@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Muted Microphone Crisis Mort receives another urgent meeting problem. The microphone is working perfectly. Unfortunately, so is the mute switch. #MortRoot #MicrophoneProblems #SysAdmin #Helpdesk #TechHumor
@hugovalters.bsky.socialSystem metrics matter. This 80-line beginner script polls CPU, RAM, IO, and network via psutil, saving to JSON. Run it with --interval and --output. https://www.valtersit.com/python/system-metrics-collector-cpu-ram-io-net/ #Python #SysAdmin #DevOps
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialForty Two Tabs and a Dream A painfully slow computer arrives on Mort's list. The machine is not dying. It is simply trying to survive its owner's browser habits. #MortRoot #SlowComputer #TechSupport #SysAdmin #TechHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Webcam Emergency Mort is called to investigate a dead webcam moments before an important meeting. One tiny piece of plastic has defeated the entire office. #MortRoot #WebcamProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Mystery of the Missing Sound Mort gets an urgent complaint about a computer that has suddenly gone silent. The cause turns out to be sitting directly beside it. #MortRoot #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #ITProblems #TechHumor #deadinside #fyp
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialWe Have a Dead Mouse #MortRoot #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #ComputerProblems #TechHumor #I #especially #like #**"Anyway. #Upstairs #go."** #as #the #permanent #closing #line. #It #gives #Mort #same #kind #of #recurring #identity #Officer #Whiskers #has #and #joke #gets #better #because #clearly #hates #sa…
@selfhost.directory📢 New #updates · 11 Sept #1.2 · OliveTin 3000.20.0 — Added zh-Hant locale and array-valued OAuth2/JWT group claims Check out more on https://selfhost.directory #sysadmin #cli #teams #monitoring
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Mysterious Case of the Wrong Password A password suddenly stops working for absolutely no reason. Mort investigates and discovers that the computer has committed the terrible crime of expecting the new password. #MortRoot #PasswordProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialApparently the Entire Internet Is Broken An employee reports a company wide internet disaster. Mort discovers that the global communications network is doing just fine. One website, however, is having a bad morning. #MortRoot #SysAdmin #InternetProblems #Helpdesk #TechHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Monitor That Was Definitely Broken Mort Root receives an urgent report about a completely dead computer screen. After years in IT, he already knows there is a very good chance electricity is involved. #MortRoot #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #ITProblems #TechHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Blue File Panic File names suddenly appear blue even though everything still opens normally. Mort discovers that the system is marking compressed files with a different color. #MortRoot #FileCompression #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor
@hugovalters.bsky.socialLog files silently eating your disk? Python script rotates & archives by size (--max-size) and retention (--keep). Beginner-friendly at 200 lines—perfect for admins. Try: https://www.valtersit.com/python/log-rotation-and-archive-script/ #python #sysadmin
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialAutofill Remembers Too Much Every online form receives an outdated phone number. Mort finds the old value stored in the browser's autofill profile. #MortRoot #BrowserAutofill #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #OfficeHumor
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Clipboard Stayed Home Copy and paste works locally but stops inside a remote session. Mort discovers that clipboard redirection was disabled for the connection. #MortRoot #RemoteDesktop #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor
@hecko.my.tojust got a bunch of signups to my peertube instance (from personal emails, mostly japanese) all with the display name "Boom Protocol Probe", $5 says it's some llm agent let loose
#sysadmin
@0daybeats.bsky.socialThe definitive playlist for anyone neck-deep in Proxmox or babysitting a K8s cluster. No lo-fi hype, just the right background noise for the grind. https://www.0daybeats.com/blog/best-music-for-sysadmins #sysadmin #devops #k8s #lofi #cyberpunk
@mwl.io"In Linux, running ZFS-on-root is an advanced skill.¹
¹ You can tell it's an advanced skill by the way senior sysadmins say, 'oh, it's not that hard.'"
@kini.maro.xyz.ap.brid.gyAnyone else seeing an increase in bot signups in the last few days? Using mostly Japanese email addresses.
What are you doing to mitigate the issue?
Adding a Captcha doesn't seem to help since it's only required AFTER the verification email is sent.
@mortimerroot.bsky.socialThe Tunnel With No Exit The VPN reports a successful connection, then every public website stops loading. Mort finds a routing profile sending all traffic into a company gateway that is unavailable. #MortRoot #VPNProblems #Helpdesk #SysAdmin #TechHumor
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