Re: Guest Column: Kentik's Doug Madory, Last Call for Upcoming ISOC Course + More
A friend once commented, "If it's free, -=YOU=- are the product." It should be updated to, "If it's free, -=YOU & EVERYONE YOU INTERACT WITH=- are the product." /herb On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 10:25 AM John Gilmore wrote: > It is totally possible to turn off the spyware in MailChimp. You just > need to buy an actual commercial account rather than using their > "free" service. To save $13 or $20 per month, you are instead selling > the privacy of every recipient of your emails. See: > > https://mailchimp.com/help/enable-and-view-click-tracking/ > > "Check the Track clicks box to enable click tracking, or uncheck the > box to disable click tracking. ... Mailchimp will continue to > redirect URLs for users with free account plans to protect against > malicious links. ... When a paid user turns off click tracking, > Mailchimp will continue to redirect their URLs until certain account > activity thresholds are met." > > Don't forget to turn off the spyware 1x1 pixel "web bugs" that > MailChimp inserts by default, too: > > https://mailchimp.com/help/about-open-tracking/ > > John >
Re: Seattle NANOG 88 things to see
A more eccentric attraction: The Fremont Neighborhood Troll under the North end of the Aurora Bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll Tourist trapish: Pioneer Square: https://www.pioneersquare.org/ On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 5:00 PM William Herrin wrote: > Howdy, > > We're a couple weeks out from NANOG 88 so I thought I'd repost a list > of things I think folks with computer and engineering backgrounds > might enjoy doing up here in Seattle. > > 1. The Connections Museum is a must-see for telecom enthusiasts (which > I assume you are since you're attending a NANOG meeting). Six > different phone switches (some electromechanical) and a boatload of > other telecom stuff taking up a floor and a half of a "central office" > building. In good working order. You can see and, to some extent, > touch. https://www.telcomhistory.org/connections-museum-seattle/ > > Beware: It's only open on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, so if you want > to check it out, you'll have to come in early for it. > > > 2. The monorail (https://www.seattlemonorail.com/) is a well > maintained German-engineered 1960s vision of the future. Departs from > Westlake Center about 3 blocks from the hotel. Runs to the Space > Needle and MoPop (the Museum of Popular Culture) which are also worth > seeing. Both the monorail and space needle were built for the 1962 > World's Fair. Buy tickets for the Space Needle the day before. Sunset > is particularly nice. > > > 3. Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Museum and power plant > https://www.pse.com/en/pages/tours-and-recreation/snoqualmie-tours > > Beware that Snoqualmie Falls is a half hour or so outside of the city. > > > 4. Northwest Railway Museum (also near Snoqualmie Falls) > https://www.trainmuseum.org/ > > > 5. Museum of Flight (this is Boeing's home town, so it's a high > quality aircraft museum) > https://www.museumofflight.org/ > > > 6. Pike Place Market, about 10 blocks from the hotel, is a Seattle icon. > > > 7. Mt. Rainer, if you want to check it out, is a full-day trip: 2.5 > hours to get there, 2.5 hours to get back plus the time you spend in > the > park. They finally cleared the snow from the roads last weekend so > it's open but it's too far to catch it in an afternoon. Decent odds of > getting a shirtsleeves on the snow pack picture like this one: > https://bill.herrin.us/pictures/20210627-rainier/img-20210627-145745.jpg > > If you've been to Rainier before, Diablo Lake, Cascades National Park > and Washington Pass in the opposite direction are also beautiful. > > > > Some things to know about Seattle: > > * Summer weather is good weather in Seattle. Expect sunshine, mild to > warm temperatures in the day, crisp in the morning. Light if any rain. > 5 am sunrise, 9 pm sunset. > > * Downtown Seattle parking spaces are super-tight. If > you rent a car, get a small one. > > * Seattle is -very- dog friendly. You'll encounter our generally > well-behaved canine companions on the street, in stores and possibly > even in the hotel and event venues. Pack your allergy medication if > you need it. > > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > -- > William Herrin > b...@herrin.us > https://bill.herrin.us/ >
Re: Suggestions for those attending NANOG 88 in Seattle
A nifty thing to go check out is the Fremont Troll. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Troll /herb On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 12:11 PM William Herrin wrote: > Some entertainment tips for those of you who plan to attend NANOG 88 in > Seattle: > > 1. The Connections Museum is a must-see for telecom enthusiasts (which > I assume you are since you're attending a NANOG meeting). Six > different phone switches (some electromechanical) and a boatload of > other stuff taking up a floor and a half of a "central office" > building. In good working order. You can see and, to some extent, > touch. https://www.telcomhistory.org/connections-museum-seattle/ > > Beware: It's only open on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm, so if you want > to check it out, you'll have to come in early for it. > > > 2. The Space Needle is the iconic Seattle landmark. Buy tickets for > the time slot you want a couple days in advance. I personally like > watching the sunset from there. > > At the same complex as the space needle you can also catch the Museum > of Popular Culture and the 1962 World's Fair monorail. The monorail is > a 1962 vision of the future, with vintage German-built cars in good > working order. > > Short walk from the hotel to the Westlake monorail station, which will > take you over to the space needle. > > > 3. Pike Place Market is another Seattle icon. Moderate walk from the hotel. > > > > 4. Museum of Flight (this is Boeing's home town, so it's a high > quality aircraft museum) > https://www.museumofflight.org/ > > > 5. Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Museum and power plant > https://www.pse.com/en/pages/tours-and-recreation/snoqualmie-tours > > > 6. Northwest Railway Museum (also near Snoqualmie Falls) > https://www.trainmuseum.org/ > > Beware that Snoqualmie Falls is a solid half hour outside of the city. > > Mt. Rainer, if you want to check it out, is a full-day trip: 2.5 hours > to get there, 2.5 hours to get back plus the time you spend in the > park. It's too far to catch it in an afternoon. Decent odds of getting > a shirtsleeves on the snow pack picture like this one: > https://bill.herrin.us/pictures/20210627-rainier/img-20210627-145745.jpg, > which was also taken in June. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 10:11 AM NANOG Support > wrote: > > > > Dear NANOG Community, > > > > > > NANOG 88 hybrid meeting, hosted by AWS will take place June 12-14, 2023 > in Seattle, Washington. > > > > > > Registration Fees + Deadlines > > > > Hotel Guest Room Block > > > > VISA Requests > > > > Attendee List Poachers > > > > > > Registration Fees + Deadlines > > > > Meeting Registration: > https://www.nanog.org/events/nanog-88/registration/ > > > > > > In person Registration Rates > > > > Start Date > > > > End Date > > > > Member > > > > Non Member > > > > Student > > > > Early > > > > March 28, 2023 > > > > April 9, 2023 > > > > $675 > > > > $700 > > > > $100 > > > > Standard > > > > April 10, 2023 > > > > May 28, 2023 > > > > $775 > > > > $800 > > > > $100 > > > > Late > > > > May 29, 2023 > > > > June 10, 2021 > > > > $875 > > > > $900 > > > > $100 > > > > Onsite > > > > June 11, 2023 > > > > June 14, 2023 > > > > $1,075 > > > > $1,100 > > > > $100 > > > > If you are not able to join us in Seattle, Virtual Registration > is available for $100. > > > > > > Registration Add Ons: > > > > Guest passes need to be purchased at the time you register. If you wish > to add a guest pass after you register your guest pass will need to be > purchased in person in Seattle. > > > > Monday Social Event Guest Pass: $50 per guest (purchase separately when > you register, limit 2) > > > > Tuesday Night Beer N Gear Pass: $50 per guest (purchase separately when > you register, limit 1) > > > > > > Registration Cancellation Fees: > > > > NANOG hopes everyone who registers for the meeting will be able to > attend; however, we know extenuating circumstances do occur. The NANOG > cancellation and refund policies are as follows: > > > > Registrations canceled on 28 March to 28 May, 2023 is refundable but > will incur a $50.00 fee > > > > Registrations canceled on 29 May to June 10, 2023 is refundable but will > incur a $100.00 fee > > > > Registrations canceled on or after 11 June, 2023 will not receive a > refund > > > > > > Hotel Guest Room Block > > > > Hyatt Regency Seattle > > > > 808 Howell Street > > > > Seattle, Washington 98101 > > > > Online Reservations: click here > > > > Group Name:NANOG 88 > > > > Room Rate: $299.00 USD Standard Room Occupancy* (up to 2 people) > > > > $324.00 USD Triple Occupancy* > > > > $349.00 USD Quadruple Occupancy* > > > > *PLUS 15.7% Local Occupancy Tax + $4.00 Tourism Fee > > > > Group Rate Expires: 18 May, 2023 OR once the NANOG block is filled > > Reservations: +206. 973.1234 OR Toll Free 1.800.233.1234 > > > > Check In Time: 4:00PM > > Check Out Time: 11:00AM > > > > Hotel Cancellation Policy: Guests can cancel their reservations 48 hours > prior to thei
Re: Reminder: Never connect a generator to home wiring without transfer switch
https://www.csemag.com/articles/grounding-points-single-or-multi/ > On Aug 30, 2021, at 09:10, Mark Tinka wrote: > > > > On 8/30/21 17:59, Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG wrote: > >> >> Would you care to educate me on this? >> If you ground the phases on both sides of the work-site, how are you going >> to end up being a better path to ground? > > I'm not sure if it applies to work sites for linesmen, but my limited > understanding is that you don't generally want to ground at more than one > point. > > Mark.
