On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 02:45:20PM -0700, Aaron is rumored to have said:
When faced with a question like "who owns this router?", don't waste your time signing up for a mailing list just to make a fool of yourself. Do some research. Keep reading. And before you know it, you'll have taught yourself an amazing amount of knowledge.
I'm not a guru like most on this list, which is why I rarely chime in despite having been subscribed for 5 or 6 years, but Aaron nailed it here. I used this technique when I wanted to run my own DNS, mail & web servers and managed to teach myself all I needed to know to accomplish those things simply by reading what was available online. I also picked up a few books along the way, but everything you need is on the 'net. St- -- Tower, Observatory You stand in what appears to be a room designed specifically for studying the stars. Lying haphazardly cast about the room are several charts with constellations, some neatly folded, others lying left open. Beside a few of the starcharts are several magical tomes.