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At least it's far enough in the future who knows maybe people will be traveling again by then... it's possible.

It seems some of the recent partnerships such as VMware and AWS hint at some of where things are going. Also support for containers.

Funny how things got all distributed for years and now is coming back into giant data center again.

Yes! And I have met many head geeks in person before and it's always good to see friends and colleagues. Most recently it was SWUG in Phoenix which was great and informative time BTW. Also got to meet you @"kpina"! That was one of the best SWUG's. It was great mix of old and new friends. The amount of information and…

Another reason to not necessarily trust workloads to the cloud!

Before FB it was MySpace remember that one too? I think it kinda started the craze that's made people too too self absorbed for one thing! The whole "like" thing is like some popularity contest going on all day every day... which I think really isn't that good for people. Also the fact that people don't hardly even talk…

Some of that is what Civil Engineers are for but yeah I agree there are some big potential issues with connected cars.

This comment in the Waymo article really sparked my thoughts since they are testing them here where I live: But more surprising to me was the harrassment Waymo has apparently faced from some of the community. Quote: Following the encounter with the security guard, we learned why Waymo might be cautious with the public: The…

I think this happened to me too byron and I can't remember now either which it was... I've also see where the docs show the order different that the update advisor... I've been trying to stick to latest update advisor instructions for order now though. I think it was like whether after NPM you did SAM, NTA, or NCM first.…

Training is a big deal now with RMF and in the Federal space.

Who wouldn't want self service availability! Makes sense.

I still don't fully get what this is all about...

One area I never see mentioned enough is Security and Information Assurance. None of this cloud means anything if you can't secure your data.

Eventually got one of these and later a second. They weren't cheap either. I always wanted a 10 Meg Hard drive but never could swing it... they were like 1000$ by themselves.

So far so good on this one this month! One thing's for sure... GPS has gotten scary better with RTK. Consumers can get centimeter level accuracy and this has be a concern for homeland security and the DoD you would think right?

On top of what you mentioned about the DoD Cyber Org... after this year ends all new information systems must go through the RMF (Risk Management Framework) process. I'm in the process now of trying to get some new IS's re-certified under NISPOM before time runs out so I can avoid the RMF process. For larger networks like…

It was different and that made it neat!

Oh great today's is another toss up between two answers based on the hint page... I'm leaning towards one but you could argue the second too possibly. The leaning towards was correct but dang...

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Blockchain seems like solid technology but I'm not sure BitCoin is the answer for it.

The focus seems to be out with the old and in with the new in most cases!

Well actually, you did just overhear this in the restroom: “The bandwidth sucks here. I’m bringing in my own router.” - B.r.a.d.

This is huge for us right now with RMF - Risk Management Framework. NISPOM is no more so for security controls we follow a new standard across the board.

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Fridays isn't even open for me yet...

I bet wluther​ would have really liked that one!!! I think the sphero looks really cool!

I can't tell if there's a word error or not today?

Thanks I was getting a little worried for a minute!

The Gila Woodpeckers here are relentless! I've had to get creative to keep them from drinking all the hummingbird food. On trick I use is to use feeders that attach to glass... I put on large 8'x4' window in the middle. Then I have a suction cup that holds some copper wires that stick out facing up above where the…

Like Rick said it looks good. Now trying to justify and show how there's a ROI in buying this.