Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

Soft, dense rain all night. Very restful and we absolutely need it. Been so dry this summer.

I am moaning about LOST (i love it really) GO AWAY PLEASE DON'T LEAVE
https://media.sully.site/lost-is-back-i-have-some-feelings/

Oh for fucks sake
Another major spyware firm has been breached — thousands of devices have private details exposed https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/another-major-spyware-firm-has-been-breached-thousands-of-devices-have-private-details-exposed

You can starve someone to near death, and they can still technically be alive. IT doesn't make it a good idea.

Unfortunately I have one of those bosses that has internalized the 'do more with less' doctrine from leadership and it's becoming an issue. You don't do more with less, you just do less.

"The bug was we fired QA ages ago for not working as a team"

CNBC: CrowdStrike says bug in quality control process led to botched update
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-says-bug-in-quality-control-process-led-to-botched-update.html

Bravo!
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I sure hope Starliner's Crowdstrike update went well

The Twitter #Crowdstrike tag is full of people blaming this on their DEI initiatives and the fact they're VC funded by a company that featured the Trump gunman. What the *hell* happened to that place.

I really hate SM generally, but on a really shit day I have to say the Fedi has been great.

The Riker Googling account brings me so much simple joy, it is just so on-target every time.

For all the talk of AI replacing everything, today proves the value of a solid technical support person that can leg it around the building getting things done. The least fashionable role in IT was the most important. The worker.
#Crowdstrike