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So they are more concerned with the effort involved in getting approval than with the security risks of devs having access to live data  ?
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virang_21 wrote: I am worried some day someone will kill that box...
Raspberry Pi's can host SQL Server these days. Under $75, per user, each getting their own dedicated server.
I could help, but need to be on location for that.
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Why the hell do devs need real time data, oh wait this is a hardware issue, you are missing a box. No amount of tweaking, backups, schema setups is going to help you if your company is too tight to get a dev box.
Prepare your I told you so email now.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Power BI excels (see what I did there?) at importing data from various sources and working off of its own copy. The people (mis)using it need to learn how to do it correctly and not hit SQL on every freakin' mouse click.
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Amazing to watch.
Then again, if I were them, I would have stayed on the ISS. 
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I dunno - just how difficult is it to social distance up there? And if they run out of masks, hand sanitiser, and TP it's a bl**dy long way to the nearest shops...
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OriginalGriff wrote: just how difficult is it to social distance up there?
What social distancing? If someone is confirmed ill, they simply kick him out the airlock!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I wonder if they'll have to do 2 weeks quarantine?
Not for our sake, for theirs!
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
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Finally jumped on the bandwagon. So far, I like it.
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I've had it for a while but not really used it much. But it is kinda nice!
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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[Apologies OG - Can we consider it's on your behalf only?] 
Quote: “When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”
-Alexander Den Heijer
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Why don't you petal our discontent elsewhere and leaf us sprout of your problems.
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That doesn't seem to be the case these days!
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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Most people are terrible gardeners.
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Rather than carry a candle, it is much easier to curse the darkness.
And also more fun.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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My AV runs out at the end of the month, so I'm looking to renew it. And I find on Amazon that one supplier has three different delivery options:
"Frustration free" packaging, sent by Prime next day.
"Standard" packaging, sent by Prime next day.
"Activation code", sent by email.
Now, I'd expect the pricing to reflect that order: most expensive at the top, least expensive at the bottom.
But...
Quote: [DELETED] 2020 | 5 Devices | 1 Year | Antivirus and Secure VPN Included | PC/Mac/Android | Activation Code by Post
Activation Code in Frustration Free Packaging
£23.99
FREE One-Day
Get it Tomorrow, Aug 3
More buying choices
£21.00 (7 new offers)
Activation Code by Email
£3.99 delivery
Activation Code in Standard Packaging
£24.86
FREE One-Day
Get it Tomorrow, Aug 3
It's more expensive to sell me a an electronic code, shipped electronically, than to stock a physical item, and physically deliver it to me? 
And frustrating packaging costs more than frustration free?
Are most of this companies customers masochists? 
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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If you're running Windows, you don't need to pay for an AV program. Windows Defender is now rated as highly as the paid ones. I also run Malwarebytes Premium, which is a paid subscription. I've never had a problem, and on several occasions Malwarebytes has intercepted attempts to access websites that contain Trojans. A couple of those links were actually from would-be articles on this site.
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Defender annoyed the heck out of me last time I used it: no matter how I configured it, it insisted on doing a full scan at 14:00 every damn day. So every afternoon, my computer moved like a stunned slug on Mogadon.
And I want it to cover PC and android devices: Herself is starting to use the internet (only Google News and the weather forecast so far, but ... baby steps) and I'd rather she didn't stumble into something nasty. Using the same software across all five devices (two Android and three PC) just makes my life easier, is all.
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Similar to above, there is one more variation in prices. Respective websites would sell the AV's in almost more than double the prices that are there on e-commerce sites like Amazon.
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Sandeep Mewara wrote: Respective websites would sell the AV's in almost more than double the prices that are there on e-commerce sites like Amazon.
Unless there are legal restrictions on the maximum price, it's not illegal to sell something at higher than the going rate. It's up to you to ensure that you are actually getting the lowest price.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I understand that but AV original website selling it for lets say $15-20 for 1 user-1 system and the same specifications on Amazon would be around $5-7.
Now, are we talking there are few who wants to sell with way less profit here?
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Maybe Amazon are using it as a loss leader.
The idea is that they tempt you into the store with an amazing price on product A, but once you are in the store, you remember that you also need B, C, and D. They make up their loss by selling you B, C, and D at above-market prices.
Supermarkets do it all the time.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Okay, maybe! I will consider myself smart-buyer then  ... I just buy A and exit.
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I understand it very well:
- The e-mail activation must include the retraining costs of the dunce that actually sends the e-mail. He/she/it/... needs retraining at the start of every day, and after every lunch, coffee, or smoking break.
- The standard packaging (probably one of those hard plastic shells that have to be opened with a machete) costs more to manufacture than the frustration-free packaging.
Any other questions? 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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In a way, it reminds me of the way concert tickets are sold. If I order them online and pick them up at the will-call window (which requires human intervention), they're just the face value of the ticket. If I opt to print them at home, on my printer using my paper, they're $$ more.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
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