kennethrc's comments

On: Thunderbolt 5 vs. Thunderbolt 4: Everything you ne...

[kennethrc]

Isn't that exactly backwards? "USB4 is TB with optional features ...?"

On: Thunderbolt 5 vs. Thunderbolt 4: Everything you ne...

[kennethrc]

Pretty sure he's talking about our Samsung Odyssey G9 57"

I too get 7680x2160x120Hz via TB4

On: Texas school district bans the Bible because of it...

[kennethrc]

I can't be the only one here who sees what the Bible-banners were really trying to demonstrate, right?

[Dilettante_ → kennethrc]

Would you elaborate for those of us slower on the uptake?

On: CISA: Do not use SMS as a second factor for authen...

[kennethrc]

My main SMS is Google Voice, which (AFAIK, enlighten me otherwise) is immune to most attacks w/o some sort of social engineering.

I just wish it were trusted more, as the number of places that'll let me use it for 2FA is decreasing (but thankfully most of the places I've been Grandfathered in are still working with it).

[stogot → kennethrc]

Same, but I do worry that a phish on my Google account or a Google lockout is one step away from the complete takeover of my digital life

[kennethrc → stogot]

Yeah, I'm more worried about some random GoogleFlag locking me out of my account than anything else. That being said, unlike most of the public I know a couple of Googlers personally, but it's a shame that I'd even need to be lucky like that.

On: One of our clients hasn't paid us $130k – or "Why ...

[kennethrc]

> The accounts payable person who actually pushed the button that cut the checks <- The most important one if you want to get paid on time.

Yup. I've had such people at the Xmas-present/birthday-gift level too; sometimes I get paid out before even the utilities.

On: The Sperry Rand Corporation

[kennethrc]

Eh? If I spend even five minutes a day (i.e., less time spent going to the toilet) looking at ads I'd be surprised.

On: If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the C...

[kennethrc]

I mean, a bunch of 'em is called a "murder", FFS :)

On: MikroTik and Ampere co-developing a product line w...

[kennethrc]

+1 Just found out about them 4 years ago, they are awesome.

On: Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

[kennethrc]

I have the 57" version, 7680x2160. It's ... indispensable ... all my Konsoles, app windows, etc. all on one screen with no overlaps.

Got it on a Samsung sale for ~$1500 IIRC, one of the best upgrades I'd ever done.

[bbor → kennethrc]

Same, though I'm also on 49" (5120x1440). They're selling them for extra cheap on Amazon with extended (36mo) warranties because they're prone to breaking, but I had the Samsung contractors out here this month and they did a great job fixing mine that randomly died one day -- for free! If you're a chill soul, I'd say it's worth the risk.

I sound like a shill, so Samsung plz hmu. $999 for a beautiful OLED monitor that fits a terminal, a browser, and 4 (font size 8...) 100col text editor windows is a gamechanger.

[kennethrc → bbor]

> OLED

I use mine for productivity only (I don't game at all) and it seems the consensus is OLED's no good for things like Kconsole/xterm (-style) windows and general text readability, though.

[bbor → kennethrc]

Huh, interesting! The pure blacks are gorgeous to me, but it’s possible I don’t know what I’m missing. Never noticed a problem with size 8 font

On: Gang of Raccoons Mobs Woman in Casper Hotel Parkin...

[kennethrc]

This "keeps" happening, yet no-one's posted up a simple sign?

[PreInternet01 → kennethrc]

There are definitely signs: https://www.naturepl.com/stock-photo-baboon-warning-sign-cap...

But, as with most situations, "let's put up a sign" somehow didn't resolve the issue...

[kennethrc → PreInternet01]

I'd think it needs more detail, though?

[jareklupinski → kennethrc]

> yet no-one's posted up a simple sign?

p.sure baboons can't read signs...