There are lot of factors here, most of which resolve around the weather. The FAA has given consent for this to happen between midnight and 4am for those dates. Outside of those hours will be too disruptive to air traffic.
So consider a lab with 2 racks of equipment in it. It is considered a data center. A big part of this effort is to consolidate equipment like that into an actual data center environment (with proper cooling and power) and weed out what is not needed (there is a lot of it). Virtualizing servers where applicable is also going to help save power, which is what part of this initiative is aiming for.
For personal life, I have and use GPG, albeit rarely. Most people that I communicate with just don't get it.... Work on the other hand, nearly half of all of my communications are encrypted.
With less than 1/2 of one percent of the annual federal budget, this isn't going to happen any time soon. Maybe if we can stand down the war machine for a while....
Anyway, Constellation was looking like a viable option. Unfortunately, it was way over budget. With the scrapping of Constellation, I think we're going to see some commercial partnerships forming where the launch vehicles will be owned and possibly operated by the contractor.
...and it is what it is. I spent 10 years in the military and knocked out my first two years of school at 6 different universities between deployments. I got out and got a decent job, and established myself. At some point, I decided I should finish my degree. After talking to a number of local universities and the local B&M University of Phoenix, I chose Phoenix. And I chose them for a single reason. They accepted more credits than anyone else and offered the shortest path to completion.
Had I not been established in my field, I probably would have been pretty dissatisfied with the curriculum. However, since I was familiar with most of it, it was easy to stay ahead. And had my GI Bill not paid for it, I may be a little bitter about the experience, but since it cost me next to nothing, I can't knock it.
Like most universities, there were some great instructors and many of the genuinely cared. There There were some bad ones. It's the luck of the draw. That said, I felt like a number when dealing with anyone in administration or counseling.
Now that my undergrad is out of the way, I am pursuing my masters at a more reputable University.
Not only that, but how much more are we going to have to pay the labels for CDs we actually buy because all of their revenue is going into suing other companies?
First of all, I'm not an MSDN subscriber, but I have done several betas.
The iso for workstation is about 2.5 GB. I had a couple of failed installs due to a faulty dvd-rom drive and am now almost finished installing it. It looks pretty good so far, from the installer anyways.
Actually, if these are US/EU based companies, it does surprise me. I work for a large CRO (Contract Research Organization) and meeting compliance with the FDA on 21 CFR Part 11 is grueling. If these are US based companies, they will be held to these same standards. I know that EU and Japan have very similar requirements for this kind of research. However, if these are completely off-shore, how much longer will it take these BioTechs to actually get their products thru the FDA and similar agencies??
I was at a seminar in Chicago last Friday. Among the AMD reps was Michele Lam from AMDs corporate HQ. She's some big person in the RMA area and she pointed this out to us. Among other things they don't accept are: cracked or chipped CPUs and burned CPUs. I found the burned CHPUs amusing as my CPU caught on fire on Thursday and after a long discussion with Michele, she assured me they would accept the chip. I would have to say it probably depends on who is working in receiving that day.:)
I've actually read some recent articles about companies being sued for using honey pots. As crazy as that sounds, they are comparing it to an unauthorized wire tap because the system is there with the intent to catch evil doers.
I used to be an avionics tech/computer system specialist for the US Navy. I specialized on the AYK-10 mission computer. During the years, I worked on/flew in the S-3B Viking. Due to the ancient technology of the AYK-10, we often did not even boot it until we were in flight. The magnetic drum did not like the carrier take-offs and often dumped if booted before flight. Rarely, did we have to reboot after the initial boot. Flight control was not affected by this. Neither was basic NAV/Weather radar or comms. As for ada, DoD is big on it. When I asked about it in the AYK-10 school, they told me it was because it was small and clean. I'm not sure that I agree with them, but since I don't know ada, I'll have to take their word. I'm guessing that the mission computer is based off of 80's technology as that would be par for DoD standards. At least it's pre-windows era.:)
Hahaha.. I guess I might actually worry about it if there weren't like 2500 apartments right there, and since I took that reading while I was rolling out of the parking lot.:p
As the network manager of a Research company, we currently have about 450 PCs about 200 of those are less than 300MHz. We switched to this concept this year and have a saved an assload of money. Of course, our CFO/CIO who is an idiot, cut our upgrades in half even tho they are costing us much less. With our tax exempt status, we can get a full system (Athlon XP 1700+, board, TNT2 Video (32MB), 256MB RAM, DVD, 17" monitor, $89 Win XP Home OEM license (thank you enterprise select) all for less than $600. We saved enough to hire a person to build them. I say go for it.
I was an avid OS/2 user until Doom was released. I had nothing but troubles running id games under OS/2.
On a side note, I still have 2 OS/2 1.2 servers running some kind of proprietary database that we can't live without. I just keep hoping that these pentium 120s don't die taking my database with it. It takes an average of 3-6 boots for OS/2 to even start right these days.
I love being behind the times.
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I would have to tend to agree with you. I spent 9 years in the Navy and got out last summer where I took on the position w/ a start-up ISP/Software firm that I had been consulting for. I figured that a small company would be a good place to start after my transition into civilian life. Boy, was I wrong. Not only was there no direction, but there was a complete lack of responsibility from anyone. I was miserable. So what did I do? I quit and started consulting for a larger company until they finally hired me in full time. This place does have a lot of misdirection from management, but it's a heck of a lot easier to try change the minds of management. They, for the most part, seem willing to listen, even tho our CFO has no clue about what we're talking about, but likes everyone to think he does.
Although I miss the structure of the military, I have adjusted to this type of environment.
In short, you're never going to completely happy with your job, but if you're miserable, do everyone a favor and find something new.
To be fair, they should strip down the version of windows. Maybe they could remove some items like the GUI. That would make windows boot times MUCH faster. Oh wait.. we tried that once.. wasn't it called DOS.
"Windows has detected movement from your mouse. Please shut down and restart your PC to save these changes"
Hey.. maybe Taco Bell can sponsor this one too like they did with Mir. If a piece of his craft lands on a target, everyone in America will get a free Chihauha. Good marketing ploy.
Yo Quiero
This would depend on the level of encryption, but people have been hacking the smart cards that control what channels you get on DirecTV for years. You can buy the parts for a basic programmer for about $30. So yes, all in all, one could actually clone your card and become you. Comforting, isn't it?
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Actually... they do work for people who pay them money. They have to get it somewhere....
There are lot of factors here, most of which resolve around the weather. The FAA has given consent for this to happen between midnight and 4am for those dates. Outside of those hours will be too disruptive to air traffic.
So consider a lab with 2 racks of equipment in it. It is considered a data center. A big part of this effort is to consolidate equipment like that into an actual data center environment (with proper cooling and power) and weed out what is not needed (there is a lot of it). Virtualizing servers where applicable is also going to help save power, which is what part of this initiative is aiming for.
For personal life, I have and use GPG, albeit rarely. Most people that I communicate with just don't get it.... Work on the other hand, nearly half of all of my communications are encrypted.
With less than 1/2 of one percent of the annual federal budget, this isn't going to happen any time soon. Maybe if we can stand down the war machine for a while....
Anyway, Constellation was looking like a viable option. Unfortunately, it was way over budget. With the scrapping of Constellation, I think we're going to see some commercial partnerships forming where the launch vehicles will be owned and possibly operated by the contractor.
...and it is what it is. I spent 10 years in the military and knocked out my first two years of school at 6 different universities between deployments. I got out and got a decent job, and established myself. At some point, I decided I should finish my degree. After talking to a number of local universities and the local B&M University of Phoenix, I chose Phoenix. And I chose them for a single reason. They accepted more credits than anyone else and offered the shortest path to completion.
Had I not been established in my field, I probably would have been pretty dissatisfied with the curriculum. However, since I was familiar with most of it, it was easy to stay ahead. And had my GI Bill not paid for it, I may be a little bitter about the experience, but since it cost me next to nothing, I can't knock it.
Like most universities, there were some great instructors and many of the genuinely cared. There There were some bad ones. It's the luck of the draw. That said, I felt like a number when dealing with anyone in administration or counseling.
Now that my undergrad is out of the way, I am pursuing my masters at a more reputable University.
Not only that, but how much more are we going to have to pay the labels for CDs we actually buy because all of their revenue is going into suing other companies?
First of all, I'm not an MSDN subscriber, but I have done several betas.
The iso for workstation is about 2.5 GB. I had a couple of failed installs due to a faulty dvd-rom drive and am now almost finished installing it. It looks pretty good so far, from the installer anyways.
Actually, if these are US/EU based companies, it does surprise me. I work for a large CRO (Contract Research Organization) and meeting compliance with the FDA on 21 CFR Part 11 is grueling. If these are US based companies, they will be held to these same standards. I know that EU and Japan have very similar requirements for this kind of research. However, if these are completely off-shore, how much longer will it take these BioTechs to actually get their products thru the FDA and similar agencies??
I was at a seminar in Chicago last Friday. Among the AMD reps was Michele Lam from AMDs corporate HQ. She's some big person in the RMA area and she pointed this out to us. Among other things they don't accept are: cracked or chipped CPUs and burned CPUs. I found the burned CHPUs amusing as my CPU caught on fire on Thursday and after a long discussion with Michele, she assured me they would accept the chip. I would have to say it probably depends on who is working in receiving that day. :)
I've actually read some recent articles about companies being sued for using honey pots. As crazy as that sounds, they are comparing it to an unauthorized wire tap because the system is there with the intent to catch evil doers.
I can't believe that ending... argghhhh
I used to be an avionics tech/computer system specialist for the US Navy. I specialized on the AYK-10 mission computer. During the years, I worked on/flew in the S-3B Viking. Due to the ancient technology of the AYK-10, we often did not even boot it until we were in flight. The magnetic drum did not like the carrier take-offs and often dumped if booted before flight. Rarely, did we have to reboot after the initial boot. Flight control was not affected by this. Neither was basic NAV/Weather radar or comms. As for ada, DoD is big on it. When I asked about it in the AYK-10 school, they told me it was because it was small and clean. I'm not sure that I agree with them, but since I don't know ada, I'll have to take their word. I'm guessing that the mission computer is based off of 80's technology as that would be par for DoD standards. At least it's pre-windows era. :)
Hahaha.. I guess I might actually worry about it if there weren't like 2500 apartments right there, and since I took that reading while I was rolling out of the parking lot. :p
Heh, if I would have known you were in Ann Arbor, I would have invited you to Kalamazoo this last weekened to watch it at my place.
:)
Yea yea, it was on the net, I couldn't resist.
As the network manager of a Research company, we currently have about 450 PCs about 200 of those are less than 300MHz. We switched to this concept this year and have a saved an assload of money. Of course, our CFO/CIO who is an idiot, cut our upgrades in half even tho they are costing us much less. With our tax exempt status, we can get a full system (Athlon XP 1700+, board, TNT2 Video (32MB), 256MB RAM, DVD, 17" monitor, $89 Win XP Home OEM license (thank you enterprise select) all for less than $600. We saved enough to hire a person to build them. I say go for it.
Thanks for the great idea. :)
-TrAvELAr
I was an avid OS/2 user until Doom was released. I had nothing but troubles running id games under OS/2.
On a side note, I still have 2 OS/2 1.2 servers running some kind of proprietary database that we can't live without. I just keep hoping that these pentium 120s don't die taking my database with it. It takes an average of 3-6 boots for OS/2 to even start right these days.
I love being behind the times.
I would have to tend to agree with you. I spent 9 years in the Navy and got out last summer where I took on the position w/ a start-up ISP/Software firm that I had been consulting for. I figured that a small company would be a good place to start after my transition into civilian life. Boy, was I wrong. Not only was there no direction, but there was a complete lack of responsibility from anyone. I was miserable. So what did I do? I quit and started consulting for a larger company until they finally hired me in full time. This place does have a lot of misdirection from management, but it's a heck of a lot easier to try change the minds of management. They, for the most part, seem willing to listen, even tho our CFO has no clue about what we're talking about, but likes everyone to think he does.
Although I miss the structure of the military, I have adjusted to this type of environment.
In short, you're never going to completely happy with your job, but if you're miserable, do everyone a favor and find something new.
Damn.. the last time they contributed to something they had to send an american to space and spend his money.
Heh.. had I ever spent $189 on a piece of software, I know I would chose the copy for $10 more that contains the media.
Sorry, I didn't catch it on The Register.
:)
Signature? We don't need no stinking singnature..
To be fair, they should strip down the version of windows. Maybe they could remove some items like the GUI. That would make windows boot times MUCH faster. Oh wait.. we tried that once.. wasn't it called DOS. "Windows has detected movement from your mouse. Please shut down and restart your PC to save these changes"
Hey.. maybe Taco Bell can sponsor this one too like they did with Mir. If a piece of his craft lands on a target, everyone in America will get a free Chihauha. Good marketing ploy. Yo Quiero
This would depend on the level of encryption, but people have been hacking the smart cards that control what channels you get on DirecTV for years. You can buy the parts for a basic programmer for about $30. So yes, all in all, one could actually clone your card and become you. Comforting, isn't it? -TrAvELAr