Author: Jason Burns
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Organizing people and things
I’ve been thinking about a way to organize people and things. One idea I’ve been thinking about is a mailing list. I have two thoughts on this: 1. A mailing list like {group-list@bbbburns.com} that we make everyone in our group of friends a member of. If you have stuff to email everyone in the group..…
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Sick Again
Being sick can suck it. I’m beginning to think there is something wrong with me. I’ve been sick about 4 times so far this year. That’s just not right. What the hell am I doing wrong? Also, I’ve been watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on http://hulu.com There is some relief in that. It makes…
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A Change?
I think I need a change of pace. I should do something different for a while. I’m thinking more Linux maybe? More teaching maybe? Maybe I should move somewhere else to see what that’s like. Any suggestions?
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Open Source Tinkering – Wireshark
I never thought I’d be able to say this, but I’m contributing to an open source project. I’m pretty damn excited about it. I use Wireshark almost every day to decode all sorts of voip messages. One thing that has always bothered me is not all the SCCP messages (the protocol used to control Cisco…
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
I want to quote something from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig There’s this primary America of freeways and jet flights and TV and movie spectaculars. And people caught in this primary America seem to go through huge portions of their lives without much consciousness of what’s immediately around them.…
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Post CCIE
There was a party, it was awesome. Everyone was there. Pirates vs Ninjas Jason came down to visit with his girl Ashley. It was the best time I’ve had in a while. Interesting and memorable events unfolded as always. Since the party I bought a GPS for my motorcycle and have been thinking about that…
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CCIE Attempt #3 – PASS – Voice CCIE # 20707
I passed my CCIE Voice certification. After three grueling attempts I am finished. I managed to come out passing with CCIE # 20707. This last test I really destroyed. I walked out of there a few minutes before the exam ended because I knew it was done. I put as much brain power into it…
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CCIE Attempt #3
I just finished my third attempt at the Voice CCIE today. My first impressions: 1. Wow, I’ve never seen any of these questions before. 2. Wow, I can do all of this. 3. Man, I kicked that tests ass. Things went much better than the first two attempts. And now… Cinco De Mayo!!! I have…
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Forums!
I had a few extra minutes today and installed PHPBB. I was hoping we could use this forum software to coordinate trips and events and post randomness. You can get to the forums here. And also in a new link I’ve added at the top right of the page you’re looking at now at least…
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Ninjas Vs Pirates – Friday May 9th
House Party on Friday May 9th. Ninjas Vs Pirates Free Rum and Beer Come dressed as a Ninja or Pirate and fight your rival faction. Get drunk doing it. Facebook Event Here is some inspiration for costume choices ladies 😉 Costume Ideas