[] Most smaller networks don't need a large (and dare I say buggy) installation of BIND. [] May I suggest djbdns rather than BIND? Its creator says "every step of the design and implementation has been carefully evaluated from a security perspective. The djbdns package has been structured to minimize the complexity of security-critical code. dnscache is immune to cache poisoning. It is advisable to use the package as a secure alternative to BIND." [] May I suggest Dnsmasq, which is described by its creators as a "lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder designed to provide DNS (domain name) services to a small network where using BIND would be overkill".
Here's just one example of an unhappy owner of a large IBM DeskStar drive:
I have bought 4 75GXP drives all of the 60 GB variety. Initially I bought two to connect to a RAID system but one failed after only 5 months. Just as well I had my RAID set to mirror otherwise all would have been lost. I have in excess of 25 GB of MP3 files which have taken years to collect hence my need for reliable storage. I then contacted the suppliers of my drives and asked about replacement. I was told it would take at least 6 weeks as they had to go back to IBM.
Given the importance of backup I bought a third drive whilst the 1st was being checked by IBM. Guess what 6 weeks later a second drive failed. BY this time I received back a drive from IBM. This was a second hand drive that had been returned by another customer under warranty. I know this because I was able to unerase the data on the drive and the former user was from Germany. This drive failed after only 4 weeks.
The second drive to fail was also replaced by a second hand drive. This also is making ominous noises.
In fairness when they work they are fast and very quiet but the uncertainty about when they will fail has left me very unimpressed. Of the 4 purchased 2 are new and working fine 1 is broken and I can't be bothered to send it back as I know they will send me another dodgy 2nd hand drive and the final one is noisy and I am sure would fail if it were used as a RAID drive.
My advice therefore is to look elsewhere. When I upgrade my system shortly I shall buy 2 120GB drives from another supplier but I shall research carefully first.
Every single one of my friends here at school who purchased an IBM DeskStar-line hard disk drive had the drive fail on them less than a year after purchase.
I never thought that dependability could be much worse than for that particular line of IBM HDDs. But, this Fujitsu story sounds like it's a dire situation as well.
As a side note, I'd highly recommend (and do so to family, friends, etc.) purchasing only Western Digital or Seagate drives.
Anyone remember when Alta Vista was the best search engine?
While that was an innocent, playful poke at the AV folks, let's not forget that some of us still remember when Google was "just an academic project" and its founders were "of course going to give all future modifications to their PageRank algorithm".
Some of us were let down by the Stanford research project that "sold out" and failed to give back to the community from which it was birthed originally. I'm proud of Google, don't get me wrong; but there's still a small part of me that would have liked to see it stay non-commercial.
I searched Google news and found some interesting information.
Apparently, for this firmware upgrade, Mac OS X 10.1 or later is required.
There is no indication from Apple of similar updates for SuperDrive-equipped 17-inch iMacs or Power Mac G4s. The company makes it clear in the documentation that this update is intended solely for 15-inch flat panel iMacs equipped with SuperDrives.
So, be sure to realize this update isn't for anyone and everyone with a SuperDrive.
Free cruises are a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.
Free cruises are a matter of the vacationers' freedom to sail to, study, change and improve cities all across the globe. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the cruise:
- The freedom to ride on any ship, for any purpose (freedom 0). - The freedom to study how the ship works, and adapt it to your vacationing needs (freedom 1). - The freedom to redistribute free cruise passes so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). - The freedom to improve the cruise, and release your improvements to the event coordinator, so that the whole community benefits. (freedom 3).
I didn't know much every single detail regarding this whole argument until I read this page of frequently asked question on the MySQL vs. NuSphere dispute.
It talks about who actually created the software, as well as their take on others' claims that MySQL AB attempted to "change rules in mid-agreement" with NuSphere.
With OS X came a bundling of MySQL, and CTOs (Chief Technology Officers) across the country thought to themselves that "Hey, if a big profitable company puts this package of OpenSource software into their flagship OS, it must be OK to use. Let's stop dishing out tens of thousands of dollars a year to Oracle and let's just use this free RDBMS implementation." (Sure, PostreSQL is a bit more weathered, but both are pretty nice considering their price).
Wider acceptance of MySQL and its related products/technologies is a good thing, and solving this NuSphere trademark violation is only a good thing in my mind.
There are many things that I worry regarding the Web, but support for CmdrTacoScribble02.ttf is the least of our worries.
With large corporations comes a lot of money, which we all know can influence nearly anyone to change their views. Microsoft has near dominance with their Windows + x86 platform and has been trying to change the Web from an open standards-based database of all the information in the World into yet-another-slice-of-the-computing-pie, right next their gigantic slices of Windows and Office.
So I humbly ask that designers and advocates of the my-font-anywhere revolution talked about in this article don't forget about keeping standards open for all of the Web. This includes not only fonts, but more important subsects such as Web servers, scripting languages, databases, XML, etc.
I, for one, am not quite sure at what point the following capabilities will be included with all standard cable television subscriptions.
- Auto recording of your shows while you're away, allowing you to watch TV at your convenience (just tell Tivo you like TechTV and it'll archive every episode automagically)
- Ability to pause live TV and play them back time-delayed when you return (great for bathroom and junk food breaks whenever you need one)
Yes, maybe a decade or so down the road these will be commonplace, but for the next 7 years, I wouldn't ditch my Tivo
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With OS X came a bundling of MySQL, and CTOs (Chief Technology Officers) across the country thought to themselves that "Hey, if a big profitable company puts this package of OpenSource software into their flagship OS, it must be OK to use. Let's stop dishing out tens of thousands of dollars a year to Oracle and let's just use this free RDBMS implementation. (Sure, PostreSQL is a bit more weathered, but both are pretty nice considering their price).
Wider acceptance of MySQL and its related products/technologies is a good thing, and books such as this are only a good thing in my mind.
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[] Most smaller networks don't need a large (and dare I say buggy) installation of BIND.
[] May I suggest djbdns rather than BIND? Its creator says "every step of the design and implementation has been carefully evaluated from a security perspective. The djbdns package has been structured to minimize the complexity of security-critical code. dnscache is immune to cache poisoning. It is advisable to use the package as a secure alternative to BIND."
[] May I suggest Dnsmasq , which is described by its creators as a "lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder designed to provide DNS (domain name) services to a small network where using BIND would be overkill".
Here's just one example of an unhappy owner of a large IBM DeskStar drive:
s /ibm_deskstar_75gxp/_review/393167/
I have bought 4 75GXP drives all of the 60 GB variety. Initially I bought two to connect to a RAID system but one failed after only 5 months. Just as well I had my RAID set to mirror otherwise all would have been lost. I have in excess of 25 GB of MP3 files which have taken years to collect hence my need for reliable storage. I then contacted the suppliers of my drives and asked about replacement. I was told it would take at least 6 weeks as they had to go back to IBM.
Given the importance of backup I bought a third drive whilst the 1st was being checked by IBM. Guess what 6 weeks later a second drive failed. BY this time I received back a drive from IBM. This was a second hand drive that had been returned by another customer under warranty. I know this because I was able to unerase the data on the drive and the former user was from Germany. This drive failed after only 4 weeks.
The second drive to fail was also replaced by a second hand drive. This also is making ominous noises.
In fairness when they work they are fast and very quiet but the uncertainty about when they will fail has left me very unimpressed. Of the 4 purchased 2 are new and working fine 1 is broken and I can't be bothered to send it back as I know they will send me another dodgy 2nd hand drive and the final one is noisy and I am sure would fail if it were used as a RAID drive.
My advice therefore is to look elsewhere. When I upgrade my system shortly I shall buy 2 120GB drives from another supplier but I shall research carefully first.
-- From http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/computers/hard_disk_drive
what the hell. stick the with the big names.
Right on, man. Bigger is always better (not!)
Every single one of my friends here at school who purchased an IBM DeskStar-line hard disk drive had the drive fail on them less than a year after purchase.
I never thought that dependability could be much worse than for that particular line of IBM HDDs. But, this Fujitsu story sounds like it's a dire situation as well.
As a side note, I'd highly recommend (and do so to family, friends, etc.) purchasing only Western Digital or Seagate drives.
Anyone remember when Alta Vista was the best search engine?
Anyone remember when Slashdot had a search engine?
(yes, I realize it's "kind of" working right now...well, at least the last time I checked it...)
Anyone remember when Alta Vista was the best search engine?
While that was an innocent, playful poke at the AV folks, let's not forget that some of us still remember when Google was "just an academic project" and its founders were "of course going to give all future modifications to their PageRank algorithm".
Some of us were let down by the Stanford research project that "sold out" and failed to give back to the community from which it was birthed originally. I'm proud of Google, don't get me wrong; but there's still a small part of me that would have liked to see it stay non-commercial.
Per recently enacted anti-hate laws, this page must therefore be removed immediately!
Just use nothing but outright raw CPU power to render the whole thing.
Yeah, 'cause, ya know, most games these days are either powered by combustion engines or mules.
Here's a link (italian) to the pictures.
I've always heard that a picture is worth 1000 words, but no one ever mentioned I'd have to translate them all into English.
Truckdrivers love them.
Is that from the advertising-quotes-that-didn't-quite-make-it dept.?
That $19.95 device now costs (move the decimal) $199.50 because it's 10 times as useful.
For that much money, you can get a new Playstation ][.
This has got to be, or will be when they actually make one, the coolest amphibious vehicle around.
GNU/HURD developers say the same thing about their operating system!
I searched Google news and found some interesting information.
Apparently, for this firmware upgrade, Mac OS X 10.1 or later is required.
There is no indication from Apple of similar updates for SuperDrive-equipped 17-inch iMacs or Power Mac G4s. The company makes it clear in the documentation that this update is intended solely for 15-inch flat panel iMacs equipped with SuperDrives.
So, be sure to realize this update isn't for anyone and everyone with a SuperDrive.
Free cruises are a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.
Free cruises are a matter of the vacationers' freedom to sail to, study, change and improve cities all across the globe. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the cruise:
- The freedom to ride on any ship, for any purpose (freedom 0).
- The freedom to study how the ship works, and adapt it to your vacationing needs (freedom 1).
- The freedom to redistribute free cruise passes so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
- The freedom to improve the cruise, and release your improvements to the event coordinator, so that the whole community benefits. (freedom 3).
If I were you guys I'd probably avoid Slashdotting the Supreme Court...
;-)
Just a thought, though, not a sermon
Sir,
;-D
Congratulations on both a moral and legal victory over NuSphere.
Will you sign my post?
Sincerely,
-- Eric
Oh yeah?
:-p
Well the rest of us all got a hand-typed comment from Marten himself!
I didn't know much every single detail regarding this whole argument until I read this page of frequently asked question on the MySQL vs. NuSphere dispute.
It talks about who actually created the software, as well as their take on others' claims that MySQL AB attempted to "change rules in mid-agreement" with NuSphere.
With OS X came a bundling of MySQL, and CTOs (Chief Technology Officers) across the country thought to themselves that "Hey, if a big profitable company puts this package of OpenSource software into their flagship OS, it must be OK to use. Let's stop dishing out tens of thousands of dollars a year to Oracle and let's just use this free RDBMS implementation." (Sure, PostreSQL is a bit more weathered, but both are pretty nice considering their price).
Wider acceptance of MySQL and its related products/technologies is a good thing, and solving this NuSphere trademark violation is only a good thing in my mind.
[A company] has devised a method for sending wireless signals over ordinary audio speakers so that humans can't hear them.
Yeah, but how much is dog insurance going for these days?
There are many things that I worry regarding the Web, but support for CmdrTacoScribble02.ttf is the least of our worries.
With large corporations comes a lot of money, which we all know can influence nearly anyone to change their views. Microsoft has near dominance with their Windows + x86 platform and has been trying to change the Web from an open standards-based database of all the information in the World into yet-another-slice-of-the-computing-pie, right next their gigantic slices of Windows and Office.
So I humbly ask that designers and advocates of the my-font-anywhere revolution talked about in this article don't forget about keeping standards open for all of the Web. This includes not only fonts, but more important subsects such as Web servers, scripting languages, databases, XML, etc.
I, for one, am not quite sure at what point the following capabilities will be included with all standard cable television subscriptions.
- Auto recording of your shows while you're away, allowing you to watch TV at your convenience (just tell Tivo you like TechTV and it'll archive every episode automagically)
- Ability to pause live TV and play them back time-delayed when you return (great for bathroom and junk food breaks whenever you need one)
Yes, maybe a decade or so down the road these will be commonplace, but for the next 7 years, I wouldn't ditch my Tivo
With OS X came a bundling of MySQL, and CTOs (Chief Technology Officers) across the country thought to themselves that "Hey, if a big profitable company puts this package of OpenSource software into their flagship OS, it must be OK to use. Let's stop dishing out tens of thousands of dollars a year to Oracle and let's just use this free RDBMS implementation. (Sure, PostreSQL is a bit more weathered, but both are pretty nice considering their price).
Wider acceptance of MySQL and its related products/technologies is a good thing, and books such as this are only a good thing in my mind.
SELECT * FROM Slashdot_Editors WHERE clue > 0
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1.) Patriot missile failure
2.) Intel f*cking up floating-point calculations in one of their chips
3.) High-tech toilet glitch (no, really!)
4.) Windows ME