Cannot Login after Demoting Secondary Domain Controller
This is a very obvious and n00b mistake to make, and I am proud of my ignorance. When you remove a domain controller from a domain (not the last domain controller mind you), you do so by demoting it. In Windows 2012 R2 and newer the standard way is to uninstall the "Active Directory Domain Services" role from Server Manager, and selecting the "Demote this domain controller" option when prompted.
However, following this procedure will cause a reboot, and when you try to log in you may, if you were as ignorant as I was, find yourself locked out of the server. I tried to log in under the domain administrator account but got the error:
There are no logon servers available to service the logon request
Project #7: Chess Table
This is a complicated and ongoing project. But here is a teaser...
Update: 26 May 2019 The table is finished.
50% Less Sodium in Salt!?
Table salt is NaCl. It is a molecule of one sodium atom ionically bonded to one chloride atom. So reducing half of what defines table salt (sodium) by 50% changes this table salt to... 50% more chloride? Not good. This is the pinnacle of ridiculousness....
On Password Manager Security
Recently an article was published by ISE detailing security vulnerabilities in most password managers, specifically, the ability for an attacker with access to a computer's memory to read sensitive information contained in the password vault, if the password manager is running. This spewed a heated debate over at 1Password . I commented there twice, but I think most people are not looking at the birds eye view here. In the end I believe it all boils down to the following:
From a security perspective, consider the use of a computer as comparable to a house. The computer is congruent to a house.
Assume our house has a high fence around it with locked gates. The fence is similar to a firewall. It prevents most people from gaining casual entry to the house. It is layer 1 in the security sandwich.
Project #6: Vise Jaws
This is more of an unanticipated side project, since I recently purchased an upgraded bench vise and was required to make a new apron and front jaw since the vise's mechanism did not fit the existing vise jaws.
Project is made out of Maple:
