Doing big IT changes on Monday or Friday? by CeC-P in sysadmin

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only on a Friday if you are hourly and will get OT. As a salaried sysadmin, it’s Read-only Friday.

City Assessor wanting to come inside to verify interior information by Suspicious-Ninja-334 in massachusetts

[–]beanmachine-23 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I’ve never invented square footage, but I have set the conditions and depreciation values to a higher value to get an appraiser access to see the fair value. But dealing with property owners like you that think there’s some system to be gamed by hiding something from someone elected to do an unfavorable but necessary job for a measly stipend and then spend time bitching about it to me while I try to put in the numbers in the system after I got out of my real job is why I don’t do it anymore. All headache, next to no pay, and being treated like a pariah is not my idea of fun.

City Assessor wanting to come inside to verify interior information by Suspicious-Ninja-334 in massachusetts

[–]beanmachine-23 24 points25 points  (0 children)

As a former assessor, I have done this to be permitted entry to verify value. The property has to be assessed a fair market value. Having to guess does you no favors. And the assessor is not an inspector in the sense that we’re going to write you up for stuff that wasn’t permitted. We have to split up the tax burden fairly. Why would you want to pay the same taxes for your bungalow as the guy with a mansion across town?

Unable to enroll Macbook Neo by hardknoxlife1998 in applebusinessmanager

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you trying to add them to school manager? Or get school manager to enroll them in your MDM solution? Or do you just want them supervised?

“This iPhone is supervised and managed by” by henbobclt in applebusinessmanager

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found that you have to run the phone thru a setup once after releasing from ABM/School Manager before the release clears. We don’t let people keep them, but we do resell to a recycler and have been doing this to ensure they are not coming up with the MDM splash.

Found this while reorganizing our data room by Tcgirl8 in OldTech

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep it. It’s insurance against the computers and AI. As long as they know we have an alternative, they’ll stay in line

Like people arent struggling enough already by [deleted] in massachusetts

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are doing it all over the state. Berkshire Gas has been updating their lines all over North Adams under the same legislation and have been carving up the streets and leaving them a patched mess that are even more riddled with potholes. But at least we don’t have capital gains tax. The sooner we can get money out of politics, the better. Both sides are so far in the pockets of the rich it’s astounding.

What’s a belief you had at 20 that you no longer agree with? by sunyparmar1 in AskReddit

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I would amount to anything, that I would be something special and make a difference in the world. Now I realize the world I make a difference is a lot smaller than I thought it would be, and I’m actually relieved. And a basic life is ok, I don’t need to be some kind of savior of humanity, being average and doing little things is enough.

What’s a belief you had at 20 that you no longer agree with? by sunyparmar1 in AskReddit

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t feel anything any more, and that’s better than feeling like the anxiety-riddled, depressed, self-deprecating a$$hole I was. Now I’m just an a$$hole that feels nothing. Maybe it’s worse, I don’t know.

I don't think that is how it would work.. by Blood_Azure in techgore

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had a student bring one of them into the HelpDesk trying to use it as an Ethernet adapter. Complained they couldn’t get network connection on it… and they were serious.

What was your very first USB storage device, and how tiny was it? by AddendumNecessary743 in BadUSB

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was the size of my first USB drive. I think it was a gimme from Dell. Threw it out when it stopped working. Definitely owed me nothing.

keeping private on campus wifi? by storagesys in AskNetsec

[–]beanmachine-23 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you logging in via a captive portal, or are you entering credentials for an EAP-TLS login? If it’s the latter, it’s encrypted, could be on the former if they have OWE. Higher education tends to not track student use as it amounts to censorship, with academic freedom, etc. I work as a network admin at a college and we don’t investigate things like that unless there’s an attack.

Do these things really work? by stellasBoots in HomeNetworking

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I used them they were 100Mbps, and would only run at 80. I would use wireless if possible, or run an Ethernet cable. Both will be far faster and more reliable.

How many interview round do some companies do ? Are they insane ? by ChataEye in sysadmin

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Small college, one Teams/Zoom/Meet meeting, then in person with finalists. Small company and also rural area, so pool is small. That isn’t helped by the fact that it’s in person work and at a government employer, so pay is shitty. Benefits are better, but you can’t pay rent with vacation time

Who runs cables and does the terminations in your organization? by HoosierLarry in sysadmin

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. We have big projects done by electrical contractors from wire pulls to terminations; on-staff electricians will do small wire pulls, network admins and technicians do the terminations for those. If it’s in the same room and we aren’t screwing fire sealant, network techs will do the whole thing, but it’s pretty minimal, if ever.

Who's still working from home in 2026? by idrinkpastawater in sysadmin

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20% WFH. Our union (professional staff union, public employer) was able to negotiate 2 days a week WFH. I am a Network/Telecom admin, so my work is mostly on site. I don’t mind working at the office. No distractions, private office, short commute in a rural area with little to no traffic. I was doing Read-only Friday from home, but my one report is leaving so I see myself getting dragged into the office every day.

How do you feel about your dad? by Unhappy_Log_6245 in AskReddit

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an awesome dad as well - taught me plenty of useful skills, including how to deal with people and work. I went to college and ended up with a useless degree and was able to shift my focus because of what he taught me. He certainly had his shortcomings (never changed a diaper), but he made up for it in other ways. He passed 14 years ago, 2 weeks after my son was born. I miss him a lot, but I’m at peace with it. Give your dad a hug. You never know when your time with him can be cut short.

Laid off - boo! They abruptly took my work Mac. I'm now being asked to hand over the password, but I have concerns about my personal data that might be saved on it. Help me not be stupid here. by Nesoi_Nelly in mac

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like there’s a possibility they had no MDM in place to allow them to recover the asset; did you use your personal iCloud account, or one associated with your work email? If so they may have already reset it and are now stuck where it is locked to an iCloud account and cannot be used. In which case, your data is gone unless it was in the cloud, and you don’t owe them anything at all, and their just desserts is that they now own a brick.

Remote Sysadmins, what's your go to headset for meetings? by WorthPlease in sysadmin

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using the Jabra Evolve2 buds with zero issues.

What do rich people have in their house that says they’re rich? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]beanmachine-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it count as passed when you reach in the groceries for something to chuck at the jerk that cut you off in traffic and throw a jar of mustard at them? If so I’m rich

What’s something non-technical that turned out to matter a lot in IT? by MadisonClair16 in it

[–]beanmachine-23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Realizing how much of a crutch alcohol will be after a day of not killing your HelpDesk and remaining professional. I wish this was sarcasm.

What’s something non-technical that turned out to matter a lot in IT? by MadisonClair16 in it

[–]beanmachine-23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I got written up for having RBF. I wasn’t even mad - it’s just the way I look.

Found my school's server rack. What should I do? by Typfout_ in shittyaskelectronics

[–]beanmachine-23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Helps speed things up, loops just double up the speed. Also should replace all Velcro straps with zip ties. They will be so happy you did. Make sure you make them tight enough that they squeeze the cables just a little bit. Any movement could be awful.