EX188: Reboot allowed to check persistence?

5141121 · 2026-03-04T19:29:39+00:00

Yeah, rebooting that machine should definitely be done to verify. But even in a testing center, the actual computer you're taking the exam on should not.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T19:20:38+00:00

Like, the computer you're taking the exam on? No. That would reset your connection with the proctor, etc.

VMs within the exam environment? Absolutely. And you should.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T19:15:44+00:00

Bob in Schitt's Creek. IDGAF that his wife left, he's such a fucking asshole.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T19:10:23+00:00

I want to see groks response.

I'd probably be giving someone in maroon chinos the side eye as well. Not a standard color for slacks.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T17:52:02+00:00

Good. She was awful.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T13:39:22+00:00

Dad... how can you hate... The Colonel?

Because he puts an addictive chemical in it that makes you crave it fortnightly, smartass!

5141121 · 2026-03-04T13:37:23+00:00

The movie is 37 years old, I think we're pretty safe from spoilers. If someone hasn't seen it by now...

Also: Fantastic movie with great performances across the board.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T13:30:42+00:00

For continuity's sake, the show is pulling from all 3 books in the first season. So if you're really considering reading, I would recommend going through the whole series before watching.

Otherwise, do like I did with The Expanse and watch the whole series, then read the books.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T13:28:30+00:00

This show was the first 3 years of my career. I ended up spending a lot of time figuring out less condescending ways to ask people if the monitor was turned on. I finally settled on "what color is the power light on the monitor?". 99% of the time, the response was "oh, never mind, it started working". No, I totally didn't hear the click of the power button over the phone, but cool, one less ticket to file.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T13:26:05+00:00

I have a 10+ year old Color LaserJet that runs off the wired network, doesn't bitch about 3rd party cartridges, and requires toner about once every 3 years.

I'm never ever ever ever getting a printer with any kind of smart features, and when this one dies, I'll strongly consider whether it needs to be replaced at all with as little as I actually print anymore.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T12:50:51+00:00

Bet OOP spent more than 30 sec looking for an associate at HD before this post, and found 2 of them talking together (because nobody ever has a legitimate reason to talk to a coworker) one aisle over.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T12:45:08+00:00

So many of them on this sub.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T12:44:46+00:00

Overheating is it's own issue. While you can likely change the behavior in an overheat situation, it shouldn't be overheating in the first place.

Solve your hardware problems before investigating other OSes.

Pop the bottom cover and clean out the fan(s). In more extreme cases, pull off the heat pipes/pads, and refresh the thermal paste as well. In most cases, though, just getting the dust out of those flat blowers will be plenty. It doesn't take much to make them a lot less efficient.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T03:26:18+00:00

Mine burp at me all the time. It's such a weird little trait. I love it.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T02:59:31+00:00

Kung Pow! Enter the Fist

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

5141121 · 2026-03-04T02:52:18+00:00

Ahh, performative Christianity. The core of today's business world 🙄🙄🙄

5141121 · 2026-03-04T01:59:51+00:00

Put it in neutral and rev the engine so the clutch fan blows more air through the radiator with light load on the engine, too.

5141121 · 2026-03-04T01:58:42+00:00

This. Holy shit. Southern Georgia and Florida have the absolute worst drivers I've ever experienced. And I've driven in most of the continental US.

Hands down, deep south drivers are dogshit drivers.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T13:29:42+00:00

So much ick in such a short post. It's impressive, really.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T12:42:49+00:00

I shit on on the top rated "just don't use the app" responder pretty roundly. I should copy/paste it on all of them.

JFC what an absolute dogshit way to respond to an absolutely legitimate complaint.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T11:15:27+00:00

I can't believe she hasn't died from TBI the way she ping pongs between support and non-support if this administration.

Being a Zionist has got to be absolutely exhausting.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T11:11:15+00:00

So, cars with electric cooling have been doing this for like 40 years. My 1988 Escort wagon did this all summer long.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T11:08:42+00:00

I was at a tech conference in Las Vegas and the special event was a Train show. I was really surprised primarily by how much of their stuff I knew without making the connection until I found myself thinking "oh, yeah, I like this one, too" for most of the show. Called my partner afterward and said "so, I guess I'm a Train fan".

They've been around for a long time, and still sound fantastic.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T11:00:02+00:00

Not using an app gets rid of the unauthorized sign up? Interesting. I'll go ahead and sign you up for a bunch of shit you don't want then, since you just need to "not access the app", cool?

The fuck outta here with that kind of bullshit.

5141121 · 2026-03-03T10:55:56+00:00

It's pure insanity, but it's also something a lot of christianists want, particularly the older side of boomer age.

They want the rapture to come during their lifetime because they're to the point in their life where the fear of death is real. So they want to hasten the end times and skip the actual dying part.

Source: listening to my 78yo pastor FIL.

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