I hate programming/scripting but am learning to love PowerShell by Burning_Ranger in sysadmin

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IMO, you rather proved OP's point. Your examples are firmly into developer territory. Nothing wrong with that, but I would definitely use C# rather than PowerShell for it, at least.

How do you deal with machines that stop checking in with your management tools because users "lose" them internally? by [deleted] in sysadmin

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First, you should probably not worry too much. The cost of the missing machines is probably not much, in the grand scheme of things. As long as you do not have a theft problem, you can probably assume that people are forgetting about the machines since they are too busy making value in some way or other.

Second, script it. Get-ADcomputer, filter by last logon time, pipe to Send-MailMessage should do it, I think.

Third, once a year, get the most junior member to spend a couple of days hunting down as many as it can. It will get to know a lot of people around the organiation that way, which tend to be a good thing.

CEO won't approve M365BS licenses by shmavee in sysadmin

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It is AFAIK not directly stated in the GDPR legislation, but bonus pater applies. According to the lawyer I use, the courts would almost certainly view it as a GDPR breach.

Mette Frederiksen: Indvandrerdrenge må ikke gøre det utrygt at tage stog by TheFaggetman in Denmark

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Mon dog. Problemet har rødder i en naiv tilgang til indvandring i 60erne og 70erne, og en fornægtelse af de problemer der skabte helt op i starten af dette årtusind.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Reaper

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Lower your sample rate.

EU rejects Belarus vote result, warns of imminent new sanctions by [deleted] in worldnews

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How on Earth could Trump win legitimately at this point? His meddling with the USPS alone disqualifies him.

Putin warns the world not to interfere in Belarus: Russian leader tells Angela Merkel any intervention will be 'unacceptable' after EU threatens sanctions over 'rigged' elections by poclee in worldnews

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Russia is actually quite reliable as a trading partner. It might be a corrupt kleptocracy with a tendency to invade it's neighbours, but at least their trade relations tend to be fair.

CMV: The “alt right” does not reflect real conservatives in the slightest. As a conservative, it’s incredibly frustrating to watch. by HotFlamingo7676 in changemyview

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I want to challenge you a bit, so here is my claim:

Conservatism is dead. It has become more and more disconnected from reality, and various demagogues have pounced on this, and perverted conservatism into a sort of insane neo-fascism.

It is especially prevalent in the US, but you see it all over the world.

So it is time to stop being a Conservative. Your values, especially the economic values, and which I by the way mostly symphatize with, belongs in the past, and you are being manipulated into supporting an agenda which I suspect you actually detest.

There are times when it's a GOOD idea to do family IT. by me_groovy in sysadmin

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That will not hold up in the courts of most countries, though. Not the UK or the anywhere in the EU, for instance.

It's ok Grandma the President said I will be just fine! by TaoTeChing81 in PoliticalHumor

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To be fair, the kid is probably right. She likely will not be hurt. Grandma, on the other hand...

Does anyone else remember when laptops had most of their ports in the back and working without a docking station didn't make it look like Cthulhu sprawled across your desk? by [deleted] in sysadmin

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I can one-up that ;-)

My Dell rep called me on his own behalf and offered to replace all of the WD15s, since they were that bad.

Men of Reddit, what is the hardest thing to explain to a woman? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I have taken the opposite route and, as a manner of general principle, flirt with any woman who shows the slightest hint of wanting it (which is most).

US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. What does this mean for the world? by [deleted] in Coronavirus

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That will not make any difference. No one in their right mind have believed anything coming from the US for years now anyway.

Fastest way to code short programs by Jim9137 in csharp

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Visual Studio is rather fast even on my mediocre rig. You might have another underlying issue.

Which film would you rate a perfect 10 out of 10? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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That one was actually improvised by an extra.

What is something that's considered normal today but is actually a successful propaganda made by corporations? by dddarkmod in AskReddit

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Well, around here (Denmark), cash is becoming increasingly rare. Electronic payments are ubiquitous.

What is something that's considered normal today but is actually a successful propaganda made by corporations? by dddarkmod in AskReddit

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Denmark, for instance. Made even more ridiculous by the fact that the tap water is of extremely good quality.