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Hate. Workplace. So. Much.

Managed to design, configure, test, and implement a cross-WAN multi-backup, caching, and cross-site mirror and data transfer setup for the current employer ( Read more... )

Nothing quite like spending a screwdriver-wielding day up to my elbows in printer guts and diagnostics to give a sense of accomplishment. There's something wonderfully clarifying about being able to simply junk a whole pile of oversized IT hardware in order to help clear the decks, mentally, metaphorically, and literally ( Read more... )

Getting a police clearance for a possible project: around here, it's a standard form to fill out at the post office. Then the state police eventually send you an official letter saying "As of date X we have no record of this person having committed or being charged with a crime ( Read more... )

Working on Saturday isn't so bad. It's even something of a novelty if your background has been largely in government service positions ( Read more... )

Abrupt change in on-deck times for the workplace, sigh. Up at 5am for the past two days ( Read more... )

Black box, in this case, meaning "ideas go in, money comes out ( Read more... )

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The politics at work is much more fun than the work itself, which I have largely given up on as being worth precisely zilch ( Read more... )