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anth1yon Is GitHub down or just me?

Github is down for me...

anth1yon A deep dive into why Wi-Fi kind of sucks

It really depends on your Operating System.

anth1yon The trouble with FreeBSD

skills can be learned.

anth1yon Ask HN: Recommended guides for learning filesystems?

For what it's worth I had asked someone the very same question when I started my career.

From the horses mouth take a look at ext4 on ubuntu https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxFilesystemsExplained

Then a 10,000 mile view, I'd take a look at UNIX and Linux https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Linux-System-Administration-Hand...

There are more books I could list and papers on FileSystems. I will leave you with three particular books that have guided my career

If you want to look solely at Ubuntu. The Ubuntu Server book https://www.amazon.com/Official-Ubuntu-Server-Book-3rd/dp/01...

Unix Made Easy - https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Made-Easy-John-Muster/dp/0072193...

Hope this helps

anth1yon Riemann – A network monitoring system

Servers are on the network as well... and the phrasing is more towards the "network" as an environment.

anth1yon Riemann – A network monitoring system

I'm just getting started with riemann and I'm also learning clojure at the same time. How did you get buy in from your company to use riemann

anth1yon System XVI: A replacement for systemd

They could be talking about pid 0 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier (See swapper or schedule)

anth1yon Don't Learn C the Wrong Way

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033677.do

Hope this helps....

anth1yon Show HN: GraphQL for Postgres

This is awesome nicely done man!

anth1yon Go Static or Go Home

> Ok, I understand that there's reasons for using static pages, but I don't get the feeling this guy really understands what he's talking about.

I think he might know a little bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Vixie

anth1yon Qubes – Secure Desktop OS Using Security by Compartmentalization

Qubes is an Xen-based Operating System while Sandboxie is an application for Windows.

anth1yon Qubes – Secure Desktop OS Using Security by Compartmentalization

for those unaware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_%28computing%2...

anth1yon A tcpdump tutorial and primer

I use this tutorial all the time when I'm trying to debug MTA issues.

anth1yon The Command Line Crash Course

I can't recommend "UNIX and Linux System Administrator Handbook" enough it has definitely helped my burgeoning career as a sysadmin. Also I've learned tremendously from zed's C, Ruby, and Python. Thanks Zed for putting all of that together. Lastly RIP Evi Nemeth, so many Sysadmins are greatly indebted to your gifts.

anth1yon Prolog for Programmers

Thanks everyone much appreciated

anth1yon Prolog for Programmers

Is there a more accessible intro to Prolog for someone who is a sysadmin and is trying to write more code.

anth1yon Cypherpunks 2.0

Talks like this are the reason I became a sysadmin

anth1yon Terry Callier, Singer and Songwriter (and Programmer), Dies at 67

+1 and check out 'What Color is Love'

great talent and will be sorely missed...