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First time I felt old yet left me smiling in a giggty way.

Posted by Abject_Serve_1269@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 145 comments

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Ha! I remember when they *got* colors. It was a revolution.

Am I the only one that prefers on - prem to cloud based infrastructure?

Posted by Ferocious888@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 423 comments

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In many ways, if I’m responsible for it, I want to put my hands on it.

I am quiet quitting

Posted by Character_Branch_660@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 694 comments

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>For example, he gave me a poor review on how many tickets I solve, and compared it to the 50 that were solved in the first week by a new hire, whose sole job is tier one support. >I am on calls with engineering and networks to setup zero touch networks. I am on calls with HR to reinvent the employee phone line that will impact our global workforce. I am the subject matter expert on half of our internal tools, and am always on call. So yes, I'll let the guy who was hired specifically to handle tickets, handle password resets. Stop doing all of these high level things and close tickets. Cite your performance review as the clear direction you have been given. Get out there and reset those passwords.

is it su-doo or su-doe?

Posted by Vivid-Champion-1367@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 695 comments

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Pseudo.

Tell me how you practiced your ninjitsu skills

Posted by SaltyDogBill@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 310 comments

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I never did, probably because I never had a complete breakfast.

Org is banning Notepad++

Posted by PazzoBread@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 968 comments

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https://vscode.dev/

A treasure from the attic.

Posted by fyrie@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 88 comments

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That mug looks about as safe as Action Park…

I found the receipt for my Kenwood Stereo system from my 20's

Posted by HexKey58@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 141 comments

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Very well. >Your expenses for such trivialities has far outstretched a reasonable person's budget, you *cad*. Also, $4,042.24 CAD. https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/

I found the receipt for my Kenwood Stereo system from my 20's

Posted by HexKey58@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 141 comments

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>$2,070.00 in January, 1992 has the same buying power as **$4,857.29** in December 2025. https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

[In the Wild] Reverse-engineered a Snapchat Sextortion Bot: It’s running a raw Llama-7B instance with a 2048 token window.

Posted by simar-dmg@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 115 comments

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I hope we can drain money from these evil bastards.

Might be a weird question but is anyone else choking on their own saliva more often as they get older?

Posted by Empty_Nestor@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 679 comments

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Yes! It seems like I’m suddenly swallowing wrong and choking all the time.

I feel like we’ve all won this game! 😆

Posted by ab-ra-ca-da-bra@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2978 comments

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Lame list for Gen-X. I imagine most of us check off most of these. Victrola Wang mainframe Reel-to-reel tape BBS

Anyone find themselves getting annoyed as they get older with the overly in your face machismo and toxic masculinity in pop culture and sports today?

Posted by whitingvo@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 504 comments

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Any time I see the word *tactical* I abandon whatever it is that I’m looking at. Tactical pants, tactical sun glasses, it’s all bullshit. Give me my tactical Tums and get off my tactical lawn.

The wildest LLM backdoor I’ve seen yet

Posted by AIMadeMeDoIt__@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 294 comments

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Do you know what a *turtle* is?

Kimi K2 is the best clock AI

Posted by InternationalAsk1490@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 84 comments

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Finally, a benchmark we can unite behind.

Do you leave lights on?

Posted by MarcooseOnTheLoose@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1370 comments

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My wife hates walking into a room and being blind, so we have nightlights everywhere. Sometimes it’s a lamp with a low-wattage bulb. I don’t like it, but I love *her*, so empty rooms are perpetually lit.

Unexpected thing I found. A fear and anxiety in younger generations - of not having internet.

Posted by Helsinki_Disgrace@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 362 comments

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My wife and I have thought about music when the Internet dies. “You kids like Fleetwood Mac or Nine Inch Nails? No? Well, I guess you don’t get to listen to much.”

“Old People” Activities you never thought you’d love?

Posted by Lost_Taste_8181@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 645 comments

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Are you typing about chipping off bits of stone to sharpen tools?

For this first time in my career I’m working at a company with a dedicated Security team and I fully understand now why having SysAdmin experience should be absolutely necessary to be on a CyberSecurity team…

Posted by pinecrows@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 343 comments

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In the meeting, insist that the script kiddo explain each command, what it is doing, and what the result would be.

IT now controls the light system

Posted by mwerte@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 273 comments

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If you're the person who keeps *everything* running, you'll be the last to be laid off.

The more I listen to George Carlin, the more i realize how screwed we really are.

Posted by AtomicHurricaneBob@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 401 comments

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The man wasn’t a comedian, he was a stand-up philosopher.

IT Miracles

Posted by Ok_Pomelo_2685@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 199 comments

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Drip loops, people. Even when water can’t possibly be a factor.

Things we never said in the 80's

Posted by titaniac79@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 956 comments

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That was my first thought when I heard a trigger warning. You just said the thing that sets someone off!

So I'm 53. Is it too late.

Posted by frandor_Dude@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 867 comments

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Something I read a while ago which I just love: It is too late to change the beginning of your story, but it’s never too late to change the end.

Samsung signs $16.5 billion foundry contract lasting to 2033, rumored to be for Tesla FSD chips

Posted by self-fix@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 198 comments

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Eventually their intellectual property will be purchased and that new owner will need chips.

Lost Three Days Because I Ignored A Button

Posted by SuccessfulLime2641@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 33 comments

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You just spent three days learning something you will never forget.

I feel like people don't even try.

Posted by OnlyWest1@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 267 comments

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This is frustrating, but it’s also why you have a job. Document this stuff and show it to management as evidence for the value you bring. Sounds like you are indispensable and maybe should get a raise.

IBM Announces Power11 With "99.9999%" Uptime, 55% Better Core Performance Than Power9

Posted by BlueGoliath@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 36 comments

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This 11 goes to 9.

It's hard to find value in IT...

Posted by Paintrain8284@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 202 comments

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Have someone assign a dollar value to various types of downtime, then track that downtime. What does IT do? It prevents us from losing 40k monies every hour.

Does anyone else still pay for AAA roadside service or am I just that old?

Posted by badannbad@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2033 comments

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Why would anyone *not* have AAA? OP, are you trying to find the monsters lurking among us?

What's your biggest "why is this even a thing?" moment in IT?

Posted by Mathewjohn17@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 758 comments

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SYNTAX ERROR ]▒

What's your biggest "why is this even a thing?" moment in IT?

Posted by Mathewjohn17@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 758 comments

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I had a dual-cpu motherboard die and I tried to replace it with a single-cpu board. Then I learned that Windows NT 4.0 couldn't make that switch.

Does watching old TV make you realize how messed up some of it was?

Posted by Decisions_70@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1079 comments

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Then the show will *always* be relevant.

Does watching old TV make you realize how messed up some of it was?

Posted by Decisions_70@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1079 comments

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I watched *All in the Family* not too long ago and it was disappointing to see the same social issues being debated then as we do today.

Something different for once, clothes recommendations for sysadmins

Posted by OmnidimensionalDoom@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 198 comments

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I wish that we had something like scrubs, but with military style ribbons showing what skills we possess.

Give me three word phrase or less to prove you are genX

Posted by baltikboats@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 7423 comments

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Nobody badda me.

What’s the hardest Linux interview question y’all ever got hit with?

Posted by yqsx@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 467 comments

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Sounds like someone needs to grep the logs to netcat until there is recombinant capitulation. If VBScript is available, I suppose you could make a GUI and start measuring IGMP responses.

What’s the hardest Linux interview question y’all ever got hit with?

Posted by yqsx@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 467 comments

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Years ago I was asked if I was a hacker who liked hacking after saying that I had flashed the firmware on a Vonage device to make it work with other VOIP providers. I thought they were kidding. They were not kidding.

End user from hell

Posted by SharpWick@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 732 comments

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They're that challenged, but they actually open tickets?

How can I convince Bryan Cranston to remake Kolchak: The Night Stalker?

Posted by ryanknapper@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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Fun fact: Darren McGavin was in two X-Files episodes, playing the person that Kolchak might have become. It was great to see him again.

How can I convince Bryan Cranston to remake Kolchak: The Night Stalker?

Posted by ryanknapper@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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I think it should still be set in the seventies. All the goodness of the huge camera with single-use flashbulbs and film that needed to be developed, a giant tape recorder, *huge* cars… Back when you could never prove that you really saw a monster.

How can I convince Bryan Cranston to remake Kolchak: The Night Stalker?

Posted by ryanknapper@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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Maybe Dana Gould would be easier to ~~target~~ contact than Señor Cranston.

How can I convince Bryan Cranston to remake Kolchak: The Night Stalker?

Posted by ryanknapper@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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I hope my dog gets along with their dog.

A Small Business nightmare, what would you do?

Posted by Church1182@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 67 comments

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First thing: physical to virtual clone, for backup and preservation.

8x RTX 3090 open rig

Posted by Armym@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 391 comments

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🥵

But... I only said hi.

Posted by dagerdev@reddit | LocalLLaMA | View on Reddit | 76 comments

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It *knows*, and you know what it knows.

So tired of the expression "cooked" as a substitute for Fuck*d. Any particular modern expressions that hurt your GenX ears?

Posted by IHadTacosYesterday@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1406 comments

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I get irrationally annoyed by certain discourse markers when they are clearly unconsciously copying other people. Starting every sentence with So, or Not gonna lie…

So tired of the expression "cooked" as a substitute for Fuck*d. Any particular modern expressions that hurt your GenX ears?

Posted by IHadTacosYesterday@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1406 comments

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I just amuse myself by referring everything as a journey. I have a mail checking journey, and a breakfast journey, and a Bake Off watching journey. I hope to use the Andy Warhol method to strip it of meaning.

Which movies from the 80’s have you rewatched that hit totally different now compared to when you first watched them?

Posted by zinky30@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 954 comments

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