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Undiagnosed but in the same boat - psychiatrist treats me for it.

Although for me it doesn't matter if I know the person or not, looking into their eyes feel too intimate. But I could by looking at the bridge if their nose, because somehow the brain meat sees that as completely different and people don't notice (unless they're like, inches from my face but then we have other problems).

Early on in my career I got hired as a junior systems administrator. The job description was the usual responsibilities around sysadmin work and supporting our employees. And for the most part, it was. I was part of a team of 4 sysadmins and there were about 500 employees at this location. So not a particularly small outfit.

Anyway, they started asking stuff of my not in the description. I got asked to change a door knob, they justified it as appropriate because it was the IT closet.

Then I got asked to change out a security camera near the top of our warehouse. I refused (the ladder wasn't even rated for my weight), so my immediate boss did it.

A few lightbulbs here and there. Then, the final straw - they asked me to reinsulate the server room. Basically, lift one of the tiles and throw more insulation up there. Given no direction - I got myself a mask and nylon gloves and did it, wish I could say I didn't and I had quit right then and there, but no - I did it and gave them my 2 weeks the next day. They told me they didn't need 2 weeks from me. I was fine with that.

And I know, putting in my 2 weeks a day later isn't exactly a rage quit. But I'm a timid person and a pushover, or was at that time, so to me it certainly felt like it.

Another thing they did was write my up for clocking in while walking into the building. Pulled up the timesheet and the camera footage showing me clocking in a full 5 seconds before entering the building and said I was stealing from the company (basically they showed me the footage of me walking with my phone out and then the timestamp of when I clocked in vs when I entered the building).

The reason I did that was because it was more efficient. I had a set of daily tasks and checks to do and of I started that lost at the rear entrance I could get it done much faster without having to double back.

From that point on you can bet I got into work and took an immediate coffee break on company time before even starting that checklist. Never got written up for that either.

The US government does not force us to use a KYC (ID verification / know your customer) provider, at least - not a basic web hosting provider. That could change whenever though, and I'm not sure if Racknerd has any special circumstances.

As for why would a company do this - to prevent fraud and abuse. If a customer signs up and uses a stolen credit card, who do you think is on the hook for that loss? Not the victim, not the bank - us.

Why would they use a stolen card if they'll just end up getting their services cancelled one might ask - abuse. They'll setup servers, create phishing pages, and immediately start sending out spam emails. Or distribute malware, or host illegal content, etc.

This creates more work for us and negatively impacts the reputation of our network, and harms our legitimate customers.

So yeah, if something so much as looks out of place on their order / information (such as using a VPN to place the order) we will usually start a ID verification. We'll usually suspend them to lock them out while we wait on their response, or in extreme cases - immediately cancel and refund.

Mirror of the video: https://files.catbox.moe/ad2s69.mp4

Here’s an archive link in case anyone else refuses to give Substack views due to their affinity for Nazis (kind of ironic given the article context as well): https://archive.is/h61dD

This is what I do - well, I back up there entire container. But functionally the same.

There's only a few pieces of media that I have backed up manually due to their rarity, but even those I don't really care about.

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I work for a hosting provider, not Racknerd though so I can't speak to their processes. Main difference is that while we use Stripe, we don't use their ID verification service (and no customers have reported that Stripe has forced them to do so).

The post title is misleading. Yes, Stripe has an ID verification service, but Stripe isn't what is requiring your ID. Racknerd is using Stripe's ID verification feature against your payment because of some flag or policy on their end.

Why take my money, charge for a year of service, and then send me a link to verify myself?

This is standard operating procedure and happens in pretty much every industry that accepts online payments. Some flag, policy, etc. was indicated they need to take addition steps to verify you.

The biggest issue here is with Stripe asking me to verify my identity, even though I'm not using their service. Yes, they might be legal, but their intrusive behavior in collecting people's information is unreasonable and should not be tolerated.

I'll reiterate that Stripe did not arbitrarily force that on you, Racknerd did.

In the future, I recommend avoiding services that require Stripe for payment verification. Though it seems impossible to distinguish between the transactions that requires it and those don't.

This isn't useful advice. Racknerd forced the verification on you, not Stripe. I would recommend reviewing the terms of service and going from there. The hosting provider I work for explicitly mentions in the ToS that we may require ID verification. You can use nomenclature like that to a avoid a service, though Racknerd doesn't mention it in theirs so YMMV. Research and accounts from other customers can be used as well.

If the intent is to avoid ID verification, I would recommend ensuring the data you provide is accurate and up to date but there really isn't much you can do outside of that. You can thank fraudsters and abusers for ruining that for you.

I'm hybrid, so 2 days a week I work flat 8 hours and it is bliss, then 3 days a week I "work" 11 hours but only get paid for 8 - at least, that's how I view it.

I'm getting off a two week break. I wouldn't say I'm overwhelmed just... Exhausted by the thought.

Also think I should try week long breaks more often....

An AIO or air cooler aren't as impactful as the environment in my experience. Throw your computer in the corner of a room and that AIO ain't gonna help.

If you do go AIO, make sure you do it right.

Either case, good airflow design does wonders - air cooled or AIO.

Here’s an archive link in case anyone else refuses to give Substack views due to their affinity for Nazis:

https://archive.is/CmAgB