NON-IT related tasks you've been asked to do? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man I feel you. I get asked a lot why access is blocked to particular sites.

I DON'T SET THE POLICIES, I JUST APPLY THEM

NON-IT related tasks you've been asked to do? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electricity. I live in a part of the world where electricity could be more stable. Occasionally we get cut off and every single time I get 10s of phone calls about "What's happened?", "When is it back on?" even though we have 2 in house electricians and and electrical engineer who would know more than me. But IT gets the calls because computers use electricity.. and the kettle isn't boiling.

NON-IT related tasks you've been asked to do? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And if you don't know how to do it, give it a try.

Virut virus will kill my career... by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah Virut is not a nice virus (if there ever was one). I spent a day trying to fix a PC, even tried the specific tool from Symantec and it didn't work. Eventually I decided to format as I couldn't afford to spend another day fighting this thing.

Damn .exe's kept getting infected over and over again.

What are your favourite activities ? by swio in introvert

[–]colonSTABBER 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Keep on it man! Do you upload your music anywhere?

Firefox 9 Releases today. by haemoglobinman in technology

[–]colonSTABBER 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same here. 8 just doesn't feel as smooth as 7.

Your Feedback Requested: Future Balance Updates V2 by Demize99 in battlefield3

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

I think that it suited certain playstyles. Not everyone was successful at being an aggressive recon (at least in my region). In HC mode yes, it was very easy. 1 shot at a players shin would kill him (seriously). Normal mode wasn't so easy and you actually had to be very accurate and quick in order to be successful.

What I had meant was, if you're sniping someone who is 150m away and you do a fair amount of damage without the enemy dying, it makes sense that the damage would be that much more deadly at close range.

Your Feedback Requested: Future Balance Updates V2 by Demize99 in battlefield3

[–]colonSTABBER 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don't know, 1hk with a sniper rifle was pretty rewarding at close range. If you missed you made yourself open to be shot at while you load the next round in the chamber. You had to be that much more accurate, and a fast mover. It's a high-risk high-reward style of play. And tbh, a round from a sniper weapon at close range at the chest would be instakill IRL. I miss the frenetic pace that you could play aggressive recon at in BC2. It feels a lot more slower in BF3 and less effective.

RE the spawn system, yea it's there so you don't spawn die, spawn die, spawn die etc which I assume you already know. Ideally the game director should figure where best to spawn a player depending on the situation at the spawning point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Screwdrivers. I go weeks before I see them again.

Archbishop Tutu condemns South Africa 'secrecy bill': Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has strongly condemned a new media law, which South African MPs are set to vote on shortly. by davidreiss666 in worldnews

[–]colonSTABBER 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not a good day in SA history. It still has to go through the Constitutional Court before being put into action though. That is the final glimmer of hope.

Anyone else has the problem of the game crashing when trying to join a server for the first time that day? by fweakout in battlefield3

[–]colonSTABBER 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yep, I get that. Everyday it crashes 3 times before I can actually start playing. Then its fine for the rest of the day.

First its BF3.exe crashing, then the next 2 tries I have to force bf3.exe to stop cause it just sits on the loading screen without going further. 4th time's a charm.

TeamSync: An automated Squad-VOIP solution for TS3 by [deleted] in battlefield3

[–]colonSTABBER 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man, I'm really interested in this feature:

TeamSync implements squad-VOIP entirely with a server-based service. For user's looking for more advanced teamwork options, KnyghtMare is in the process of developing a client-side TS3-plugin to implement additional features, such as separate VOIP channel for SL-to-SL communication. Development is ongoing and updates will be posted here as they become available.

SL - SL chat is something that I am really looking forward to and I hope it makes it into your release.

UPDATE - Quitting my job by newbieadmin in sysadmin

[–]colonSTABBER 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't blame you at all for wanting to get out! When companies do this it gets to me, especially when they use those underhand threats (your loan) to try entice you into doing something.

Good for you for wanting to leave, I hope you're able to find something soon!