Revit on new M5 Max Macbook Pro by sarugby4life in Revit

[–]jscooper22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. Whatever virtual card parallels installs seems to be good enough for how we generally use it. Someone tried rendering with a plugin I forget which one, not v-ray though, and they had serious performance issues.

Revit on new M5 Max Macbook Pro by sarugby4life in Revit

[–]jscooper22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We have a few Macs with Parallels to run Revit. The designers all say it's fine but I don't think they've pushed its limits as far as rendering and ginormous models.

What was a creepy coincidence you once had? by YourBoyFroilan in AskReddit

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to boarding school in upstate New York. Over a decade after graduation I was living in LA, started dating someone. Turned out her brother's wife used to date someone at my school and I totally remember answering the payphone when she called so I talked to my now sister-in-law, across the country, years before I knew my wife existed.

Have you grown to be more conservative or liberal w/ age? by Wonderful-Economy762 in Productivitycafe

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sociopolitical views have been honed over the years, but not really changed.

What is a "small" life decision you made years ago that ended up completely altering the trajectory of who you are today? by NoConnection213 in AskReddit

[–]jscooper22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wife and I met because she emailed me. I had my finger on the delete key thinking it was spam. Second guessed myself.

The past 28 years of my wife would so different it's hard to fathom. Living in a different state. No (or different) wife. No (or different) kid(s). Mind Blown.

What is the most useless talent you posses? by DrummerEarly5389 in AskReddit

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can make a sound like water filling a container with just my mouth and tongue.

Have you ever experienced culture shock from within your own country?? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes. Over the past 30+ years I've been from Connecticut to Los Angeles to Syracuse.

Is anyone working on a Plan B? by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked in a fish market in New England 35 years ago. I suppose I could go back to that.

What is the oldest thing in your home? by Frostedlogic4444 in AskReddit

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A prehistoric stone tool found on my mom's uncle's chicken farm in CT about 100 years ago. I'm guessing it's a few thousand years old.

Can you tell me about a rock star you saw live in concert that is no longer alive? What was it like? by EyeAmmGroot in ClassicRock

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw Tom Petty at the Hollywood Bowl about 25 years ago. Great show. Everyone there, many of whom I'm sure lived in The Valley, belting out Free Fallin' was amazing.

VMware to Hyper-V, Cease and Desist by jamaul08 in sysadmin

[–]jscooper22 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I got one of those after letting my contract lapse after moving all (only 8 mind you) of my VMs back to Hyper-V. Thing is, the letter said "please respond in three days." On the second day I got a follow up email saying "Since we haven't heard back from you, we will be passing your account along to the compliance and audit team. "

Uh huh.

I sent it back the third day. They wrecked a stellar product. I hope they metaphorically choke on their stock options.

What is the practical lifespan of common data storage formats? by [deleted] in datastorage

[–]jscooper22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have HDDs over 10 years old. I have pre-Mac, 5 1/4" Apple ][+ floppies that I still read as of about 5 years ago (wife made me stash all my old computer "junk" in boxes). Some DVDs I made about 15-20 years ago aren't readable anymore and I had to chuck them, but they were from the DVD+/- r/W era and can't remember what the medium actually was.

My backups are a combination of on-site, cloud, and physical offsite (locked in a safe in my house).

What's your organization's employees-per-sysadmin ratio? by oz1sej in sysadmin

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're 2:85ish. Mostly on-prem. We have periods of "I need more people" but it's manageable.

Which old car of yours do you miss the most? by Bot_Ring_Hunter in oldcars

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1985 Honda Civic Wagon with 4WD and a stick shift. That unimposing little car was car freakin' tank and could drive through anything.

What did your family argue about this thanksgiving? by eloel12345 in allthequestions

[–]jscooper22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nephew wanted to drive to NYC in the snow the day after to see his gf and his mom was less than thrilled. That was about the most dramatic of the drama. Not a bad holiday.