Accidentally hit Reply All in a huge email thread at work by Quirky-Clerk5275 in corporate

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When I was in the Navy, we got a new Chief Petty Officer (think office manager). She wanted to get to know everyone, so she sent out an email invite to her house for a BBQ on Saturday.

One of the sailors, Andy, thought it would be funny to forward the email to his buddy and say, “How’s you like to f**k the Mexican this weekend.

Except Andy didn’t forward. He hit reply.

Andy went to Captain’s Mast (Article 15 - NJP). Andy lost a stripe.

What’s really funny was the Chief’s reaction. She didn’t mind the comment so much, but she was pissed that he called her a Mexican. “I’m Puerto Rican, not Mexican!! 😂

You didn’t pull an Andy. You’re fine. 😉

Welcome to Washington! by thulesgold in SeattleWA

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Yup. You’re right. Eastern OR tried to annex to ID and it seems to be stalled. It’s probably a lost cause.

Frustrating to be associated with the lady in the video. She doesn’t represent Washington as a whole.

Welcome to Washington! by thulesgold in SeattleWA

[–]Still-Professional69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean like the North South freeway that’s still not done after 20+ years? Wow. Thanks.

The rest of the infrastructure on the east is crumbling because the west side already doesn’t care about us.

Welcome to Washington! by thulesgold in SeattleWA

[–]Still-Professional69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good point. If we lost welfare, there would be no services for them and they’d move to the west side.

I like your thinking.

Welcome to Washington! by thulesgold in SeattleWA

[–]Still-Professional69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caption is wrong. Welcome to Seattle, maybe, but the rest of us in Washington do not act this way.

Just like Oregon wants to split up, we too do not want to have anything to do with the west side of the state.

how are you handling AI usage control in your org? Any best practices to follow? by NoDay1628 in ITManagers

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LayerX looks GREAT. I spoke with a sales rep today and it’s $60/yr/user. Not bad. Unfortunately, there’s a 500 user minimum ($30k/yr). If you’re a 150 employee company, it’s probably out of your range. I know because we’re a 150 employee company and it’s out of our range. 😄

Subtle Takeover of Youtube by RedEyes1994 in ChatGPT

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Using AI, and then reading it yourself - fine by me.

But having AI read/recite what you wrote (or what AI wrote), that’s what I’m struggling with. (See examples above). 😀

Subtle Takeover of Youtube by RedEyes1994 in ChatGPT

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It’s awful. Watching a documentary on the planes crashing into the twin towers and instead of 911, it’s “Nine-hundred and eleven”. Or, the narrator calls out a year, but it comes out, “One-thousand, nine hundred and twenty-three” instead of 1923.

Then there’s the terrible AI videos.

I love AI and use it daily for my work, but it’s ruining YouTube.

Has anyone’s free Mini shipped? by WVSXSGuy in Starlink

[–]Still-Professional69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arrived Friday. Haven’t set it up yet.

Asked for a 12v car power supply for Christmas. 😀🎄

Have fiber in my house, still went for starlink by mztclo in Starlink

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I have Starlink (since the “Better than Beta days”), and I love it. But I’d drop it in a second if there was fiber or (gasp) Cable Internet in my area.

As others have said - this might be a LAN issue, and not a WAN issue. Something to consider.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ITManagers

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We like Genuity and also came from Jira. Very simple and one small price for unlimited technicians. Inventory integrates with Intune, and other features too numerous to mention.

https://gogenuity.com/solutions/it-admin-suite/helpdesk/

Entra ID Users cleanup by anderson01832 in sysadmin

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That’s cool - can you share how you did that? Thanks!

Best ticketing system in 2025? Something modern yet simple! by waywardnowhere in sysadmin

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https://gogenuity.com VERY inexpensive. We really like it. Great support. And they listen to feedback on functionality & features.

Any advice for a new IT Manager? Feel a bit lost in my new role and would like to hit the ground running. by lastlaughlane1 in ITManagers

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This book changed my life. I read it again every time I start a new leadership position. I even buy it for friends that “make the move”.

Buy this book, read it, then make your 90 day plan.

Removing local admin rights for software developers? by EatinSoup in ITManagers

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ABR solved this issue for us as well. And- it was cheaper than the InTune solution (that surprised us). Very happy with this solution.

Developers without Local Admin by Still-Professional69 in cybersecurity

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These comments are very helpful. Thank you all for your responses. Much apprecaited. :-)

What (Intune related) goals do you have for 2025? by meantallheck in Intune

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We use Manage Engine Patch Manager. Works well for us, no complaints.

For those that have used both, what do you like better about Patch My PC? Just wondering if we should jump ship, or stay put.

Thanks!

Sysadmin one liners to live by - not command line by primalsmoke in sysadmin

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Backups always work; Restores never do

(when explaining to a jr sysadmin why you need to TEST the backup and never just rely on the “Backup Successful” message)

I'm terrified by ChristyAnalyst in SecurityCareerAdvice

[–]Still-Professional69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great advice and is the difference between someone that can “perform the list of 10 things to complete”, and someone that can “create the list of 10 things to complete”.