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Comment Re:He had high security turned on that block passw (Score 1) 502

He had high security turned on that blocked password recovery as some of the network stuff was out in open at some sites and not in a locked room. With the high security you have to do a full reset to get back in without a password.

Which I would like to add is a standard Security Practice according to the DoD rule's for Network Security. As a CCIE and a person who understands Security, I would have expected nothing less from him.

Comment Re:If he wins will he have to retest for certifica (Score 1) 502

The CCIE is comprised of two tests. The first is a written test taken at a standard testing center, IE Pearson VUE. Once you have passed the written, you can then take an 8 hour lab test as a Cisco facility. Passing both will grant you a CCIE.

Cisco's rules for CCIE re-certification require a CCIE to pass a CCIE written test every two years to maintain certification. You do not have to take the lab test again unless you fail to pass the written in the two year time-frame.

Given he has been in prison for 18 months, I would speculate that he will miss the 2 year deadline. I don't see Cisco making an exception for him either.

Which is a shame, because as a Network Engineer, I feel he did nothing wrong. Of course, even if he wins the trial, he has still lost a lot due to the personal costs involved.

Comment Re:The reason is obvious (Score 1) 164

You hit upon my biggest complaint about craigslist. The trust factor is terrible. All it would take is for them to implement user logins with the ability of the buyer/seller to rate each other. Yea, it's just like ebay and it is always subject to abuse, but I think it would help more than the current system. Until I see ratings on sellers, I am very, very leery of buying anything from craiglist.

Comment Re:Drupal Sux (Score 1) 130

I know everyone is going to mark the OP as a troll, but I have to agree. I started out using PHPNuke nearly 10 years ago. I moved on to PostNuke, then Joomla, then Drupal, back to Joomla, then Wordpress. Of all the CMS/Blog software I have used, Drupal was the most unintuitive and cumbersome. Everything about it was hard to do, hard to customize. I could not stand it. I've never understood how so many people can love it so much.

Comment Re:I'd never do it, but (Score 1) 783

.....unless they demonstrate a genuine compassion, patience, and willingness to help others even on their worst days.

Don't worry though.... Much like a person who gets into politics with good intentions, they too will become jaded just like the rest of their coworkers.....

I'd like to make another comment. I'm a network engineer and my wife is an RN, 10+ years. I know first hand that IT can be thankless and people look at you as a blue collar worker there to do their bidding. But in Nursing, it's worse. People expect you to be their Nurse, Doctor, Waiter, Grief Counselor, Social Worker and clean up their poop. Nursing may be stable and pay good money, but if I was to look for an under appreciated class of educated professionals, Nursing would be two rungs below IT on the respect ladder.

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