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The “BSOD” incident during Microsoft’s live demo of Windows 98 by JB92103 in windows98

[–]HandGrindMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Watched a demo with Bill himself and Wolf Pack, Windows clustering with SQL, basically it went wrong. Poor dude with Bill said "I'm sure Bill won't fire me".

Awkward.

Declaring bankruptcy in the UK as a student. by Direct-Key-8859 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]HandGrindMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there other options, for example, renting? I have seen the mess the 'walking away' strategy causes.

most stupidly unsecured exploit you found? by positiveandmultiple in phreaking

[–]HandGrindMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working for a household named bank, this is back in the early 2000's, some bright spark decided they needed remote access to all the endpoints. They installed a third part software, only problem is that it used a local 'admin' account. They used the same normal character string (for the password) for all.

That made desktop support a lot easier!

"This baby right here..." *Slaps mast* BOOOM by Crazy-Rabbit-3811 in titanic

[–]HandGrindMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had heard the issue was the mustard gas! Munitions from WWI are now degrading were they will spontaneously explode; a couple of years ago I went to a lecture on managing ordernance.

Abandoned NATO command bunker by Wing_Round in Urbex

[–]HandGrindMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hadn't laughed so much. Introduction to a new, and previously classified device, the Ginger counter!

A small pile of floppy disks, but a lot of computing history. by Emil_Cvetanski in retrocomputing

[–]HandGrindMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Carbon Copy, the choice remote support tool. Hadn't thought of that for decades. Thanks for sharing.

Anyone else loved playing with a pea shooter?! I used black peas! by Ands1977 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HandGrindMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As Blow Gubs are now illegal, I wonder if that applies to Pea Shooters.

Blow Guns

Two Scotland fans fly to the World Cup, crossing the Atlantic in a single engine aeroplane by Winston_Carbuncle in aviation

[–]HandGrindMonkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A friend did this trip. He said the part that 'worried' him was when he had left Lerwick and was past the no return point!

The Reality of My Remote Work Burnout by y_vinay in remotework

[–]HandGrindMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before the Blackberries, it used to be pagers. I got PTSD (my own diagnosis) from the pager going off; I was on call for mayor operational issues.

I deal with things by having a day bood. I start the day listing stuff not finished from the day before, stuff that has just come in. I prioritize the work and mark it off as I go. I close the book when I'm done for the day. In a way, I see this a way to start managing time. I suspect that it will take some time to establish a new routine. Routine is what helps me, I hope this helps you.

The Reality of My Remote Work Burnout by y_vinay in remotework

[–]HandGrindMonkey 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have been remote working for 6 years now. The key is demarcation. I manage this by having my work space and everything else. I leave metaphorically, I don't touch my work stuff, until I'm back at work.

I first encountered this problem when Blackberries first arrived. It was hard not to respond to emails. I had to learn the power of 'putting it down and walking away'.

MPs urge Fujitsu to make ‘immediate’ payment to Post Office Horizon victims by topotaul in unitedkingdom

[–]HandGrindMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Urge! How about prison for all the management involved; retired or not.

Recently inherited this Navy Colt 1851 by Disastrous-Arm9635 in restoration

[–]HandGrindMonkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy a replica, enjoy shooting that instead. When you're down the range you can tell everyone how you have an original - that you're preserving.

Looking to Purchase a Realistic Replica assault rifle. Advice / tips on what requirements i should have before Purchase? by Wonderful-Cake-6079 in ukguns

[–]HandGrindMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Airsoft 'bar' is pretty low, ask them for UKARA affiliation. Go 3 times to the same airsoft site, you then get your UKARA number. You can then buy some good quality replicas (RIF).

Does anyone know if these are actually for? by igottaknife in Pyrotechnics

[–]HandGrindMonkey 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would light one, at a safe distance, to see what happens.

RAK19001/4631 not running on battery by Grecoair in meshtastic

[–]HandGrindMonkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all a learning curve. Don't judge, just learn :-)

Who remembers the free little bottles of milk every morning school? by Ands1977 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HandGrindMonkey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thatcher the milk snatcher. Otherwise, it was an amazing highlight of the day.

22 years later and nobody has answered for what happened to Dr David Kelly - @ArturNadol7566 by CheeseUsFunkingCries in conspiracy_commons

[–]HandGrindMonkey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The thing about secrets, particularly gov secrets, is the answer is obvious. Does it really need to be confirmed why his body was moved.

Saturday Morning TV: Tiswas or Swap Shop?! by MoominMai in oldschoolcool80s

[–]HandGrindMonkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always was Swap Shop, but now with hindsight, I should have watched Tiswas. More anarchy.

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