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Tech commentator jokes about using a 40-inch display for log monitoring

Original: A 40" display, you say? Yes, so I can have a very wide terminal window with a `tail -f xfer-out.log` showing me zone tra

A technology commentator is explaining, with a wink, why a large 40-inch display would be useful: not for films or design work, but to run a very wide terminal window showing DNS zone transfer log entries, one per line, via a live tail of a transfer log. The remark plays on the contrast between big-screen hardware and its mundane technical use, and is resonating with system administrators who recognise the joke.

Why now: System administrators and tech enthusiasts find the contrast between a large premium display and its use for watching log files amusing and relatable.

jpmensDNS40-inch display

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• A 40" display, you say? Yes, so I can have a very wide terminal window with a `tail -f xfer-out.log` showing me zone transfer entries on individual lines ;-) # migration # monitoring # dns · jpmens · 9

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