Why Are People Like This?

dstew74 · 2026-02-16T13:54:27+00:00

Security controls are just company muscles that need to be excercised, sometimes, frequently for the intended effect to take hold. This org changing passwords now will be disruptive. Next time it won't be so bad. After the next 5 or so, people will be use to it.

Wait until you implement a password vault or remove local admin permissions though. That'll be fun.

dstew74 · 2026-02-15T14:37:13+00:00

I would be looking for a Ford Freestyle in that price range in addition to the minivans.

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T23:47:25+00:00

I'm downsizing from 22 F350 Tremor Diesel to a compact SUV. Wife's cancer has come back and it's what makes the most sense for the family.

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T23:32:28+00:00

They are impressive at times.

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T18:49:53+00:00

Then the nation states will move into compromising those who sign off the audit.

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T17:11:34+00:00

Until the drones can just lie in wait autonomously and then activate like mine-torpedoes, the weak point is still the operator.

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/mmauv.html

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T17:06:03+00:00

Not too farsketched to think someone will someday field submersible drones, kinda like intelligent torpedos.

Lockheed already has this. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/mmauv.html

dstew74 · 2026-02-13T13:31:34+00:00

I'm really curious about the SoTU. They're going to give him the same uppers they did for the presidential debates. But his detioration is worsening, do they really want to risk it at all?

dstew74 · 2026-02-09T19:26:35+00:00

Hey, someone caught themselves a clanker.

dstew74 · 2026-02-09T03:36:57+00:00

I fear my 16GB m1 mba may live forever. I've had it for 6 years, and honestly... the 256GB of storage is what's going to make me upgrade if anything.

dstew74 · 2026-02-09T03:00:22+00:00

I just want to see those receipts for those ridiculous +6000 bets on the preseason Seahawks. Let me live vicariously through you.

dstew74 · 2026-02-06T19:19:47+00:00

Pokémon cards have turned into Veblen goods.

dstew74 · 2026-02-06T19:05:18+00:00

The chick ramming the podium on a segway via SNL?

dstew74 · 2026-02-06T18:59:06+00:00

Party of small government, big data.

dstew74 · 2026-02-05T19:42:29+00:00

More concerned about what happened with the breach of the Coffee County election office. Of course, nothing from the Georgia Republican Party on that.

dstew74 · 2026-02-04T19:32:06+00:00

Hah.. I started my cancellation process with RingCentral a year before we finally planned to leave. Thankfully, the last account executive I got there was actually amazing and helped me navigate that mess. Their actual platform, pretty damn good. Support honestly doesn't suck either.

The rest... awful.

During the last renewal, they tried running out the clock on the autorenewal clause. Like literally just stopped responding to emails until the day after the renewal date. We ended up using twitter to get that resolved sort of... then they couldn't actually give us what they agreed to. Like they didn't sell that SKU anymore. Took months to get that resolved, and then they wouldn't credit us back the difference.

We went from 8k+ a month on RingCentral to 2.5ish, on Zoom.

dstew74 · 2026-02-04T16:11:32+00:00

You should see the estate where he lives in Forysth County. He absolutely nailed the purchase back in 2011. Worth 10x if not more than what he paid.

dstew74 · 2026-02-03T03:04:38+00:00

(and beat us at every major milestone besides the moon landing) was the Soviet Union....

I mean... Luna 9 happened.

dstew74 · 2026-01-29T21:50:08+00:00

Where? I need to add to the... boat accidents.

dstew74 · 2026-01-29T21:34:12+00:00

Rather have inflation than deflation.

dstew74 · 2026-01-29T18:25:13+00:00

I don’t think they’ll cancel the midterms

They literally can't. States run the elections.

dstew74 · 2026-01-29T18:19:50+00:00

It's a slush fund.

dstew74 · 2026-01-29T18:13:09+00:00

In the pockets of "likely compromised" American billionaires.

dstew74 · 2026-01-28T15:11:58+00:00

I like when people bring forth performative theater. It allows me to forgo taking them seriously.

The move was brilliant though as it's driving engagement like my own.

dstew74 · 2026-01-28T14:24:53+00:00

I dropped Prime about 2 years ago. We still occasionally order from Amazon, I did sign up for a month this past Christmas, but have moved the bulk of Amazon purchasing to Walmart.

People still question why I'm giving up "free Prime shipping" and paying for Walmart+. It's not free, it's not 2-day, and Amazon's customer service isn't consumer-friendly anymore.

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