If you don't trust your data in others' hands, don't give it to them in the first place.
The (costly) solution: 1) Get a 1U server from ACME with appropriate hardware 2) Install favourite Unix-based OS, e.g. FreeBSD 3) Configure server with appropriate software, e.g. Truecrypt, SSH, etc. 4) Find open source search engine software to index your data, see sourceforge.net (or look for recommendations on/.... a future Ask Slashdot, anyone?) 5) Place server in a secure co-location facility 6) ??? 7) Profit.
Hasn't the FBI heard of data center control panel software to find the specific server(s) in question? My colocation facility's web panel tells me the switch #, power plug #and location and a whole ton of other shit. WTF is up with this?
I was going to say, they usually register a domain name based on an algorithm for a specific date where the bots will connect to. They'll only register it the closer to the date they get.
Stick with XP and just turn off the visual effects, unnecessary services (Indexing, BITS, Security Center, etc.) and see the machine fly. There are countless guides on the web that tell you which ones to disable.
Videotron (the dominant cable company in Quebec for TV and internet) did this a while ago (2004 I think) and the outcome was no good. For two consecutive months, my bills were upwards of 300$. I said 'fuck it' and canceled my contract with them. I switched to their largest competitor at the time, Bell Sympatico (shitty PPPoE). They eventually also installed bandwidth caps, so I went with the Bell resellers (and they touted unlimited usage). I called up the sales reps of these companies several times to confirm that "if I download a terabyte of porn, will you bill me for excess usage?" to which their prompt reply was, "No".
Eventually, up until last year, I found out that Videotron's business division had faster and true unlimited usage of their lines (the 7 Mbps service). They have been unlimited for several years and said they never plan to install bandwidth caps since their business users are into multimedia and whatnot ("they upload large files to the web" the tech said). I setup a company and I am now the happy customer of a Videotron business line at home, paying a whopping 70$ CDN + taxes for a true 7 Mbps line. Very stable and hasn't gone down since I got it.
XP64 is quite decent once you sort the driver kinks out. I have it running on a Quad-core 2.33GHZ processor with 8 GB of RAM and it flies. Mind you, I am running on a Intel DQ45CB motherboard (Executive series, for business) so they definitely have proper drivers. If you stick with low-end manufacturers, you will get crappy drivers.
I too, have four of these drives and am more frustrated to hear the latest news. I got a response to my support ticket within a day mind you... check your junk mail folder.
Also, just so you know, once your support ticket is answered, you will have to wait another 5 to 7 business days to receive the update...
I think I have the worst luck right now. I am a huge Seagate fan, but this shit has gone too far. I have been dying to set this ZFS system for months now, and I'm now dealing with this crap.
I bought FOUR of these drives from DirectCanada.com. The first two drives was two weeks prior to the first Slashdot story about these drives. The second batch I ordered was just last week, and now this story shows up.
What a fucking coincidence.
I plug all of these drives in (2 different firmwares right now fyi) and two of them failed the Seatools tests, while the other two drives greeted me with the click of death upon first boot-up.
It costs me 11$ to ship these drives back to Seagate. In total, I am spending an additional 44$ on top of the purchase price of these drives to send these paperweights back to the manufacturer.
Seagate better get their shit together or else they're losing my business for good. I don't have TIME to call or email them, asking for friggin' firmware updates! Just post them on the site already.
If they could just cover the RMA shipping costs...
Here in Montreal, we have a bunch of stores that are ran by Circuit City, dubbed "The Source by Circuit City". Basically a chain with overpriced items and clueless employees. Doesn't surprise me one bit that their doors are closing, especially with the aggressive market we're in now. Has anyone seen what Dell is selling these days? Pretty much everything, and their prices are the lowest of the low*.
Disclaimer: I am a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Dell.
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It's cool, he's got 25% Resistance to fire.
If you don't trust your data in others' hands, don't give it to them in the first place.
The (costly) solution: /. ... a future Ask Slashdot, anyone?)
1) Get a 1U server from ACME with appropriate hardware
2) Install favourite Unix-based OS, e.g. FreeBSD
3) Configure server with appropriate software, e.g. Truecrypt, SSH, etc.
4) Find open source search engine software to index your data, see sourceforge.net (or look for recommendations on
5) Place server in a secure co-location facility
6) ???
7) Profit.
Hasn't the FBI heard of data center control panel software to find the specific server(s) in question? My colocation facility's web panel tells me the switch #, power plug #and location and a whole ton of other shit. WTF is up with this?
So far, I've received 2 phone calls today from clients who's laptops are infected with several viruses/malwares. Could be just a coincidence...
Yup.
I was going to say, they usually register a domain name based on an algorithm for a specific date where the bots will connect to. They'll only register it the closer to the date they get.
Where will it connect to? Will the appropriate control center/server be up and running? Usually,
I use CakePHP personally: sanitizes data and offers me ACL out of the box.
Fortune City!
Stick with XP and just turn off the visual effects, unnecessary services (Indexing, BITS, Security Center, etc.) and see the machine fly. There are countless guides on the web that tell you which ones to disable.
What if you order/download something from another state? Do the taxes still apply?
n/t
What if we could just define which rendering engine to use in pages, e.g. IE7 or IE8 in a meta tag...
I believe that Portal is one of the best things to happen to the gaming industry. I really, really hope Valve continues the series and expands it.
Videotron (the dominant cable company in Quebec for TV and internet) did this a while ago (2004 I think) and the outcome was no good. For two consecutive months, my bills were upwards of 300$. I said 'fuck it' and canceled my contract with them. I switched to their largest competitor at the time, Bell Sympatico (shitty PPPoE). They eventually also installed bandwidth caps, so I went with the Bell resellers (and they touted unlimited usage). I called up the sales reps of these companies several times to confirm that "if I download a terabyte of porn, will you bill me for excess usage?" to which their prompt reply was, "No".
Eventually, up until last year, I found out that Videotron's business division had faster and true unlimited usage of their lines (the 7 Mbps service). They have been unlimited for several years and said they never plan to install bandwidth caps since their business users are into multimedia and whatnot ("they upload large files to the web" the tech said). I setup a company and I am now the happy customer of a Videotron business line at home, paying a whopping 70$ CDN + taxes for a true 7 Mbps line. Very stable and hasn't gone down since I got it.
I second this. Add the caching plugin to your site and you're ready to serve Slashdot.
XP64 is quite decent once you sort the driver kinks out. I have it running on a Quad-core 2.33GHZ processor with 8 GB of RAM and it flies. Mind you, I am running on a Intel DQ45CB motherboard (Executive series, for business) so they definitely have proper drivers. If you stick with low-end manufacturers, you will get crappy drivers.
My 32-bit applications run just fine on XP64.
I too, have four of these drives and am more frustrated to hear the latest news. I got a response to my support ticket within a day mind you... check your junk mail folder.
Also, just so you know, once your support ticket is answered, you will have to wait another 5 to 7 business days to receive the update...
Judging by your username, you must be an expert in data recovery by now... :)
(I have a graveyard of Maxtor drives).
I think I have the worst luck right now. I am a huge Seagate fan, but this shit has gone too far. I have been dying to set this ZFS system for months now, and I'm now dealing with this crap.
I bought FOUR of these drives from DirectCanada.com. The first two drives was two weeks prior to the first Slashdot story about these drives. The second batch I ordered was just last week, and now this story shows up.
What a fucking coincidence.
I plug all of these drives in (2 different firmwares right now fyi) and two of them failed the Seatools tests, while the other two drives greeted me with the click of death upon first boot-up.
It costs me 11$ to ship these drives back to Seagate. In total, I am spending an additional 44$ on top of the purchase price of these drives to send these paperweights back to the manufacturer.
Seagate better get their shit together or else they're losing my business for good. I don't have TIME to call or email them, asking for friggin' firmware updates! Just post them on the site already.
If they could just cover the RMA shipping costs...
Here in Montreal, we have a bunch of stores that are ran by Circuit City, dubbed "The Source by Circuit City". Basically a chain with overpriced items and clueless employees. Doesn't surprise me one bit that their doors are closing, especially with the aggressive market we're in now. Has anyone seen what Dell is selling these days? Pretty much everything, and their prices are the lowest of the low*. Disclaimer: I am a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Dell.