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Sickening posted:Could you lighten the gently caress up? An AutoIt script is what I would expect for babies first script try. Your reaction is loving spergy at best. AutoIt got mentioned earlier when I was trying to emulate a card reader. I ended up doing it in Powershell with .Net Would it be better to focus on .Net or is it worth learning AutoIt as well?
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Hughmoris posted:How many of you guys have had close calls or big mistakes when trying to automate a process? 
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I've built fully functional POCs for Cloudera, Hortonworks, HD Insight, and Pivotal HD. It's like I'm in this weird limbo of being an IT jr getting lots of hands on experience deploying and administering a very young technology. This sounds like how I got started. Showed some competency and work ethic as a Jr and got a few REALLY big projects tossed at me that basically turned me into a Sr.
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Jul 18, 2014 21:57
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:AutoIt got mentioned earlier when I was trying to emulate a card reader. I ended up doing it in Powershell with .Net I would say that .Net would be better to focus on but it certainly wouldn't hurt to learn AutoIT. It'd just be a lower priority for me. ***edit*** I'm actually thinking of Powershell, but that relies upon .Net.
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Japanese Dating Sim posted:So I asked a couple weeks back about imaging software and got a few suggestions from people (thanks). The old way of doing things when I started here was to make a "backup" from a properly setup machine onto an external drive, and then "restore" that to any other new machines that came in. I was not a fan of it. You should be using MDT. I don't know how else to convince you... but you really should be using it to deploy Windows.
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dox posted:You should be using MDT. I don't know how else to convince you... but you really should be using it to deploy Windows. Take it from me, we used to use WinPE + imagex and MDT is so much better. Sysprep is automated and it is much easier to manage everything image related. Plus you get to have one image work across multiple platforms. End of the first week as a sys admin/help desk and everything is going great. Next week I'm whipping inventory into shape so I can figure out how many licenses we need for Active Directory. And don't tell me it is on the honor system, I'm not a pirate By whipping it into shape I mean having inventory. Yaos fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jul 18, 2014 |
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Hughmoris posted:Really, the script was about as simple as you could get. Ideally, it would wait for the Window["Notepad"] to be in focus then it would start at the end of the top line, send {backspace} x 4, send {downkey} then {ENDkey}. Then loop over that 100 times. This sounds like a great opportunity to plug Sublime Text 3 / Notepad++ / Atom or your "advanced" text editor of choice. I would recommend Sublime Text, personally, but it's mostly preference. In this situation, all you have to do is press CTRL+Q to start record a macro, press CTRL+Q again when you're done, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+Q to replay that macro. If you're going to do something that's complicated enough that it can't be accomplished in 30 seconds of playing with a macro and then holding down 3 buttons for a few seconds, you should probably learn a scripting language. It's hard to think of a reason not to use Powershell on a windows machine.
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Jul 19, 2014 05:45
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CLAM DOWN posted:drat dude, chill out a bit. You first buddy. His mistake was pretty trivial and you flipped out.
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Jul 19, 2014 12:29
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It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun?
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Going to get coffee with some friends. Then tennis for a couple hrs. Maybe a bike ride. Tomorrow going hiking at some weird park with my mom. Then getting food with some friends and probably playing 13th age with a group of people Sunday evening. Monday I also took off and have no plans. /livejournal
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Speaking of automating installs, is there a way to set up powershell or some other program to start an install of a program, go through the next, accept, next, workstation name, blah blah blah finish, reboot? We are currently working to move another building into our newly expanded building and we've got around 40 to 50 computers to setup with custom software packages. Most of the installs can be handled by policies that we have set in place, but there are several sets of software where we need to put in passwords, server information, network information, etc. Is there anyway to automate that?
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AutoIT should be able to do most of that.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? Now, I actually did LOL at this
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fromoutofnowhere posted:Speaking of automating installs, is there a way to set up powershell or some other program to start an install of a program, go through the next, accept, next, workstation name, blah blah blah finish, reboot? We are currently working to move another building into our newly expanded building and we've got around 40 to 50 computers to setup with custom software packages. Most of the installs can be handled by policies that we have set in place, but there are several sets of software where we need to put in passwords, server information, network information, etc. Is there anyway to automate that? As long as the software uses the windows installer, you can pass options like that with msiexec. A lot of configuration options you can also ignore during installation, then overwrite the configuration file after the fact with one of your own.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:
Update: said glitzy (not really) NoVA/DC job I was dreaming of gave me a verbal offer, to be followed by a formal one on Monday. 
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Grits! Welcome to D.C. if you're not already here. Be prepared for the crazy drivers, crazy traffic, the constant road construction, police out of no where, fun city culture, and hobo's that will stare you down.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? Drink to forget, and play golf if weather permits. Combine the two for maximum efficiency. Currently , the weather is not permitting 
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Jul 19, 2014 17:26
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? Live right next to the Airshow that's currently going on in the UK, so I get to spend most of my time trying to ignore jet engines!
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BastardAus posted:Now, I actually did LOL at this I was just wondering what non-IT stuff you guys all get into. Since this thread is so dead on the weekend it's nice to imagine that everybody gets away from the computer for the weekend. dogstile posted:Live right next to the Airshow that's currently going on in the UK, so I get to spend most of my time trying to ignore jet engines! That's one thing I don't miss about living on a naval air station. I just did an oil change, got a kid's birthday party (he's getting his first tablet), and tomorrow is a boring rear end day of work around the house (new lighting fixtures... yay). I'll also probably read a book. This is a really boring weekend compared to normal.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? My brother and one of his friends are coming over later and we're gonna get trashed and sing karaoke. (We're all pretty decent, actually.)
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? Pray to the printer gods that nothing breaks while I'm on call this weekend. They already hosed up the VMs yesterday with their unmonitored global image push  and luckily they seemed to have fixed it.I play video games, work out, do something with my girlfriend, watch the Liverpool match/Kings game/Gran Prix
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Misogynist posted:My brother and one of his friends are coming over later and we're gonna get trashed and sing karaoke. (We're all pretty decent, actually.) Hell yeah. Last time (first time) I went karaoke I had no idea what song to sing so I sand Holy Diver. It was with a bunch of Koreans so it was interesting.
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^^^ gently caress yeah, Dio  Nowadays I do nothing because I have a 6 month old baby v  v When I actually had a life I rode my bike, homebrewed beer, went camping, went out drinking or to shows with friends. Watch a lot of baseball and football and sperg about fantasy sports. I actually love to cook so with my brewing time diminished I'm getting more and more into that since it has the side effect of feeding my family. GWS is the only other subforum I frequent.Nerdrock posted:Drink to forget, and play golf if weather permits. Combine the two for maximum efficiency. Currently , the weather is not permitting The Welcome to Night Vale podcast (which owns) sells merch that should probably get auto-shipped to anyone passing a certain number of posts in the SH/SC IT threads. 
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:It's the weekend. What do you nerds do for fun? Spend time focusing on certs, working at my local CC, working out at the gym, typing blog posts on how to's I realize "gently caress it", and drinking with a bunch of people in a stream while watching cartoons. Basically just me after burning myself out from 5 days of trying to push my limit. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jul 20, 2014 |
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Docjowles posted:^^^ gently caress yeah, Dio I know the feeling man. I have a few of my own. I even went so far as purchasing everything needed to homebrew, then sold it all after it sat in my garage for 6 months. But yeah, rockin out Dio on karaoke was an event. Those koreans didn't know what hit them. Dilbert As gently caress posted:drinking with a bunch of people in a stream That sounds cool. You mean like floating down the river? Been wanting to do that. I really have noticed a trend in these replies  (about to get into a few bottles myself. Stone's Go To IPA is incredible and I've earned it after a long day laser tagging a bunch of kids)
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:
Ruthless IPA by Sierra Nevada owns, that and crispin the saint. But actually I drink Foxhound Melot or 151 (because of calories), and by stream I mean drinking alone and watching stupid cartoons. I found going out to a pub with people after work and socializing meant I posted worse on the forums and bit into my study time, so I cut it out. other than that I go fishing with my dad when he feels up to it, can't fight death for him... Just gotta make sure it's the most enjoyable for those who are still alive. But eh, this isn't an on topic post and I have no idea why I am talking about poo poo that doesn't matter. Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 04:18 on Jul 20, 2014 |
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:That sounds cool. You mean like floating down the river? Been wanting to do that. Tubing is awesome. Getting buzzed on light beer while you float down a crystal clear river in 90 degree heat is my favorite part of northwest summers. Highly recommended.
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NippleFloss posted:Tubing is awesome. Getting buzzed on light beer while you float down a crystal clear river in 90 degree heat is my favorite part of northwest summers. Highly recommended. Last time I tried that I got stuck on a rock and spilled my beer
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NippleFloss posted:Tubing is awesome. Getting buzzed on light beer while you float down a crystal clear river in 90 degree heat is my favorite part of northwest summers. Highly recommended. Is tubing better than white water rafting? I went on my first triple diamond when I was 15(weather was over expectations). Told now I should have been 18, OOOPS. http://www.adventuresonthegorge.com/rafting/new-river-single-day-rafting-trips/?nck=8555823397&gclid=CJKIk_aC078CFRAV7AodEG0AAg I like this place because if you go during a light rain month they say at the meat grinder "if you fall over and don't swim to the right you will die". What provides the most near death experience? Dilbert As FUCK fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Jul 20, 2014 |
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For the windows domain admins out here, just found this. http://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/avc_prot_2014a_en.pdf
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NippleFloss posted:Tubing is awesome. Getting buzzed on light beer while you float down a crystal clear river in 90 degree heat is my favorite part of northwest summers. Highly recommended. Same here in the Midwest, better with 
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CLAM DOWN posted:Last time I tried that I got stuck on a rock and spilled my beer That's why you bring more beer. A lot more beer.
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Dilbert As gently caress posted:Is tubing better than white water rafting? I went on my first triple diamond when I was 15(weather was over expectations). Told now I should have been 18, OOOPS. Tubing == spending an entire afternoon lazily floating down a fairly placid river in a tire, towing a ton of beer. White water rafting is, well, on white water and actually requires physical exertion and non-trivial chance of death depending on your guide, skill level and route. Both own, for entirely different reasons. Now that I think about it, we're almost at the 1 year anniversary of when we went rafting on the Arkansas near Buena Vista, CO for my friend's bachelor party. I got put in the raft that consisted of me, 2 friends from the party who were hungover as poo poo and smoked a giant bowl right before shoving off, and an unrelated couple from Indiana who didn't know what white water was. The guide was totally oblivious and kept taking really aggressive routes through rapids. Eventually we flipped and had to swim like a quarter mile through gnarly rapids before we could climb out. It turns out, in life or death situations, your life does in fact flash before your eyes! Thankfully we all made it out fine. The guide was ripshit because she hadn't flipped a boat in like 4 years and the punishment for doing it was buying the other guides an enormous amount of beer. I didn't really feel bad for her. Tab8715 posted:Same here in the Midwest, better with Come to Colorado where you can do this legally  NippleFloss posted:That's why you bring more beer. A lot more beer. this
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Docjowles posted:Come to Colorado where you can do this legally Heh, you'd think it'd be a problem but it's not even enforced some days. 
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NippleFloss posted:That's why you bring more beer. A lot more beer. I'm hopefully doing some tubing next month and I need to find an inflatable floating watercraft of some kind for this that has multiple cupholders.
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as a true goon I spent the entire day playing world of warcraft and drinking beer. Tomorrow I am either going to chill with some friends in the east bay or have a repeat of today. Long week at work, no energy for anything meaningful. Next week looks to be a bit more relaxed, though. Fake edit: for beerchat, today I had some Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Brouwerij Bockor Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge, Russian River Brewing Consecration, and Stone's Stochasticity Project Grapefruit Slam. Good times. Comradephate fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Jul 20, 2014 |
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Yesterday I nursed my dislocated shoulder and today I will do the same. The worst part is how it prevents playing with my infant son. Also am not allowed alcohol with the painkiller regimen I'm on. That's like 2 of my 3 favorite activities in the world, what the gently caress :/
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jaegerx posted:For the windows domain admins out here, just found this. http://www.av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/avc_prot_2014a_en.pdf One thing that I always miss from AV comparisons is a score on how intrusive the AV program is. McAfee for instance is a tremendous resource hog, while you barely notice that MSE is there.
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Collateral Damage posted:Huh, that's interesting. I've always thought MSE to be pretty good. Well, AV-TEST: http://www.av-test.org/en/home/ Has a performance column in the results, specifically for this reason
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