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by A_Pickle
Wed May 18, 2016 7:34 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...
Replies: 18
Views: 3300

Re: Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...

If a person's sufficiently paranoid, Qubes: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/12/qubes-os-will-ship-pre-installed-on-purisms-security-focused-librem-13-laptop/ https://www.qubes-os.org/ This man speaketh my language. EDIT: But for real, thank you all for the responses. I don't know why I ever pos...
by A_Pickle
Wed May 18, 2016 4:44 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: New Linux users should read this.
Replies: 101
Views: 15398

Re: New Linux users should read this.

Captain Ned wrote:
Oi. Linux man pages. The things designed to drive away from Linux the non-purists.


lol okay.

EDIT:

At the very least, I now know that this is normal operation, and I didn't somehow bork something during install/fiddling.
by A_Pickle
Wed May 18, 2016 4:40 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...
Replies: 18
Views: 3300

Re: Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...

Servers typically have their network configuration set statically. Ah. I have a bunch of DHCP address reservations in my router. Is there any reason you recommend static IP addresses over DHCP reservations or vice versa? While you may not notice the encryption overhead when accessing documents in y...
by A_Pickle
Wed May 18, 2016 11:44 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: New Linux users should read this.
Replies: 101
Views: 15398

Re: New Linux users should read this.

I'm actually talking about internal hard drives. Seems like Ubuntu detects /dev/sda (i.e. the drive it is natively installed to) with no issue, but if I've got other drives plugged into SATA, they don't show up unless I mount them, which is always kind of odd to me. I don't exactly know what "m...
by A_Pickle
Tue May 17, 2016 5:42 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...
Replies: 18
Views: 3300

Of Ubuntu servers and encryption...

Hey guys. I'm trying to learn Linux here, and I figure I shouldn't go too crazy and dive right into the crazy nonsense that I KNOW exists in the Linux world - so I figured I'd get started on the desktop with Ubuntu, and get started on the server with (wait for it) Ubuntu Server. I, too, like to live...
by A_Pickle
Tue May 17, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Help with a classic - Kenwood KR-A46 AM/FM stereo receiver!
Replies: 2
Views: 4073

Re: Help with a classic - Kenwood KR-A46 AM/FM stereo receiv

Thanks so much! That helps a lot, thank you!
by A_Pickle
Tue May 17, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: New Linux users should read this.
Replies: 101
Views: 15398

Re: New Linux users should read this.

My major points of confusion with Linux were the partition layout (How can I create a "drive"?) and once I wanted a non-admin user to be able to access a USB drive, and it wouldn't let me without doing sudo stuff. Yep, that's pretty much me. I'm trying to learn Linux, both because Linux s...
by A_Pickle
Fri May 13, 2016 8:57 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Help with a classic - Kenwood KR-A46 AM/FM stereo receiver!
Replies: 2
Views: 4073

Help with a classic - Kenwood KR-A46 AM/FM stereo receiver!

Hey guys, I'm new here! How do you do? So there's this girl, man she's a keeper. Anyways, she's got this old home theater system, but she's pretty happy with it, and it works well enough. I don't think she wants to spend thousands of dollars getting top shelf gear, and I don't want to spend thousand...
by A_Pickle
Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Windows server questions...
Replies: 4
Views: 2142

Re: Windows server questions...

1. AD makes it very easy to manage users and attributes, as well as managing password policies. Fantastic! Can I set user profile icons? 2. You should be able to manage Outlook and IMAP properties. Even if the properties are not in a GPO setting you can set registry properties. Hmm, interesting! Li...
by A_Pickle
Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:32 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Windows server questions...
Replies: 4
Views: 2142

Windows server questions...

Hey guys. I have a couple questions regarding Windows Server. I've worked with it a fair amount, but I'm not as familiar with it as I'd LIKE to be. I don't know if y'all know of any resources where I might learn more, or if I should just buy a copy of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and go to town. ...
by A_Pickle
Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:17 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~XII~ 8/15/2015 - Official Thread
Replies: 361
Views: 40847

Re: TR BBQ ~XII~ 8/15/2015 - Official Thread

Okay, maybe I'm not reading it, but... where is this taking place? I've never been to one, I've always wanted to, and I might be able to do it this year...
by A_Pickle
Tue May 12, 2015 1:51 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Surface3 Pro -- How to get BitLocker key
Replies: 4
Views: 1278

Re: Surface3 Pro -- How to get BitLocker key

You can't. That's the point. If you didn't write down your BitLocker recovery key AT THE TIME OF ENCRYPTION... you are up ***t creek without a paddle, my friend. Then again, depending on your background, maybe apply for a job at the NSA and become good friends with some of the people there. I'm sure...
by A_Pickle
Mon May 04, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Consumer SSDs in Servers
Replies: 56
Views: 8630

Re: Consumer SSDs in Servers

localhostrulez wrote:
The MX200's should be pretty solid as well though (plus they have the usual capacitor bank for power failures/finishing up writes).


Do they? I don't see that mentioned in the TR review...
by A_Pickle
Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:04 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Valve/Bathesda throw in the towel
Replies: 9
Views: 2571

Re: Valve/Bathesda throw in the towel

Normally, it just sucks. It occasionally sucks bad enough for some modders to just give up and quit. No one likes having their work, even if contributed for free, show up under someone else's name. Especially not when that someone else gets lots of acclaim even though they've done nothing but repac...
by A_Pickle
Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Valve/Bathesda throw in the towel
Replies: 9
Views: 2571

Re: Valve/Bathesda throw in the towel

eBay only gets 10% or so plus PayPal fees, and I feel even that is too high. But eBay is a retailer that depends on sales to make it's money. The Elder Scrolls is IP, and it's not wrong or even unusual for Bethesda (or any other IP owner) to get a cut whenever someone is making money off their IP. ...
by A_Pickle
Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:16 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: TeamCenter/SharePoint alternative?
Replies: 3
Views: 2479

TeamCenter/SharePoint alternative?

Hello Gerbils. Thought I'd pick your brains again. My organization uses TeamCenter to collaborate, store and retrieve documents, communicate, manage tasks, plan, etc. Long story short, it sucks, and it is reliant on a Microsoft infrastructure that is exceedingly costly and which no longer plays nice...
by A_Pickle
Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:49 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Contemplating building a NAS, need some sage advice.
Replies: 22
Views: 5404

Re: Contemplating building a NAS, need some sage advice.

Wow! Good advice here, good advice all! Flatland_Spider, I appreciate your experience -- I really don't think a $1,300 RAID controller will fly to my budget comptroller's face, I'd prefer not to be laughed out of her office (also, with 12 drives, we would be leaving half of that card's capability to...
by A_Pickle
Mon Dec 15, 2014 12:52 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Contemplating building a NAS, need some sage advice.
Replies: 22
Views: 5404

Contemplating building a NAS, need some sage advice.

GERBILS! LEND ME YOUR EARS!... eyes. Lend me your eyes. I am part of a small communications team, I perform a little bit of on-location shooting and editing myself, but my main function (as of now) is supporting the tech and getting some good stuff going. I've taken a look at a lot of the NAS soluti...
by A_Pickle
Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:10 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically
Replies: 76
Views: 115742

Re: Windows 8.1 won't sleep automatically

I too am having this issue, my computer was sleeping just fine prior to this.
by A_Pickle
Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:13 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: No Windows Password - Good/Bad?
Replies: 21
Views: 4849

Re: No Windows Password - Good/Bad?

Burglars exist. Why not have a password? My password's fricken' huge, and I type it every time. It's not that big of a deal.
by A_Pickle
Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:50 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Bitcoins
Replies: 34
Views: 5544

Re: Bitcoins

At their current value, you're actually making money by mining -- even considering power consumption. IF you're running an AMD graphics card, that is.
by A_Pickle
Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:22 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Wrong topic for wrong site
Replies: 78
Views: 7669

Re: Emma Watson's recent photoshoot (possibly NWS)

eeek girls is the problem, clearly.

Emma Watson is adorable, smart, and smoking hot. JohnC, you are a gentleman and a scholar, a connoisseur of fine whiskey, and there are damn few of us left.
by A_Pickle
Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:06 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Got me a project car :D
Replies: 139
Views: 40973

Re: Got me a project car :D

I like that it has a trailer hitch.
by A_Pickle
Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Weirdest Hardware Incompatibility Ever - G110 Keyboard
Replies: 21
Views: 6007

Re: Weirdest Hardware Incompatibility Ever - G110 Keyboard

I want a Logitech G110. I really don't understand the hype for mechanical keyboards. Like, I really, really don't.
by A_Pickle
Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:06 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: FX-8350 $220
Replies: 34
Views: 7412

Re: FX-8350 $220

I don't know if Intel sees any benefit from doing that at this point. Doing so does two bad things: slows down purchases, first, and second, may drive migration to the cloud and ARM-based devices. The trouble is, Intel's low-end stuff is still priced like a goddamn golden faucet, or restricts all t...
by A_Pickle
Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:31 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server
Replies: 12
Views: 8806

Re: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server

Scientific Linux 6, CentOS 6, or Debian Stable would be good alternatives to Ubuntu server. Debian will be familiar, and all of them have long support cycles. I'm noticing that Debian is using the 2.6 kernel -- how's that going to fare with SSD's and multi-core/module CPU's? Is it aware of these th...
by A_Pickle
Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:41 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server
Replies: 12
Views: 8806

Re: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server

One exception may be Filezilla (no Linux server), but FTP servers under Linux are a dime a dozen so there are alternatives. WHAT YOU SAY! Filezilla doesn't have it's server software on Linux? Crazy talk, man, that's crazy talk! Well that sucks. Got any recommendations for an FTP server that support...
by A_Pickle
Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server
Replies: 12
Views: 8806

Re: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server

One advantage of the i5: if this truly is a *server* then for light graphical needs you have the IGP right there. I considered the i5, but when I can get a quad-core Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4 for less than half the price and get a board that not only has SATA 6 gbps, but has six of 'em (and get ...
by A_Pickle
Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:03 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: A Simple Home/Friend-use Server
Replies: 12
Views: 8806

A Simple Home/Friend-use Server

I'm actually looking into almost the exact the same thing as this guy . I want a dedicated machine to serve up Minecraft (via Bukkit), Mumble/Murmur in-game VOIP, and Team Fortress II for my friends and I -- and FTP, VPN, and media streaming services for myself. This would allow me to keep my more p...
by A_Pickle
Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:11 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: So... Curiousity has landed. How 'bout that?
Replies: 23
Views: 3914

So... Curiousity has landed. How 'bout that?

Just thought I'd report in on some tech... you know... do a little tech report on a rover that just landed on Mars using some pretty sweet technology. How 'bout that? That's sky-crane, right? Cray cray.
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