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Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Re:cobalt qube (Score:4, Interesting)
by danamania on Sunday November 10, @09:08PM (#4639885)
(User #540950 Info | http://www.danamania.com/ )

Of course, I do go and post links to it here don't I :).

Yes, it is very wise of you to not include a link to your webserver, especially given what kind of hardware you're running it on.

Hey ... where's that whimpering noise coming from?

Supposedly I'm partway there - but after putting a pic online - I'm told my room is just too tidy, and I have to redo Geek101: Coke cans and sticky notes.

damn.

From a design point of view, the thing LOOKS more like a HD with a display tacked on, than an MP3 player with a HD inside.

Not that there's anything wrong with that

a grrl & her server

microsoft own 51% of shares in apple since 1996 i think

Was it nice crack?

a grrl & her server

For their next trick, having pissed off Microsoft and AOL, Lindows will be renaming to iLindows, just to attract attention from Apple

Lawyers - collect the set.

a grrl & her server

Simple - Light can't travel that far at 4.7Ghz

Intel went optical with the P4? tricky devils...

a grrl & her server

HDs don't seem that far behind, what with some extraordinarily high (yet expensive) drives starting to appear. What I'm curious about and could probably find online if I weren't so lazy - are we coming up to a wall of diminishing returns with cpu speeds this quick?. Especially as not everything else is keeping up at the same rates; cache speeds, bus speeds, ram, HD and networking speeds etc. A dual 200Mhz machine may not be as quick as a single 400Mhz, but would a quad 1Ghz way outperform a 4Ghz for example?

And considering the power requirements - that costs!

a grrl & her (26 watt) server

Imagine a beowulf cluster of .ogg players.

a grrl & her server

It would be nice, but perhaps we won't be that lucky. The current g4 duals are horrifically loud, compared to their predecessors.

a grrl & her server

Not quite 7 feet :) - I'm 6'5".

195 is a bit over the top of my weight range, but it's where I feel the most comfortable.

a grrl & her server

Just to add in my few cents worth...

I was on the atkins diet during 1991/1992, and worked down to my goal weight at the time. It worked well for me when it came to the ability to lose, but the big downfall (and this is a personal preference thing) was the lack of carbs - I just love my carbs :)

Fast forward to 1997, and I weighed 376lbs (no it's not a typo), and this time did Weightwatchers. That worked just as well for me, and I hit goal weight (195lbs - right for my height) again a few years ago. It's curious about the comments on kidney stones, as I've had gallstone problems since - which my current doc puts down to the process of rather quickly losing the incredible amounts of weight from 1997-2000.

Either way, throwing the exercise thing into the mix is a major MAJOR part of losing, if you're over where you should be.

a grrl & her server

What is up with all the negative articles on MS Hardware? Take a look at your mouse! Have you ever used an MS Joystick?

I don't so much worry about the quality of the hardware (though I don't use it myself), if switches/routers/etc are as good as the reputation of their other hard stuff then there's no problems there. I think what bothers many people is the issue of trust - how much extra power it gives MS when it comes to who-uses-what. There's not much they could do with a mouse, but would MS network gear attempt to control what network traffic you do and don't see according to MS's wishes? Maybe, maybe not, but I think if there's any company to be suspicious of in intent, it's MS.

a grrl & her server

It's a far larger amount certainly, but of a fairly small number.

To recap, Australia did 2150 taps in 19million people, the US did 1490 taps on 284 million.

For Australia, that's about one in 10,000 people, compared to about one in 200,000 people for the US

a grrl & her server

As far as command line syntax - it's so similar you could go from linux to NetBSD for a look around the OS without blinking much - certainly less of a change than jumping from linux to say, a windows command prompt :).

It's worth taking a peek at - I think that knowing two similar but different OS's fairly well is near as important as knowing one single one inside out.

a grrl & her server

The subject says it all! string loads of coax around and enjoy. carry a tool and extra connectors with you, and as you gain more players, go grab some cabling from the nearest TV antenna...

(yes... I -am- kidding)

a grrl & her server

I agree with extreme restriction of smileys in formal writing - but not all emails are this formal - as many have said above there's the body language thing we use when saying something amusing, which is part of it - but emails/IMs/chatting online is closer to a conversation. Not only do we tell funnies, we respond to them in realtime/near realtime as well!. A smiley works extraordinarily well there - shorthand for '/me grins'

a grrl & her server

Swing hard, close your eyes... and go "fuck that was dumb" :)

Technically it was an amiga, not a 'PC' - all plastic.

a grrl & her server

When I did helpdesk work, that was the advice that kept me sane - remember that people sometimes just don't KNOW. Sure there are morons who'll attempt to cover up the daft things they do, like screwdrivers in cdrom drives and the like... but they're an utter minority. 90% of people just don't completely click with how a computer/gui/etc works. The remaining few know what they're doing, know what needs to be done but have to get hold of situation specific info (passwords and the like)

Any kind of help/tech/admin type who deals with users has to be more than simply a box of knowledge, but able to click with people. See what they know, what they don't, and you can prevent so many problems before they happen. It's as much a skill as working in IT itself

That being said, I did feel like an idiot the few seconds after I once put an axe through my only PC ...

a grrl & her server

On an even furthur unrelated note, I wonder how many parties/terrorist plots are ruined by falling bullets. I bet it's a lot.

If it happens in the US from time to time (the link mentions 2 injuries in one year in one county) I'd guess that yes, it comes up from time to time. Wouldn't you feel silly...

a grrl & her server

I think even without resorting to figures down to a tenth of a percent, yes, the monopoly of MS is absolutely huge.

I don't trust -any- figures when it comes to percentages like these, and as both a Mac (OSX and previous OSs) and Linux user I'd like to see every gain I can - but anyone who goes into more detail than "MS has by far the largest share" is just throwing numbers around. Gaining an accurate idea of the amount of macs both new and old that are in current desktop use is hard enough, given you can only guess at the life cycle of older machines while adding on very recent sales - attempting to gauge the number of linux desktop installs is even more futile.

MS has a huge hold on everything - every little effort towards evening things with other options is worth it

a grrl & her (mac AND linux) server

...and even the PSU & motherboard is all clipped into place. Not one screw in the entire case. Power supplies that go down to 28 watts and run all day quite happily. Apart from the "just because I can", that low-power usage is one of the bonuses of making one a web server.

dana

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...but it's taken a while for small boxies to make a return. One of my favourites (an obsession, even) are my Quadra 605s. Only marginally larger than the Lex reviewed, and about 8 years older.

One big bonus of the SFF pizzaboxes is the incredible ease of -getting- to components. All placed on one layer, there's no tangling of cables, or need to remove one major component to reach the others.

A pretty decent structure for a box that doesn't need to be constantly expanded/changed.

a grrl & her server

...but it's taken a while for small boxies to make a return. One of my favourites (an obsession, even) are my Quadra 605s. Only marginally larger than the Lex reviewed, and about 8 years older.

One big bonus of the SFF pizzaboxes is the incredible ease of -getting- to components. All placed on one layer, there's no tangling of cables, or need to remove one major component to reach the others.

A pretty decent structure for a box that doesn't need to be constantly expanded/changed.

a grrl & her server

Like, what if a evolved chip only works properly at a range of 35-40 C ? Or more easly affected on electroic noise, or needs electronic noise? Like the circuit in this article, if there was no osculation nearby, it probaly wouldn't work would it?

This is the main thing to understand from these experiments - yes, they'd probably fail when removed from that environment, but then conventionally evolved life, which has adapted in the same way to use what's around it (Humans for example, in a most basic sense, use oxygen, certain foods, night/day to stay functioning and sane) are the same. Stick us in a different atmosphere, feed us nothing but one nutrient (say, caffeine) and keep it permanent nighttime, and we turn into coders.

a grrl & her quadra

My experiences are much the same. I worked on a helpdesk where we were required to know Windows networking to an ISDN connection, and the ins & outs of general diagnosis of problems before escalating to the higher-ups who actually had control over the system

Management saw "windows" and sent 20 of us off to MS Excel/MS Word introductory training for a week

a grrl & her server

On the kbase article apple advise you need a:

Mac OS X compatible computer

Note they don't say "Mac OS X compatible Macintosh"

They're making clones again!

brought to you by the reading-too-much-into-things dept.

a grrl & her server