What Are You Doing Right Now? (969 Viewers)

Wings

Wings

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JCK said:
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It's election day here in Sweden. It is a privilege to vote, it is a duty to vote, it is an honor to vote. This is an important day and you dress with style on important days!

This is the fifth time I vote for government, region and town in Sweden and this is the first time I am nervous and scared.

Fellow Swedes, don't forget to do your duty!
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Looking sharp bro!
Förtidsröstade i fredags. Hade mjukisar på mig. :p
 
Siamak

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I've started learning deeply and working with new mechanisms. At the moment, I'm focused on SIEM and SOAR. Since a lot has changed in IT, I also need a solid command of Python and Bash scripting. Task automation is mostly handled through Ansible, and in security, through SOAR, which involves working with playbooks and Python. The days of doing things the traditional way are gone. In networking, it's no longer just about knowing how to configure equipment, you now need to work with DevOps, CI/CD, and code alongside your networking knowledge.
I've started learning German seriously, though it seems really tough, especially since I'm self teaching, and pronunciation and vocabulary genuinely need a conversational environment. I do have the lesson audio files, but it's still a major challenge.
 
mjromeo81

mjromeo81

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Siamak said:
The days of doing things the traditional way are gone.
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Am I the only one who misses the old days?

I used to love it back when setting up a new server meant doing it properly. You installed only the packages the host actually needed, configured services by the KB, set up monitoring right, and ended up with a clean build that would run for 10+ years with regular maintenance.

Now it's an endless fucking slop of YAML. Look, automation has its place, but it's turned into a buzzword. Automate a shit process and congrats, now you've got a shitty automated process. So much of what I see has no attention to detail, wastes resources, and is configured by people who don't really understand how any of it works. No wonder nobody knows how to troubleshoot anymore when something breaks.

Same goes for the obsession with scalability. Most companies don't need to scale horizontally. 99% of services are perfectly fine on a simple two-node HA setup, the kind you could build 20 years ago. And most don't need a thousand environments either.

If you're spinning up maybe ten new hosts a year, bringing in Ansible or Terraform is madness. The complexity and know-how they demand just aren't worth it. The cost/benefit is terrible.

But saying that out loud doesn't get you job interviews, so we all just drink the Kool-Aid.
 
Siamak

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mjromeo81 said:
Am I the only one who misses the old days?

I used to love it back when setting up a new server meant doing it properly. You installed only the packages the host actually needed, configured services by the KB, set up monitoring right, and ended up with a clean build that would run for 10+ years with regular maintenance.

Now it's an endless fucking slop of YAML. Look, automation has its place, but it's turned into a buzzword. Automate a shit process and congrats, now you've got a shitty automated process. So much of what I see has no attention to detail, wastes resources, and is configured by people who don't really understand how any of it works. No wonder nobody knows how to troubleshoot anymore when something breaks.

Same goes for the obsession with scalability. Most companies don't need to scale horizontally. 99% of services are perfectly fine on a simple two-node HA setup, the kind you could build 20 years ago. And most don't need a thousand environments either.

If you're spinning up maybe ten new hosts a year, bringing in Ansible or Terraform is madness. The complexity and know-how they demand just aren't worth it. The cost/benefit is terrible.

But saying that out loud doesn't get you job interviews, so we all just drink the Kool-Aid.
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I like the traditional methods because I grew up with them, but they're just memories now. The problem isn't YAML it's the tools themselves and the culture around them. A lot of those 'proper old setups' were just config files too, only written in a different language. Many of those 10 year old hand‑built servers were snowflakes, nobody knew exactly how they were built, rebuilding them was impossible, and when the person responsible left, it was a disaster. Automation came, in part, precisely to fix that. YAML is great for declarative state definition, but for complex, multi‑step logic (imperative), Python is far more powerful and flexible. That's why YAML rarely appears among key skills in job ads , it's at the bottom.
What has made things worse is AI. Most companies now assume they need fewer specialists because AI handles part of the work. As a result, they've either cut demand for programmers or stopped paying salaries that reflect specialised tasks.
Right now, I'm working on integrating Docker/Kubernetes with Ansible, alongside AI. That company defines cybersecurity needs through playbooks and task automation via Python and PowerShell. In over 90% of job ads, these skills are listed as key, without them, the CV won't even pass ATS. So I need to optimise my résumé for ATS while actually having the skills.
 
Siamak

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@swag
I picture you as a handsome, imposing man who is the CEO of a company, but at the same time, you're horny and constantly trying to flirt with the female employees there and take them home to an empty house for some fun and intimacy.
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swag

swag

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Siamak said:
@swag
I picture you as a handsome, imposing man who is the CEO of a company, but at the same time, you're horny and constantly trying to flirt with the female employees there and take them home to an empty house for some fun and intimacy.
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:lol: Nice.

Except for the handsome, imposing, CEO, horny, and flirty parts, you’ve got me pegged!

(I’m a troglodyte who just drags them into my basement.)
 
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