certification (was: eBay is looking for network heavies...)

Sun Jun 7 16:28:17 UTC 2015

i assume, but have zero actual knowledge/experience, that certification
courses/programs actually cover all the corners and minutiae of a subject
such as is-is.  so you come out knowing all the options and details, 42%
of which you will use; or maybe 24% if you are parsimonious.

while i no longer have spare room in my head for a lot of stuff i will
not use, having some clue about what's outside my current practice zone
would be useful.  if i was young and had spare brain cells and time, i
might read through the course ware and do some playing in the lab.  but
you can't move packets on pieces of paper.