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mcmdreamer t1_j42ejla wrote

Reply to comment by headgasketidiot in Cyberattack takes down land-records management system used by many Vermont towns by sickter6

I agree that it’s been inconvenient for sure. But as I stated in another comment on this post, only about half of towns even have any ounce of land records online anyway. So having the online land records of ~60 towns using Cotts down for a couple weeks is still better than the ~120 towns that don’t have any land records online at all.

Edit: typo

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headgasketidiot t1_j42cwil wrote

Reply to comment by mcmdreamer in Cyberattack takes down land-records management system used by many Vermont towns by sickter6

Wow, thanks for your clarification. I'll update my top level comments so they're more accurate. If you're willing, you should drop VTDigger a line and ask them to clarify because that article really gives a very strong impression that it's been entirely down with only the briefest window of being back up.

But also, if I may, that's still really bad service. Most of my contracts specify uptime of at least 99.9%. Usually, the highest level of service is called "5 9's," and it's 99.999%. If any of my clients' things went down for more than a few hours, I'd rightfully be chewed out.

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BudsKind802 t1_j42c8nc wrote

Reply to Best way to get CAD: here or there? by quartadecima

I usually just use Canadian ATMs to take out cash if needed (taking the hit for the ATM fees, but the exchange rate is fair), but these days there are a number of credit cards that don't charge foreign transaction fees and have similar rates. Just know that you'll be "The American" when you whip out your card for the mobile terminal and they need to swipe it and print out a receipt because the US is chip and signature while most of the rest of the world is chip and PIN.

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[deleted] t1_j42c6oa wrote

Reply to Rutland school board settles on ‘Rutland’ as the name for school sports teams - VTDigger by Loudergood

Should have changed it to "opiate addict junkie hillbillies."

These morons should stop trying to trigger the libs and focus on the fact that you can't even go to the Starbucks bathroom in town without asking for the keycode because it needs to be locked so people don't overdose in it. I know that nobody ever leaves the town they live in but the Starbucks in the worst neighborhood of New York City doesn't even need to lock their fucking bathrooms.

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mcmdreamer t1_j42bes4 wrote

Reply to comment by headgasketidiot in Cyberattack takes down land-records management system used by many Vermont towns by sickter6

I am a user of these sites. I was able to use them for land records searches while it was up, and when it’s back up tomorrow or Monday I’ll work on those next in my queue. If I need something urgently, I can’t just call the Town Clerk or travel to the town office.

The Town Clerks are all receiving updates from the CEO every couple days to let them know the current status.

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TheTowerBard t1_j42axk5 wrote

Reply to comment by Clamato-n-rye in Rutland school board settles on ‘Rutland’ as the name for school sports teams - VTDigger by Loudergood

When I played school sports in VT we always just used the town name or school name anyway. I went to MSJ and Rutland was our "cross-town rival." I don't recall anyone ever calling them the Raiders. It was just Rutland.

Also, the "green wave" is a dumb name. We all hated it then. We were just MSJ. Reflecting on my experience and all of this hoopla, it seems clear to me that parents are the only ones that actually care about any of this. Any kid claiming they care is just parroting their ignorant parents.

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mcmdreamer t1_j42ab85 wrote

Reply to comment by zonitronic in Cyberattack takes down land-records management system used by many Vermont towns by sickter6

This is not true. Only half of Vermont towns even have any amount of land records online (meaning some of those only have an index, only have images 2021-present, etc.), and of those, only ~60 use the two Cotthosting websites. On top of that, ALL land records are available in the Town Clerk’s offices as physical copies.

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HappilyhiketheHump t1_j42a6e1 wrote

Reply to comment by jonnyredshorts in Rain gutters in VT? by HomeOnTheMountain_

Snow slides off in large, heavy sheets and pulls the gutters right off. Metal diverters should be installed over doorways alleviating the need for gutters. If you wanted to put bars on an entire metal roof to hold the snow on, in theory you could then have gutters. That’s not very practical.

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headgasketidiot t1_j429h98 wrote

Reply to comment by mcmdreamer in Cyberattack takes down land-records management system used by many Vermont towns by sickter6

All I know about this is from the article, but it says:

>The system went down on Dec. 26, came up briefly in the middle of last week, then crashed again, she said.

Even if what you say is more accurate, that's still functionally down since the 26th. It doesn't do the users any good if you're back up intermittently and go right back down again.

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Gilashot t1_j428qfs wrote

Reply to Rain gutters in VT? by HomeOnTheMountain_

I don’t get it either. Possibly because of the abundance of metal roofs. Snow guards on a metal roof pretty much eliminate damage to your gutters though.

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