Nollij

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[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

There's a fan edit called Game of Thrones Redeemed. Apparently it fixes that trainwreck into something reasonably satisfying, although I've not seen it yet.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Sometimes when they play live, they get a bit carried away. The silence can go for 10 minutes or more!

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago

Yes, but that's only an issue if you are interested in those other communities. In this case, the instance is dedicated to anime, so it's only an issue if you want to browse those other anime communities.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 hours ago

Amazingly, it was also the kind of thing he could've vaporwared away, just by (mostly) following policy. All he had to do was claim (from the beginning) that there are ongoing investigations, agency policy is to not release info about those investigations, and then lie that there are going to be arrests really soon.

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

You can't imagine my surprise and disappointment that this isn't a real movie.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Just FYI, those are almost all on the same instance, and you can block that instance as a whole. It's dedicated to anime, so there's not a ton of collateral damage.

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

While that technology does exist, it is not present on the vast majority of EVs. It does not answer any questions, nor solve any problems, for anyone that owns or is considering buying one of them.

(And for the record, that solution creates a ton of problems on its own that you're overlooking)

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Spend the money and get concert earplugs. Not only will it save money (a basic set is only about $30), and fit better, but the event will sound better. Those foam ones are great to protect your ears, but they muffle the sound. Great if you're around power tools and the like, but terrible if you're at a concert

Concert earplugs (I have Loops, but there are countless options and each has its fans) lower the volume without significantly changing the sound. You can still hear your favorite songs, and they sound correct.

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

It seems more like the futures market. The jewelers are "buying" gold at the current price to make things with gold, and they will need to repay the same amount of gold. If the price goes up, the jewelers will be paying more at that time, and the owners make a profit. If the price goes down, the owners lose money (same as if they simply held it)

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Federal law requires the warranty of 8 years or 100k miles. Several states have stricter controls beyond that.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 days ago

The very first line:

A loss leader (also leader) is a pricing strategy where a product is sold at a price below its market cost to stimulate other sales of more profitable goods or services.

So the answer to their question is "Yes, a loss leader needs to lead to something". I have no idea why you think they have no idea what they're talking about.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 days ago

This is largely going to depend on exactly how they go out of business. In the US, it's typical for a company in decline to be bought wholesale by a bigger player. They'll take control over all aspects, and consolidate them to stay profitable. This would ensure that parts (etc) are available at least for the required 10 years.

However, if a company is a complete dumpster fire, it may go into chapter 7 bankruptcy. In this case, all assets are auctioned off to pay whatever debts they can, and any remaining creditors (potentially including customers) are left in the cold.

In the US, most EV models are from major brands - Ford, GM, and VW as a whole will not go under, so they will still make parts for the required 10 years. But if you have a Lucid or Rivian, you're taking a bigger risk.

I suspect the Chinese companies are in a similar boat. The smaller players will probably be bought/merged instead of completely dissolving.

 

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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