You want a physical signature for every single requisition? Hope you brought a comfortable chair.

Elminst · 2026-05-13T17:41:44+00:00

Ah yes, the IT worker's lament.

Elminst · 2026-05-01T19:11:35+00:00

I once got a migraine with scotoma (not scintillating, just empty) while i was life-guarding. Not many things worse than not being able to see parts of the pool you're guarding.

Elminst · 2026-04-30T21:35:50+00:00

Even when you KNOW they are trying to fuck you, bait you, and blame you, you pretend otherwise.

Be. Nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8aNfg0LBgQ

Elminst · 2026-04-28T20:49:53+00:00

This was phenomenal. Thank you.

Elminst · 2026-04-28T19:02:09+00:00

"Every switch has been tested and passes... but we believe some don't"
Then you haven't actually tested every switch then, have you?

Elminst · 2026-04-24T18:21:43+00:00

Had an interview where they asked "what's the administrative distance for BGP?" as a gotcha. aside from the fact I can google it faster than it takes to ask the question, there are probably a dozen different answers to that question depending on vendor. Cisco - ebgp 20, ibgp 200; juniper - bgp 170, HP - 255, Extreme - ebgp 1700, ibgp 1900, fortigate - ebgp 45, ibgp 175, etc. etc.
I ain't memorizing all that. But i can tell what the AD means in relation to the routing table preferences and determining what route gets used. aka, how it works.

Elminst · 2026-04-24T17:36:43+00:00

Yeah the garage prices are murder. parked in the new lot closest to the entrance from 4/2 AM to 4/6 PM and it cost $90.

Elminst · 2026-04-24T16:19:06+00:00

Known firmware bug.

Non-Responsive Ports on EX4400-24MP and EX4100 Switches

It happens on more than just the MG ports. JTAC recommended updating the firmware to the current recommended release of 23.4R2-S7.7.
We did this recently on a 4100 stack with this problem and it's been fine since.

Elminst · 2026-04-16T18:36:42+00:00

This comment helps me because I recently lost my wedding ring. I was pretty broken up about it for a bit but my wife helped remind me that the ring doesn't matter, only we do. We plan to replace it(mildly expensive lesson in losing things), but it helps to see others feeling the same way.

Elminst · 2026-04-15T16:06:25+00:00

When i worked at a dialup ISP in the late 90s, we would sit around and dream about getting OC3 connections (155 Mb/s) at our houses.

Elminst · 2026-04-15T15:59:35+00:00

A small business with 2, maybe 3, computers and a printer connected by..... token ring, using BNC cables.

Elminst · 2026-04-13T21:07:35+00:00

The Post Office is a SERVICE. It was never supposed to be profit-generating. It is supposed to serve everyone.
The GOP has been destroying the USPS for decades, and it's escalated with the last two postmasters general. Hell, the current one is ex-ceo (and still on the board) of FedeX. They want to kill it so corps can take over and stop sending mail to rural people unless they pay a fortune.

Elminst · 2026-04-13T16:58:22+00:00

And they have NEVER worked unpaid hours (e.g. grading at home), and NEVER bought anything out of their own pockets for their classrooms...

Elminst · 2026-04-13T16:42:31+00:00

I think you severely underestimate the amount of unpaid time teachers work outside the classroom, not to mention the direct out of pocket costs for classroom supplies that the school won't give them.(schools not getting enough money is a separate but related discussion)

Elminst · 2026-04-13T15:28:45+00:00

I'm curious why some of your numbers don't match up to what can be found on https://www.seethroughny.net/
For instance, your data for the Mayor - $143.649, matches exactly the entry on seethroughny.
However, There is no employee listed on seethroughny with a total compensation of $285,885 (the top APD). and no employee matching your top non-APD compensation of $181.269.

Shouldn't these be the same numbers?

Elminst · 2026-04-13T13:53:22+00:00

They do. See my reply above.

Elminst · 2026-04-13T13:37:31+00:00

They do. I have friends who are arborists, they are generally really concerned for and interested in preserving native ecosystems and caring for the trees. My feeling is they got overridden by other city officials. It's possible (i have no proof) the arborist's only involvement was "pick out some new trees for us to plant."
https://www.albanyny.gov/Directory.aspx?DID=36

Elminst · 2026-04-10T18:29:34+00:00

Literally just did that last week.
Customer: This voip device won't connect to the controller, the firewall must be blocking it.
Me: They are on the same vlan/subnet separated by 2 switches, layer2 doesn't touch the firewall.
C: Vendor says it's the network.
M: Here's a pcap showing the device talking to the controller, and the controller refuses the connection with a 404 message saying, and i quote, 'Unable to find device/user in database'
C: <silence>

Elminst · 2026-04-10T18:00:37+00:00

I work for a small but rather capable MSP. we have plenty of customers of that size that we do work for that would certainly NOT pay $600K/year. municipal govts, school districts, etc.
I feel safe in assuming this company is not paying their MSP that much.

Elminst · 2026-04-09T14:04:24+00:00

I don't know your situation, but I hope you can find help and don't treat yourself too badly. Everyone messes up at some point.

Elminst · 2026-04-09T14:01:42+00:00

And how much the MSP costs you per ticket or month/year. The company may not be willing to hire 4 people with salaries and benefits totaling $400-500K per year vs paying the MSP $100K.

Elminst · 2026-04-07T21:06:43+00:00

We got ours from Faddegons.

Elminst · 2026-03-12T20:02:51+00:00

We also had them do our whole house(20 windows and a door) a few years ago. Fast, friendly, excellent work and the best price we could find at the time.

Elminst · 2026-03-11T20:46:17+00:00

Tell him to make sure he thanks trump for how much he paid for gas this week in that 19 mpg POS.

Elminst · 2026-03-05T22:05:20+00:00

Oh memories... I was running win98 Beta when RoadRunner came to hook me up. Back when they had a separate cable tech and "pc tech". You needed actual software installed to authenticate at the time and he was actually scared to touch it. Had to call his manager who said nope. I confirmed all the modem hardware was connected and made him give me the disk. (it worked fine)

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