The SoapVox

Ok, ok, ok…I know it’s been a while (a whole week already??) since the last time I posted anything to this place, but…I have a good excuse!

For the last 10 years or so, I’ve been an independent consultant, helping small companies upgrade from windows to linux, and then giving said small companies the support they need in the rare occasions when their linux servers go nuts.

The problem with this job is that…the support part rarely happens. Linux is such a good OS that when you set it up right, it’s stable as all get out and doesn’t break down. A client of mine has a server that I installed for him almost 10 years ago, and it has been rebooted 3 times in those 10 years…it’s never had a single problem, those reboots where power-grid related. With that kind of stability, it’s a great choice for the client…but it sucks for the consultant that lives off the support lol!

A week ago or so, I was invited to work with one of the oldest linux consulting companies in town, in a very interesting project…and decided to accept it.

The problem is that the job means a lot of time, starting early in the morning….and like most geeks, I hate mornings! I’ve been sleeping from 6 or 7am to noon for the last 10 years…adjusting to an 8am wakeup time is hard as all hell :)

So…that’s my excuse lol! I’ve been working on a project that I can’t talk about yet, and I’ve been having a hard time adjusting to the schedule….but it all should get better next week, if my body cooperates lol!

BTW, I’ve read a very good book (thanks for the recommendation, Handy! :) and I’ll try to write a review during the weekend, if I manage to wake up at all before monday morning :)

So…now you know why I haven’t been around lately :)

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