Posts by theloop

ICANN proposes creating .INTERNAL domain to do the same job as 192.168.x.x

You're my TLD now!

What is your greatest weakness? The definitive list of the many kinds of interviewer you will meet in Hell

Re: I've had some horrible interviews

I had one at an MSP with a total helmet lead tech who would have been my boss.

He acted like he was the be-all and end-all of IT knowledge and his opinion was the only right one.

He would ask me a question and after I gave my answer, he would ask "what's another way of doing it?" when it was totally irrelevant. eg using powershell or a a snap-in

Asked me about what I'd been working on recently and then proceeded to tell me it wasn't possible to do what I had described (active/active san controllers) and insisted it must not be working correctly.

The role was about 50/50 on the road and included a company car or allowance, so I asked about the travel and said "I like driving so that won't be a problem", he then looked at me funny, dismissed by question and said "No one likes driving".

Finished the interview and the recruiter phoned to say I didn't get it. I told him that's fine as I would never work for that guy and what I honestly thought of him. The recruiter laughed and said "yeah you're not the first candidate to say that"

Russia spoofed AIS data to fake British warship's course days before Crimea guns showdown

Isn't this the plot of Tomorrow Never Dies?

"Hacked GPS encoder" or something like that

IT for service providers biz Kaseya defers decision about SaaS restoration following supply chain attack

I used Kaseya VSA for a big rail station and shopping mall digital signage project... I wonder if JC Decaux has removed it by now

The Audacity: Audio tool finds new and exciting ways to annoy contributors with a Contributor License Agreement

I can't believe the audacity of the new owners

ber-dum pshhh

'Biggest data grab' in NHS history stuffs GP records in a central store for 'research' – and the time to opt out is now

Re: PDF ?

If you open in Acrobat Reader DC you can use the fill and sign function to complete it.

No print or scan required.

Pentagon confirms footage of three strange craft taken by the Navy are UFOs (no, that doesn't mean they're aliens)

Re: Clearly a flock of seagulls

singing a Space Age Love Song

PSA: If you're still giving users admin rights, maybe try not doing that. Would've helped dampen 100+ Microsoft vulns last year – report

When I was at 3M in the early 2000's every user was a local admin so Lotus Notes would run. Spent half my time on 1st and 2nd line uninstalling crap that users, their kids, or "helpful" family members had installed

Oh, no one knows what goes on behind locked doors... so don't leave your UPS in there

I discovered recently one of our sites has a 17 year old UPS locked in the plant room in the basement connected in line with the 2nd floor datacenter circuit. I don't think it had ever been serviced or had the batteries replaced as it completely failed when the power died and had to be bypassed to get the site back online.

Should really get round to ordering a replacement.