topic Re: Thin client in Tech Talk

Thin client

rslade — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:26:17 GMT

So, I'm at a sales seminar. I have low expectations of the accuracy and content of the information provided, and am not disappointed. But one was particularly egregious.

So the guy presenting at the time notes that they sell "thin clients," and then defines a "thin client" as having no moving parts.

I suppose in the current state of technology, this is likely to be true, but it's not exactly the point.

(My dictionary-writing soul shrivels a bit ...)

Re: Thin client

Steve-Wilme — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:05:13 GMT

thin client != solid state

Re: Thin client

Shannon — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:37:53 GMT

Assuming he time-jumped with the plan to market a revolutionary technology, it seems he accidentally landed in the future.

Re: Thin client

Flyslinger2 — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:05:18 GMT

A sly way of redirecting traffic to make a sale? Is that the definition of thin client?

Re: Thin client

denbesten — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 22:27:10 GMT

A thin client is one for whom the sales critter did not buy lunch. Or, perhaps it is the bend-gate susceptible mobile phones they sell.

Do I win? Where's my badge?

Re: Thin client

Shannon — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:41:18 GMT

@denbesten wrote:

Do I win? Where's my badge?

The challenge is to convince the salesman to become an (ISC)2 member & grab a certification; the one who gets him to take the most certifications wins.

(ATM, @rslade has the lead. )

Talking about badges, I've seen a lot of other sites which let you earn points by inviting others --- Cybrary is one of these --- so I'm surprised that there's none here; at least, I'm not aware of it.

(Perhaps there is, but no one's earned it yet.)

Re: Thin clients and thick badges

rslade — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 18:52:39 GMT

> Shannon (Community Champion) mentioned you in a post! Join the conversation

> Talking about badges, I've seen a lot of other sites which let you earn
> points by inviting others --- Cybrary is one of these --- so I'm surprised that
> there's none here; at least, I'm not aware of it. (Perhaps there is, but no
> one's earned it yet.)

Yes, but in order to get the badge you'd have to convince someone (someones?)
that membership in the "community" actually had some value ...

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Re: Thin clients and thick badges

Shannon — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 19:04:37 GMT

@rslade wrote:

Yes, but in order to get the badge you'd have to convince someone (someones?)
that membership in the "community" actually had some value ...

Now you know why I described it as a challenge.