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Anon isn't worried.

Posted by retardinho23@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 394 comments

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I never said that or said anyone was overreacting with COVID, so your soapbox was unnecessary. It was a novel virus we had no idea how to treat. This is not the case with hantavirus. It's really that simple.

Anon isn't worried.

Posted by retardinho23@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 394 comments

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CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/state-stats/deaths/covid19.html Also: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality It varied worldwide depending on response and local infrastructure. What made COVID bad too was the run on hospitals and clinics which stressed the system worldwide, causing a lot of other problems. With hantavirus, you're asymptomatic then basically just drop dead. It's morbid, but unlikely to cause the same problems as COVID.

Anon isn't worried.

Posted by retardinho23@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 394 comments

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What made COVID dangerous and a pandemic was the ease of spread by proximity and the infection itself allowed it to spread further, plus we didn't know much about it at the time as a novel virus, while hantavirus has been known about for decades. It also had a low fatality rate so those infected could spread it easier while hantavirus's high mortality rate will make it "burn out" faster. While yes even COVID deaths were too much, a pandemic with a high lethality rate virus is practically unheard of with modern day intervention.

Anon isn't worried.

Posted by retardinho23@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 394 comments

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This. Covid also rarely killed in comparison (2% death rate versus over 40% for hantavirus). You can't get this just by being in the same room as an infected person as healthcare workers caring for hantavirus patients have not contracted it without needing clean suits and all that like during covid.

Had a clash with executive over my phishing test methods

Posted by AH_Josh@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 679 comments

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I see this as being very controversial so there's no real "yes" or "no" answer, and a lot of it comes down to communicating with the powers that be on how aggressive your tactics should be. If you've been hit before by a similar message, then at the very least training users to be on the lookout for signs of a phishing email and providing the proper tools (warning banners, etc) so they will learn to check these first would be ideal. I get where you're coming from - exploiting emotions is exactly what threat actors do and it's highly effective. However, on the other hand...it's your workplace. If you go too far in that direction, people will learn to fear these instead of learning the signs of a phishing email. It would be just as effective to impersonate IT or something and asking people to click on a site to update credentials (and provide some urgency behind it to invoke the same response) but it wouldn't be so triggering to people who may actually have a crisis in their life you don't know about.

Why are maga[redacted] like this?

Posted by Perseriya@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 121 comments

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It was holstered and the guy never touched it. Try again. Even given the extremely generous opinion that maybe he was interfering, being pinned down and executed with ten shots to the face is not the punishment. It's at minimum for excessive force. Riots were held for George Floyd who died in a similar manner just without holes to the head. Oh, how we tend to forget the details.

I wasn't allowed to swap out APs until I finish OSHA Training for 10 hours.

Posted by VinsinityKT@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 424 comments

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With the job market the way it is, I'm honestly not surprised as OP may not want to risk their job by asserting their rights. It's how companies can easily abuse the system - make it more painful to fight back.

Anon and the ball wall

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One time some bright guys decided to lean a 30 gallon trash can full of water at the door to a stairwell. Luckily it was found before someone got seriously hurt. This was in a college dorm, by the way. Sometimes the pranks escalate...yikes.

Anon idolizes finger

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It's basically a neurochemical type of thing. When you do a task you enjoy, you get the feel good chemicals in response (dopamine) to encourage you to continue doing the task. In things like ADHD, the brain either doesn't respond as well or doesn't produce enough, so you don't get that "good job" feeling when completing a task UNLESS it's something you very much enjoy. This is why stimulants are a good treatment since they supplement the deficiency, although a change in habits and attitude are often needed too which is why therapy is used too.

Anon on the Reddit update.

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SSH with pubkey accidentally left opened. Any issue?

Posted by BagCompetitive357@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 44 comments

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Docker is only a concern since it uses its own virtual network so you have to take that into consideration when setting up your firewall rules. Outside of a zero day exploit, SSH-keyed servers with no password authentication enabled is secure enough for the average use case. I would not worry about it as the blocked traffic you see is just automated bots scanning entire ranges of IPs. Taking it off 22 removes most of the noise. Outside of being specifically targeted for something or using outdated libraries compromise is very unlikely.

Someone ran an augur through the fiber to one of our offices and slurped up about 1800 feet of it like spaghetti at about 3pm today.

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That time I had to SSH into a Roomba to fix a VPN issue

Posted by votekick@reddit | talesfromtechsupport | View on Reddit | 79 comments

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Yeah, the DHCP lease is more or less a suggestion per spec, so you can simply squat on the IP and ignore the expiration, much to the dismay of the rest of the network. ARP tables help with that problem at least, but really depends on network configuration.

npm got owned because one dev clicked the wrong link. billions of downloads poisoned. supply chain security is still held together with duct tape.

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Since the compromise was spotted within a day or so, delaying the install of third party packages for critical apps in case things go uh...not as planned may be wise. It's the same reason some orgs delay Windows updates a week or so to make sure it doesn't suddenly brick production systems overnight as bad updates are typically pulled pretty quickly before they do damage. Outside of security vulnerabilities there really isn't much need to stay in immediate lock-step with new versions unless you're in the code already anyways, in my opinion. So, there's no need to rush to update because a new package version fixed a typo or code path you don't even use.

I Ran netstat -rn On My Company Laptop And Got A Call From The CTO 3 Minutes Later

Posted by Hostificus@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 715 comments

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It really depends, I feel. If you have users fixing issues instead of reporting them, it might go unnoticed by IT until it becomes a Real Problem (like say, a C-suite having the issue) so a ticket can be used for tracking even if the fix is "simple".

Microsoft Declines to Fix Actively Exploited Windows Zero-Day Vulnerability

Posted by yash13@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 35 comments

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Different bug. The patch once concerns the actual icon, this is embedding commands in a lnk file that's invisible in the properties. It's also made it's way through popular torrent trackers with attackers attempting to serve these to unsuspecting users, usually on "new* releases.

Just learned the \\hostname\c$ command and it blew my mind

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Am I bad a sysadmin if I use GPT for almost all things PowerShell now?

Posted by ColdCouchWall@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 663 comments

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That's where Copilot and other tools of that sort shine, since they do the work of sending context to the model for you and generate far more accurate responses. I can prompt it with comments in code and it's been very useful, especially for repetitive tasks.

DigiCert removing support for IPv6 on 1/10/25. What does that mean for IPv6 adoption?

Posted by jwckauman@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 296 comments

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The only reason I haven't fully embraced ipv6 is due to ISPs being utterly stubborn about supporting it natively. 6in4 is *okay*, but there's really no excuse to not support it at a residential level anymore. I'm sure that's hampering adoption since the tunnels aren't always easy to set up and rely on static ipv4 origins to begin with.

sysinternal tools are very dangerous - have to inform my supervisor before us it :-)

Posted by michaelxyxy@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 277 comments

What is this USB type?

Posted by networkconfidential@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 114 comments

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Possibly a misaligned mold, as you can see the break off point on the bad one (the little white circle of plastic) or it was accidentally damaged somewhere on the line and missed.

Should a Dental Practice Use Generic Room Accounts or User-Based Accounts?

Posted by bleep1912@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 117 comments

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I'd imagine specific apps that require user-specific logins (or smart cards, I've seen some places have card swipes to unlock) would qualify? Most places will have industry standard programs for actual data access anyway with its own controls.

OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business

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OneDrive Is Still Not Ready For Business

Posted by americanconstitution@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 571 comments

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I had to replace my laptop and my company uses OneDrive to back up everything, so I tossed everything that wasn't being synced into a folder and left it for a day...I saw folders, so thought it was fine. Got new laptop to resync, the folders were empty. I should've looked in them...luckily not important stuff. I also hate that you cannot select additional folders to back up so you're forced to use the documents folder to shove everything in.

What am I missing with this Crowdstrike thing?

Posted by Itchy-Channel3137@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 731 comments

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Windows (and Linux, really) are very unforgiving about errors on system drivers or the kernel. You're also working with unsafe code to begin with and it's all a balancing act to ensure you're behaving yourself while playing in the highest privileged area of the OS. The bug could've been as easy as exceeding a buffer that was expected to be a certain size causing garbage to write to system memory. That said, it's irresponsible to not have thorough testing or a way for admins to control the possible exposure if something goes wrong.

Anon takes the pinkpill

Posted by GiganticGirlEnjoyer@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 250 comments

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Claritin-D is likely what you were looking for and is a different active ingredient. The stuff in Benadryl is actually used in some sleep aids for the drowsy effect, funny enough.

Anon takes the pinkpill

Posted by GiganticGirlEnjoyer@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 250 comments

C-Suite - "Can you just make sure I never get any junk mail? thanks, that'd be great"

Posted by Humble-Plankton2217@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 285 comments

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I still have nightmares about managing previous employee PSTs "just in case" a vital email was needed because that one time three years ago it came in handy. Hundreds of GB just sitting unused. This was years and years ago and we didn't even have Exchange then.

Did a medium level phishing attack on the company

Posted by archiekane@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 1005 comments

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In my previous job I'd do the screen flip on my coworkers. A bit of harmless fun and a reminder to lock your shit when you walked away.

Anon appreciates the second amendment

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Anon appreciates the second amendment

Posted by BossaNovacaine@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 445 comments

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Yeah, and that's why the whole "treat every gun as if it's loaded, even if you cleared it yourself" lesson is drilled into you at basic safety courses. Even experienced shooters don't know every gun and its quirks. I'm all for the 2nd amendment and the right to own boom sticks, but for christ's sake there should be at least some education that goes along with it.

Anon has 9000 IQ

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anon swims

Posted by yoimagreenlight@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 261 comments

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Thanks. I'm not too high on the scale (around 230 at my heaviest) but bad habits for years and no motivation to make a change makes it difficult to get started. People telling me how different I look (weight tends to come off your face and waist first) is a great motivator, too.

anon swims

Posted by yoimagreenlight@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 261 comments

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By just keeping an eye on calorie intake I've lost 20-30 pounds easily. Just a "do I really need to eat that 400 calorie snack?" and keeping candy away from the house has done wonders. Just being aware of what you're putting in your body goes a long way, IMO.

Anon is the whitest man alive

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Anon likes Ninjago

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Anon shares his views on woman

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Anon Feels Old

Posted by LoadOk5992@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 241 comments

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If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's that you have to take the hand you've been dealt and bet like it's the best hand of your life. You have to own yourself - it's not easy, but take comfort knowing you're not the only one dealing with self-confidence issues. There's a whole life out there for you. Receding hairline and some extra weight? Who cares, what matters is how you present yourself. You have to ooze confidence. Easier said than done, I know...I struggle too and it's much easier to pep talk a random stranger than doing it myself. But you can do it. We all can. If you're reading this, you can do it.

No turning back now

Posted by VandesKaani69@reddit | greentext | View on Reddit | 304 comments

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I know with these sorts of things boobytrapping your food is akin to doing similar to your own yard - intent is a huge factor. Intentionally spiking your food with hot sauce is a crime ...whereas someone getting sick because they ate your spicy food that you _usually_ eat and didn't intend on harming anyone would be a non-issue, at least if it got to a jury. It's shit like this is why I'm glad I have a WFH job. Food theft is the worst.

Anon makes a friend at the gym

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