AnotherGeek

Hey Reddit, found my old account so I'm not browsing unauthenticated.

My partner and I had a house fire about 3 years ago. Everything was lost except a small patch of concrete the insurance decided to save.

Fast forward and the house was rebuilt by our insurance provider and their contractor, for the lowest price of course. We had a local builder that could do it, but it was a few percent more. The insurance agent assured us that we would get a warranty and they were great and fully qualified for the job.

Let's say it has been far from living up to the hype. In my opinion based on poor project management and oversight a number of things were missed and work was not inspected or t

My ex and I have recently split up - which means that of course the kids want a computer at each house...

I see people stating that they are finding video cards... But how and where? Every place that I have looked is sold out and won't take orders. I don't need anything fancy, but it seems you can't even find a 1660 / 570 these days.

On behalf of my kids - thanks in advance for any tips you can give...

I work in a IT Security lab and one of the topics that we are currently dealing with is how the various operating systems implement their random numbers (pre-PRNG), especially for Linux and BSD variants. Does anyone know of a good book describing this process that I can provide to my colleagues?

Basically see above.

I was hoping that if nothing else, provider X that is compatible with Bell's network will offer a pre-paid SIM card that will let me surf the web.

I have an HTC Sensation 4G.

I'll be going there (the US) a few times a year to meet with clients for work. I'd like the frugal option, as this is for me and not for work. :)