The Comms Room - 2014-02-05 (page 4 of 5)

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7:00 PM

@HopelessN00b Eh, it's here to stay either way... I personally quite like Azure.

Cloud: Turn your capital costs into operational costs!

Mathias R. Jessen

@Magellan Do it! +1 from me as well

working on it now.

@Tanner I've got nothing against them either, but at the end of the day, it's just another server... that you don't have complete control over. So it's not going to get any extra love from me on that basis, and probably merits a little less. Can't help but thinking that someone's getting take for a ride when I see those questions about setting up a big infrastructure on those servers... "We'll see how much you like those nifty clouds when you get a 6 figure bill at the end of the month..."

@Magellan Honestly, I think you should be able to cast a reopen vote to cancel out a close vote, before a question's closed. But that's been proposed and shot down on meta before.

@HopelessN00b I also hate that once a close vote has aged off a question, you cannot re-vote it afterwards.

7:05 PM

@HopelessN00b there are many excellent reasons to use "The Cloud"

my company is not a use case for them, but there are plenty of companies where it makes sense

@voretaq7 The contact high is the main one, from what I can tell

@voretaq7 Yes, but causing an erection in MBAs is probably not one of them.

@Basil BongOverflow.com

@HopelessN00b hot and bothered in the bad scary afraid way sometimes too. like insisting that all services be hosted in-house when a SaaS service might be a better solution.

@HopelessN00b "If your MBA's clout enthusiasm lasts more than 4 hours..."

7:06 PM

@voretaq7 cloud or klout?

Dennis Kaarsemaker

@voretaq7 dude, don't overflow your bong...

@voretaq7 ...show him the bill.

@HopelessN00b The way I see it, we're still running mostly 2003, we don't patch, we're dropping massive $$$ in to high availability that we're not testing (and has been demonstrated to break when a node goes down), and we've got a 'server room' that's really just office space and an AC that breaks every summer. That, to me, says 'go to the cloud'.

@kce that's why you always start with the most expensive cloud provider. That way when you switch next year management goes "wow! Look at all the operational expenses you've shaved in this year's budget! Bonus for you!"

or fix our shit, but you know...

7:07 PM

@HopelessN00b A few EC2 instances OpEx is less than a full rack and connectivity at many good datacenters. Plenty of small shops with loose compliance requirements could do that as their bootstrapping.

@Tanner Call me a dinosaur, but to me, that says "colocate in a real datacenter."

Pushing it to the cloud isn't going to fix anything except the shitty closet your neglected servers are in. They'll still be neglected and obsolete, just... cloudy, if you put them in the cloud.

@HopelessN00b (good) Colo isn't cheap. The OpEx for maintaining a rack at a Tier 2 facility can easily exceed the OpEx for EC2 or Azure

@HopelessN00b Azure updates and patches junk automatically. Hardware won't be our problem. HA would be a matter of spinning up another instance... That and our colo options are a shitty basement owned by the local ISP (which we do use, for 10k a year...) or something in Seattle, which is 2 hours and a mountain pass away.

@Tanner the Azure auto-patching scares me a little, I'm not gonna lie

@voretaq7 I'm not saying there's no use case for the cloud, but it's hard to make the argument that "cloud" isn't overhyped and utilized where it shouldn't be, because some MBA got a rager over eliminating CapEx (and creating a bunch of OpEx instead).

Dennis Kaarsemaker

7:11 PM

if you don't need a lot of hardware, the relative overhead of dealing with hardware is actually very high

Anonymous

You people are the pros, so tell me, should Debian use systemd or init?

@HopelessN00b I especially like Moz's recent article about reducing their cloud by going out of AWS. They downplayed their monthly AWS expenditures by a solid 50% in that article.

@HopelessN00b agreed, but that doesn't make the questions bad or off topic which seems to be the attitude of many of our fellow dinosaurs. (Now granted many of the questions are shit for other reasons...)

@PatoSáinz Debian should use the chipper-shredder :P

Dennis Kaarsemaker

I wouldn't put our 7k servers in the cloud, but if it were a dozen boxes: hell yes

@voretaq7 yeah, we'll see how that goes :) hopefully it'll put some pressure on MS not to fuck up their patches...

Anonymous

7:13 PM

(Btw, the debian devs are voting on it right now)

Dennis Kaarsemaker

@PatoSáinz systemd. traditional init is too dumb and upstart is as good as dead

@voretaq7 Also not defending that. :p

@Tanner MS patches suck a LOT less than they used to

Anonymous

Lol upstart

ok. upvote or downvote as you please.

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Q: Leave Open link in Vote to Close dialog box

TL;DR I want to quickly vote for good questions to be left open when they already have close votes. Currently, we cannot easily vote for questions to be left open when they have existing close votes on them. There have been numerous good questions that are descriptive, on-topic, and informativ...

feature-request

7:13 PM

@HopelessN00b is rubbing off on me...

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I have a client who's requested... - if you have to ask such a question on SF, the client shouldn't be using you. — TheCleaner 24 secs ago

Anonymous

I'll make upstart my system of choice when I switch to Mir, meaning, nope, not happening

@Tanner Meh, MS patches that actually eff things up have always been pretty rare. Of course, the crappy code tricks third party devs play... well, that's a different issue that's not any better on Linux or BSD or AS/400 or whatever else.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

@PatoSáinz I'm actually thinking of switching to fedora these days, but rpm sucks so much :(

Anonymous

Fedora is the king of everything

@voretaq7 I prefer the MS gum over the patches.

Anonymous

7:15 PM

And as far as i can recall, RPM is the standard. Package

@HopelessN00b I did run in to one glaring issue with 8.1: stackoverflow.com/questions/18947373/… If that had been an autoupdate on server stuff I would have been screaming and crying

Anonymous

Per the LSB or something

@TheCleaner That sounds weird when it's not followed by "stop NOW or I'll scream!" ... but I guess I can sleep easy tonight, knowing I'd made the world a better place today. :)

I simply posted a comment that I figured you were thinking as well on that guy's question.

@PatoSáinz The wonderful thing about standards...

Dennis Kaarsemaker

7:17 PM

@voretaq7 ...is that there's N+1 to choose from

Anonymous

Haha

@Tanner Yeah, I'm kind of waiting for the next patch that causes a BSOD/reboot-loop and gets auto-deployed to Azure. That's gonna be a fun few hours.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

also: XKCD 927

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@DennisKaarsemaker Standards Proliferation is O(N^N^N)

Dennis Kaarsemaker

O(MG)

7:19 PM

@DennisKaarsemaker That XKCD is wrong

@TheCleaner I was gonna ask for his client's number to offer a better rate, but yeah, I guess the sentiment is pretty much the same. Like I said, making the world a slightly better place. :)

Usually they're unaware of the other standards and write one that's fundamentally incompatible with all the others

panel 3 is the RFC collection, with cobwebs and dust on it.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

I eat RFC's for breakfast

@DennisKaarsemaker how does one go about becoming the RFC editor?

I imagine the job is posted on "Internet jobs nobody freakin' wants" dot com?

Dennis Kaarsemaker

:)

also, rfc 2468

7:24 PM

nice. spearphishing phone call. Looks like someone broke into Chase again.

@DennisKaarsemaker Indeed.

So... how does one go about becoming the @IETF @RFC Editor? I assume the job is posted on "Thankless Internet Jobs Nobody Wants" dot com?

Tweeted by voretaq7 on February 5, 2014 at 7:25 PM

If I get a job offer out of that tweet I am SO taking it.

@Magellan - I upvoted you...especially since it went to mSO where they don't like our kind. But, I thought a Leave Open vote didn't necessarily counter a close vote...so basically not voting to close a question is the same thing. Except I guess it removes it from the review queue if it gets enough leave open votes. Does it actually reset the VTC count? Meaning if 2 people VTC it and 2 set it as "Leave Open" does it still show 2 VTC counts on the question or is it now back to zero?

@TheCleaner It's not really a 1:1 relationship, but I'm fuzzy on the details.

Looks like you've got a dupe though...

meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/125/…

Ah yes. Meta StackOverflow where all good ideas go to die.

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7:29 PM

and another:

meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/172491/…

No harm meant in setting the dupe on it...but I'd rather we do it than someone on mSO going "hey SF...this has been asked before...go away".

and now that it's been flagged as a duplicate it'll be shot down in about 20 minutes.

another reason why good ideas go to die in mSO

and, of course, Jeff Atwood said "Fuck You" to this idea ages ago, so I don't actually expect anything to be done.

for @joelesalas...

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@Magellan I like Jeff, but he's not Steve Jobs. He doesn't know what the people want.

@DennisKaarsemaker Damn, you're up to 7,000?

@voretaq7 s/know/care/

7:39 PM

@Magellan TheSteve didn't care either, but he knew :)

@Magellan "Only accessible from the review queue (so rather difficult to target a specific question). Yes, this is very much by-design." - from shog9

@voretaq7 He was smart to enough to understand that knowing what the people want matters.

@freiheit Day #3 of shaving...

Less blood than I expected.

@ewwhite Stopped using the garden weasel?

@TheCleaner Where's that comment?

@voretaq7 I've graduated to double-edged safety razors for my grooming needs.

7:43 PM

@voretaq7 from the linked duplicate...from shog9's answer

@ewwhite you using a pre-shave oil beforehand?

@Magellan Yep.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

@ewwhite pretty much. Had another few trucks full of servers delivered this week

@ewwhite Good. You using European blades or Asian manufacture?

Was this really our first "what's an open DNS resolver and how do I not have one" question?? Seems like it shouldn't be, but I'm not seeing another one.

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Q: What is an open DNS resolver, and how can I protect my server from being misused by hackers?

I don't have the strongest background in computer security, but yesterday one of my company servers was shut down by our host. It's a server assigned a public IP where I host several web-service applications including websites and APIs. I was told that my server "is running an open dns resolver...

ddos web-security

7:45 PM

I like Derby. The Pakistani blades are a bit dodgy. The Indian ones are okay. The Merkur blades from Germany are over-priced for the benefit you get.

@Magellan warm towel, pre-shave oil, shave soap and silver-tipped badger brush, Merkur razor with Euro blades (for now), Alum block post-shave.

Interesting, I think I upvoted @Magellan's idea on mSF and I just did so again on mSO - anyone else tried this ?

@ewwhite yeah. I'd recommend keeping at it and making sure that you don't use too much pressure. The weight of the shaver should be adequate, you don't need to press.

@Magellan I bought/brought Feather blades home with me from LA. No idea how they passed through security.

but I'm god they're too sharp...

@Magellan how many shaves does each blade last?

@Iain Link?

@Iain shhhh :)

yes you can double vote on migrations

7:47 PM

@ewwhite I get 2-3 tops. The gauge of my facial hair is a little thicker than most.

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Q: Leave Open link in Vote to Close dialog box

TL;DR I want to be able to quickly vote to keep good questions open WITHOUT having to go click through the review queue. Currently, we cannot easily vote for questions to be left open when they have existing close votes on them - the only way to do this is to go to the review queue and click thr...

feature-request

How do you know the blade is done?

Oh, I already voted.

@ewwhite it drags

@Iain exactly.

nice smooth motion is key

So, not visibly bad... but it's a feel-thing

7:49 PM

I just use an electric most of the time wet shave occasionally

@ewwhite You'll notice

@Iain My people can't use electric razors :(

really ? Why is that ?

so this is an attempt to try to reduce the bumps and irritation that normally accompany this

@ewwhite takes a couple months to learn how to do it well. It's definitely a manual skill.

curly hair... ingrown.

7:51 PM

@ewwhite much higher proportion of men of african descent get that, yes?

if you shave too close and the wrong way, the hair comes out, curls back into the skin and looks awful...

@ewwhite :( I've occasionally had a ingrowing hair - not nice at all

@ewwhite if you have an electron microscope you can see when the blade is shot too :)

I remember having a discussion with someone about the US Navy's "no shave" allowance for that particular problem. Us pasty guys would have to shave anyway.

Are we talking about shaving with a safety razor? Shit's cash.

7:54 PM

@Basil yes, I'm new to it.

@ewwhite what did you use before ?

@ewwhite I don't do it the way most do- I use soap (or proraso shaving gel, non foaming) and lather it with my fingers. Works as well as the brush if you do it after a shower

@ewwhite It's one of the more pleasant parts of the morning routine once you get into the habit. I'm really fond of the brown-tube Proraso sandalwood shaving paste.

@Iain Your typical multi-blade (5) sorta thing... or:

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@ewwhite ...to shave with?

7:56 PM

wot @voretaq7 said ::boggles::

I'd have 5 o'clock shadow 30 seconds after I left the bathroom

That's what brothas have to do to avoid bumps

@ewwhite I also have thicker gauge facial hair, so I change my razor every shave, and only shave after a shower

@voretaq7 Looks like it garnered a downvote too. I'm +53 on that question. Gotta love the monkey house that is mSO.

also, to avoid cuts and ingrown hair, I have to shave with the grain before even attempting a cleanup against the grain, but not everyone can do that second step.

You should always go over twice, though

7:58 PM

yeah, I can't go against the grain yet.

even if the second time is with the grain

Some people flat out can't, no matter what they use.

@Basil I usually do another squirt with the pre-shave oil too.

The razor strips that off on the first pass, which is how the oil protects the skin in the first place.

@Iain I'd have to spend 15 minutes with that electric trimmer to get a "close" shave.

two passes with the grain is better than a pass with and a pass against, if you get ingrown hair and cuts on the second pass against the grain

I shaved yesterday, and the stubble is back... (and it's graying)

so this will become a daily ritual

8:00 PM

amazon.com/Nair-Hair-Remover-Body-Cream/dp/B00005RWFE

@ewwhite Unless I'm working outside and need the insulation, I shave daily

@ewwhite I shaved this morning and I haev stubble now

@ewwhite Just slather your face in that :P

nevermind the instructions! They're just advisory, like speed limits!

Oh, the other thing black dudes need...

amazon.com/Magic-Shave-Cream-Mild-6/dp/B000142OUY

@Magellan @voretaq7 -- trust me I like the idea you proposed...just saw that the exact same one was also proposed and set as dupe to my original dupe I put on yours. See here: meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/172491/… where in the comments they state that leaving in the review area is "by design" whatever that means...since they don't really say why it is only allowed there.

8:02 PM

@TheCleaner Because they don't care?

@TheCleaner that answer is also 2 years old

so as far as I'm concerned it's perfectly acceptable to challenge "by design" when it's obviously broken.

HEY...I'm not the bad guy here!... :) Personally, I think it's good that I set the dupe and you and others are disagreeing it is a dupe. Maybe it'll garner better attention then it did in the past. I'd like the same button choice...

@ewwhite Yeah, I do that as well when I'm too lazy/hurried to shave properly and need a trim :)

Hey, @ewwhite (or whomever), anyone have any docs (best practices) about setting up limited access accounts in vCenter, so that a group of contractors can administer a group of VMs (and only that group)? I can't seem to find anything official via Googling, and would like to be sure I'm doing it right.

@HopelessN00b I'd set it up the same way as security groups in AD (make a group with the required access and make the contractors members of that group)

8:05 PM

@TheCleaner you're totally right on that, of course. I don't think it'll matter much though. If it's not SO-centric, it dies on mSO.

@TheCleaner the problem is people see "possible duplicate" and stop reading

@HopelessN00b Tie it to Active Directory... and you can assign perms per folder/datacenter, etc.

@voretaq7 Oh, so this would be the thing in vCenter that's actually as simple as it seems? I was wondering when I'd stumble across that.

also if y'all have enough rep to use /review on mSO and don't think it's a dupe you should cast a leave open vote on it to evict it from the queue.

(there were only 4 things my mSO VTC queue so it's not that much clicking)

@voretaq7 I removed the auto-comment...that might help...I guess.

8:07 PM

@voretaq7 I only have 2k on mSO and I got 55 of that today

@TheCleaner nah, it's robo-review once it's in the queue

it's kind of ironic that the question is its own example in this regard: I had to click through 3 other things in /review before it let me vote to keep that one open.

(and because I was looking for a specific question I just skipped everything else)

@HopelessN00b not totally simple... you'd be surprised...

@ewwhite Yeah, I already stumbled across the cornfusing way they deal with adding accounts and roles in the GUI, so I've already traversed that... irritation.

@voretaq7 sorry then. I still think it's a dupe from that other question at least in terms of the latest answer to the question unless Shog or another SE employee bothers to answer @Magellan with a newer answer directly on his now.

OMG. It's a fscking madhouse out there in the city today.

8:14 PM

@Magellan Why so

@TheCleaner that's basically what I'm angling for - either a "No, we're keeping the design this way because <*good reasons*>" or "We'll make this change in 6-8 weeks"

Oh, I see. It really is something of a huge pain in the ass. Dammit, VMware.

@JoelESalas Parade for the football team. My co-workers didn't even bother going to the office today. It's almost impossible to move around in the city with all the people in town for the Seahawks' homecoming parade.

last I heard they were talking 300,000 people.

8:26 PM

blogs.technet.com/b/topsupportsolutions/archive/2014/02/04/…

Hola - anyone take the Exchange Server 2013 70-341 test? Any non-NDA-breaking advice? I'm pretty decent on Ex2010

@Magellan holy hell

@Tanner indeed. my co-worker lives 3 blocks from the route. It's just crazy down there today.

8:45 PM

From the local weather station...

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@HopelessN00b oh, they're around all right.

Before I make a bad recommendation, are any of you aware of the offerings in the Data Loss Prevention space?

Just that they're all too expensive for me.

client says...

I’m beginning to head towards configuring a public IP for one of the domain controllers and allowing traffic on ports like:

123/UDP W32Time
135/TCP RPC Endpoint Mapper
464/TCP/UDP Kerberos password change
389/TCP/UDP LDAP
636/TCP LDAP SSL
3268/TCP LDAP GC
3269/TCP LDAP GC SSL
53/TCP/UDP DNS
88/TCP/UDP Kerberos
445/TCP SMB

Can you give me your thoughts on this?

@HopelessN00b I'm considering endpointprotector.com/solutions/data_loss_prevention

@ewwhite "You're a fucking moron."

:13611888 FOUR. ZERO. FOUR.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

8:56 PM

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@voretaq7 The client (non-produce) wants to control the removable media drives of his remote Mac users...

@ewwhite Oh, there's a DOD approved technique for that

you wanna know what it is?

Dennis Kaarsemaker

"My team is failing, let's wank"

and thinks that controlling it by policy... from a domain controller... exposed to the internet... is the key.

@ewwhite Looks good, and reasonably priced. Makes me feel wary, and fills me with a sense of impending danger for some reason.

8:58 PM

@ewwhite The solution is really easy

@ewwhite amazon.com/Loctite-1395391-0-85-Ounce-Plastic-Syringe/dp/…

@HopelessN00b it seems cheap... 40 users.

in every port.

@voretaq7 burn...

@ewwhite no I'm serious. that's the DOD approved solution.

I worked somewhere where they locked down all of the ports and had a DVD burner to pass around..

8:58 PM

I think they use a different epoxy

@voretaq7 Doesn't help protect the iPads, which transfer their data via ~~magiks~~ wireless.

@voretaq7 I'm surprised.

@ewwhite why? If you can't secure the port electronically you prevent its use physically.

@voretaq7 but it can be secured electronically

Snowden says so!

@ewwhite Lies. Lies and slander!

9:00 PM

@voretaq7 Of course, you can bypass that with a knife and simple knowledge of wiring. But I suppose it's vastly cheaper than disconnecting the ports from the mobo.

@HopelessN00b it's pretty hard to bypass the epoxy

you have to open the case, pry the port off the board, and solder on wires

and this solution is from the era of desktop PCs with big master locks through steel shanks in the back so you can't open the case

@voretaq7 You can usually separate it enough to get a thin contact into the port. I get the impression they don't have a lot of QC around the idea of pasting apoxy into the ports. At least, on the devices I've seen.

@HopelessN00b I've never seen one where you could get a blade in and pop the epoxy plug out

usually there's epoxy all around the outside of the port too

Hmm. Not on the ones I've seen, but that would be the proper way to do it... if you can really use the word "proper" to describe pasting epoxy over a computer port.

people need to understand the difference between discreet and discrete...

App Monitoring - Know at all times what apps are your employees downloading and using on their mobile devices, keeping a discreet line between work and leisure.

anywho, I may buy it

All-Female College Terrified by Creepy Underwear Man Statue - Probably SFW...

9:08 PM

heh, I just used the exhaust from my laptop to warm a refrigerated bagel

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I'm not a female... am I allowed to find that more than a wee bit creepy anyway? I mean, tighty-whiteys is a bit too far. Put boxers on the guy to dispel the whole may-rape-you-and/or-eat-your-brains vibe it's giving off.

@HopelessN00b The artist has female sculptures, too...

And yes, creepy

@ewwhite Not sure, but think I might find that creepier, at least if they look like the guy. "Must... find... braaaaaains... or husbaaaand... <drool>"

If it had a Woody Allen face I'd understand.

what the fuck

I was expecting a stone statue or something

that thing looks like it needs to be beaten to death with a cricket bat

9:16 PM

OTOH, that statue seems to be begging for amusing warning signs about the zombie apocalypse to be placed nearby. Wonder if they'd have a sense of humor about that, or call the cops on me.

I've been a bad man and done something I hate

@Dan Were you careful to hide the body?

I'm now squatting on 4 new domains

@Dan ohhh, whatcha got?

Make that 6

I'll tell you once they're confirmed

9:22 PM

@voretaq7 @HopelessN00b there was an OLD (mid 90s) website that had wav files of funny tech support calls and I remember one where the guy was explaining to Gateway support that he had sawed off the back of his computer to get to the mobo and was attempting to solder on more RAM and the computer wouldn't boot properly.

@Dan Don't sweat it, man. Everyone's woken up next to a fattie with a splitting hangover. No biggie, as long as the fattie's the right sex for you.

If not, whatever you do, don't let your friends know that it hurts to sit down because you got drunk and got plowed by a well-hung black dude. They'll never let you hear the end of it.

@HopelessN00b We don't all have big cocks!!

@ewwhite He did!! <sob>

Okay, that's a lie :)

@Dan Meh, If you're lucky, you can soothe your conscience by also being a terribly rich person in a few years. I'd take that deal.

9:28 PM

@HopelessN00b We'll see - they'll probably flop and nobody will know what the hell a .guru domain is

Mathias R. Jessen

@Dan thecitrix.guru ? Who would see any value in that? lol

Probably, but like I said, you could get lucky.

@MathiasR.Jessen Actually, that ones for me :(

ahaha

Mathias R. Jessen

@Dan xD sry, nothing personal, I just resent their management tools

9:29 PM

@Dan First two will probably be your winners

Mathias R. Jessen

They make me sad, angry and physically ill at the same time

@MathiasR.Jessen I resent everything about all of Citrix

@MathiasR.Jessen Yeah, wouldn't it be easier to pay someone to do it for you? Like... a Citrix guru perhaps? :P

@MarkHenderson Well, they cost £25 each, so I've only got to make £150 to break even

Mathias R. Jessen

@Tanner Hahahaha

9:30 PM

@MarkHenderson I couldn't believe that was available - I was running out of ideas that hadn't been taken

@Dan When did registration for those new TLDs even open?

@HopelessN00b No clue - just had a promo e-mail from my registrar

Not surprised that anything I would consider buying is already taken, I suppose, but there was a faint glimmer of hope for a second there.

@MarkHenderson Could you mod delete my post with the domains, mate

Don't really want people who are looking for them to follow me here

@Dan hold on, writing them down.

9:37 PM

@Dan Done

sex.guru is already taken, for example... and interestingly, sex.bike and sex.plumbing as well. That's gotta be a bot. I'd Google "sex bike" or "sex plumbing" to see if those are even things, but fear that the results may scar me.

@MarkHenderson Cheers

@HopelessN00b I believe some were pre-reserved before it even appeared

@HopelessN00b It'll be all @wesley, all the time.

Have you tried thesex.?

theprogramming is available

@Dan Yeah. thesex.guru is taken, but interestingly, the others are available. Not sure I want to be thesex.bike or the thesex.plumbing, honestly.

9:40 PM

@HopelessN00b .plumbing seems a bit niche

@Dan Yeah, what would that mean? I'm picturing ovaries. Not sure exactly what statement "The Ovaries" makes, but I don't think it's the right statement for me.

@HopelessN00b and to think in my day we had to content ourself with what you could make up using country code domains (dirty.cx, messy.cx, hot.cx, yourdads.cc, yourmoms.cc....)

charged.a.bunch.of.llama.porn.on.yourmoms.cc

I miss running a shell provider!

@voretaq7 All those hermit crab interactions you're now missing out on?

@84104 Easy money

this was back in the days when IPv4 addresses were plentiful though

@voretaq7 Still a lotta IPv6 addresses left, from what I hear. IPv6 shell box FTW?

9:44 PM

@HopelessN00b have the IRC skript kiddies adopted v6 yet?

Why do registrar control panels suck so badly

@Dan Because busses are red.

@voretaq7 Good point

@voretaq7 I dunno. I stopped IRCing when I couldn't download ~~movies and TV shows~~ Linux ISOs off it anymore.

In other news, I picked up a bargain ex-demo multi function, colour laser printer online the other day

9:45 PM

@Dan I even localized that for you. I'm being all culturally sensitive today.

It's fucking huge

@Dan so your wife is leaving you? :)

@voretaq7 She hasn't seen it yet.... or heard about me spending our last pennies before I'm jobless on silly domains

I would love an ImageRunner 5050 at home.

It would take more toner to start it up and prime the imaging system than I'd probably use in a year

Haha

9:47 PM

but I still want one.

:13613666 good.strippers.dont.dance.for.singles?

@Tanner Good point, wanna buy it?

Tempting lol

@Dan If she finds out, show her this. I don't know how much money they make in a year, but it's probably more than I'll clear if I live to 100.

...and now I'm depressed. good thing I have some scotch left.

I'd not actually thought about the how, to be honest

wow. yeah. I think I'm going to go squat some domains myself now...

9:49 PM

Has anyone actually sold a domain here?

@Dan Yeah, I did once. My name is apparently translates to some Chinese company's name, so they bought the .com off me for a few hundred bucks. Think I bought a new graphics card with it. And/or booze.

Cool

I presume they came to you?

@Dan years ago

@Dan Yeah. And I wasn't using it... was gonna set up a website and emal, but never got around it... so, what the hell. A few hundred bucks was better than some project I wasn't ever going to get around to.

Looks like it's available again... maybe I'll pick it up... but more alarmingly, some douche who shares my name has a myspace profile. That prominent displays a love of Justin Timberlake albums. I think I'm gonna have to change my name.

Dennis Kaarsemaker

@HopelessN00b sure, blame someone else for your JT love...

9:55 PM

@DennisKaarsemaker I'm actually not sure which is worse... myspace or Justin Timberlake. Seems a lot like choosing death by drowning or death by hanging.

Does Active Directory have controls for blocking USB ports?

@ewwhite Like Group Policy, you mean?

@ewwhite petri.co.il/disable_usb_disks_with_gpo.htm

kinda hacky though

@Tanner Yeah, everywhere I've seen that done, it's been an Enterprise AV suite doing the USB drive blocking.

I now have findg..y.singles

9:57 PM

So there's no need to use DLP software?

@Dan Is it really like $25/yr for a domain? I mean, damn, I think it was like $9.99 back when I had one.

@HopelessN00b Not for old ones, it's like £6 for .co.uk

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