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stuff4ben

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About stuff4ben

Software developer, (former) manager, SRE, DevSecOps, and part-time entrepreneur in RTP NC.

I am an IBM employee and my views and postings do not represent those of my employer.

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    Comment #48747352

    I do like my Sonos setup (have a pair of Era300s, an Arc Ultra, Sub4, and Sub Mini) and now that they've fixed the app issues, it works really well. And the sound quality is good e…

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    Comment #48747310

    Doesn't look like the Amp50 is available to buy...

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    Comment #48747255

    Whoa, yeah that does look very promising!!! Thanks!

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    Comment #48746042

    Is that a thing? Can an organization be given sovereign immunity? I thought that was reserved for actual countries?

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    Comment #48745791

    I really wish someone would come out with a $25 "box" that sits on top of my bookshelf speaker that allows me to Airplay to it and power said speaker with a ~50w class-D amp. Then …

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    Comment #48413232

    And also, how does one bend time ?

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    Comment #48279912

    Let us know when your infrastructure sees the load that Microsoft's does and how you've handled it.

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    Comment #47961519

    I listen to NPR daily and I don't think I've ever heard any of them use that phrasing.

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    Comment #47678273

    First day on the Internet huh?

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    Comment #47252659

    The A18Pro is a very powerful CPU, besting even the M1 in single-core performance (about even in multicore). Saying its just a "phone CPU" is disingenuous.

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    Comment #47166031

    I love my Matfer Bourgeat carbon steel pan. It's just really heavy and kinda ugly. But it works great, especially at high temps when searing meats.

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    Comment #47165998

    its highly unlikely any restaurant uses teflon coated pans. Most use carbon steel or stainless. Teflon just won't hold up in daily use at a restaurant.

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    Comment #47035188

    I put that into IBM's AskIBM Watson LLM and it replied with "This question is beyond my capability." Which to be fair, probably is.

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    Comment #46810079

    I find any report that lists Mini Cooper and Audi as the most reliable cars to immediately be suspect. I'm not a Tesla or Musk fan by any stretch of the imagination, but Mini and A…

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    Comment #46796894

    Meh, I don't care much about control, I care more about getting my work done with the least amount of friction. Macs do that for me. Linux and Windows have too many barriers to mak…

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    Comment #46796768

    I haven't driven a Windows box since 2010 (and even then it was just a few months at work) and I'm perfectly happy! Except I'm on a Mac and have been at every job since 2006 when t…

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    Comment #46354335

    $40k invested in AAPL in 1990 would be worth about $40m today. $40k is about what $100k is today. So what stock would you invest $100k in today, that in 35 years would give you a s…

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    Comment #46247120

    what a waste of a life, I can't help but feel disgust.

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    Comment #46194968

    it's a public company, read the quarterly reports

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    Comment #45992712

    Startup I used to work at fueled Cingular's mobile storefront and distributed those J2ME games along with ringtones and graphics. Those were the days...

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    Comment #45749472

    It's always freakin DNS...

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    Comment #45746472

    Never heard of Talos before now. That looks pretty cool and I might start playing with that on my home lab. Can't use it at work for reasons, but good to keep on top of tech (even …

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    Comment #45669341

    If the Mass Effect games have taught me anything, it's that heat dissipation in outer space is hard.

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