Me too! The crackhead downstairs tried to sell us AOL CDs.

“You guys are into computers, right!? I got this software, only $20!”

Gen X here. Let’s not be sexist, both men and women are carriers.

I’m too far gone from my last AD admin job (7 years), but I mainly remember how tightly integrated everything was. I could play that infrastructure like a fiddle!

The greatest thing about AD is that it’s a “single pane of glass”, all there in one tool. One example, I used RADIUS auth with Network Policy Server (NPS) to manage wireless access. Put users in the appropriate group, never had to think about it again.

One of the best parts was how easy it was to manage with PowerShell. I had on on/offboarding script that would handle a dozen pain points at a button press.

New employees cost real money. Posted this yesterday:

Advertising, interviewing, HR and IT onboarding, extra unemployment taxes on the initial income, training, all that stacks. Also, consider how useless a new employee is vs. one that’s been on task for some time. And that employee is taking valuable time from an experienced worker!

People are a pain in the ass, I’m sure we’ll agree. :) More people, more pain in the ass. The woman who handled scheduling at Lowe’s caught grief every day. Well fuck me, she’s not trained in HR and has to deal with 200 people’s wants and needs. I felt sorry for her.

But back on topic,

The employer is out the wages it costs to pay the cover

That’s the point I can’t get my head around. The employer is already paying X people for Y job. Someone getting PTO costs them nothing as the remaining people work harder to cover. Does that make sense? I feel my argument is lacking common sense I’m not seeing.

I’ve played with LDAP and it is nothing vs. AD. Ever administered an AD domain? Crazy what all you can manage. It’s not only a user auth tool, it’s so much more.

I have that exact med bag on the outside of my bugout bag! Doesn’t hold much, but I can to bandaids and wraps in a hurry.

You inspired me! He has an episode on unlocking one of my safes, but it requires a special tool. :(

Had pet rats for a couple of years. You can tell when they’re unhappy.

Linux and Windows have grown by stunning leaps and bounds over the years. So great to have such solid operating systems, but…

Linux absolutely sucks if you’re not a nerd. Sorry, I spit truth. I’ve tried a dozen distros as daily drivers over the last 15 years. Always had to fiddle and learn. Windows 10 & 11 work right out the box, every time.

I’m not totally ignorant! I’ve spun dozens of Linux servers, my VPN is on Debian server. If fact, just now realized it was still running my internet, and I haven’t logged into it in a few years. Rock solid.

So the question would be more to the point if we asked, “What is blocking normal people from making the move?”

To counter my own point, I used to make “little old lady” laptops and PCs for people who were too broke to get a new machine or pay me to fix Windows. I’d take their crap laptop/box, add whatever RAM I had on hand, SSD a must, load Linux Lite. Show them how to access the internet and their email, DONE. Never once had a call back. It just fucking worked.

Here’s the key! Listening you nerds? I never once told them they were running Linux, never explained the concept of an OS, nada, STFU with your evangelizing. I merely handed their machine back in a working state, with minimal instruction.

The Year of the Linux Desktop may never hit. Most people don’t use desktops outside their job and Microsoft has a lock on compatibility and business use cases. Can you imagine any sort of Linux Active Directory? LOL, hell no, what a scattered ecosystem.

Even after fixing such issues, some bullshit crops up again.

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American here, thought those were the standard? I’m pretty ignorant with auto mechanics, though I can change break pads. If someone asked me what they’re made of, “I dunno. Ceramic of some kind.”

You can use that to your advantage! Slight prompt changes can give you different ideas on how to proceed, give you some items to evaluate. But that’s all they’re good for, and while they can be solid on getting you past a block, I’m horrified to think anyone in the IT space thinks an LLM can output safe, working code.

LLMs are great for getting around specific stumbling blocks, might even present a path you hadn’t thought of or knew about. And that is it. Stop right there and you’ll be fine.

I completely understand how an ignorant bystander would believe AIs pump out working code. I cannot understand anyone with any experience thinking that.

I’m in this picture! Started taking Harvard’s free CS50 class and quickly bailed, didn’t want to learn actual computer science.

This is damning in it’s simplicity, no twisted theories needed, no way to justify pulling patrols that were always there. There’s a small military base down the road from my hood, in zero danger of attack. Can you imagine any reason they would order the gate guards to just not show up?!

Said from the beginning, I refuse to believe that Israel’s famed intelligence apparatus failed to root out an attack of this magnitude. No way, they’re world class and thwarting an attack like this is their very raison d’être.

Cannot understand American employer’s reluctance to give out PTO. Someone check my logic?

Regardless of PTO granted, the employer is going to be paying $X for 40-hours a week, 52 weeks a year. They’re out nothing!

The obvious counter is that they’re out that employees productivity. Now think about the places you’ve worked. Unless it’s a fairly high-end, specialized job, the work is getting done regardless. When someone on your team takes PTO, everyone else picks up the slack.

For a large company there is an argument to be made that they have to hire more people to fill in the rotating PTO gaps through the year. A new employee is a significant cost. Recruiting, advertising, HR and IT onboarding, training, and one no one thinks or knows about, the upfront costs of unemployment insurance.

It’s fucked up! I KNOW! And I have no idea how this came into my brain. Probably an intrusive thought about the guy next to me making it hard to pee.

“Get out motherfucker or I’m gonna bash your fucking face off!”

I’ve wondered if shy kidneys are evolutionary protection against peeing ourselves when in danger. Flip the script, become the danger, all good to shake the lizard. 🤷🏻 (That’s totally made-up by me.)

Never worked in one but I remember the hype!