Christopher Plessinger
@plessinger.com
Grandson of an original anti-fascist.
Dad; hockey, futball, genealogy.
20 years in I.T.
Citrix: CCIA, CCE-V, CCP-AppDS
VMware: VCP-DCV 2024, VCP-DM 2023
CompTIA: Linux+, Security+, Network+, A+
Zerto: ZCP
I like to tinker.
Posting from Texas, USA
Dad; hockey, futball, genealogy.
20 years in I.T.
Citrix: CCIA, CCE-V, CCP-AppDS
VMware: VCP-DCV 2024, VCP-DM 2023
CompTIA: Linux+, Security+, Network+, A+
Zerto: ZCP
I like to tinker.
Posting from Texas, USA
The abuser speaking for their victims:
"He fell down some stairs."
"He fell down some stairs."
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The abuser speaking for their victims:
"He fell down some stairs."
"He fell down some stairs."
It was difficult reading this to come to any other conclusion about her other than this: she's a traitor to her own sex.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change.
A charismatic straight talker, Japan's Takaichi is poised to expand her power in Sunday's vote
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change.
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
It was difficult reading this to come to any other conclusion about her other than this: she's a traitor to her own sex.
If only this could kill Chucky.
If you bought a new TV for the Super Bowl, make sure you anchor it to the wall.
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
If only this could kill Chucky.
Dear God - EACH of Ken Burns' The American Revolution episode is *2 hours long.*
The Civil War ones were only 1 hour per episode.
The content is great. Just dense.
Would preferred 12 x 1 hour episodes to the 6 x 2 hour.
The Civil War ones were only 1 hour per episode.
The content is great. Just dense.
Would preferred 12 x 1 hour episodes to the 6 x 2 hour.
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Dear God - EACH of Ken Burns' The American Revolution episode is *2 hours long.*
The Civil War ones were only 1 hour per episode.
The content is great. Just dense.
Would preferred 12 x 1 hour episodes to the 6 x 2 hour.
The Civil War ones were only 1 hour per episode.
The content is great. Just dense.
Would preferred 12 x 1 hour episodes to the 6 x 2 hour.
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Hey so trumprx actually went live and it's got the same cost savings as goodrx. Exactly the same. However it's worse because it doesn't include generics. Generic protonix is about $6.
This literally does nothing. What a joke.
This literally does nothing. What a joke.
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hey so trumprx actually went live and it's got the same cost savings as goodrx. Exactly the same. However it's worse because it doesn't include generics. Generic protonix is about $6.
This literally does nothing. What a joke.
This literally does nothing. What a joke.
Why does this feel like this will be one of those sequence of return years that I'm always hearing about in retirement forecasts?
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Why does this feel like this will be one of those sequence of return years that I'm always hearing about in retirement forecasts?
Amazon stock cratered after hours.
I need a pick me up:
Anyone know how much less Bezos is worth now?
I need a pick me up:
Anyone know how much less Bezos is worth now?
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Amazon stock cratered after hours.
I need a pick me up:
Anyone know how much less Bezos is worth now?
I need a pick me up:
Anyone know how much less Bezos is worth now?
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Workaround after Remote Assistance Error
After installing the January 2026 Microsoft security updates, Remote Assistance (msra.exe) no longer works on multiple Windows versions. This directly affects Citrix Director Sh adowing, as the generated invite files can no longer be opened on patched…
After installing the January 2026 Microsoft security updates, Remote Assistance (msra.exe) no longer works on multiple Windows versions. This directly affects Citrix Director Sh adowing, as the generated invite files can no longer be opened on patched…
Workaround after Remote Assistance Error
After installing the January 2026 Microsoft security updates, Remote Assistance (msra.exe) no longer works on multiple Windows versions. This directly affects Citrix Director Sh adowing, as the generated invite files can no longer be opened on patched systems. The issue is caused by a security hardening related to CVE-2026-20824 – Windows Remote Assistance Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability…
www.deyda.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Workaround after Remote Assistance Error
After installing the January 2026 Microsoft security updates, Remote Assistance (msra.exe) no longer works on multiple Windows versions. This directly affects Citrix Director Sh adowing, as the generated invite files can no longer be opened on patched…
After installing the January 2026 Microsoft security updates, Remote Assistance (msra.exe) no longer works on multiple Windows versions. This directly affects Citrix Director Sh adowing, as the generated invite files can no longer be opened on patched…
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University is not a business, students are not customers, education is not a product, researchers are not salespeople.
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
University is not a business, students are not customers, education is not a product, researchers are not salespeople.
I really wish he'd do his job instead of these side projects try to gin up support for a peace prize he's never, ever going to be awarded.
TRUMP: WORKING HARD TO END WAR IN SUDAN, ALMOST DONE
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I really wish he'd do his job instead of these side projects try to gin up support for a peace prize he's never, ever going to be awarded.
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This is what leadership looks like.
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 AM
This is what leadership looks like.
The Texas Democratic senate candidate - be that Talarico or Crockett - that will commit to vote for Chuck Schumer's ouster as Leader will get my vote in the Primary.
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The Texas Democratic senate candidate - be that Talarico or Crockett - that will commit to vote for Chuck Schumer's ouster as Leader will get my vote in the Primary.
The modern GOP is what you get when you, for generations, relegate the teaching of civics to the teacher who was hired solely to be the high school football coach.
(Yes, I'm looking at you Gloucester High School, Virginia)
(Yes, I'm looking at you Gloucester High School, Virginia)
February 5, 2026 at 4:37 AM
The modern GOP is what you get when you, for generations, relegate the teaching of civics to the teacher who was hired solely to be the high school football coach.
(Yes, I'm looking at you Gloucester High School, Virginia)
(Yes, I'm looking at you Gloucester High School, Virginia)
When you read a generic newspaper headline and realize that it *could* be about Musk and then hope that it is:
Texas man who had thousands of child porn images gets 10 years in prison
Nathan Corey Van Zandt, 47, of Floresville pleaded guilty to a charge of receipt of child pornography, according to federal officials.
www.expressnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
When you read a generic newspaper headline and realize that it *could* be about Musk and then hope that it is:
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
He could, I dunno, move into a ...prison.
I'm positive the uproar would subside at least a little.
I'm positive the uproar would subside at least a little.
The former Prince Andrew moves to King Charles III's private estate after Epstein document uproar
The former Prince Andrew moves to King Charles III's private estate after Epstein document uproar
The former Prince Andrew has moved out of his longtime home on crown-owned land near Windsor Castle earlier than expected, after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation of Jeffrey Epstein revived questions about his friendship with the
www.post-gazette.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
He could, I dunno, move into a ...prison.
I'm positive the uproar would subside at least a little.
I'm positive the uproar would subside at least a little.
Every picture of see of Kristi Noem lately looks like she's reacting to a dog whistle that only she can hear.
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every picture of see of Kristi Noem lately looks like she's reacting to a dog whistle that only she can hear.
Because constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly are inconvenient to the CISD Superintendent and the Governor of Texas.
They can both go fuck themselves.
They can both go fuck themselves.
Following the incident, Hays CISD is clamping down on future student walkouts, saying they ‘cannot happen.’
DA investigation underway in Hays County, Texas, after adult fights teen protesters
Chad Michael Watts, 45, went viral for fighting a bunch of teenagers — and losing. A 45-year-old man has been arrested and is under investigation by the
www.sacurrent.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Because constitutionally protected rights to free speech and assembly are inconvenient to the CISD Superintendent and the Governor of Texas.
They can both go fuck themselves.
They can both go fuck themselves.
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Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
After years of bolting AI onto everything, Redmond remembers admins exist
There is good news for administrators: Microsoft has delivered on its promise to build Sysmon functionality into Windows.…
dlvr.it
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Microsoft actually does something useful, adds Sysmon to Windows
Looks like I won't have to caravan all the way to Dilley to protest.
Children and families are being held in ICE facilities with inhumane conditions. We should be closing them — not building more.
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and I are opposed to any expansion of ICE’s presence in San Antonio.
We’ll fight with every tool we have to prevent it.
@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social and I are opposed to any expansion of ICE’s presence in San Antonio.
We’ll fight with every tool we have to prevent it.
ICE buys warehouse on San Antonio's East Side, angering local officials
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement closed on an industrial building off of Loop 410 for a processing center.
www.expressnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Looks like I won't have to caravan all the way to Dilley to protest.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Mitch McConnell:
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Mitch McConnell:
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Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."