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Published: Dec. 27, 2023, 2 a.m.

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This week we dig into feedback from someone looking at a new IT job, Steve gives an update on trying to maintain a presence on a platform that doesn\'t want him.

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-- During The Show --

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00:55 Bad Hardware Day

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• Motherboard swap
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• PSU modular cables
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• Fan controller magic smoke
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• Bent CPU pins
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06:48 VMs and Storage - Joe

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• Advantages of separating OS and Data
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• Joe\'s GitHub
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• IX Systems and 45 Drives
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• Use JBOD not Raid
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• ZFS needs direct access
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• HA (High Availability)
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15:40 VM Storage Question - Rod

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• iSCSI
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• ZVols as block devices
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• QCow2 file
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• Dedicated disks
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• 9p driver
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• virtio drivers
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• Nothing wrong with NFS
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• ifnotify
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22:53 Printer Questions - Eddie

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• Good experience with HP Printer Tools/Jet Direct
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• Mostly moved away from LPD/LPR
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• IPP is where things are headed
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• Immutable distros only support IPP
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• For best results go through add printer dialog
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28:15 Comments From New IT Person - Joshua

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• Start with pain points
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• Start with your pain points
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• Document existing infrastructure
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• Find a way to say yes
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• Prepare for the opportunity
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• "You are the expert"
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• Yes but....
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• What is motivating people
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41:22 Choosing Platforms

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• Locked out from Linkedin
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• Emailed code, Linkedin errored out
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• Required phone and government ID
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• Issues with this approach
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• Phone numbers
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• Beeper + Linkedin
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49:13 Beeper Gives up on iMessage

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• One last go
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• ARS Technica
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• Beeper Blog Post
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• [Beeper Bridge](github.com/beeper/imessage)
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• The Verge
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