asheppard970 · Network and Systems Administrator

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  • Awesome new mission, GEEKS! Thank you!! I always know I can come here for some learnin' and funnin'! And @"OliviaP", I agree...it ain't just for kiddos anymore! Since my wife and I are practicing a keto-friendly lifestyle, I wonder how that nifty gadget would handle these: https://www.wholesomeyum.com/keto-chaffles-recipe/…
  • Hint on today's (3/16, which, by the way, is Wolfgang Van Halen's birthday for anyone who cares!) question: don't overthink it and don't stray from the presented path. The answer(s) is(are) right there in front of you. And now, folks, something we haven't had in a while...and EARWORM ALERT!!! Since Wolfie (as he is…
  • Two songs came to mind with this month's mission: David Bowie – Space Oddity - YouTube And... Def Leppard - Rocket - YouTube We are GO for TLI!!!
  • Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, kids of all ages...a word to the wise: make sure you are fully awake before answering todays question. While there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING tricky about it - probably one of the easier questions I've seen - I got the dreaded "Red X" because I was soooooooo not paying attention. Seriously,…
  • NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not 'Baby Shark"!!!! I counter with the Seti Alpha 5 earworm:
  • Ah, superb! A chance to have a little fun, get a little points...oh, wait, what? Is that even allowed in IT?!? ;-)
  • You can also copy and paste the link from the Hint, remove the "%20" at the end and there you have it. Or...you could also just hover over the Hint link and, well...there you have it. It appears that PESKYASCII syndrome got the better of the hint coder this morning.
  • Back in the '70s, there was a British comedian named Dave Allen and in one of his skits, he tells of a man who was in front of a Magistrate and the man was telling the Magistrate that he had the ability to see around corners. The Magistrate, taking the man, firstly, to be snockered and, secondly, quite literally, said…
  • Maybe that's a both/and scenario, xbod​, but for sure there is something amiss with the question. Have seen it happen in other missions as well, and I can tell you that yumdarling​ will fix it up quick, fast and in a hurry.
  • it appears there's a lone outlier in the multiple choice today? Having taken the plunge and seen green, ecklerwr1​, I can tell you with 100% assurity that, as the late, great Ed McMahon used to exclaim to Johnny Carson, "You are correct, Sir!" in terms of your statement/question/assumption. I actually went off-script and…
  • I feel your pain, melonizame​...got two of those pesky red things this month and both were my fault for not paying close attention. No Sony Sound bar for me!! Oh, well, next month!!
  • With regard to your dismissal of rschroeder​'s perfect score, just because you don't approve of the means by which the end is achieved does not make it any less valid. As the OG saying goes: don't hate the player, hate the game! And, I still don't see and answer to my question: If the page had been presented in PDF, would…
  • IDK, Smitty, today (1/24) was fairly straightforward from my view...was pretty clear what the Flow Tool Bundle (free) offers - what is aked in the question - as compared to the Network Bandwidth Analyzer pack, which is pay to play. I haven't used or tried it (NBAP) yet but the ability to "Detect, diagnose, and resolve…
  • So forgive my ignorance on AO & PT, since we don't currently have them deployed, but a question came to mind as I was working today's (1/14) question: are log visibility and data in PaperTrail 1) static, 2) refresh-able, 3) streaming real-time or...? More curiosity than anything, here. Having said that, not sure how I…
  • In the video, sqlrockstar​ says "[...] neither of you have mentioned 'a couple of things' that I want to make sure everybody's aware of. So, uh, the 'first thing' is; the first requirement [...]" is one of the answers. A bit later, he says what I interpret as "the second thing", even though he does not close the circuit on…
  • Thanks, brett.holzhauer​, for taking care of this so quickly! You ROCK!!! :-D
  • Pick A), B), C), D), or E)...
  • Here's my final word on this. If I showed this picture, asked what is the predominant color in the indicated space: and someone said blue, referring to the color of the sky behind the clouds, is that the correct answer? While factually accurate, it's not the correct answer. The correct answer is white. Not multiple choice:…
  • Probably one of the, if not THE, most intelligent and debonaire villains in the franchise's history, IMHO. Ricardo Montalban (GRHS) was a phenomenal actor, and brought an air of joie de vivre to the character of Khan, both in the movie and the TOS episode "Space Seed". The one thing wrong with the movie: the character of…
  • Oh, LIKE, LIKE, LIKE, LIKE, LIKE!!! How could I forget Tommy's "Jenny"?? Thanks, Rick! Appreciate the memory jogger.
  • And, of course, that's referring to the civilian version of the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle and not...uh...the other thing, right Ben? ;-)
  • I have always appreciated THWACK's willingness to share information regardless of the situation, and now with the COVID-19 virus impacting us as a world, I thank you for continuing that tradition of excellence. I was aware that WebEx was offering a 90-day use period on their product, but I'm also glad to hear that…
  • Probably wise to wait until tomorrow, although I like "The Sound of One Hand Clapping" answer...very Zen. I also like the idiom "If a man says something in the woods and a woman isn't there to hear it, is he still wrong?"
  • Definite congrats, amanda.hamilton​! I'm especially epicurious to see how you prepare the Fried Zombie Eyeballs with a delicate Butter Poached Zombie Brain purée! (I'm just kidding...or am I? ;-)
  • My grandkids and nephews are being brought up in "Comm Core" math. AND you have to prove your answers with "tick" marks. So, it's something about taking 10, setting the 7 aside, then adding another 10, setting the 1 aside, then adding 7 + 1, carrying the 4 and subtracting the 42. WAYYYYY too much for me brain to handle!!…
  • Well done, marcoswithanoh​! I know it would be impossible for every THWACKster to win every time...and that would become boring; take the "specialness" out of it. Your comment reminded me of the scene from "Bruce, Almighty" where Bruce (with God-like powers) grants everyone's wishes. Everyone wins the lottery, but only a…
  • Funny you should mention that, Nick...several years back, we had an employee who was streaming NetFlix at night and it was bringing down comms with remote meter sites. Well, I fired up NTA, found the NetBIOS name of the machine that was doing the streaming (all: a word to the wise, if you're going to steal your company's…
  • LOL...cat lover much, petergwilson? You reminded me of this little gem from the Intarwebs: HOW TO WASH THE CAT 1. Thoroughly clean the toilet. 2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water and have both lids up. 3. Find the cat and soothe him while you carry him toward the bathroom. 4. In one smooth movement…
  • Congrats to the all the winners! Looking forward to the August mission!