@Minion-Queen said:
I have to agree with @Dashrender on this one. Cold calling is going into a situation with no data, nothing. "Can you put me through to the person who does your purchasing...".
To me, a cold call does not mean no information. It means not prior relationship. If I was in sales, and had to make cold calls, I would do a quick bit of Google searching to pull up some information to maybe get me past the initial rejection impulse.
@IRJ said:
I happened to read an article similar to this one about Walmart closing a bunch of stores. Some other retailers are on their way to doing the same thing this year.
mangolassi.it/topic/7580/wal-mart-to-close-269-stores
A family member and I had a discussion about certain jobs and their dubious futures. It seems McDonalds could cut their workforce in half by implementing tablets for dine in customers and drive through customers to eliminate ordering from a human completely. We also see this capability in restaurants such as Chilli's which uses tablets at every table. You can order and pay already if you want anything while your server is unavailable.
It also seems that brick and motor stores such as Walmart are going to continue to struggle. Walmart has been increasing its wages through the past 2 years creating even more of a gap between their competitor Amazon. Depending on how the drone industry evolves we could see near instant delivery with online retailers such as amazon. Drones would also put shipping companies in a bad place.
Are we looking at a continually smaller human workforce moving forward?
Yes. a smaller workforce for mundane things should be a given as we learn how to automate them. That has always been how things work.
First people ground grain by hand. Then we learned how to use windmills and waterwheels.
First people had to build every part of a car by hand. Then we learned how to program a robot arm to do most of it.
The examples can go on and on. I did try to use one ancient concept and one modern to highlight that this is not a new thing.
@thwr said in New Ubiquiti Unifi Switches:
So the UniFi lines main feature is central management, just judging from the name? I'm more into Cisco / Juniper / Nortel / Enterasys etc, never dealt with Ubiquiti but I'm open to anything new.
Yes, the base hardware is similar (but not exactly the same) from EdgeMax to UniFi.
EdgeMax is more carrier grade in the design concept.
UniFi is the central managed point and click Meraki concept.
@RamblingBiped said:
I'm curious to know how much this increases the attack surface of the Windows platform. I'm in silent celebration at the idea of being able to access my Windows servers remotely via SSH, but I wonder how tight the integration really is with BASH and if that is REALLY a good thing... I mean, how many attack vectors does an already highly targeted closed system need?
How does SSH increase the attack surface? It is another protocol, but do you leave your servers open to access from the public internet in the first place?
@MattSpeller said:
@coliver said:
@MattSpeller said:
@DustinB3403 said:
@JaredBusch So rather than obfuscating the number you left it there for them to call..
Good decision on that one..
Hey man, did you get that email from IT with the toll free 1-844 support number?
I could actually see this happening.
I kinda hope someone does it, just a tiny bit...
I'd be so pumped for @JaredBusch 's post, I can't even.
I hope they do too. Because I get to bill them for nuking the machine from orbit.
Why does everyone keep complaining about CrashPlan and Java? Java is not installed on any Windows based system directly. If it uses it under the hood, I would not care. There is nothing to maintain or update.
@scottalanmiller said:
Trying to migrate ScreenConnect from Windows to Linux.
Good, post your process so I don't have to figure it out myself. 
https://www.quest.com/community/news/b/press-releases/posts/quest-launches
Quest Launches as an Independent Software Company Backed by Francisco Partners and Elliott Management
November 1, 2016: Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm, and Elliott Management Corporation today announced the completion of the Dell Software Group acquisition and the relaunch of Quest as a new standalone company. A globally recognized software brand with a nearly 30-year heritage, Quest will focus on expanding its IT and cloud management portfolio solutions to include SaaS solutions for the cloud era. Coupled with Quest’s systems and security management software expertise and market leadership, the company will continue to invest in developing the software solutions, both on-premises and SaaS, that empower its 100,000 customers worldwide to drive their business growth. Quest will continue its leadership with an unrelenting focus on innovation, community and customer success.
Someone mark the calendar. I agreed with @DustinB3403
@wrx7m said:
Anyone?
Mine stopped for a couple of weeks and then last night they started showing up again.
Also, wouldn't this be water cooler, not water closet (US translation- bathroom)?
The name is intentional.
None of that is the EdgeMax series.
That is all the original wireless stuff before even the Unifi line.
Yes it is all still currently available, but not nearly as horrible as that article is trying to insinuate.
All that gear should be behind a router normally.
The absolute first thing that popped into my mind after seeing the title of the thread.
Re: [What Are You Doing Right Now](/topic/1022/what-a@brianlittlejohn said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I got myself the FREAKING COOLEST THING EVER for a car (yes, I'm a tad excited)
OBD2 Bluetooth adapter + Torque pro app
I have not reseasrched the subject yet, but I have decided I want a dashcam. Once I decided that, I also thought it would be great to have the car data embedded on the video. So I decided I need to find out if anyone makes a dashcam with support for one of these units.
The ones I have seen have their own wired ODB2 plug.
So took a minute to hit google and found this one
http://lukashd.com/eng/product_info/blackbox_7900ara.html
I guess they did not bail fast enough after it happened to ITT in the States.
@alex.olynyk said in Certbot:
because owncloud.roseradiology.com does not work from inside the network
I know, I have told you how to fix it before.
@tim_g said in Drinking After Studying Boosts Memory:
@rojoloco said in Drinking After Studying Boosts Memory:
All those people are going to die too, but they may not have had as many life affirming, visceral experiences. Those are what make life worth living, not kale salads and crossfit.
Besides, drinking is enjoyable to those of us who realize that nobody on this plane of existence gets out alive.
Well then I feel sorry for those of you who cannot have fun and enjoy life without being under the influence of alcohol. It's really sad it has come to that.
Having fun and enjoying life without alcohol is way better and worth a lot more!
Of course you may think it's not, because that's what drugs do. You get addicted, or at least dependent, and do everything you can to rationalize it's use.
Shove your sorry up your ass, because we don't want it.
People can enjoy all kinds of things without being addicts.
@fuznutz04 Let's Encrypt has to talk back to your PBX. Is port 80/443 routed publicly to your PBX (even temporarily)?
8yo just ride her bicycle to a park from home for the first time. She's super happy, she climbed to the top of the climby thing
