@scottalanmiller said in The Entirely Fake Office SAMIT Video:
@bbigford said in The Entirely Fake Office SAMIT Video:
Wow.
Yeah, amazing the lengths that companies will go through.
The fake office in a verified business with the intent of approaching them... I am lost for words on how messed up that is to lure people in as part of the key deliverables & company resume.
@DustinB3403 said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@BBigford said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@BRRABill said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@Nic said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@BRRABill said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@Nic said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
@BRRABill said in Time for me to move on from Webroot:
Will you still be giving out 1 year trials?
While I still have them
There was subtle Internet humor in my joke.
I wasn't talking about Webroot codes.
Ah, I missed that. I'll have gifts for visitors, but I won't be able to send them outside of Colorado
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
MangoCon 201X ... Colorado!
I'd be more likely to attend, since it's just a jump over from Boise. I was just in Denver last month hanging out with @zuphzuph.
That [moderated]er @zuphzuph skipped MangoCon cause he had to move.
Boo! Boo!
[Moderated]... is the word 'bon'? If so, bon isn't a bad word. /sarcasm
Not going to go into too much detail. Short overview:
*Working full time
*School full time
*Mortgage
*Unmarried, no kids, but living with my girlfriend
*High level of bills
*Paying for school out of pocket
I am in honor society, and am now eligible for scholarships so I can stop paying out of pocket. What do I go and do with my good grades? Forget to take an exam (a take home exam, but we have 5 total, this was the first, and they are weighted 20%) while I'm studying for finals. So I went from an A+ in this classο»Ώ, to an F. If you even get a B, your chances of staying in honors is slim. I find out soon if I am going to be shown any leniency but there is a chance I'll get suspended from honor society, any scholarship opportunities frozen indefinitely. Worse case scenario, I fail the class and get kicked out of school for 12 months. Does it matter that I have a 4.0 average? Nope. You fail a class you are done.
I've been having a legitimate panic attack all day. Tried deep breathing exercises, talking to people, trying to keep an upbeat attitude, slow things down a little, and positive thinking.
What the hell else can one do besides just say f^ck it and start wading through sh^t creek? Anything that works for any of you?
We outsource all bench work to local repair shops if the client wants cheap and it's out of warranty.
@Son-of-Jor-El said in "Yes, it's snowing. No, we don't plow.":
Just looked it up....Boise averages 19" per year.
We average 63" a year.
19"? That is more than average for most years... they are being far too generous. 
@RojoLoco said:
@BBigford you only get a few decades to ride this mudball around the sun. On your deathbed, a missed exam or honors list whatever will be inconsequential. Live your life well and it will all work out right.
You might get a kick out of this scene from The Departed. It always makes me laugh for some reason. I think just because it's way over the top in regards to someone really stressed out:
@scottalanmiller said in When Is It Too Costly for IT to Cover Bench?:
@bbigford said in When Is It Too Costly for IT to Cover Bench?:
We outsource all bench work to local repair shops if the client wants cheap and it's out of warranty.
What about the more typical bench work like setting up computers on desktops?
Everything is build to spec and a 3 year warranty. I prefer Dell, others prefer HP. Only thing I have to do is image it to get rid of bloatware and add necessary software, which is all automated. Each desktop only requires pushing F12 and the rest is done, including joining the domain/etc. I don't do custom builds anymore, no hardware upgrades to save a small amount of money during the initial purchase (like slightly cheaper cost on SSDs, memory). Costs more to have me do more then just spend a little more and have it shipped with it.
Lots of people like B&D, but they are definitely at the lowest tier.
Dewalt is fine, but our family is primarily Milwaukee, then Ryobi.
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
Getting the thread made, what topics would people be interested in seeing next year? While we are still here, might be a good time to discuss what would be useful while we are freshly thinking about it.
I bet this thread explodes with cool stuff the day after MC is over. "Things we would have liked to see" will probably get brought up...
@RojoLoco said:
@BBigford Ha! That scene brings up 2 thoughts: 1) F@ck western medicine and the American health care system, and 2) I hope he got to bang the doctor lady.
If you haven't watched that movie, you should. I'm not going to spoil anything. It's an Irish, organized crime type of movie.
@FATeknollogee said in Korora 25 Cinnamon: watercooled workstation build:
@DustinB3403 said in Korora 25 Cinnamon: watercooled workstation build:
Why water rather than actual coolant?
My guess, since coolant can be toxic, this stuff is preferred, 'coz it's mainly distilled water, additives & coloring
If you're not going to use coolant you really need to put a silver kill coil in your reservoir to prevent algae growth. Both coolant or distilled water with a kill coil work fine, but you really need to pick one or you will end up with a ton more maintenance and possibly nasty parts.
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
@Ambarishrh said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
@Texkonc said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
@scottalanmiller said in MangoCon 2017 Topic Ideas:
What about a full day of Linux training in the training room? Like a class training, not a session.
Yes! What platform, Centos?
Probably. But Ubuntu, Suse, would be great, too.
Could also do FreePBX, Solaris or something as well.
A session on FreePBX would be great! And may be complete Zabbix, ELK training as well?
Only so much time
You'd need a whole conference worth of time for all that. lol
@RojoLoco said:
@BBigford My people! I mean, my ancestors were in the banking industry...
I bet they made a lot of withdrawls.... (sarcasm)
@FATeknollogee said in Korora 25 Cinnamon: watercooled workstation build:
@Tim_G said in Korora 25 Cinnamon: watercooled workstation build:
Nice build! Definitely looks like a fun system to have.
But seems like a whole lot of video horse power to be a Linux main OS...Please do let me know!
I had planned to build this (and purchased most of the parts) 3/4 years ago, hence the SM X9 board.
Back then, I was 100% Windows with zero Linux knowledge & I hadn't been contaminated by the folks here at ML
Since I still need Windows, like you, I've decided to flip the script (I read & used your laptop thread) & run W10 as a vm.I'm hoping between Korora 25/Fedora 26/Korora 26 (when available), one of them should work out.
I do plan on editing videos...my daughter plays club volleyball & I shoot her games in 4K.
What is the preferred video editing software?
Will also run plenty of vms...I need to practice & get better at using "Linux"
Lightworks. But, give this thread a read. It gives a breakdown on some other really nice installs.
@scottalanmiller said:
I drink a lot That's the real solution. If you are not drinking heavily, IT is likely not for you
...and I think I'll be venturing to that brewery later this afternoon. No studying will be completed this evening. Merely wind down, then go home and lay in the hammock in the back yard.
@DustinB3403 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@BRRABill said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I drink a lot That's the real solution. If you are not drinking heavily, IT is likely not for you
Do you drink and IT?
I drink and everything.
Scott has just admitted to drinking and driving folks.
We have it in writing, now someone send the Rochester Police to go and fetch him.... </sarcasm>
SAM probably has a few cops on retainer for just such an occasion. 
I absolutely refuse to use my own gear. It just allows the company to continue to put off spending money. I just keep proposing something. Every time something gets complained about, I just bitch about under spending on infrastructure. If it gets to me, I simply quit and go work for someone else that refuses the concept of spending money to update and scale infrastructure.
I definitely consider them a hat.
