Why I don’t spend money on IT certifications
Some reports that were recently published talked about GNU/Linux professionals without certifications making more money with less turn over than professionals with certifications. I have never felt the need to waste my money on Linux certifications, for serveral reasons: I actively contribute to many free / open source software projects as well as GNU/Linux distributions. [...]
Announcing diet water
Since we have spring water, mountain water, tap water, carbonated water, sports water, caffeinated water and various other forms of water, I found it rather discriminatory that diet water was not yet introduced to the market. Diet water is a wonderful companion to anyone trying to shed those extra pounds. When you eat meals, drink [...]
Google tweaks and bloggers weep
I am always fascinated with, if not captivated by the measure of delight that human beings reserve for complaining. I have yet to meet a single person in my lifetime who I have not personally witnessed complaining about something. Many Internet users (including this Internet user) have been complaining at great lengths and fervor regarding [...]
Yet another virtual appliance
In my on-going effort to make the building blocks for a “poor man’s” cluster, I’ve decided to get to work on some virtual appliance images suitable for use with Xen (and possibly others). Pound is a great load balancing tool. Its light weight, super easy to configure and pretty reliable. Depending on the kind of [...]
Why always blame the web host?
A friend of mine (and operator of a small hosting company) was chatting with me about a client who insisted that his web site was hacked because the “server was insecure”. Every time I hear that, I chuckle. I’m hearing it at an alarming rate lately, as many people are getting fed up with larger [...]
Virtualization does NOT decrease security!
Theo de Raadt made some rather general (and sweeping) statements regarding how virtualization might or might not increase or decrease security. I’m not at all concerned with the things that he suggests. Many programmers have never had to deal with the hosting (IAAS) industry. When you sell access to GNU/Linux (Or BSD) computers to anyone [...]
Recalling my recent toy shopping
Our daughter turns 2 years old tomorrow. Yesterday, we went out to buy some birthday presents. To find out what interests our child, we take her to several toy stores and turn her loose. She’ll run through every isle making mental notes then return to several places once she’s completed her first ‘sweep’. I have [...]
My excused absence – busted.
The Associated Press got a whiff of the Internet’s armpit and decided to report the smell. A web site (who will not get the benefit of a forward link) named Myexcusedabsence.com has found an interesting way to make money, selling days off from work and school. The service (termed a “network”) sells very authentic looking [...]
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