ACOUSTIC SUNDAY!
Well, my friends, my absence the past few days should be a clue as to just how busy I’ve been. I am desperately trying to get my data center built, so that I can get my ass back to Michigan, and back home. A funny little story. Friday, I’m on a design authority call with representatives from the customer, including their network engineer. He asked how I was doing, and I mentioned I was trying to build a data center out from bare tiles to completely cabled and fibered server racks, network racks and storage area networks all in 2 and a half week. His reply? “Who’s stupid fucking idea was that!”. I just left it at that, since the persons whose idea it was, the customers director of IT who escalated to get it built, was also on the call. I got a HUGE satisfaction out of that one!
So, from the comments the other day, I have some fellow IT workers out there. That’s good to know, and cheers to you all. It’s a tough business, and I don’t think most people know exactly the insane working conditions we suffer so that when you want to print that Word document, or send that email, or surf the internet, it all goes smoothly. The IT business, especially as you rise up the ranks, it just a tough, grueling business, where 18 hours days are not uncommon, and being home 3 weeks in a row is not all that unusual. The earliest I left the raised floor this past week was midnight.
One of the younger guys on my project asked me how I did it. I have no clue. I told him that IT tends to weed out the weak and those without the stamina to work super long hours. Not everyone can do what we do. Enjoy the music!
- Ben Folds Five – Brick
- Staind – Comfortably Numb
- Stone Temple Pilots – Creep
- Alice In Chains – Down A Hole
- Radiohead – Creep
- Pixies – Caribou
- Soundgarden – Like Suicide
- Pearl Jam – Oceans
- Neil Young – Harvest Moon
October 17th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Got those data centre buildin’ blues?
October 18th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Nice tune selection! I feel your pain, the IT dept I am in is stuck in the worst dungeon of a basement I have ever seen.
October 19th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
MISSING IN ACTION – one blogger, known to post some great tunes, last seen 5/10/08,
October 22nd, 2008 at 4:24 am
I completely bare with you! Keep up the work and results will come. It is not easy, i am sure, but as you like it, it is not tremendous problem to work over time. Hopefully you will have more time to post here more often again
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October 23rd, 2008 at 2:57 am
I love to listen to music just like you. And your interest in music is great.
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October 29th, 2008 at 3:18 am
Were have you been Infonistacrat? Miss your posts and eveny now & then I find something kewl I forgot about. Hope you’re OK.
Mike
October 29th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Where’d you go and are you ever coming back? As one of my daily first stops, you’re missed…
Hope all is well,
David M.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Using the site SeeqPod.com, I came across a version of Bowie’s “Rebel, Rebel” that is (or used to be) hosted on your blog. I was just hoping that you could tell me what it’s from. It starts out with just quick, short guitar chords for a couple verses before really breaking into the main song. Thanks!
January 5th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Nice tune selection! I feel your pain, the IT dept I am in is stuck in the worst dungeon of a basement I have ever seen.
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