This week we dig into feedback from someone looking at a new IT job, Steve gives an update on trying to maintain a presence on a platform that doesn't want him.
-- During The Show --
00:55 Bad Hardware Day
Motherboard swap
PSU modular cables
Fan controller magic smoke
Bent CPU pins
06:48 VMs and Storage - Joe
Advantages of separating OS and Data
Joe's GitHub (https://github.com/JoeMrCoffee/NextCloudDockerCompose)
IX Systems and 45 Drives
Use JBOD not Raid
ZFS needs direct access
HA (High Availability)
15:40 VM Storage Question - Rod
iSCSI
ZVols as block devices
QCow2 file
Dedicated disks
9p driver (https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/9p)
virtio drivers
Nothing wrong with NFS
ifnotify
22:53 Printer Questions - Eddie
Good experience with HP Printer Tools/Jet Direct
Mostly moved away from LPD/LPR
IPP is where things are headed
Immutable distros only support IPP
For best results go through add printer dialog
28:15 Comments From New IT Person - Joshua
Start with pain points
Start with your pain points
Document existing infrastructure
Find a way to say yes
Prepare for the opportunity
"You are the expert"
Yes but....
What is motivating people
41:22 Choosing Platforms
Locked out from Linkedin
Emailed code, Linkedin errored out
Required phone and government ID
Issues with this approach
Phone numbers
Beeper + Linkedin
49:13 Beeper Gives up on iMessage
One last go
ARS Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/beepers-esoteric-fix-for-imessage-access-suggests-why-its-pushing-politically/)
Beeper Blog Post (https://blog.beeper.com/p/beeper-moving-forward)
Beeper Bridge (github.com/beeper/imessage)
The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/9/23995150/beeper-imessage-android-apple-statement)
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