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  What Are You Doing Right Now
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  remember when Lotus Notes was the ducks guts, gee if you knew that you were someone special. knocked up a quick help desk thing with that once, wasn't bad I thought. Ended up not having a use for it.
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  Random Thread - Anything Goes
  time waster cat pics • • scottalanmiller  

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  What Are You Watching Now
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  Youtube Video Half of these songs are from my high school days. One of my favorite bands of the time.
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  Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature
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  @stacksofplates said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature: @DustinB3403 said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature: @IRJ said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature: @DustinB3403 said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature: The point of bring in someone like myself, @JaredBusch If you wanted to do that properly you should've added the Jackass... I can ship you a Snickers if you need it, Betty White. If I were Betty White I would've whipped your butt by now. She's a bad ass.
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  Non-IT News Thread
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  @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread: @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread: @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread: @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: @JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread: @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread: @Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread: He was not impeached. They tried though. He was impeached twice. He was not convicted and removed. I see, accused, process started, but not charged or found guilty of anything. Irregardless of which President was the cause for the proceedings, you have a severe lack of understanding of what the process actually is. For you and @DustinB3403, kindly help each other with the application of some: You appear to be the one trying to push an agenda. I don't care what you do or do not believe politically. Your facts were wrong. Which facts are wrong? Impeachment was already addressed. Get your damn head out of the sand. The only thing being discussed was impeachment and your lack of understanding of what the process is. See what you did here @DustinB3403? Look how upset you made poor @JaredBusch with your troll post: Sure and I'll standby what I said every day until that Racist asshole dies of old age. Trump is a tool who only cares about himself and his.
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  DuoLingo Challenge
  duolingo • • scottalanmiller  

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  So, how many crowns does it take to complete Spanish?
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  Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play
  gaming • • DustinB3403  

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  My kids got and completed the VR game "Down the Rabbit Hole" yesterday.
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  What did you have for lunch or dinner today?
  time waster cooking • • thwr  

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  Carl's Jr. at the Love's in South Dallas. Apparently I'm there a lot, they knew me as I walked in the door!
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  Anybody interested in doing ML Secret Santa?
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  It was fun!
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  I'm Ready to Convert to Console Gaming
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  @scottalanmiller said in I'm Ready to Convert to Console Gaming: Actually, this is the best of both worlds. A console built with PC components. Don't forget the Chicken warmer
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  This better not be a joke - Firefly reboot
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  A joke or not, once "Disneyfied" it will lose some luster.
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  Azure or 0365?
  azure wrcombs learning learning resources • • WrCombs  

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  @flaxking said in Azure or 0365?: I'd say there's probably more roles out there to move up into. Companies may be using Microsoft 365, but could be using other providers for their cloud infrastructure. They might also expect their cloud engineers to know multiple platforms. I had experience creating highly available environments on-premise before breaking into Azure. This is a good point. The number of M365 jobs out there probably outnumbers Azure jobs. And the M365 jobs typically need just one skill, whereas a typical Azure job will require many. And one is a logical step from helpdesk, and one is a total focus change.
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  What are you listening to? What would you recommend?
  music recommendations favorites listening to • • thanksajdotcom  

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  Required listening for all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnM0G7jcXLk
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  What does your desk look like?
  time waster • • BMarie  

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  IDASEN Desk sit/stand https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/idasen-desk-sit-stand-black-dark-gray-s79280998/ Dell Ultrasharp U2719DX 27-Inch WQHD 2560x1440 Resolution IPS Monitor with Infinity Edge Bezels, Black https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2719DX-2560x1440-Resolution/dp/B07KGR784M Logitech K845 Mechanical Illuminated https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k845-mechanical-illuminated Logitech M500s Advanced Cored Mouse https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/corded-mouse-m500s
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  Streaming music for office (or anywhere)
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  @scottalanmiller said in Streaming music for office (or anywhere): that's broadcast, doesn't apply to streaming. When looking at the copyright issues of broadcasting (playing over speakers or display devices) streaming content for public viewing/listening in your office or restaurant, streaming is considered the same as a television or radio broadcast . So the copyright laws regarding playing TV or radio in your office also apply to streaming content.
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  Understanding IPv4/IPv6 Tunneling.
  network+ wrcombs ipv4 ipv6 learning tunneling professormesser • • WrCombs  

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  Example: I have an IPv4 network, and you have an IPv4 network, and we want to talk to each other. But there's no IPv4 network between us. We need to tunnel our networks somehow through whatever is between us so that we can network to each other. That in between network could be anything, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, IPv6, whatever. As long as we tunnel through it, our IPv4 networks can see each other (but not the network inbetween).
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  The Skinny on Plex: How Are People Using It
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  @Grey said in The Skinny on Plex: How Are People Using It: @JasGot 1tb? Also, the Destination for recordings is the Plex Server and its storage, so none of the recordings (that the kids have) are ever stored on the HD.
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  Just for Fun - Network + Journey
  network+ wrcombs learning learning resources • • WrCombs  

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  @WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: @pmoncho said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: @WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: @pmoncho said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: @WrCombs said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: @scottalanmiller said in Just for Fun - Network + Journey: What is the best way to secure the most vulnerable attack vector for a network? Choices: A] Remove unneeded services running on the servers B] Provide end-user awareness training for office staff C] Update all antivirus definitions on workstations and servers D] Use biometrics and SSO for authentication Hey First Question - Thanks Scott My first instinct D]Use biometrics and SSO for Authentication The key words in the question is "most vulnerable attack vector" so IMHO, D] would incorrect. Well People would be the most vulnerable so B? Correct, B. @scottalanmiller will have to confirm though. I thought that too, but then I thought that was too easy and that he probably was meaning something else . The test SHOULD be too easy. If you really know the material, and are paying attention to the reading (because the questions are designed to not let you skim them), it should feel pretty obvious a lot of the time.
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  Windows and NFS
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  @Pete-S said in Windows and NFS: @scottalanmiller said in Windows and NFS: @Pete-S said in Windows and NFS: @scottalanmiller said in Windows and NFS: @brandon220 said in Windows and NFS: @Pete-S The locking is also what I was referring to. I will most likely set the share up for both and do some testing. There should be locking from the filesystem so that either Samba or NFS has the file at any given moment. It's the filesystem's job to make sure that two processes can't access any given file at the same time. That the processes are NFS or Samba shouldn't matter. NFS or SMB can have another partial lock on top of that, for sure. But that should be on top of the file level lock. That is an incorrect assumption. Read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_locking Which part? I read the part of NFS, but that doesn't seem to apply. That would cause problems, but not corruption problems, right? Just that comparing windows and *nix you see that there are different file locking mechanisms in play. That is what could cause corruption. Samba has to support Windows mechanisms while it's file system is residing on unix. For instance from Samba 3.0 documentation (for historical context only): Record locking semantics under UNIX are very different from record locking under Windows. Versions of Samba before 2.2 have tried to use the native fcntl() UNIX system call to implement proper record locking between different Samba clients. This cannot be fully correct for several reasons. The simplest is that a Windows client is allowed to lock a byte range up to 2^32 or 2^64, depending on the client OS. The UNIX locking only supports byte ranges up to 2^31. So it is not possible to correctly satisfy a lock request above 2^31. There are many more differences, too many to be listed here. Samba 2.2 and above implement record locking completely independently of the underlying UNIX system. If a byte-range lock that the client requests happens to fall into the range of 0 to 2^31, Samba hands this request down to the UNIX system. No other locks can be seen by UNIX, anyway. That's very complex. But it sounds like Samba is just... not locking the file and hoping for the best?
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  Good and Evil of: Technology
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  @pmoncho said in Good and Evil of: Technology: It seems there is rarely time to take a breath. I do understand the anger at the evil-doer's. We need a "Digital Dexter." My previous boss was constantly on about them.. damnit - f'n updates, all those hackers fault...
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  Unlocked Iphone Purchase?
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  @JasGot said in Unlocked Iphone Purchase?: I see they have a limit on how many you can buy. Ugh! Geez, how many do you need? If this is for corporate, I'm sure there are other options that don't have those limits.
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  Happy Birthday Thread
  birthday • • scottalanmiller  

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  Happy birthday! Hope you like your cake!
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  If you are new drop in say hello and introduce yourself please!
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  Welcome @Leangheng
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  Weekend Plans
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  CabinCon III D&D weekend in a cabin. 3rd annual.
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  Fun Amazon item review
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  Could you please delete my account : thanks
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  Sure. Although weird to have come back after five and a half years just to close the account. It's been abandoned for most of a decade already.
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  Laptop for my daughter
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  @Dashrender said in Laptop for my daughter: @travisdh1 said in Laptop for my daughter: @Dashrender said in Laptop for my daughter: @JaredBusch said in Laptop for my daughter: @ITivan80 said in Laptop for my daughter: Here one that might perk your interest: I will never buy Lenovo. I did not like them before they got caught stealing info. ALso, tha tis Windows 10 S mode. No thanks. Wait - stealing info? I don't know about that one. I know about Superfish - installed shim in network stack you couldn't get rid of to allow advertisers, etc access into encrypted transmissions and the BIOS thing would would reinstall the Lenovo tools under windows... That's what Superfish does, sends data back to a Lenovo "partner" company. They can steal any data they want, and you can do nothing about it. OH I didn't realize it was actually sending data back to partners.. I thought it's general purpose was to insert ads... of course, it could do any damned thing it wanted.... Right, exactly, it was an unlimited capability device. It could inject or retrieve data in either direction. In order to inject, it would have to send back first.
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  Comparing Firewalls
  unifi wrcombs firewalls questions • • WrCombs  

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  He asked - what's the difference between USG/EdgeRouter/some other firewall.
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  LinkedIn and Overseas Outsourced Software Development
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  @JaredBusch said in LinkedIn and Overseas Outsourced Software Development: Just the latest spam campaign. It's been going on for a while. It might all be one organization, but it really does feel like multiple. But I suppose, good spam will feel that way.
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  Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection'
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  @dafyre said in Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection': @Dashrender said in Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection': I have no idea what we are talking about anymore Kung Flu or Corona Virus or the astronomical costs of health related stuff... Or some combination there of. OH is that all? we're all fooked - that's all I know. my own opinion that no one has asked for or cares about - The pandemic will end (end-ish) when those with co-morbidities get it and die off. Those left behind will get Covid again and again just like people get a cold or flu again and again. I have zero expectation that a vaccine will wipe this thing out... That said - I'll be happily wrong if we instead end up like measles and the vaccine does prevent the disease... but I certainly don't expect that to the be the case. So with my opinion being what is it - how long do we keep things locked down, destroying the economy, etc?