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ericbomb

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  • Update on looking for a cheap escooter that can go 10+ miles!

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  • Update on looking for a cheap escooter that can go 10+ miles!

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  • Me too! The variety is just amazing.

    I remember 10 years ago I wanted to try and get around on an escooter, but the tech just wasn't there and the range on anything affordable was trash. Being able to go nearly 20 miles on a $400 dollar device is just crazy now.

  • I wish this wasn't a real thing

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  • Well I did say "for same reason lots" XD so yeah, basically.

    Then sales reps can rope in new people with "It's industry standard! It's easy to hire people who know this!"

  • I wish this wasn't a real thing

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  • Well for the same reason lots of not great software is used.

    It was once the best (or only) in the market, and now it'd cost literally millions of dollars to change in training/conversion/hardware changes. As long as we keep above the "We cause less damage than a change costs" folks stay.

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  • Heh, yeah but my metrics don't care about how many trucks I roll! Just how long my calls are! "Modem restart didn't work? Truck will be on its way." "Modem restart didn't work? Truck will be on its way." X100

    100 calls an hour BABY.

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  • sigh

    So I work for a large enterprise type software with a database. And because our installer is trash, we don't trust clients to do it. It's very common for the installer to error out with SQL error messages and we have to go fix things in the database. Think stupid things like if a value is null in one field, installer crashes.

    So they call in, get paperwork for a test upgrade (we require they upgrade a test database first), then after they email that paperwork and it's approved by management, the call to schedule the test appointment happens. Then 3 days before the actual appointment, we can call them and transfer via Bomgar the files they need. Because we don't wanna give them the needed files early for... reasons never explained properly to me.

    Then the actual install/upgrade call happens.

    Then we do it all over again for the live.

    Welcome to corporate policy that's been building over 20 years, and never cut back. Things get added to the install process, never removed.

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  • There's always next weeks call deflection meeting for me to try again!

    I haven't been uninvited from it yet! But yeah gotta love these "problem solving" meetings from management, where they don't actually want to give any resources or allow any policy changes to come from them.

  • I get a hit of dopamine when I pass cars stuck in traffic

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  • "They're paying a lot more than me in every single way, their one advantage is speed."

    "hahaha how does it feel to be paying $800 a month in car expenses to go slower than ME!"

  • I get a hit of dopamine when I pass cars stuck in traffic

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  • Ooh that's the good stuff! Especially when they get their own light. Lights up the pleasure center of my brain when we get to zoom through when everyone else is waiting on a light.

  • I get a hit of dopamine when I pass cars stuck in traffic

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  • Good point! During the event near the park it's probably more accurate that I go the same speed as the cars, because people have to park on all the side streets and walk to the park.

  • How cheap is the cheapest home for sale in your city/region?

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  • This post was 4 months ago.

    Fun to know that it's still absolutely screwed.

  • My 3 year old cat wakes me up in the middle of the night ever since my 16 year old cat passed away.

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  • Oh I'm so sorry to hear that as well :( those old cats who love you with all their heart are just so amazing. He would happily sit on my lap all day and whenever I sleep he would come up and rub his face against me and then sleep on my chest.

    Like I keep thinking I want another cat... but I don't want another cat. I want MY cat back who I had for 16 years!

    But now I gotta take care of my little 3 year old boy and figure out how to keep him happy!

  • Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?

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  • [meme] WOKE transit vs PATRIOT transit

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  • Bikes are the rides of libertarians.

    No license

    No registration

    No taxes through gas

    Just hard work and freedom!

  • Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?

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  • For health reasons I'm iffy on getting a pedal bike, because if I suddenly realize I can't keep going with my scooter, I can easily get an uber and throw it in the back. Just harder with a bike.

  • Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?

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  • I didn't see any way to easily replace the battery, wish I had bought one that had replaceable batteries. If there is a resource for it I would love to know, no luck far.

  • Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?

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  • Alas, I am a 130 pound adult male because of health reasons.

    Some days I could use a bike, other days I can't. I have been debating getting a cheap bike when I can afford it so on days I feel up to I can, but then I might get left in a lurch where I leave feeling up to biking, then get stuck because I can't get back.

    Part of why I like scooter instead of ebike. I can fold up little scooters and throw them in the back of an uber super easily if I suddenly find myself unable to keep going.

  • Any under $500 escooters that can go 10 miles on a charge?

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  • Ahh alas, I am a 130 pound adult male for reasons that aren't fantastic.

    I have debated getting a bike for the days I feel up to it, I just know that many days I wouldn't be up to it so I need something for those days.

  • YSK: Supercook is an amazing app for those with diet restrictions (or anyone)

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  • I mean... it's just a specialized search engine so I'm not aware of why they would. But scraping a website and determining ingredients then sticking them in an array seems like a pretty straight forward task.