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I will try that! Actually, I’ve accidentally done that shit in Prod. I connected our 10g and our 1g networks with a virtual switch in a Proxmox server. I undid it shortly after that, but it caused a network storm that impacted customers in 2 datacenters.

Fiber is unidirectional. The long run shit has two cables, for up and down. The graphic was supposed to show one of those two cables being cut. (I don’t think it shows that very well.)

You either have tonsil stones or a chronic sinus issues. Talk to an actual doctor.

Edit: But in answer to your question … the smell is bacteria that your sneeze has stirred up.
Tonsil stones are basically piles of bacteria. Chronic sinus infections are more bacteria. Those are the two most likely sources.

Ya it came from an exercise about STP Loop Guard. Cool.

Thanks! I’m about 2/3 the way through my CCNA. Just passed the CCST Network and Cybersecurity. Finished something called Cisco Meraki Engineer or some such shit today. I’m considering doing testing for Cisco Meraki Solutions Specialist later, as it appears I’ve covered all those topics, but the CCNA is my real goal. Mostly, I need to learn mgt protocols now, OSPF and BGP. I’m workin my ass off.

I own two GL.inet routers. I liked my Flint so much that I bought an Opal for my office and on the road. These machines are well provisioned. The OpenWRT reviews of them say to just leave the stock bootloader installed. I’ve installed all sorts of packages, multiple subnets, VPN, adblock, etc. GL.inet gear is good stuff.

I use sticky notes on my monitor.

Cisco offers a whole lot of free online training as well, on several different websites.
Its kind of a pita to get access in the first place, but its definitely free, comprehensive, and starts from the ground up.
And of course, they have paid training options on those same sites.

Well … How much do you want to learn? How serious are you?

If you want to know networking, the authority is Cisco.
I’m scheduled to take my CCST Network exam tomorrow. That’s an entry-level Cisco cert.
I’ve been studying for about 3 months. Wish me luck …

Junior NetAdmin Cert
The CCST training is online and entirely free.
https://www.netacad.com/career-paths/network-technician?courseLang=en-US

Access
You’ve got to jump through some hoops. You need to create an account and go through some verification.
They need to figure out if you are ‘overseas’ and whether you should be able to download encryption products.
I think its probably easiest if you use your work email, that’s what they are really looking for.

Cisco U
There’s a shit-ton of free classes at Cisco U as well.
Most of those are not directly cert-related, but a large amount of them were created for people studying for the CCNA, so they are certainly helpful. There’s all sorts of rando training, keep ya real busy. Here’s one I’ve started.
https://u.cisco.com/paths/understanding-cisco-data-center-foundations-20705

Lab Environments
The whole study program uses Packet Tracer for the labs, which you download from them.
I also got a copy of Cisco Modeling Labs running. That was a bitch, had to shoe-horn an OVA to run on Proxmox.
And I got an older edu copy of the Cloud Services virtual router, if there’s anything these other lab environments can’t handle. (This version can be freely downloaded … csr1000v-universal9.03.12.00.S.154-2.S-std.iso)

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Hehe. You are preachin to the choir.
In truth, most of my code, particularly my published pieces, looks like a textbook example of self-documentation.
This is because I’m inexpert enough at coding to need the pointers next time I look at my own code.
So if it looks like a kindergarten teacher authored it, I’ll probly be able to understand it later.

And thanks! My kitties always want more scratches. :]

Getting the cold shoulder here.

(They are actually warm and fuzzy shoulders.)

Well, the more of youtube we import … the more of youtube we import. Part of the reason we aren’t flooded with crap on the fediverse is that we are too small to matter. And perhaps we are small enough to effectively police our own. So … why would we want to import youtube at all? Bigger is not better.

That’s a link. They also call them URLs. We learned about them in web class, back in the stone age.

wat

I’ve posted here and had it deleted. So I don’t bother.
The instance I’m a member of had an unused selfhosting comm, and I started using it. Other people did too. Thanks for the shout out.

Damn. It took me 3 paragraphs to say that. Good job.

Ok, I quibble with much of what you just wrote, but your first line contained a lucid point.

In essence, you propose that a federated monetization scheme would direct the bulk of the pie to the participants and not to the big corporate interests.

Now that’s a damned interesting thing to consider.
I think its obvious that it would/will go awry. Any time you get non-profits screwing around with money, somebody figures out how to steal it.
But if even a bit more went to the participants and paid for infrastructure, that would be a positive thing.

But again … non-profits and coops never handle money correctly. Watch this get all the way to the goalpost and then swoop, it all gets handled with GooglePay. Its doomed. DOOM.

Youtube was a lot more fun before it was flooded with professionals out to make a buck on advertising. This thing you seek … it is not good.