A Day in the LIfe.....

[hisamishness.livejournal.com]

The problem description in a ticket that popped into my inbox yesterday morning....

"User needs assistance in activated his active desktop for remote access"

... and people wonder why technical types gravitate towards chemical alterations (coffe, pop, beer, etc) and high-stakes hobbies (shooting, flying, etc)....

Oh, yes. Did I mention that this was submitted as a high priority?

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insert temple scratching
and lunch break here
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In the fine tradition of (in)competent call takers, the real problem was not even close. It seems someone got his home computer outfitted with our VPN and setup a consumer copy of outlook attached to his exchange account. Oh, and to cap it off - had it download his ENTIRE corporate mailbox to his home computer... complete with emails needed for an afternoon meeting with some Seriously Senior (tm) exec. Grrr....

I'm SOOO going to enjoy blowing the piss out of some Blackberries on Friday. Thirty caliber holes are not horribly impressive in them. I wonder what .38 or .45 will do?

Comments

[jecook]

Post pictures PLEASE.

[hisamishness.livejournal.com]

Here are pics of the first two I liberated....

.30cal Blackberry (http://crankylabs.com/gallery/range/IMG_0124_holy_bb)

I'll get more this Friday. :-)

[sheryls.livejournal.com]

argh, outlook and exchange...we once had a guy that downloaded all the CEO's emails to his home computer, didnt leave a copy on the server, then decided he wanted to redo it so he DELETED ALL OF THE EMAILS FROM HIS HOME COMPUTER..then tried to d/l again..and oddly enough nothing happend. huh. go figure :D

that guy didn't last long.

[jecook]

How the holy fuck did he get that password?

[sheryls.livejournal.com]

no, the CEO told him to go to his house (the CEO's house) and download them to his home computer, but not to delete them from his work computer.

[jecook]

Ah.

... And how quickly did he get fired? :)

[sheryls.livejournal.com]

actually it took him another few months of continuous fuckups :D

[gilmoure.livejournal.com]

Definatel go with the .45. A nice sub-sonic load so there'll be lots of splatter. I used to take Pentium chips out to the range (farm run by Cuban ex-pats). Those things really shatter nicely. And yeah, a Garand or SKS will just punch through them.

[rileydag.livejournal.com]

Soak them in liquid nitrogen first, the shatter effect is enhanced even more!!!

[hisamishness.livejournal.com]

I'd kind'a like to be able to find all the bits.... Hmmm... maybe if I tape it to the inside of a box in front of another box I'd be able to locate enough to try supergluing back together and attempt a warranty claim.... *evil grins*

Now, to find a sperm donor site to borrow some liquid nitrogen from...

[hisamishness.livejournal.com]

My carry will have 185gr .45 JHP in it. As long as I can get it on target, confidence in showy, splashy disassembly is high. :-)

[captpackrat.livejournal.com]

.50 BMG Raufoss rounds. ^_^

[hisamishness.livejournal.com]

Tee Hee Hee... next best thing to nuking it from orbit. (just to be sure)

[kizayaen.livejournal.com]

Oh come on now. There's no point in even using a small arm to shoot it at that point. Nothing left to stare gleefully at, either.

I have to say at this point that I'm with gilmoure. Big slow bullets will still have plenty of power to destroy some Blackberry.