pick a fucking name

So, we used to have an incredibly obnoxious and cumbersome naming scheme, where the first letter was either S for system or N for network, then a four-digit location code, which started with 1 for East Coast and Europe and 2 for West Coast and Asia-Pacific. Then a 3-letter code that gave a vague hint regarding the machine's function or model, then a 2-digit serial number. Thus, s2009mgw06 is the sixth mail gateway machine at location 2009 (our current colo).

The new and improved naming scheme is: one letter, P for production, D for development, Q for QA; a two-digit location code; a mandatory 3-letter, "vague hint" code; an optional 3-letter supplementary code; and a 2-digit serial number. Thus, p01dnsi03 is the third 'i'nternal DNS server at location 01 (the new colo).

Someone explain to me how the latter is an improvement. I really, really loathe this.

pick a fucking name

So, we used to have an incredibly obnoxious and cumbersome naming scheme, where the first letter was either S for system or N for network, then a four-digit location code, which started with 1 for East Coast and Europe and 2 for West Coast and Asia-Pacific. Then a 3-letter code that gave a vague hint regarding the machine's function or model, then a 2-digit serial number. Thus, s2009mgw06 is the sixth mail gateway machine at location 2009 (our current colo).

The new and improved naming scheme is: one letter, P for production, D for development, Q for QA; a two-digit location code; a mandatory 3-letter, "vague hint" code; an optional 3-letter supplementary code; and a 2-digit serial number. Thus, p01dnsi03 is the third 'i'nternal DNS server at location 01 (the new colo).

Someone explain to me how the latter is an improvement. I really, really loathe this.

atonal mess

Via ratphooey:

Cb major - life is full of complications,
commitments and organisation. You love to make
sure everything is just perfect, but sometimes
this can cause you to fall over your own feet.
A slightly unsociable key: why Cb major when
you could be the identical Bmajor? It has less
accidentals.

what key signature are you?

atonal mess

Via ratphooey:

Cb major - life is full of complications,
commitments and organisation. You love to make
sure everything is just perfect, but sometimes
this can cause you to fall over your own feet.
A slightly unsociable key: why Cb major when
you could be the identical Bmajor? It has less
accidentals.

what key signature are you?

just another headline

Novell acquires SuSE. Funny coincidence, so soon after Red Hat's Mozillafication of their free distribution into Fedora so they could pursue their Enterprise edition.

just another headline

Novell acquires SuSE. Funny coincidence, so soon after Red Hat's Mozillafication of their free distribution into Fedora so they could pursue their Enterprise edition.