HeyaShinyObject

HeyaShinyObject t1_je02r69 wrote

Realistically, it won't pass for months. My bet is it will take effect next year, if at all.

Interestingly, CT tried to pass a bill last year, but broadcasters opposed it and it never got passed. Apparently Congress has to approve the change as well.

CT 's bill would have been contingent on MA, NY, and RI also adopting AST.

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HeyaShinyObject t1_jdzzp82 wrote

The company I must recently worked at would turn a zero day around essentially overnight as well. But we didn't like it, because something else got pushed aside for it. This will be somewhat more than a typical zero day because it will affect every class of device, whereas most zero days only affect certain classes or versions of devices. The original point was that you don't want to turn something like this into a last minute emergency by passing legislation that doesn't allow industry time to deal with it.

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HeyaShinyObject t1_jdzvxgm wrote

I understand how ntp and timezone files work. I know most people won't have an issue, or maybe their lights won't come on at the right time because their automation hub didn't update, but no big deal. In commercial environments, often with thousands of devices, automatic updates are often disabled. Updates are tested in a lab, then a QA environment, then rolled out to production servers in phases. In regulated industries like healthcare and finance, there is typically more process. Every change is documented, scheduled, authorized and verified. The actual change might only take a couple days to roll out, but it's not like companies have people sitting around waiting to do this, they have day to day business to take care of as well.

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HeyaShinyObject t1_jdxpzu9 wrote

The key being that some companies change control will require a structured plan to roll it out, possibly in phases. My last company only had a few thousand production servers, in a non emergency would probably do this over a month or two. In tandem with regular patching. Network devices are sometimes another story.
People don't realize it's a bit more complicated than just saying "don't change your clocks".

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HeyaShinyObject t1_jdvtzm1 wrote

I don't mind indirectly supporting aws as much as I do the retail side. AWS competes with Google and Rackspace whereas retail competes with local shops. I get that AWS gives them cash flow to buffer the retail side, but that's where I sit. I still buy from Amazon, but I try to make it my second choice where I can.

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HeyaShinyObject t1_jcpvamb wrote

You need one power feed for each condenser; the heads get their power from the condenser. A condenser can support multiple indoor heads. In our house, we have 6 heads on 2 condensers, one at each end of the house, using one 240v pairs in the panel for each.

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HeyaShinyObject t1_j51f5ew wrote

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HeyaShinyObject t1_j1ze8hy wrote

There's one tiny use case for nips aside from alcoholics -- liqueurs that may be used in small quantities in cooking or baking. Have picked up a few for that purpose when it's something that would otherwise sit in the cupboard taking up space. Deposits would be totally acceptable for that market; I think $1 would do a pretty good job of keeping them from becoming litter.

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