In many government agencies, labor is "free", but capital expenditures for hardware are very difficult to get approved. Don't expect rational behavior from a system designed by a legislature.
Yes, but the catch is what are they actually verifying?
The CRCs on the tape data blocks may all be good but the data may have been corrupted at an earlier point in the process. Plus, the tape can verify OK and still be unreadable on other tape drives.
Another question, doesn't anyone test their backup systems?
I've often been in the situation where I couldn't properly test the backup system because management decided to save money by not buying any spare hardware.
"Hey, we bought you a tape drive and a box of tapes, quit complaining!"
Tape works great if you are willing to spend big bucks for top-class hardware. Unfortunately, most people try to get by with the cheap stuff, which is very unreliable. Try to explain to a manager why you need a $50K tape system to backup a $10K server. Computers have gotten very cheap, high-quality tape transports haven't.
RTFA, the oxygen content in the air would be the same as living at around 2000-3000m which people certainly do without ill effects.
Those people are called the survivors. Some, otherwise healthy, people are susceptible to altitude sickness, and others need all the oxygen they can get at sea level.
I'm licensed to use that spectrum, you aren't. If interference from illegally modified wi-fi hardware becomes enough of a problem, the FCC will smack you down.
It's behavior like this that hurts open source software and hacker friendly hardware. Just because you can, doesn't mean that you should. Besides being a violation of federal law, it encourages the FCC to require tamper-resistance as a condition of type acceptance for more kinds of systems.
Too late. The FCC already regulates point-to-point microwave data links and satellite uplinks/downlinks used for data transmission. The sky has not fallen.
Several times, I've been in the situation where someone in upper-management got a bright idea about a new way to screw the employees, and soon after, a new "agreement" was distributed to all employees, who were told to sign or be terminated. Many people can't afford to quit over principle.
Besides image manipulation, there is also the problem of staged photographs, as seen in some of the photographs from the recent war in Lebanon. This can't be solved with technology.
You're assuming that these non-competes are the result of negotiation between employee and employer. Often, they are not. They are presented to the employee with a demand that the employee sign or walk.
Many contract terms and agreements are dictated to the party who is not in a position of power. The unfairness and abuse that this can lead to is a reason why there are many laws, regulations and judicial rules that limit the so-called "freedom to contract".
A passive repeater can be built from a pair of antennas and a segment of low-loss coax. One antenna is installed on the roof or any place that can provide a strong signal. The second antenna is installed in the problem area. Connect the two with low-loss coax.
It's not a great solution but it's cheap and simple.
Quit giving the guy such a hard time. It's a reasonable question. Anybody can check NewEgg, but what's the optimal choice? What's cheap, provides the most bang for the buck, is reliable, well supported by good drivers on multiple operating systems, etc.?
I'm not a chemical engineer, but I believe the furnaces used for neutralizing toxic materials run at substantially higher temperatures that the typical metal smelter.
A director of a UK manufacturing company told me recently that the extra costs for him amount to 18% of turnover for no practical benefit.
No practical benefit? I'd think that proper disposal and recycling of his company's products is a practical benefit for society-at-large. It might even encourage the company to design products with a lower total life-cycle cost.
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In many government agencies, labor is "free", but capital expenditures for hardware are very difficult to get approved. Don't expect rational behavior from a system designed by a legislature.
I know people who routinely recover data from tapes that are 30+ years old. Tape can last a long time if it was manufactured and stored properly.
The CRCs on the tape data blocks may all be good but the data may have been corrupted at an earlier point in the process. Plus, the tape can verify OK and still be unreadable on other tape drives.
Please report to your nearest Microsoft customer reeducation camp.
I've often been in the situation where I couldn't properly test the backup system because management decided to save money by not buying any spare hardware.
"Hey, we bought you a tape drive and a box of tapes, quit complaining!"
Tape works great if you are willing to spend big bucks for top-class hardware. Unfortunately, most people try to get by with the cheap stuff, which is very unreliable. Try to explain to a manager why you need a $50K tape system to backup a $10K server. Computers have gotten very cheap, high-quality tape transports haven't.
Those are largely self-inflicted wounds.
Those people are called the survivors. Some, otherwise healthy, people are susceptible to altitude sickness, and others need all the oxygen they can get at sea level.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness
Licensed services are given precedence over unlicensed services like wi-fi.
I'm licensed to use that spectrum, you aren't. If interference from illegally modified wi-fi hardware becomes enough of a problem, the FCC will smack you down.
It's behavior like this that hurts open source software and hacker friendly hardware. Just because you can, doesn't mean that you should. Besides being a violation of federal law, it encourages the FCC to require tamper-resistance as a condition of type acceptance for more kinds of systems.
You're ignoring payments for IP, which are substantial.
Too late. The FCC already regulates point-to-point microwave data links and satellite uplinks/downlinks used for data transmission. The sky has not fallen.
Confess, heretic!
I've seen some reports of glitches and bugs with radio clocks that synchronize to WWVB.
Several times, I've been in the situation where someone in upper-management got a bright idea about a new way to screw the employees, and soon after, a new "agreement" was distributed to all employees, who were told to sign or be terminated. Many people can't afford to quit over principle.
Many of the photographs from Qana were staged.
Besides image manipulation, there is also the problem of staged photographs, as seen in some of the photographs from the recent war in Lebanon. This can't be solved with technology.
Many contract terms and agreements are dictated to the party who is not in a position of power. The unfairness and abuse that this can lead to is a reason why there are many laws, regulations and judicial rules that limit the so-called "freedom to contract".
It's not a great solution but it's cheap and simple.
There's also a non-zero probability that all of the air molecules in a room will rush to the corner of the room, suffocating the occupants.
Quit giving the guy such a hard time. It's a reasonable question. Anybody can check NewEgg, but what's the optimal choice? What's cheap, provides the most bang for the buck, is reliable, well supported by good drivers on multiple operating systems, etc.?
I'm not a chemical engineer, but I believe the furnaces used for neutralizing toxic materials run at substantially higher temperatures that the typical metal smelter.
Why not feed the waste into a high-temperature furnace, like those used to rip apart toxic chemical compounds into more benign elements and compounds?
No practical benefit? I'd think that proper disposal and recycling of his company's products is a practical benefit for society-at-large. It might even encourage the company to design products with a lower total life-cycle cost.