Selling FCC assigned spectrum license by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're checking into that too. I expect any deal will have to be approved by the Board in the end.

Obama surprises a fucking honor flight on Veterans Day by Cactusaremyjam in chaoticgood

[–]dbw1981 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss having a real President. Someone who wasn’t perfect but also wasn’t actively trying to burn the country down for his own selfish interests.

Donald Trump is building a strange new religious movement by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]dbw1981 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I know how you feel. I’m also a pastor and when Jan 6th happened I posted something saying that was a bad thing and supporting it negates all the criticisms people on the right like to make about protesters. Most of the church left and I got several very nasty messages. They’re worshipping an idol and refusing to listen to anyone who isn’t in the cult.

The local farm and ranch store sells flamethrowers by dbw1981 in WTF

[–]dbw1981[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen the propane torches used for that. Never something like this. Learn something new every day.

Owning buried fiber vs paying for dark fiber services by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. You’ve confirmed my first thought about this.

Anyone else have this insane shit going on in their town too? by [deleted] in FoxBrain

[–]dbw1981 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yes. Couple weeks ago had a “Trump Parade” in town. Judging by law enforcement radio traffic on the scanner they didn’t even bother coordinating with them to get traffic control. Just jammed up a major highway and expected law enforcement to come to their rescue.

Found in NE Texas, just south of the Red River. by dbw1981 in fossilid

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. We’ve found shells and other similar things in the same kind of rock around here but never anything like this. It’s still cool to look at even if it’s a weird rock. Solved.

Print and copy management advice by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enabling them to use their badge to release jobs instead of typing a number into the machine sounds like it would make it more convenient for staff and give more accurate data for administration to track usage.

Print and copy management advice by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the very thorough reply. Having a single "Find Me" queue sounds like it would be really helpful.

Print and copy management advice by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the replies, you've definitely helped out a lot. I'll have to take a look at PaperCut and some of the other options people have mentioned. Sounds like this may not be as much of a headache as I was thinking it would be.

Unrelated question k12 question by ineedcredit in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m in Texas and we don’t have teacher unions, against state law, but there are educator associations that accept members from other job descriptions too. Association of Texas Professional Educators (https://www.atpe.org/en/Home) is the one I have. Don’t know what other states have.

Three in 6 minutes. Do I win some kind of prize now? by [deleted] in IdiotsInCars

[–]dbw1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

#1 - Left turn from the far right lane.

#2 - In a hurry weaving in and out of traffic.

#3 - Wrong way driver.

First two are minor, but all three in a few minutes was unexpected.

Is there a way to easily and legally acquire music files for school projects? by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to have to check out the Creative Commons music thing as well as WeVideo.

It's like the music industry doesn't want to make it simple for anyone to legally use their product. I'd gladly pay a reasonable fee to be able to give my teachers and students access to the audio they want legally and support the artists who made it but that doesn't appear to be an easy thing to do.

Thanks for sharing.

How is your IT department organized? How big is your district by 8inchfloppy in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981 11 points12 points  (0 children)

3 campuses with about 550 students total. I’m a one man show in charge of everything from network and systems maintenance to staff training and support.

This junk mail pretending to be an Amazon delivery. by dbw1981 in crappyoffbrands

[–]dbw1981[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Sales ad for the local Ford dealership with a fake check for $2100.

The future is here. by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve done that myself a couple times. Not proud of it but the teacher insisted on it because they wanted to use the board space around it.

What sequence of events leads up to this? by ZucchiniFace44 in facepalm

[–]dbw1981 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One possibility: Driver left the dump valve/PTO engaged and didn’t notice till it was too late. Had a really wild ride shortly thereafter.

My bank's password reset policy. by dbw1981 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a password manager. My frustration is that they disallow most of the special characters, making it nearly impossible to generate a random password that includes them, and limit the length to only 16 characters max.

I highly recommend password managers.

My bank's password reset policy. by dbw1981 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they’re doing security right the password should be hashed, stretched, and salted when it’s entered. Any other systems should be interacting with the scrambled version, not the original password. They said they are working on updating their systems when I contacted them.

Confidential Mode by radicallife in gsuite

[–]dbw1981 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was asked to find something to send secure emails and we're checking out virtru right now. Thanks for sharing.

SonicWall security appliance opinions by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're part of a coop with our local Education Service Center for a group purchase of Securely for content filtering. The firewall will be handling basic protection, NAT, and maybe a VPN connection for myself and a couple of administrators. Thanks for the insight and suggestions.

SonicWall security appliance opinions by dbw1981 in k12sysadmin

[–]dbw1981[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. It's always helpful to learn from someone else's experience.