July 2009
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ict / computers, work
Quick VMware tip: tracking snapshot delete progress
I’ve built and actively manage a number of VMware ESX servers and server clusters, and one of the things that bug me is that as soon as I delete a snapshot I have no idea on its progress (especially if it’s a large snapshot, which can take quite a while). Here’s a quick tip to [...]
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life, work
Why I love teaching
Tonight I was explaining the basics and intricacies of IP networking to a friend. He had been online for years and working with computers and networks for even longer, but only today actually understood the how and why of the IP protocol by me explaining the history and workings of IP networks as a collection [...]
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life, work
On work and the necessity of downtime
Lately I have been repeatedly reminded of this quote by Bertrand Russell: “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” Here’s the current status: – Tired most of the time – Always working or thinking about work – Nearly complete absence of a social life [...]
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life, sites, stuff
Sixty Symbols of blowing your mind
Okay, I’m a geek. And I sometimes like to read books on physics, quantum physics, etc. And I also like to discuss these things with similarly geeky friends. But there are many people out there for whom anything to do with physics, quantum physics or astronomy is a total mystery. Well, fret no more. The [...]
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