Been awake since 4:30 am and super productive to far today!

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Hi guys!

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@wirestyle22 said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:

@scottalanmiller I'm trying to stay away from bread This looks delicious

Only in the US is bread dangerous. Here in Ukraine and in Europe in general, it is so healthy that you can eat it all of the time.

You are totally right. Most of the processed food here makes me sick. But when I travel I am fine .

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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

The responses here are great. I can't believe that CompTIA themselves opened this can of worms: https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1990752-what-did-a-do-for-you

"I will say that it opened my eyes when other people I worked with really struggled to pass the test. Some people had to cross train because they failed it 3 times. I even tried helping them study and they still couldn't pass the A+ exam. "

I had to be A+ certified for CARF Accredidation and I took both tests within two hours of each other and passed. I'm not the brightest crayon in the box either so that goes to show you how worthless the exams really are.

I have a terrible time taking tests. And I passed the A+ on the first try after studying for like 24 hours

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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

So while driving to drop off the car last night at the airport, I totally got passed on the road by @art_of_shred and @Minion-Queen - how random.

Well, they only live a stone throw away. It was bound to happen.

The funny part is @art_of_shred didn't even know they were here :P. He's like that looks like their van.

Well the Amazon Echo now has phone calls and texting .

Vodka Cranberry (drinking at my desk so a lid is needed).

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Just had some random insane amount of larvae of something swarm in under a sliding glass door from our atrium. Spent twenty minutes killing one after another. So gross.

EWWWWWWWWWWW

Hundreds of them. They are coming up from the grout work or the door frame!

Peppermint oil will make them go the other way.

Nothing that bad here but a clap of thunder just made me jump here (no rain, no lightning just thunder). But a storm is coming and of course my power is flickering already I can't wait till they finish putting in new lines here!

@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:

Taco Bell!

Gross. I had a protein shake

The amount of wow there.....

Wedding tomorrow a couple hours from here for @art_of_shred 's step brother. Then finish office renovations this weekend. I still have 2 orange walls in here that need to be covered and made Pink.

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@Minion-Queen said in Weekend Plans:

Wedding tomorrow a couple hours from here for @art_of_shred 's step brother. Then finish office renovations this weekend. I still have 2 orange walls in here that need to be covered and made Pink.

Flamingo pink or some other shade?

Pretty close to it! I will have lots of pics up when I am done.

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@EddieJennings said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@NerdyDad Only color my eyes enjoy less than orange is red.

I will be happy to have the orange gone from my office. I don't do recording for NTG in my office so no need to keep the day job colors here

Well if you need, just make a Green screen - change color as needed in video.

I did think about that. But decided to just go for it and brand it all the TMQ colors instead

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

NTG HQ is going up and down like crazy today.

Hmm maybe telling someone in that location before 1:30 am when I am sleeping would help solve it.

@QuixoticJeremy said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:

@Minion-Queen Now that sounds delicious.

It was amazing. You will have to come out with me one night it's at 595 Rocking Burger Bar in Gates. One of my clients (favorite clients awesome free food, awesome music) and they pay me to be there.

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@dbeato said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@minion-queen that's awesome, good clients that way.

YES!! Good clients are difficult to find sometimes.

Verge unicorn status!

Pretty much! We have another amazingly awesome client though.

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@jt1001001 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Made it to NJ. Passed by pifford then realized after the@Minion-Queen and @NTG hq was right there doh!

You must have driven RIGHT past, as you must have been on Route 63! They are literally on the road.

When you come back by let me know I will take you to lunch if I am here!!

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@msff-amman-itofficer said in I.T Question for Parents:

@dashrender

@dashrender said in I.T Question for Parents:

@msff-amman-itofficer said in I.T Question for Parents:

Hello,

I wish all the best to your children but I wondered this, especially for small kids (I dont have any):

1. Would you like your kids to be I.T Smart as you and be in the I.T Field ? I actually would hate it, I would want them the farthest thing from I.T so we can leave the house once a while.

What does this have to do with leaving the house? Granted, if your hobby is something on the computer, you're more likely to stay indoors, but it doesn't mean you're relegated to never going outside.

I think this has more to do with exposure to those other things.

2. Abit related to 1, if you teach them how to be smart in using I.T devices, It is scary for me seeing my brother child seeing all those weird videos supposedly target-ted for children on You-tube and ...

How to use devices doesn't mean you're smart in IT, it just means you learned how to use a device. A person who can make an iPad sing doesn't mean they are an IT Pro.
What weird videos are you talking about? Of course as a parent, it's your job to monitor what your children are viewing. I'm pretty sure YouTube has a child friendly mode for things like this.

how soon kids age of 4 can navigate smart phone or tablet, but how can we combat this? Offline content perhaps, any other good ideas .

What are you trying to combat? Their use of technology? why? It's the world we live in. Should they have more skills than just how to operate a smart phone/tablet, sure, but should you reduce their skill there? I don't think so.

Is there something about your own life you are unhappy with, that you think forcing yourself to do outdoor activities will make you happier? or any non IT activities that will make you happier?

What about shit like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYDWLuoE-vA
Youtube Video

For some reason its all the rage for some kinds of kids, they are obsessed with it. The thing is you cant monitor them all the time, btw I heard 2 parents complained over this in Canada and Jordan.

What does that have to do with IT?

I think what he's going at is, how does a parent keep stuff like this away from his children?

Computer goes in the main area of the house where parents can walk by at any time and see what said child is doing (drove my teenager nuts). Also being smarter than said child so that you can search internet history etc.

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@minion-queen said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Spectrum is here replacing my modem for the 2nd time in the last month....

Do you have fiber through them?

Nope no Fiber where I live Cable only. And Spectrum is my only choice.