Inflation means a dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to. You don’t see five-and-dimes or penny candy any more either.
Some things are still exactly a dollar, but often they have far less product in them. For example, a roll of tape with only a third as much tape on it as a full roll at other stores.
It takes a few minutes for my tankless water heater to warm up, so we end up wasting a lot of water in our shower. Is there a way to avoid this? A friend mentioned a “comfort valve” or something? What is it and how does it work? Or is there another solution? Thx!
With a tankless heater, there’s nothing to warm up. Hot water is basically instant when it comes out.
How far is your shower from the heater? Usually, long times to first heat are because you have to go through all the cold water sitting in the line before the hot water reaches you.
You’ll have to relocate the heater closer to the shower. You can have someone run the gas line to the new location. That’s about all you can do.
You could insulate the hot water pipe, but that will only help when the water in the pipe is already hot, like if someone showered earlier. It only extends the time the water already in the pipe remains hot.
What part? Most houses I’ve seen in the Northeast either have some kind of access panel, or the shower is backed by a closet in another room where you could cut in if you needed to.
I started a new job at a school district as a systems manager and one of our bigger problems is our new Windows 11 AIOs are getting stuck on a “please wait” screen at boot which, after enabling verbose, saw it’s actually “Applying Computer Settings”...
But you should know that MS, in typical fashion, does not make the W11 ADMX templates compatible with W10. You’ll probably be fine managing both with just the W11 templates unless you’re doing some really specialized stuff. Just something to keep in mind.
Or, you could probably just get some just-Office licenses for the 10, and keep all your email on the secondary server. Trying to relay half your mail sounds like a mess.
Although hospitals run 24/7, and the T doesn’t. And even when it’s running, sometimes it isn’t, because there’s a train broken down. Or on fire. Or both.
I’m new to Windows deployments, and I need some help. I’ve gotten as far as setting up a new system from a Windows 11 image downloaded from MS, configuring it/installing software, and then running sysprep. I made a WinPE boot thumbdrive, but I’m stuck at capturing the Windows image part. Part of my problem is that I’m...
I haven’t done imaging for a few years now, but it used to be that you needed at least one volume license for imaging rights. (The license center only allows you to buy five licenses, but you can do one VL and four of the cheapest thing you can find.) I think you should be able to use the builtin OEM licenses for activation.
Personally, I wouldn’t bother messing with custom images, unless there’s a particular setup you want them all to have right away. I’d just use a plain image and script everything else. I’d use WDS if you want to use the full Windows stack, or FOG if you prefer.
Traditionally, retiring entails leaving the workforce permanently. However, experts found that the very definition of retirement is also changing between generations....
I own a house in the midwest and recently got a spirit level for some repairs. However, I don’t stay here in the winter - I go south where it’s warmer. Can I leave my level here in the house? temps will probably get down to -30 or so.
Unless this is pretax money, I only see downsides to this versus just opening a regular account at your bank yourself and using your direct deposit allocations.
Well, it probably wouldn’t be under the company’s control. My company goes through Fidelity for the retirement account, for example. Even if I leave the company I still have access.
I don’t see that any info on the CVE or the patch has been published, so unless they’re a distro maintainer leaking info, they’re talking out their ass.
At some point the cost of replacing elements is going to exceed the cost of a new oven. You could stock up on elements if you can find any.
I don’t think I’ve ever had an element break on me, though, even on decades-old ovens. You might want to check the power to the oven and element just to make sure you’re not over-volting it or something.
A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday....
Pre-shift prep time is paid. At my last shift job, we were expected to be there and ready before the shift started, but we also got paid for that time.
Sounds like you need to fix the match. I haven’t had to do this in a few years so I don’t know what the current process is, but you should be able to find plenty of recent articles on the process.
It depends. If there is an employment contract, then it would probably be a violation of that contract. But if there is no contract, then they can lay off employees for any reason not protected by law, or no reason at all.
Caesars’ 8-K also implies that a ransom demanded by the attackers was paid to prevent the leak of the stolen data online—a Wall Street Journal report says the hotel and casino entertainment company paid roughly $15 million, half of the attackers’ initial $30 million demand.
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – In late June, I attended a meeting of public works employees in Durham, who were planning the first strike of public works employees in the rapidly gentrifying city, where many city workers can’t afford to live....
As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...
A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.
This is an odd one. The only whole house shut off is on the city side of my meter and the person from public works I talked to said only the city could operate it and if it were to break while I operated it I could be held financially liable....
Probably on a straight line between where it comes in and the road. But there might not be anything at the surface. A friend of mine had to get the city to come fix his line due to a break on their side, and they had to go down probably five feet before they found it. But that was in New Hampshire, because they have to have it deep enough that it won’t freeze. If you don’t have freezes, yours might be different.
Our old house in New England has a steep pitched metal roof and no gutters. Our front door is right under a roof valley, so it is unusable on rainy days and all of winter. The water running down the valley has rotted out our building sill, and we have to get it replaced. I don’t want the same thing to happen to the new sill!...
You might also be able to install a rain diverter to send some or all of that water somewhere more convenient. Depends on the actual layout of the roof.
BAS and BAH don’t always line up with actual costs. In fact, around bases, landlords will often set rent to exactly what the military pays for BAH, which is usually a bit higher than average rent that isn’t exactly BAH.
I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)...
If you’re going to work on your garage door yourself, remember that those springs have a hell of a lot of tension. You accidentally let one of them loose, and they’ll have enough force to gravely injure you.
I just got a DIY kit quote for solar and it’s ~$18,000. That would mean a contractor installing is at least $25,000 if not more. That’s a big chunk of change upfront.
That depends on whether your local electricity generating method outweighs the environmental impact of manufacturing the panels. If your local generator is coal, probably. If your local generator is already wind, solar, hydro, or nuclear, probably not.
If you have a critical system, don’t run it on Windows. Maybe one of these days they might ship it with sane defaults instead of weird shit like this, or security settings violating their own best practice documents.
Not necessarily. If you want it free-standing, you could move it out from the wall a bit, redo the bottom to extend it behind, then add pieces between the top and rear bottom.
Fast food chains have spent millions this year on lobbying and advertising campaigns to stave off a bill that would hold corporate owners responsible for abuses that occur at franchise restaurants, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis.
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Broadcom closes $69 billion VMware deal after China approval ( www.reuters.com )
How do i fix this ugly hole in the wall?
An electrician ‘fixed’ an issue by making this hole in a basement cinder block wall....
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Wasting water with tankless heater ( lemmy.world )
It takes a few minutes for my tankless water heater to warm up, so we end up wasting a lot of water in our shower. Is there a way to avoid this? A friend mentioned a “comfort valve” or something? What is it and how does it work? Or is there another solution? Thx!
I'm not asking to be rich. ( lemmy.world )
Client machines stuck on "Applying Computer Settings"
I started a new job at a school district as a systems manager and one of our bigger problems is our new Windows 11 AIOs are getting stuck on a “please wait” screen at boot which, after enabling verbose, saw it’s actually “Applying Computer Settings”...
Paint brand preferences?
Back with a dozy. What is your favorite paint brands? Why?
Pharmacy staff from Walgreens, CVS say they’re at a breaking point — here’s what their days look like ( www.cnbc.com )
Help with secondary email server.
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'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to do ( finance.yahoo.com )
Windows deployment
I’m new to Windows deployments, and I need some help. I’ve gotten as far as setting up a new system from a Windows 11 image downloaded from MS, configuring it/installing software, and then running sysprep. I made a WinPE boot thumbdrive, but I’m stuck at capturing the Windows image part. Part of my problem is that I’m...
What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working. ( www.cnbc.com )
Traditionally, retiring entails leaving the workforce permanently. However, experts found that the very definition of retirement is also changing between generations....
Can I leave my spirit level in a winterized house?
I own a house in the midwest and recently got a spirit level for some repairs. However, I don’t stay here in the winter - I go south where it’s warmer. Can I leave my level here in the house? temps will probably get down to -30 or so.
Amid financial stress, workers are asking for emergency savings accounts as a job benefit, survey finds ( www.nbcchicago.com )
SAG-AFTRA Alleges ‘Bully Tactics’ as Studios Suspend Negotiations ( variety.com )
SAG-AFTRA negotiations have been suspended, as the AMPTP says the union is seeking an untenable streaming residual.
Curl Preps For "Probably The Worst Curl Security Flaw In A Long Time" ( www.phoronix.com )
We may all be in trouble
Unable to find 30 year old Gaggenau Oven EB 378 610 part
Every once in a while, the heating element seems to break on my Gaggenau EB 378 610 oven. Other than that, it works fine....
A contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday ( edition.cnn.com )
A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour ( abc7.com )
Bosses and workers still can’t agree on whether the commute is part of the work day, and it’s creating a $578 billion productivity problem ( fortune.com )
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Ubisoft Montreal's mandatory return-to-office order reportedly leaves staff in "turmoil" ( www.eurogamer.net )
Ubisoft Montreal - the studio behind the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 5 - has been accused of leaving…
Automaker CEO Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three ( theintercept.com )
Caesars Entertainment confirms ransom payment, customer data theft ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Caesars’ 8-K also implies that a ransom demanded by the attackers was paid to prevent the leak of the stolen data online—a Wall Street Journal report says the hotel and casino entertainment company paid roughly $15 million, half of the attackers’ initial $30 million demand.
Durham Public Works Employees “Illegally” Strike for 1st Time ( paydayreport.com )
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – In late June, I attended a meeting of public works employees in Durham, who were planning the first strike of public works employees in the rapidly gentrifying city, where many city workers can’t afford to live....
Bernie Sanders Champions 32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay ( www.commondreams.org )
As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal ( www.npr.org )
A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.
I apparently don't have a whole house water shut off I can use.
This is an odd one. The only whole house shut off is on the city side of my meter and the person from public works I talked to said only the city could operate it and if it were to break while I operated it I could be held financially liable....
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Metal roof issue
Our old house in New England has a steep pitched metal roof and no gutters. Our front door is right under a roof valley, so it is unusable on rainy days and all of winter. The water running down the valley has rotted out our building sill, and we have to get it replaced. I don’t want the same thing to happen to the new sill!...
Economics: The Family Wage ( infogalactic.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3624236...
Garage door opener replacement questions
I think some electronics in the motor have gone kaput. The wall mounted button works, but I have 2 remotes and neither works. (I did change the battery on one as well as try to re-pair it with the motor, to no avail.)...
How do people afford the upfront cost of solar?
I just got a DIY kit quote for solar and it’s ~$18,000. That would mean a contractor installing is at least $25,000 if not more. That’s a big chunk of change upfront.
Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc ( arstechnica.com )
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Fast food spent millions fighting California bill holding them accountable for employee abuse ( www.sacbee.com )
Fast food chains have spent millions this year on lobbying and advertising campaigns to stave off a bill that would hold corporate owners responsible for abuses that occur at franchise restaurants, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis.