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Comment Re:As someone who uses Windows ARM every day... (Score 1) 32

Due to their hanging on to Java8 and MongoDB 3.6, the only practical way to run the Unifi controller is in a docker container.
I admit to not running it on Raspbian anymore, most recently I'm running it on Debian 11.7 on an RK3399 NanoPC-T4, and a docker image that I think is based on lscr.io/linuxserver/unifi-controller.

Note that it should work, with the above container, on RaspberryOS 64bit. I just haven't a Pi4 to try it with, and 1GB RAM isn't enough to run the controller with a Pi3.

Comment Re:You Can Charge What You Can't List? (Score 1) 102

I was specifically talking about internet advertising.
about 10 years ago I worked for one of the [then] top 5 advertising network companies [and it wasn't Google], and geo location data did technically include zipcode. But it was either a) based on GeoIP which could be very inaccurate b) voluntary data provided in the user's profile with said company I worked for.
And yes, the targeting data was included in RTB passed on to other networks. But it still didn't have [accurate or not accurate] zip+4.

Comment Re:You Can Charge What You Can't List? (Score 3, Interesting) 102

It's a truth in advertising problem, not that they can't list the fees.
Consider if they try to put an ad in the newspaper. Up to x Mbit/sec for Y USD.
They would need to have a breakdown per census block.
You'd then suggest per zipcode? Right? Well, what if I told you that things like [city/county] Sales/Use tax don't break down cleanly on zipcode boundaries. And there are franchise fees. Fees charged by the municipality that get passed on to the customer. If municipalities don't actually break down on zipcode boundaries...

So instead, we then talk about internet ads. Users are supposed to be anonymous, in theory. Advertisers aren't allowed to have your full address and zip+4, right? Or how about mobile advertising, and I see a different price when I'm at work vs when I'm at home...

This isn't supposed to be a "defense of this crappy practice", but rather "this is way more complicated than the strawman you're burning."

Comment Re: I charge 4% for credit cards (Score 1) 225

It's not typically done as a personal thing b/c as noted elsewhere in this thread, there's little security in it. At least a company there's a better chance you can recover by declaring fraud.

As to using this personally, I have a) transferred money between my father and I b) transferred it between different banks for my own accounts.
But when I needed to send money to my sister, I just used the BillPay service which mailed her a cheque.

Comment Re:I charge 4% for credit cards (Score 4, Informative) 225

a) not new term. Term is generally 50 years old. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
b) Automated Clearing House. i.e. the nightly transfer of monies between banks. If you pay your credit card via them withdrawing money from your bank account [and you're in the US], it probably occurred via ACH. ACH allows either push or pull.

Comment Re:Anyone still buying their products is.... (Score 1) 56

I don't merely avoid QLC b/c of performance... heck, for a lot of my purposes I may never notice. I mostly avoid them b/c the TBW/DWPD is 1/3-1/4. and I usually want my SSDs to last 10 years unless I run out of space first.

Speaking of 10 years, I have an OCZ that is still working fine, which is almost surprising given the reputation they got before Toshiba bought them and then killed the brand.

Model Family: Indilinx Barefoot 3 based SSDs
Device Model: OCZ-ARC100

Comment Re:Anyone still buying their products is.... (Score 3, Interesting) 56

As long as I can avoid the QLC stuff, Samsung has been pretty good. I so far avoid Intel b/c they mostly sell QLC chips. And in general I want to buy brands that own their own foundries, so Crucial, Micron, Samsung, Toshiba [but I haven't bought any Toshiba for a while].

Comment Re:Just for once, hold them accountable (Score 1) 75

Generally, labour costs have gone up 50% or more.
Costs for conduit have gone up significantly. Sch40 1-1/4inch PVC pipe has more than TRIPLED since 2018. 2018 for 10ft Cantex Sch40 5.50USD; now? 19.27USD
Costs for fiber have gone up too. I don't have good pricing data as I don't buy enough of it.

I don't think you can "allow for the possibility of inflation" when the YoY cost increase is 50% or more.

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