Coffee as as Service (CaaS ?!) →

Published May 9, 2013  ·  All posts on May 9  ·  

I have a hard time keeping all the cloud terms straight. Everything seems to be available As A Service (aaS). Try as I might to explain them, it just didn’t click for some people. Since cloud terms are so nebulous some times, I decided I need to put everything in a context that people understand. Therefore, I present…Coffee as a Service (CaaS)

~ Tom Hollingsworth from, Coffee As A Service

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This will now be my go-to way of explaining the _aaS buzzword bingo. “I wish I had a… Oh! A cup of coffee!” aka SaaS. Brilliant!

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About the Aaron Swartz case →

Published May 8, 2013  ·  All posts on May 8

There are three things people get wrong about the prosecution and heartbreaking suicide of Aaron Swartz. Two of those things are about the criminal justice system. They’re disturbing, but not difficult to talk about. The third thing is about depression. It’s very difficult to talk about.

~ Ken White from, «http://www.popehat.com/2013/03/24/three-things-you-may-not-get-about-the-aaron-swartz-case/»

As usual, Ken at Popehat is a shining beacon of sanity and reason. Here he is talking about the Aaron Swartz Case.

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Network Engineering on Stack Exchange →

Published May 7, 2013  ·  All posts on May 7

Network Engineering on SE has gone to private beta! Free invites, just ask!

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Scheme Relative URLs →

Published May 6, 2013  ·  All posts on May 6  ·  

//example.com/img.png is a perfectly valid URI syntax as per RFC 3986: Section 4.2. It is relative to the current scheme, and … it can be very useful when switching between http and https, because you won’t need to explicitly specify the scheme.

~ Daniel Vassallo from, Network-Path Reference URI / Scheme relative URLs

How is it possible I’ve never learned this?

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Interview with Doshu K. Ueshiba →

Published May 4, 2013  ·  All posts on May 4

… So I think the most important thing in aikido is to cultivate your own individuality, or rather, better individual characteristics through one’s own aiki training. …

~ Doshu Kisshomaru Ueshiba from, «http://blog.aikidojournal.com/blog/2011/06/07/recommended-reading-interview-with-doshu-kisshomaru-ueshiba-by-stanley-pranin/»

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Stop pissing people off →

Published April 30, 2013  ·  All posts on Apr 30  ·  

5. It’s Not What You Said, It’s What You Didn’t Say
4. You Accidentally Asserted Power Over Them
3. They Think You Owe Them
2. You Wasted Their Time
1. You Assumed That Because You Were OK With a Situation, Everybody Was

5 Ways You’re Accidentally Making Everyone Hate You

Cracked.com is not what I’d call a bastion of insightful commentary. But then, they do occasionally bust out pieces like this, which … well. Uh, yeah, note to self.

But you definitely want to click through to read the why/how/what-for’s on that punch list.

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SAS, 5.25″ Floppy, Lasers and Sh*t →

Published April 28, 2013  ·  All posts on Apr 28  ·  

IMG_0923Once upon a time…

Hey, so we have this really dry book about SAS. We need something punchy for the cover art… I know! We’ll put some uber-tech on the front… like a 5.25″ floppy! Those are cutting edge, we’ll be using them forever.

Yeah, but can we have, like sharks, with frickin’ laser beams on their heads or something… ?

We can’t get sharks…

Ok, just make like a frickin’ laser coming out of the floppy…. zowee! These will fly off the shelves!

Wait. What?

25 year old tech on the cover; I think I can get rid of this book now.

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Our hopes for the world →

Published April 26, 2013  ·  All posts on Apr 26  ·  

. . .

No person, no home, no community can be beyond the reach of this call. We are summoned to act in wisdom and in conscience, to work with industry, to teach with persuasion, to preach with conviction, to weigh our every deed with care and with compassion. For this truth must be clear before us: whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

The peace we seek, then, is nothing less than the practice and fulfillment of our whole faith among ourselves and in our dealings with others. This signifies more than the stilling of guns, easing the sorrow of war. More than escape from death, it is a way of life. More than a haven for the weary, it is a hope for the brave.

This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial. This is the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity, and with prayer to Almighty God.

~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Be so good →

Published April 24, 2013  ·  All posts on Apr 24  ·  ,

Nobody ever takes note of [my advice], because it’s not the answer they wanted to hear. What they want to hear is, “Here’s how you get an agent, here’s how you write a script,” … but I always say, “Be so good they can’t ignore you.'”

~ Steve Martin

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Spectator-itis →

Published April 24, 2013  ·  All posts on Apr 24  ·  

No, a problem only arises when instead of being a supplement to your life—an occasional relaxing indulgence–passive amusements become a substitution, a way to feel better about something you personally lack.
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And this is the real danger of spectatoritis run amok—it allows us to experience vicariously the virtues of others, without having to cultivate them ourselves.

~ Brett McKay from, Viewers vs. Doers: The Rise of Spectatoritis

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…also my thoughts about One’s Legacy.

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