A terrific treatise on Linux load averages

 Posted on August 8, 2017

Linux Load Averages: Solving the Mystery is a terrific article on Linux load averages from Brendan Gregg. Well worth the time. I learned a lot. Please be patient. This was tweeted out recently, and his site is throttling requests. [Read More]
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GE LED BR-30 bulbs - Avoid

 Posted on April 23, 2017

After my third failed GE BR-30 LED bulb, I thought that I would post of my experience. Within 12 to 18 months of purchase, I have had 3 of these bulbs fail in the exact same way with random dimming and flickering. [Read More]

Ubuntu to switch back to GNOME and will use Wayland

 Posted on April 6, 2017  (Last modified: March 12, 2018)

[In a blog post from Mark Shuttleworth](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2017/04/05 /growing-ubuntu-for-cloud-and-iot-rather-than-phone-and-convergence/), Canonical will stop work on Unity 8 and the desktop server Mir. In Ubuntu 18.04, GNOME and Wayland will be the desktop display technologies. [Read More]

Passed AWS Certified Developer - Associate

 Posted on April 5, 2017  (Last modified: April 7, 2017)

Just passed the Amazon AWS Certified Developer - Associate exam. That successfully completes all 3 of the AWS associate level exams. Now to start working on the professional certification.

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