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Just booked travel so I guess I am officially attending! Now to the rest of the process.

AMD released info detailing their new server processors using the Zen architecture today.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/amds-zen-steps-into-the-server-room-with-epyc/

If you are still looking I just made my room reservation and it ended up being a room with 2 queen beds. I could probably be convinced to share.

I referenced material from @pchiodo's talk on IT finance during a meeting today. It made me look good!

Huge thanks to everyone who made the effort to put together material and present at MangoCon this year!

Hi all!

I'm Nate, currently living in Denver and working in IT for an SMB. Done a whole lot of helpdesk/customer service/bench tech stuff in the past, finally getting to flex the admin wings a bit and learning a lot. Looks like ML will be a great place to pick up some more!

Interests outside tech include bicycles, beer nerdery, and martial arts.

@NerdyDad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@NDC said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Waiting for a plane.

Will just any plane do?

I was looking to get on a specific one today, but there are times that a random one seems like a good idea.

Back in NJ for a bit for my brother's wedding.

Sunrise over Lake Erie.

Today's vague attempt at productivity is brought to you by psuedoephedrine, guaifenesin, and ibuprofen.

@scottalanmiller said in AirDropping is the latest horrifying subway trend:

@dashrender said in AirDropping is the latest horrifying subway trend:

@scottalanmiller said in AirDropping is the latest horrifying subway trend:

@jaredbusch said in AirDropping is the latest horrifying subway trend:

Which as I showed earlier in this thread mine is also set to everyone but no one sends me dick pics ....

Yet.

Next Mangocon!

Gives a whole new meaning to sending Jared Fireball shots.

If you've named your junk Fireball you may have a problem that needs checked out.

If you click the counter there's a popup with the breakdown.

Late in the year, the company will be launching its new Vega GPU architecture, the Zen-based Naples server CPU, mobile Ryzen parts with integrated graphics processors, and Radeon Instinct headless GPUs designed for supercomputing number crunching.

Looks like a lot of big releases for them this year. Hope it pays off, Intel isn't the only one that gets to slack if AMD isn't doing well.

@dashrender said in MangoCon 2017 Video:

airfare is not great though.

Getting to Rochester is slightly awkward verses some other locations but not awful. I gave myself an extra little adventure because I didn't like the connecting flights on offer when I booked tickets. I'll be flying to Cleveland and then taking the train the rest of the way the next morning. About the same cost as flying straight through even with the overnight but I get to enjoy the excellent beer distribution in OH and also what will hopefully be an awesome ride along the lake.

@Dashrender said in What is the best way to get reloaded Windows 7 up to date?:

@guyinpv said in What is the best way to get reloaded Windows 7 up to date?:

Still, they built the mechanism/ability of including updates in the install media. It would take all of 1 engineer all of 1 hour to compile an updated ISO and stick it online.

Over the course of 10 years it probably would have reduced the load on their update servers by a fantastical amount.

Would it? Does MS publish a Win 7 ISO for the public? I don't recall ever seeing one.

Not officially I guess. MS never published links or publicized the info themselves but for a long time it was possible to download ISOs for many products including Win 7 from Digital River as long as you knew the direct link location. There were a few websites that maintained extensive lists.

I think this is not so much the case these days.

Last one was a good time! Will definitely be planning on attending.

@DustinB3403 said in So you want to build a Security Program? Part 1 - Vulnerability Scanning:

@IRJ As in, you shouldn't be scanning everything on the open internet.

The FBI, NSA and other 3 letter government agency's will come knocking down your door.

They have neither the resources nor the inclination to go after everyone that runs a simple scan. They don't in fact have the resources to go after all the people who have committed significantly damaging illegal acts let alone anything else.

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Watching Now:

Amazon Prime upset me because I finished season 1, and they want paid for any of the season 2 episodes. I'll be patient and wait for the next season to finish and become free streaming. It's a good show, but it's not worth the $2.00 per episode they want for each episode of season 2.

Yeah that's the way they work for all but a handful of shows. Prime tends to give all seasons up to the in progress one free. The latest stuff just about always requires payment.

I'm currently waiting on Orphan Black season 4 to go on free mode.

(Edited for clarity)

@pmoncho said in RDS 2019 Setup and RDS License Role:

From what I read, I can move to UPD down the road if I like, correct?

I believe you can change settings on the collection to use UPD later. The caveat being there is no import of profile so when you do that everyone is starting fresh.

My copy of Inheritance arrived this week. It is perty!

A slightly LARPy RPG experience wherein a clan of vikings squabble over goods and power in the wake of the death of their leader. Played several years ago in a prior incarnation. It was a convention demo for Burning Wheel back then(and awesome!). Now it is a self contained game and rule set. Will hopefully get to try it out soon!

@wirestyle22 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:

Some friends of mine just started playing Don't Starve Together so I'm playing it with them. It's a very different game with 5 people.

Have only played with 2 and 3. I am terrible at it.

@fuznutz04 said in Fitness and Weightloss:

Just got done with another 5x5 workout. Really looking forward to getting a rower for cardio

5x5 is an excellent program. I was extremely happy with my progression when I was using that program and a bit later a derivative of it.

I really need to get back to picking up heavy objects and putting them back down again.