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Note: this was originally resharing someone else’s post which is lost to the mists of time. OpenX is profitable. :)

Note: linked-in didn’t give me any more than this so I’m not sure which article this was referencing now. This is well written and entertaining. But the author has focused on symptoms and missed the fundamental problem which is that half of what gets said in this business is BS from posers. And the people that know it is BS just chuckle and let it pass and the people that don’t know it is BS are managers and choosing where money goes. Jargon is vital for communicating with each other, but it should never be used with the muggles. Don’t say “Windows SLA depends on regular antivirus, antimalware, and other updates and checks by an APLUS technician.” Instead say, “Using Windows for real work requires a full-time mechanic.” Everybody can understand that and decide accordingly. ...

I got to play a small but fun part in OpenX opening up a new data center in less than 60 days. From not knowing the people to serving production traffic including structured network wiring, cage buildout, rack construction and shipping, and all of the other “little things”. Apparently it takes most people 3 times this long. What are they spending their time doing? :)

Couchbase ops training in San Francisco was well done. It was nice being on the student side of the room for once.

Microsoft may be a Monopoly, but being a commercial software vendor is far worse. Do you hate Microsoft? Do you love Linux? Do you hate AOL? Do you love Apple? Do you hate Apple? And why should any computer company make this much emotional difference to anyone? Because this technology matters. It can make your day to day life vastly better. It can make tedious tasks interesting. It can make hard task easy. It can turn sinking companies into rising ones. It can eliminate distance in personal communications. It can free the blind and deaf from their isolation. ...

Are you frustrated by your computer? Whether you’re a first time user or a mainframe assembler hacker, the answer is almost definitely yes. You’re probably using a Windows machine. That is about to change. And this change will have as much impact on you, your computer, and the economy as the Internet already has. You may have heard of Linux. It’s been getting lots of press lately - 20 or 30 articles per week. The week I’m writing this report we find the San Francisco Chronicle asking: ...