August 10, 2020
Quora: Why Am I So Scared of Competition?
A Quora question that seems to reflect some current trends, bred into children in schools nowadays.
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August 10, 2020
June 27, 2020
My Crazy-Ass Hertz Pivot Plan: Cars as a Service (CaaS)
Companies like Hertz have been hit hard due to the pandemic. Here’s one crazy idea on how they can pivot their business model
June 22, 2020
Storage Short Take #29
After a bit of a hiatus, we’re back with Storage Short Take #29. Some company updates, some misinformation about NVMe-oF, a whole lot of Synology security updates, and a mysterious visit from the FBI to a friend of mine.
June 18, 2020
Updates from @Synology: 2020 Plus Series Lineup
A press release from synology, along with my comments
June 12, 2020
Quora Question – Why is the SAN faster than iSCSI?
A question from Quora about how SAN performance differs between Fibre Channel and iSCSI
June 1, 2020
May 22, 2020
The Name Game and Spam Connections: The “Jaweed Scenario”
I have an unusual name. I like my name, but I admit that it’s unusual. I often get people that I don’t know me try to fudge by using my middle name – and often get it wrong. While my middle name is Michel, I can understand why people (non-francophones, obviously) will call it “Michael.” But I don’t go by my middle…
May 21, 2020
Being There: First Hand Accounts of Mt. St. Helens
First-hand accounts of what it was like being on the mountain when it erupted on May 18, 1980.
May 19, 2020
Is Disney’s “Song of the South” Really A Problem?
Disney will not release Song of the South on Disney+, no matter what. This is a shame.
April 13, 2020
Storage Short Take #28
Online conferences, new technology reaching the product stage, and some tectonic-sized industry ecosystem movements.