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  1. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    I'm not being aggressive, I'm simply pointing out the importance of presenting facts rather than opinions. If you are interpreting any maliciousness from this, then you are mistaken. I'm glad that...

    I'm not being aggressive, I'm simply pointing out the importance of presenting facts rather than opinions. If you are interpreting any maliciousness from this, then you are mistaken.

    I'm glad that you have taken a positive lesson from this, and will present better arguments and comments in the future.

  2. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    Perhaps you should try to offer facts, instead of an opinion. That is probably a better contribution to discussion. In this situation you simply offered unsubstantiated thoughts on the topic, and...

    Perhaps you should try to offer facts, instead of an opinion. That is probably a better contribution to discussion.

    In this situation you simply offered unsubstantiated thoughts on the topic, and when asked to back up your position you instead decided to give a barely coherent monologue about your vaguely related political opinions and ideas.

    In this case, the whole issue would have been avoided if you had simply not tried to speak from a position of authority, on a topic which you don't actually know much about.

  3. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    Perhaps now you will think more about a topic before claiming to be an expert. I wasn't being condescending, I was pointing out fact.

    Perhaps now you will think more about a topic before claiming to be an expert.

    I wasn't being condescending, I was pointing out fact.

  4. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    Well when you are making claims that a technology is bad, when you are coming from a place of inexperience and relatively low knowledge on it's practical application, it's worth pointing out. Your...

    Well when you are making claims that a technology is bad, when you are coming from a place of inexperience and relatively low knowledge on it's practical application, it's worth pointing out.

    Your reasons for disliking BGP could best be described as "BGP is bad because it does exactly what BGP is supposed to do".

  5. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    I work for an ISP, and have done a reasonable amount of certification and study regarding networking (since my job is to manage our carrier network). I am aware how BGP works. I am also aware that...

    I work for an ISP, and have done a reasonable amount of certification and study regarding networking (since my job is to manage our carrier network). I am aware how BGP works. I am also aware that BGP is pretty good at what it does, and most problems with it are caused by people who don't understand how BGP works.

    It seems to me that all of your problems with BGP are that it does the things that BGP is supposed to do.

    It also seems like you have some strong opinions about why you don't like it, but haven't put much thought into what you would use instead.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom in ~comp

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    I'm curious. What you would consider a non-shitty routing protocol?

    I'm curious. What you would consider a non-shitty routing protocol?

    3 votes

  7. Comment on IBM researchers propose transparency docs for AI services in ~tech

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    In what world is it acceptable to NOT provide thorough documentation for a tool or product? I work in network automation, and specifically deal with some of IBM's products, so I guess I've been a...

    In what world is it acceptable to NOT provide thorough documentation for a tool or product?

    I work in network automation, and specifically deal with some of IBM's products, so I guess I've been a bit spoiled by the level of documentation, but there is no way I would be making use of any "AI" product which was thoroughly documented.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Any homeserver operators out there? in ~tech

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    I'm running a little bit of gear at home. I've got a 42u rack, populated with the following. ML350e Gen8 This is my hypervisor, running ESXI Most of my production VM's are Windows Server 2016, or...

    I'm running a little bit of gear at home. I've got a 42u rack, populated with the following.

    • ML350e Gen8
      • This is my hypervisor, running ESXI
      • Most of my production VM's are Windows Server 2016, or Ubuntu 16 LTS, while my testing VM's are a combination of Ubuntu and Fedora 28
      • VM management is via vCenter (VCSA) though most of my management is done via some .Net orchestration that interacts with vCenter for me.
      • Also running a variety of networking VM's such as some RouterOS and Juniper JunOS stuff
    • Norco RPC-4224, with internals from a HP z400
      • This is running FreeNas and is attached to the hypervisor via an 8Gbps fibre channel.
    • Ark 4U406, with internals from my old gaming PC
      • This is used for anything I want to test on bare metal. Currently it's got Ubuntu installed, and is being used to benchmark W variety of transcoding techniques
    • Mikrotik RB3011
      • Main router for my management traffic
    • Cisco 3750
      • This switch is used to power a bunch of PoE devices, but is also used as part of my networking test lab
    • Cisco ME3400
      • Part of my networking test lab
    • Cisco SF300 24 port switch
      • Testing lab
    • Rack mount KVM for managing the servers. Can't remember the model.
    • Serial server for out of hand management
    • Free floating gear in the top of the rack is as follows
      • Cisco 881 - Testing lab
      • Mikrotik Hex-Lite - Testing lab
      • HD Home run Quatro - TV capture box
      • 2 x Netgear DGN2200 modem routers - Testing lab
      • 3 x Telstra Fast 5355 modem/routers (technically these are Sagemcom's) - Testing Lab
      • 2 x Telstra Frontier Gateway modem/routers - One is used as the internet uplink for my 3011, the other is part of the testing lab

    Edit: forgot to add a few things in

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Post something that you want to get into but don't know how, and have other people give you advice in ~hobbies

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    Hey, something I can answer. I do network automation for a living, and therefore spend the majority of my time writing code. Teaearlgraycold is right in that you should try to be flexible, and not...
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    Hey, something I can answer. I do network automation for a living, and therefore spend the majority of my time writing code.

    Teaearlgraycold is right in that you should try to be flexible, and not tie yourself down to one language. Python is a great place to start, as is Vb.Net. I also suggest that you just ignore the criticisms and elitism that people have regarding the languages and frameworks that they prefer. Use what is right for you, and what is right for the specific task. No one wins points for complexity, only for writing clean and efficient code.

    Learning the theory behind software development will save you a lot of time spent pulling your hair out. I recommend learning the basics of planning something out with pseudo code, and how to draw up flow charts. Before you start writing your code, you should know what you need it to do, and roughly how you want it to do that.

    I find that the easiest way to get in to scripting and programming is to identify something that either interests you, or would make your life easier. If you're into tabletop games, maybe look into making something like a basic character creator, or something to keep track of damage and buffs.

    Also, start building up a library of code snippets you've made, that you can refer back to. That is unbelievably handy, when you want to do something similar in the future.

    One of the most intimidating parts of getting into development is version control, and picking an IDE. While they're important, don't stress about them while you're first learning the language. Just pick and editor like Atom, which can use plugins to run your code, and start making things.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Post something that you want to get into but don't know how, and have other people give you advice in ~hobbies

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    There's a ridiculous amount of tutorials on YouTube. The tricky part is identifying which ones teach you the right way, instead of the easy way. Probably the first thing to do is get your head...

    There's a ridiculous amount of tutorials on YouTube. The tricky part is identifying which ones teach you the right way, instead of the easy way.

    Probably the first thing to do is get your head around musical theory, and learn some basic chords.

    Don't just learn the finger positions though, try to understand the notes which make up the chords, as this will help you with improvising and jamming.

    When I was first learning guitar, I would try to practice chords, stunning patterns, finger picking etc while watching TV. I found that it helped me to stop overthinking things and turn the guitar playing into a natural and smooth action, which I could do without as much thought.

    8 votes

  12. Comment on WSUS isn't worth it in ~talk

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    This sounds like a problem with your WSUS configuration, not with WSUS itself. A poor tradesman blames his tools.

    This sounds like a problem with your WSUS configuration, not with WSUS itself.

    A poor tradesman blames his tools.

    6 votes

  13. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    Mostly semi-auto firearms get used when you need quantity. For example, when you want to fill as much of a herd/group as possible, before they all escape back into the scrub.

    Mostly semi-auto firearms get used when you need quantity. For example, when you want to fill as much of a herd/group as possible, before they all escape back into the scrub.

  14. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    If you feel the need for a semi-automatic, there's actually a very tiny loophole. You can get a semi-auto air rifle under a recreational license.

    If you feel the need for a semi-automatic, there's actually a very tiny loophole.

    You can get a semi-auto air rifle under a recreational license.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    Ahh now that is something I didn't think about. Good point.

    Ahh now that is something I didn't think about. Good point.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    Oh I'm absolutely not saying it was staged. Maybe edited a bit though, to make it more concise. It just seems to jump immediately to 'controller disconnected', which struck me as a little odd....

    Oh I'm absolutely not saying it was staged. Maybe edited a bit though, to make it more concise. It just seems to jump immediately to 'controller disconnected', which struck me as a little odd. Could be that he dropped the controller and the battery came out or something though.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    This video seemed almost TOO good. Why did the controller immediately disconnect upon the player being shot?

    This video seemed almost TOO good. Why did the controller immediately disconnect upon the player being shot?

    1 vote

  19. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    A lot of these shooters WANT the publicity. They avoid showing the footage for the same reason that they no longer name the perpetrators. It helps to lower the risk of fame hunting thrill killers.

    A lot of these shooters WANT the publicity. They avoid showing the footage for the same reason that they no longer name the perpetrators. It helps to lower the risk of fame hunting thrill killers.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games

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    I'm a big believer in gun control, but I have to stress that these sorts of attacks aren't a gun problem, they are a mental health problem, though it could possibly be described better as a gun...

    I'm a big believer in gun control, but I have to stress that these sorts of attacks aren't a gun problem, they are a mental health problem, though it could possibly be described better as a gun access problem.

    14 votes