The Doctor Is In
Explaining complex ideas in simple ways.Also, you think too much.
autopoiesis (noun; au•to•poi•e•sis).
Nature self-organizes at all levels of scale in a large number of interacting units - from the very simplest to the most complex. These complex adaptive systems are present in all forms of nature, including human nature.
Search
Categories
Storage Short Take #42
Back With Another Short Take\n\nAfter a much needed rest, we’re back with another Storage Short Take. But, first things first. In case you missed it, I’m very pleased to have been selected as a “Top...
Beaten By Cliffhanger
It was the last trail of the week, and the most difficult. After the set of crises earlier in the week, I had been dreading this trail more than ever. Cliffhanger. I still hadn’t forgiven...
Damn Near Wrecked It
(photo credit: Craig Carlson)\n\nI’d conquered worse. It really shouldn’t have been a big deal. And yet, here we were. \n\nOn approach to the Waterfall obstacle (photo credit: Craig Carlson)\n\nIt’s called “The Waterfall,” a multi-staged ascent...
Disaster! Disaster!
“Disaster! Disaster!” Unintentionally, my voice over the radio came across as snark, not panic. I’m not sure that was better, though. It was, after all, a disaster. Dave had already crested the next obstacle, and...
More Than Just A Jeep
“That’s a boss rig, man.” I was coming out of the gas station, back towards my truck that was sitting at the refueling pumps, my trailer carefully parked so that others could get their own...
Storage Short Take #41
Ugh, too long, too long…\n\nSadly, time has flown by while life got in the way. Nevertheless, here is the 41st installation of the Storage Short Take.\n\nStorage Media and Technology\n\nThis is a really good article on...
jmetz.com is an IT Blog Awards Finalist
This is the first time that my blog has been recognized! I’ve been named a finalist in the IT Blog Awards, hosted by Cisco. Feel free to vote!
Storage Short Take #40
TCP finally becomes a true player for NVMe-oF, but what does that mean for RoCE? Also, CXL and Gen-Z have a MAJOR announcement.
Storage Short Take #39
Conference season hasn’t wound down completely, but we’re in the eye of the hurricane before the next round begins. Also, tape is definitely not dead.
Storage Short Take #38
Oodles of conferences, but fatigue is setting in. Storage media news, and new regulations that tear down privacy walls. For your “safety,” of course.
The Honorary Doctorate – The Participation Trophy of Academia
Should people who get an honorary doctorate use it as a title? Is it okay, or are they just valor-stealing participation-trophy poser monkeys
LTTP Reviews – Flowers for Algernon
In a return to “Late to the Party Reviews,” we revisit the nostalgia of Flowers for Algernon and see if it holds up to the memory.