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SAHB Healer
Heart of Metal
Age : 50
Joined : 06 Feb 2007
Posts : 1844
 |  Subject: Uh,Oh!  Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:22 am | |
| | It appears that my work computer has some sort of filter that will censor my ability to log on to any web site that I visit "too often". Anybody heard of anything like this? Fair enough I guess, but I'm afraid that I might disappear from this board all of a sudden soon. There is already a sports board that I can't access anymore that I used to frequent. Today I couldn't find HOM except by going through Scott's site. Again fair enough, but it sucks anyway! |
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scottmitchell74
Metal is Forever
Age : 34
Joined : 23 Jan 2007
Posts : 5526
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:24 am | |
| Yikes! I'd be screwed at work!
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tohostudios
Metal is in my blood
Age : 48
Joined : 07 Feb 2008
Posts : 4454
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:42 am | |
| Me too!
I'm actually surprised I can still get to the boards from work. They restrict all game sites, anything related to violence (which means I can't peruse bloody-disgusting.com, a horror movie site), Craigs List and even Photobucket. I keep waiting for the day the block message boards.
May not happen though because there are useful IT message boards where you can get helpful programming info.
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thejokeriv
Heart of Metal
Age : 39
Joined : 23 Jan 2007
Posts : 1786
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:11 am | |
| | We have tons of sites filtered out - fortunately HoM isn't one of them. We can;t get to hotmail, yahoo mail, etc |
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detuned
Heart of Metal
Age : 38
Joined : 12 Jul 2008
Posts : 1641
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:31 am | |
| The whole filtering thing is funny, because we spend more time trying to find workarounds or other sites to visit than we would on the sites we WANT to go to. We're not going to actually WORK ya know... 
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Eyesore
Metal is my Life
Age : 33
Joined : 31 Jan 2007
Posts : 10319
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:49 am | |
| | SAHB Healer wrote: | | It appears that my work computer has some sort of filter that will censor my ability to log on to any web site that I visit "too often". Anybody heard of anything like this? Fair enough I guess, but I'm afraid that I might disappear from this board all of a sudden soon. There is already a sports board that I can't access anymore that I used to frequent. Today I couldn't find HOM except by going through Scott's site. Again fair enough, but it sucks anyway! |
Tools --> Internet Options --> Connections tab --> LAN Settings --> uncheck the box under Proxy Server (if it's checked off). Often that's all you need to do to bypass these things.
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Metal Misfit
Heart of Metal
Age : 27
Joined : 24 Jan 2007
Posts : 1117
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:42 am | |
| This has happened where my fiancee works. Is the filter system "smart" or is it just tech guys going in and putting a cap on stuff? Either way, her workplace's internet access has been slowly whittled down only to sites from companies they do business with.
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mc666
Metal is in my blood
Age : 30
Joined : 21 Jan 2007
Posts : 4668
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:55 am | |
| i'm glad none of you fools work for me.
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scottmitchell74
Metal is Forever
Age : 34
Joined : 23 Jan 2007
Posts : 5526
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:06 am | |
| Screw the internet, I'd embezzle and steal from you!!  (And hide your weapons!)
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SAHB Healer
Heart of Metal
Age : 50
Joined : 06 Feb 2007
Posts : 1844
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:28 am | |
| | detuned wrote: | | The whole filtering thing is funny, because we spend more time trying to find workarounds or other sites to visit than we would on the sites we WANT to go to. We're not going to actually WORK ya know... |
What sucks is that there are some really slow nights during the summer, really slow. I won't have anything to do but polish my door knob. |
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tohostudios
Metal is in my blood
Age : 48
Joined : 07 Feb 2008
Posts : 4454
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:13 pm | |
| | Eyesore wrote: | | SAHB Healer wrote: | | It appears that my work computer has some sort of filter that will censor my ability to log on to any web site that I visit "too often". Anybody heard of anything like this? Fair enough I guess, but I'm afraid that I might disappear from this board all of a sudden soon. There is already a sports board that I can't access anymore that I used to frequent. Today I couldn't find HOM except by going through Scott's site. Again fair enough, but it sucks anyway! |
Tools --> Internet Options --> Connections tab --> LAN Settings --> uncheck the box under Proxy Server (if it's checked off). Often that's all you need to do to bypass these things. |
Just out of curiousity, I checked and the security people have disabled the LAN Settings button.
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MetalGuy71
Metal is in my blood
Age : 37
Joined : 01 Feb 2007
Posts : 4959
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:22 pm | |
| | I'm just counting down the days till that happens to me as well. Fortunatley, I'm pretty friendly with one of the guys in the IT dept. that gives me a heads-up when management comes up with their latest mandate. |
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Metal Misfit
Heart of Metal
Age : 27
Joined : 24 Jan 2007
Posts : 1117
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:58 pm | |
| | mc666 wrote: | | i'm glad none of you fools work for me. |
Not as glad as I am that you don't work for me.
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the sentinel
Metal is in my blood
Age : 34
Joined : 31 Jul 2007
Posts : 2975
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:03 pm | |
| | SAHB Healer wrote: | | detuned wrote: | | The whole filtering thing is funny, because we spend more time trying to find workarounds or other sites to visit than we would on the sites we WANT to go to. We're not going to actually WORK ya know... |
What sucks is that there are some really slow nights during the summer, really slow. I won't have anything to do but polish my door knob. |
So, that's what the kids call it these days?
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DenimAndLeather
Moderator
Age : 37
Joined : 10 Jan 2007
Posts : 2549
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:19 pm | |
| It always amazes me how many people spend all day here from work.
Don't you guys feel at all guilty? What kind of job lets you be here all day? Do you not have anything to do?
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mc666
Metal is in my blood
Age : 30
Joined : 21 Jan 2007
Posts : 4668
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:41 pm | |
| | Metal Misfit wrote: | | mc666 wrote: | | i'm glad none of you fools work for me. |
Not as glad as I am that you don't work for me. |
great come back. it only took you 24 hours too. did you have to wait until you got back to work to respond, so you could do it on your employers dime?
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spectrefate
Metal is in my blood
Age : 34
Joined : 04 Aug 2008
Posts : 2852
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:07 pm | |
| | Quote: | | Don't you guys feel at all guilty? |
No. I don't.
| Quote: | | What kind of job lets you be here all day? |
A steady one.
| Quote: | | Do you not have anything to do? |
Plenty, but I'm an efficient worker.
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troublezone
Metal is in my blood
Age : 33
Joined : 29 Jan 2007
Posts : 3114
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:13 pm | |
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| Quote: | | Do you not have anything to do? |
Plenty, but I'm an efficient worker.
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Or scatterbrained |
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spectrefate
Metal is in my blood
Age : 34
Joined : 04 Aug 2008
Posts : 2852
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:14 pm | |
| Yeah, that too. 
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scottmitchell74
Metal is Forever
Age : 34
Joined : 23 Jan 2007
Posts : 5526
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:57 pm | |
| | Quote: | | What kind of job lets you be here all day? Do you not have anything to do? |
Firefighter....we're at the station 24 hours so once all chores & training is done....when we're not called out on a run we are at the station living. We spend 1/3 of our lives at the Station so looking for something to do is important. I read, chat here, practice my guitar, lift weights, run on the treadmill, etc.....
Of course, there are "Smurf hits the fan days" when ALL of that is out the window.
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troublezone
Metal is in my blood
Age : 33
Joined : 29 Jan 2007
Posts : 3114
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:09 pm | |
| | scottmitchell74 wrote: | | Quote: | | What kind of job lets you be here all day? Do you not have anything to do? |
Firefighter....we're at the station 24 hours so once all chores & training is done....when we're not called out on a run we are at the station living. We spend 1/3 of our lives at the Station so looking for something to do is important. I read, chat here, practice my guitar, lift weights, run on the treadmill, etc.....
Of course, there are "Smurf hits the fan days" when ALL of that is out the window. |
When do you get time to see your family? |
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DenimAndLeather
Moderator
Age : 37
Joined : 10 Jan 2007
Posts : 2549
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:01 am | |
| I can understand Scott. He's not expected to work for 24 straight hours while at the station.
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MetalGuy71
Metal is in my blood
Age : 37
Joined : 01 Feb 2007
Posts : 4959
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:34 pm | |
| | DenimAndLeather wrote: | It always amazes me how many people spend all day here from work.
Don't you guys feel at all guilty? What kind of job lets you be here all day? Do you not have anything to do? |
I'm working on computers all day doing graphics, so I'm always just a click away from the HoM. Right now it's our slow time, so yea, I do have the time to goof off. I'll be more busy come late September. And lastly, no, I don't feel at all guilty. |
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scottmitchell74
Metal is Forever
Age : 34
Joined : 23 Jan 2007
Posts : 5526
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:40 pm | |
| | Quote: | | When do you get time to see your family? |
I work a 24 every 3rd day. So, I'm on 1 off 2, on 1 off 2.....it's really a great schedule because for those 48 hours I'm off I see my family constantly. Unlike a lot of dudes, I don't work a second job for that very reason....I can spend time with my girls.
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kmorg
Administrator
Age : 34
Joined : 02 Jan 2007
Posts : 5331
| | Subject: Re: Uh,Oh! Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:58 pm | |
| | the sentinel wrote: | | SAHB Healer wrote: | | detuned wrote: | | The whole filtering thing is funny, because we spend more time trying to find workarounds or other sites to visit than we would on the sites we WANT to go to. We're not going to actually WORK ya know... |
What sucks is that there are some really slow nights during the summer, really slow. I won't have anything to do but polish my door knob. |
So, that's what the kids call it these days?
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C'mon......... you call it that too! 
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