It’s rare in IT consulting to find a pair of companies with fewer ethics. Even rarer when they require you to take ethics training. I’ve written about corporate ethics many times on this blog. Some time prior to 10/06/2021 I was contacted by one of the 32,767 cousins recruiting for Collabera. They have to use these shell companies because they are over on the green card and visa worker quota for a single company. The … Collabera and IBM at NavistarRead more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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I Miss Head Crashes
I know it seems unreal to wax nostalgic for head crashes, but at least then you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt the drive was bad. Today’s drives seem to half-fail. I was reminded of this story for two reasons. I listed this machine on craigslist, and it appears I have a drive from another machine failing the same way. Someone emailed me wanting to communicate off-list about the machine, that isn’t going to … I Miss Head CrashesRead more
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So You Are Looking for a New Web Host?
I’ve had my share of shit hosting services over the years. Sometimes it feels like I’ve had them all. EIG Companies owns so many it is hard to avoid shit service. It’s all he same shit company with the same shit service. They make their money by customers getting pissed off and falling for yet another teaser rate at yet another shell company they’ve stood up. Presented by ResearchAsAHobby.com 1and1.com One of the first shit … So You Are Looking for a New Web Host?Read more
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Anti-Tivoization
Anti-Tivoization is once again rearing its ugly head in the OpenSource world. I have never understood the mindset of busting other people’s things then expecting them to fix the things under warranty. I guess you could call this an extension of my post on SOVERSION and tiny x86 minds. People don’t understand just how many projects LGPL V3 and later are killing off. What really stuns me are the people who still believe one should … Anti-TivoizationRead more
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The 486SX
It’s not just COVID-19 vaccines receiving large quantities of disinformation. Even the 486SX has its own Holocaust Deniers. I couldn’t believe this popped up again months ago. Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay The time honored (and correct) tale of the 486SX was that the original units were 486DX chips with a defective math co-processor. With every new chip design, especially back there and back then, there was always a bit of a yield problem … The 486SXRead more