Have been working on moving what I can to a VM, but the systems I develop require physical access, and when I’ve asked, I’ve been told there is no way to give a VM access to the laptops ports.
Many of the systems / devices are on physically isolated networks, use RS-232 or USB for access, etc.
If there are netsec approved ways of passing physical ports to the VM that would solve a ton of my issues.
I think a lot of it comes down to the build team.
We have a very strict build, and while there is bloatware I could do without, they’ve always been great about handing out new machines, so we generally stay ahead of it.
The issue I run into is that at our company, I’m very much “That guy”, who needs all the exceptions and special software.
While they’ve created some AD groups for me that provide most of what I need, transferring to a new laptop is a major procedure as I never know what new restrictions have been put in place that I’ll need exceptions for. It’s a constant battle between security and having the tools I need to do the job. I always have at least three laptops, one that I’m using, one I’m working on setting up, and the old one I can’t let go of.
All that being said, yes, win 11 is an absolute pig compared to other options, once my machine is dialed in, I really don’t mind the environment.
Course, it helps that my lab shares space with the end user IT support team, so all I have to do is call over my shoulder to have something fixed.
Manual transmission, manual knobs, decent power, and AWD in a small to medium sized wagon is all I want, and as far as I know, short of a pre 2018 Volvo I don’t think such a thing exists.
2014 Subaru Impreza outback
What I want to drive is a hatch back Subaru WRX but they don’t make them anymore.
Guessing my next car will be either a Forester or STI.
Black flag is not a very good Assassins creed game. It is however my absolute favorite pirate game
Hadn’t heard “laser rule” before, I assume it’s the same as “don’t point it at anything you care about”.
Hudson Hawk is one of my all time favorites, I quote it regularly and no one knows what I’m talking about.
Well, in the same way that farting with the windows open is going to increase your cars range. Yes there is an effect, but is anyone really going to notice?
I just upgraded from an over 10 year old Samsung S8 to a pixel 10.
I prefer the old phone. There are maybe two features on the pixel that are an improvement, otherwise, I’d rather have the S8.
A quest for fire or enter the void
So specific uncommon words like “wordage”
AI bot! We have an AI bot over here!
My latest conspiracy theory is that is why so much money is being dumped into AI. They want to make AI video so convincing that when the real videos come out, everyone can claim it’s AI.
I’m considered an expert in my field, and with almost 20 years experience I tried what you are suggesting.
The thing all us tech geeks forget about when starting a business, is all the stuff that actually goes into the running a business part of it.
You want to focus on the work, but there are bills, invoices, client and project management, etc.
I had clients, I had projects, but I didn’t have nearly enough time in the day to handle all of it.
Then clients started paying late, causing all kinds of fees to stack up. So even when I had time to do the work, I was distracted and nothing got done the way I wanted.
I tried hiring an admin, but it was too little too late. In the end I went back to being the in house guy at a large company, where I get to focus on the stuff I am good at and enjoy.
I’m not saying don’t do it, I’m saying be very very aware about all the other elements before going off on your own.
Bonfire from Dark Souls, because you don’t want to lose your soul by failing to save progress.
Been shaving my head with shortest guard since I joined the military in '96. Haven’t paid for a hair cut since. I’ll let it grow out until it annoys me and / or starts to look too shaggy.
I would not fuck a Tesla.
For small projects, I’ll use csv files for my data.
It’s much faster for me to prototype concepts in simple text files than designing and building a database.
Once the project matures or scales large enough, I’ve usually reached the point I’m going to rewrite it from scratch “the right way”, so will build a database if it makes sense.
Maybe one in twenty projects reach the point it’s worth moving.
Laughed at the humor in a game? High on life had some really good stuff in the opening hour.
Laughed at the situation in a game? My recent play through of the ever chaotic madness that is Far Cry 2.
I don’t know about San Andreas, but the GTA III co op mod was something pretty special. It took the other players coordinates and assigned them to your last vehicle, which didn’t despawn.
There were no on foot player characters, but you could drive around together in a game with absolutely no multiplayer or online elements at all.
I do work that I love and find rewarding, I continue to create systems I am very proud of, and I work for a company I have high respect for that makes products I believe in.
I can’t think of any work I’d do for free, those are called hobbies.