What happens if you're not around to move your received goods off the pad? I suppose at least it's your own pesky delivery drone then :)

Yes and No I guess. What was rocket science to my parents was 9th grade mathematics to me, same would apply here - no need to learn the basics of assembly, disassembly, identifying functions by groups of bytes, or even determining the USB protocols necessary to debug when someone else has done that part for you.

"You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could, and before you even knew what you had..."

So... China bans the Great Firewall?

I know we talk about how long it takes a machine to get infected but hot damn these hospitals must be loading these machines up behind no firewalls at all to get to the internet. I would have to actually make conscious efforts to do that just to punch past the usual NAT, let alone everything else. What the hell are these people doing??

I can't cite that, but they can change the pin remotely via Find my iPhone so why is any of this apparently difficult?

Except surely the argument then is that my laptop, which has been configured to my tastes with my installed programs etc. etc. is a more viable tool for use than a work supplied laptop - pro BYOD.

Why should a plumber or any of the others need to supply their own tools anyway?

I would absolutely prefer not to, but the work we use linux servers for doesn't require an install of scientific or similar. We deploy ubuntu based on the all seeing theory.. if we are hit by the ever feared busses, some idiot is going to have to maintain the servers. Odds are good that the linux experience on the new hires CV will be Ubuntu, so we build to that lowest common denominator. Sanity in that? Maybe.

I go through that "giving it up" phase at least four times a year. Once I even managed to go four months between games. Mostly I just get terrified of my email address. ssh + screen is really a good thing.

The SSL Labs are a fantastic reference.

Turns out when I was using their guides and aiming for an A+ rating in October (not long after I took over the current post) I accidentally mitigated TLS POODLE before it even became publicly known. So.. whoops? Better not follow the best practices guides next time, better just patch the vulnerabilities as they come ;)

Ahh shit man. My daughter calls herself a princess. She can also put up shelves, throw a ball, and is top of her grade in the martial arts she elected to do (although this is probably because she saw me head off to do them, so my bad there yes?). We have always spoken to her like she is a human being, and part of our family - and you know what? She's pretty damned independent and capable. You can call her princess without applying the don't do anything to them. Also, fuck it. If she wants to find a prince and marry the man, why the fuck would I stop her.

I don't know why we can't just let kids be kids. If a boy wants to call himself princess, nothing wrong with that, but as soon as a girl calls herself princess we're all up in arms.

Because I've never met a clairvoyant who won the lottery, or a telepath who could type my password. Beyond that I'm just assuming.

Please, it's "ozone readjustment technology".

Talk to your supplier. I've never had an issue getting "spare" licensing for testing servers. Regularly audited for it, sure, but never any real trouble getting the licenses.

Damn those errant apostrophes I knew they would come back to bite me ;)