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Russ White

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Born

The United States

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http://www.rule11.tech

Genre

Religion, Mystery, History

Influences

CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Bruce Little, Alvin Planginga

Member Since

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Russ White is a well-known voice in computer networking, where he advocates for simplicity, privacy, and the decentralized Internet.

Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; MACM, Shepherds Theological Seminary; MSIT, Capella University; CCIE; CCDE; CCaR; ACM Senior Member; ISCA; Society of Christian Philosophers; Mensa

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	Art of Network Architecture, The: Business-Driven Design (Networking Technology) by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Denise Donohue 4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Optimal Routing Design: Techniques for optimizing large-scale IP routing operation and managing network growth (Networking Technology) by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Don Slice, Álvaro Retana 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practical BGP by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Danny McPherson 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigating Network Complexity: Next-generation routing with SDN, service virtualization, and service chaining by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Jeff (Evgeny) Tantsura 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Computer Networking Problems and Solutions: An innovative approach to building resilient, modern networks by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Ethan Banks 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ccde Quick Reference by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Mosaddaq Turabi 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unintended Features:Thoughts on thinking and life as a network engineer by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Daniel Dib 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Álvaro Retana 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loss of Carrier 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hedge 298: The 6G Hype Begins

It’s 2026, and it’s time for a new cellular telephone hype cycle: 6G! Doug Dawson from CCG joins Russ and Tom to talk about why 5G is really 4.5G, the proposed changes for 6G, and the challenges higher frequency ranges and bandwidths face in the real world.

It’s definitely worth following Doug’s daily post about the telecom and wireless worlds over at Pots and Pans.

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I Came to Perform the Law: A Study on the Meaning of Pleroo ("Fulfill") in Matthew 5:17

by Eitan ben Levi

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The Partings of the Ways: Between Christianity and Judaism and Their Significance for the Character of Christianity

by James D.G. Dunn

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Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

by Ludwig von Mises

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Russ White wants to read What on Earth Is Heaven Like? by Janet Willis	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Here is something that the psychologists have so far neglected: the love of ugliness for its own sake, the lust to make the world intolerable. Its habitat is the United States. Out of the melting pot emerges a race which hates beauty as it hates truth.”
― H.L. Mencken

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