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@nerdrium.bsky.social
I am a Linux administrator at a large, Midwestern University. My phone number is 420-8647 😉. I have opinions.
Just made a sorta difficult decision. But, yeah. I'm not into both sides at this point. If you get too friendly with my ex-wife, well, I don't really want to have you in my life. Plus now I can bitch more about... nevermind.
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Just made a sorta difficult decision. But, yeah. I'm not into both sides at this point. If you get too friendly with my ex-wife, well, I don't really want to have you in my life. Plus now I can bitch more about... nevermind.
Also, it's not at all a terrible assumption that MAGA idiots who also live in Charleston-Mattoon are using meth. I can do Venn diagrams if anyone wants me to.
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Also, it's not at all a terrible assumption that MAGA idiots who also live in Charleston-Mattoon are using meth. I can do Venn diagrams if anyone wants me to.
LOL. Zuckerdumbass' "app" just put me on double-secret probation because I told a guy to quit smoking meth. No, I was very much NOT encouraging illicit drug use. Fuckin' AI, amirite?
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
LOL. Zuckerdumbass' "app" just put me on double-secret probation because I told a guy to quit smoking meth. No, I was very much NOT encouraging illicit drug use. Fuckin' AI, amirite?
Winter break. cc: @traceyannie.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Winter break. cc: @traceyannie.bsky.social
zOMG. So I will explain. The datacenter had a planned outage last month. We, and I mean me, yanked a physical server from there and put it in our building. Then we moved the VM for the print server to that host. (So when the power is out at the datacenter, people can still print, right?) 1/
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
zOMG. So I will explain. The datacenter had a planned outage last month. We, and I mean me, yanked a physical server from there and put it in our building. Then we moved the VM for the print server to that host. (So when the power is out at the datacenter, people can still print, right?) 1/
We had a late meeting today about our office swaparoo, and afterwards my boss said to me "we need to do one more..." and I cut him off "OH NO WE DON'T..." (Moving the Windows print server VM from -- long unimportant story...) Anyway. It can wait. Woo hoo winter break!
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
We had a late meeting today about our office swaparoo, and afterwards my boss said to me "we need to do one more..." and I cut him off "OH NO WE DON'T..." (Moving the Windows print server VM from -- long unimportant story...) Anyway. It can wait. Woo hoo winter break!
So, I'm 56 -- does that disqualify me from Palpatine's Hunger Games?
December 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
So, I'm 56 -- does that disqualify me from Palpatine's Hunger Games?
Unless you're my lawyer, please don't e-mail me today. My heart can't take it. :D
December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Unless you're my lawyer, please don't e-mail me today. My heart can't take it. :D
Couple of meetings this afternoon and then 17 days off.
December 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Couple of meetings this afternoon and then 17 days off.
I reached the "end" of NCIS, and last night restarted with season 1, episode 1. That's what I'll be watching tonight as well. That's how much I'm not watching Palpatine the Peace god tell us we're invading South America for no reason. This timeline is idiotic.
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I reached the "end" of NCIS, and last night restarted with season 1, episode 1. That's what I'll be watching tonight as well. That's how much I'm not watching Palpatine the Peace god tell us we're invading South America for no reason. This timeline is idiotic.
Waiting for the council to send Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to Venezuela to end the blockade and prevent the impending war. Probably won't work this time either. Sigh.
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Waiting for the council to send Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to Venezuela to end the blockade and prevent the impending war. Probably won't work this time either. Sigh.
Bidi bidi bidi. RIP, Buck.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Bidi bidi bidi. RIP, Buck.
I got some maybe good news over the phone just now about that thing I can't talk about. Fingers crossed. #vaguepost
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I got some maybe good news over the phone just now about that thing I can't talk about. Fingers crossed. #vaguepost
If it's too cold for children to stand at bus stops, it's too cold for this old man to stand at bus stops. Working from home (still the Russian thing) and then therapy this afternoon.
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If it's too cold for children to stand at bus stops, it's too cold for this old man to stand at bus stops. Working from home (still the Russian thing) and then therapy this afternoon.
I seriously think most of my impetus for retirement at this point is so I can scream from the rooftops about a hateful asshole who I can't mention by name lest I lose my job right now. Looking at you, @ballstate.bsky.social. Glad my University doesn't cave to MAGA bullshit.
December 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I seriously think most of my impetus for retirement at this point is so I can scream from the rooftops about a hateful asshole who I can't mention by name lest I lose my job right now. Looking at you, @ballstate.bsky.social. Glad my University doesn't cave to MAGA bullshit.
I rescued a dog. I cannot rescue all the dogs. Please stop asking me to do so. I get it. But c'mon.
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I rescued a dog. I cannot rescue all the dogs. Please stop asking me to do so. I get it. But c'mon.
"We had a GPU server hacked by the Russians and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 AM
"We had a GPU server hacked by the Russians and all I got was this lousy t-shirt."
Russell Ziskey's name always reminds me of Chicago White Sox great Richie Zisk. Also: If anyone could, Wilbur Wood.
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Russell Ziskey's name always reminds me of Chicago White Sox great Richie Zisk. Also: If anyone could, Wilbur Wood.
Oh, so hacked server. Disabled its network port on the switch. Booted using IPMI. Configured network to not see the world. Reopened port. Copied public key from a 20-ish TB "scratch" server, blah blah, now copying 2TB of /home data. Will reformat afterwards. I'll clamscan the /home stuff. 1/2
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Oh, so hacked server. Disabled its network port on the switch. Booted using IPMI. Configured network to not see the world. Reopened port. Copied public key from a 20-ish TB "scratch" server, blah blah, now copying 2TB of /home data. Will reformat afterwards. I'll clamscan the /home stuff. 1/2
6:44 p.m. In a text conversation after hours with my boss about this Russian ransomware situation. #dedicated We're literally just quoting "Stripes" back and forth.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
6:44 p.m. In a text conversation after hours with my boss about this Russian ransomware situation. #dedicated We're literally just quoting "Stripes" back and forth.
We had a GPU server get hacked. Russian ransomware. Encrypts files and gives them a (get this!) ".maga" extension. (But it happened inside a Docker container, so little damage). My daughter is very nonplussed. Thought her dad fighting Russian hackers would be more exciting.
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We had a GPU server get hacked. Russian ransomware. Encrypts files and gives them a (get this!) ".maga" extension. (But it happened inside a Docker container, so little damage). My daughter is very nonplussed. Thought her dad fighting Russian hackers would be more exciting.
Russian ransomware on one of our GPU servers. When I looked at running processes, get this -- the binary is called ".maga"
No the Russians aren't trying to interfere in our country. Honest.
No the Russians aren't trying to interfere in our country. Honest.
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Russian ransomware on one of our GPU servers. When I looked at running processes, get this -- the binary is called ".maga"
No the Russians aren't trying to interfere in our country. Honest.
No the Russians aren't trying to interfere in our country. Honest.
The "We Didn't Start the Fire" remake is idiotic. Come up with your own damn music.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The "We Didn't Start the Fire" remake is idiotic. Come up with your own damn music.
This morning I'll be writing up an explanation for campus purchasing on why the least expensive server option that we've chosen is the better option than the two that are twice as expensive. I can't make this shit up. "Explanation: It's cheaper." Absolutely ridiculous.
December 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This morning I'll be writing up an explanation for campus purchasing on why the least expensive server option that we've chosen is the better option than the two that are twice as expensive. I can't make this shit up. "Explanation: It's cheaper." Absolutely ridiculous.