Tim W @tw@cantos.social

#introduction

In the spirit of @sehurlburt on Twitter: I'm always open to helping with questions about systems engineering, network engineering, DNS, SRE, working at Google, working in the infosec business, starting a business without VC, or anything else you can think of!

#introductions

I'm Tim. I'm a geek. I love systems, networks, and software. I started DynDNS.org (now dyn.com, an Oracle company, of which I have no part). I now work at Google. All opinions are my own.

Bitcoin is fun to play with. Tor is becoming more and more important with each passing day. Crypto isn't just for nerds anymore.

The world's political situation is scary. Does anyone have any rocks I can hide under?

Are we there yet?

I think the problem is that the host is trying too hard to be funny. Just be interesting and approachable, you don't have to make cheesy jokes.

"Houston We Have a Podcast" is... weird. Living with a podcaster has made me a bit of a snob, it's kind of weird that an official NASA podcast has some weird cheesy bits and is not as highly produced as I would expect.

It's usually interesting, but not sure if I'd call it enrapturing...

Hi from the mid-Atlantic.

I just earned the 'For the Can (Level 9)' badge on @untappd@twitter.com! http://untp.beer/s/b360919505

Fun fact: no Airbus after a water "landing" has ever looked remotely this good. #SafetyVideo #AerLingus

Yay the jetbridge is running away! Leaving soon! Only ~1.7 hours late. :(

I suppose I shouldn't speculate about their weaknesses until I'm at least in the air if not on the ground back in the US. :)

US Preclearance in DUB is an interesting political concept - you've cleared US customs and immigration, but you're still on Irish soil. It's like a mini semi-island of America in Dublin. I can't imagine the locals want to think of it that way though. :)

I wonder if the workers have to clear US C&I too? Or if they rely on "you have a ticket and passport" to proxy for clearance. Seems easy to work around if so...

DUB -> BOS boarding soundtrack: #HamilTunes

It's always comforting to hear "this airplane had a technical problem earlier today but we fixed it honest".

I love how even business class is subject to the standard airport problem of rushing the line before called.

Like, they board business class first. We have the entire time they're loading the rest of the plane to settle in. Take a chill pill. The whole plane arrives at once. And they let us off first anyway.

For some reason I didn't use any BTC either. It's like it hasn't actually become a real payment system.

Successfully spent a week in Zürich without using any of my CHF cash. #CardLife

Business class is totally the only way to fly international. Hour plus delay? No problem I'll stay in the lounge.

I just earned the 'Luck of the Irish (Level 2)' badge on @untappd@twitter.com! http://untp.beer/s/b360653419

I just earned the '99 Bottles (Level 7)' badge on @untappd@twitter.com! http://untp.beer/s/b360653418

Those four little "S"s that say you're going to have a Super Slow Shitty Security experience.

Apparently despite having Global Entry the US decided my third security clearance of the day (all without leaving a secured area, I note) would include an extra pat down and turning on electronics, along with swabs of everything.

So hilarious that I get ~automatic pre-check domestically and still get uber-screened re-entering. At least customs & immigration was then easy.

Traffic jam at DUB airport, waiting for our plane parking space.