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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: mikhael on May 04, 2008, 10:51:26 pm

Title: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: mikhael on May 04, 2008, 10:51:26 pm

In order to better support our field service technicians, I will be installing a new VPN gateway (http://www.dialogic.com/pubs/20645302.pdf) in my rack over the weekend. The device will be named 'Knossos'. I've already contracted for new armor for the server room walls.

That is all.





What, you thought I was dead? I'm still around. Rarely, but still around.

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: Ashrak on May 05, 2008, 12:16:21 am

ooookhay?

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: Ghostavo on May 05, 2008, 02:17:27 am

Shiva(n) VPN Gateway?

You'd better get some gate Mara (http://www.marasystems.com/gatemara?browse%5Blevel1%5D=Products&browse%5Blevel2%5D=GateMARA&id=156) to go with that. I've heard the last time one of these was let past to run in a system amok, it got shutdown. You should have seen the faces of the system administrators...

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: karajorma on May 05, 2008, 02:43:05 am

Good to see you back Mik! :yes:

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: Unknown Target on May 05, 2008, 03:18:38 am

Hey mik! Long time no see - where you been? :)

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: BlackDove on May 05, 2008, 11:27:32 am

Does it allow you to travel to regions of space previously unexplored?

If not, I don't care for it.

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: Kosh on May 05, 2008, 06:49:30 pm

Welcome back

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: mikhael on May 05, 2008, 10:58:17 pm

Quote from: Unknown Target on May 05, 2008, 03:18:38 am

Hey mik! Long time no see - where you been? :)

Answer, the first:
  We have always been here.

Answer, the second:
  Working. Fixing the house. Working. Playing World of Warcraft. Working. Fixing my house.
  Working. Avoiding people I owe work to. Working. Fixing the house. Working.

Did I mention Working and Fixing the House? Dude. I'm totally moving into an apartment. Bloody cheaper.

And yes, I'd say a Shivan VPN Gateway does indeed let people with the right access keys to travel regions of space previously inaccessible.

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: Mr. Vega on May 06, 2008, 01:52:53 am

You got into World of Warcraft...

Wow...I'm.......stunned. Really.

Title: Re: I'm armoring my server room
Post by: mikhael on May 07, 2008, 11:15:52 pm

Yeah. Believe it or not, I signed up for WoW for a work. There's a convoluted chain of logic behind it, but what it boils down to is that I use it for keeping in contact with a bunch of WoW obsessed managers I've worked with recently so that when they're looking for someone to do a contract they think of me first. Its worked out okay. Pulled a rather lucrative contract out that way (1/3rd of my annual income in one two-week project).

For the most part, I play it like I play any console RPG.

I'm still evangelising Freespace2 (or rather, the SCP), though. :)