The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Right? The celeb on TV isn't your friend. The company you regularly buy from isn't your friend. The waitress and bartender are only nice because it increases their tips, they're not into you. Etc.

Strippers totally are, though.

Right?

Right?

 

[overgeeked]

"I can't get that thing to work, therefore you cannot possibly get that thing to work."

PEBCAK.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Pebcak" would be a great name for a goblin artificier/machinist.

 

[ichabod]

I've had a couple who almost got their entire department's shared data crypto-locked. One was "retired" maybe 2 weeks later.

We had a guy at work who downloaded ransomware that locked the data for an entire federal agency. And that was really all of it, because we were not allowed to keep stuff on our personal machines. Everything had to be on the server. Thank god for daily backups. Well, except for the time they set my machine back six months.

 

[Ryujin]

We had a guy at work who downloaded ransomware that locked the data for an entire federal agency. And that was really all of it, because we were not allowed to keep stuff on our personal machines. Everything had to be on the server. Thank god for daily backups. Well, except for the time they set my machine back six months.

Several universities have been targets of ransomware attacks. One got hit just weeks before they were to host a huge conference of universities and had to scramble to recover in time. We haven't been hit, yet, but it's almost inevitable. Social engineering is a thing and, ultimately, people are involved in all aspects.

 

[Nikosandros]

Strippers totally are, though.

Right?

Right?

But what about my cats? Do they love me? Or am I only a feeding-scratching-litter_cleaning_machine to them?

 

[Autumnal]

I think so. I think YouTube sends you a special plaque.

And they’ve got a list of dentists who work with Alphabet insurance to apply it to your teeth.

But what about my cats? Do they love me? Or am I only a feeding-scratching-litter_cleaning_machine to them?

It seeems to vary a lot. Some cats seem to just really like the being taken care of part. Others clearly do love us and regard us as part of their pack or family. And all the spots in between.

 

[Autumnal]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

 

[overgeeked]

Double the resources, don't halve the population.