It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Today's non-IT task list:

- Replace the washing machine drain pump and clean out the hoses
- Get some laundry going, namely my daughter's vomit -covered bedding that "occurred" the day after the washing machine broke 😭
- Go to a block party
- See one of my best friends who is in town from LA

👍🏻

It's amazing how good a measly 6 hours of sleep feels when you haven't slept well for days.

@Epic_Null I think in the end a person would have to be the recipient. Otherwise I agree, there'd be no point.

@Epic_Null hah! In what way do you mean?

Microsoft wants everyone to use an open-source technology to create an 'agentic web' where AI agents interact with other AI agents https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/microsoft-wants-everyone-to-use-an-open-source-technology-to-create-an-agentic-web-where-ai-agents-interact-with-other-ai-agents/

Anyone in my network heading to #THOTCON at the end of the month? I'll be there! Be sure to say hello!

Lenovo dropped a couple of new #Copilot+ PCs. The ThinkCentre neo 50q QC might be the first commercial desktop Copilot+ PC... 🤔 Specs: https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkCentre_neo_50q_QC #AIPC #Windows #Lenovo

And we're back with another firmware update for Intel 13th/14th Gen CPUs: https://hothardware.com/news/intel-new-firmware-fix-vmin-shift

This one specifically addresses degradation that can occur when the processor is idle for days at a time. Same underlying issue, different manifestation.

LegoGPT creates Lego designs using AI and text inputs — tool now available for free to the public https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/legogpt-creates-stable-lego-designs-using-ai-and-text-inputs-tool-now-available-to-the-public #LEGO

Dang! It's hard to win stuff from Monaco.

And now, it's time for an #MMSMOA area staple. #juicylucy

I have more pieces of flair to add, but here's a start to my #MMSMOA vest.

Had to rep some #PowerShell.

Listening to Greg for the #MMSMOA speaker orientation

I'm officially en route to #MMSMOA. Like 50 Cent, you can find me in the club. 😎

(... that is the United Club at O'Hare terminal C, arriving in about 30 minutes. Unlike 50, I don't have any 'X', sorry.)

AD/IT/Security pains solved in Server 2025 #2
Always wanted to get rid of RC4 kerberos?
In Srv2025 RC4 is disabled for Kerberos tickets by default (better audit RC4 usage before, either use my github script or other centralized repository/system)

AD/IT/Security pains solved in Server 2025 #1
Group membership limits/overflooding? Srv2025 allows ~3,200 values in multi-valued attributes instead of ~1,200 today - with a New Forest-Functional Level introduced (utilizes 32K DB page size, instead of 8K per page/max per object)

This is pretty damn cool: Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/buffalo-celebrates-50yr-anniversary-with-a-limited-edition-skeleton-transparent-hard-disk

Me: no one takes $100 bills, let me deposit this one at the ATM.

*deposits*

Me: I need some cash, let me get some

ATM: dispenses $100 bill 🤦🏻‍♂️

Discussed on a conference call today: the Ballmer Peak https://xkcd.com/323/ 😂