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@"sqlrockstar" Great picture.... am a bit jealous...My fire pit is out and wood at the ready, but between the rain (sometimes snow) and very cool weather in southern coastal Mane... nothing yet.

me too! The size and complexity of your institution really matters in this case.... I have a small IT team and we all do our part. The heavy stuff goes to myself and two others.. But there are no "not my job" moments here.

I love this years writing challenge... thanks for the mention and great work putting this together. adatole​

I've always liked DBA work to juggling torches... A great show to watch unless.... you get burned... I've been burned by my own doing and the doing of others. To be honest... I'd rather chew glass! As such.,,,,I always proceed slowly... Database are tricky little devils and I will seek out the advice of some friends who…

congrats ecklerwr1​ and jmodjeski​

Great list of musts for all environments.... rschroeder​ Well said!!! Focusing on these at this very moment.

to all... well written and great points. 

@"sqlrockstar" A terrific group of articles this week. First, Reply All.... yes the curse of the email titans... I wonder what was the proverbial straw that led to a solution? Genetically modified moths - Coming soon to a streaming service near you.... MOTHRA - 2020!!!! Robo-Dogs - I will leave the Robo-Hydrant jokes to…

I agree with steven.melnichuk@tbdssab.ca​ ! Even in areas outside "The Great White North". High speed internet is not guaranteed. I live in Massachusetts and the far western part of the state has limited if any access to high speed internet, a far cry from the eastern area of the state where fiber is everywhere! Until this…

Excellent Bracket Battle topic!!!! Great job as always wabbott​

@"adatole" Terrific article Leon.... Everyone's circumstances are different as you so rightly point out. Here's the key to being successful, don't worry about the location or how pretty it is. Concentrate on the task(s) at hand. You'll get into the swing of things! As IT Pro's we are kind of used to dealing with things…

Network Dictionary: Mean Time to Innocence - EtherealMind (Full disclosure... had not heard the term "mtti" before.... but I will use it profusely going forward!) This link kind of sums up the problem that datachick​ outlines.... and has happened to all of us at least 1000 times.

Good security is done in layers. SIEM is a great foundation. Vigilence and a recognition you are chasing a moving target is key to keeping your sanity!!! Shields up!!!

Sadly I think we all have done he same at one point or another.,

Actually was in Burlington over the weekend... checked the site while I was there... noticed the posts on sidewalks... experienced some similiar issues in the downtown area (Cherry/Bank/St. Paul).... I am ready to revisit... Thanks again.

Good starting point... I actually copied this and sent to some of my non-technical peers.. Thanks

And now a new entry to the Bacon Edition: Peanut Butter Bacon BurgerPeanut butter, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles(actually on the menu at Litchfield's Bar and Grille Rte 1 Wells ME..) Litchfield's Bar and Grill - Menu I tried it last night and it is the perfect blend of both of my favorite things to eat.....…

Great read!!! Sometimes satisfaction comes in the chase rather than the result. Love to dig in and study about things that are different or interesting enough for me to invest the time..... Guess that's the English Lit major coming out!

Air Marshalls - I have a friend who is an Air Marshall. He tells me that I would be amazed at the data that he has access to when he needs it.

a new entry on the bucket list

Mosaic 1.0 ... a short walk down memory lane...

Pets are an important part of who we area as humans. We take care of them, they take care of us. 

Well said.. Our snapshot world has helped create this mess... we need to slow down and protect ourselves from ourselves....

@"rschroeder" @"Jfrazier" Both excellent ideas!!! This one's for outdoors when it warms up!

Still laughing.... love it!

Very nice... a future regular blog for sure!

I see a photoshop opportunity here!

LOL on 3 am friendly... But an excellent point... "reinventers" tend to think everyone will understand what they have done so why leave comments... sometimes the annotation even helps me at 3 AM in the event I am not fully awake..

Wow... you get two thumbs up from me on the luck spectrum.