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"Keir Starmer is set to SCRAP the County council elections in May 2025, marking the first time this has happened since World War II. The situation in Britain isn’t just an exaggeration; a dictatorship is in play."
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"Biden gives Pfizer and Moderna shield from being sued for Covid vaccine injuries and deaths until 2029"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14189845/president-joe-biden-protect-vaccine-manufacturers-injury-claims-2029.html

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Convicted terrorist sues pub landlord for ‘deeply offensive' sign that 'scares' him

A terrorist who spent four years in jail is suing a Buckinghamshire pub after taking offence to the "racist depiction of a bearded Arab/Turk" on its sign.

"I was shocked and deeply offended by what I saw. [It] instilled worry and fear in me since it was clearly xenophobic [and] racist”.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1989155/terrorist-sues-pub-landlord-saracens-head-amersham

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In 2021, I sent an email saying that, given the situation, I would not be able to keep your machines running with the current infrastructure. You replied that the funds are allocated "for migration to a cloud-based solution," so the machines must be kept running as they are. I strongly suggest you reconsider: your connections are unstable and slow, it would be impossible to work (via Remote Desktop, Windows servers) in such conditions - from over 30 thin clients. You responded that the budget is now allocated for this, and that the consultant assured you everything would be perfect.

The migration will never happen – after spending tens of thousands of euros – due to "lack of connection quality."

I "forgive" you.

At the beginning of 2023, I wrote to you that there are two critical issues that will soon compromise the security and reliability of the machines. You replied that you are "working on the plan for migration to a centralized solution in one of your locations." I responded that the connectivity is inadequate, that that location has data center flooding issues (it should at least be moved to an upper floor), and that, in case of problems, all your 9 locations would be down because of it. Therefore, given the situation, it would be better to keep a server and a replica at each site, with offsite backups, ensuring they are current and consistent.

Minimal financial investment, maximum uptime.

You replied that "the defined path is now set, so we are proceeding with it" because a "consultant has guaranteed maximum reliability."

I withdrew, predicting disasters and for the same reason: they present themselves elegantly, with glossy catalogs and buzzwords – they sure seem credible and modern!

Go ahead, it’s your money and your data.

This morning at 5:30, you woke up me because your location had electrical issues, and the other branches are facing external connectivity problems due to the (same) Internet provider (and the backup, which uses the same channels as the primary provider, unlike what the vendors had promised).

A downtime of at least 3 days is expected.

Everything is down. You want me to take the backups (made by others, I don't even know how), and restore the old servers in the branches (from 2015), as you believe it would be possible to resume work only this way – as suggested by the "elegant consultant."

I replied that I wish you good luck and went back to sleep with a clear conscience.

#IT #DisasterRecovery #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #KISS #KeepItSimpleAndStupid #NewWeekNewTroubles

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