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kentn
response 125 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 18 02:10 UTC 2019

Yeah.  We were told by the client to do everything on the unix server
and this basically forces him to work there.  I'll see where he's at
tomorrow, mentally, and if he wants I can get him set up so he can work
reasonably well from the command line.  It is a requirement of his job,
so he'll need to adapt and find a way to do his work.
tod
response 126 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 18 03:09 UTC 2019

Can you tie log checks into log feeds to some sort of alert automation?
kentn
response 127 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 18 22:57 UTC 2019

It's difficult with the system we use to do anything after then run in
an automated way.  We can't change the system, for one thing.  However,
we can check all the logs in a directory with one of my scripts quite
easily.

Again, we are dealing unix and the majority don't want to deal with it,
and that includes running scripts.
papa
response 128 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 20 08:35 UTC 2019

ISB it's been fifty years since humanity first set foot on the Moon and
nobody's been back in forty-seven years.
tod
response 129 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 21 05:20 UTC 2019

Artemis will change that
walkman
response 130 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 24 22:31 UTC 2019

It's totally normal for rocket thrust to appear like glitter.
https://tinyurl.com/yxw4szng

I truly believe that fuel melts steel girders too.

tag: unicorns, rainbows, morethantwogenders
tod
response 131 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 25 18:23 UTC 2019

re #130
Same studio as this
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/space
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9-andrea-gatti.jpg
bwh
response 132 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jul 28 00:25 UTC 2019

re #131 - Very phallic.
tod
response 133 of 252: Mark Unseen   Aug 1 16:54 UTC 2019

It's Martin Landau
papa
response 134 of 252: Mark Unseen   Aug 1 23:53 UTC 2019

ISB I was a big fan of Space: 1999 way back in the day, but I watched a couple
of episodes from Series 2 on UK Armed Forces TV during a recent business trip,
and have to admit they were crap. I remember Series 1 being much better,
though I'm not confident my memory will stand up to rewatching.

Same for UFO, which my memory placed even higher than Space: 1999. Good model
work, but the plot was too wonky of me to enjoy anymore. Surprisingly dark
for a 1970s TV show.
tod
response 135 of 252: Mark Unseen   Aug 6 14:31 UTC 2019

UFO looks interesting
bwh
response 136 of 252: Mark Unseen   Aug 6 18:43 UTC 2019

Netflix has Stargate Universe available. I'm moving through those now. I think
it's a great story. I really like the characters. I hear there's effort to
bring it back but I'm not sure about that. Some story lines are best told in
just a few seasons before the writers run out of original ideas and the
audience get bored.
walkman
response 137 of 252: Mark Unseen   Sep 25 11:29 UTC 2019

Replace the capacitors in your Commodore computers and make sure to 
upgrade to new power supplies!
walkman
response 138 of 252: Mark Unseen   Sep 25 11:48 UTC 2019

If I told you it was possible to run a Commodore Vic 20 with 1MB of RAM 
and 8MB of flash rom would you think I was nuttier than Alexandria 
Ocasio-Cortez?
http://store.go4retro.com/ultimem-vic-20-memory-expansion-cartridge/

What about a wifi modem that worked on the VIC and the 64?
https://www.cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModemOLED

Or that there are scores of BBSs out there that aren't grex?
https://theoasisbbs.com/resources/

tod
response 139 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 12 04:29 UTC 2019

re #138
What's the best commodore bbs terminal emulator for Win10?
kentn
response 140 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 19 21:14 UTC 2019

So now, we are losing work and by April 2020 I'll be out of work and
probably be laid off.  No fun.  But if there is a severence that is
decent then it might be okay.  And I can apply for another job.  Or I
can try to stay where I'm at but I still would need to apply for job
on some other project.  I hope I can hang in here for another couple
years. But we'll see.

papa
response 141 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 21 12:35 UTC 2019

resp:140 

I do not envy your employment uncertainty, Kent. Hope everything works out
for you.
walkman
response 142 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 21 16:36 UTC 2019

Synchterm will allow Windows (and many other operating systems) to 
communicate with BBSs that have full CGTerm Commodore 64 PETSCII 
support.
http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/

It's really neat. I wish PETSCII was embraced by all terminals!
kentn
response 143 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 23 01:44 UTC 2019

Re 141:  Thanks, I hope so, too.  
 
Re 141:  That is neat.  Thanks.
ball
response 144 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 26 20:04 UTC 2019

    Re. 140: Good luck!  The company I joined a year ago
seems to be struggling too but there's very little
technology work within commuting range and I'm not really
qualified for anything else. I'll just do the best job I can
until I can find something else.
kentn
response 145 of 252: Mark Unseen   Oct 28 16:16 UTC 2019

Thanks, Andy.  It might not be much of an interview, but it all depends
on a job opening up that fits my title/role.  If not, then that's it
and I'll be interviewing for another job.  I'm hoping it won't be a big
deal and that something opens up (the industry has a lot of training
requirements and starting a new job means going through all that again,
for example, plus learning a new company culture and ways of working).
Good luck with your job situation, too, Andy!
kentn
response 146 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jan 12 14:52 UTC 2020

IBB Neil Peart, drummer for the band Rush, and a hugely talented musician,
died this week.  RIP Neil.
papa
response 147 of 252: Mark Unseen   Jan 15 03:13 UTC 2020

resp:146
R.I.P. today's Tom Sawyer.
tonster
response 148 of 252: Mark Unseen   Feb 29 16:39 UTC 2020

resp:136: SGU was *terrible*. If you enjoy that though, go and watch the
preceding series'. Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis were wonderful.
papa
response 149 of 252: Mark Unseen   Mar 2 03:06 UTC 2020

ISB Freeman Dyson, great man and genius of Physics passed away on Feb. 28,
2020. R.I.P.
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