difference between provisioning and configuration?

There is always confusion between the meanings of the words
"provisioning" and "configuration" in computer networks. Here
i am providing the basic difference between these words in
computer network domain.

What is the difference between provisioning and configuration?

A.) Provisioning operations are usually working with network and
service activities, whereas configuration operations are usually
associated with single-device (non-network view) activities.

In general, a provisioning operation should include multiple jobs
from network resource management, an external system interface,
and several device-configuration steps, whereas a configuration
operation covers single-device operational steps.

Provisioning work is usually associated with a source offering,
while configuration work is not; it can be just routine maintenance,
network expansion, or may be part of provisioning steps.

Only jeans!

Just now i realized that for past five years i am wearing only jeans. Rarely, I used other type of trousers (cottons, cargos) (< 10 times). Thanks to my company for allowing me to wear jeans every day :-).

Started wearing contacts

Today, I started using contact lenses. I just want to give a try, and see how it goes. I am using Bausch & Lomb lenses. I also got a Reebok watch from Baush & Lomb as a free gift :-).

Unfair thing about Life

“The most unfair thing about our life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus?Hell no!! I think the life cycle needs to be set all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating...


...and you finish off as an orgasm.” ---George Carlin

"Success" in Emerson's words

To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded ~ Emerson

Programmer Competency Matrix

Check this Programmer Competency Matrix.
Thanks to ravinder for sharing this link.