Nollij

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 day ago

He absolutely does not have the authority, nor is there anyone at the federal level to do so.

But it doesn't mean he won't try anyway, or that anyone would stop him.

(The rare occasions of a state possibly splitting have come from within the state itself)

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago

Betteridge says no.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 69 points 2 days ago
  • He recognized there was a problem and sought out experts that could solve it
  • He listened to the experts, even though he didn't like what they were saying
[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mythic Quest. Created by Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day (Mac and Charlie from Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia), stars Rob McElhenney and Danny Pudi (Abed from Community). It's been on my back burner for a while because the description didn't sound that great. Now I'm wishing I hadn't slept on it for so long.

If you've been considering it, just watch the first episode. You will be instantly hooked.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

laws have to apply to people I dislike as much as they apply to people I like.

Is that the case today?

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 days ago

I appreciate that people are correctly labeling it as a threat. Far too many have used overly soft language to downplay what's going on.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't find references, at all, to XTX being a manufacturer, but I do see it as a trim line on the RX7900.

Depending on where you found this, my guess is that it's mislabeled. That would also explain why you can't find any info about it.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm surprised trans is over 1% of the general population. Last time I saw figures on that, it was about 2 orders of magnitude smaller.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

It's true for all brands, but especially true for Lenovo - the enterprise machines are nothing like the consumer-grade crap.

A lot of people will incorrectly shorten it, and even pass it on with the error. But the advice isn't to get a Lenovo; it's to get a Thinkpad. Do not get an IdeaPad, or whatever other names they use for the cheap crap. Get a Thinkpad.

It's a similar story with HP's Omen vs Elitebook and Dell's Inspiron/Vostro vs Latitude. The enterprise line is very different in every way.

This report draws no distinction between them, as evidenced in the one section that lists models.

As for repairability, I've always found it easy to find the HMM for Thinkpads. My experience is limited, but they've also been relatively easy to disassemble and reassemble.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Is the chart accurate? Do we have a source?

I ask because I don't see where social security would fit at all, and I suspect that Medicare/Medicaid would be a larger portion than the 5% listed for health.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

You're really telling me that if you lucked into a million dollars at age 18, you could retire to West Virginia and safely live to 107? Even ignoring inflation and the like, that's barely over $11k per year. Do you expect us to believe that's a living income anywhere in the US? That's not even a living income when you're 18 and have 3 roommates.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (54 children)

I know the hard sciences aren't a strong suit around these parts, but do some very basic math. 55 billion divided by 5,000 is 11 million.

There's no way to "No True Scotsman" the number of Americans down to 11 million. So how will they decide who gets the money?

I think we already know...

 

I'm looking to upgrade some of my internal systems to 10 gigabit, and seeing some patchy/conflicting/outdated info. Does anyone have any experience with local fiber? This would be entirely isolated to within my LAN, to enable faster access to my fileserver.

Current existing hardware:

  • MikroTik CSS326-24G-2S+RM, featuring 2 SFP+ ports capable of 10GbE
  • File server with a consumer-grade desktop PC motherboard. I have multiple options for this one going forward, but all will have at least 1 open PCIe x4+ slot
  • This file server already has an LSI SAS x8 card connected to an external DAS
  • Additional consumer-grade desktop PC, also featuring an open PCIe x4 slot.
  • Physical access to run a fiber cable through the ceiling/walls

My primary goal is to have these connected as fast as possible to each other, while also allowing access to the rest of the LAN. I'm reluctant to use Cat6a (which is what these are currently using) due to reports of excessive heat and instability from the SFP+ modules.

As such, I'm willing to run some fiber cables. Here is my current plan, mostly sourced from FS:

  • 2x Supermicro AOC-STGN-i2S / AOC-STGN-i1S (sourced from eBay)
  • 2x Intel E10GSFPSR Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM Duplex LC/UPC MMF Optical Transceiver Module (FS P/N: SFP-10GSR-85 for the NIC side)
  • 2x Ubiquiti UF-MM-10G Compatible 10GBASE-SR SFP+ 850nm 300m DOM Duplex LC/UPC MMF Optical Transceiver Module (FS P/N: SFP-10GSR-85, for the switch side)
  • 2x 15m (49ft) Fiber Patch Cable, LC UPC to LC UPC, Duplex, 2 Fibers, Multimode (OM4), Riser (OFNR), 2.0mm, Tight-Buffered, Aqua (FS P/N: OM4LCDX)

I know the cards are x8, but it seems that's only needed to max out both ports. I will only be using one port on each card.

Are fiber keystone jacks/couplers (FS P/N: KJ-OM4LCDX) a bad idea?

Am I missing something completely? Are these even compatible with each other? I chose Ubiquti for the switch SFP+ since Mikrotik doesn't vendor-lock, AFAICT.

Location: US

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