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[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

CIA agents cosplaying as gravy seals in an uno reverse?

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean if you've met some of the old boy shot callers who work with or for the CIA, yeah no they could totally pull the disguise with a wardrobe change and some fake sunburn makeup.

Most of the actual work that goes on there is data analysis, and that means tech workers, and that means the saged guru tech workers who live out of a single family home that's less expensive than their home lab, their backup servers, their backup backup servers in a compound in montana, the backup backup backup servers in a bunker in New Zealand, and the thoroughbred they got for their horse girl daughter because these guys are usually also complete suckers for their kids or even younger siblings if there's a wide enough age gap, as I found out that one such guru was technically the half brother of this girl I had AP microeconomics with.

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love how you go off the rails, I really do. There's a lot I'd like to say, but probably shouldn't.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would you believe me if I told you my ability to tangent into subjects I know someone is interested in is part of how I got into it with my current SO?

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

I make them laugh and giggle a lot, it's the cutest crushy giggle you'd have ever heard

[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

BRB, going to delete all my comments, and take your advice on firewalling my precious precious data.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

If you're genuinely serious, a beginner's server box and some CLI training will usually be enough for your average person's storage needs, especially with a proper personal VPN connection.

Only people who need entire racks are those aforementioned gurus because they're working with whole computer images which can be hundreds if not thousands of gigs, and people who are trying to torrent all of known visual media in human history to create a personal free streaming service, which will almost definitely land you in a court room courtesy of your ISP ratting you out to the authorities.