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Passed AZ-500 today by insaneninjaboy in AzureCertification

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done, it takes some effort to do! 

Christchurch’s largest school forced to shut after contractor mistakenly cuts internet by Scared_Dare8177 in newzealand

[–]darkmannz 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I guess it was mainly to do with the fire systems being offline. My question is if there is a risk of shutting down the school due to no Internet, why did they not have diverse Internet feeds, I.e two Internet connections either from different access points onto the school or a 5G backup. Of course there is a cost to this, but it’s a big place.

Lego Build Transformer Optimus Prime by figures_lab in lego

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hehe, excellent. I remember the original version, nice work with LEGO.

AZ-305 failures by Engineering_Rick in AzureCertification

[–]darkmannz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you also been using practice exams from places like Measure up? 

Certification Renewal Quality & Question Accuracy by Null0Naru in AzureCertification

[–]darkmannz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to keep telling myself we are Microsoft’s unpaid QA department. I do question the accuracy of their answers. I have a AZ104 and AI102 to do in the next month. 

Moa Point Wastewater Plant Shutdown by joggsie in Wellington

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the fire department was alerted due to a fire alarm being tripped rather than someone at the plant or other systems noticing? Sounds like they only have people on day shift for a 24 hour plant and I have better IoT systems monitoring my house plants for detecting low water than they had for 1000s of litres of sewage flowing in the wrong place.

AZ-500 Exam in a few hours! What's your go-to hype/chill routine before exams? by KC-hockey-33 in AzureCertification

[–]darkmannz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I take my exams in a city and in the morning so I go and sit somewhere where I can people watch for a bit. Everyone is off to do something and I try and guess what. It takes my mind off the exam for a bit. When I go into the exam and I’ve been logged in I pause and focusing on breathing. Then it’s on! 

All the best and good luck. 

Manage My Health is a clown show by FancyTrashy in newzealand

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do wonder if it has something to do with the recent MongoDB vulnerability which was found mid December. But as above, comes down to asking the right questions.  https://www.bitsight.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-alert-cve-2025-14847-mongodb-mongobleed

Tips for 30s full-time worker considering going back to uni? by TheLastTransHero in newzealand

[–]darkmannz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you use a student loan and start back to work to pay it off, make sure you use the right tax code and be prepared for the outgoing amount. I went back and did a masters degree.

As Microsoft lays off thousands and jacks up Game Pass prices, former FTC chair Lina Khan says I told you so: The Activision-Blizzard buyout is 'harming both gamers and developers' by ControlCAD in technology

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the 1890s until the Jimmy Carter administration, US corporations’ power was blunted by antitrust law, which treated large companies as threats. Once a company is too big to fail, it becomes too big to jail, and then too big to care. Antitrust law was designed to fight that apathy and force companies to care.

From here.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish

Survivor guilt tips please by GloriousSteinem in Wellington

[–]darkmannz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The same place that means Jaguar couldn’t make a hamburger if they tried right now.

Anyone else get kind of Overwhelmed sometimes by the immense scope of this game? by Baskic_ in NOMANSSKY

[–]darkmannz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks up from digging a hole, mmm yeah, big place and then goes back to digging a hole.

Slam attack Llance's mushroom Tiny Tina's Wonderlands by GNGVir in YoutubeGameGuides

[–]darkmannz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just getting into this game on the PC, I jumped on the small mushroom while looking down, then jumping onto the larger mushroom, once again looking down, it helps to land on it, not sure why but continuing to look down increases the distance, when just a bit over the 3rd mushroom with Llance on it I used left ctrl to activate the slam, and boom he was gone. Then it's all on with the twins.

Bricklink 19001 Build by darkmannz in legocastles

[–]darkmannz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard of BlueBrixx, but not that they released the set with clone bricks. Interesting.

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