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IT BS thread

Discussion in 'Technology' started by chadderkdawg, Jan 16, 2012.

  1. Sep 13, 2022 at 3:08 PM
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    replica9000

    replica9000 Das ist no bueno

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    The last couple builds, I used Asus mainboards. The only Asus product I wasn't too happy with was a laptop a bought a few years back. The lid was way too flimsy for my taste, and ended up returning it.
     
  2. Sep 13, 2022 at 6:14 PM
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    I had an Asus router I used as a WAP for a long long time. Never blinked, fast, excellent range. "
     
  3. Sep 14, 2022 at 6:12 AM
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    I love trying to get work done when suddenly a forced gpupdate kicks off that is pulling a full GAL down while updating 300+ policy items. At 8AM.

    Do that shit at midnight, man. Fuck.
     
  4. Sep 14, 2022 at 9:21 AM
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    BuT i FoRgOt tO sChEdUlE iT fOr lAsT nIGhT!
     
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  5. Sep 19, 2022 at 7:57 PM
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  6. Oct 2, 2022 at 11:30 PM
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    Hi all,

    Hopefully a quick question…

    When at a RV park using their Wi-Fi I connect my Wi-Fi extender to their network and set up my own (different name and password) local from the extender that my devices connect to.

    Do I still need to use my Nord vpn for security?

    TIA
     
  7. Oct 3, 2022 at 8:40 AM
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    While you have your extender set up so only you can connect to it, all of your network traffic is still going through the RV park's network.
     
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  8. Oct 3, 2022 at 8:55 AM
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    Thanks, TW is really a one stop shop for everything :cheers:
     
  9. Oct 3, 2022 at 2:29 PM
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    Hell yeah you do.
     
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    One of my battery backup units cried uncle last week. It's an ancient rack mount unit with 4 batteries. One of them looked like this. It made for interesting extraction, given that they load onto a slide out tray.

    IMG_1646.jpg IMG_1647.jpg IMG_1648.jpg
     
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  11. Oct 26, 2022 at 10:56 AM
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    Woah. That case did its job under duress!
     
  12. Oct 26, 2022 at 4:13 PM
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    Damn! How did you get that out? I had a set of batteries swell a tiny fraction of that mess and I had to take the UPS apart to get them out.
     
  13. Oct 28, 2022 at 12:54 PM
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    I took the top cover off, then bent the brace that goes across the front until it cleared the swollen battery. It bent pretty easily and bent back well enough that it all went back together.
     
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  14. Nov 4, 2022 at 6:54 AM
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    I ordered myself a new home laptop - ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 AMD, Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U, 32 GB DDR5, 256 GB SSD, 4-Cell 52.5Wh Battery, backlit keyboard/fingerprint reader. Paid about $1050. I also picked up Lenovo's USB-C dock to replace my current old-style bottom connector dock.

    I run a T14S Gen 2 Intel at work and I was getting frustrated with how inferior my home one was. I was still running a T470s which I'll devote to the Garage.

    I'm honestly a pretty light user at home - the new Ryzens look impressive so I'm sure that'll be more than enough for my use. I just went with 32 GB RAM since it's soldered and I'm stuck with whatever I order it with. Figured that'll future proof it a bit. May or may not upgrade the SSD - I don't actually need more storage, but a 500 GB WD Black or Samsung 980 is pretty cheap if it gives a performance bump.

    I've always been a die-hard ThinkPad guy. I think the TrackPoint is superior to any touchpad, their keyboards are great, and overall build quality is typically very good.
     
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    I had Dells from my employer, IBM/Lenovo laptops for home use. Never really any showstopper problems with any of them. I am typing this on a 10 year old MacBook which has had a battery replacement, also otherwise drama free.
     
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    On top of all this, they've got to be being targeted like never before. Right now every bad actor knows they are suddenly down to a tiny fraction of the staff they should have. If there's a hole anywhere, it's going to be found.

    Just like how ransomware gangs like to target organizations on holiday weekends when they're less likely to notice and be able to do damage control quickly.
     
  19. May 5, 2023 at 5:31 AM
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    I am now convinced that Satan no longer sends demons to inhabit children and evil men, requiring exorcism for their removal.

    He is instead sending his Hellspawn to infect networked peripherals.

    This goddamn printer is fucking possessed, I'm sure of it.
     
  20. May 5, 2023 at 7:14 AM
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    Someone's account at my job might have been compromised. The solution was to reset everyone's password to "p". Oh, and we're just gonna wait the 90 days for it to expire before anyone will need to change it.
     
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