Re: 160 gig's is not enough?

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005, Kurt Brendgard wrote:

> Actualy, I understand you. I've been working with
> these things for about 18 years and a lot of times I
> get lost in a thread as well. Don't let it stop you. I
> know some of the Friday night people, they don't mind
> helping somebody who "doesn't know squat"; they've
> stopped and helped me a number of times. I still don't
> know squat compared to some of these guys, I just keep
> trying to get done what I need to get done, and learn
> what I need on the way. It changes so fast, few people
> CAN keep up on it all. I have even introduced some of
> them to clients saying these guys make me look like I
> know nothing, haven't I Authur? lol. It's still easy
> for me to get lost in it, and I work as a
> tech/admin/consultant. So don't feel bad, just keep
> plodding along. Someday you will be the one everybody
> looks to for answers ;)

<G> If someone ever steals my palm pilot you'l have to sit me in the corner
and wipe drool off my lip from time to time. ;-) The older I get the less I
can absorb and recall, so good notes and references are essential.

In this age of information all you need are good research skills and some
level of familiarity with the style technical references use (I know a lot of
people who get cross-eyed looking at man pages, and understandably so. But
once you get comfortable with their style of presentation and organisation
they're indispensible). Master that and you can attempt anything you want,
regardless of whether or not you've done it before.

In the end, the UNIX world is about the written word. I'm not a liberal arts
type myself, but this guy is right on the money:

  http://www.rap.ucar.edu/staff/tres/elements.html

So, don't get disillusioned or intimidated by what you think you don't know.
It's all a lot more simple than many of us think, and once you master a few
core fundamentals the rest will snowball *fast*.

        --Arthur Corliss
          Bolverk's Lair -- http://arthur.corlissfamily.org/
          Digital Mages -- http://www.digitalmages.com/
          "Live Free or Die, the Only Way to Live" -- NH State Motto
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Received on Fri Jul 22 10:22:19 2005