Random Announcements

[DougNg]

@Chris

Hope you've got a generator, buddy…

[Seul]

I read that the speed of the wind gusts has gone down… Down to 110mph though, so still absolutely crazy...

Be safe, y'all!.. 

[Chris]

Could not have timed the move to San Antonio better.

Of course, we're supposed to close on the sale of the old house on Thursday, so that might get pushed back.  But things here in SA are not bad at all (yet?).  I'm worried about friends and family in Houston, though.  And parts of the coast are going to be well and truly f*cked.

[Broark]

My girlfriend's mom's house north of Houston flooded a bit, but she didn't get hit as bad as people in Houston.
Meanwhile in Austin our ceiling is leaking in the guest room of our apartment.
Still counting our luck considering how bad Houston is getting hit. 

[Giles]

A couple of months ago Paula and I popped over to Spain for a few days.  Whilst I was there, I saw a photo of this path.  Urdon to Tresviso.

I promised myself that one day I would do it.

I'm back with Paula, weather permitting, tomorrow is the day….

[trail and arrow]

Love the Picos,
hiked there three times!

Once, after a days hike, we had to climb down the Fuente De wall because the cable car guys refused to take our dog on board.

I had to throw away my hiking boots after that.

Enjoy our vacation!

[Seul]

Where did you bury the cable car guys?..

[Graeme]

The dog ate the bodies.

[rocket]

much fun guys…

[BloodnThunder]

I'm sure most have seen how badly Houston and the surrounding area has been devastated by Hurricane Harvey.  Here is a list I found of various ways to help:  https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=5239&utm_content=bufferbc14e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Graeme]

Proof that God has a very twisted sense of humour?

Louisiana floods destroy home of Christian leader who says God sends natural disasters to punish gay people

[Max Power]

[501IH]

^^ Sometimes karma does work!

[Chris]

Could not happen to a more deserving guy.

[Seul]

Just a shame the canoe didn't sink…

[UnTucked]

Didn't know where a good place to post this would be, but it is definitely random, so here it goes (From my FB page)
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IT professionals:

Through my digging and research, I just found that CompTIA is doing beta testing for the next Cloud+ exam. The first 800 people to sign up for it gets to take the exam for only $50 (Full price would be $294). I just signed up for it, with a test date of 3 October 2017....

https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/cloud

There ARE some caveats, but nothing too wacky:

*Pass/fail information will not be available until Q1 2018; candidates will be notified. Only a numbered score is issued at the end of the beta exam. Exam objectives will not appear in the beta exam results.

*Note: Candidates who successfully complete the beta exam will earn CE credits just like the regular exam. Please note that the final number of CEU credits awarded for the new exam will not be determined until the release of the exam but it will equal at least as many as the current version.

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**When you go to the PeasonVUE website to schedule your exam, you will not see the beta version listed with the available exams. Manually search for the beta exam number (CV1-002), and you can then select it.

[AdamJ]

Pretty sweet deal! I got halfway through my N+ last year but got bored to tears and learned to code instead. Cloud+ might be a bit more interesting though.

[Jordonf9]

I finally am reunited with an old love. Has been about 6 years since I had a physical keyboard with the BB logo. Have to get used to it again, but lovin it!

[manufc10]

I had no idea BlackBerry was still around.

[Chris]

I've gotten so used to using Swype that I think trying to use real keys would make my head explode.