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"I need the full DevOps workflow to publish the site." "It's a static site. Here are the SFTP credentials to upload the files you have, which were generated by the client's SSG." "You don't understand. I need to upload the site; I need the DevOps procedure." "No, you don't understand. It's generated by BSSG; all you have to do is upload the output via SFTP into the FreeBSD jail and the deploy is automatic." Silence. "But how does the deploy bot handle it?" Silence. The person who hired him (as an intern) gets on the line: "Just humor him, the kid is sharp-he's really good with AI!" I tell him we're talking about two completely different things. He fires back: "If you can't keep up with him, I think you need to update your skills. That's what we're paying you for." And that was that. I've decided that for 80 Euros a year - while providing a dedicated FreeBSD jail, over 100GB of hosting, backups, monitoring, and custom BSSG tweaks - they can definitely find someone more "up to date" elsewhere. #TGIF #IT #SysAdmin #HorrorStories
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Digitalprojekt in Deutschland: Man könnte natürlich 20 fähige Entwickler nehmen, ihnen ein klares Ziel geben und sie einfach bauen lassen. Aber dann bestünde ja die Gefahr, dass am Ende tatsächlich etwas funktioniert. Also erst Zuständigkeiten klären, Bund und Länder abstimmen, Arbeitskreis gründen, Berater holen, Machbarkeitsstudie schreiben, ausschreiben, vergeben, Kick-off, Jour fixe, Lenkungskreis, Workshops und Statusberichte. Nach drei Jahren, fünf Millionen Euro und 600 Meetings steht die »Roadmap«. Die Entwickler dürfen dann auch mal anfangen. Falls noch Budget da ist. 😉 #Digitalisierung #Deutschland #IT
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SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers A practical look at SmartOS, illumos, zones, LX compatibility and the way this operating system approaches servers. Not a complete guide, just enough to understand why I like it. https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/09/28/smartos-the-illumos-way-of-thinking-about-servers/ #SmartOS #illumos #Hosting #Server #IT #SysAdmin #OwnYourData #ITNotes #Tutorial
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Several requests this morning. The first one: "I broke a configuration and you need to rush and fix it, because this could cause some inconvenience to one of our employees". My reply: "I can take care of it early this afternoon as it’s not really urgent and I'm busy at the moment." "It’s not urgent, but you need to do it now because this afternoon I won’t have time to deal with it". Latest phone call, ten minutes ago: "Hi, sorry, when you get a chance, could you fix this thing for me? It’s not urgent, just let me know when it’s done". Guess which one is already fixed? #IT #SysAdminLife
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Traditional hosting company: “We had a Linux crash. Or maybe systemd. Or KVM. Possibly a kernel issue. There is also a non-zero chance aliens interfered with our servers. We’re not entirely sure what happened. Sorry for the inconvenience.” OpenBSD Amsterdam: “We had a crash. One of the OpenBSD developers looked at it and is now patching OpenBSD so it won’t happen again.” Who’s the boss now? 😎 Thank you, @OpenBSDAms@mastodon.bsd.cafe ! #OpenBSD #RunBSD #IT #SysAdmin
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