Posted by Twibil on April 15, 2011, 10:13 pm
> Oh yeah, we also maintain the coffee
> machine and surveillance cameras.
A lot of coffee gets stolen on campus, I take it?
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on April 16, 2011, 10:43 am
> ... most Unis do this with a team of dedicated
> technicians, we are doing it with me alone being the only full time
> resource. Yes, I have the support of my co-workers, but the fact is I
> am the single point of failure. It is both terrifying and rewarding
> at the same time. We are a five nines operation (99.999% uptime), I
> have committed to 10 minutes total down time.
> This is the equivalent of a major software release were everyone gets
> tshirts and watches. I (and my co-workers) get to stop by the 7-11 on
> the way in and get a Red Bull. We are overpaid state workers after
> all.
It will all be worth it when you begin collecting your $2-5 million
dollar pension.
Just ask Phil Scott!
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on April 16, 2011, 11:35 am
> On Apr 16, 8:43 am, "tomor...@erols.com"
> > > ... most Unis do this with a team of dedicated
> > > technicians, we are doing it with me alone being the only full time
> > > resource. Yes, I have the support of my co-workers, but the fact is I
> > > am the single point of failure. It is both terrifying and rewarding
> > > at the same time. We are a five nines operation (99.999% uptime), I
> > > have committed to 10 minutes total down time.
> > > This is the equivalent of a major software release were everyone gets
> > > tshirts and watches. I (and my co-workers) get to stop by the 7-11 on
> > > the way in and get a Red Bull. We are overpaid state workers after
> > > all.
> > It will all be worth it when you begin collecting your $2-5 million
> > dollar pension.
> > Just ask Phil Scott!
> We are done. We failed the 10 minute down time due to a bad Entrust
> x509 certificate. We had to order a new one this morning from
> Geotrust. Other than that all is good.
Congrats! You've earned your $300,000 for this year, and your
$10-15 million dollar pension!
> machine and surveillance cameras.