Re: [lopsa-discuss] closed list for discussing employers?

2012-12-09 Thread Jerald Sheets
On Dec 9, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Derek Balling wrote: > > On Dec 9, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Jo Rhett wrote: > >> I don't feel that maintaining security at that level is truly plausible at a >> lopsa-like level. In particular, how do you exclude Jo and Bob from both >> joining the list, when Bob is a

Re: [lopsa-discuss] nc vs telnet

2013-05-07 Thread Jerald Sheets
Here's what the man page says the difference is: The nc (or netcat) utility is used for just about anything under the sun involving TCP or UDP. It can open TCP connections, send UDP packets, listen on arbitrary TCP and UDP ports, do port scanning, and deal with both IPv4 and I

Re: [lopsa-discuss] OT language

2013-06-25 Thread Jerald Sheets
While still a long distance from general acceptance, it is now in the dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless --- Jerald M. Sheets jr. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Phil Pennock < lopsa-discuss+p...@spodhuis.org> wrote: > On 2013-06-24 at 18:46 -0700, Corey Quin

Re: [lopsa-discuss] OT language

2013-06-25 Thread Jerald Sheets
hael Tiernan < > michael.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Jerald Sheets wrote: >> > While still a long distance from general acceptance, it is now in the >> > dictionary: >> >> And so isn't "Conversating" as in "

Re: [lopsa-discuss] creating a recruiter blacklist

2014-05-07 Thread Jerald Sheets
I’ve been doing this manually for a number of years now. I’ve even gone as far to look up the organization’s website and find the highest ranking person I could find and then call for them, saying I’m with $company (usually mine) and then letting him have it. The biggest abuse, in my opinion,

Re: [lopsa-discuss] System Admin is one of the best entry level jobs

2014-05-22 Thread Jerald Sheets
Get it? BBQ… Flame…. Huh?? Huh???!?! —j On May 22, 2014, at 11:59 AM, john boris wrote: > Lets not start a BBQ flame war here. signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org

[lopsa-discuss] Atlanta Position

2014-07-15 Thread Jerald Sheets
Greetings, all. The consulting firm I work for: http://shadow-soft.com has openings for consultants in the Atlanta area. We’re looking for mid-level SAGE/LOPSA quality (somewhere between RHCSA to RHCE level) to come and join our team. We are RedHat’s partner of the year in the private and p

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Ye ha! Outcomes of face-to-face

2014-08-12 Thread Jerald Sheets
Since this is Leam and we know each other, I’ll pick him to target on this one because I know he won’t take it personally. ಠ_ಠ I’ve seen a lot of things bandied about regarding DEVOPS on these current threads. Unfortunately, most seem to be missing the mark. Now, I’ll grant you, when you h

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Cloning a Mac drive

2014-11-22 Thread Jerald Sheets
Former Apple Corporate employee here I approve this message. > On Nov 21, 2014, at 4:43 PM, Derek Balling wrote: > > Use SuperDuper to back up your existing drive to your new one. Power Off. > Swap in the new drive. Power On. > > D > > >> On Nov 21, 2014, at 4:38 PM, Morgan Blackthorne > <

Re: [lopsa-discuss] What is a System Administrator

2015-02-25 Thread Jerald Sheets
Our current relationships notwithstanding, what was wrong with the old SAGE job descriptions, or andy LISA materials we have on the matter. This has been hammered out ad-nauseum years ago. > On Feb 25, 2015, at 4:15 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 02:45:26PM -0600, Mark Hon

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Education.

2015-07-24 Thread Jerald Sheets
On the Solaris product line, no doubt... Jerald Sheets que...@gmail.com > On Jul 24, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Michael Tiernan > wrote: > > Just on the outside chance no one's seen it, Oracle is offering "System > Administration" programs now. > > --

Re: [lopsa-discuss] I'm now a "linux admin"

2015-10-12 Thread Jerald Sheets
Automation is one of the largest topics in systems administration today. You'll need to tighten up that question just a bit. --- Jerald M. Sheets jr. Puppet Labs Consultant Dude On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Danielle White wrote: > I use Moba xTerm from our Windows VDI to manage saved ses

Re: [lopsa-discuss] Slashdot Is Having the IT as a Union Discussion

2015-11-10 Thread Jerald Sheets
Jerald Sheets que...@gmail.com > On Nov 10, 2015, at 5:33 AM, Joseph Kern wrote: > > > > An example: > > Here's my idea -- form a profession similar to the one engineers have and a > related trade guild, not a traditional labor union. Unions will never fly

Re: [lopsa-discuss] How to scale "you build it, you run it?"

2016-02-16 Thread Jerald Sheets
This sounds like large-scale configuration management to me. Jerald Sheets que...@gmail.com > On Feb 15, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Matt Disney wrote: > > So how does this work in large shops? Is HONEYBADGER really just about > software stacks? Do the builders really do customer suppor

Re: [lopsa-discuss] College degrees not required for a career in system administration

2016-12-16 Thread Jerald Sheets
harder, but I’ll usually trend toward someone with some classroom PLUS practical over 4 years of theoretical experience every single time. Jerald Sheets ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo