106th Obsequious Banter Thread: Halloween Edition of Two Ghosts

[kudymen]

Yes, but to be fair - wtf, Russell?



/nods/

Ah I'm definitely not blaming Sainz here, it was more of a default "sigh, 2022 Ferrari. When something can go wrong, it does go wrong"

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Ah yes, edit:

Not worried about FIN beer prices anymore, toddler #2 ''on the way''

Might want to stop blocking shots in floorball, no?

 

[ellja3]

Might want to stop blocking shots in floorball, no?

Yes, very soon! I have a green light for a bit still.

 

[kudymen]

Lance Stroll is an idiot. I know big news

 

[swami24]

Proud Plat Snoop Dog the Puppy is very intrigued by the walls of the guest bedroom, which he noticed have changed color

@JojoTheWhale @Jack Straw @Magua @Striiker and I forget who else asked for dog tags

Aren't dogs supposed to be color blind? OK, I just scanned an article, they can see shades, but not certain colors. Interesting if that is what he really noticed the difference.

 

[Starat327]

Five kids? I’ll allow it.

Let me rephrase. 5 20 something yesr Olds piled out of that car. No actual adults.

 

[Lord Defect]

Ah yes, edit:

Not worried about FIN beer prices anymore, toddler #2 ''on the way''

Congratulations!

 

[Cody Webster]

Even worse than the price is the reduced ability to do anything there. In 2018 with fast pass we probably were able to do 15 or so rides in a day, with the ability to rebook the same ride with FP.

Now, you are lucky if you get 8 rides in, and one of them you have to pay extra for.

Oh and they just increased their prices last week.... so I don't think those prices were accurate

 

[Cody Webster]

Came home from Animal Kingdom today to this surprise...

 

[ellja3]

Congratulations!

Thanks. I only wrote here about this, tbh, to get my fears away - in a sense. It's... going pretty, er.. Bumpily? [no pun intended]

 

[Lord Defect]

Came home from Animal Kingdom today to this surprise...

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Golfball?

 

[Cody Webster]

Golfball?

Yep. That's the door from the bedroom out to the porch. Surprised they don't have screens up around the patio.

They gave us all day lightning lane pass for frozen and test track as well as $600 credit for dinner. Lol

 

[Cody Webster]

Jk, we get lightning lane for Guardians all day

@Hollywood Cannon

 

[Chinatown88]

@JojoTheWhale is it worth upgrading to WiFi 6E? Just got a text from a family member asking me. My initial thoughts are no because they don't really have the new devices that would make it worth it.

 

[ellja3]

Might want to stop blocking shots in floorball, no?

Also, the jokes of ''too many players on field penalty!!!!!!!!!!!!'' I got went told the team were........ wayyyyy to many. I get it. Ha. Ha. It's not original.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

@JojoTheWhale is it worth upgrading to WiFi 6E? Just got a text from a family member asking me. My initial thoughts are no because they don't really have the new devices that would make it worth it.

If someone wants it because they want it or for a vague notion of future-proofing, that's one thing. Most people won't get enough out of it to justify the extra price unless there are some newer, cheaper models of hardware out. I haven't looked in the last few months.

The corner cases here for consumers would look something like an extremely large family who all uses their devices at once.

Something else to consider is that the higher you go in frequency, the more you're going to have problems with signal degradation from walls and the like. Obviously layouts will vary so much from home to home that some will have issues going up to 6-GHz and some will be fine.

 

[Chinatown88]

If someone wants it because they want it or for a vague notion of future-proofing, that's one thing. Most people won't get enough out of it to justify the extra price unless there are some newer, cheaper models of hardware out. I haven't looked in the last few months.

The corner cases here for consumers would look something like an extremely large family who all uses their devices at once.

Something else to consider is that the higher you go in frequency, the more you're going to have problems with signal degradation from walls and the like. Obviously layouts will vary so much from home to home that some will have issues going up to 6-GHz and some will be fine.

That's a lot more eloquent than my initial response I had typed out to them. I think they have a lot of devices so it would help. But the signal degredation (auto correct plz), is what I'm worried about. It is a pretty big house. But their reason for upgrading is stability. And I can't really promise that if they shell out the money for upgrading.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

That's a lot more eloquent than my initial response I had typed out to them. I think they have a lot of devices so it would help. But the signal degredation (auto correct plz), is what I'm worried about. It is a pretty big house. But their reason for upgrading is stability. And I can't really promise that if they shell out the money for upgrading.

Do they have a mesh network?

 

[Chinatown88]

Do they have a mesh network?

Google Mesh/WiFi I believe. What ever the dang thing is called.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Google Mesh/WiFi I believe. What ever the dang thing is called.

Ok, I believe that has no Wifi 6 support, but please allow me to ask a dumb question here. Is the stability a coverage issue or a signal dropping issue?

 

[Chinatown88]

Ok, I believe that has no Wifi 6 support, but please allow me to ask a dumb question here. Is the stability a coverage issue or a signal dropping issue?

Not a dumb question cause I didn't even know until I asked. I think it's just a signal dropping issue.

Nest Wifi Pro

Experience smoother connections, super fast speeds, and a smarter network all around your home with the Google Nest Wifi Pro.

store.google.com

Apparently Soon™

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Not a dumb question cause I didn't even know until I asked. I think it's just a signal dropping issue.

Depending on how much you like these relatives, you could probably pin down their actual issues pretty quickly. It could be a throughput issue, but that's about 10th down on the list of likely suspects. I don't have experiences with that particular mesh kit, but I have put an Eero system also rated at 4500 sqft per 3 units into my parents' house and the coverage is flawless for a house larger than that and a detached garage.

TLDR; 6E specifically might help them, but probably not. If you want a simple test of raw coverage, have them put the 3 Google Wifi units closer together and see if they still get drops within range of them.

 

[Chinatown88]

Depending on how much you like these relatives, you could probably pin down their actual issues pretty quickly. It could be a throughput issue, but that's about 10th down on the list of likely suspects. I don't have experiences with that particular mesh kit, but I have put an Eero system also rated at 4500 sqft per 3 units into my parents' house and the coverage is flawless for a house larger than that and a detached garage.

TLDR 6E specifically might help them, but probably not. If you want a simple test of raw coverage, have them put the 3 Google Wifi units closer together and see if they still get drops within range of them.

First you hack my computer to get into my Notepad +++ files for whatever draft shenanigans for whatever sport, I forgot the context about that joke. Now you literally type up what I was thinking about just now. Get out my head you L33T hAx0r.


Thanks for all the help. Time to think about what direction to head in.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I wonder if poor setup means their WiFi points are stepping on each other's toes with channel overlap

 

[Chinatown88]

I wonder if poor setup means their WiFi points are stepping on each other's toes with channel overlap.

Yes! My second HF Flyers network admin is here.

Not sure, I have to find out more details depends if I want to actually be super nice and help. Trending towards this outcome. I honestly think the Google Mesh isn't as reliable as Jojo's suggestion of the eero from what I'm reading. But dang eero has to be owned by Amazon. I want to escape these big tech companies. ARGHHHH