I'm a Unix systems administrator currently on contract with a prominent CDN tv station. I've decided to put my idle systems to use since they were all acquired to further my education to reach where I am now. Since, I now spend most of my time learning in the lab at work. I can repurpose those unused cpu cycles for a greater cause.
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