<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:18:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bthug/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Snapshots on IBM Power Systems explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some interesting snippets of an email I wrote to a colleague today to try to explain how snapshots work on the IBM: Copy-on-write: 1 read and 2 writes. “Almost instantaneous” and “highly space efficient”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@bthug/snapshots-on-ibm-power-systems-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@bthug/snapshots-on-ibm-power-systems-explained</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bthug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqUbvo2DTJv1i6qm8z4ixTabBTrjod7QxQcVPFwNfqicJ7J6Px92PknjA3v9mt8AeY1SkHEvXqjHR9RaYcrPLBHhFGSUVgjb9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good conference rooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of a good conference room. I've found that I get better results using the high-end conference rooms when asking someone to do something they don't want to do.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/corporate/@bthug/good-conference-rooms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/corporate/@bthug/good-conference-rooms</guid><category><![CDATA[corporate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bthug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyCfREhmkkqVuWPr5THoY5gqVdD7uADLCWEfzd9DRMY5WRpF1TY3QrYghYuLqdFvb2dusbJcr2VgB2cpLw95DiNbm9JGsUKfPi94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[datacenter pr0n, love my job]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a picture of my baby. Installing a ISR4331 today. Cisco sent me a beat up demo unit with no mounting brackets so I'm just laying it on top of another Cisco box and calling it a day. It is Friday]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/datacenter/@bthug/datacenter-pr0n-love-my-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/datacenter/@bthug/datacenter-pr0n-love-my-job</guid><category><![CDATA[datacenter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bthug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:57:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyBA7MtKbC1qhW4kNxkc8bzKVBzYHPKHeBrf23G3QLVV9VtsXSmv8F5cAqUHEdwcEDLpCxsjNMu3UexbJCCCEsBHayHWRhHZWgBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction post]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm an IT professional who enjoys business fashion and golf. For now, I'll probably mostly be posting my work outfits and cool datacenter pictures. I'm also an amateur cryptocurrency trader.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/necktie/@bthug/introduction-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/necktie/@bthug/introduction-post</guid><category><![CDATA[necktie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bthug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtthAu6Ezs3h9eq5Sep4ufBBPAVhHbecZqh5SbRoJEFvvGs6wbEfaKoVaHJhZ2q6P2xs3RgYR6xhbTMjpzpHTFGFizdDdfbZUSJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>