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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 7:14:27 AM
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Quiet morning. Daughter is up and sort of working on school stuff, though I caught her reading the Hitchhiker's Guide instead of doing work. Can't really fault her on that.
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Syrah
3/18/2020 7:30:51 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 1: there is talk of extending the school closures for the remainder of the year. You may have to get her the three follow on books.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/18/2020 7:31:52 AM
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In #1 lucius septimius said: I caught her reading the Hitchhiker's Guide instead of doing work. Can't really fault her on that. "Don't Panic!" ...and always know where your towel is.
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JCM
3/18/2020 7:42:08 AM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 1: We have alarms on doors at work. If they are held open to long they start beeping. One door malfunctioned and would beep anytime someone opened it. One wag printed a logo for Sirius Cybernetics Corporation and taped it to the door.
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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 7:54:56 AM
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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 3: I once had a couple of students write on their course evals that "Dr. Septimius is a hoopy frood who always knows where his towel is."
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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 7:55:44 AM
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In #4 JCM said: One wag printed a logo for Sirius Cybernetics Corporation and taped it to the door. A bunch of mindless jerks who will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes.
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Syrah
3/18/2020 8:10:16 AM
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Reply to JCM in 7: Earthquake in Utah If I were writing a disaster novel, the next catastrophe would be the blowing up of the Yellowstone Caldera Shelter in place with your stockpile of toilet paper, Clorox wipes and BluRays for your big screen TV one day, deerskin clothing hunting with spears and rocks the next.
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vxbush
3/18/2020 9:37:52 AM
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In #9 Syrah said: The individual will then be arrested on a warrant at a later date. If you believe that, you are ready to buy the bridge I just erected in Manhattan. I honestly expect them to come back and say that they are too overworked to issue those warrants. And this is a recipe for complete disaster. They really want martial law to be enacted.
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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 9:40:59 AM
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Ever have a meal so good the next day you can't stop thinking about it? That was my dinner last night.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/18/2020 10:46:39 AM
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In #12 lucius septimius said: Ever have a meal so good the next day you can't stop thinking about it? That was my dinner last night. If I recall my Erich Kastner correctly, macaroni and cheese with ham would cause you to be unable to stop thinking about A Meal and the Detectives.
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doppelganglander
3/18/2020 10:55:23 AM
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So I'm authorized to work from home, but that is much easier said than done. Suffice to say there are numerous steps that all require different passwords and even then the system won't allow me to download the VPN client. I spent four hours on this and didn't have breakfast, so I was pretty cranky. I came home and got something to eat, and I'm going to try again from my home network. Wish me luck.
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vxbush
3/18/2020 11:39:45 AM
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In #14 doppelganglander said: So I'm authorized to work from home, but that is much easier said than done. Suffice to say there are numerous steps that all require different passwords and even then the system won't allow me to download the VPN client. I spent four hours on this and didn't have breakfast, so I was pretty cranky. I came home and got something to eat, and I'm going to try again from my home network. Wish me luck. Yeah, I can commiserate. We're trying to get our folks all set up to work from home, and I've walked through I don't know how many explanations of installing the VPN client, installing the soft phone, how to get to network resources, etc. etc. It's getting exhausting for everyone.
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doppelganglander
3/18/2020 1:04:36 PM
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Reply to vxbush in 15: It's vastly more complicated than it needs to be. I went back to the office and downloaded the VPN client and waiting for my supervisor to show me what to do next. Now trying to configure Outlook web access.
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buzzsawmonkey
3/18/2020 1:42:55 PM
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In #16 doppelganglander said: It's vastly more complicated than it needs to be. Can you say, "Tech specialists protecting their rice bowls?" I knew you could... ---Mr. Rogers
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vxbush
3/18/2020 1:54:45 PM
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In #17 buzzsawmonkey said: Can you say, "Tech specialists protecting their rice bowls?" I knew you could...
---Mr. Rogers Heh. Well, what the technology is doing is frankly really complex, and you are dealing with protocols on top of protocols on top of protocols, almost all the way down, turtle style. It would totally look like magic to someone from even 1970.
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Alice in Dairyland
3/18/2020 3:42:12 PM
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There are 107 cases of the virus reported in Wisconsin now. They're still all in the lower half of the state, majority in the very bottom section (Milwaukee & Madison areas). Fortunately no deaths and one recovery. Decided to go to the grocery store (Aldis) this morning. Why wait until it shows up in my area? We were pretty well stocked up before but topped off the inventory. We're pretty rural here so we usually have supplies ahead anyways. No milk, bread was low, got the last bag of flour and the second last package of toilet paper. Everything else was pretty available. Saw a few people wearing masks and gloves. Everyone was friendly and courteous. Still didn't like being out among them though. Not much traffic either. How are things in other areas?
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Occasional Reader
3/18/2020 3:43:05 PM
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In #18 vxbush said: protocols on top of protocols on top of protocols Hey, buzz knows all about that; he’s an elder of Zion...
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Occasional Reader
3/18/2020 3:57:30 PM
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Observation: I think I know what everybody is dressing up for on Halloween this year.
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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 4:06:44 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 21: In college one year, the standard Halloween costume was a Tylenol capsule.
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doppelganglander
3/18/2020 4:24:32 PM
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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 17: I told my supervisor there should be a massive IT initiative to make all the systems play nicely together. She said yeah, that will never happen. It's true. You've got various groups with their own approach to security, so we have multiple logins and such. In big companies, you have things that are implemented over time in response to immediate needs and there's no coordination or oversight.
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Occasional Reader
3/18/2020 4:25:05 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 22: Oh,I remember those days. I was working after school n a pharmacy part time when it happened. I remember having to gather up all the Tylenol.
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doppelganglander
3/18/2020 4:28:55 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 21: Am I correct in assuming you aren't going to Cape Cod? I think my advice at the time was sound, but events have proven me wrong. Just today, I learned a wedding I was supposed to attend is postponed to the fall (the ceremony will go on, but the reception will be rescheduled).
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JCM
3/18/2020 4:31:57 PM
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Reply to doppelganglander in 23: Amazon's VPH and systems are really well done. MFA logon. Our group because we're under ITAR, EAR and other export controls has another layer of security. But it's relatively painless and works well.
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Occasional Reader
3/18/2020 4:33:27 PM
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Reply to doppelganglander in 25: Correctamundo.
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lucius septimius
3/18/2020 4:37:04 PM
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Why don't we have a RB quarantine party. I'll cook.
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JCM
3/18/2020 4:50:14 PM
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Reply to Occasional Reader in 28: Awww, nuts!
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