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nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Alfajor posted:

Google was able to "break" SHA1:
https://security.googleblog.com/2017/02/announcing-first-sha1-collision.html?m=1

I wish they shared how many actual hours it took, or how they managed to run such a huge job. Did they just run it distributed across all their servers everywhere, using <10% of available CPU or something?

I just assumed that's why AWS went down the other day.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2017 00:13

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 19:57

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

BACKUP TAPES CAN'T MELT DATACENTERS

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 04:00

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Vargatron posted:

Look man I'm already the captain of one sinking ship.

# ¿ May 19, 2017 21:17

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Vulture Culture posted:

techs don't do IRC either if they give a poo poo about mobile or cross-device continuity

true, they use ZNC for that

# ¿ Jun 3, 2017 03:58

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

nullfunction posted:

Why not put one of the mechanisms from self-winding watches in it and harness that sweet, sweet kinetic energy?

Mouse stopped working? Shake it until it does!

Because my other hand is already doing that.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2017 04:20

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Methanar posted:

What's tier 2?

...

# ¿ Nov 28, 2017 08:15

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Curvature of Earth posted:

Wow, look at this huge square.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2017 05:54

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Vargatron posted:

Lost it at "an example of packet loss".

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 18:58

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

MC Fruit Stripe posted:

We now join a job interview with Stripe, already in progress.

Q: What is your opinion on AV?
A: I do not care. Just tell me which way you lean, and that's what I'll think when I work here.

quote:

My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about antivirus. All right, here is how I feel about AV:

If when you say antivirus you mean the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil software that topples the man and woman of the helpdesk from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.

But, if when you say antivirus you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the software that is discussed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating software that puts the spring in the old gentleman's step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the application which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life's great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that software, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.

This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.

(with apologies to "Soggy" Sweat.)

# ¿ Apr 28, 2018 01:22

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

RFC2324 posted:

I just found this: https://gizmodo.com/5788074/create-a-cubicle-mansion-in-5-easy-steps

I'm imagining a cube farm that looks like Kowloon City

# ¿ Jul 26, 2018 00:02

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Either give us the support we paid for, or we give your team a lesson in the importance of proper support involving a precariously-unbalanced footstool, a sturdy ceiling beam, a short piece of rope, and a stern half-hour lecture about the importance of providing proper support they will never ever forget.

Make sure to point out where BROOKS WAS HERE is carved into the beam, in order to make the lecture more relatable.

# ¿ Sep 26, 2018 21:49

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Docjowles posted:

This is true, but beware the day it actually fits on the first try.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2018 02:14

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

CPColin posted:

Nothing much, what's @ with you?

# ¿ Dec 13, 2018 02:21

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Agrikk posted:

Troubleshot a customer outage while on a chairlift up and then skiing down a mountain.

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 19:57

nmfree: Aug 15, 2001; The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

Neddy Seagoon posted:

At least you're getting quality support from Cisco for once.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2019 18:19

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