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SubjectVerbObject posted:Sorry, have to get this out.
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# ¿ Mar 29, 2021 23:29 |
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 06:00 |
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The Iron Rose posted:Oh and here’s something pissing me off. Death to Daylight Savings Time! Been a month and still biting me in the rear end. I hate computers. And DST. Uhh pretty sure DST is the loving best and we should be on it full time. Sunlight until 830 PM so I can bike for hours after getting off work? Big ol gently caress Yes.
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# ¿ Apr 8, 2021 04:24 |
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Hot take: the best Windows desktop OS was not 7, not 10, nor even 98. It was Server 2008 with Desktop Experience installed.
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# ¿ Apr 8, 2021 15:22 |
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Polio Vax Scene posted:is the whole needing to opt out of a dozen data sharing things still a thing in windows 10 Technically yes, but the decrapifier powershell script takes care of that along with miscellaneous other tweaks.
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# ¿ Apr 8, 2021 15:23 |
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We have these old Surface tablets that came with Win 8 but have been updated to Windows 10. These tablets have 4 gb of soldered ram and Win 10 runs about as well as you'd expect. I was curious so I checked the minimum requirements and apparently Win 10 can be installed on a machine with 2 gb of ram, or 1 gb for 32 bit. I'm kind of morbidly curious to build up a machine with 2 gb of ram, 5400 rpm laptop hdd and like a first gen i3 just to see how long it takes to boot to the desktop. Friday afternoons are slow anyway, so why not. I'll set the over/under at 10 minutes to have a usable desktop.
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# ¿ Apr 9, 2021 15:55 |
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I think old Dell 790s could only take up to 16 gb
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# ¿ Apr 12, 2021 22:49 |
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Yeah, you have to be able to say no to that. "I can't attend at that time. I'm happy to attend if it's rescheduled to occur during my shift", friendly but firm manner, smile in the voice but not apologizing or prevaricating.
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# ¿ Apr 27, 2021 18:22 |
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Phones are a big status symbol for Salespeople, and I've seen multiple corporate Blackberries mysteriously die in a short timeframe when they went out of vogue. The owners had a choice of replacement device and sure didn't want another Blackberry. It's strange these days though, since every phone is an identity black rectangle
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# ¿ Apr 30, 2021 03:11 |
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Hearing about someone who is truly passionate about their job always gives me a warm fuzzy feeling
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# ¿ May 7, 2021 04:21 |
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CollegeCop posted:Jesus. loving. Christ. I have a NEW HIRE README doc on my images that lives in c:\users\public\public desktop that goes over the basics (vpn, logging timesheets, various application set up and usage, etc). I still get those calls but I just refer them to the document. (If they lie and say, "it still doesn't work" when I know they haven't even looked at it, I ask what step # for email setup (or whatever) they are stuck on, that usually calls their bluff). Saves a ton of time. E: if you don't build your images yourself, talk to whoever does and ask them about including a doc. Or ask whoever manages your gpos about pushing it out. Or, just have a doc handy that you can email to users who call about basic setup stuff. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 15:59 on May 11, 2021 |
# ¿ May 11, 2021 15:57 |
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Getting engineering to make something like that at our place, and having it vetted and added to the image when someone up above handwaves it going "that's what the helpdesk is for" That's an advantage of working for a country government I suppose. While we all have our niches, everyone in the IT dept kind of does everything and it's pretty informal. I build the images and can do basically what I want with them, but I could just as easily run two offices over and ask the server / ad specialist to push the doc out via gpo and that would require maybe a 5 minute chat with our boss.
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# ¿ May 11, 2021 16:40 |
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We're considering moving from Spiceworks to Monday for ticketing and to have an all in one PM system. Any thoughts on / experience with Monday?
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# ¿ May 12, 2021 16:11 |
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Thanks Ants posted:I just noticed the amount of Windows update dialogs that reassure me that I can "continue working" while things are happening in the background. I really wish they'd pick better language as it seems almost oppressive. Haha this made me literally laugh out loud. Hadn't considered it before but you're right -- "keep being productive, drone". Ah what a hellscape mankind has created.
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# ¿ May 19, 2021 18:44 |
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Join the meeting 15 minutes late so they can get crypto-chat out of the way "Hey guys, running a bit behind, I'll log in a few minutes late, go ahead and start without me"
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# ¿ May 24, 2021 15:13 |
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Hey how do y'all say UEFI? My coworker looks at me funny when I say "you-effy" but that's what it should be imo
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# ¿ May 24, 2021 18:58 |
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You-effy is objectively superior but I guess I'll say the letters 😕 But you do say yousb for USB right?
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# ¿ May 24, 2021 19:09 |
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Yousb (youzzb, one syllable) -c, it just rolls off the tongue.
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# ¿ May 24, 2021 19:15 |
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The Iron Rose posted:update: three hours of sleep later, totally killed it! preparation totes paid off, and opening the demo before everyone zoned off was absolutely the right call lmao. Grats man! BallerBallerDillz posted:I get funny looks when I pronounce OOM killed like loom without the L. Don't care, it's objectively superior and they can all come post here if they don't like it What I'm sayin
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# ¿ May 25, 2021 16:10 |
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There's a driver you have to install for the 4k-capable docks
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# ¿ May 26, 2021 12:11 |
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I'm currently hourly. Boss wants me to convert to salary with about an 8% raise. Totally not worth it, right? I don't get any overtime right now so it would definitely be a pay raise but part of being hourly is that I never have to work nights or weekends, and as salary I occasionally would (maybe 3 evenings per month and one Saturday / month). Right now I work alternating weeks of 4 x 10 hour shifts on week 1, and 5 eights week 2, two of those days are wfh. Salary would probably give me 1-2 extra wfh days every two weeks. All other benefits are the same. The flip side is that there is only one higher hourly position, which I would probably qualify for at the end of the year, it should be a 15% pay bump. But the salary position has more headroom, ultimately capping out at 30% more than I make right now. I guess writing it out, going salary seems like the practical choice. But I sure do like always leaving work at work and every evening and weekend is my own.
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# ¿ Jun 2, 2021 20:58 |
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All you need is two numbers -- your company's market cap (A) and Cisco's market cap (B). If A !> say, 0.75B at a bare minimum, Cisco dgaf about your company, or how much you're "holding their feet to the fire". I mean, I know you know this but your boss probably has that dumb as donkey dick notion that the customer is always right. Of course, if you're the CTO for Amazon or something, disregard everything above and listen to your boss cause Cisco should be fellating you on the daily.
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# ¿ Jun 10, 2021 22:31 |
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You just gotta take Nancy Reagan's advice and just say no
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# ¿ Jul 10, 2021 19:22 |
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Gen Xers type like *this*... Millennials TyPe LiKe tHiS Amirite folks? Huh? Typing, y'all. Right?
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# ¿ Jul 12, 2021 19:59 |
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CARES act was nice inasmuch as my boss let me order an XPS 17", 32 gb ram, 4k screen, 2060 gpu. Is there still CARES money out there? If so you should look into that so you can justify a high end laptop on the taxpayer's dime. E: I'm playing around with Windows 11 and you can no longer right click on the taskbar to get to Task Manager which is really stupid and dumb regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jul 12, 2021 |
# ¿ Jul 12, 2021 20:39 |
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As part of my testing and evaluation process, I determined it can actually run Cyberpunk at medium details at 1080 and can max out Skyrim
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# ¿ Jul 12, 2021 20:47 |
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No special introductory promotional rate, nothing like that? $70 seems like a big ask for an unknown, brand new bottle of whatever. Is your marketing in-house?
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# ¿ Jul 13, 2021 07:50 |
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Agrikk posted:How can a twenty word email contain so much horror? new gmail who dis?
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# ¿ Aug 3, 2021 17:20 |
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I will never not be baffled by people under 30 who are more computer illiterate than my 90 year old grandmother. But it'll probably be actually more common going forward -- people don't use computers at home, they use phones for everything. "Ok, open the browser. What's a browser? Um ... it's like the computer version of Safari, look for a multicolored circle" -- a mostly real conversation I have had
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# ¿ Aug 3, 2021 18:34 |
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Nothing puts me into a murderous rage quite like an end user who puts in a ticket and then fights me on every step. "I think we should do this instead!" "You want me to do X? I doubt that will work!" Ok shithead, and how well did your own knowledge take you? Obviously it took you straight up poo poo creek which is why you had to put a ticket in. Dumb as donkey dick! And then finally, of course, the solution that takes 10 seconds to do but took me 10 minutes to convince them to try, resolves the issue. It's almost like I do this poo poo for a living, assface! The worst part is it's someone who works 4 offices down, in the Apps group, who should really know better. Cause I guarantee she gets people doing the same to her about the app she supports and has the same reaction.
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# ¿ Aug 12, 2021 23:58 |
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Taking two weeks off for the first time in a very long time. Closed out all outstanding projects I had, documented everything the rest of my team will need to do and know, and I still feel guilty about being gone for so long. gently caress this stupid rear end American "live to work" mindset that's deep seated enough in my head that it's impossible to completely eliminate.
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# ¿ Aug 14, 2021 07:06 |
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Yeah dameware is good. I think the credentials you use to connect have to have domain admin rights in order to bypass UAC stuff, if I remember correctly.
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# ¿ Aug 17, 2021 05:23 |
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In situations like that I get verbose and correct as hell. --- Please refer to the attached email chain to see my varied attempts at proper escalation. I will summarize below. On Oct 1, I contacted support lead John Doe. I waited 24 hours without a response. On Oct 2, I contacted support lead John Doe again. I waited 24 hours without a response. On Oct 3 (etc) Please let me know if I can be of further assistance regarding this matter. Best, --- That said, I probably would have escalated to below the VP but after no reply, emailed again and CC'd the VP. With a line in the email about how many times you've reached out with no response. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Nov 2, 2021 |
# ¿ Nov 2, 2021 23:29 |
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Gotta love when your boss's boss's boss (not in IT) tells your boss's boss that he heard about this new Windows 11 and wants to evaluate it for us, and then your boss's boss skips your boss and tells you to build him a Windows 11 laptop. I pointed him at the online Windows 11 simulator and said we didn't have a spare laptop at the moment.
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# ¿ Nov 3, 2021 16:27 |
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Order them up a used one from eBay?
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# ¿ Nov 11, 2021 00:38 |
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Damnit, we have to go back to doing that? I think pre-1909 you had to say "lol no internet here" or you were forced to use a Microsoft account.
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# ¿ Nov 12, 2021 03:57 |
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First machine that comes preloaded with Windows 11 showed up today. You now must have an internet connection and Windows account to set up the device. No way around it that I can find. I'll probably just throw the default image on it but wanted to see what the setup experience was. More annoying than 10, anyway.
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# ¿ Nov 17, 2021 19:54 |
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Bob Morales posted:Also it's some horrible proprietary format that requires some stupid viewer Avigilon or w/e?
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# ¿ Nov 18, 2021 00:31 |
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Replacing an old Cisco switch with an Aruba 6200f. After two weeks the Aruba dies -- fans spinning very fast, won't boot. Replace the Aruba with another 6200f. After two weeks, the new Aruba switch dies the same way. It's not particularly hot in the closet. Only thing I can think of is exceptionally dirty power from the UPS?
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# ¿ Nov 24, 2021 15:59 |
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Lol does he want the Kill Bill alert to play? E: ngl, that'd be pretty dope. E2 vvv that reminded me of when I used to wait tables at this restaurant that had a "kids eat free" night and kids got these reusable cups with lids and straws. The straws were a thick plastic with accordion style folds and when they were waved through the air or blown through would make a high pitched screeching whistle. Having two dozen kids doing that from 5-8 pm was a very specific and horrific type of hell. regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Nov 24, 2021 |
# ¿ Nov 24, 2021 20:12 |
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 06:00 |
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KillHour posted:A windows update absolutely hosed my personal PC and now I'm reinstalling windows That's a serious enfuckening. Couldn't uninstall the update?
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# ¿ Nov 25, 2021 03:18 |