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It’s just virtualised Deliverance

Roxanne

As I understand it these are basically an insurance policy. The promoter takes out a policy detailing the odds of a payout being required, and pay a premium based on the insurer’s risk assessment.

And of course the insurer wants to minimise the odds of paying out, and the promoter wants to minimise their premium - so the top prize is usually, as above, near-unwinnable.

Yup, this is on form for them. This isn’t the first product they’ve done it to and surely won’t be the last.

The moment the news broke we started migration planning, a short while later their new pricing came through and immediately justified the project spend. Tens of thousands of VMs migrated, a ton of labour, and even some hardware refreshes thrown in - and still cheaper than renewing, by a looong shot.

Shame, I liked VMware.

I give it a solid 5/7

How Am I Supposed To Live Without You In My Ass

Honestly jealous

The 911 equivalent in Australia is 000. Just sayin’

Ah yes, KeepAss

Glad to see I’m not the only one suspicious of cheese

Gory hole

Was about 3pm here /cries in Australian

We regularly get screwed over during business hours by things being pushed out overnight in the US/UK

Yeah, nana or shichi depending on context

Reminds me of Popavalium Andropoff’s gutsy effort

(Guessing this didn’t make it out of Aus much, there’s a reference in this UrbanDictionary link for the uninitiated)

Yup, had to read it twice! Just about had a heart attack

Wow, crazy

/quietly withdrawing presidential bid

Sack the horse and bring in one that’ll be stuck just as bad, but will do it cheaper

Yup and that is the same issue with elections. Candidate A wants to ban private jets and burn tyres, candidate B wants to legalise child labour. A wins then claims they have a mandate to burn tyres

and among advertising, programming, and security professionals that fraction is more like two-thirds to three-quarters

Leopards, face etc