Re: [cobalt-users] OK I think my RAQ2 is fried!!!!

[Kris Dahl <krislists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 4/20/00 10:17 AM, Brandon Wheaton at brandonw@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Ok, I'm not claiming to be any smarter than anyone else on
> this list. HOWEVER, if I do have a problem I take the time
> to research and consult the proper documentation and resources
> rather than relying totally on a group of individuals I have
> never even met to provide immediate answers to every question
> I could ever have about my mysterious blue webserver. There
> is nothing mysterious about it or the O/S that runs on it.
> There is more support in more places for RedHat Linux than
> I can even begin to count. There is an expression that many
> of you have probably heard: it's called TRIM.
> 
> No one is here to hold your hand, wipe your nose or call your
> mommy should you run into problems with your RaQ/Qube. I get
> ill every time I see a "TELL ME WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW AND GIVE
> ME SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT" post. 95% of the time,
> a simple search of the Cobalt Knowledge base or the web will
> yield an answer to what is ailing you. Beyond that, there are
> unconventional problems, perhaps compatibility issues, or even
> a query as to how to make a proper English cup of tea; enter
> the cobalt-users mailing list. This list serves as an extension
> to lackluster Cobalt tech-support, it does not serve *as* Cobalt
> tech-support. (though it looks rather a lot like AOL tech-support
> at times)  >;^)

I'd like to thank you for reiterating this.  The knowledge base is your
friend.  However, I didn't get the impression that  Robert wasn't doing his
due diligence.  I didn't follow his thread (I don't like or use FP ext.),
but it seemed legitimate problem.

> In closing, I would like to point out that you set your own limits
> when you signed up for your first MCSE class. You are the reason
> the "For Dummies" series has done so well. And if my Mercedes ever gets
> a flat and I am stuck on the side of the road, I'll call you since
> I know changing a tire is well within the scope of your capabilities.

Having an MCSE doesn't necessarily mean anything (positive or negative).  I
chose not to persue my MCSE certification a couple years back after I felt
it lost a lot of credibility with the advent of MCSE boot camps and paper
MCSEs.  I have other certifications that I think are more important.  And I
have a hell of a lot of experience with Windows, Mac, and *nix.  A friend of
mine is Cisco, RedHat, & his MCSE and is still is *nix guy.  He just got the
certification because it was easy and meant a raise/additional credibility
(perhaps).  Both us have skills to back up our certs, so we have nothing to
worry about.  So having NT skills or even an MCSE doesn't imply jack
anything.  You shouldn't make such a summary judgement of the guy.  Who
knows he may be a Cisco geek that can run routing circles around you!

I admit I have not been impressed by hardly any of the MCSEs I've met, but
also haven't been really impressed with "Unix Consultants" (typically they
tend to be script kiddies).  So to play devils advocate, what the hell is a
Unix system admin?  Are you actually running Unix?  That sounds to me like a
script kiddie sort of title.  How about Solaris System Admin or Linux System
Admin or BSD Admin, etc?  Saying that you're a Unix admin, which pretty much
no one is, implies that you don't really know what you are talking about.
Sure it makes sense to the Windows weenies, but for a guy like me who knows
the difference, it makes you seem amateurish.  I'm not trying to dog you, I
have no doubt that you are technically competent.  I am just saying that
making public judgements can come back to you.

So be glad that we're not on here dogging you for

> Also, I get laid quite a lot. Chicks dig UNIX geeks, period.

OMG.  I *can not* believe it has come to this. I realize he started this
line, but I can't believe you would actually respond to it.

Let me pull out my digital ruler so we can settle this once and for all.

nutz.

-k