asheppard970 · Network and Systems Administrator

There is a remedy for that, castlerobertd​...it's called Tannerite and a well placed AR-15 shot: Man loses leg by shooting lawn mower full of explosives - YouTube Just make sure you wear your full suit of armor when you do it!

Ooh, Jfrazier​, you did it right out tha gate!!! You tripped an EARWORM ALERT! Now, Yum, you'll get used to these, as they happen periodically in missions and other blogs. For this one, substitute the word "daughter" for "son"... Pink Floyd - Welcome To The Machine - YouTube Happy EARWORMING! :-D

There is a saying that I've taken to heart: The past does not equal the future...unless you live there. I think this month's challenge has been a great lesson of: 1) learn from your past and 2) make the most of your future. I agree with tinmann0715 that it can be sobering and somber to reflect, especially if one's past has…

Thanks for the article, ather_beg​ and well written. From my chair, I think your write-up highlights the need for transparency between the "Ops" groups (Sys, Dev, Net), which, sadly, rarely happens in an organization. I see a lot of silos and walls put up out of fear, greed, what have you and the company - and its people -…

Not sure I agree with you, kmurphy​, but that is beside the point. My question still stands: if the hint page had been presented as a PDF, would there be any argument as to the fact that there was only one correct answer (B) to the question? I rest my case, then. And who's fault is it that people did not see the correct…

Or Windows versus Mac. I remember questioning back in the 80s why it was that MS couldn't put a 64-bit operating system (actually, something they hadn't developed yet) onto a 768k floppy disk like Apple/Mac had done. And yet, even at the time, Microsoft was the "de facto" standard in the computing world. You may say what…

Isn't it interesting, Rick, that we humans seem to perpetuate the mentality of "misery-loves-company". That graphic has such a true ring to it because, as it sounds like most of us have experienced, meetings are run by people who either don't know, don't want to know or are incapable of knowing. I like what author Peter…

And what's sad is that the security folks know that you remember the phone number you had when you were five. I do: 30?-985-124?...doh, almost let you hackers in on my secret! Couple of five digit numbers I remember from way back in the day: BR549 - "Hee Haw" 26580 - "Kim Wilde" (NB: Not a US exchange but stuck with me…

Perhaps this will help clear up any confusion: https://www.solarwinds.com/-/media/solarwinds/swdcv2/free-tools/network-address-translation/resources/datasheet/nat-look… Pretty much everything is clearly spelled out in this document. Without giving away the farm, here, there are two answers that are very similar. If you…

Congratulations to all the winners this month! Great Mission, everyone!

Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) supported this popular database on the day it was made GA in November 2019. The "it" in the question refers to "the popular database", not DPA itself. A little confusing, I must admit.

This was probably after your time, too, rschroeder​ but one that I liked as a kid. Not many others did, tho, which is why it's been relgated to the annals of Saturday morning celluloid history:

I feel so foolish...in my haste to do the mission shortcut, I uploaded a screenshot from LEM not LMO! LMAO! :-D Will correct this mistake shortly.

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!" - Sherlock Holmes One of my all time favorite quotes, rschroeder​! Well played!!!! :-D

I "hear" you, pony10​! Suffered from swimmer's ear a ton when I was a wee lad. Even had surgery to put tubes in my ears to drain them when they would get infected (notice I didn't say "if"?). But all better now, I guess, some 45+ years later. I think I've maybe had two ear infections since I was 5 and I call that a…

Sometimes, rschroeder​, as you mentioned, one cannot help oneself...CANI (Constant and Never-ending Improvement) the * indicates optional lyrics. The "That's the fact!" lyric was added in later seasons of the Scooby Doo Mysteries. Man, am I an introvert or what! ;-)

The "real" answers, since the "answer" is part of a "question", are three "no"s and one "yes"; just can't tell you the order without giving it away.

And, rhrohde​, that can be a bitter pill to swallow. Another famous saying that I like is, "I've already made up my mind so don't confuse me with the facts!" For we, as humans, have a need to be right and when we're not, we don't like it one iota. It's almost an affront to us on a deeply personal level. If more people…

OK, melonizame​, you practically begged for this one... It's another EARWORM ALERT!!!! Classic Bug Music... The Beatles - Help! - YouTube

If Yum follows suit with what she's doing the first half yes, there will be 2 GPs...definitely can handle them odds!

Technology is great...but only when it works! Right, marcoswithanoh​? Sounds like "the Gremlins" runneth amok in THWACKVille. Just don't let them get wet and "Never, ever, ever, feed them after midnight!"

As the great Takei would say, "Oh, my, rschroeder​!" Your comment makes me wonder what some of the "..."s would be at the end of "Someone's opinion doesn't match mine and I'm going to . . . ": "...waste a bunch of my time typing out a two page rebuttal, outlining in great detail why I AM RIGHT and THEY ARE WRONG!" "...sit…

I went to catch up on Question 6 and I'm getting: I tried logging in with my THWACK username and password and that no worky worky...DanielleH​, any ideas?

I believe it's referred to as "The Darwin Awards" but there's a theory that the "herd" will be naturally thinned by folks performing "less than brilliant" acts such as these and, sadly or not (you pick a side), relieving themselves of the gift of life and/or limb. Nice to see Uncle Sam doing its part to keep folks from…

Is it possible, Rick, that in certain parts of the country where regional accents are prevalent (the South, the Northeast, etc.), people become "tone deaf" to the accents? Much like the kid who is "nose blind" to the smell of dirty underwear and socks in his room, and mom must come through with the "FaBreeze" to clear the…

"[...] empty coffee cans to hold it all (and to hold snow that would be warmed by the candles so it melts for drinking water) [...]" You reminded me of the classic Zappa tune and this seems like an appropriate place for another EARWORM ALERT!!! (****WARNING**** NSFW!) Frank Zappa-Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - YouTube

Thanks, betafish​! That helps IMMENSELY!

Congrats, ralphriley023​!!

Great article, Leon, and thank you for bringing into a fairer light those of us who walk the tender line between logic and emotion (almost typed "login", there, instead of "logic"...still 51% geek!). While I have not been paid for playing music in a while - I studied performance and education in College, as well as playing…