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McDonalds appears to be branching out

William Hathaway — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:05:41 +0000

Tabacco sign on a McDonald's

I saw this when stopping on my drive back from West Virgina this afternoon. The McDonald’s was at a travel plaza and shared space with a small convenience store.

UNIX graffiti?

William Hathaway — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:55:27 +0000

Venn diagram of UNIX and graffiti enthusthiasts

I came across this on a couple of buildings, fence posts, and the sidewalk while walking around Morgantown.

Has anyone seen UNIX-like graffiti tagging elsewhere?

UNIX graffiti in Morgantown, WV

Data Center – envisioned versus reality

William Hathaway — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:09:12 +0000

Your CIO has never visited the data center that hosts your servers. Here is what he imagines it looks like:

This is what the setup at the data center really look like:

The bottom picture was taken through a cage at data center I was visiting a few weeks ago. I have no idea who owns the cage/server, but when I saw such “hosting ghetto” setup I knew I needed to take the picture with my phone.