeah, the conversations become pointless.

@travisdh1 said in What was your first Linux/Unix distro?:

How did I miss this thread?

IRIX - SGI Equipment, 1996

1x Origin 2000 Server
4x 64-bit CPU,
1GB RAM,
8x300GB 15k SCSI HDD

Should I be concerned that I still remember the server specs?
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4x Octane Workstations
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2x O2 Workstations
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Finally, 4x Indigo2 Workstations
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It was expensive, but man they made good looking kit!

My bet was on you and irix or similar 🙂

@coliver the "per clap" rate is much lower than the "no clap" rate...

@dashrender said in Need idea for running ethernet cable (roughly 70ft in distance):

@scottalanmiller said in Need idea for running ethernet cable (roughly 70ft in distance):

Consider very subtle in wall "patches." Are you allowed to do that? Not technically. But it will look nice and in an inspection, absolutely no one will figure out that you modified anything. You do them back to back in the wall so you don't need to run a cable straight through the wall. You can then use a patch cable from either side to get through the house.

I had to read this a few times to get that Scott was recommending that you install ethernet wallplates on the two sides of the wall with a straight through cable between them, then you can use it as a patch and to the normal onlooker, it looks like it belongs there.

That makes sense now.

@wrx7m said in Solved - Dark reading - Add RSS Feed to Outlook 2016???:

@scottalanmiller said in Solved - Dark reading - Add RSS Feed to Outlook 2016???:

@wrx7m said in Solved - Dark reading - Add RSS Feed to Outlook 2016???:

Weird. I was trying to add it from my home computer and when I got to work this morning, it was there and had populated it with the feed.

Dark [feed] Magic

LOL - I was thinking it was because the link was asp not xml but I guess it didn't matter after all.

ASP just means that it is a site using MS ASP technology to generate the page, just like PHP, ASPX and others. ASP is a reference to an application platform. What ASP generates as output is text, like HTML or XML.

ASP, though, was last used around 2002. That's VBScript, most likely.

@tim_g said in Human-turned-robot?:

...reminds me of this:

Youtube Video

As I understand it, that particular one makes use of all of the data Google has collected on you. If you are logged into your Google account, just clicking the button is frequently enough. So having a robot click a button proves nothing. 😛 But if it was just suppose to be a robot pushing a button - well, i guess they got it. /sigh (i.e. I didn't find it funny/humorous)

@travisdh1 said in I could be a mule! Another bad job posting.:

Position: Package Processing Manager.

Basic overview:
This is a remote position, so you can work from your own place.
It is also a part time position, so it can be easily combined with your full-time job, but you will have to be at home at the time of the delivery from 8AM to 5PM.
Packages will be delivered to you home by postal companies like Fedex, DHL and others.
All incoming mail will come from online stores y/o;
-Good, hard-wired internet connection;
-Maintain awareness of sent deliveries and tasks assigned, and communicate the status of these tasks to the supervisor.

Estimated Salary: $1200-$3000

We offers a competitive compensation and benefits packages such as:
wellness program;
Medical, Vision benefits, full medical coverage;
Career advancement , additional benefits;
401K contributions and profit sharing plan;
Tuition Reimbursement, paid time off.

If you have an interest in this position, pleasedo not hesitate and apply directly via this email with your resume, working phone number and our Human resource department manager will contact you asap.This is a limited offer and we will be glad to hear back from you shortly.

Kind Regards,

Well, it made me laugh anyway.

Funny - I got that same email...

@count-chocula call centers are the devil's own special kind of hell. Glad you got out alive.

Wireless HDMI adapters.

Quality is the same. Going to try an MKV file as soon as MakeMKV site is back up.

@texkonc said in Anyone Driving to Austin on Monday:

I heard PSX might be crashing the parties, I would hit him up.

Just saw that 🙂

Good bye @ChrisL it's been fun 😞