February 23, 2017 at 4:14 pm
Michael L John - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:10 PMIt's 70 and sunny. In Pittsburgh. In February. That's the reason.
You have the same weather we do in Detroit. Wait until the weekend - it'll change.
February 23, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Snow as come and gone today here in Colorado Springs.
February 23, 2017 at 7:50 pm
jasona.work - Thursday, February 23, 2017 2:19 PMSomeone, somewhere, is up to mischief...
That would be me. 😉
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February 24, 2017 at 2:10 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:05 PMIt's cold and snowy. That's the reason.
Overcast, raining and cold. And it's still summer here. 🙁
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February 24, 2017 at 6:37 am
Ed Wagner - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:14 PMMichael L John - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:10 PMIt's 70 and sunny. In Pittsburgh. In February. That's the reason.You have the same weather we do in Detroit. Wait until the weekend - it'll change.
Considering they're currently predicting heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds, possible tornados(!!), and down into the 40s or so by Sunday, you're not wrong...
/Me heads home to test my generator out and bring the extension cords for the sump pump and fridge out of the basement
February 24, 2017 at 6:57 am
GilaMonster - Friday, February 24, 2017 2:10 AMSteve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:05 PMIt's cold and snowy. That's the reason.Overcast, raining and cold. And it's still summer here. 🙁
I believe Gauteng is getting a lot more rain than usual, linked to the recent storm in Mozambique or did that just hit Limpopo?
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February 24, 2017 at 7:35 am
Henrico Bekker - Friday, February 24, 2017 6:57 AMGilaMonster - Friday, February 24, 2017 2:10 AMSteve Jones - SSC Editor - Thursday, February 23, 2017 4:05 PMIt's cold and snowy. That's the reason.Overcast, raining and cold. And it's still summer here. 🙁
I believe Gauteng is getting a lot more rain than usual, linked to the recent storm in Mozambique or did that just hit Limpopo?
I doubt the storm itself made it ~700km inland and to an altitude of 2km. I think this rain is linked, not directly the same storm but an effect. The storm hit the coast on Saturday iirc, rains started here on Tuesday
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February 24, 2017 at 10:04 am
Well, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"
Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
February 24, 2017 at 10:38 am
jasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
Yes this guy is complete asshole. It doesn't take a lot of thought to realize this guy acted deliberately to sabotage his employer. The lawyer who filed the suit made a mistake in the verbiage of the suit but there really can be no doubt that the intention of this person was to destroy the company. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but in my mind this is pretty the same type of behavior as a person taking a baseball bat to the property of the company. It was malicious, intentional and hateful. Sure the company treated him like a piece of trash but that does NOT give him the freedom to ruin the company. If he felt he was wrongly treated he should have sought legal counsel instead of acting like a three year old when somebody takes away his toy truck. I hope they find this guy guilty but I have a feeling he will walk away thanks to the inept lawyer. Gosh this kind of sounds like HR creating the verbiage for a new hire posting.
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February 24, 2017 at 10:44 am
Sean Lange - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:38 AMjasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
Yes this guy is complete asshole. It doesn't take a real lot of thought to realize this guy acted deliberately to sabotage his employer. The lawyer who filed the suit made a mistake in the verbiage of the suit but there really can be no doubt that the intention of this person was to destroy the company. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but in mind this is pretty the same type of behavior as a person taking a baseball bat to the property of the company. It was malicious, intentional and hateful. Sure the company treated him like a piece of trash but that does NOT give him the freedom to ruin the company. If he felt he was wrongly treated he should have sought legal counsel instead of acting like a three year old when somebody takes away his toy truck. I hope they find this guy guilty but I have a feeling he will walk away thanks to the inept lawyer. Gosh this kind of sounds like HR creating the verbiage for a new hire posting.
In his defense, he left backups available. He didn't try to ruin the company, he just left problems.
February 24, 2017 at 10:46 am
Sean Lange - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:38 AMjasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
Yes this guy is complete asshole. It doesn't take a real lot of thought to realize this guy acted deliberately to sabotage his employer. The lawyer who filed the suit made a mistake in the verbiage of the suit but there really can be no doubt that the intention of this person was to destroy the company. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but in mind this is pretty the same type of behavior as a person taking a baseball bat to the property of the company. It was malicious, intentional and hateful. Sure the company treated him like a piece of trash but that does NOT give him the freedom to ruin the company. If he felt he was wrongly treated he should have sought legal counsel instead of acting like a three year old when somebody takes away his toy truck. I hope they find this guy guilty but I have a feeling he will walk away thanks to the inept lawyer. Gosh this kind of sounds like HR creating the verbiage for a new hire posting.
Actually, the guy involved in this suit isn't the one who was let go from the company, he was hired by the guy who was let go (and it sounds like he was quite angry over the treatment of the first guy.)
But still, I don't see him winning this appeal and I do see this leading to some tightened up language in contracts for sysadmins. Because this was malicious at a minimum, which means you're talking malicious destruction of property (the backups, etc.) It's one thing to be told "you are responsible for our entire IT infrastructure, including cleaning up / removing backups / files / etc," and being told "take a baseball bat to our server racks if you want to." If you presume the first includes the second, you're very, very, very wrong.
February 24, 2017 at 10:51 am
Luis Cazares - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:44 AMSean Lange - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:38 AMjasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
Yes this guy is complete asshole. It doesn't take a real lot of thought to realize this guy acted deliberately to sabotage his employer. The lawyer who filed the suit made a mistake in the verbiage of the suit but there really can be no doubt that the intention of this person was to destroy the company. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but in mind this is pretty the same type of behavior as a person taking a baseball bat to the property of the company. It was malicious, intentional and hateful. Sure the company treated him like a piece of trash but that does NOT give him the freedom to ruin the company. If he felt he was wrongly treated he should have sought legal counsel instead of acting like a three year old when somebody takes away his toy truck. I hope they find this guy guilty but I have a feeling he will walk away thanks to the inept lawyer. Gosh this kind of sounds like HR creating the verbiage for a new hire posting.
In his defense, he left backups available. He didn't try to ruin the company, he just left problems.
He did more than leave problems. He intentionally disrupted their business then walked away. To sour the water even further he offered to be hired back as a consultant to unravel the mess he left them in. I am sorry but there is no defense for this type of behavior. He did this deliberately and even attempted to profit by his vandalism.
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February 24, 2017 at 11:38 am
jasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
What. a. loser.
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February 24, 2017 at 11:48 am
Crazy, revenge on employers rarely works out well for anyone.
February 24, 2017 at 11:53 am
jasona.work - Friday, February 24, 2017 10:04 AMWell, this could have some interesting implications for sysadmins: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/02/23/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction/
"I was authorized to trash my employer's network, sysadmin tells court"Regardless of whether the guy wins or loses his appeal...
Ouch. That is really going to cause issues in a lot of places.
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