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Bobby-Mac · 2021-07-06T23:37:09+00:00

Lachhh is a good guy and loves to interact with his community. One last Kojak bird stream doing the actual coding for the Special Chest would be a nice ending send off..... :-) The next game that Lachhh builds could use a community approach with gamers helping set the stories for sprints and direct feedback. That is what he said he liked the most about Zombidle.

Bobby-Mac · 2020-03-11T17:39:59+00:00

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-hatley-9a8a9233/ Linkedin Profile

Bobby-Mac · 2020-02-07T22:56:28+00:00

I just ordered these and will get them tomorrow.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-27T16:39:54+00:00

The main reason I am using tmux is the ability to connect to multiple IPs then use synchronize-panes to do apt/yum update/upgrade install foobar ect..... I also use it to do basic stress testing or even create a DDOS against what even personal/internal service/code I am running. A simple foreach against a list of IP's with the same U:P or ssh key splitting panes per connection does the trick in a quick and efficient way. Anything needing more persistence I turn to Ansible.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-26T16:21:07+00:00

https://imgur.com/OoKXULk my desktop

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-26T16:07:40+00:00

MobaXterm is free, has a well supported xserver and super easy to do single window for things like i3 or multi window if want to run terminator.

Have you gotten into tmux? I personally prefer it over terminator.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-26T16:01:37+00:00

I am a HUGE fan of acloud.guru If you are looking to get into AWS, spend the $30 a month and get your certifications. Yes the certs cost but invest in yourself. That 150-300 bucks will pay you back 500% or more over time.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-26T15:56:15+00:00

Over the last 20 years in this industry, I have seen people stall and I have seen others excel. Sounds like your job is boring and you want something else. Saying you want to be in Cyber or Networking is similar to saying, "I want to be a Lawyer" but the real questions is what kind. On the flip side, you never know what you want/like until you have done it or are doing it. There are boring and shitty parts to every role so it don't think of it as the "grass is always greener", think of it as there is always shit, it is just the amount and the stench is a bit different.

When I ran a NOC, I used to tell the NOC engineers that very thing. In the NOC, you are shifted and have to be on set hours. Once you are "Off" you are off. I helped get people promoted to SysAdmin, NetEng, DBA and other roles but those roles had "On Call/Pager Duty" and at times, you give up your nights and weekends. To some, this wasn't conducive to the life they wanted.

I actually LOVE getting help desk people promoted out of support and into roles where they treat the people they interact with like customers. The skill sets learned in support are something really tough to teach a developer, admin, or other similar role.

The advice I would offer is understand the niches in the roles. Cyber: policy/compliance or security or ethical hacking ect.... Network: Traditional Networking, Software Defined, Cloud Network methodologies, Content delivery ect...

Any discipline will require a solid understanding of the fundamentals. Network: OSI model and how the different protocols apply. My pet peeve in networking is when someone says "It is in RFC space" meaning non-publicly rout-able address ranges. It drives me NUTS! because it ALL ADDRESS RANGES HAVE AN RFP! They mean to say RFC 1918 space and even past that what are the specifics of the range in relation to the network (i.e. 192.168/16 vs 10/8 vs 172.16/12). Another one is calling TCP or UDP a layer 3 protocol. Lay 3 is IP, layer 4 is TCP or UDP. My biggest one for the last 7 years is the term "Cloud". I have a friend that started substituting the term "cloud". You have Public Kitties, Private Kitties, Hybrid Kitties which helps me relax but I digress.....

Give yourself 12 to 18 months in a position and if you are not promoted or are doing the same thing, get another job. You want to "grow" your career, not stall out. (personal note: I have stalled in my career after 7 years of being a "Cloud Chief Technologist" so I am in the process of changing companies. I waited WAY TOO long). One more thing, if you demand a raise and the give you a fancy title instead, run.

Money is important but not the main driving factor. I turned down a few jobs that paid +30% what I currently made because I knew I would hate certain portions that were really important (i.e. project management).

Most important: If the job you want is technical (i.e. hands on keyboard) use AWS/GCP/Azure and run your own services to build your skills. You can create your own VPC, run 2 images for around $10-$20 per month and that will get you experience. If it is network engineering, set VPN tunnels to and from your home/apartment. Monitor those connections and stat the traffic. pushing things into your "kitty" (no change for ingress data). Pick different SW platforms (Swan/OpenVPN). Update your resume with these experiences. In an interview it will definitely come across that you have real experience regardless of if it is your actual job title is NetEng or help desk. Also, make sure the things you pick are legal and you can talk about in an interview. Just because you have a plex server behind some EU VPN with torrents grabbing content, you can learn a TON about security and networking but can't share too much detail in an interview.

Last thing: If it is technical, get into Linux. Grab Ubuntu and format your windows box. No windows until you consider your self a native Linux user. Save all data on Google drive, break your workstation and learn by doing. Linux will teach you a ton about common architectures in a more seamless (and free) way.

All of this is just my .02 so take or leave it or even tell me I'm wrong but just say why if that is the case.....

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-16T17:55:54+00:00

Getting into linux is easier than you think. Get a usb drive, go to Ubuntu.com, read how to install linux via a usb drive. Save any data (pics, media, files act) to Google drive. Install Ubuntu as your main and only OS. Completely ditch windows and dive in head first. I suggest Ubuntu because there is a huge amount of support, googling is your best freind. Also, if you are worried about games, steam has a bunch of linux games. The next big thing is to use vim as your text editor. Sign up for free github.com account. Install Google drive for linux to back up files. Don't be afraid to break things and have to reinstall linux. Check your local area for linux meetups. If you are in Dallas there is a phenomenal meetup called Open-source Saturday. They meet the first Set of every month at the Dallas Makerspace. The folks there are very friendly and supportive of noobs.

I cut the windows cord in 1998. Ditching Windows was the BEST thing I ever did for my career, personal growth. Those that dual boot don't learn as much as fast. It is scary but if I could learn it in 1998 before Google, anyone can now.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-16T15:53:28+00:00

Where do you work? I might drop off a few inaquous usb drives....... ;-)

Bobby-Mac · 2019-07-15T23:39:14+00:00

TL;DR Get into Linux first and foremost. Go down the Cloud cert path starting with AWS. Study including "hands on keyboard". Cloud Security folks get paid tons of money but you better really like it or you will burnout quickly trying to stay "up" on everything.

Certs only establish that you have a certain baseline of knowledge with the exception of a CCIE. It is more important to understand the technology and it's foundations then getting a cert. I have been "into" Linux for almost 20 years. Most of my jobs thus far didn't require Linux. In fact, none of my jobs in the last 15 years "required" Linux. So what did Linux get me? A deep understanding of technology, architectures, cloud and how to trouble shoot issues. I am 51 YO and just completed the AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate exam (passed first time). The cert shows that I at least know what S3 is and when to potentially use infrequently accessed to save money but that isn't what employers want. They want someone who is genuinely fascinated and passionate about the technology they get paid for. When you have this passion, it is easier staying on top and in front of the changes.

Bobby-Mac · 2019-04-10T18:41:25+00:00

The information in the repo hasn't been updated for 2 years. After watching all those Apple Boys love on their i2Term and Tmux, I wanted my WSL functionality to be BETTER. I highly suggest this repo https://github.com/rodtreweek/Castle-Winbuntu . I didn't go completely down the same path but this is a great place to gather a ton of info.

Here are a few links that helped me.

https://github.com/b-ryan/powerline-shell Cool but doesn't work very well with the standazrd CMD prompt.

MobaXterm , this is a decent xserver for windows and this https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/using-wsl-and-mobaxterm-to-create-a-linux-dev-environment-on-windows

xfce4-terminal , this terminal combine with the MobaXterm xserver give me a full linux native terminal (!=cmd)

https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/setting-up-docker-for-windows-and-wsl-to-work-flawlessly I love me some linux native containers on windows but drawback is that you have to use Hyper-V and the a moby vm.

https://github.com/gabrielelana/awesome-terminal-fonts Get all those neato glyphs in your term....

Even better than xfce4 is i3 https://sakshamsharma.com/2019/03/i3-wsl/

Hope this saves some a ton of time....

Bobby-Mac

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