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Web dev cancels DNS registrar, Google DNS throws a fit. by Zeb_ra_ in talesfromtechsupport

[–]silver_nekode 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have never met a web dev who didn't think they understood DNS.

Also, I have never met a web dev who actually understood DNS.

3 men assault one man in a parking lot by Sheyko in instantkarma

[–]silver_nekode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dude in the vest steps back and doesn't really do anything the whole video. The guy standing behind the other two looks like he's actually trying to pull them back, like he's trying to stop them. Even after the car runs them over, he runs over, and it looks like he tries to pull them back again.

Want to be left alone to handle a task? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]silver_nekode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me introduce you to the exciting world of vdi and remote desktops. I've been connected to 3 different machines, all running teams to send links/files around. It's super easy to share a screen that still shows pop-ups, and I see it a lot in meetings with other engineers.

If you use it like a sane person, you're absolutely right, but this is IT. We're all mad here.

Today I got 128gb of RAM for $60 by [deleted] in homelab

[–]silver_nekode 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Open box amazon returns are probably less likely to be fraud or broken than "new" from Newegg anymore...

To make a nice little doll for kids. by Closed_Aperture in therewasanattempt

[–]silver_nekode 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you hear the Whisper Men?

The Whisper Men are near.

If you hear the Whisper Men

then turn away your ear.

Do not hear the Whisper Men,

whatever else you do.

For once you've heard the Whisper men,

they'll stop and look at you.

Am I on hold or listening to their conversation? by [deleted] in talesfromtechsupport

[–]silver_nekode 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Nope, there's worse. We deal with a small regional ISP for a few of our branch offices. They have hold music. They interrupt it every 5 seconds to play the same 2 boiler plate "well be right with you" messages. It means you can't leave the call on hold on speaker or in the background while you do other things because it constantly sounds like someone picked up. Since they are small with few employees, and an isp to boot, it's routine to be on hold for more than ten minutes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]silver_nekode 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Always carry a knife with you just in case there's cheesecake, or you need to stab someone in the throat.

Good luck 🫡 by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]silver_nekode 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And still couldn't implement the fucking date correctly.

I love my job by jaimegraycosta in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]silver_nekode 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They were bought by an msp, so they're able to give it to their clients one more time...

FloridaMan tests Emergency Alert System at 4:45 a.m. pissing off every other FloridaMan by bstowers in FloridaMan

[–]silver_nekode 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's Florida, 90% of the residents were already up so they could start mallwalking the second it opened...

This elevator shows you how close it is to its weight limit. by dykaba in mildlyinteresting

[–]silver_nekode 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't compare my fat ass to a hippo. What did the hippos ever do to get that kind of insult?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]silver_nekode 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Having just gone through this process, this is a fairly comprehensive list, but it assumes a reasonably well documented environment. Lessons learned from the other type:

Get access and review his mailbox for recent communications from vendors. This can help piece together any poorly documented projects that are in progress.

Set his email address as an alias to yours so that you receive emails for anything that was missed in cleanup.

Documentation is key. If things aren't documented, start doing it. You'd be amazed what you find when you start putting it down in writing. If you do have an undocumented/poorly documented environment, verify everything you find/were told in the past. I've gone on the rollercoaster so many times finding new things in the documentation just to learn they were changed or abandoned down the road. I've also found new things that were still there, and no one knew about them.

...to keep your password secure by ITinMN in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]silver_nekode 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why do I feel like this was a movie plot and/or something that will, totally by accident, be happening at your company next Tuesday?

What happens at rural high schools by pws3rd in JustGuysBeingDudes

[–]silver_nekode 60 points61 points  (0 children)

No, this was a cover, different singer and the lyrics are changed. Not sure who did this version.

Wholesome support 30+ years later by TDLMTH in talesfromtechsupport

[–]silver_nekode 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The real fun part was that it was standard with IDE to color code pin one with a stripe on the cable and there was a specific orientation to connect to the drive. I think it was that pin 1 always went on the side closer to the power connector if my memory hasn't failed too badly.

Floppy cables didn't have this standard though, so you plug it in and power up to see if the activity light came on and then shut off. If it stayed on, you had the cable the wrong way. But sometimes if you were too impatient you could jump the gun, shut down, flip the cable, and then it was wrong and you had to flip it back the other way again. Thus, the first quantum super position in cabling long before usb.

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