Most people will have 1Gbps capable fibre in Australia. The rest get fixed wireless (LTE), & very remote areas get satellite, all for the same wholesale price.
It's actually cheaper to run FTTH these days with the polymer cables (what the NBN is using) than to run FTTN networks that rely on crumbling copper.
Personally, I think that any and all national security functions, whether physical or cyber, shouldn't be provided by anybody whose managers I cannot vote out of office.
This highlights the problem with the "small government" argument. In Australia we've seen private companies run rail, road, telecommunications, electricity & water infrastructure into the ground because of conservative "small government" agendas. All that seems to happen is the companies stick their hands out for "aid" or the like to help them make bigger profits while neglecting what they are responsible for.
I think I've built upwards of 100 of those machines in my time as a young tech in a small computer store. Here in AU, something like that would have been in the $3000-$4000 range, depending on brands used. Such a glorious time in computers... for retailers.
Uhh, it is stupidity. Having your DR in the same site as your production servers is monumentally stupid. Most companies I've worked at have rules that state a minimum of 5km distance between production & DR sites in case of catastrophic failure. The Department of Defence here in Australia has 500km between their two production sites & DR. Our biggest service provider has 1000km between production & DR.
The only time I have seen the same building used is for redundancy & then the two comms/server rooms were blast proof bunkers (that was for a newspaper).
I disliked the use of 'church' for another reason. That is, I don't see a difference between Christianity & Scientology. Both are about believing in magic men in the sky.
What's even worse is when they want an admin/support person who is also an expert coder. They don't get that you've spent 10 years honing your specialisation & had no interest in either coding or admin. Sure, I can able with code, but only so much as a coder can design & deploy a network/server/domain/etc.
The push is always to be a jack of all trades, master of none. On face value it "saves" the company money, but in reality it costs more than it's worth.
Setbacks are common for MS yet you don't see a revolving door of CEO at MS.
This would be only the 2nd CEO to leave, not sure about you, but revolving door, this is not.
I agree with GP that the avenue that MS is taking with 8 departs from the success built with 7. Windows 8 will piss off consumers because what they've been learning for years has become some crazy new system they have to learn, & business won't be able to adapt to the new system with their archaic group policies without building from the ground up. I really feel that if they're going to make the cheap tablet market more expensive, why do I have to deal with the "Metro" interface?
I have to agree. This summary is, well, crap. Anyone trying to "push problems" to somewhere/someone else rather than resolving the problem shouldn't be working in IT for a start.
This is another "fear the cloud, it eats babies" post, which are becoming more frequent recently. I know I'd never make a decision of how/where to host apps/services purely on one criteria, eg: getting rid of my local headache.
Hear hear. Some of these "ask Slashdot" posts are getting ludicrously complex for such simple problems. To he extent that I, like you, think it's just trolling.
If you want a complex solution, don't ask Slashdot, figure it out yourself. If you want a simple elegant solution, then it has been suggested already.
Firstly, fibre doesn't become "obsolete", seeing as endpoints can be upgraded. You ignore that the speed of light is the universal speed limit. I'd really like to know how you can get 1Gbps out of 4G.
Secondly, for decent "wireless" (I assume you mean 3G/4G), you need towers that are quite visible. This doesn't even address the limitations of 3G/4G networks under heavy subscriber numbers.
The same faulty rationale is being used here in Australia to argue against the National Broadband Network.
As someone who has worked for a newspaper/online news org, I've seen the profit/loss statements, & subscriptions/sales don't even rate on it.
Newspapers make the lion's share of their revenue purely from advertising contracts. Some may see this as an outdated business model due to the prices charged for advertising space (upwards of AU$100k per full page), but it's is how they've made money in the past. The main hurdle with going online is that no one is going to pay you the same rates for banner ads. Paywalling has its own problems too: Murdoch paywalls are easily bypassed, others drive consumers away due to no free content.
I really don't see any answer other than accepting the fact there's not massive amounts of money in news media these days.
Personally, I tend to read independent online publications such as New Matilda, Conversation AU, & Independent Australia, (yes, I'm an Aussie) which rely on donations & small amounts of advertising revenue. The level of journalism is actually higher than that of news sites subsidised by their print or TV media.
We have an independent body called the Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman, which investigates matters such as this & refers them on to ACMA if need be.
I'd say, stop letting your politicians crow on about "small government" & push them to set up consumer/business protection systems like the rest of the civilised world.
Actually, no. Lithium ion batteries are at risk of fire/explosion when they discharge. If you bridge the terminals you end up with a small incendiary device. There's also a risk of fire from poorly made batteries. I believe the Sony exploding laptop batteries that were in the Dell/Apple/etc devices had iron filings mixed in with the battery media in the cells.
No idea why USPS is banning this, we've had restrictions here in Australia for about 5 years now, but no sign of a ban.
Even with steam you can send games to friends. This all smacks of trying to profit off piracy, has nothing to do with used game sales. Used games, in this day and age, mean profit in DLC. If you never paid for the game, you're less likely to pay for DLC (free to play titles not withstanding).
It really does seem like console makers are trying to squeeze the market without thinking of the consequences. I own both PS3 & Xbox 360, but if this crap comes in, I won't be buying the new systems.
I have 20 years experience in IT, yet I use my iPad every day. I just upgraded from the original to the new iPad and am very impressed with the improvements. I have no trouble touch typing on it. There's already Photoshop & Office apps on the iPad. If you want Lightwave & AutoCAD on a tablet you're missing the point. To run that stuff on a desktop, let alone a laptop, you need a beefy machine. Are you willing to live with 30 minute usable battery life? I know I'm not.
The only reason why anyone would be against a tablet is if they really don't get it. You don't get it, by the seems of it you never will as you're using the same "reasons" why tablets aren't worth it as every tablet hater. It's people like you that are ridiculed in tech circles for your neo-Luddite attitudes.
I'm under 40, I get in the face of cops when I need to (most of the time I don't), then again, I don't live in a totalitarian state run by the highest bidder.
Which is what drives us Aussies nuts! We know that the games are not worth what we pay, there's no justification to pay almost double US prices in some cases (some PS3 games release at $120... that's 1/3 the cost of a console). I refuse to pay full price for games here. It's either hit up a torrent site or wait until they drop to a reasonable price on Steam.
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Because I can see you live under a rock: http://nbnco.com.au/
Most people will have 1Gbps capable fibre in Australia. The rest get fixed wireless (LTE), & very remote areas get satellite, all for the same wholesale price.
It's actually cheaper to run FTTH these days with the polymer cables (what the NBN is using) than to run FTTN networks that rely on crumbling copper.
Personally, I think that any and all national security functions, whether physical or cyber, shouldn't be provided by anybody whose managers I cannot vote out of office.
This highlights the problem with the "small government" argument. In Australia we've seen private companies run rail, road, telecommunications, electricity & water infrastructure into the ground because of conservative "small government" agendas. All that seems to happen is the companies stick their hands out for "aid" or the like to help them make bigger profits while neglecting what they are responsible for.
I think I've built upwards of 100 of those machines in my time as a young tech in a small computer store. Here in AU, something like that would have been in the $3000-$4000 range, depending on brands used. Such a glorious time in computers... for retailers.
Uhh, it is stupidity. Having your DR in the same site as your production servers is monumentally stupid. Most companies I've worked at have rules that state a minimum of 5km distance between production & DR sites in case of catastrophic failure. The Department of Defence here in Australia has 500km between their two production sites & DR. Our biggest service provider has 1000km between production & DR.
The only time I have seen the same building used is for redundancy & then the two comms/server rooms were blast proof bunkers (that was for a newspaper).
So yes, this is stupidity on a grand scale.
I disliked the use of 'church' for another reason. That is, I don't see a difference between Christianity & Scientology. Both are about believing in magic men in the sky.
You forgot the tulips & orange!
Even though an IP address is not a person? You must be new to the internet.
Doesn't beat free, which is the point here.
What's even worse is when they want an admin/support person who is also an expert coder. They don't get that you've spent 10 years honing your specialisation & had no interest in either coding or admin. Sure, I can able with code, but only so much as a coder can design & deploy a network/server/domain/etc.
The push is always to be a jack of all trades, master of none. On face value it "saves" the company money, but in reality it costs more than it's worth.
Setbacks are common for MS yet you don't see a revolving door of CEO at MS.
This would be only the 2nd CEO to leave, not sure about you, but revolving door, this is not.
I agree with GP that the avenue that MS is taking with 8 departs from the success built with 7. Windows 8 will piss off consumers because what they've been learning for years has become some crazy new system they have to learn, & business won't be able to adapt to the new system with their archaic group policies without building from the ground up. I really feel that if they're going to make the cheap tablet market more expensive, why do I have to deal with the "Metro" interface?
I have to agree. This summary is, well, crap. Anyone trying to "push problems" to somewhere/someone else rather than resolving the problem shouldn't be working in IT for a start.
This is another "fear the cloud, it eats babies" post, which are becoming more frequent recently. I know I'd never make a decision of how/where to host apps/services purely on one criteria, eg: getting rid of my local headache.
Yet another failure of an IDG article.
A lot more practical than retrofitting Hubble or building a new satellite from scratch.
Hear hear. Some of these "ask Slashdot" posts are getting ludicrously complex for such simple problems. To he extent that I, like you, think it's just trolling.
If you want a complex solution, don't ask Slashdot, figure it out yourself. If you want a simple elegant solution, then it has been suggested already.
I both of your assertions are incorrect.
Firstly, fibre doesn't become "obsolete", seeing as endpoints can be upgraded. You ignore that the speed of light is the universal speed limit. I'd really like to know how you can get 1Gbps out of 4G.
Secondly, for decent "wireless" (I assume you mean 3G/4G), you need towers that are quite visible. This doesn't even address the limitations of 3G/4G networks under heavy subscriber numbers.
The same faulty rationale is being used here in Australia to argue against the National Broadband Network.
Yes indeed, that last one is correct.
As someone who has worked for a newspaper/online news org, I've seen the profit/loss statements, & subscriptions/sales don't even rate on it.
Newspapers make the lion's share of their revenue purely from advertising contracts. Some may see this as an outdated business model due to the prices charged for advertising space (upwards of AU$100k per full page), but it's is how they've made money in the past. The main hurdle with going online is that no one is going to pay you the same rates for banner ads. Paywalling has its own problems too: Murdoch paywalls are easily bypassed, others drive consumers away due to no free content.
I really don't see any answer other than accepting the fact there's not massive amounts of money in news media these days.
Personally, I tend to read independent online publications such as New Matilda, Conversation AU, & Independent Australia, (yes, I'm an Aussie) which rely on donations & small amounts of advertising revenue. The level of journalism is actually higher than that of news sites subsidised by their print or TV media.
This is why I'm happy to live in Australia.
We have an independent body called the Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman, which investigates matters such as this & refers them on to ACMA if need be.
I'd say, stop letting your politicians crow on about "small government" & push them to set up consumer/business protection systems like the rest of the civilised world.
Actually, no. Lithium ion batteries are at risk of fire/explosion when they discharge. If you bridge the terminals you end up with a small incendiary device. There's also a risk of fire from poorly made batteries. I believe the Sony exploding laptop batteries that were in the Dell/Apple/etc devices had iron filings mixed in with the battery media in the cells.
No idea why USPS is banning this, we've had restrictions here in Australia for about 5 years now, but no sign of a ban.
I remember the old rule was, if you wanted great quality & were willing to spend a bit, get Sony. Now it's AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
Even with steam you can send games to friends. This all smacks of trying to profit off piracy, has nothing to do with used game sales. Used games, in this day and age, mean profit in DLC. If you never paid for the game, you're less likely to pay for DLC (free to play titles not withstanding).
It really does seem like console makers are trying to squeeze the market without thinking of the consequences. I own both PS3 & Xbox 360, but if this crap comes in, I won't be buying the new systems.
I thought they suspended the teacher for reading such stilted writing to them.
I like the Ender's Game story, but OSC can't write his way out of a paper bag.
I call bullshit on your uninformed opinion.
I have 20 years experience in IT, yet I use my iPad every day. I just upgraded from the original to the new iPad and am very impressed with the improvements. I have no trouble touch typing on it. There's already Photoshop & Office apps on the iPad. If you want Lightwave & AutoCAD on a tablet you're missing the point. To run that stuff on a desktop, let alone a laptop, you need a beefy machine. Are you willing to live with 30 minute usable battery life? I know I'm not.
The only reason why anyone would be against a tablet is if they really don't get it. You don't get it, by the seems of it you never will as you're using the same "reasons" why tablets aren't worth it as every tablet hater. It's people like you that are ridiculed in tech circles for your neo-Luddite attitudes.
I'm under 40, I get in the face of cops when I need to (most of the time I don't), then again, I don't live in a totalitarian state run by the highest bidder.
Fuck Gerry Harvey and his overpriced goods. He's been crying about retail sales for years, but they still keep going up season by season.
Which is what drives us Aussies nuts! We know that the games are not worth what we pay, there's no justification to pay almost double US prices in some cases (some PS3 games release at $120... that's 1/3 the cost of a console). I refuse to pay full price for games here. It's either hit up a torrent site or wait until they drop to a reasonable price on Steam.