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As I noted in my other comment, AT&T Fiber doesn't actually using PPPoE, but anyway, glad to see you linked pon.wiki here. I am running XGSPON ONU stick (ONU on SFP) with the commu…

Quantum Fiber doesn't use PPPoE, it uses IPoE w/ VLAN tagging using VLAN 201, which is a common approach for legacy GPON networks. CenturyLink Fiber does use PPPoE, but I believe o…

I'm mostly replying to this line "Even in 2026, a huge number of ISPs still rely on PPPoE, including Bell Canada, AT&T Fiber, and Xfinity in the US, along with the vast majority of…

PPPoE is pretty much only used for DSL in the US. I'm not sure about elsewhere. Xfinity and AT&T Fiber do /not/ use PPPoE. Xfinity is built on DOCSIS, and AT&T Fiber is built on XG…

I like energy drinks, but I prefer coffee. I drink my coffee black. About the only time I drink an energy drink for these past few years is when driving long distances. I don't lik…

Since I'm on the Product side these days, I don't spend much time delving into the codebase at this point in my career. I can believe it though, as I've done quite a few personal s…

My observation is that AI tools generally make people /less/ productive. They are more productive in that they produce more stuff, but they are less productive in that the stuff th…

I have tried to switch to Darktable multiple times over the years, it never has worked for me properly in my workflows. I'm still solidly on Lightroom Classic + DxO Photo Lab + Pho…

> There's a difference between polite pushback and being straight up disrespectful. That's a distinction without a difference. Cops see any form of noncompliance as disrespectful (…

The UK, per capita, is poorer than every single state in the US. https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/gdp-alert-united-... As much as the current situation in the US upsets m…

Companies really ought to pay for business class on transatlantic and transoceanic flights because of well-founded research showing that a seated position without movement for long…

The people who buy a Framework Desktop with 192GB of RAM (or in my case an M5 Max MBP with 128GB of RAM). I don't know what argument you're trying to make here? You are saying this…

Can it run a local LLM with 35B+ parameters using GPU acceleration for reasonable token performance? If not, then you're being obtuse.

You fundamentally cannot do things on the system you are envisioning that you can do on a Framework Desktop, or DGX Spark, or MBP M5 Max. Simple as that. Repairable modular laptops…

There is no socketable Unified Memory platform. The entire point of this SoC is that it has Unified Memory. The Framework Desktop has a Mini-ITX board, but you MUST use a solderabl…

> IME the people I know who embody great craft in a field… they care about it in everything they do, and they don’t do a thing unless they can do it with care. Fully agreed. It's o…

Permitting and regulation is generally a sub-component to each of the three things mentioned, and can be a major factor in schedule adherence for large scale construction projects.…

Wow, if that's a legitimate 23 and not a replica, that's a hell of a car with quite a lot of racing pedigree. Personally I'd be almost afraid to drive it due to its rarity, but I w…

I hope you have a good experience with it. I had a Bosch dishwasher in my old house for some time until a failure, and it was so absurdly quiet that the little light it projects on…

I love all beaters, not just Japanese ones, but Japanese ones tend to be the best. The lighter the weight, the shorter the wheelbase, the more fun it is, regardless of how much of …

In no specific order, per se, but kind of this order, here's my 8: 1. 1986 Toyota MR2 AW11 2. 1996 Mazda Miata/MX-5 NA 3. 1990 Porsche 944 Turbo S 4. 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT 5. 1995 …

I don't think there's anything wrong with doing purely cosmetic modifications if those modifications don't also make the car worse. The challenge is many folks in the community do …

My midlife crisis is also cars. I'm in the process of searching for an honest to god mechanic's shop to buy under an LLC just so I have a better place to work on cars than my garag…

I promise you, there are many many many people who modify their cars and do not act like assholes. The thing is, you probably don't notice them because they aren't focused on getti…

I promise you it is not limited to the Camry/Corolla/Civic community, it's just that those cars are very commonplace so its more obvious. I had a full track build BRZ that looked n…