December 2007

What We Want vs What We Buy

Posted by James Kahn on December 14, 2007 in life

There is an excellent blog post over at The Simple Dollar on what we actually want vs how we spend our money.

I’ve been thinking along these lines a lot recently.  Go read it.

Wet Dogs

Posted by James Kahn on December 13, 2007 in life

Apparently Border Collies are meant to be the smartest dog out there.  Why can’t ours figure out that when it’s raining, they can go in the carport, rather than lay in the mud!  Bloody hell!

SAN Engineer Appreciation Day

Posted by James Kahn on December 4, 2007 in life

After yesterday’s Mike Patton Appreciation Day announcement over at Dan’s blog, I’ve been inspired to announce today as SAN Engineer Appreciation Day.

Today, spare a thought for the often-grumpy, always-cynical SAN Engineers. Especially if you’re a pre-sales engineer trying to drop an HBA to fit a customer’s budget.

They appreciate gifts of Fibre Channel cables and old servers.