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What would you do? Production line PC “is slow” (Windows 98, legacy SCADA)

Posted by PeppahSG@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 743 comments

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This is 100% on the company. Windows 98 is ridiculous to still be supporting. They had 30 years now to save for a replacement machine. whatever it is. That's 30 frickkin years old now.

Hikeep e-bike won’t go past 19mph. How do you unlock?

Posted by Tylerst_@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 19 comments

SurRon rider Insane Police Chase in Florida🏍️

Posted by Miserable-Onion-9004@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 649 comments

I'm gonna say that the bike was going way too fast for the sidewalk.

Posted by kamaka71@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 763 comments

Biggest mistakes people make when buying their first electric bike?

Posted by Kitchen_Dot_974@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 85 comments

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My range has dropped significantly since purchase. The 60km range I had at purchase is now closer to 35-40k. So it's a good idea longevity wise to get solid range/big battery.

Best term for traditional bicycle?

Posted by Inciteful_Analysis@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 63 comments

700 Floppies

Posted by ___LowLifer___@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 794 comments

Microsoft Office is Dead, welcome to "The Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly Office)"

Posted by TechGoat@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 390 comments

I feel like I missed out on the Golden Age of IT work

Posted by AntsyAnswers@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 805 comments

zeezero@reddit

Work at a small or medium sized company. Companies with around 80-150 million in revenue are the sweet spot. They are too small for a large team, but big enough to use enterprise grade gear. You rack and stack and config your own servers. Manage your entire enterprise and get hands on with all of it. I am upgrading sql server in the morning and up a ladder pulling cable in the afternoon. Next day I'm out at various office buildings troubleshooting wireless issues. This is not a thing of the past at all. The larger the organization, the narrower your scope.

Not taken seriously because of my age.

Posted by locomotiveloco@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 284 comments

Told to purchase AI licensing because the board members want it.

Posted by catroaring@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 122 comments

"Umm, I'm Gen Z. I know how to use computers."

Posted by DesertDogggg@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 2200 comments

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Gen Z know how to use the social applications on their phones very proficiently. They do not understand the underlying tech at all and have no clue about privacy or security generally.

Is it just me or a "sys admin" now needs to be licensed in literally everything in existence and beyond nowadays JUST to be employed with an inhumane workload?

Posted by carivinn@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 341 comments

Dropped my Bosch eBike battery — still safe to use?

Posted by Think_Ad3930@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 14 comments

Is it possible to change the exhaust sound to a different one

Posted by Early-Establishment4@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 22 comments

Amsterdam police checking if an e-bike has had its speed limiter removed

Posted by Prestigious_Net_8356@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 634 comments

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I'm fine with it. Don't illegally mod your bike and you'll have no issues. We are so close to ebike bans in all sorts of areas. I don't want people to give any reasons for more bans.

Is WHfB considered MFA on the endpoint level?

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

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This was what I was thinking. While yes it is not permanently attached. In many scenarios it behaves the same way. I don't think there is killer tech in yubikey absent in tpm. it's just yubikey I can use on multiple devices.

Is WHfB considered MFA on the endpoint level?

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

It's always worse.

Posted by Alzzary@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 305 comments

Microsoft's AI risk list left out cybersecurity. Are we actually safe or just ignored?

Posted by Kitchen_West_3482@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 27 comments

zeezero@reddit

Many many companies will fully trust AI for their security. I am 100% positive of this. I don't see why this is even slightly controversial. Parsing and analyzing text is one of the biggest strength of an AI. It's perfect for working through massive amounts of logs and data to find anomalies. This is a huge part of IT security. Companies like Darktrace are basically selling this now. They used to have a soc team of humans. Now it's all AI driven analytics. Because it can react faster than any human and it can visualize the entire network and see anomolies happening in real time. What's the magic sauce that a security team has that an AI can't do now or won't be able to do very shortly? I fully trust AI to fail as much as I fully trust human error to fail. Crowdstrike went down due to human error.

What’s an IT “truth” which other departments assume, that really annoys you?

Posted by SirNo241@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 892 comments

Need something similar to x21 max but faster with more range

Posted by Rediwt@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 2 comments

What is with all the pretentious people in this sub?

Posted by disposableoutlaw@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 400 comments

What is with all the pretentious people in this sub?

Posted by disposableoutlaw@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 400 comments

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The issue for me is ebikes are being banned all over the place. Cheap chinese ebikes with no UL certified batteries give a bad name to reputable bikes that won't burn your house down. Or at least much less often. And modded bikes going 40 mph will only cause more regulation and restrictions on ownership. Basically, people fucking around with their cheap modded bikes are causing us all to lose access.

Microsoft's AI risk list left out cybersecurity. Are we actually safe or just ignored?

Posted by Kitchen_West_3482@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 27 comments

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False positives are not significant enough of a problem. It's not going to shut down everything all time with no reason. I can't see an attack chain in progress until my files are all encrypted. Or I have to rely on my own ability to parse alerts and notifications from my siem. And hope I don't have alert fatigue and ignore the big issue. I've also taken down the entire network myself. several times in my career. I'm a human being and have responded incorrectly to incidents in the past. I once disabled all wireless nics on every laptop in our org by enabling an incorrect antivirus setting. AIs decide, for now, what to do with the data based on your preferences. If you set it to aggressive, it'll isolate or lock down network ports or take whatever action you allow it. It can also just passively observe and send tickets so you still have to deal with it. I'm sure comfort level will shift to complete AI automation at some point. Humans are bad at security imo.

Microsoft's AI risk list left out cybersecurity. Are we actually safe or just ignored?

Posted by Kitchen_West_3482@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 27 comments

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What's the need for in person anything or reading of body language in the context of securing your network? Aren't AI millions of times better at meticulous detail than a fallible human? What's a human's attention span vs an AI? How much text logs can a human read before it is fatigued? I see bunch of the ephemeral claims that AI isn't a biological organism so it can't do IT security for some reason. I don't get it. what people interaction does it need to do? It needs to see the people's network activity and determine what's happening there. It doesn't need to know if you are upset because you haven't had lunch yet.

Microsoft's AI risk list left out cybersecurity. Are we actually safe or just ignored?

Posted by Kitchen_West_3482@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 27 comments

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>When things get weird or subtle, that's where experience kicks in. You can't automate gut feeling or knowing that one dev always forgets to label their traffic. This is exactly what the AI does. It takes a baseline and looks for anomolies. I'm not a customer. But look at Darktrace. It will know one dev always forgets to label their traffic. That is in the normal baseline. A huge chunk of security is visibility into everything. AI destroys at this stuff. It can isolate or configure the network within seconds of it seeing something. AI's already replacing security teams, now.

Microsoft's AI risk list left out cybersecurity. Are we actually safe or just ignored?

Posted by Kitchen_West_3482@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 27 comments

zeezero@reddit

Cyber is the perfect job for AI. There are almost full AI security solutions out now. I think Darktrace used to have full human soc and now it's all AI analytics. AI is really good at parsing logs. It's one of the better use cases for it. I would think IT Sec would be one of the first to go before the hardware techs who actually have to lug around laptops and gear. I say easily replaceable job.

Am I doing enough?

Posted by Anfernee139@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 5 comments

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Sounds like you have opportunities to learn at your current job. Sys admins are jack of all trades techs. But we can't/don't know everything. You're only 3 years in. You have decent server administration and active directory experience. Depends on how big your team is for how much access you would have to everything. If you've got a dedicated exchange admin, then they probably don't need to cross train you.

Newly unveiled electric bike motor is ‘world’s lightest, most efficient’

Posted by IndependentHat74@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 38 comments

Newly unveiled electric bike motor is ‘world’s lightest, most efficient’

Posted by IndependentHat74@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 38 comments

when you peddal a ebike instead of using throttle the battery is suppose to last longer right?

Posted by Fine-Art-9701@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 54 comments

when you peddal a ebike instead of using throttle the battery is suppose to last longer right?

Posted by Fine-Art-9701@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 54 comments

zeezero@reddit

Your illegally modded ebike is using way more power than your legs can provide. it's negligible at those crazy speeds. At normal 10mph you would notice significant battery savings from pedalling.

Pedal assist bike owners - Do you ride your e-bike for exercise?

Posted by vexingpresence@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 136 comments

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I wouldn't say I ride it for excercise. It's minimal excercise vs a regular bike. But I definitely always pedal and prefer to have some tension on the chain at all times. It just feels better to me.

Anyone ever hassled by having an electric bicycle with more than 1000w?

Posted by AppropriateOne9584@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 178 comments

Is the sys admin job market really that bad?

Posted by yamaha109@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 317 comments

Is this mostly American group?

Posted by KostyaFedot@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 92 comments

zeezero@reddit

There's no difference in speed between bikes. They're all throttled to 35km/hr. So what's more fun to ride? For me a big fat tire bike is fun, I feel like I can go over any terrain. I don't want a sensible commuter bike. Also riding in traffic I feel more comfortable riding on a substantial bike.

So/too much to do and know

Posted by Phyxiis@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 61 comments

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I call mysel jack of all trades technician. blinky lights technician. etc...... anything that remotely looks or smells like a computer is something I should know how to fix. We deal with access control, so obviously I should know how the garage door opener on the parking lot gate works.

Are step-through bikes kinda underrated?

Posted by Salemsara@reddit | ebikes | View on Reddit | 159 comments

Where is everyone at with migrating to Server 2025?

Posted by tcourtney22@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 196 comments

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We probably will skip 2025. Our datacenter license gives us access to server 2022. Plan is to skip 2025 and jump back in with licensing for Server 2027 or 2028.

How do you manage admin tasks with your non-admin account?

Posted by Grunskin@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 79 comments

Best Remote Desktop APP

Posted by In_The_Quest47@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 23 comments

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For paid remote desktop apps, we use Proxy Networks [proxynetworks.com](http://proxynetworks.com) they have very fast remote console connection. allows for uac prompt input. has a support gateway feature and deployment tool. Hard to find anything that performs as well for console remote.

I hate RFPs

Posted by SmoothStrawberry7777@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 61 comments

How does Microsoft get away with such poor support?

Posted by requiemofthesoul@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 215 comments

Are Vendors Getting Worse?

Posted by itguy9013@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 65 comments

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Almost all support is shit across the board now. I have basically 1 vendor I would recommend at this point for their support. Our software vendors are ultra shit.

Determined to wrangle school IT infra under some management. Doable or a pipe dream?

Posted by mad-milk@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 40 comments

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You have to manage all things for sure. We are much further along and a reasonably well funded, mature IT department here. We don't have an AI policy yet. I am actually pushing back on the requirement to our admin because it's more buzzword than an actual thing at this point. Currently my policy is don't put something sensitive into it and don't trust what it gives you without researching the answer yourself.

Determined to wrangle school IT infra under some management. Doable or a pipe dream?

Posted by mad-milk@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 40 comments

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I think the basics are what you need at first. I don't see how you can talk ai policy, when you haven't even got admin/user account separation. If I had no budget, I'd be using a free chromebook type solution. sign in restrictions and manage users with Google workspace. We sell all of our used equipment through govdeals website. You can find really good deals on used servers and equipment on those sites. Shipping to cambodia might be prohibitively expensive, but if you can get a $25k server for $500 it might be worth it. If you needed some options for cheap but reasonably good hardware.

Determined to wrangle school IT infra under some management. Doable or a pipe dream?

Posted by mad-milk@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 40 comments

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>For high availability you could go with Intune. It's definitely somewhat pricey but worth looking into. No chance they're buying office 365 subscriptions.

1TB Solid State USB Drive

Posted by jstar77@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 11 comments

Am I making a mistake leaving my current job?

Posted by BattleBitGamer@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 171 comments

zeezero@reddit

You have a really good deal currently. Unless it's a big jump in pay I wouldn't suggest it. I don't know your situation but I'd stay put if it was me.