Good Security Gone Bad

My plan was to upgrade the RAM in three servers at the data center. They're at 64GB each right now, but we want to migrate some Windows Server virtual machines onto these boxes so bringing them up to 128GB would be a huge help. It seemed so easy a plan.

Alas, after driving to the data center, I learned the magnetic lock system on our cage isn't working. The
badge reader is reading, but it is unable to reach the database to confirm my authorization. The staff here learned it was offline earlier today but didn't have a fix yet.

So they issued me the override key which I could use to offline the magnetic lock. But for that to work, the override mechanism has to face the outside of the cage so it can be reached by a person standing outside. Our lock was installed facing inwards so it is unusable.

Their only option left is to physically power off the mag lock entirely so I can get into the cage. Or lift some floor tiles so I can crawl underneath (not recommended).

I'm giving up on it today as the RAM upgrades can wait. They promise a fix for the mag lock shortly, and will submit a work order to get the override lock facing the correct direction.

Yes, it's a Monday... why do you ask?

Karate Without Pain

I've just dragged my tired carcass home from karate. I walked as is my habit since it's only 3/4 of a mile from home but I was so overheated & sweaty that I just wore my t-shirt and carried my winter coat, hat & scarf in my gym bag. It's an odd situation to be sweating profusely yet still losing sensation in my fingers from the cold.

It occurred to me that this is one of the first classes where I left without feeling any sort of ache or pain. I was utterly depleted of energy, but I think my muscles are finally accommodating the demands of the punches & kicks without requiring pharmaceutical intervention. Then again, ask me in the morning if that is still the case.

Early in the class I also noticed that I can stretch more easily during the warmups, kick higher and punch more effectively than I did when I started. I can't necessarily stretch much further than I did recently, but that it doesn't cause immediate strain is something of a minor victory.

I think I'm getting used to all of this.

In other good news, we had at least five newbies join the adult beginner class tonight. While that makes our class a little more crowded, I'm delighted & reassured that Victory Karate is growing as a business.