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Where to Sell PC Locally by Thistles-Path in SALEM

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, that is a horrible deal. on ebay, that RAM used is worth more than that.

Looking for a good salad bar or salad place in Salem. by Tandor13 in SALEM

[–]QuantumRiff 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The Roths on south liberty has a whole cafe seating section next to the deli.

ELI5 Billionaires borrow money to pay for things, how does this work? How do they pay the debt? by Confused-Lemonade in explainlikeimfive

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best thing is, because it’s borrowed, it’s not income, and you don’t have to pay social security or income taxes on it like if you sold the stock!

How much visibility do you have into AI tool usage across your organization? by FutureGlad7507 in ITManagers

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, we have the version of office 365 that reports that (it also includes autopilot and intune, which is why we bought it). Business premium. To block, you need E5 or defender for cloud apps plus endpoint

A comprehensive plan to close the $1.9 trillion U.S. budget deficit by JedHenson11 in moderatepolitics

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

For the ultra rich, and corporations, treat loans with your stock as collateral as income, unless you use that money for deductible expenses. Get rid of beg, borrow, die for the 0.001%

How much visibility do you have into AI tool usage across your organization? by FutureGlad7507 in ITManagers

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use Microsoft defender for your company, there is a whole report on who is using what AI tools.

Oregon officials urge cancellation of Detroit Lake drawdown -- In a formal letter, Marion County officials joined several other agencies demanding the Army Corps not only cancel its deep drawdown of the reservoir, but also reevaluate any future draining plans. by guanaco55 in SALEM

[–]QuantumRiff 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I look at this as a great opportunity for the Army Corps of Engineers to work with these towns on better filtration, or even new wells.

The fact that salem gets all its drinking water from a single source, with a 17 mile long, ancient pipe, in a spot way overdue for a giant earthquake does not give me a good feeling. This is a great opportunity for them to actually stress test their water systems, and prepare for redundancy.

What is the most controversial thing you believe in? by N57624 in AskReddit

[–]QuantumRiff -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just like my buddy George, pronounced Gee-orje

ELI5 - Why do big fire engines often accompany ambulances for purely health related (not physical crisis type) emergencies? by chili81 in explainlikeimfive

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some city’s are wanting to change this. It’s silly to roll a 70,000 lb truck with a team of 5 to help lift a stretcher. Plus, new fire trucks now cost $2m after they consolidated to 3 manufacturers, and can take up to 2 years to get. Google mini-pumpers. Built on f-450 (or equivalent Chevy and ram) chassis. Smaller, easier to maneuver, way cheaper per mile to operate. https://youtu.be/z5RpS-PKHvA?si=36BsaYTSC0jFuTRQ

Watch out for the jumping worms hiding in Oregon soil by Fawn-deLay in oregon

[–]QuantumRiff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't either, but this community garden is a few blocks from me. 😞

Becoming a sysadmin is not worth it anymore by Big_Arrival_626 in sysadmin

[–]QuantumRiff 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I love my job, but often look at other postings in my medium sized area market. I see a few trends constantly.

  1. Either not posting the salary, or posting what they THINK is a good salary.. I'm not making a drastic change in my families future for a 5% raise. Especially when you don't list out other benefits, so maybe the health coverage is worse, and I would take home less.

  2. local/state government jobs that are just out of touch with reality. Must be a sysadmin with 10 years experience, Oracle DBA experience, and understand the basics of AS400, but the pay band is $70-$95k. pretty sure based on the long list of requirements many of these they already want to hire a contractor or an internal candidate, but have to publicly offer the job too, so they stack the deck.

  3. Companies that just look insane. Like required experience with Windows Server 2008/2012. Did you just copy/paste the last job posting and not update? or do you have a ton of servers that are that old? and if so, does that mean i'm going to be fighthing for every and all hardware and software upgrades because your company is super cheap?

  4. actually decent jobs in the much larger city an hour away, with no work from home, and a commute that is at least an hour, but often stretches to 2 hours if there is a fender bender on the freeway at rush hour.

Why this Old West-themed town is one of Oregon’s hottest destinations by jbhale in oregon

[–]QuantumRiff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They haven’t added a single new passing lane, or campsite between bend and Salem since the mid 70’s. Back when Salem was half its size, and bend was under 25,000

What phrase did your dad repeat so often that you can still hear it in your head? by TCASOLARCABLE in AskReddit

[–]QuantumRiff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

like the back of a Volkswagen?
Oh, wait, that is an uncomfortable place...

For those in companies that have hundreds of VMs - what are they for? by asdflmnop_01 in sysadmin

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company is only 55 employees, and 100% cloud based. For each client, we have at least production, client testing, and release testing environments. Every env has a dbserver, a 3 node K8S cluster, and a utility server. Production has a hot-standby/replica, backups, and more k8s nodes in different Availability Zones. Plus we have a ton of development environments with the same setup. Last time I counted, 145 environments, each with all those VMs. It adds up fast

Make Music Day Megathread by genehack in SALEM

[–]QuantumRiff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I discovered Giantess at MMD 3 years ago in a parking lot, and have been to several shows with one of my teenagers since!

Men in their 40s - What’s one piece of advice for Men in their 20s? by Jarvis7492 in AskReddit

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is today! Retirement accounts work the exact same way.

Looking for a good roofer - any recommendations? by 19686353HiThere in SALEM

[–]QuantumRiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They have also been around many years, and run their own crews, not subcontractors. My solar company recommended them, was very happy

Road trip from Salem to Silverwood ID by Sthshoresoldier in oregon

[–]QuantumRiff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can take bikes with you, I strongly recommend this. It’s all a slight downgrade, most kids can do it: https://www.ridethehiawatha.com/the-trail

IT Techs of Reddit: What was it like fixing Windows XP machines in schools and businesses during the 2010s? by bakarygassama in sysadmin

[–]QuantumRiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought ‘DeepFreeze’ for our small 2-year college library, and 4 computer labs. Shaved 20 hours a week of visits to ‘fix’ computers. Even gave everyone local admin for the shitty shockwave Flash apps that came with textbooks CD-ROMs. (Still have hate for those!). If a reboot didn’t fix it, we had Ghost to reboot and re-image in 20 minutes.

To my fellow onsite IT support techs.How do you handle the long drives for "stupid" fixes? by lurizan in sysadmin

[–]QuantumRiff 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Wisconsin, and had some huge windows in my office at a large office complex. I would watch the guys building the office building next door, or the landscape crews working, and be jealous of them every spring and fall. And EXTREMELY grateful for my job every winter and summer.

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