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  1. Re:Get a degree on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 1

    Actually I would say at least half of the people we do hire have degrees but it is in no way a determining factor in a hiring decision.

  2. Re:Get a degree on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 1

    No what I am saying is that you can list a degree or not it will make no difference in my determination. I look only at background and my perception of your raw talent.

  3. Re:Get a degree on Ask Slashdot: Best Certifications To Get? · · Score: 2

    No, sorry it is not, your raw talent and resume is your most respected qualification.

    I am constantly interviewing and hiring both systems engineers and developers. If there is a degree listed on your resume I don't even bother to read it. The same goes for certifications they mean absolutely nothing. When I interview someone I am looking for natural raw talent and a proven background.

  4. Re:Windows web server on Should a Web Startup Go Straight To the Cloud? · · Score: 1

    Windows easier to manage, says who? I have been in more than one shop where you have 1 admin per 1000 linux servers. Now granted the ones they have are top notch linux gods. Now if you have qualified that as easier for a beginner, then yes windows is the way to go.

  5. owned on App To Keep ISPs Honest About Bandwidth Caps · · Score: 1

    It is probably the bot running on your xp box that is using all the bandwidth.

  6. Bandwidth caps on App To Keep ISPs Honest About Bandwidth Caps · · Score: 1

    I have a rather good friend that runs a ISP. He has a rather simple solution to bandwidth hogs, he disconnects them. If they paid for the month he refunds them and sends them on their way. It just is not worth it to keep those problem customers.

  7. Re:Not identifying the downloader is irrellevant on 23,000 File Sharers Targeted In Latest Lawsuit · · Score: 2

    I am not one to condone copyright theft however if I leave my front door open it does not make me a criminal. The person that enters that door locked or not however is very much a criminal.

  8. Re:The article... on Mickos Says MySQL Code Better Than Ever Under Oracle · · Score: 1

    I hope so because mysql runs like ass in the cloud.

  9. Re:How many JIT engines is this now? on Inside Mozilla's New JavaScript JIT Compiler · · Score: 1

    LuaJIT is pretty darn quick but then again node.js running on googles V8 engine is right there with it.

  10. Re:To all Cloud entrepreneurs & VC's on What Happens To Data When a Cloud Provider Dies? · · Score: 1

    Running in the cloud has the same implications of running any other successful IT operation. The organizations that experienced long term outages during the amazon issue had no failover or disaster plan.

  11. Wow on Kentucky Man Builds Bourbon Powered Car · · Score: 1

    Man powers car on ethanol, forgive me if I am less than impressed.

  12. Re:Made it Through Pretty Much Unscathed on EC2 Outage Shows How Much the Net Relies On Amazon · · Score: 1

    Nail hit head, you are correct the key to staying running is planning for failure. Anyone that experienced a multi hour outage obviously had not thought things through.

  13. Re:Except they didn't work. on EC2 Outage Shows How Much the Net Relies On Amazon · · Score: 1

    It worked just fine I was in the effected zone and just failed over to the west coast region. I actually could have stayed on east coast as our infrastructure does not have single points of failure.

  14. Outages on EC2 Outage Shows How Much the Net Relies On Amazon · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Many .com websites were unnecessarily down for hours since nobody had thought to plan for a outage. I am sure quite a few architecture meetings where held the following day addressing disaster recovery.

  15. Re:Oh boy on Major Outage At the Amazon Web Services · · Score: 1

    The fact that reddit was down for hours is as much their fault as it was amazons. Just because you run servers in the cloud does not mean you don't have to worry about disaster recovery.

  16. New customers on Minnesota School Issues iPad 2 To Every Student · · Score: 1

    This does put a smile on my face, new game customers.

  17. Disaster Recovery on Amazon Denies Skynet's Involvement In AWS Outage · · Score: 1

    I'll bet there is quite a few architecture discussions going on today. Just because you are running servers in the cloud doesn't mean you don't need to think about disaster recovery.

  18. Re:This is why Apple is a dangerous company.. on 50% of Apple's Revenue Comes From the iPhone · · Score: 1

    Yes droid is just killing ios, oh wait apple is making billions per month on it.

  19. Re:6 weeks before the AWS summit 2011 on Major Outage At the Amazon Web Services · · Score: 1

    I have machines in the effected zone, not a problem with them. If I had a problem it would have had no impact since I spun up a full standby deployment in the west coast data center.

  20. Re:Oh boy on Major Outage At the Amazon Web Services · · Score: 1

    eip's move in seconds but in my use case I do not need eip's since a front end is handing off the requests to the cloud systems.

  21. Re:Oh boy on Major Outage At the Amazon Web Services · · Score: 1

    In about the time it took you to write that message I spun up a standby deployment in another data center smart guy.

  22. I am sure on Book Review: RESTful Java Web Services · · Score: 1

    Does it talk about the twenty or so xml config files I would have to edit just to get one running?

  23. I have head of these disorders on Apple vs. Microsoft, By the Numbers · · Score: 1

    Windows, I have heard of these self harm disorders before, I hope for your speedy recovery.

  24. torch on The 'Three Ton' Hard Drive Destroyer · · Score: 2

    I use my trusty oxy-acetylene torch, it takes but a second to pierce the top cover. Once the top cover is breached the disks are vaporized almost immediately with no possible chance of recovery.

  25. Re:Why are there still shell scripts anyways? on Book Review: Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook · · Score: 1

    In my shop it is either bash or python take your pick, perl is not to be used on company systems.