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  #3160682 17-Nov-2023 19:23
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networkn:

 

That there isn't a super quick, super easy to way to move all the data from 1 SSD to a new SSD and all the data from a 2nd SSD to the 1st SSD.

 

 

Macrium Reflect?





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  #3160685 17-Nov-2023 19:33
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geoffwnz:

 

Macrium Reflect?

 

 

It's the fact I need to backup and restore and move drives multiple times to replace my 1 x NVME4 (2 Partitions) 1 x NVME3 (2 Partitions), with a new NVME4 and move the Existing NVME4 drive into secondary position.

 

 

 

 


  #3160696 17-Nov-2023 20:31
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networkn:

 

It's the fact I need to backup and restore and move drives multiple times to replace my 1 x NVME4 (2 Partitions) 1 x NVME3 (2 Partitions), with a new NVME4 and move the Existing NVME4 drive into secondary position.

 

 

It'd be easier just to buy a new box.

 

If you work hard enough at it, you can surely come up with a rock solid rationalisation.
You know you can!

 

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  #3160721 18-Nov-2023 00:35
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floydbloke:

This made me cringe (and nearly puke) more than annoyed.  Someone I know who works for a government agency, working in a team that is quite specialised and currently short-staffed, received this in an email today. (I've anonymised it.)



I know there has been a lot of talk both internally and in the media about the recruitment freeze across [agency name] and I want to confirm what this means for [team name]. While it may initially seem like a setback, I believe that this situation presents us with a unique opportunity to showcase our resilience, creativity, and commitment to success. It is during challenging times like these that our true potential shines through. Although the recruitment freeze may temporarily limit our ability to hire, it also provides us with an opportunity to focus on optimising our existing resources. By leveraging the skills and talents we already possess, we can look to further enhance collaboration, streamline processes, and foster a stronger sense of unity within our team. Furthermore, this freeze encourages us to think outside the box and explore innovative solutions. We have an incredible pool of talent across [team name], and now is the time to tap into it. Additionally, this period allows us to reflect on our current practices and identify further areas for improvement.




That’s some Grade One corporate BS Bingo there!!





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  #3160947 18-Nov-2023 18:33
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webpages that are constantly moving content around while loading ads, so that your clicks often land in blank space


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  #3160951 18-Nov-2023 18:39
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Geektastic:
Behodar:

 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502337/archived-the-end-of-the-aerogramme

 

 

 

I've never sent or received one of these, in fact this is the first time I've even heard of them. My little annoyance is that it seems to be becoming common to learn of the existence of something when it's discontinued. I learned about aerogrammes now that they're disappearing. I learned about Supie when it went under. I've learned about various software packages when they've gone out of support.

 

 

 

I'm not saying that there's a good solution (or, in the case of aerogrammes, that I'd have ever used one) but it still makes me a little sad to first hear about things once they're in their death throes.

 



I began writing to my parents when I went away to boarding school at the age of seven and a half.

Since we were away 36 weeks a year and had no access to telephones, we were required to write home every Sunday after Chapel.

 

 

 

You didn't happen to attend Clifton did you?


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  #3160963 18-Nov-2023 18:56
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RogerMellie:

 

webpages that are constantly moving content around while loading ads, so that your clicks often land in blank space

 

 

Blank is bearable.  Bigger annoyance when you click what you think is the page and it turns into an ad just as you click.





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  #3161082 19-Nov-2023 10:21
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Upgrading from Windows 10 to 11 for a machine. I get an error 0x8007007F. 

 

What it's actually telling me, after some hunting around, is that the installer needs to be run as administrator. 

 

It's an upgrade assistant, surely, it checks for permissions in a preflight check and could tell you at the start!? It's 2023 for the love of Pete. 


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  #3161271 19-Nov-2023 19:47
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The hooha over a traffic jam in Auckland.






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  #3161273 19-Nov-2023 20:03
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Geektastic: The hooha over a traffic jam in Auckland.


Was that the one on Thursday?

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  #3161278 19-Nov-2023 20:49
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I don’t know. The one at the mall that lasted 3 hours, leading to “panic attacks” and “wetting herself”!!

I’ve spent longer stuck on motorways due to accidents many times and seen reports of 5 hour jams caused by Christmas shopping etc overseas.

Three hours in a safe car park is annoying but hardly front page news.





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  #3161337 19-Nov-2023 22:16
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What I don't understand about the woman who wet herself is that she wasn't the only one in the car. Could she not have exited the car, gone into the mall and used their toilets? Her boyfriend said "we didn’t think it was safe to leave the vehicle". Why not safe? The article said that people were getting angry but they were angry at the situation, not at anyone who was in their car. I don't think she would have been accosted for getting out of her car and walking away. This was preventable.


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  #3161354 20-Nov-2023 07:30
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Geektastic: I don’t know. The one at the mall that lasted 3 hours, leading to “panic attacks” and “wetting herself”!!

I’ve spent longer stuck on motorways due to accidents many times and seen reports of 5 hour jams caused by Christmas shopping etc overseas.

Three hours in a safe car park is annoying but hardly front page news.

 

Ah that wasn't the one I was in. I was on Auckland's Southern Motorway heading north when google started strongly suggesting I get off the motorway. Three hours to about sixteen kilometres as I was between off ramps. That was a little painful. Of course it meant trucks and everyone were rat running the rural roads so it was completely stopped. 


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  #3161396 20-Nov-2023 09:47
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Azure, specifically taking an image of a VM. 

 

It helpfully warns you that "⚠️ Capturing a virtual machine image will make the virtual machine unusable. This action cannot be undone.". 😬😮

 

Depending on what options you select, this warning disappears. Normally, when a GUI removes a warning, it means that the warning no longer applies. Not so, in this case. This is first-year student interface design stuff.

 

 


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  #3161415 20-Nov-2023 10:05
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frankv:

 

Azure, specifically taking an image of a VM. 

 

It helpfully warns you that "⚠️ Capturing a virtual machine image will make the virtual machine unusable. This action cannot be undone.". 😬😮

 

Depending on what options you select, this warning disappears. Normally, when a GUI removes a warning, it means that the warning no longer applies. Not so, in this case. This is first-year student interface design stuff.

 

 

 

 

It probably means that it will pause the VM to take a snapshot for backup. It also means they have some people who have no idea what they are doing when writing status messages. 





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