XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:06:02 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >   
   >> One mistake I made and had to fix was filtering the word "cumulative"   
   >> :-D   
   >   
   > We had an overzealous IT guy who attempted to block access to NSFW sites.   
   > One of the first casualties was expertS-EXchange.   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experts_Exchange   
   >   
   > I was surprised it is still around. I thought it was long gone. It lasted   
   > longer than the IT guy.   
      
   Once I tried to access a manufacturer's site (Taiwan IIRC) to get   
   a hardware manual.  Blocked.   
      
   I had to shell home and use lynx to get the manual.   
      
   Reminds me that, before they really started locking things down, I   
   set up a Linux box with a reverse ssh connection so I could access   
   the box from home.  It lasted a few days before getting blocked.   
      
   I also got a virus report about a Windows 2000 virtual machine on   
   my work Linux laptop, and had to fix that.   
      
   Lots of other fun, like doing my own security/kernel updates,   
   running a Linux box at work.  (One manager ran a Mac, apparently   
   supported by IT).   
      
   --   
   Well, we'll really have a party, but we've gotta post a guard outside.   
   		-- Eddie Cochran, "Come On Everybody"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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