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    Mark Dastmalchi-Round

    Mark Dastmalchi-Round

    I’m a DevOps architect, musician, animal lover and all-round geek. If it’s got shiny lights on it, makes loud noises or purrs/wags its tail when you stroke it, I’m all for it. When I’m not writing code or fiddling with computers for a living, I provide the low-end rumble for my band in West Sussex.

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    Oracle to buy Sun

    Updated: April 20, 2009

    My response to today’s news:

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