▲ 1209 ▼ Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by qaz@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments Full Book
[–] mrhenry77@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (12 children) they had me until windows home server permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's clearly the old Microsoft. Current Microsoft would be "Microsoft windows azure home server 365 copilot+Server cloud" (yes it says server twice) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, but current MS Azure+buzzwerds actually works. WHS was as very, very bad layer on top of NTFS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Yeah. I justo wanted to make a joke. Srry permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your server isn't working today. This is because Microsoft wants you to finish setting up your PC that has been running for ten years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago WHS wasn't working then either. It was an awful piece of software, you were better off just pirating Windows Server 2003r2 Standard and using the software raid5 over the WHS flaky overlay system. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rarsamx@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago They had me u til "your dad installs it" permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (5 children) I wonder if there's some technical benefit to it. Being familiar with Windows is one benefit ofc but not a technical one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (4 children) Man with a hammer rule definitely applies to SAs. If your skills are in Micro$oft then every problem is best solved with MS, even when it isn't. I tried to come up with a gender-neutral way of saying 'man with a hammer' and failed. Please make some suggestions for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) A person with a hammer? Why does it need to be difficult :P Or just go with direct address "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yup, that's the form I'm familiar with. Most idioms avoid gender entirely. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When you're MC Hammer, every problem is a nail" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Everytime is hammer time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago (2 children) It's clearly the old Microsoft. Current Microsoft would be "Microsoft windows azure home server 365 copilot+Server cloud" (yes it says server twice) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, but current MS Azure+buzzwerds actually works. WHS was as very, very bad layer on top of NTFS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Yeah. I justo wanted to make a joke. Srry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes, but current MS Azure+buzzwerds actually works. WHS was as very, very bad layer on top of NTFS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Yeah. I justo wanted to make a joke. Srry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago Yeah. I justo wanted to make a joke. Srry permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) Your server isn't working today. This is because Microsoft wants you to finish setting up your PC that has been running for ten years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago WHS wasn't working then either. It was an awful piece of software, you were better off just pirating Windows Server 2003r2 Standard and using the software raid5 over the WHS flaky overlay system. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago WHS wasn't working then either. It was an awful piece of software, you were better off just pirating Windows Server 2003r2 Standard and using the software raid5 over the WHS flaky overlay system. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rarsamx@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago They had me u til "your dad installs it" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (5 children) I wonder if there's some technical benefit to it. Being familiar with Windows is one benefit ofc but not a technical one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (4 children) Man with a hammer rule definitely applies to SAs. If your skills are in Micro$oft then every problem is best solved with MS, even when it isn't. I tried to come up with a gender-neutral way of saying 'man with a hammer' and failed. Please make some suggestions for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) A person with a hammer? Why does it need to be difficult :P Or just go with direct address "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yup, that's the form I'm familiar with. Most idioms avoid gender entirely. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When you're MC Hammer, every problem is a nail" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Everytime is hammer time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (4 children) Man with a hammer rule definitely applies to SAs. If your skills are in Micro$oft then every problem is best solved with MS, even when it isn't. I tried to come up with a gender-neutral way of saying 'man with a hammer' and failed. Please make some suggestions for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) A person with a hammer? Why does it need to be difficult :P Or just go with direct address "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yup, that's the form I'm familiar with. Most idioms avoid gender entirely. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When you're MC Hammer, every problem is a nail" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Everytime is hammer time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) A person with a hammer? Why does it need to be difficult :P Or just go with direct address "If your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yup, that's the form I'm familiar with. Most idioms avoid gender entirely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Yup, that's the form I'm familiar with. Most idioms avoid gender entirely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) "When you're MC Hammer, every problem is a nail" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] pirat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Everytime is hammer time permalink fedilink source parent
