Still runs Windows. Hard pass for that reason alone.

This is Grubhub and all those other apps when I get a craving at home and don’t want to drive or can’t drive because I’m not sober. I browse through and see some stuff that looks decent and get all the way to the end to find out that my $10 worth of food is now going to be $25 plus tip to be delivered to me. So I just close the app and then get one of those stupid notifications “hey you still have stuff in your cart! Come back and finish your order”.

No, fuck you.

Don’t forget the lawyers. Where would Nintendo be in 2024 without those guys and gals?!

I’m not sure about that. Index fans are still waiting for the sequel to their hardware.

I wonder if Gabe/Valve is content with the OLED model as is and doesn’t find a reason to make another so soon.

Damn, I was feeling a little pre-nostalgic for that era.

Most recent, but not the absolute worst, was ripping my pants at work. I bent down to pick something up and heard the rip. It was over my crotch region too. Thankfully I had boxers on but was still pretty embarrassed.

Thankfully my boss was cool about it and I just drove over to Costco down the street and got a new pair and changed in the back of my car. He make a joke when I got back which was fine.

Not to mention it was a smart home with all kinds of AI minus the “artificial” part of AI.

Users in my org will fail the test email and then report the email telling them they failed 🤷‍♂️

It’s not Lemmy as far as I know, but Dread is an onion site like that other site we don’t mention.

Been that way for a while on my iPhone and I’ve never had Premium or whatever the fuck YouTube calls their paid subscription now.

It doesn’t work on music videos or videos that are for the music, like music with an album art in the background unless YouTube hasn’t categorized it correctly.

Yeah I’d be suspect of it for that reason. I just now noticed that you said you’re looking and this isn’t a device you currently have. I was thinking you already got this device.

For that reason, I’d recommend against this. Like where I work, when we retire devices, we remove them from our MDM and the same goes for other businesses and school districts. The only (semi) legitimate reasoning I could see for this not being the case is if the business went under out of the blue and the IT just up and left and they and users just grabbed devices on their way out.

Still likely not a legitimate case as those devices may need to be part of liquidation, etc.

But generally these are cases where someone stole the device from an employee like out of their car or the employee stole it from work, either taking it without authorization or not properly returning it when their employment is done, etc. and those cases wouldn’t be favorable to you if you had the device too.

I’d say skip this one and look for another machine instead.

It is more so dependent on the MDM that was used than the machine. Difficult to say without knowing which MDM it is and how it was configured to the computer.

I’d think you could just try to install Linux and if you have problems, then see what to do to bypass it depending on whatever issue it is.

The sellers, they don’t have access to remove the MDM? Was this a stolen device? Or did the company that manage this go out of business or something?

MDM stands for mobile device management. It’s a corporate IT’s way of remotely managing the machine like locking it down from being used or allowing drastic changes to the OS. Depending on the one being used (like Intune from Microsoft), it could be tricky to get around it.

But with most, you can get around it by wiping the OS and starting fresh or getting a new hard drive (if possible).

They are generally dependent on the OS that was installed, but I’m sure one could exist on the hardware level that makes this difficult to bypass by just swapping the OS or hard drive.

Huh, always assumed that Firefox was much older than 2004. I remember using it in 2005/2006 for the first time.

It was mainly around Ubisoft’s The Crew as the latest conversation. This was about a month ago.

Ubisoft took the game offline and also removed from customers’ digital libraries with a message suggesting they try the newer installments in the series instead of the game they paid for.

I think your cert plans are good, but I think you should also get a Microsoft cert relating to security as well just to diversify and also be appealing to orgs that are using Defender and give you another perspective. Microsoft has exam vouchers every so often so you have the opportunity to schedule an exam for free if you participate too.

I am currently unofficially the security guy at my job in my role because no one else was taking it on and I have similar goals as you and this is the route I’ve been taken thus far.

If you have the freedom in your current role, see if there are any security related tasks you can take on to gain some experience if that sounds appealing too.

Yeah the ones at the Post Office, right?

I’ve been into 3D printing for a few years now and it’s been a really fun hobby that has grown over the years.

I started with a cheap FDM printer which basically is the most common kind that extrudes plastic onto a build plate to create a 3D object. I then began learning how to create my own objects in various CAD programs like Fusion 360 and even Windows 10/11’s 3D Builder. I started making small alterations to existing objects I found online. The first was because the object I wanted was too large for my small print bed so I learned how to modify the model on my own in the CAD software. I then began doing more complex things like creating objects from scratch to be used. I’m mostly into practical printing but there are a lot of people who choose this for miniatures like for DnD and Warhammer or for creating cosplay armor/accessories.

Most recently, I moved into resin printing (SLA) which is different than FDM in using liquid resin and lasers to create the 3D objects. This is more expensive and more hands on in terms of needing post processing and also more safety involved because resin is toxic to breathe in and also hazardous to the touch, but has been very satisfying and a joy. The level of detail is much higher quality on SLA than FDM, generally feeling like something you’d actually find in a store than something that has noticeable lines straight from a FDM printer bed. Not that you can’t achieve similar qualities with FDM, but it just will require more work like sanding and polishing.

Similarly, my girlfriend likes to crochet and we both have grown to find commonalities in our hobbies. I recently created and 3D printed a crochet hook for her with a cute little buddy on top which she has been awing over the past week.

We have gone to some local street fair events and often find people who are selling their crocheted and 3D printed stuff, usually like stuff animals and desk toys, respectively.

But if you feel burnt out, you may need something else in your life. Maybe to find a more fulfilling purpose like helping others? Speaking from experience, some of my burnt out feelings have been “fixed” when I spend time helping others and being a source of strength for someone else. I find myself most satisfied when I have been able to improve someone else’s life in some way. Just to throw that possibility out there too.

Gears of War: E-Day.

That trailer is like bringing the original team from 2007 to 2024 to make this game and trailer. I had to watch it three times last night.

Felt just like when I was in high school and ooing and awing over the trailers for the original game. I remember those late nights with my cousins playing co-op against the hordes.