I've put mooseFS through its paces with good results on FreeBSD and a couple of MacbookPro's. The easy configuration, real-time stats, self-healing and the ability to quickly add more instances to increase throughput are just a few highlights. Documentation is a bit terse, but complete enough for anyone with a few hours to spare to get it up and running. There are a few quite large companies using it in production in Europe.
Gluster - up and down all the time in heavy LAMP production for about a year. Ended up replacing it with Netapp.
P.S. I am in no way affiliated with any of the products/companies mentioned in my post.
First of all - shouldn't the patent, to be valid, cover all possible exiting scenarios and possible events, including unexpected crashes? ie. close app A, dont save changes; close app B with changes saved; close C.. oops C crashed, 3 hrs of work gone, tough luck; close "system"... wait, wait, get some tea, wait, wait... cold reboot. Therefore, if crashes are included in the patent, doesn't that prove that shutdown procedure is unpredictable, hence not patentable? Separate "crash scenario" patent perhaps?
On another note, isn't this equivalent to patenting something like "exiting the subway" (gather your belongings, make sure you have you wallet, cell phone, etc., get up, wait for the train to stop, step out on the platform?
Well put. The "your insignificant little life" piece is especially weak - the world is comprised of our 'insignificant little lives' and what's important about my particular little life to me is that it's mine to share what, when, where and with whom I choose. Even though I do not think I am 'that special'. As to governments not 'giving rats ass' - remember them asking all major search engines to give up their logs? Yes, Google chose not to share that time, but next time they may not have a choice. If you have nothing to hide, why not install cameras in every room of your house and broadcast your 'insignificant little life' 24/7. How refreshing. You might even get an advertising deal out of it from Google/Bing/etc.
"Google and the internet are the anti-thesis to Big Brother. So are a populace with cameras."
yes, until the government makes them hand over the data for processing by the NSA.
[tinfoil hat on] You sound like you do not realize that the big corporations are the new government. As much as I respect Google and love their products, the sheer amount of personal information they collect and sit on is astonishing. Who is to say they will not be the next victim of the next massive data breach? [tinfoil hat off] The Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other 'social sites' users seem to be completely unconcerned about their privacy online, so a freebie netbook would definitely find its audience.
If it actually works as advertised we'll have to check our luggage 48 hrs before planned flight. If that in turn works as advertised, we'll have to check in 24 hrs before flight, then get dunked and go hang out at the airport bar while watching fellow travelers for signs of 'glow'. Could be fun - I just want the TSA to pick up my tab at the end of the wait.
This flu scare could be effectively used to promote telecommuting: lower risk of infection, less pollution from driving, time spent more productively, etc.
It does look somewhat like OSX and I would love that on my MacBook PRo... if they could integrate keyboard into the same '10 finger area' I would love to give it try... it could completely eliminate the uncomfortable separation between mouse and keyboard... double-tap 10 fingers, and you get a keyboard, double tap again and you go to mouse-mode... cool.
Hire an in-house sysadmin to monitor external people from the inside or another third party to monitor the other third party and then another third party to monitor the first third party admins.
The positive and confident vibe you should give off on the first impression is IMHO very important, after all it creates a better and more productive working environment for everyone. However a great deal of employers prefer to look for capability for supplication, especially if the interviewer is one of these people who feel like they must dig trenches around themselves to preserve their own status quo. I've actually landed a gig when went to an interview while being sick but didn't want to pass on that particular opportunity and my performance was less than stellar. The interviewer told me a year later that he didn't want to hire an overzealot... Go figure.
From my experience both good people and slave drivers will say something along the lines of: "we work hard and play hard, sometimes we leave early and sometimes we stay after hours". There is nothing tangible in such an answer. The first part is a cliche by now and both instances of the second part's 'sometimes' could have such a broad meaning that you know as much after hearing the answer as you did before asking. Do you press the subject or move on at this point? Pressing could mean you are lazy in certain situations. It could also mean you demand concrete answers, which could (theoretically) make you look good when discussing a position with certain management positions with a higher responsibility level. I think there is no cookie-cutter answer to interviewing questions, there are multiple factors that will dictate best strategy and the overall negotiation position you should assume. I personally find it most rewarding to play off of the people on the other side of the table and always ask them directly about what kind problems do they expect me to solve on daily/ongoing basis. I also like to ask about the challenges I am expected to solve that were most problematic to my predecessors. Answers to these questions may be quite revealing and can shed some bright light at reality of the position they are trying to fill. Their answers could easily be a deal maker or breaker for me, personally.
What would they look like if NASA was a private company with publicly traded stock? I wonder if they would be closer to Google or BestBuy... There would be some serious speculation going prior to each shuttle launch and it would be at least fun to watch climb and (free)fall.
I am certain clever spammer out there would convert skynet to spamnet... and we'd end up with mailboxes filled with even more 'blue pill' and 'Nigerian Millions' mail. Have some faith in humanity and its greed, people:)
Since Skynet would be emotionless, the decision making process would boil down to pure math. Most wars in our recent history have been started out of insecurity and fear - properties exclusive to wetware. Since Skynet's only source of learning is human history it would, analogically, try to survive. If humans are a threat, they would be placed on 'delete/recycle' list and potentially removed.
Yes, they have conveniently divided San Diego between TWC and Cox so that there is no competition when it comes to Cable (or Cable Internet). The city seems to be split right down the middle, along the Interstate 8. You live downtown, you get Cox. You live in UTC, you get TWC. Since we get quite a lot of sun here, perhaps DirectTV & DSL is the way to go... gotta give it some more thought.
What's not so clear is the fact that 'Road Runner Turbo with Powerboostâ„¢', which I used to have here in SD, is basically being shoved behind some squid-like cache/filter installation. That is where the 'Turbo' bandwidth comes from; Bandwidth caps still apply though, I can see them in action when downloading multiple large datasets to my home office network (scp not p2p). I understand the business needs they may have, but if they are going to cap my bandwidth I want them to do it in a more intelligent manner, with an up-front warning.
... and Dave Lombardo doesn't need to download Christ Illusion to publicize it. I bet Ulrich never bought Megadeth albums, but always wanted to see what Mustaine is up to. Hypocrisy is Magnetic.
If my memory serves me well, James sang "...do as I say, not as I do..." (black album?). Now Lars seems to echo that. If Death Magnetic was half as good as anything they released in the 20th century, Lars wouldn't have to resort to such half-baked publicity stunts as this one. Sad, but true.
Additionally, if you use MySQL, you could run all your form variables through the built-in filter and single-quoting identifiers and variables such as:
$foo = mysql_real_escape_string($foo);
and then: INSERT into `mydb` set foofield = '$foo';
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I've put mooseFS through its paces with good results on FreeBSD and a couple of MacbookPro's. The easy configuration, real-time stats, self-healing and the ability to quickly add more instances to increase throughput are just a few highlights. Documentation is a bit terse, but complete enough for anyone with a few hours to spare to get it up and running. There are a few quite large companies using it in production in Europe.
Gluster - up and down all the time in heavy LAMP production for about a year. Ended up replacing it with Netapp.
P.S. I am in no way affiliated with any of the products/companies mentioned in my post.
How do you feel about the human race, T-100?
First of all - shouldn't the patent, to be valid, cover all possible exiting scenarios and possible events, including unexpected crashes? ie. close app A, dont save changes; close app B with changes saved; close C.. oops C crashed, 3 hrs of work gone, tough luck; close "system" ... wait, wait, get some tea, wait, wait... cold reboot.
Therefore, if crashes are included in the patent, doesn't that prove that shutdown procedure is unpredictable, hence not patentable? Separate "crash scenario" patent perhaps?
On another note, isn't this equivalent to patenting something like "exiting the subway" (gather your belongings, make sure you have you wallet, cell phone, etc., get up, wait for the train to stop, step out on the platform?
Weird days we live in.
Now I need a 1TB memory card for my cell and a quick call to Apple to get the RMA I need to return my laptop.
Well put. The "your insignificant little life" piece is especially weak - the world is comprised of our 'insignificant little lives' and what's important about my particular little life to me is that it's mine to share what, when, where and with whom I choose. Even though I do not think I am 'that special'. As to governments not 'giving rats ass' - remember them asking all major search engines to give up their logs? Yes, Google chose not to share that time, but next time they may not have a choice. If you have nothing to hide, why not install cameras in every room of your house and broadcast your 'insignificant little life' 24/7. How refreshing. You might even get an advertising deal out of it from Google/Bing/etc.
"Google and the internet are the anti-thesis to Big Brother. So are a populace with cameras."
yes, until the government makes them hand over the data for processing by the NSA.
[tinfoil hat on]
You sound like you do not realize that the big corporations are the new government. As much as I respect Google and love their products, the sheer amount of personal information they collect and sit on is astonishing. Who is to say they will not be the next victim of the next massive data breach?
[tinfoil hat off]
The Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and other 'social sites' users seem to be completely unconcerned about their privacy online, so a freebie netbook would definitely find its audience.
If it actually works as advertised we'll have to check our luggage 48 hrs before planned flight. If that in turn works as advertised, we'll have to check in 24 hrs before flight, then get dunked and go hang out at the airport bar while watching fellow travelers for signs of 'glow'. Could be fun - I just want the TSA to pick up my tab at the end of the wait.
... or because meth makers have no ID's?
I am not getting a flu shot because I could use a week on the couch wrapped in blanked, with tea and the TV on.
This flu scare could be effectively used to promote telecommuting: lower risk of infection, less pollution from driving, time spent more productively, etc.
It does look somewhat like OSX and I would love that on my MacBook PRo... if they could integrate keyboard into the same '10 finger area' I would love to give it try... it could completely eliminate the uncomfortable separation between mouse and keyboard... double-tap 10 fingers, and you get a keyboard, double tap again and you go to mouse-mode... cool.
Hire an in-house sysadmin to monitor external people from the inside or another third party to monitor the other third party and then another third party to monitor the first third party admins.
The positive and confident vibe you should give off on the first impression is IMHO very important, after all it creates a better and more productive working environment for everyone. However a great deal of employers prefer to look for capability for supplication, especially if the interviewer is one of these people who feel like they must dig trenches around themselves to preserve their own status quo. I've actually landed a gig when went to an interview while being sick but didn't want to pass on that particular opportunity and my performance was less than stellar. The interviewer told me a year later that he didn't want to hire an overzealot... Go figure.
From my experience both good people and slave drivers will say something along the lines of: "we work hard and play hard, sometimes we leave early and sometimes we stay after hours". There is nothing tangible in such an answer. The first part is a cliche by now and both instances of the second part's 'sometimes' could have such a broad meaning that you know as much after hearing the answer as you did before asking. Do you press the subject or move on at this point? Pressing could mean you are lazy in certain situations. It could also mean you demand concrete answers, which could (theoretically) make you look good when discussing a position with certain management positions with a higher responsibility level. I think there is no cookie-cutter answer to interviewing questions, there are multiple factors that will dictate best strategy and the overall negotiation position you should assume. I personally find it most rewarding to play off of the people on the other side of the table and always ask them directly about what kind problems do they expect me to solve on daily/ongoing basis. I also like to ask about the challenges I am expected to solve that were most problematic to my predecessors. Answers to these questions may be quite revealing and can shed some bright light at reality of the position they are trying to fill. Their answers could easily be a deal maker or breaker for me, personally.
What would they look like if NASA was a private company with publicly traded stock? I wonder if they would be closer to Google or BestBuy... There would be some serious speculation going prior to each shuttle launch and it would be at least fun to watch climb and (free)fall.
M./
I am ecstatic that someone finally noticed my efforts to disburse traffic jams... after all these years... a tear comes to my eye.
I am certain clever spammer out there would convert skynet to spamnet... and we'd end up with mailboxes filled with even more 'blue pill' and 'Nigerian Millions' mail. Have some faith in humanity and its greed, people :)
Since Skynet would be emotionless, the decision making process would boil down to pure math. Most wars in our recent history have been started out of insecurity and fear - properties exclusive to wetware.
Since Skynet's only source of learning is human history it would, analogically, try to survive. If humans are a threat, they would be placed on 'delete/recycle' list and potentially removed.
That should put current wars on pause.
Yes, they have conveniently divided San Diego between TWC and Cox so that there is no competition when it comes to Cable (or Cable Internet). The city seems to be split right down the middle, along the Interstate 8. You live downtown, you get Cox. You live in UTC, you get TWC. Since we get quite a lot of sun here, perhaps DirectTV & DSL is the way to go... gotta give it some more thought.
What's not so clear is the fact that 'Road Runner
Turbo with Powerboostâ„¢', which I used to have here in SD, is basically being shoved behind some squid-like cache/filter installation. That is where the 'Turbo' bandwidth comes from; Bandwidth caps still apply though, I can see them in action when downloading multiple large datasets to my home office network (scp not p2p).
I understand the business needs they may have, but if they are going to cap my bandwidth I want them to do it in a more intelligent manner, with an up-front warning.
... and Dave Lombardo doesn't need to download Christ Illusion to publicize it. I bet Ulrich never bought Megadeth albums, but always wanted to see what Mustaine is up to. Hypocrisy is Magnetic.
If my memory serves me well, James sang "...do as I say, not as I do..." (black album?). Now Lars seems to echo that. If Death Magnetic was half as good as anything they released in the 20th century, Lars wouldn't have to resort to such half-baked publicity stunts as this one. Sad, but true.
IS the Swiss council of 7 running in a RAID 10 hot-swappable array? Just curious....
Additionally, if you use MySQL, you could run all your form variables through the built-in filter and single-quoting identifiers and variables such as:
$foo = mysql_real_escape_string($foo);
and then:
INSERT into `mydb` set foofield = '$foo';
That should help preventing injections.