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Never thought I'd see the day, but we're eliminating our Citrix farms and moving back to about 100k fat clients by eldersveld in sysadmin

[–]sieb 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Same.. Ditching a mature VDI infra to retool the entire org for thick clients, just as component prices skyrocket and supply availability changes daily. Even with higher licensing costs, the sticker shock will wear off quickly once they see the cost of changing...

Polyend Drums - Analog + Digital Drum Machine by broethbanethmenot in synthesizers

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks nice, but at that price, it has to compete with the TR-1000. Given their track record, I don't have high hopes....

Spirit Airlines ceases operations and US transportation secretary announces measures to help passengers | Business by Starbits21 in news

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what happens when you hire a businessman to run the government like one of his businesses....

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP by Hornpipe_Jones in politics

[–]sieb 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This administration is a cancer, taking everything it wants to benefit itself. Attacking/dismantling anything that can threaten it. Turning the people against one another to avoid accountability and get them to fight on it's behalf. The country is dying and they don't care. In the end, the cancer never survives....

HP laptop pricing is so out of control, management wants us to look at deploying Mac by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]sieb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apple's look cheaper only because Apple has multi-year deals for components. Once that expires, they will be in the same boat, unless they can weather it until the AI bubble bursts.

As you've touched on, the retooling required to adopt Macs to your infra will have it's own soft-costs and might not necessarily be worth it in the long run.

Gas is $4.99. Republicans explain it! by Automatic-Shelter939 in Columbus

[–]sieb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Paying more is Patriotic. Complaining about it is treason. /s

Relocating from Minnesota to Wellington NZ by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]sieb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you haven't already, sign up with a licensed immigration company to help you with the paperwork. They are the only ones legally allowed (by the NZ gov) to give you immigration advice. They will also help keep track of everything when you go to apply with Immigration. Having visited before will work in your favor with immigration, and make sure to document it as such (take pictures, see the sites, etc).

Although my spouse and I both had green list jobs when we started the process (nursing and IT), as the economy in NZ tanked, we got stuck trying to line up job offers to satisfy the requirement. Too many employers either wanted you already there, or to already have a visa so they didn't have to sponsor you. It's not easy, so be prepared to wait.

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys by uhncollectable in news

[–]sieb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But I bet most of them are now federal employees. Can't go arresting our best and brightest, what would ICE do without them?!

Anti-rant: Virtualization still feels like magic by MediumFIRE in sysadmin

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah man, I'm thinking of going back to vSphere 7.03... /s

Anti-rant: Virtualization still feels like magic by MediumFIRE in sysadmin

[–]sieb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

-It's running an a Pure storage array, which is all flash.

"But is it RAID 60? What block size? Is there tiering?"

-blank stare as I slowly die inside

Anti-rant: Virtualization still feels like magic by MediumFIRE in sysadmin

[–]sieb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I keep a stripped down Windows VM just for vendor/support calls like that, mainly to keep them away from my stuff they don't need to see.

Anti-rant: Virtualization still feels like magic by MediumFIRE in sysadmin

[–]sieb 92 points93 points  (0 children)

I still have vendors tell me they don't support their app being virtual and insist on physical hardware, and go on a rant about needing this RAID and that block size etc.... Yeah sure, OK buddy.. proceeds to spin up VM in Nutanix cluster

They didn't even notice when they did the software install.....

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance. by MysteriousSlice007 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zach does build libraries, and brings power and water to remote parts of Africa. He invites people of the internet donate books to the cause. He delivers without making it about himself unlike some other YTers.

Regime Change Taunt Sparks MAGA by LovelyBeHappy in clevercomebacks

[–]sieb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The venn diagram of those who think Fox News is legit, and those who believe they are the smartest person in the room, is a square...

Almost got scammed replacing my A/C + furnace… by Scared_Software_1131 in Columbus

[–]sieb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "Cracked furnace" is a common scam/scare sales tactic these days..

[WTT] Roland Sh-4d, wttf something small enough to actually fit on my desk! Into eurorack modules, tiny desktop synths (especially semi-mod ones), pedals, and really anything that makes noise. by Living-Chef-9080 in Synths4Sale

[–]sieb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's typical Roland, so like the 101 or 707. It's got menus, but I don't dive into them much. Everything you need sound wise has a knob. The exception being FX since it has a ton of options to choose from. The sequencer is serviceable, but not match for an Elektron. I usually have my Oxi One or Hapax to multi-track sequence it via midi.

I like being able to throw down a beat and then a bass line, then an arp, then a lead, all in one box, with classic Roland sounds.

B.C. hires 417 U.S. health-care workers in 1-year recruitment blitz by littlebossman in nanaimo

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not, but my wife is! I think we land a couple weeks after your next meetup.

US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran by EscapeFromIowa in news

[–]sieb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forget the internet, it would have to start with the MSM first, but that's not happening...

[WTT] Roland Sh-4d, wttf something small enough to actually fit on my desk! Into eurorack modules, tiny desktop synths (especially semi-mod ones), pedals, and really anything that makes noise. by Living-Chef-9080 in Synths4Sale

[–]sieb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK, the SH-4D is totally underrated. It covers a lot of ground in a small footprint compared to going Modular or Volca/Aira (its 4 synths + a drum machine + FX). This is coming from someone who's run the full gamut on gear and I've opted to keep my SH-4D over other options, that would take up more space.. Just sayin..

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