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AI Bias Is Real, and It Still Requires Expert Humans to Monitor and Correct

As someone who’s been in IT for over 25 years—starting with Linux in 1999, diving into Hadoop, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, and leading teams since 2001—I’ve seen technology evolve from clunky servers to sophisticated AI systems. But one thing hasn’t … Continue reading

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Unlocking Hidden Data: How NLP and Machine Learning Revolutionized My Work as a Systems Admin

As a systems and database administrator, my world revolves around structure—clean tables, optimized queries, and reliable data flows. So when I was tasked with analyzing several rheumatoid arthritis patient databases to extract treatment insights, I expected a straightforward dive into … Continue reading

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PS: Too Many Experiences? Here’s How to Turn Your Diverse Skill Set into a Job Search Superpower

If you’re anything like me, your career looks like a vibrant mosaic—decades of technical expertise, leadership, client wins, and a knack for tying tech to business value. I’ve spent 25+ years mastering Linux, architecting data pipelines with Hadoop and Snowflake, … Continue reading

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End of an ERA

I have opted out of renewing this Domain and Website. Thankfully, the good folks at the Internet Archive will keep the history of this site for “all time” or ultimate entropy, whichever comes first. It’s been fun, sometimes funny, and … Continue reading

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Amazon Website Feedback does not exist.

I’m an Amazon whore. My account was created in 1997, when they were a book store. I got a pre-GA Alexa invitation. I still order most of my consumables from Amazon. They are, IMHO, in decline as a whole. Alexa … Continue reading

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FedEx is F’d up

So I ordered some flip flops. When I got the email that they had been delivered. I went outside to look around and they’re not anywhere. I tracked the package via FedEx. Hilarity ensued. And I never got my package. … Continue reading

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buzzfeed.com is evil

This shouldn’t be news to anyone, but it needs to be said. Buzzfeed has no, Zero, probably negative value on a healthy society. So why does it exist? I could go on at length from a biblical perceptive, but let’s … Continue reading

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Time Limits for spare or “fixable” hardware

A few months ago I was thinking about buying an SSD to put in a FreeNAS system. Mind you, I already have 2 free standing NAS devices using traditional spinning disks. I was considering this because I can download a … Continue reading

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That time I lost all of my code

Just prior to my time at my second start up, I was a Network Admin (Network 386) for a small plastics company. I’d leave that job and work with Gary and Phil for a few hours most evenings. I was … Continue reading

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Replication FAIL

We’ve had our clusters running for a few months without significant issues. Or at least so we thought. I’m not sure of the why and how yet, but it seems that even rack topology scripts running, replication factor of 3 … Continue reading

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