vgill @vgill Level 1: Also after helping build the modern Internet, working on most distributed systems seems so small and pointless. We were jolly green giants, striding the earth with routers, slinging light thousands of kilometers over spun glass thinner than a hair. 7:09 AM · Oct 6, 2020·Twitter Web App @chuegen 4 preproduction OC192 cards in the back of my convertible, driving down Tasman, each one worth far more than my convertible... I miss those days. vgill OC192c cards piled up in @paulvixie 's office like pizza boxes after an office party Paul Vixie corner office, no lock on the door. marekj @marekj Yeah, I could get 3 GSR line cards in my Miata! I kind of miss the late nights at mae-east and mae-west. Something nostalgic about installing routers in a parking garage! Zeke @chezbut I have similar feelings working on most small corporate systems, after having worked on complex distributed systems at scale. I guess it's kind of like developing a sommelier's palat