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anthonypants posted:The Simpsons is doing live-action remakes of their old episodes now? That's actually kind of impressive. Isn't that from one of the Austin Powers movies? 
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AlternateAccount posted:Actual human guards? Plural? Armed?! Where do you work!? Haha yes humans! They are not armed It just so happens the server room is located near a part of the establishment where there are guards that you have to go past to get in there! They are not employed to guard the server room per se - however in terms of my risk mitigation arguments I am obviously keen to remind management that there are guards patrolling near my server room door during the day!
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nimper posted:Isn't that from one of the Austin Powers movies? You Only Live Twice. 
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TWBalls posted:Yeah... I've just had to work on 2 lovely low-end laptops with 5400 RPM HDD's. I spend the weekend at my mother's house and had to do some work on her PC. Jesus wept over that shitshow. It's a Core 2 PC (not even a Core2Duo) with 3GB ram, windows XP and a 5400rpm HD from Dell. She had mentioned in passing that it ran "kind of slow" but I've never experienced anything like this. IE/Firefox/Chrome rolled over and died on a few sites, Windows Explorer took dozens of seconds to load, etc. The poor computer was trying to run Carbonite in real time backup mode, so the hard drive was always chugging over something and it was goddamn agony. I suggested that maybe it was time for a new PC but my mother "really like(s) the way this one looks" (i.e. white SFF business desktop) so I dropped the issue. anthonypants posted:The Simpsons is doing live-action remakes of their old episodes now? That's actually kind of impressive. nimper posted:Isn't that from one of the Austin Powers movies? Please, please tell me the two of you were joking...
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Jun 5, 2014 01:03
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Why don't modern laptops just use regular standard power cords like my old Toshiba Satellite Pro, instead of proprietary shitbricks that you always leave somewhere?
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ratbert90 posted:Interns are supposed to do non-critical business functions. Let's play a game on how many of these federal laws are probably being broken. Probably none, because those are the guidelines for unpaid internships. I'm assuming that QED's interns are paid; come to think of it I don't know that I've ever seen a posting for an unpaid IT internship. Jerry Cotton posted:Why don't modern laptops just use regular standard power cords like my old Toshiba Satellite Pro, instead of proprietary shitbricks that you always leave somewhere? Probably because weight is a selling point.
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Jun 5, 2014 01:08
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Jerry Cotton posted:Why don't modern laptops just use regular standard power cords like my old Toshiba Satellite Pro, instead of proprietary shitbricks that you always leave somewhere? Making the transformer external cuts laptop weight, but of course you bring the drat thing with you anyway.
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Jun 5, 2014 01:11
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Dick Trauma posted:Making the transformer external cuts laptop weight, but of course you bring the drat thing with you anyway. I'm big and strong like a... normal person, but also forgetful. It's because of cream-rear end hell idiots who care about computer looks that I have to endure this misery.
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Jun 5, 2014 01:14
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Jerry Cotton posted:Why don't modern laptops just use regular standard power cords like my old Toshiba Satellite Pro, instead of proprietary shitbricks that you always leave somewhere? Because that thick-rear end shitbrick has to go somewhere so if you build it in you end up with a much thicker and heavier laptop (and probably heat issues too)
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dissss posted:Because that thick-rear end shitbrick has to go somewhere so if you build it in you end up with a much thicker and heavier laptop (and probably heat issues too) OK I'll give you the heat issues because heat is either hot or noisy (if you use hell of fans).
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Che Delilas posted:Probably none, because those are the guidelines for unpaid internships. I'm assuming that QED's interns are paid; come to think of it I don't know that I've ever seen a posting for an unpaid IT internship. These aren't IT interns, they're engineering interns. The thing these motherfuckers don't seem to get is that I'm one of three technical staff for the whole company in the middle of bringing a production facility online in addition to the support offices, in addition to normal duties. They have all the basic tools to get by, yet need to pester me incessantly for stupid bullshit Also mechanical and medical engineers are the biggest goddamn bunch of babies. They whine about monitors that we assigned to other people, they whine about not having the latest and greatest software... which they'll never actually use because it's "different", and absolutely positively need to have 2000+ dollar laptops of which they never use the full specifications of.
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Agrikk posted:I spend the weekend at my mother's house and had to do some work on her PC. Jesus wept over that shitshow. It's a Core 2 PC (not even a Core2Duo) with 3GB ram, windows XP and a 5400rpm HD from Dell. She had mentioned in passing that it ran "kind of slow" but I've never experienced anything like this. IE/Firefox/Chrome rolled over and died on a few sites, Windows Explorer took dozens of seconds to load, etc. If it has SATA (I bet it has SATA) get her an SSD. The MX100s look pretty loving sweet.
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QuiteEasilyDone posted:These aren't IT interns, they're engineering interns. The thing these motherfuckers don't seem to get is that I'm one of three technical staff for the whole company in the middle of bringing a production facility online in addition to the support offices, in addition to normal duties. They have all the basic tools to get by, yet need to pester me incessantly for stupid bullshit Have you told them that? They won't pick it up by osmosis, you know, no matter how much you hate them through the wall. They're new to the company and trying to make a good impression and they can't because they can't work at maximum performance because you've given them the basic tools and nothing else, and they see it as your fault. They're worried that their supervisor will notice and be unhappy with them. Interns with unhappy supervisors lose the positions they spend 12 months fighting their peers for. Why don't you give them a date that it'll be done by in a formal email that's within the next two weeks. That way when their supervisor asks them why x isn't done they have something other then lame excuses to give, that might make them a bit less stressed and thus a bit less likely to ask you about your progress in the bathroom. Also, no talking in the mens room. Ever. Just in case it wasn't clear to anyone 
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One of our clients has a remote office in Iowa and the interns are the best. The woman that runs the office is unbearable, puts in tickets that require us to remote in to fix issues but refuses to give us time on the machine to do the work, then responds to follow up requests for scheduling with "it's still not working". The interns catch on that this isn't how you treat IT and if they talk to us like humans they will get quick results. They're going to go much further with their future jobs with this attitude.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Why don't modern laptops just use regular standard power cords like my old Toshiba Satellite Pro, instead of proprietary shitbricks that you always leave somewhere? If the PSU blows, just replace the PSU instead of the whole laptop.
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luminalflux posted:If the PSU blows, just replace the PSU instead of the whole laptop. That's what I've been trying to say, those external PSUs blow. 
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Jerry Cotton posted:That's what I've been trying to say, those external PSUs blow. I have seen those little bastards melt into tiny piles of hateful plastic. I would not want one inside my laptop.
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Sir_Substance posted:I have seen those little bastards melt into tiny piles of hateful plastic. I would not want one inside my laptop. I've never had or heard of a laptop PSU failing (apart from connectors and cables), it's always either the battery or the HDD (they don't really build them to last it seems). I've witnessed plenty of tabletop PC PSUs failing though and it's always such a fun show with smoke and bangs. But my Toshiba is still alright after... 19 years or so so obviously internal laptop PSUs cannot fail for anybody
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They don't fail all that often, to be fair, and it's usually the cheap no name brand replacement ones that people buy for the same price as real ones for some inexplicable reason. But when they go, you can end up having to replace the carpet.
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Sir_Substance posted:They don't fail all that often, to be fair, and it's usually the cheap no name brand replacement ones that people buy for the same price as real ones for some inexplicable reason. But when they go, you can end up having to replace the carpet. Or ones from Apple (and it isn't just the cables either, the brinks themselves are fairly failure prone)
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Jerry Cotton posted:I've never had or heard of a laptop PSU failing (apart from connectors and cables), it's always either the battery or the HDD (they don't really build them to last it seems). I've witnessed plenty of tabletop PC PSUs failing though and it's always such a fun show with smoke and bangs. It's funner and at the same time down right scary hearing a whole room of PSUs pop due to one smartass student flipping the 110/240VAC slider on the back of them before a class.
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Laptop PSU chat: gently caress you HP. gently caress you for having two differently rated PSUs that have the same connector and look identical except for a miniscule difference in size and a 5 point text stating the power, where the lower rated one won't power up half of your models.
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Sir_Substance posted:
Meh. I'm not going to ask some dude in a stall about a project status but a little sink-side convo never killed anyone
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Roargasm posted:Meh. I'm not going to ask some dude in a stall about a project status but a little sink-side convo never killed anyone You can talk to me at the sink post-piss, but you'd better start off my complimenting my penis first.
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Roargasm posted:Meh. I'm not going to ask some dude in a stall about a project status but a little sink-side convo never killed anyone My boss's boss likes to pick the urinal next to mine. He always starts a conversation there. It's pretty awkward for me, but it's somehow bearable because I know I shouldn't act uncomfortable during the only time I really interact with the guy.
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Things to always consider when you go to visit a customer: 1. Be on time 2. Be courteous 3. Look clean and presentable 4. Ensure you have made all the necessary arrangements, i.e. Need specific customer resources and facilities? State so up front. I had cause to have to excuse two co-workers for tardiness. Of those two: One was 15 minutes late and offered no apology. The other was late because he found it necessary to stop outside the customer's premises and direct some laborers. I wish I were joking, but I watched this clown shoe, stop and start gesticulating to some random strangers packing stuff on a trolley. This only made him 5 more minutes late than he already was. Of the two people I had to excuse, one has been wearing the same cat haired polar fleece that is stinking more and more of cat piss every day, for 4 days now. This was his choice of attire for meeting with customer senior leadership. Of the two people I had to excuse; 1 rolled his eyes, turned his head and sighed when told he couldn't have access to meeting facilities and a projector because he didn't request them. This started a lecture telling the customer to make better arrangements in future. In short, a customer team member was told, "Execute my will better next time. I shouldn't have to tell you anything." This same person, pulls the same sigh and eye roll when he is politely informed that a senior customer leader is otherwise occupied. This start a cross examination, "Where is he? Does he not think this is important? What time will he be free?" Now, for 10 points, who got into trouble this morning for not turning a request around within 24 minutes.
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Roargasm posted:Meh. I'm not going to ask some dude in a stall about a project status but a little sink-side convo never killed anyone No.  God drat, you are part of the problem. The male public bathroom is for peeing, making GBS threads, minor acts of hygiene and nothing else. Walk in, decompress, wash your hands and leave. Cause minimum interference to others while you are there, so that everyone may poop at maximum efficiency, ensuring minimum queuing and maximum stall/sink options for new occupants at all times. If you want to talk to someone, it can wait until you are outside 
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If someone tries talking to me in the loo, I give a non-committal grunt and say "i'll talk outside". Wait until you're outside, I am not talking to you while holding my dick.
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Indeed. The only acceptable conversation is when I give my buddy fair warning that the air is about to become toxic (which he appreciates). gently caress. I won't even talk to my wife through a bathroom door.
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Jerry Cotton posted:I'm big and strong like a... normal person, but also forgetful. It's because of cream-rear end hell idiots who care about computer looks that I have to endure this misery. what is a "cream-rear end hell idiot" specifically?
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AlternateAccount posted:what is a "cream-rear end hell idiot" specifically? You know, people who wear black turtle necks in summer and own and sit on uncomfortable modern furniture.
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AlternateAccount posted:what is a "cream-rear end hell idiot" specifically? Maybe it's you. Do you own an Air?
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ming-the-mazdaless posted:actin a fool around customers I loved when I was on the customer end of this once and our external project manager showed up to an 8am meeting that he called 20 min late, Starbucks in hand, reeking of cigarette smoke.
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Collateral Damage posted:Laptop PSU chat: gently caress you HP. gently caress you for having two differently rated PSUs that have the same connector and look identical except for a miniscule difference in size and a 5 point text stating the power, where the lower rated one won't power up half of your models. What's up with the ratings anyway? One PSU is 18½V 3.3A and the other is 19½V 3.68A and then a third one is 19V 3.5A. They're just loving with us, right?
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I am on an application failover call with what has to be the least professional customer i've ever worked with. When I usually do app/server failover tests, the customer is there, ready to test, and BAM, we're done in 30 mins. I should have known what I was in for when I saw 3 hours carved out for this. The call started, and absolutely no preparation was done by the customer at all. an hour in, and i've done two out of the six failovers that need to happen. The best part so far? One of the application programmers is getting yelled at by another member of the team. "Unprofessional Customer posted:You loving idiot tranny, I told you it was server X not server Y! What the gently caress is wrong with you? I cannot believe how unprofessional this customer is 
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Jerry Cotton posted:Maybe it's you. Do you own an Air? No... But I would... I don't know what that means in context.
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nitrogen posted:I am on an application failover call with what has to be the least professional customer i've ever worked with. Someone actually said this? 
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ming-the-mazdaless posted:Now, for 10 points, who got into trouble this morning for not turning a request around within 24 minutes. You?
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Installing a program where all the installation files are on a network share on a different site and its going over a VPN. Also both connections have a 15mbit uplink because they are using a regular old business internet plan. Who knows if stuff is even working, at least I see activity with the disks and network.
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