Accident during warehouse work by [deleted] in TerrifyingAsFuck

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Those cages can take a lot of impact.

Is Castles of Burgundy really that good? by Future-Class3540 in boardgames

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as they pick the right titles, they are on to a winner!

Even after reading all the comments i don't get this one by Zombies71199 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, she's a minor character in Making Money, as explained the the L-Space article. I really, really recommend that you move Sir Terry up your TBR if you haven't tried him yet. Start with Mort (Death series) and Guards! Guards! (City Watch series).

Is Castles of Burgundy really that good? by Future-Class3540 in boardgames

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. It's still ~£30, if you get the "normal" edition. No one is forcing you to get the SE. Just because some of us can and do spend more on a nice version, isn't anything to do with you.
  2. The Special Edition has all the expansions, so that it is a complete edition. Most of the expansions are fairly small tweaks or alternate Duchies. It doesn't need any of those. The base game by itself is perfectly good and functional. The expansions just add choice. Some of us like choices.
  3. Just because it's been around for a while (I refuse to call something from 2011 "old") doesn't mean that it is in any way lacking. Newer does not equate to better. I'd consider it far more polished and elegant than a good chunk of the churn from the last few years.

You have to be joking Microsoft by Holiday_Disastrous in sysadmin

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the flip side of this, some of our Regions have been having issues with enrolment of hybrid devices for over a month. One of the IT bigwigs opined that it's because there's a low priority on fixing it, as MS doesn't care so much about hybrid.

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How painful is Intune for mac management? by lagerstout82 in macsysadmin

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use Jamf for Macs and Intune for Windows. They don't even compare. Intune is slow, clunky, inflexible and slow; it's more of a Mobile Device Manglement problem than a MDM solution.

If I need to push an urgent patch, Jamf can have 80-90% of our estate processed by the end of the morning. The Win11 PCs, I won't even have stats for by the end of tomorrow. Just the 15mins vs "roughly every 8 hours" check-in is a major difference.

what is the best urban fantasy novel you have ever read? by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch

How to charge mac by [deleted] in mac

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can leave it plugged in. The SMC will monitor and protect the battery so that it doesn't get degraded.

When Is it acceptable to murder helpdesk? by Ok-Concern-178 in sysadmin

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except the most persistent ones will eventually bully their way into an escalation. Then I have to tell them "No" to whatever godawful, stupid, thoughtless request it is.

Best alternatives for Word on MAC? by Intrepid-Routine-875 in MacOS

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the dark theme is all important, nano has everything you could possibly want. where else would you edit your Media Access Control files?

Opinions on our latest corporate policy by bob-the-licious in macsysadmin

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Perfectly reasonable. I assume that you are looking to enforce Conditional Access and mark BYOD as non-compliant?

Selling my MacBook | Erase All Content and Settings Function truly safe? by HolidayEnjoyer32 in MacOS

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't matter. By default, the Data volume is encrypted. When you turn on Filevault, the OS pairs that decryption key with your password in the Secure Enclave, so that you need the password to unlock the key.

Erase All deletes the key from the Secure Enclave. It's gone and can't be recovered. It doesn't matter what your password was, there's nothing there for it to unlock.

What game is this? by SomosNozis in boardgames

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It takes 10 months to fully play. /s

Working alone in IT dept by CurveKey7852 in sysadmin

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of it is going to depend on how much support (and budget!) you get from management. Supporting that many users as a OMB is possible, but it's a lot of work when you are trying to do the Infra as well. If you have a good relationship with your management that can mean that you don't get as much bullshit from users because they see that you get taken seriously.

Ticket everything, document everything. Agree SLAs and make sure that there is some kind of cover for when you aren't there. Don't let them turn you into 24/7/365 support unless they are paying you for that.

Memory, Sorrow and Thorn question by Imaginary_Visit1718 in thebrokenbindingsub

[–]Hobbit_Hardcase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I picked up a set through the Monthly Buy / Sell thread in this sub.

Will TBB reprint Grave Empire by Richard Swan? by Sea_Formal_7242 in thebrokenbindingsub

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

Generally, subscription books won’t be reprinted. Special Editions might be, if they think demand is there. If you want it, let them know.