https://www.pace.edu/program/verizon-technician-training-program I thought I'd drop this link in case anyone is looking for a shorter term career opportunity while they pursue school. Verizon gave a grant to Pace University to fund this program to find more technicians. Half of the country still has no fiber access. There's a lot of money to be made there. And it isn't exactly the most complicated work. The program is free and you get a digital cert at the end you can use to leverage a position with Verizon, Frontier (who Verizon now owns), or any of the other major ISPs. I'll just leave this here with the hopes that it might give someone another option they didn't know they had. Hope everyone is doing well between life and school!

So teach out plan officially approved until June 30, 2027!!! We have more time guys 😎

I've got an old phone sitting in a drawer doing absolutely nothing. No SIM. No plan. No purpose. Just a $600 brick collecting dust. So I'm turning it into something. The project: wipe it, strip it down, and rebuild it as a fully offline device. No carrier. No cloud. No constant sync. Just a self-contained tool that works with zero signal and zero internet. Why I'm doing it: Most people underestimate what a phone actually is. It's not a "phone." It's a pocket computer with a camera, a screen, a battery, storage, sensors, and Wi-Fi radio — and we throw them in drawers the second we upgrade. That's wasted hardware. I want to see how far I can push one. What I'm planning to build into it: ⚡ Offline knowledge library — Wikipedia, survival guides, medical references, repair manuals stored locally. Full library, no signal needed. ⚡ Offline maps — the entire region downloaded, GPS still works without service. Phones use satellites, not cell towers, for location. ⚡ Local AI — I already run models locally on my machine. I want to see what a small model can actually do on a phone with no API, no subscription, no data leaving the device. ⚡ Dedicated focus device — no social apps, no notifications, no algorithm. Just books, notes, and audio for deep work blocks. ⚡ Security cam / dashcam — mount it, let it run, pull footage over local Wi-Fi. ⚡ Emergency backup — documents, contacts, passwords, and instructions that survive when the internet doesn't. What I'm actually testing: Can a device with no service still be genuinely useful? What breaks? What surprises me? What's the real ceiling on hardware everyone else calls obsolete? I don't know yet. That's the point. I'll be documenting the whole thing here — the setup, the wins, the dead ends, and the exact steps so anybody in here can do it with their own drawer phone. Building in public. Mistakes included. 👇 Two questions: 1. How many unused phones do you have sitting around right now? Be honest. 2. What would YOU want an offline device to do?

Just realized I can add Maestro to Dock and this is the coolest thing ever, Also getting real crazy with these Mac commands! I love it!

Hey everyone and I hope yall are feeling this heat from maestro because as of now I’m dead tired and sick of there bs ……My second term started 07/20/2026 and they sent me a message about duplicate stipend claiming they sent me a refund and it’s been 2 months now that i was supposed to receive my refund …..it’s excuses everytime I asked about my money !!!!! Anyone in this same issues please and how you got it resolved…..I just need my damn money 🤧