Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2009

Seasons Greetings to all!

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2009 ARIN Election Results

November 19, 2009

Ok, so I am about two weeks late posting this.  No excuses for my tardiness (those will come in another post), just right down to it:
I lost. Again.
According to the results posted by ARIN back on 5 November, I came in 12th out of 17 candidates, with 94 votes. A huge THANK YOU goes out [...]

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2009 ARIN AC Candidate Speech

October 26, 2009

For anyone who wasn’t there in person, or who just wants to see it again, here is a video of the short speech I made in Dearborn at ARIN XXIV last Wednesday:

You can view all of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Council candidates speeches along with their bio’s at the ARIN Election Headquarters site.  [...]

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My 2009 ARIN Election Platform

September 30, 2009

In my previous post about this years ARIN elections, I promised to write a bit more about my own candidacy.  I guess in political terms that means outlining my platform.  Lucky for me, that is actually quite simple, my platform can be summarized in one word: Openness.
Openness defines my candidacy for two reasons; it is [...]

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Introducing Juniper Networks Day One Booklets

September 24, 2009

Juniper Networks recently added a new resource for those new to JUNOS, or looking to try new things with JUNOS.  They are calling it the Day One series and it shows potential.  The goal of each Day One guide is to provide clear, concise, and practical step-by-step instructions for completing common tasks.
Day One booklets give [...]

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2009 ARIN Election – Register Now!

September 11, 2009
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It is that time of year again folks, time for the back to back NANOG and ARIN meetings and the annual ARIN election.  This means that if your company is involved with the Internet, you should at the very least be paying attention, if not registering to attend one or both of these meetings.  If [...]

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Policy 2008-7 Adopted

September 3, 2009

I am very pleased (and a little proud) to announce that policy 2008-7: Annual WHOIS POC Validation has been adopted by the ARIN Board of Trustees!
If you have been following my blog (or the ARIN PPML) for awhile, you will know that I am one of the four authors of this policy – hence the [...]

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JNCIP-M Lab Exam Q&A

August 31, 2009
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Since I continue to receive questions regarding my JNCIP and JNCIE certifications; specifically what I did to prepare, I decided to create this FAQ on preparing for the JNCIP-M Lab Exam – hope it helps!
Q: Is an olive lab suitable for exam preparation?
A: Yes, I used an olive lab to prepare for both my JNCIP [...]

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I am a FOSS Cyborg, and you can too!

August 26, 2009
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I have come to realize that I am, in fact, a cyborg. Not the cool hardware enhanced cyborg from sci-fi stories but a more software based cyborg.
Merriam-Webster defines cyborg as “a bionic human” and bionic as “having normal biological capability or performance enhanced by or as if by electronic or electromechanical devices” – thus [...]

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