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ewwhite

1:01 PM

Watch out! KILLER HP firmware update bricks ProLiant server mobos http://buff.ly/1nMfJ0g

Tweeted by tscalzott on April 25, 2014 at 10:12 AM

Danila Ladner

@ewwhite the prices, man?

ewwhite

@DanilaLadner I'm dealing with Killer HP firmware

Danila Ladner

@ewwhite haha.

Killer whale.

BigHomie

1:16 PM

Hey yall ever have this problem?

Why is chrome removing the wildcards? I did use this code: Get-ChildItem -Path D:\EmptyThisFolder -Include . -File -Recurse | foreach { $_.Delete()} — BobJim 6 mins ago

Chrome removes the wildcards in comments when you type something like *.* only . shows up

duh

nm

markdown italics, how awesome

RobM

fucking-markdown-again

Basil

morning

RobM

greetings

ewwhite

Lost Collection of Andy Warhol Art Recovered From Floppy Disks

BigHomie

@ewwhite Flashback Friday?

ewwhite

1:26 PM

BigHomie

> But by that time, the file formats of the saved images had become obsolete. A team of archivists and computer researchers used custom software to recover the images.

and @HopelessN00bGeniusofnetwork thinks reinstalling Win '98 is a big deal, sounds like a #FirstWorldProblem to me

Nathan C

meh, screw you facebook

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ewwhite

HPidiots: update firmware on ProLiant G2-G7 & kill your Broadcom NIC. Fix? Mobo swap! Consider upgrade to SuperMicro… http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/topIssuesDisplay/?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken.&javax.portlet.prp_efb5c0793523e51970c8fa22b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c04258304-1%257CdocLocale%253Den_US&javax.portlet.tpst=efb5c0793523e51970c8fa22b053ce01&sp4ts.oid=1121516&ac.admitted=1398427472829.876444892.199480143

Tweeted by cynicalsecurity on April 25, 2014 at 12:07 PM

Dennis Kaarsemaker

heh, "upgrade"

BigHomie

Why run bleeding edge firmware?

ewwhite

1:35 PM

@BigHomie it's not bleeding edge. It's released quarterly via DVD/.ISO from HP to paying customers.

BigHomie

@ewwhite Oh I see

faker

@BigHomie because it's the first they demand you to do when you open a case?

BigHomie

@faker Opposite Dell, they only recommend you upgrade firmware when you're having a problem

ewwhite

I tell people to update their firmware on HP servers all the time.

faker

@BigHomie ehh, not really. I had a unresponsive server yesterday and they didn't even look at it and told me to upgrade the firmware

BigHomie

1:38 PM

> If you are not experiencing problems on your computer and are not aware of any additional features in the BIOS that are needed, then you may not need to perform the update. You can preview the release notes for the specific update to determine whether it will benefit you.

dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/…

Either typical first level support, or you may have really had a problem

faker

@BigHomie don't think we had a problem with the firmware, Dell technician just e-mailed me that the server is back. He didn't update the firmware though :D

BigHomie

lol

RobM

we tend to revise our dell server and storage hardware at least once a year

BigHomie

We have to upgrade a lot of older desktops to take advantage of the CCTK

faker

I'm wondering though what it was. It locked up completely both OS and iDRAC. The SSH on the iDRAC still responded but closed the connection when trying to login

ewwhite

1:50 PM

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Q: Getting ssd, should i keep the ssd cache drive

We are going to install sdd's as main hdd in all of our pc's. However, some of them already have an ssd drive that is beeing used as a cache drive. Should be keep this chace ssd? It was my though that, currently io does the following: cpu cache -> ram -> ssd cache -> hdd But since the hdd w...

Dennis Kaarsemaker

www.jwz.org/blog/2014/04/band-releases-album-as-kernel-module/

HopelessN00b Genius of network

> @terdon I know this is a site for enthusiasts, and that makes me a perfect for a mod here - I would ply my snarky sarcasm and vengeful cruelty very enthusiastically. – HopelessN00b 13 secs ago

kaiser

@HopelessN00bGeniusofnetwork When you click the timestamp on a comment then you get a fully qualified link that you can paste - incl. a link to the original comment

cole

Glad I decided to drive to NJ for LOPSA east rather than the train

HopelessN00b Genius of network

@ewwhite They're replacing their spinning rust with SSDs, but their servers with spinning rust have some sort of SSD cache drive setup already, and he wants to know if he should keep that SSD cache drive to cache data from.. well, now what are going to be a bunch of SSD drives. :/

ewwhite

2:00 PM

@HopelessN00bGeniusofnetwork nuh uh

HopelessN00b Genius of network

@kaiser Untrue! It's from here, no comment linkies, for some reason.

Michael Hampton

@cole Did the train derail?

Chris S

@MichaelHampton I'm using dhclient from ISC's DHCP 4.3.0 right now. It's a FreeBSD 9.2 box (soon to be 10.0).

kaiser

@HopelessN00bGeniusofnetwork aha.

Nathan C

Programming and caffeine...I've turned into devops

runs

cole

2:03 PM

@MichaelHampton I guess it's not running anywhere near the hotel/shut down for that part of the trip

HopelessN00b Genius of network

@NathanC Devops may be horrible in practice, but it's an attractive idea. Combining the laziness of a programmer with the laziness of a sysadmin... sounds like getting paid to sleep your way through life.

Nathan C

@HopelessN00bGeniusofnetwork Heh. I'm rewriting a program a consultant wrote that imports data from our front-end sales portal to our ERP system

they wrote it in java...

And didn't give out the source code...and I need it to do other stuff, so rewrite it is. :p

Chris S

@NathanC Programming and Alcohol => DevOps

Nathan C

@ChrisS Unfortunately, can't drink at work.

So, caffeine it is@!

Wesley

@NathanC Well I'm about to down a caffeine pill with some green tea, so you're in ~~good~~ bad company.

Chris S

2:09 PM

Though I saw a study. Programmers who are just less than buzzed work the most efficiently on average. (by "efficiently" they were the most productive per the time spent on a project, over a rather large timeframe - so it's not just statistical noise).

Kevin Soviero

Remember how we were discussing that I work 8 hours, travel 2 hours, and only get 6 hours of sleep? Well, I've decided to start taking college classes after work on top of that! I may have to learn to survive with little to no sleep soon. Anyone got any tips to avoid needing the sleep?

Tanner

@NathanC Rumple Minze, blue food dye, and an empty bottle of Cool Mint Listerine. Problem solved.

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Wesley

@ChrisS Probably because it takes your self-doubt and paranoia down a notch so you can actually focus on a task.

Tanner

Though considering the taste of Rumple Minze, you might be better off drinking the Listerine...

BigHomie

@KevinSoviero There now. 8.5 hours @ Work if you count lunch

Kevin Soviero

2:10 PM

@BigHomie Actually 9 hours if you count lunch

Chris S

@KevinSoviero Be prepared to fail a class or three on account of not having the time to do it all. I'm learning this the hard way with a colic baby, 50+ hours work, and trying to take two classes per semester.

BigHomie

@KevinSoviero and I leave work to pick everybody up, drop them off @ home, then drive back to work to go to school (Work @ a Uni)

WHERE'S MY WOLF MEME

Wesley

@ChrisS Uh oh, she's a bit fussy? =|

Nathan C

@Tanner Unfortunately my taste in alcohol is...limited. I guess I'm sensitive to bitter tastes or something because most alcoholic stuff tastes horrible to me

BigHomie

@KevinSoviero With a toddler an infant

Chris S

2:12 PM

@Wesley I'd have to read the study again, but I think it was the lack of focus that allowed the programmers to get more done... They got less fixated on issues which were holding them back, and more "creative" in their complex problem solving.

BigHomie

You want sleep tips? SLEEP IS A FIRST WORLD PROBLEM.

;)

Wesley

@BigHomie Sleep is for the sleepy.

Chris S

@Wesley Yes. In the same way that a murderer has done "a bit" of physical harm to someone.

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Wesley

@ChrisS D=

Tanner

@KevinSoviero Why would you do work + school when you live with your parents? If you want to go to school, focus on that only.

Kevin Soviero

2:13 PM

@ChrisS I only plan to take Chemistry I Lecture and Lab this semester. I have an aptitude for Chemistry, so I should be okay.

@Tanner I'm going to school for fun, work comes first.

@Tanner I'm getting a simple 2 year degree in Biology, not something I could use to get a job or anything.

Chris S

I'm pretty sure my hearing has been knocked down a few notches by her screaming in my ear for hours - and I noticed the other day that my left eye can't focus on things that are close to it anymore... Our parents weren't kidding when they said we destroyed their lives physically and socially.

BigHomie

@KevinSoviero Never overlook niches

Nathan C

@KevinSoviero School for fun? I would if I could afford it

I'd like to get my MBA...

but graduate school is even more expensive and financial aid does fuck-all for post-grads

Kevin Soviero

@NathanC It's community college, a semester is less than $500...

BigHomie

@KevinSoviero You mean you're single and you stay at home? Tell me more about how the other half lives

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