Dave Jones’ post reminded me that tonight we have a leap second. 23:59:59 will be followed by 23:59:60. Wikipedia saves me the trouble of explaining why: Leap seconds are necessary because time is measured using stable atomic clocks (TAI or International Atomic Time), whereas the rotation of Earth slows down continually, though at a slightly variable rate. …
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I’m Gonna Virtualize You Fools
http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/12/30/im-gonna-virtualize-you-fools/This is probably real old news, but I just saw the Mr. T “I am the T in I.T.” video from Hitachi today. Corny, no doubt, but lines like “intelligence in the network is for suckas” make me laugh. My goal for next week is to use “I’m gonna virtualize you fools” in conversation at least once. …
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links for 2008-12-30
http://lonesysadmin.net/2008/12/30/links-for-2008-12-30/For the first time in years, western part of Lake Superior freezes over | River Falls Journal | River Falls, Wisconsin This is pretty neat. The animals will be able to move around between the Apostle Islands and the mainland (which basically just means the wolves will shuffle around some). …
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links for 2009-01-02
http://aharden.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/links-for-2009-01-02...ports reference ) AirTunes speaker menu missing from iTunes for Windows (tags: airtunes apple ) Peyton Manning voted AP's NFL MVP - NFL - Yahoo! Sports A well-deserved award after Manning's off-season surgery and rough start. (tags: nfl ) A Glitch in the Matrix : Bob Plankers, The Lone Sysadmin (tags: reference time )
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Standalone Sysadmin
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Elucubrazioni Prive di Senso
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rafalot | lol rotfl omg wtf lmao lawl
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Planet SysAdmin - System Administration Blogs
http://planetsysadmin.comGotta love spam. I didn’t think I was this narcissistic, but the subject line says it all: And yes, I have upgraded from Pine to Alpine. Thanks for asking. This post written by Bob Plankers for The Lone Sysadmin. Unless otherwise noted it is © 2008 Bob Plankers and licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
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Reasons to budget for VMworld 2009 now
http://vmetc.com/2008/12/16/reasons-to-budget-for-vmworld-20...Bob Plankers offers some great points about the value of planning for the cost of attending VMworld 2009 in next years budget. In his post Get VMworld Into Your Budgets on the Lone Sysadmin Blog, Bob presents the following benefits of attending the world’s largest virtualization conference: It’s a training opportunity, with hands-on labs where you get to use the
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How to get to VMworld 2009
http://www.vcritical.com/2008/12/how-to-get-to-vmworld-2009/The Lone Sysadmin
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2 days / £300 to go! links for 2008-12-09
http://www.jar.co.za/continued/days-links-000000000000000-00...Flap | Threat Level from Wired.com This is retarded. Obviously minion is for outcome porn but most people, minus the obtuse puritan freaks at the IWF, are in benefit of joint sensation. Makes me question how many living pending U.S. citizens are .. Read the respite of this door. Aside from this, all effects I known have been centered together and given a new picture. I suppose that is wonderful, you should read it: (more…)
