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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA in Silicon Valley. I've been programming for 20 years for companies like eBay, Cisco, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
This blog talks about events, places and things in my life.
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Daily Archives: August 27, 2010
Some ZFS News
Phoronix has a really well-written article on ZFS, including news on a company planning to release a CDDL-licensed linux kernel module. ZFS is the holy grail of filesystems. Many Database Administrators have switched from Linux to Solaris because ZFS has … Continue reading
Posted in BSD, Business, Linux, Open Source, Oracle, OSCON, Storage, Tech, Toys
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DynDNS Being Evil
DynDNS is changing the ToS on their free accounts to make them less appealing, thus encouraging upgrades to their Pro account for $15/year. Now a Free account holder is required to “log into your account or update your hostname monthly” … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Tech, Toys
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