asheppard970 · Network and Systems Administrator

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  • I remember, back in the early 80's, travelling to NYC to visit the the brother-in-law of a girl I was dating at the time, and he had a complete B&O system (turntable, amp, speakers), for which he paid, like, $2,000. Just accounting for inflation, that's a titch over $5,000 in today's dollars. But, hey, he was independently…
  • Just to add a little perspective that a lot of IT folks have never been exposed to, being in sales is an often difficult and always thankless job. The bottom line, if you're a good salesperson, is NOT the bottom line rather to assist clients in achieving their goals with your products and services. For those who don't…
  • And you can tell this was done by a Star Wars fan...WE AIN'T "TREKKIES" ANYMORE!!! ;-)
  • Here, here! Congratulations to all the winners and thanks, DanielleH for the Mini Mission!! They are always great fun.
  • I think one must be licensed (Series 6/7/63/65/66) in the industry, Graeme, so not available to everyone but I'm sure that there are "how-to"s out there for just about everything so...I mean, there's a "How To Blow Off Your Leg With Tannerite" video so I guess anything is fair game! Man loses leg by shooting lawn mower…
  • Be very careful with today's question, THWACKsters! It SPECIFICALLY refers to a certain "feature" of Loggly and what that "feature" does. Other answers might be in the hint...just sayin'.
  • knucklebusted​, let me ask you this (based on today's question): what more of a scenario are you looking for? The choice of what to do, today at least, should be fairly obvious. Ask yourself: Does my company want me to: 1. "Make all internal, proprietary knowledge base information visible to all external and internal…
  • Or even a "I don't have SAM yet but would love a call from a product specialist!" option, if we're talking about shameless marketing (much of which THWACK is anyway! ;-)
  • Very curious what else you found, geosca​, that can help with "capacity planning". I only found one thing on the hint page that helps with "capacity planning" (verbatim what the question is looking for) but maybe I'm missing something. One answer can help with "capacity metrics", and another with "capacity reporting"...I…
  • Sorry to bombard the thread, here, but I did come across something else, DanielleH​. I ran the DRE Tech Console install and it gives the option to slap it on a USB drive, which I did. But when I go to run the program, I get: Now, full disclosure: this thumb drive is my work tools/utils drive and it did have…
  • Great article, @"adatole". I like the "Meeting Room" concept...will have to use that one! In one respect, I consider myself fortunate in that I do not have small children or animals vying for my attention throughout the day (I say "in one respect" because those are "problems" I could stand to have, you know!). As I…
  • I don't know about a movie but possibly...if so, I could not tell you which movie. I was just having a little fun with some wordplay this AM. Coffee hasn't entirely kicked in and between that and lack of good sleep, I'm a little punchy. And what was even funnier than my b0nehead move last week was the fact that my post was…
  • What you show there, if I'm not mistaken, is the graph for "Min/Max Receive B/s", which shows not an "average" but, rather, a spike in the bits received during that window between 1700-1800 hours on 18 Dec, unless NSM reads and displays the averages in the Min/Max graph. Also, check your megas and kilos again in that…
  • "I don't like history, 'cause history is HISstory. I like a mystery; 'cause a mystery is MYstory!" - Miles Davis I started in the computer world in 1977 at the tender age of ten. My father, who worked for the government, spent about $50 (a fortune for the time) and got me a Radio Shack Digital Computer Kit for Christmas…
  • yumdarling​, I thank you for the inspiration for another...wait for it.............. EARWORM ALERT!!!! While I am not a huge Country Music fan, I have liked and admired Trace Atkins over the years. Trace Adkins - Swing (Official Music Video) - YouTube
  • Almost, but not quite, as bad as me posting the answer last week...right, melonizame​? ;-) But, something we THWACKsters need to remember: if, indeed, ALL is ALL, which, in this case, ALL might not be ALL, does that mean that ALL is ALL ALLways? ALL in ALL, this could get very appALLing!
  • With Marcos' approval, here is a link to a .zip file with the PDFs and two of the four links shown in the hint pages (the other two are on THWACK and easily findable (is that word? ;-)) https://dcp-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/asheppard_dcpmidstream_com/EWc82HYBRLRFkiHg5NEe68UBfb0gvsnEvAuQZ65lXkFtcA?e…
  • Ah, yes, the "Lando" system!
  • Yes, thanks for a(nother) great monthly mission!
  • "Are you ready? It's ROBOT FIGHTIN' TIME!" Thanks for the bonus mission, wabbott​!!!
  • Wow!!! Some great "fish tails" there, Rick! Thank you for sharing your adventure with your son. Those are some amazing pics, and it looks like beautiful country. I remember going up to Fergus Falls and fishing for Northern on Jewett Lake, but nothing compared to the whoppers you're talking about. Again, thanks for sharing…
  • Thanks, ams.norman​! Will definitely check it out and play with it.
  • What?!? PGW!! Twice in a row...I agree with YOU! Man, what IS this world coming to!?! ;-) I like how you use the word "programming" when referring to teachings, preachings and upbringings. The hardest part I have found about making lasting change is the fact that it is challenging to "de-program" myself. Why? Because my…
  • Here's an interesting funfact: in America, it costs an average of $218,679.57 to raise a child to the age of 15 (extrapolation of costs from Cost of raising a child: $233,610 and adding two years of inflation at 3%). Now, if all of us THWACKsters had to contribute to the cost of raising this "child" we call THWACK,…
  • Yes, congratulations to all the winners! marcoswithanoh​, how about another round of "Mini Mission" for the crew, eh? Although if we had them all the time, we might take them for granted...<GASP> that would NEVER happen! ;-)
  • What browser are you using, pony10​? I had the same issue in IE11 but switched to Chrome and all was right with the world. It appears that the programmers are abandoning IE11 support, which I suppose is OK; I suppose I need to bring myself into the 21st century...
  • "One of these things is not like the others." The answer(s) is(are) in the hint. Might take a couple of clicks, but you will find it(them).
  • I understand and see both sides of this, zhymmer - I have from the very beginning. In response to your picture above - which, by the way, looks more like a Ford Bronco topper to me - if the question was "What is the answer to the mathematical equation 3 x 2 = ?" can we both be right? I see where knucklebusted​ and…
  • We already have that ("[...] murder by controlling a vehicle remotely.") except it's people controlling people controlling vehicles and weapons. How else do you think crime bosses can commit murder without ever pulling the trigger themselves. But I hear where you're coming from. To take it to the extreme, how about the…