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Bulk Data Storage For The Common Man?
Vigyaan writes "Lately, I have been looking into different bulk data storage options available to a common man. My work
depends on generating, storing and analyzing a
large amount of data -- averaging about 1 TB per
month. I would like to have a storage system which is automated, fast, reliable
and most importantly does not cost the price of an
eye. Right now, I have a 4 node Linux cluster with
10 large hard disks (total capacity 1.6 TB); data storage roughly costs
about $0.60/GB (excluding the cost of PC
hardware). But long term storage is painful -- DVDs
cost about $0.10-$0.15/GB but takes too much human time
and leaving data on hard disks makes me nervous
because of possible failures. RAID is a possibility, but it increases the cost significantly. I was wondering, if
Slashdot readers have any recommendations for a
cheap automated way to store and retrieve data."
FP
The violation of Rob Malda (Score:-1, Offtopic)
by Anonymous Coward on 01:01 PM November 11th, 2003 (#7441124)
Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda stepped off the bus and was led into the yard of the Main
State Correctional Institute. He had been given ten years for participating in
a stock fraud. Five with good behavior. Years spent basking in the glow of a
CRT had been hard on him. His body was frail, his skin pallid. He knew he could
never make it through ten years in the general population with his virginity
intact. He had to get into solitary.
As soon as the burly guard unshackled him he made his move. Exhaling a feminine
"hmmph" he weakly slapped the guard. He was quickly taken to the ground,
receiving a swift kick to the ribs before being restrained. As he was dragged
to the solitary confinement cell he felt nothing but relief. "At least in
solitary," he thought "I'll be safe." Unfortunately for Rob he had picked the
wrong guard to mess with.
The next few days were uneventful. The time in his cell he spent evenly between
sleeping, reading a "Perl for Dummies" book he had gotten from the book cart,
and masturbating furiously. His self-flagellation was interrupted on the fourth
day. The burly guard he had attacked earlier stepped into his cell. The gleam
in the guards eye and the mean grin on his face made Rob's pecker quickly
shrivel in his hand. "You fucked with the wrong man when you fucked with
Michael Simms," said the guard. "The inmates here call me The Asshole for a
reason. Now come with me, punk."
The guard led him down the hall to one of several empty shower stalls. He
roughly threw Rob in the stall and locked the door. Rob was petrified. His mind
raced as he imagined the myriad of different tortures that could be in store
for him. His worst fears were confirmed when the guard returned. In his hands
were a short black dress, black stilleto heels, and a curly blonde wig. "Strip
down and put this on, bitch." Rob did as instructed and was pleased to notice
that the dress fit well and the heels gave him a nice slimming effect. The
burly guard admired the drag queen. "The GNAA is gonna love you!"
The guard left the shower stall, only to return minutes later. He opened the
door and led 20 large black men into the stall. "Rob, meet the Gay Nigger
Association of America. GNAA, meet Rob. I'm sure you all will get along fine."
With that the guard slammed the shower door closed and walked away laughing.
The men approached Rob, backing him into a corner. The apparent leader stepped
forward. "No matter what I'm gonna fuck that purdy lil' ass of yours. Now I can
fuck it dry or you can lube it up for me." Rob knew he had no choice. He
kneeled in front of the leader, who began to slap his face with his 10 black
inches. Puss from syphilictic sores quickly covered Rob's cheeks. When the
leader was sufficiently aroused he placed his throbbing cock up to Rob's lips.
As soon as Rob opened his mouth the leader violently shoved his manhood to the
back of Rob's throat and exclaimed "Swallow my shit you cracker bitch!" Rob
gagged as he was violently face fucked.
Just when he was about to pass out the leader pulled out, turned him around and
shoved his cock into Rob's ass. Rob began to scream in agony but his cries were
quickly muffled by one of the other gang member's cocks. They rode him like
that for the better part of an hour. When one man finished another quickly took
his place. Just as Rob was getting used to the throbbing pain in his anus the
men stopped. One man lay down on the floor and Rob was told to get on top of
him and take his dick inside him. Exhausted and humiliated, Rob had no will
left to fight. As soon as he inserted the penis another man came up behind him
and began to force his cock into Rob's already filled anus. Again his screams
of agony were muffled, this time by a smelly black anus.
For another hour he was violated in this way. W
I got nothin'
This is real. I know that I can't prove that, but you'll just have to trust that this isn't faked. Log file opened at: 01/17/2004 5:30:42 AM [5:00:00] ***: You have joined the channel [5:00:15] ***: You are now known as CaptBDick [... some irrelevant lines cut out ...]
[5:07:13] AverageMan: I love the united states of america!
[5:07:20] AverageMan: NOT!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
[5:07:55] ***: AverageMan is now known as AbdullaH
[5:08:00] djspides: god who are these people :CowboyNeal: so if someone get's modded down enough times, they cant post above -1 even fi they improve their karma?
[... ASCII art and irrelevant lines cut out ...]
[5:25:27] CowboyNeal: hey, I hate malda just as much as you guys. If it weren't for him making me work saturdays, I'd be with my gf right now.
[... ASCII art cut out ...]
[5:25:39] CowboyNeal: yes
[... ASCII art cut out ...]
[5:25:44] tirel: CowboyNeal: is she fat?
[5:25:46] CowboyNeal: stupid, I know, but that's the way it is
[5:25:51] CaptBDick: ->CowboyNeal: heh, i never knew that
[5:25:51] tirel: hElLo , sri ! xM NAME IS ABdullSH IHrAm MohAMMad bI5n ZuLar KroJAr TEhROHaM Kumr , I am A TErrorOSt . nY FaTHWR WAs On the FiRsT PLANE thaT cRaSHEd in thr woLrD TARDe ceNTEr . i GEz A bOnER everY TIME xNn plays thAR TApe . if YoU wISh tp hELP me nI NY quEst FiR WoR...D slaVEry , plaese pURchaSe A kAlaShNIkoV aT YouR NeARrST KAsAshNikOv StoRe
[5:25:54] Newcomer: CowboyNeal: have yuo seen this troll yet?
[5:25:56] Newcomer: HELLO! My name is Abdullah Kumr. I AM A TERRORIST. I WANT TO KILL ALL AMERICANS!! My father was on the plane that crashed in to the first building on 9/11, and I am very proud of him. Support Usama Bin Laden NOW!! Help me KILL ALL AMERICANS!!!!!
[5:25:58] tirel: heLlo ,, sir ! mY Bame IS5 AbDullah IhRAm moHAmmAD Bin zuLAr kRokAr teHrOHAm kUMR ,, I AM a TeRrORIsT . MY fAThER waS On tHE FIrsT plAN08E T1Ha
[5:25:59] Newcomer: It's very popular!
[5:26:05] Newcomer: tirel's is an adaptation
[5:26:06] tirel: HeLLO ,08 sIr ! mY NamE IS A0bdULLAH IhrAm MoHaMmAd biN zuLaR KrOKaR teHrOham kUMR , I Am a TErROriSt .0 my faTHER EaA on tEh fIR6ST pLaNw Tgs5T CrasHes in thE WOrLD zaRfe Center . I geT s BOnER rveRY tIME CnN PkaY0s thaT tAPE . OF yOu WSIh tO
[5:26:07] CaptBDick: ->CowboyNeal: that does seem sort of unfair to me
[5:26:09] CowboyNeal: well she's no model, but she's still pretty hot
[5:26:11] timecop: Cowboyneels girlfriend, is it good or is it whack?
[5:26:29] Newcomer: #caoine. What's it all about?
[5:26:29] CowboyNeal: me too, honestly
[5:26:36] CowboyNeal: but, not my site, just my job
[5:26:39] RandomGuy: SO WHO IS THIS ROB MALDA GUY?
[5:27:00] timecop: interesting.
[5:27:08] timecop: so what ARE you doing at "work" on saturday?
[5:27:26] timecop: writing more hsitcode?
[5:27:31] CowboyNeal: posting stories
[5:27:38] Newcomer: CowboyNeal: I have a serious question for you.
[5:27:42] timecop: CAN SOMEOME PLEASE FOR FUCKS SAKE REWRITE SLASHSHITCODE TO USE PROPER HTML AND CDSS
[5:27:44] timecop: er CSS
[5:27:46] Newcomer: Why do you have a webcam?
[5:27:52] Newcomer: Notice: CowboyNeal: One of the most revealing statements a passive racist can make is that "Some of his best friends" are of a certain ethnicity.You are a fat disgusting fucker.
[5:27:54] CowboyNeal: I don't, really
[5:28:01] CaptBDick: ->CowboyNeal: also, i was wondering, i wanted to try to implement slash on a site of mine. is the lameness filter open?
[5:28:03] CowboyNeal: it's just an iSight I take stills with
[5:28:21] CaptBDick: i have an isight too
[5:28:29] tirel: you guys are gay
[5:28:29] CaptBDick: it takes everything backwards
[5:28:31] CaptBDick: have you noticed that?
[5:28:38] Newcomer: CowboyNeal: You are a fat disgusting fucker. This is not conducive to having a webcam.
[5:28:48] Newcomer: It does not follow logic.
[5:28:56] Newcomer: I am seriously trying to figure this out.
[5:28:59] timecop: CaptBDick: next
You'll need more than a couple, 1TB=1,000GB
I know somebody who'd appreciate them ;-)
*whistles innocently*
Send lawyers, guns, and money!
Using this method you can store surprisingly large amounts of data very cheaply. It's also protected from MS Windows viruses, but perhaps not all viruses.
Oh please............. Pretty please.... With sugar and 1GB RAM sticks on top?
if you send a message and 1gig of ddr 400 i'll send ya a gmail invite :-P seriously, email me.. unlogikal@yahoo.com
Kyle
http://www.unlogikal.net/
But it might be a stupid post. Time will tell.
11 1101 1011111 0100 000 110 1011111 0101 10 01 1011111 101 1 011 1011111 0 1111 11 111 1011111 101
But if I mod it, I can't post to it (you won't know who I am)
But if I post to it, I can't mod it (you won't be modded up)
Infinite loop. Thank goodness the gmail account you will invite me to has enough space to handle infinity.
There's still heaps on ebay going fairly cheap these days. But I'm a cheap lazy bastard, so if anyone is feeling charitable...
09F91102 no, 455FE104 nope, F190A1E8 uh-uh, 7A5F8A09 that's not it, C87294CE no. Ah! 452F6E403CDF10714E41DFAA257D313F.
Of course, now that I posted, the mod has been revoked. But send me one anyway!
If you insert the files into freenet, you don't have to worry about mislabeling them. Just put the keys to the file into a job that frequently requests the files from various entrypoints into the network to be sure they stick around.
In other words, a Beowolf cluster of GMail accounts.
Send me one please :-)
at vaibhav_khattri@yahoo.com
i'll take one amoney.at.breakthrudotcom
I've always wondered where the invites come from? How does one end up with extras? I'm intrigued... (and I wouldn't mind an invite if anyone has a spare... eon at bungie dot org.)
hey ya folks...lol i want a gmail invite:) POR FAVOR (spanish for please) ...gracias (spanish for thanks)
email -> opweirdisntit@yahoo.com
i'd like my gmail account to be nitinshantharam@gmail.com
thanks in advance :P
You should add a .zip at the end, so that more will download it to the bitter end!
Apparently, we're hanging around the wrong part of the Internet. My 14 year old son got invite yesterday from somebody on gamefaq_s site. And he doesn't want to hand it over to me. Neither threatening nor bribing helps :(
may I ask you if you have one other to spare?
my email is:
oop
at
freemail
dot
it
Thank you very much!
If you have any questions about Italy,
I'll be more than happy to answer them.
(or just saying this could seem like an
un-acceptable use!?!??)
bye bye from sunny Italy
Got any Gmail invites left? Please? :)
~~ Scott If animals aren't supposed to be good for you, why are they made of meat?
It would be awesome if you sent an invite to sdoofbuc@softhome.net
Tylenol for any headaches, Midol for any cramps...
~"Richard" from "Tommy Boy"
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