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Behind the Scenes At Sony's NOC
VonGuard writes "Earlier this year, I spoke to Mark Rizzo, the man who manages the people who run Sony's online game servers. Rizzo learned the ropes of MMO hosting back on Ultima Online, and we chatted about where the tough problems were then versus now. Rizzo compares the operation to a 24/7 scientific simulation, albeit with some sassier and more involved end-users. His favorite innovation since those early days? Rapidly provisioning and deploying Linux installations tailor-made to their purposes. Here's my article on Rizzo and his band of 50-some-odd sysadmin-cum-dungeon-masters, written for the new newspaper The Systems Management News."
For a board that ostensibly cares about eliminating stupid comments and trolling, why would an editor ever post a story summary that includes a reference to "50-some-odd sysadmin-cum-dungeon-masters"? Not only is the whole sentence awkward, but it is going to/has produced tons of asinine comments, and use up tons of mod points getting modded up by idiots who can't imagine anything more hilarious than references to semen, and then getting modded down by less immature, less socially retarded people reading who think those comments are just stupid.
Slashdot editors should really try getting a realistic perspective on who reads (or maybe just posts to) these discussions.