electric relaxation

This was a bitch to figure out. It had been working for months, and I have no idea why it broke, but anyway, the tip in this ArsTechnica forum thread did the trick:

Start->Run->secpol.msc

Find “Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP based (including secure RPC) clients”, untick all the boxes.

Find “Network security: LAN Manager authentication level”, change to “Send LM & NTLM — use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”.

I fucking hate CIFS/SMB/Samba/whatever-the-fuck. And I hate computer security. What a bunch of bullshit.

The art gallery on the second floor always has pretty cool exhibits.  They also have nice work up down all of the main hallways. People are friendly. Though I suspect it’s because I’m the best-dressed person in this airport. Yeah I said it, don’t forget it.

I got selected for extra screening for the first time since 9/11. It brought back such fond memories. I’m sure the security folks must have been confused about why I was smiling so much; it was because I’ve always wanted to know what goes down in the puff test machine, and now I do. The experience did not disappoint.

Update:
Forgot to mention what inspired me to write the post in the first place: there’s free WiFi here (you watch a fifteen second video ad and then you’re good to go), and plenty of tables and comfy chairs all over the place.