I think one if the more stressful shit i saw was a bad driver update that made a specific model laptop completely unable to boot, unless you could get into BIOS to disable audio, then fully purge the audio driver (it was a hidden driver) and do a clean install.

This, with a 5 digit userbase in one location, with most of them having that specific model laptop, while working desktop support. It was practically an IT drive thru at one point.

DoD IT, hell of a way to start out with large scale xD

Any major tech upgrade or software investment can be canceled on a whim; i no longer get emotionally attached to projects.

Eventually, i imagine it might lead other countries to not recognize degrees or other credentials earned in the US

First year? That shit is like A+ cert level knowledge or below, and A+ is damn near worthless. They would know that in the first few hours of a study guide

And Nevada for its timberland.

👉😎🖕

Love working on a team like that. Once earned an office a very stern lecture about strong language because of it, that was fun; resulted in some of us greeting each other with “fuck you, [name]” in a very polite tone

I wouldn’t even consider “per minute” frequently queried. Per millisecond for stock market shit

I did SEC+ entirely from book, i kinda prefer books tbh. Nothing like a slapping a manual on a table and saying RTFM.

Or just switching to Show Desktop Site

Disabling wireless when not in use

storage scope limitations for apps (random games don’t need full drive access)

fine control over USB-C port behavior (data and/or power while locked vs unlocked)

using passcode/password for device unlock while still being able to use fingerprint for individual apps.

I’m a bit undecided on it even with it in my hands. Not a fan of how cases have to be more or less glued onto the device, and that hinge is a major physical weak point (I’ve got a Ghostek case with hinge armor right now). So when I finish getting the device set up how I want and finally swap my sim over, I’ll need new adhesive (the sim card slot is not accessible with the case).

That said, the crease isn’t that bad. I anticipate being able to view manuals on the bigger screen to be very nice. The outer screen is apparently the same display panel as the pixel 9 pro, so it’s not an ultra narrow display like the samsungs.

It’s physically about the same size as my s22u, just slightly thicker

Edit: honestly, the more I think on it, I’m leaning towards returning the fold in favor of a regular 9 pro. I just don’t feel comfortable carrying around a nearly $2K device in my pocket. It’s a very nice device, but for a bigger screen, there are much cheaper options (actual tablets), and there’s much better case options for more main-line phones anyway.

I just made the switch (from s22u to pixel 9 pro fold) over the weekend, the debloating and basic common sense security features are such a huge improvement.

Gonna give the whole “folding phone” thing a try for a while before I make any judgements on it, but im absolutely set on sticking with grapheneos.

If anything, i respect people wearing suits and ties less than people wearing business casual.

Password management is the one thing i don’t plan to self-host, on the grounds of not putting all my eggs in one basket. If something goes wrong and all my shit is fried or destroyed, I don’t want to also fuck around with account recovery for my entire digital existence.

Plus, if something is breached, im more likely to hear news about Bitwarden than I am about compromised server and/or client versions in a timeframe to actually be able to react to it.

That would definitely explain it lol

I’m mildly shocked nobody was shot over it. Sick people aren’t generally in the clearest state of mind, pissing them off would make things worse

The HP G5 thunderbolt docks are (currently, at least) pretty stable IMO, provided the firmware is up to date on it.

NOT the hp g4 thunderbolt dock, that one the team I’m on is at a level 3 support ticket with HP for monitor issues that render my laptop basically unusable.

Something something Eggs, something something baskets…

• Win10
• Win11
• Fedora
• Fedora Server
• Hirens