God I miss TNG. I keep wishing they'd come back for another season, or a secret library of episodes will be uncovered, or a new series staring all the main TNG characters in new positions in the "future" would air.
People will say whatever they want- on slashdot, that will be MS bashing and MS loving. But think about this honestly, and answer honestly- I think it is helping.
I, for one, prefer windows over linux, and the thought that Windows 7 is better than vista makes me excited to try it. My main machine is still XP, but I've got Vista at work and on my laptop, and I just can't stand it. Anybody who says vista is good is somebody who only tries websurfing- not actually trying to get something done.
Now, if only they got rid of the pesky sys requirements of windows. I don't want to need 4gb of RAM minimum to get things running smoothly. I want things to run with 512 as smoothly as XP does, and allow the extra 3.5 gb of memory to give me extra performance with other programs.
I do a lot of video and audio work- so with about 350 gb worth of data that is in jeapordy, I find myself doing multiple backups.
I work in computer repair, and you would be surprised how many people lose all their data, despite having a backup. No single backup is a good idea. Multiple backups are ALWAYS a good idea. So here's what I do on a small budget with a ton of data:
NOTE: Backups need to be painless. If they're not, I'll never do them. Be honest with yourself. Making a note to sit down and burn DVDs every sunday will NEVER happen. It might happen a few times, but not *just* before you need it. Plan around convenience, for your data's sake.
1. Backup number 1 is basic. I have another desktop on my network, with a raid mirror and a network share. I run a backup regularly. Incremental backups to seperate files works nicely to conserve space. CHECK YOUR BACKUPS REGULARLY. Nothing's worse than realizing your backup has been bunk for 3 weeks, and then have a system go down.
2. My second backup is in case of major disasters that burn down my house or something similar. I use MOZY to do online backups. Now, with 350gb, it's not a very fast thing. But because it's incremental, eventually you get past the hump, and it only has bits and peices to do to keep up. A major point for me on online backups was security. My life is in this data, including SSNs, Pictures, Embarrassingly bad poetry, and so on, so I was a bit nervous about starting an online backup.
Mozy offers local encryption with a private key BEFORE uploading, although it's not neccessary. Mozy states in their terms, if you decide to go with the private key, and you lose that key- they can't help you. I like the sound of that.
If you don't use your own private encryption, they say they don't look at your data, but you know how companies fold to government wishes. I'm not hiding anything illegal, but I do want my privacy.
Mozy is $5/month. With my connection (768kbps up) it's taking months to finish the first upload. But after that's done, I'll have a bit more comfort, and for $5, it's not worth not doing. They allow you to throttle the bandwidth during different times of the day, so I have it upload during the night and while I'm at work, then have it stop while I'm home, so I have the internet connection all to myself!
*Note: I do not work for, nor am I affiliated with mozy.
I have a similar experience. I've never had a maxtor reach 1 year old, and their warranty dept sucked, although I haven't tried them since they got bought out.
Anyhow, all drives die eventually. I've been happy with seagate, owning around 15 drives in the past 7 years, I've never had a drive fail on me, although I replace them around 3 years old- both for safety, and for space. But if one failed, I'd understand. Drives fail.
Sitting in a computer shop next to a raid mirror with two seagate 500gb drives, doing exactly that. Even spaced ticking.
If you're scared, try the Hitachi Hard drive fitness test, just to be sure. Otherwise, deal with it and enjoy seagates 5 year warranty if something goes wrong. And as always, make backups. (not just one)
FDR did not take us out of the Depression. Japan did that when they bombed Pearl Harbor and gave the nation motivation to start building tanks and planes and ships and bombs non-stop for the next three years.
Paying for things to be destroyed does not create wealth. That is a fallacy.
Exactly. It's quite simple when you reference the original reference point is merely just another reference point in a sea of infinite reference points, which are rendered irrelevant when you remove the 4th dimensional constraint. When moving through time, the only frame of reference neccessary is a clock - which further supports my theory that flavor flav was a time traveler: (proof).
It's cool, Urza, I agree with you here. I'm not horrible at games, but the minute I connect to an online match, people wipe the floor with me. It can be pretty frustrating. You're looking to start getting some kills, but instead, you keep getting headshots, and you're not sure where they're coming from.
There really is a big difference. I'm a casual gamer, maybe a few hours a week on some games. A few years back I invited a few friends over for a halo match. A few of them were halo addicts, and lets just say their skill with the sniper rifle while running was daunting! I could barely aim while sitting still.
It's different classes altogether. I feel that people who get that good should get a life, but then again, I might just be bitter, cause I suck.
"Your honor, I did not not hire him because of his genetic defects, it's simply because he wasn't a perfect fit for the job. We found somebody who types faster."
having a record of "nope, not that" helps any other doctor know what has already been ruled out.
Apparently you watch enough house to quote it, but not enough to know that a chart with records of what it's not will only make doctors less thorough! What if the test was done wrong? Do it again! "But we already did the test." Test again!
Sure, but mind you, I have electric baseboard heating, which means it's 240 V, 15 A resistive load, not the regular 24v line you're used to with furnaces.
TH115, this thing is awesome. If you can stay with AUBE, they make good stuff, they might have some good 24v ones too. I can't find their main website, looks like they may have been bought by honeywell recently, or something, but anyhow, the model I have has three modes:
A - Ambient Temperature Mode F - Floor Temperature Mode AF - Both Ambient and Floor temperature modes (Allows heating to a certain ambient temperature, while putting a cap on floor temperature).
Pretty advanced little buggers, very reliable. Nice backlight on it. Tells you what percentage of power they're supplying to the heaters at any given time.
The 7-day thermostat is a life saver. In my apartment, I've got electric baseboard heating. So, that up-front, is a bit more than oil. My electric went down about $100/month when I installed the programmable thermostats.
I used to try to turn up and down the thermostats manually, but I was never perfect, and it was uncomfortable to wake up and shower with it so cold. Now with the programmable thermostats, it's nice and warm for my morning shower, and then cold all day while I'm at work!
It also helps that it was electric heat- my old system was on/off rollercoaster heat. Heat till it's hot. Turn off till it's not. My new thermostats give percentages of the power to slowly ease back into the right temperature as it approaches. It will only turn on 20% as the temp dips, to keep a steady temp. Overall, much more energy efficient. Unfortunately- still costs $400/month in the winter.
I also think that each year they should be forced to copy down the entire tax code, by hand, before they are allowed to take any other action (I wish I could remember where I heard this idea). When that proves impossible perhaps we would see some improvements to the way things are done.
The first improvement would be removing the "Write the tax code by hand" requirement.
Regularly, no. But one time I wanted to test a secure card, so I tried one of those "$1 trials" and realized quickly trial means "no access." Then I canceled the card, and never heard from them again.
But you're right, I'm not sure what I was thinking that night.
Paypal has secure cards too now for free, just install the paypal plugin. I use single use mastercard numbers for all my online purchasing. Especially nice for porn sites, so you don't have to worry about random charges.
I can imagine this being an epic fail, if your specs aren't good enough. You'll need top of the line to make sure that the refresh rates don't jitter and your framerate doesn't die.
So, I definitely want one, but I'm not going to pretend that this would be remotely useful until I upgrade to a brand new machine.
Time out- Who says that's a problem with nationalized health care? I've been to plenty of hospitals in the USA that are overcrowded, and I never have less than a 2.5 hour wait (often times up to 4 hours) at the emergency room round these parts. And in the city- it can get nasty.
How is this a nationalized healthcare problem? It's an overcrowded hospital problem.
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God I miss TNG. I keep wishing they'd come back for another season, or a secret library of episodes will be uncovered, or a new series staring all the main TNG characters in new positions in the "future" would air.
That link, scroll down a bit to the "War" section.
Broken Window:War
People will say whatever they want- on slashdot, that will be MS bashing and MS loving. But think about this honestly, and answer honestly- I think it is helping.
I, for one, prefer windows over linux, and the thought that Windows 7 is better than vista makes me excited to try it. My main machine is still XP, but I've got Vista at work and on my laptop, and I just can't stand it. Anybody who says vista is good is somebody who only tries websurfing- not actually trying to get something done.
Now, if only they got rid of the pesky sys requirements of windows. I don't want to need 4gb of RAM minimum to get things running smoothly. I want things to run with 512 as smoothly as XP does, and allow the extra 3.5 gb of memory to give me extra performance with other programs.
I do a lot of video and audio work- so with about 350 gb worth of data that is in jeapordy, I find myself doing multiple backups.
I work in computer repair, and you would be surprised how many people lose all their data, despite having a backup. No single backup is a good idea. Multiple backups are ALWAYS a good idea. So here's what I do on a small budget with a ton of data:
NOTE: Backups need to be painless. If they're not, I'll never do them. Be honest with yourself. Making a note to sit down and burn DVDs every sunday will NEVER happen. It might happen a few times, but not *just* before you need it. Plan around convenience, for your data's sake.
1. Backup number 1 is basic. I have another desktop on my network, with a raid mirror and a network share. I run a backup regularly. Incremental backups to seperate files works nicely to conserve space. CHECK YOUR BACKUPS REGULARLY. Nothing's worse than realizing your backup has been bunk for 3 weeks, and then have a system go down.
2. My second backup is in case of major disasters that burn down my house or something similar. I use MOZY to do online backups. Now, with 350gb, it's not a very fast thing. But because it's incremental, eventually you get past the hump, and it only has bits and peices to do to keep up. A major point for me on online backups was security. My life is in this data, including SSNs, Pictures, Embarrassingly bad poetry, and so on, so I was a bit nervous about starting an online backup.
Mozy offers local encryption with a private key BEFORE uploading, although it's not neccessary. Mozy states in their terms, if you decide to go with the private key, and you lose that key- they can't help you. I like the sound of that.
If you don't use your own private encryption, they say they don't look at your data, but you know how companies fold to government wishes. I'm not hiding anything illegal, but I do want my privacy.
Mozy is $5/month. With my connection (768kbps up) it's taking months to finish the first upload. But after that's done, I'll have a bit more comfort, and for $5, it's not worth not doing. They allow you to throttle the bandwidth during different times of the day, so I have it upload during the night and while I'm at work, then have it stop while I'm home, so I have the internet connection all to myself!
*Note: I do not work for, nor am I affiliated with mozy.
I have a similar experience. I've never had a maxtor reach 1 year old, and their warranty dept sucked, although I haven't tried them since they got bought out.
Anyhow, all drives die eventually. I've been happy with seagate, owning around 15 drives in the past 7 years, I've never had a drive fail on me, although I replace them around 3 years old- both for safety, and for space. But if one failed, I'd understand. Drives fail.
Sitting in a computer shop next to a raid mirror with two seagate 500gb drives, doing exactly that. Even spaced ticking.
If you're scared, try the Hitachi Hard drive fitness test, just to be sure. Otherwise, deal with it and enjoy seagates 5 year warranty if something goes wrong. And as always, make backups. (not just one)
FDR did not take us out of the Depression. Japan did that when they bombed Pearl Harbor and gave the nation motivation to start building tanks and planes and ships and bombs non-stop for the next three years.
Paying for things to be destroyed does not create wealth. That is a fallacy.
Naw, living here in the US, that sounded right. We need a judge to set the president.
Recordings are a lot more likely to cause trouble in their lives than just having sex.
Did you think this one through? I'd rather have a surprise video in 9 months than something else...
Laws don't apply in this case.
Exactly. It's quite simple when you reference the original reference point is merely just another reference point in a sea of infinite reference points, which are rendered irrelevant when you remove the 4th dimensional constraint. When moving through time, the only frame of reference neccessary is a clock - which further supports my theory that flavor flav was a time traveler: (proof).
It's cool, Urza, I agree with you here. I'm not horrible at games, but the minute I connect to an online match, people wipe the floor with me. It can be pretty frustrating. You're looking to start getting some kills, but instead, you keep getting headshots, and you're not sure where they're coming from.
There really is a big difference. I'm a casual gamer, maybe a few hours a week on some games. A few years back I invited a few friends over for a halo match. A few of them were halo addicts, and lets just say their skill with the sniper rifle while running was daunting! I could barely aim while sitting still.
It's different classes altogether. I feel that people who get that good should get a life, but then again, I might just be bitter, cause I suck.
anti-discrimination legislation
Anti-discrimination legislation will never work.
"Your honor, I did not not hire him because of his genetic defects, it's simply because he wasn't a perfect fit for the job. We found somebody who types faster."
Problem solved.
having a record of "nope, not that" helps any other doctor know what has already been ruled out.
Apparently you watch enough house to quote it, but not enough to know that a chart with records of what it's not will only make doctors less thorough! What if the test was done wrong? Do it again! "But we already did the test." Test again!
Extra note: The Ambient and Floor model is the AF models in the dropdown.
Sure, but mind you, I have electric baseboard heating, which means it's 240 V, 15 A resistive load, not the regular 24v line you're used to with furnaces.
TH115, this thing is awesome. If you can stay with AUBE, they make good stuff, they might have some good 24v ones too. I can't find their main website, looks like they may have been bought by honeywell recently, or something, but anyhow, the model I have has three modes:
A - Ambient Temperature Mode
F - Floor Temperature Mode
AF - Both Ambient and Floor temperature modes (Allows heating to a certain ambient temperature, while putting a cap on floor temperature).
Pretty advanced little buggers, very reliable. Nice backlight on it. Tells you what percentage of power they're supplying to the heaters at any given time.
The 7-day thermostat is a life saver. In my apartment, I've got electric baseboard heating. So, that up-front, is a bit more than oil. My electric went down about $100/month when I installed the programmable thermostats.
I used to try to turn up and down the thermostats manually, but I was never perfect, and it was uncomfortable to wake up and shower with it so cold. Now with the programmable thermostats, it's nice and warm for my morning shower, and then cold all day while I'm at work!
It also helps that it was electric heat- my old system was on/off rollercoaster heat. Heat till it's hot. Turn off till it's not. My new thermostats give percentages of the power to slowly ease back into the right temperature as it approaches. It will only turn on 20% as the temp dips, to keep a steady temp. Overall, much more energy efficient. Unfortunately- still costs $400/month in the winter.
I also think that each year they should be forced to copy down the entire tax code, by hand, before they are allowed to take any other action (I wish I could remember where I heard this idea). When that proves impossible perhaps we would see some improvements to the way things are done.
The first improvement would be removing the "Write the tax code by hand" requirement.
Amen! I've been saying this for a while now! RA3
Regularly, no. But one time I wanted to test a secure card, so I tried one of those "$1 trials" and realized quickly trial means "no access." Then I canceled the card, and never heard from them again.
But you're right, I'm not sure what I was thinking that night.
Paypal has secure cards too now for free, just install the paypal plugin. I use single use mastercard numbers for all my online purchasing. Especially nice for porn sites, so you don't have to worry about random charges.
Try Audiosurf with the glasses! I bet that's enough to give a heart attack.
I can imagine this being an epic fail, if your specs aren't good enough. You'll need top of the line to make sure that the refresh rates don't jitter and your framerate doesn't die.
So, I definitely want one, but I'm not going to pretend that this would be remotely useful until I upgrade to a brand new machine.
What the heck do you use PCI cards for these days anyway?
Bandwidth. Are we seriously having a PCI vs USB debate right now, on slashdot?
Time out- Who says that's a problem with nationalized health care? I've been to plenty of hospitals in the USA that are overcrowded, and I never have less than a 2.5 hour wait (often times up to 4 hours) at the emergency room round these parts. And in the city- it can get nasty.
How is this a nationalized healthcare problem? It's an overcrowded hospital problem.