@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Planning a weekend in the Denver are with the family.
e sure to go to Las Palmas cigars. And Stranahan's. They're both family friendly (if your family likes cigars and whiskey).
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Planning a weekend in the Denver are with the family.
e sure to go to Las Palmas cigars. And Stranahan's. They're both family friendly (if your family likes cigars and whiskey).
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@Grey said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Literally walking distance from my house. Only a block or two from a customer.
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth: Rockwall Woman Shot, Killed As She Arrived To Work In Carrollton.
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/10/02/rockwall-woman-shot-killed-work-carrollton/Did she refuse to wear a mask?
It's Texas, so probably.
More likely here you'd be shot FOR wearing a mask.
I'd wear my mask more. And I'd probably integrate a Biden sticker. Because it really shows how strong a person is when they go after someone with an obviously disabled arm/hand and I'll take any excuse to put a scump supporter in jail, forcing them to lose the right to vote, which their party demanded.
@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
re-purposing an old 2012 server that ran as a DC and with RDS.
working on it remotely, demoted the DC and it reboots, can't log back in remotely, everything else looks fine, no way to get back in.
1.75 hour round trip to find that I should have removed the RDS role prior to the DC, removed RDS and all good.
You could've done that with
enter-pssession server
And then, depending on the server, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/remotedesktop/remove-rdserver or https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/remotedesktop/remove-rdsessionhost.
A properly configured WinRM gpo is invaluable, and it should be among the first thing you configure for working remotely.
But you know this, right?
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Literally walking distance from my house. Only a block or two from a customer.
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth: Rockwall Woman Shot, Killed As She Arrived To Work In Carrollton.
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/10/02/rockwall-woman-shot-killed-work-carrollton/Did she refuse to wear a mask?
It's Texas, so probably.
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
BBC News - Covid: Donald Trump and Melania test positive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54381848
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
BBC News - Covid: Donald Trump and Melania test positive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54381848
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Mine accidentally melted into my coffee this morning and sank.
A moment of silence for the fallen Stroopwaffel.
@Pete-S said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Presidential debate: Trump and Biden trade insults in chaotic debate
President Donald Trump and his challenger Joe Biden have fiercely clashed in one of the most chaotic and bitter White House debates in years.
Mr Trump frequently interrupted, prompting Mr Biden to tell him to "shut up" as the two fought over the pandemic, healthcare and the economy. The US president was challenged over white supremacist support and refused to condemn a specific far-right group. Opinion polls suggest Mr Biden has a steady single-digit lead over Mr Trump. But with 35 days until election day, surveys from several important states show a closer contest. Polls also suggest one in 10 Americans have yet to make up their mind how to vote. But analysts said Tuesday night's debate - the first of three - probably would not make much difference.Close polling doesn't sound good for the Biden camp. Remember what the polling looked like in 2016? And then remember how that turned out.
I can't remember reading that the polling companies have changed the way they do their polling. If they haven't, they're likely going to be wrong. Again.
The constant reports of polls led to voter apathy, so the attitude for many was, "I don't need to vote; others will do it for me." Everyone has to vote or else democracy fails.
@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
and what the hell is a Stroopwafel??? ^^^
They're like a waffle cone, but less sugar. Google it.
Don't forget that Exchange needs a backup to be run regularly or it will fill the drive (see: circular logging).
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Microsoft O365 appears to be down. We've got customers in the US that can't reach them, team in Bolivia sees them as down, and here in Texas their page won't even load for login. Must be something going on.
It also affected Plex.
@Danp said in Non-IT News Thread:
Police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold as new
And I thought the guy who tested the rectal thermometers had a tough job!
The company that was caught doing this is in a very sticky situation. It's going to be very hard for them to escape the charges. I read that the evidence against them weighs as much as a child.
I needed to iterate through a list of systems that I'd placed in to a text file so I could shut them off, perform work on each one through vsphere and return it to service without just taking them all down immediately. The countdown gives me the opportunity to do the work and turn the vm back on.
$file = "$($ENV:USERPROFILE)\desktop\systems.txt"
$systems = get-content $file
foreach ($guest in $Systems){
Write-Host -foregroundcolor cyan "``nStopping $($guest)."
Stop-Computer -ComputerName $guest
#On-screen Timer
$delay = 280
$Counter_Form = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Form
$Counter_Form.Text = "Countdown Timer!"
$Counter_Form.Width = 450
$Counter_Form.Height = 200
$Counter_Label = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$Counter_Label.AutoSize = $true
$Counter_Form.Controls.Add($Counter_Label)
while ($delay -ge 0)
{
$Counter_Form.Show()
$Counter_Label.Text = "Seconds Remaining: $($delay)"
start-sleep 1
$delay -= 1
}
$Counter_Form.Close()
}
Recorded here for future use and/or sharing. Counter from here.
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Finally getting discharged from the hospital/rehab. Been here since Sept 3rd, not sure I'm actually ready to go home, but insurance decided that's all they're paying for.
Oh damn.. what happened?
User Allergies?
I wish. Severe neuropathy (nerve pain) caused by a REALLY bad B12 deficiency. The B12 part is fixed now but there's still agonizing pain 24/7. Like a fentanyl patch barely reduces the pain. Hurts like hell to type, I can barely walk, etc.
That sucks. Neuropathy is the worst.
True. Never experienced anything like this before, and I definitely wasn't ready for the crazy pain and tactile sensation loss. Wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Been dealing with it since 7/2018 here.
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@Grey said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Finally getting discharged from the hospital/rehab. Been here since Sept 3rd, not sure I'm actually ready to go home, but insurance decided that's all they're paying for.
Oh damn.. what happened?
User Allergies?
I wish. Severe neuropathy (nerve pain) caused by a REALLY bad B12 deficiency. The B12 part is fixed now but there's still agonizing pain 24/7. Like a fentanyl patch barely reduces the pain. Hurts like hell to type, I can barely walk, etc.
That sucks. Neuropathy is the worst.
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Finally getting discharged from the hospital/rehab. Been here since Sept 3rd, not sure I'm actually ready to go home, but insurance decided that's all they're paying for.
Oh damn.. what happened?
User Allergies?