Re: CCIE Wireless

From: Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 00:15:38 -0400

Not upset, just reading too much into it. I suppose it boils down to
very much being compared to hunting. It's a game where everyone isn't
really aware they were playing.

;)

Tony Varriale wrote:
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> Inline again for readability...
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> */From:/*/ Scott Morris [mailto:swm_at_emanon.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:56 PM
> *To:* tvarriale_at_flamboyaninc.com
> *Cc:* 'Cisco certification'
> *Subject:* Re: CCIE Wireless/
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> >It was your message. Perhaps I read more into it with your reference
> to the "CCIE race". But your quote:
> >
> >"IMO, Dial and SNA are in the same class as my initial Brocade certs,
> NT4 MCSE and 4.1 CNE. Great for drinkin' and telling stories but
> shouldn't >be considered in a CCIE race."
> >
> >So I suppose, judging by your inline comments below, the question
> should be: What exactly do you define as the "CCIE race"?
>
>
> The race is who has the most active CCIEs. Or, the title of having
> the most active CCIEs. Or, whatever you want to call it. I call it a
> race. Outside of Cisco, it looks like Roman is going to win. J
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> >If we don't know we are racing how do we know who wins? And just
> because someone possesses a vast collection of knowledge that you do
> not >have or deem current and/or relevant, why discount that?
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>
> I think it's fairly obvious what the race is. But, you may have taken
> it out of context due to my wording? Well, here's the bottom
> line...hopefully I can clarify.
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> The CCIE race, IMO, should be active CCIE tracks only. Why? First
> off, the "active" CCIE tracks typically contain updated info AND are
> obtainable by ANYONE. I cannot go for Dial, Design, SNA, whatever
> today. It's that simple.
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>
> >Meh...
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>
> Don't get all upset man! I took the 2 day lab too and am not trying
> to discredit anyone obtaining any certification and/or knowledge...
>
>
> J
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> Scott
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> Tony Varriale wrote:
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> Inline...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Morris [mailto:swm_at_emanon.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:25 PM
> To: Tony Varriale
> Cc: 'Cisco certification'
> Subject: Re: CCIE Wireless
>
>
>
> And I'd agree with that about skillsets. But just what exact insight do
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> you have about someone who has ONLY an ISP/Dial, or SNA/Blue, or
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> WAN-Switching or Design CCIE to be able to pass any judgement whatsoever
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> about what should count or not?
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> Pass which judgement?
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> That's inane.
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> Because?
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> I don't take it personally at all, but at the same time I cannot believe
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> anyone would make brash accusations like that about someone's knowledge
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> or capabilities.
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> What was brash?
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> Is it different than wondering about the people who
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> hang out on lists like this but yet don't have their CCIE and don't
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> appear to be actively moving towards it either?
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> Of course not. The original topic was counting ACTIVE CCIE tracks for the
> CCIE race. Nothing more nothing less.
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> I'm pretty sure that osmosis doesn't work in that fashion.
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> Not sure how biology is relevant to the topic at hand...but ok.
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> But why make comments like that?
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> Which comments? Where are you going with this?

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