Hi. I'm jon.404, a Unix/Linux/Database/Openstack/Kubernetes Administrator, AWS/GCP/Azure Engineer, mathematics enthusiast, and amateur philosopher. This is where I rant about that which upsets me, laugh about that which amuses me, and jabber about that which holds my interest most: *nix.
Smokeping and Slipknot
Posted 07-09-2015 at 07:45 PM by rocket357
Random thoughts ahead...
I'm riding the train back home from work, headphones blasting Slipknot and reviewing my VPN mesh latencies on my laptop...thinking about this past year and three months or so. Seattle has been a fun city.
I had a crazy busy day today. We managed to get my team's work queue down to zero. Didn't last long, mind you, but just being able to do that for even a brief moment was an accomplishment. Following a holiday certainly helps, of course...but I know the cases will have their revenge on us.
I miss Texas, but not the heat. It's been in the 80's and 90's here (which is no slouch, given that none of the homes here have central AC), but I'd still take this over South Texas in July-September. I really feel like coming to the Pacific Northwest was a tough call, but the right one. AWS has been a great place to work, and I feel I've advanced my career more here than my previous employers. Maybe I'm biased, but that's how I see it.
The people here...man, they're different. In Louisiana I met mostly rude and obnoxious people (particularly in South Louisiana near the city...the prevailing attitude is "I'm having fun, so screw you"). In Texas, people are incredibly sweet and friendly. In both states, they're a bit too "in your face" for this introvert.
But Seattle...yeah, this is an introvert's paradise. These people are so chill and indifferent that I don't feel I need to constantly have my guard up (growing up in New Orleans in the 80's gave me a serious mistrust of other people). Not to get all sappy, but I love that people in Seattle leave you alone. They're friendly if you approach them, but they keep mostly to themselves.
Can't go wrong there.
I'm riding the train back home from work, headphones blasting Slipknot and reviewing my VPN mesh latencies on my laptop...thinking about this past year and three months or so. Seattle has been a fun city.
I had a crazy busy day today. We managed to get my team's work queue down to zero. Didn't last long, mind you, but just being able to do that for even a brief moment was an accomplishment. Following a holiday certainly helps, of course...but I know the cases will have their revenge on us.
I miss Texas, but not the heat. It's been in the 80's and 90's here (which is no slouch, given that none of the homes here have central AC), but I'd still take this over South Texas in July-September. I really feel like coming to the Pacific Northwest was a tough call, but the right one. AWS has been a great place to work, and I feel I've advanced my career more here than my previous employers. Maybe I'm biased, but that's how I see it.
The people here...man, they're different. In Louisiana I met mostly rude and obnoxious people (particularly in South Louisiana near the city...the prevailing attitude is "I'm having fun, so screw you"). In Texas, people are incredibly sweet and friendly. In both states, they're a bit too "in your face" for this introvert.
But Seattle...yeah, this is an introvert's paradise. These people are so chill and indifferent that I don't feel I need to constantly have my guard up (growing up in New Orleans in the 80's gave me a serious mistrust of other people). Not to get all sappy, but I love that people in Seattle leave you alone. They're friendly if you approach them, but they keep mostly to themselves.
Can't go wrong there.
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This Ex-San Diego native loved Seattle when I was there in the early '80s.
Bellevue, Wa, then later I had friends in Wenatchee, and Moses Lake, so I
went back and forth for a few months.
Then I moved to Texas, but I was 21'ish and slinging hot asphalt
tar all over the place, from West Fort Worth to East of Dallas.
No Thanks.
Presently living in Boardman, Ohio.
"A nice place to call 'home'"
And it is.Posted 07-10-2015 at 06:26 PM by Habitual 
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I spent a decent amount of my time in the Marines in San Diego, with short hops to 29 Palms and Iwakuni, Japan, here and there. I love the vibe Southern California has going.
Everywhere I've been has a certain feel to it, some better than others, but all pretty unique. I'm not certain I'd ever want to move back to New Orleans, but most anywhere else I've lived would be nice to see again.Posted 07-11-2015 at 12:52 AM by rocket357
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I glory in the heat on bicycle and motorcycle. Makes a visit to Dairy Queen just more pleasurable.Quote:I miss Texas, but not the heat
Farther Northwest I ever road on motorcycle was Mountain Home Idaho to see Lil brother.
I was impressed with Boise and how well designed it was compared to Philly or So. Cal.
Bike sections next to road and side walks. All with pretty white lines.
Yeah. I was a jarhead also on helicopters in Santa Ana. Discharged and stayed in Costa Mesa and worked at New Port Beach across from Balboa Island (Party all the time).
Never been to Washington State though. Bars in Idaho had "doomsday prepper" types with bowie knives. At least the ones I went to did. Tennessee bars along the Mississippi river was like that also when I was a jarhead in training outside of Memphis.
Louisiana has always been creepy to me. I've been to some backwoods places in a 51 Dodge Fathead PU truck while on leave from USMC. My wife is from Mississippi so I travel through Louisiana a bunch because of inlaws. Alabama can be a trippy trip also. I have a bro-in-law living there.
I trip them out because I am a White Desert Rat. Biker. But computer savvy also.
Extrovert here. You either love me or hate me.
Plus being big has it's perks also.Posted 07-11-2015 at 08:35 PM by rokytnji
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Washington State is a split state, like California. Northern Cali and Southern Cali are quite different in climate, terrain, and people, and Washington State is much the same between East/West of the Cascades. Seattle, of course, is more like many other big cities, where open carrying a gun (legally or otherwise) is cause for concern among the city-types who have never had to hunt or fish for their food. Eastern Washington is more like Texas in that regard.
Posted 07-11-2015 at 10:11 PM by rocket357
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I've lived so long in the Midwest I don't think I could live in the South again.
Posted 07-13-2015 at 03:43 PM by vmccord
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I jokingly told my wife I was considering a job in another state.
Won't be making that mistake again (anytime soon)...Posted 07-13-2015 at 06:23 PM by rocket357
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I think that's how I got to Kansas.
Posted 07-16-2015 at 12:49 PM by vmccord
