Neither. By “we” I mean my colleagues and I at work. It’s a proprietary thing we use. I cannot share the name as it’s too easily googleable and doxxable, as it’s a highly niche system.

"I present to you the next generation of thingamawidgets. The future of thingamawidging: The SVeLNeRBLoMT^tm "

I can sort out the blue aspect through cheap spray paint, but I need to do some research on making a 19" rack round…

Heh, that made me realize that the trademark of the system we’re currently using, which is abbreviated into four letters, should have the first three in the opposite order.

There’s a lot of context that I cannot share without making it a two week course in what I do for a living, but to put it simply, both versatility and modularity are descriptors that make sense together for the intended audience, as the system can be one without the other. Plus versatile refers to the software, and modular refers to the hardware.

Pumpkin doesn’t make sense either, so I just assume it’s one of those cutesy nicknames. Either that, or maybe they just like Dwight Schrute. A lot.

Pure destilled happiness. Plus she got the news delivered by Jeremy Renner. What a day!

I tend to agree with you. Plus, with this particular thing, it’s possible to build it to be modular and not versatile, or the other way around. Or neither, which we’re using now.

Some surface-level info while I’m waiting for my kids to finish the evening ritual: No need for an extra IP or VPS. You can host them all on the same IP and machine, provided there aren’t any conflicting port assignments.

In the DNS server, you can enter the various subdomains as CNAME pointing to the A record. The server-software is configured with which hostname it should operate as (For example, HTTP/1.1 has a Host-specification in the initial request, so that one server can host multiple domains on the same IP)

It should be noted that mail servers are indicated by an MX-record. And mailservers should also have a TXT record (SPF record) as part of spam prevention - some SMTP servers query this to ensure that your e-mail actually comes from you and not from someone spoofing the domain.

I used to have a zone file that did roughly what you’re trying to do, bit sadly I don’t have it anymore. But as you have DNS up and running, I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out the rest through checking some examples.

I half-baked an example zone file for you. I haven’t tested it, though. It assumes the domain of blargh.com being hosted from an IP of 123.123.123.123:

$TTL 86400
@    IN    SOA   ns1.blargh.com. admin.blargh.com. (
                2024102102 ; Serial (incremented)
                3600       ; Refresh
                1800       ; Retry
                1209600    ; Expire
                86400      ; Minimum TTL
)

; Name servers
@    IN    NS    ns1.blargh.com.
@    IN    NS    ns2.blargh.com.

; A Records
@            IN    A      123.123.123.123
ns1          IN    A      123.123.123.123
ns2          IN    A      123.123.123.123

; CNAME Records
mail         IN    CNAME  blargh.com.
mastodon     IN    CNAME  blargh.com.
matrix       IN    CNAME  blargh.com.

; MX Records
@            IN    MX     10 mail.blargh.com.

; TXT/SPF Record
@            IN    TXT    "v=spf1 mx ~all"

Oh, and some tips:

• Do not enable SMTP-relay on your SMTP server. This opens you up to abuse, and you (probably) don’t need it.
• Your DNS server should only talk to strangers about queries about your domain. Otherwise you might be part of a DNS amplification attack.
• I have a personal preference for imap.blargh.com or pop3.blargh.com, combined with smtp.blargh.com, as it makes it easier to deduct the protocol, if you’re not supporting imap and pop3. I don’t think anyone else but me care, though.

Just guessing here, but either:

a) Cosplaying as KKK to intimidate black people. Pretty low quality costume, so I doubt it. b) Cosplaying as ghosts to intimidate black people. Who you gonna call?
c) Dressing in white to not heat up as much in direct sunlight. Considering the sunglasses, it wouldn’t surprise me if this is the reason. I’ve never been to Georgia, but I hear it’s pretty hot.

45ish

My brother in law is like that. He’s been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and his drivers license has been suspended after an unrelated episode 10 years ago. He’s harmless, and perfectly capable of getting it unsuspended if he puts in some effort, but he can’t because:

• His doctor is out to sabotage his life
• Someone is tapping into his phone
• This lady on the other side of town is stealing his mail
• His PC had been bugged

…allegedly.

He sometimes takes his meds, but it’s rare. Those are the days when he’s out and about and reasonably normal.

Kind of. I used to l8ve in apartment where this garage band used the downstairs public space as practice room. When I was on the shitter at the right times I could clearly hear them through the vent. A pretty nice song, I think it was their own.

IMPORTANT EDIT: It seems a lot has changed regarding how this is done. Amongst other things, CCNA can be taken online these days. If your system meets the requirements (windows and macos only, sadly), you don’t have to show up to a testing location. Outside of that, you find a testing location near you via the link posted further down.

Most likely not. Cisco certs and their exams are administered by Cisco and not by normal educational institutions.

However, some educational institutions might be able to run the exam. If you feel you know the material well enough, you can contact any of the certification places and have an exam.

Technically, you don’t need to pass anything in advance to take the exam, but it helps to make sure you know the necessary material. On that note, if you’re into hardcopy study material, these books cover everything. They’re not as intimidating as they look, and they’re quite well written:

More info about registering and finding a location here: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/exams/registration.html

Edit: Looks like Cisco is partnering with Pearsons now. You register online and pick the exam location

No. There are certification exams. At least the CCNA/CCNP/CCIE certicates require them.

These exams involve a combination of multiple choice questions and practical assignments in a simulator. While you do need to know the curriculum well to pass, the exam isn’t hard if you do.

Source: Took CCNA eons ago which has long sinceexpired. Recently started considering to recertify, as well as get my CCNP. I’m already working as an NP with C hardware, so it only makes sense for me to hold a valid cert.

Samsung also builds ships

You beat me to it regarding Unciv

I’m tempted to say “no” to the first half, then “Yes, plenty” to the second half, on the basis that I’m good at faking it.

I travel a lot for a living, so there are a lot of idle hours in hotel bars and airplanes, ripe for idle chitchat with random strangers, so I decided to start practicing my social skills, because they sure as hell need some exercise. What do I care, I’m never gonna meet them again anyway.

Well, it turns out that
a) Most people I encounter are just as bored as I
b) Idle chitchat is easy after a few tries. I don’t think I’m fak8ng it anymore.
c) Sometimes you do run into the same peo0le again on the other side of the of the world, and they’re happy to see you

I haven’t tried LMMS, but I stumbled across Bitwig a while back, and I started using that when I decided to pick up music making again. I love it. I tried using Ardour for a while, but I found it overly cumbersome.

I was thinking -18% tax rate. So if you’re a corporation, you get 18% subsidies on top of your profits.

Lights off, curtains closed, no distractions, and: Bear Mccreary - Something Dark is Coming