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Comment Re:Research (Score 1) 344

I recently purchased a home in an area with questionable ISP service and inconsistent promises online and via their sales number. I wrote it into my contract that (pre-closing) I would pay for the local ISP to install Internet, and if tests didn't show an download speed of at least Xmbps and an upload speed of Ymbps, I could back out of the deal with full return of earnest money. The rest revealed about half of speed requested. I decided to still go forward with the purchase.

I researched mobile resellers and went with https://www.millenicom.com/ reselling unlimited AT&T data (I have no relationship with them except as a customer). I've been happy with them until I got my Starlink. Which worked for 3 months. 1 month of support emails later, Startlink is sending me a new cable and router (both backordered). I'm back on the mobile connection. A beta service like Starlink can't be relied upon if you need Internet to do your job.

Long story short, due diligence, leave yourself outs. Go in eyes wide open.

Comment Re:The answer is simple, really... (Score 1) 513

Just yesterday, I purchased a Samsung Series 9. Just over 3 lbs, 15" screen, 8 GB Ram, 128 GB SSD. Runs Linux Mint 13 out of the box, except for some manual steps to map 4 of the function keys, like keyboard backlight, Wifi On/Off, etc.

Even though I didn't want an apple product to the extent that I looked online for case covers to cover the logo, I did consider the MacBook Air. I went with the Samsung because of the RAM and the screen size. I would have liked 256 Gig SSD, but that's where I compromised. The Samsung was about $200 more for a larger screen, twice the RAM, and about the same of everything else... and no stigma. ; )

So far, so good.

Comment I worked night audit... (Score 1) 135

...granted many years ago. But at that time, at check in, we took an imprint of the CC info, got an authorization for the expected amount of the stay. Then after check out, the imprinted forms were updated with the actual amount of the bill and signed (if the guest came to the desk), and left for the night audit crew.

The night auditors would go through the thousand or so CC slips, and using CC software on a PC, pull up the authorization by CC Number and enter the final amount.

Anyway... long story longer... we had access to many, many credit card numbers every night.

At least at our hotels, the early check out forms left under the guests' door did not contain CC info.

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