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I'm a network architect, working for an ISP. I design and architect networks for our Internet customers and for our private customers as well. I read Hacker N
by muppetman 16y ago
I'm a network architect, working for an ISP.
I design and architect networks for our Internet customers and for our private customers as well.
I read Hacker News because I find it really interesting. Not living in the US, the whole startup thing is something I still, frankly, don't quite understand.
It's a whole other world that I find very interesting in almost a voyeuristic way.
I don't consider myself much of a Hacker. I install vim on my Windows XP machine at work to edit Router config's and the like, but I don't need to use any of its power.
I suspect there's quite a few people here like me that read the site and the comments, but never really post because I can't offer anything decent to the conversations.
- scorpioxy 16y agoJust want to add that being a hacker has less to do with the tools you choose to use and more to do with how you approach problems. Using Windows is not a mark of shame or incompetence. Using Windows because you can't comprehend anything but point-and-click interfaces probably is. In my opinion at least...
- jsz0 16y agoI also work at an ISP. I feel like building a big complex router configuration can classify as hacking. You're creating something that didn't exist before you took the router out of the box. Maybe you're limited to the device's capabilities and features but there's still plenty of room for creativity and skill in how you design and implement solutions.
- muppetman 16y agoGood point. I guess by hacker I meant coder/programmer. Most of the articles here refer to programming or other similar complex problems. Whilst BGP next-hops, OSPF neighbours and flapping spanning-tree can be a pain in the arse to debug, I just don't quite consider it on the same level as some of the stuff I read here. Maybe it's just because I don't understand it, so it seems more complex than it really is? I am proud of my work and I love my job, so I'm happy in that regard!