<![CDATA[When a hard reset isn't good enough.]]>When a hard reset isn't good enough.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/48a0e968-569e-4f86-9211-f0e07e8b59bf/when-a-hard-reset-isn-t-good-enough.RSS for NodeSun, 01 Nov 2026 02:35:02 GMTSun, 18 Oct 2026 01:00:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:54:00 GMT]]>@fname @catsalad

Reminds me of the lock on a trailer that the driver lost the key. Bolt cutters would not work. But the 1500 watt motor of the large angle grinder with aggregate friction vaporized that metal in a few seconds. We studied that lock in the shop.

We had the oxy-acetylene torch on the cart, but never had to use it for a lock. The battery friction grinders these days appear to be at least 2500 watts, which will drop anything known.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/117460358983820600https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/117460358983820600Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:42:58 GMT]]>@catsalad

Hey look buddy, I'm in IT. That means I solve problems. Not problems like “what is beauty,” because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.

I solve practical problems. For instance, how'm I gonna stop some big crashing server from tearing my organization an economically-disadvantageous new downtime?

The answer: use a hard reset, and if that don't work, use a *harder* reset.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117459843727967100https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/117459843727967100Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:42:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:03:48 GMT]]>@fname @catsalad
If you have a "please come loose" then you can add a 12' pipe (~4m) and then instead of fighting the wheel lug nut, you can twist the bolt off entirely.
"Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dontreportme/statuses/117459689668585665https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/dontreportme/statuses/117459689668585665Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:24:51 GMT]]>@heathen_cat @catsalad I've always called it a "technical tap"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chirp.zadzmo.org/users/aaron/statuses/01M56D6ZTGN745EV39CKTNTZC2https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chirp.zadzmo.org/users/aaron/statuses/01M56D6ZTGN745EV39CKTNTZC2Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:24:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:12:57 GMT]]>@catsalad
Reminds me of:

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamloops.social/ap/users/116709082696410635/statuses/117459489721224108https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamloops.social/ap/users/116709082696410635/statuses/117459489721224108Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:12:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:53:42 GMT]]>@catsalad

Half pondering cropping to size, do some contrast work and making that my new pfp.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/NuclearOatmeal/statuses/117459414083846667https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/NuclearOatmeal/statuses/117459414083846667Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:53:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:25:23 GMT]]>@catsalad @pewnack https://drwho.virtadpt.net/graphics/ani-orbital_nope_cannon.gif

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117459302691274813https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/drwho/statuses/117459302691274813Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:25:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:24:52 GMT]]>@catsalad That one's for the data centers

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/faoluin/statuses/117459300669983715https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/faoluin/statuses/117459300669983715Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:24:00 GMT]]>@catsalad good old aggressive troubleshooting.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/117459297246167580https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/117459297246167580Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:12:41 GMT]]>@catsalad ahhh the most affordable tool to extract encrypted passwords. didn't realize it worked for other things too

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117459252744017202https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116641788383539691/statuses/117459252744017202Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:12:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:12:10 GMT]]>@pewnack

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/catsalad/statuses/117459250763988723https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/catsalad/statuses/117459250763988723Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:12:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:07:43 GMT]]>@catsalad ctrl+alt+delete this mutherfucker!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://avatastic.uk/users/avatastic/statuses/117459233259849798https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://avatastic.uk/users/avatastic/statuses/117459233259849798Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:07:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When a hard reset isn't good enough. on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:05:29 GMT]]>@catsalad
When in an engineering class, I was told that is know as "The Engineering Force Fit Method."

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