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I think I did use Kuro5hin for a time, but if you have seen my writing elsewhere it is most likely LWN or some miscellaneous technical training vendors, both of

I think I did use Kuro5hin for a time, but if you have seen my writing elsewhere it is most likely LWN or some miscellaneous technical training vendors, both of which I contributed to for a while before my life got a little crazy. I'm actually currently getting back into freelance writing, so while I have fifteen minutes of fame... my first passion before technology was writing and teaching, and I write and develop training on technical topics I am interested in (there's a number of them). Contact info in my profile.

rsync 6y ago
OK, now I remember: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11611571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11611571 It was Michael Crawford. JohnCompanies, the first VPS provider, and the incubator of what eventually became rsync.net, did all of the original advertising on kuro5hin.org. I actually grew the company a fair amount just on the basis of those small ads on k5. While I was never an active member of the community there I had enough random exposure to it to absorb a little bit of what went on there... Sorry for the noise :)
- jcrawfordor 6y ago
  At one point when funemployed and living in a better DC market I considered trying to start a VPS operation but decided against it since the market is so hypercompetitive. I guess I'd have been in good company. Now that I live in the forsaken desert I have to ship my hardware to a different state to get a decent colo rate, so that's right out.
- nobody9999 6y ago
  Yes. Michael David Crawford[0]. RIP MDC[1]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19489570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19489570 [1] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d72b41e4b0f798b53a3cae/t/5d2cf3b6d9f2c40001eff701/1563227062946/Michael+David+Crawford+obit.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d72b41e4b0f798b53a3...
- TylerE 6y ago
  Hah, there's a name I haven't thought of in a while. I had a JohnCompanies server way back in the day.

rsync 6y ago

OK, now I remember: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11611571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11611571 It was Michael Crawford. JohnCompanies, the first VPS provider, and the incubator of what eventually became rsync.net, did all of the original advertising on kuro5hin.org. I actually grew the company a fair amount just on the basis of those small ads on k5. While I was never an active member of the community there I had enough random exposure to it to absorb a little bit of what went on there... Sorry for the noise :)

jcrawfordor 6y ago
At one point when funemployed and living in a better DC market I considered trying to start a VPS operation but decided against it since the market is so hypercompetitive. I guess I'd have been in good company. Now that I live in the forsaken desert I have to ship my hardware to a different state to get a decent colo rate, so that's right out.
nobody9999 6y ago
Yes. Michael David Crawford[0]. RIP MDC[1]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19489570 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19489570 [1] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d72b41e4b0f798b53a3cae/t/5d2cf3b6d9f2c40001eff701/1563227062946/Michael+David+Crawford+obit.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d72b41e4b0f798b53a3...
TylerE 6y ago
Hah, there's a name I haven't thought of in a while. I had a JohnCompanies server way back in the day.