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    • What Are You Doing Right Now
      Water Closet • time waster • • scottalanmiller  

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      @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now: State Holiday; home with the kids. Finished a 15hr print: AA/AAA battery holder. Built a frame for a mold, about finish now... will be used in leather work (not by me). Gotta research some Cad option as I don’t want to limit myself to TinkerCad. But I’ve had okay results so far, even for the third project and maybe two hours of work... Doesn’t seem to bad for a ‘no marketable skills,’ ‘obtuse,’ ‘did you google that’ person- Here's a laundry list of software from a 3DP website. The names I know off hand here are Blender and LibreCAD Thanks, I know of both, and will look at the list - Never used Blender but have tinkered with LibreCad. And likely will go that way. @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now: @gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now: State Holiday; home with the kids. Finished a 15hr print: AA/AAA battery holder. Built a frame for a mold, about finish now... will be used in leather work (not by me). Gotta research some Cad option as I don’t want to limit myself to TinkerCad. But I’ve had okay results so far, even for the third project and maybe two hours of work... Doesn’t seem to bad for a ‘no marketable skills,’ ‘obtuse,’ ‘did you google that’ person- TinkerCAD is really good for making 3d prints with, even for more complex models. If you do need to move up to something like PRO-E or Solidworks, it's gonna get really expensive. I've never gotten the hang of using Blender properly, many have had success with it, so definently check that out as well. Oh no,.. LOL.. I'll never get to the level where I need to look at AutoCad or Solidworks. This is a hobby - not a job. Stick with TinkerCAD and use thingiverse models to get something close to what you want. IE: Echo Dot mount combined with a power adapter sleve came in really handy for me.
    • Random Thread - Anything Goes
      Water Closet • time waster cat pics • • scottalanmiller  

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      @nadnerB it needs an upgrade so it can do sudo apt
    • Non-IT News Thread
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      Covid vaccine: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure' The world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states. He said over 39 million vaccine doses had been given in 49 richer states - but one poor nation had only 25 doses. Meanwhile, both the WHO and China were criticised for their Covid response. An independent panel commissioned by the WHO said the UN public health body should have declared an international emergency earlier, and also rapped China for not taking public health measures sooner.
    • Miscellaneous Tech News
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      Github apologises for firing Jewish employee who warned about 'Nazis' Software giant Github has apologised for firing a Jewish employee who warned co-workers to be careful about Nazis. The employee was fired two days after using the word to describe participants in the US Capitol riots. But Github now says that decision was a mistake, and its head of HR has resigned over the scandal. The company says it has offered the fired employee his job back, and clarified that "employees are free to express concerns about Nazis". Microsoft-owned Github is one of the most popular software development tools in the world, with more than 50 million users. News of the internal row was first reported by Business Insider. People associated with a range of extreme and far-right groups and supporters of fringe online conspiracy theories stormed Congress. As it happened, the Jewish employee posted to an internal Github Slack channel: "Stay safe homies, Nazis are about."
    • What Are You Watching Now
      Water Closet • time waster • • scottalanmiller  

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      Starting watching the world's most treacherous roads. And Episode 2 is right up the street from one of our offices. And then episode 3 is nearby to another office! What are we thinking!?!?
    • Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play
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      My kids got and completed the VR game "Down the Rabbit Hole" yesterday.
    • If you are new drop in say hello and introduce yourself please!
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      Welcome @Leangheng
    • What did you have for lunch or dinner today?
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      Carl's Jr. at the Love's in South Dallas. Apparently I'm there a lot, they knew me as I walked in the door!
    • Weekend Plans
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      CabinCon III D&D weekend in a cabin. 3rd annual.
    • I can't even
      Water Closet • wtf i cant even that is not how that works • • JaredBusch  

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      @Grey said in I can't even: @scottalanmiller said in I can't even: Nope, she was able to glue it back in. Eyelash glue? What else?
    • I’d rather be....
      Water Closet • • scottalanmiller  

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      El Salvador down to $34, but getting scarier to travel.
    • What are you listening to? What would you recommend?
      Water Closet • music recommendations favorites listening to • • thanksajdotcom  

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      Required listening for all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnM0G7jcXLk
    • What Are You Drinking
      Water Closet • • mlnews  

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    • Burned by Eschewing Best Practices
      IT Discussion • best practices • • scottalanmiller  

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      @dustinb3403 Sure, let me just get some rainbow unicorn farts sent their way and everything will be good.....
    • FCC Net Neutrality Insanity Continues
      News • ars technica fcc net neutrality • • mlnews  

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      FCC “consumer advisory” panel includes ALEC, big foe of municipal broadband A committee that advises the Federal Communications Commission on consumer-related matters now includes a representative of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which lobbies against municipal broadband, net neutrality, and other consumer protection measures.
    • Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect
      IT Discussion • screenconnect meshcentral meshcentral 2 remote access connectwise connectwise control • • scottalanmiller  

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      @Romo That is correct, the red "Agent Tag" is a "meshagent.tag" text file that is in the same folder that the "meshagent.exe". It can contain up to 1k of data sent to the server on each agent start. It's there so if you have some sort of automatic installation of the agent, you can put a serial number of something in that file and it gets sent up to the server. It pre-dates the other blue tagging that is server side only. All this to say, the two tagging systems are completely separate. I can add you a "atag:<agenttag>" filter if you like? Let me know what you need.
    • DuoLingo Challenge
      Water Closet • duolingo • • scottalanmiller  

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      @Obsolesce said in DuoLingo Challenge: @MrWright4hire said in DuoLingo Challenge: @scottalanmiller said in DuoLingo Challenge: Scott are you really trying to learn all those languages? If so, where do you find the time? I'm so PROUD of you man!! It comes out to about 25 minutes every day. Perhaps doable 15 minutes twice a day. For me it's not so much about the time as it is about using that time for something else instead. That's why I can't maintain a streak, other things to do instead when I do have the time. I do about 8 minutes of Drop Spanish per day too. Every day. Streak is well over 300 days.
    • BRRABill's Field Report With XenServer
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      @BRRABill it's been a full year since hte last follow up on this thread. How about an update after another year of use?
    • What does your desk look like?
      Water Closet • time waster • • BMarie  

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      IDASEN Desk sit/stand https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/idasen-desk-sit-stand-black-dark-gray-s79280998/ Dell Ultrasharp U2719DX 27-Inch WQHD 2560x1440 Resolution IPS Monitor with Infinity Edge Bezels, Black https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2719DX-2560x1440-Resolution/dp/B07KGR784M Logitech K845 Mechanical Illuminated https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/k845-mechanical-illuminated Logitech M500s Advanced Cored Mouse https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/corded-mouse-m500s
    • Happy Birthday Thread
      Water Closet • birthday • • scottalanmiller  

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      Happy birthday! Hope you like your cake!
    • Home business ideas for transition out of 9-5?
      IT Business • • guyinpv  

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      @Spiral said in Home business ideas for transition out of 9-5?: I would say at any age, depending on one's facts and circumstances, you presumably could make the switch. Currently, during this economic environment, there are many opportunities for entrepreneurial pursuits. Because of the inherent risk of starting a business and complicated by current uncertainty, the SBA has many loan programs in the 7a series, which, if applied for before September 27, 2020 qualify for 6 months of tax free principle and interest paid by the SBA. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/sba-debt-relief For example, if you took out a $500k 7a working capital loan, the SBA would basically give you a $33k tax free gift. Along with the SBA programs, there are also many other grant programs for small businesses out there. Good info. Can be an excellent time to attempt starting a new business, for sure.
    • Would You Hire Someone in IT Who Does Not Have a Home Lab
      IT Careers • • scottalanmiller  

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      IT is always the last to know.
    • Xen Orchestra on Ubuntu 15.10 - Complete installation instructions
      IT Discussion • linux ubuntu open source xenserver how to xen xen orchestra debian ubuntu 15.10 • • DustinB3403  

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      Well... plug-in downloaded source, compiled, installed and activated. In "Setting/Plugins" I can see now the "backup-reports" and "transport-email" plugins. I made some simple test with "Backup Jobs" and all seems ok. Thanks guys.
    • Domain Controller Down (VM)
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      @Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM): perhaps the discussion of HA should always be left at the door unless the OP specifically says something to the effect of - this was supposed to be an HA solution, why is it not - Perhaps. Often someone says something that leads us to believe that there might have been a reason for HA. But this is a case where just nothing suggests it. Not even the lack of panic or concern once things were down. They really seemed to have no care that things were down - which is fine, their design suggests that. In this case, with @wirestyle22 not having been there, he too would have to decide how the system should be viewed. But he needs the information to take back to management "Oh, you thought that this would be HA? THat's odd as it is designed exactly the opposite of that in every way and all of the policies and procedures go against that as well. How were you expecting HA without HA processes, staffing, technology, design or setup? What led you to believe something so contrary would achieve HA?"
    • Fitness and Weightloss
      Water Closet • fitness weight diet weightloss • • JaredBusch  

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      @Obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss: @LilAng said in Fitness and Weightloss: @scottalanmiller said in Fitness and Weightloss: not gonna lie, when i saw this chart, i literally drove to kk and ate an entire dozen. but only drink water now. water is great. Or even better, no soda, no donuts. But since we are not robots, I'd settle for diet soda and only a couple donuts if needed. Coffee + Donuts!
    • What Are You Currently Reading Outside of Tech
      Water Closet • reading • • scottalanmiller  

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      So as we pack to move I am very carefully unloading books that I don't feel that we should store, ship, and unpack in a foreign country. But it's hard, I own SO many books still, even after going through this process many times, and there are many that are like unread or I want to read with my kids. But HB had a deal on RA Salvatore books this week, so I bought like 20 RAS Drizzt titles and then was happy to put all of those physical books into donation boxes. That freed up a lot of moving box space!
    • Backup File Server to DAS
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      @StuartJordan said in Backup File Server to DAS: Wow what a thread, took me a while to read through it We don't fool around around here!
    • Why Do People Still Text
      IT Discussion • email best practices sms texting send • • scottalanmiller  

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      @Dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text: @Obsolesce said in Why Do People Still Text: @scottalanmiller said in Why Do People Still Text: City texts at 5:30 that there is a tornado emergency and you should shelter in place till 6:45. Message arrives at 6:32. Real useful warning system. We'll it's not like the city has everyone's email address, and if they did, not like everyone would see or be alerted of the email. The best way is via a phone feature all phones have that can alarm and alert, outside of sms. SMS signals are more likely to be assured than a phone call I'm guessing. As far as I know, the cell company keeps trying for at least a while to get SMS messages through until an unknown timer expires or the mobile confirms receipt. I never mentioned phone calls...
    • Web Application VS Windows Application
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      @jmoore said in Web Application VS Windows Application: @scottalanmiller Certainly could be. He has over 1,200 posts, one of our top posters over the years.
    • NSFW: Failarmy Week
      Water Closet • youtube time waster cat pics failarmy • • scottalanmiller  

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