Define the term 'firewall roulette'
This article fails at making the case that workers don’t like remote work.
The DNS protocol needs refreshing but a global, distributed database is not easy to change. The folks leading the DNS architecture are making small but substantial changes once per year. There is a non-zero but small risk that something will break for some people. This year they are addressing DNS Fragmentation on UDP and required […]
It hadn’t occurred to me that having Dual SIMs in a smartphone has hidden aspects of complexity. In this slide, having multiple SIMs means thinking about activity – are both SIMs active at all times ? If so, are you willing to incur the battery and product penalty to have dual radios operating simultaneously. Or […]
LinkedIn originated with a focus on connecting professionals and contacts were supposed to be people that you know or worked with. The early team worked hard to build a monopoly/network effect around business connections. Much of LinkedIn’s interface usability stems from that design intention. Now there is tension between what was LinkedIn was 10 years […]
Virtual Open Office is a chance for people to gather and discuss any topics you find interesting. Open to Anyone. No cost or commitment. Just a chance to sit around and talk, like you were in the corridor at a conference. I’ll be there with a coffee/tea or a beer/cocktail (as appropriate) Tuesday, September 15, […]
Virtual Open Office is a chance for people to gather and discuss any topics you find interesting. Open to Anyone. No cost or commitment. I’ll be there with a coffee/tea or a beer/cocktail (as appropriate) Tuesday, Aug 25, 1000BST/0900UTC intended for European, Australia/Oceania and East Asian Friday, Aug 28 2000BST/1900UTC which might suit people in […]
Your bio says "words are mine" but your feed has company content all over it.

Kubernetes networking is a mess. This explains some of the mess.
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The story of Stuxnet, the first cyber weapon in history. Focus is on the manipulation of machinery at Natanz, with detailed explanations of machine configuration and operation. A few takeaways for myself after watching: The Stuxnet software impacted the Iranian nuclear program by damaging the project budget. Instead of blowing up the centrifuges, they increased […]
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A new video series publishing weekly. We will take a story that is suitable for video and cover it. Here is the first “Incident” for Network Break TV published on the Packet Pushers Youtube Channel. You should totally subscribe right now The music and intro screens are making me cringe a little. I’ll keep working […]
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Bill Koss reflects on state of networking
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Office Hours for mid-August.
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Smart use of available resources.
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Hear me out
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I'm beginning to feel concerned for the future of an open Internet.
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Defining feces barrier
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Whats is a bugdoor ?
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The feeling you get working with ITIL consultants
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