Re: nanog revelancy to newcomers [was Re: Curious question on hop identity...]

[Matthew Sullivan <matthew () sorbs net>]

Scott Weeks wrote:
> <rant>
> I just have to add to this.  I have worked with quite a few CC{IE, NP, SP, ...} types lately that've been given lead positions and high responsibilities.  (Hell, 
> some have .sigs that look like the dictionary.  They're very good at passing cert tests.)  Many don't want to know about UNIX and Open Source Software.  I 
> don't mean not use it in production, but don't want to know anything about it at all.  They don't want to know how the internals of any of it works.  They 
> want to design by book regurgitation and operate by point-and-click.  They don't think about things organically or as the Big Picture, rather they have a very 
> narrow point of view.  It's a change of personality type behind this.  Do the least amount of work for the most amount of money.  It's not geek-excitement that 
> drives them.  It's a crazy world when CCxx certs are considered more valuable than EE or Comp Sci degrees.  :-(
> </rant>
>
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s/CC/MS*\/CC/g
s/EE or /real world experience or EE and /

/ Mat