Thanks for the link! Mod parent up!
That's a delightfully elegant solution to the problems discussed, (albeit funky looking).
Also looks pretty easily duplicated at home with some generic LCD monitors, geared axles and a hacked video driver. Sweet!:)
To make this as easy as possible for insurance company representatives (or any other representatives of big business and government) to understand:
Stay the f**k out of my life.
I with you there. I'm a habitual speeder but it's been 20 years (and half a million miles) since I had even a fender-bender.
My rates are excellent and I'd much rather be based based on actual claims than an arbitrary assessment of meaningless statistics.
I say meaningless because this thing doesn't take into account external factors like weather, other drivers etc.
Pretty stupid idea if you ask me...
Hell, even if you don't ask me!:)
Planar Systems has a stereo system... You read more at http://www.planar.com/Advantages/Technology/index. html
Sounds nice but the link goes to a page touting their tech but which has no reference to 3D displays!
Grr, mumble, mumble...
Anybody got a more useful link?
They probably use the bic pin to set the pins and the scissors to apply the torque.
Correct.
That method actually works for any/all barrel-type locks, though the better quality ones (e.g. vending machines) will have tighter tolerances and stronger springs making them much more difficult.
Kensington just needs to spend a few more bucks on a higher quality mechanism (preferably with more than 5 pins!! Geez...)
Replying to both the parent and the grandparent...
I think the answers depend on one's past experience. I have actually worked with a number of different database architectures ranging from extremely light-weight web front-ends with virtually all processing done on the back end to monolithic Access databases (don't ask!) with various odd (and dumb) datastores on the back end. And of course various DB's which were more of a mix (e.g. JDBC clients with on-the-fly query strings against against Oracle or MS-SQL back ends with their own respectable selection of stored procedures and views).
All I can say is it really depends on the project simply because there's usually some sort of existing dataset whose current configuration will usually play a heavy role in determining how best to go forward.
you're hard pressed to find many controllers that will support more than ten drives
Most SCSI RAID controllers have at least two channels. At 13 SCSI devices each (14 minus the controller's ID) that's 26 devices. A three channel (also very common), or four channel (much less common) would handle 39 and 52 devices respectively. Not to mention you can have more than one card (some even have cross-connects for a true failover configuration).
Worst case you have one el-cheapo single channel - you still can have up to 13 devices!
I think your thoughts of ten must be a holdover from the bad old days of narrow SCSI and RAID limited to 5 devices (2 channels, two RAID-5 = 10 devices)
Many books are purchased just to possess and display them...
I actually have a number of books which have never technically been opened but which I have read not just once but often several times. They are classics which I frequently lend or give away. I then purchase replacement copies to have on my shelf should I wish to either A - re-read them, or B - pass them on again.
Things are not always what they seem...
Of course, if you take that same calculation out to 30 years, then we're talking about real money.
I always figured the cost of a college education, when wisely invested, would allow one to retire at a much younger age, (albeit with a less exciting/interesting career to look back on).
The poster is asking for storage site recommendations, not for storage solutions. None of these apply.
As mentioned previously in the thread there are no appropriate "storage site solutions" due to present day bandwidth limitations.
Conversely, if you consider the fact that, excepting the humorous one at the end, the suggestions which were presented are all removeable/transportable then you will realise that they are the next best thing.
So there!:)
Sorry you had such a bad experience!
That sounds like a terribly inept system administrator or actual hardware problems (which would still mean ineptness if they weren't getting fixed!)
If I were still consulting I'd offer my services!:)
groupwise has got to be the absolute worst workgroup app
What's wrong with it?
As a long-time networking consultant I've ripped/replaced/migrated many different installs of both GW and Exchange going in both directions. The only complaints I've ever heard about GW were from long-time Outlook users who couldn't get used to a different interface. (So I switched it to look more like Outlook and hey presto, they loved it!:)
Now going the other way, GW -> Exchange, you never hear the end of it!
Not that that happens very often; usually 'cause some new CIO jumps in with a wild hair and wants to redo everything - 'course then I'm back in there the next year switching it all back to GW after the users have mutinied and the guy's been fired. (I don't care, it's all billable hours for me!:)
So anyway, what's wrong with Groupwise?
I really would like to know since whatever it is could be something I'll run into someday (more knowledge is always good!)
...most of the tools are so simplistic that it's hardly worth mentioning them...
This is very true.
However, as the original article author (and myself) are all too aware, it takes many manhours to write enough scripts and set up enough of an interface for the average Helpdesk Droid (who knows crap-all about Linux) to be able to do anything useful. Similarly, I have found that it's very nice to find things that other, possibly even more knowledgeable, people have already thoroughly tested in a large-scale production environment.
I can't believe with all these posts that the only one(s) that actually respond to the question are about Webmin!
Don't get me wrong, Webmin is great, it's at the top of my list fer shure, but that's not the be-all and end-all of systems management!! What about actual convenient tools like MRTG, Novell's eDirectory, RedCarpet, etc. etc.?
Heck, I'm reading this article hoping to pick up a few tips myself and all I'm seeing are scripting languages and text-editor flame wars, (all of which can/should be moderated Off-topic or Funny).
So, anybody actually got anything useful to contribute besides Webmin?
You don't need a fancy remote...Just get any old wireless (infrared) mouse, hook the dongle up to your PS/2 port, and you're all set.
Parent is correct. Even if you do want a surface-free (i.e. gyro) mouse they're all going to be compatible with regular mice at the interface level - the magic takes place outside the PC.
So this is a meaningless Ask Slashdot; just go grab whatever wireless pointing/clicking device you feel like and have at it!
...isn't it possible they used say a 35 mm camera for the original photos and scanned them...
That may well be how the picture being displayed on the "screen" was taken (the resolution is too low at this point to know what the original source is) but that still doesn't change the fact that the rest of the "product" doesn't exist.
If I take a screenshot of my favorite OS, print it out and paste it onto a cardboard box, that (unfortunately) doesn't mean the cardboard box will suddenly be able to run Linux...
Most commonly used Office apps (e.g. PhotoShop:)) will write a header in the file by which you can identify what created the file originally (or at least touched it last).
In this particular case there is another way you can tell they are faked, and that's simply the quality of the images. If you open one up in an image editor and zoom in you can see that the plain surfaces aren't textured realistically (they're too perfect) and that there are some slight alignment errors where the "author" was cutting and pasting bits of the image.
I.e. a clever troll...
At least two that I know - Seattle Robotics Society and Wierd Science. SRS is the biggest bunch of geeks I ever met (I only went to one meeting). The other I've only know from their web page but they at least seem more light hearted about it.
What? Of course there's no links to any web pages! You call yourself a geek, right?
Getcher spatulate paddy-paws over to Google!
(In my day we had to type uphill both ways! Grumble, grumble...:)
P.S. You might have better luck with Seattle Wireless. I've met a couple of their folks and they're actually pretty cool.
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I actually did RTFA. I'm just blind today. Sorry! :( Mod my original post down!! :)
(Ever wish you could edit/delete a post...? Yeah, me too.
If your smart enough to make your own custom chip I would think you could figure out how to do this without asking /.
Or just put a timer on the freakin' chip. Geez, how many EE majors does it take to add a simple RC circuit?!?
"War and Piece" = 13 chars - no problem! :)
Now the full text of "War and Peace" might be a different story... (Literally! Chuckle/snort
Why can't your friend's cybercafe run on linux?
:)
Er, games?
Mary Palm and the cudicle sisters
:)
Heh, I'd always heard it as "Rosie Palm and her five lovely daughters".
Wonder what other variations there are...?
Thanks for the link! Mod parent up! :)
That's a delightfully elegant solution to the problems discussed, (albeit funky looking).
Also looks pretty easily duplicated at home with some generic LCD monitors, geared axles and a hacked video driver. Sweet!
I hate replying to myself but the straight line my own "based based" typo provides is too good to pass up:
:)
"All their based based are belong to me!"
P.S. Yes, I used the preview button dammit!
To make this as easy as possible for insurance company representatives (or any other representatives of big business and government) to understand:
:)
Stay the f**k out of my life.
I with you there. I'm a habitual speeder but it's been 20 years (and half a million miles) since I had even a fender-bender.
My rates are excellent and I'd much rather be based based on actual claims than an arbitrary assessment of meaningless statistics.
I say meaningless because this thing doesn't take into account external factors like weather, other drivers etc.
Pretty stupid idea if you ask me...
Hell, even if you don't ask me!
Planar Systems has a stereo system... You read more at http://www.planar.com/Advantages/Technology/index. html
Sounds nice but the link goes to a page touting their tech but which has no reference to 3D displays!
Grr, mumble, mumble...
Anybody got a more useful link?
They probably use the bic pin to set the pins and the scissors to apply the torque.
Correct.
That method actually works for any/all barrel-type locks, though the better quality ones (e.g. vending machines) will have tighter tolerances and stronger springs making them much more difficult.
Kensington just needs to spend a few more bucks on a higher quality mechanism (preferably with more than 5 pins!! Geez...)
Replying to both the parent and the grandparent...
I think the answers depend on one's past experience. I have actually worked with a number of different database architectures ranging from extremely light-weight web front-ends with virtually all processing done on the back end to monolithic Access databases (don't ask!) with various odd (and dumb) datastores on the back end. And of course various DB's which were more of a mix (e.g. JDBC clients with on-the-fly query strings against against Oracle or MS-SQL back ends with their own respectable selection of stored procedures and views).
All I can say is it really depends on the project simply because there's usually some sort of existing dataset whose current configuration will usually play a heavy role in determining how best to go forward.
Shrug, just my $2-CDN
you're hard pressed to find many controllers that will support more than ten drives
Most SCSI RAID controllers have at least two channels. At 13 SCSI devices each (14 minus the controller's ID) that's 26 devices. A three channel (also very common), or four channel (much less common) would handle 39 and 52 devices respectively. Not to mention you can have more than one card (some even have cross-connects for a true failover configuration).
Worst case you have one el-cheapo single channel - you still can have up to 13 devices!
I think your thoughts of ten must be a holdover from the bad old days of narrow SCSI and RAID limited to 5 devices (2 channels, two RAID-5 = 10 devices)
Many books are purchased just to possess and display them...
I actually have a number of books which have never technically been opened but which I have read not just once but often several times. They are classics which I frequently lend or give away. I then purchase replacement copies to have on my shelf should I wish to either A - re-read them, or B - pass them on again.
Things are not always what they seem...
Of course, if you take that same calculation out to 30 years, then we're talking about real money.
I always figured the cost of a college education, when wisely invested, would allow one to retire at a much younger age, (albeit with a less exciting/interesting career to look back on).
The poster is asking for storage site recommendations, not for storage solutions. None of these apply.
:)
As mentioned previously in the thread there are no appropriate "storage site solutions" due to present day bandwidth limitations.
Conversely, if you consider the fact that, excepting the humorous one at the end, the suggestions which were presented are all removeable/transportable then you will realise that they are the next best thing.
So there!
Okay this issue has been cover several times in slashdot.
Yep, parent has it right. This is a dead horse.
Mod parent up to 5 and stop posting replies.
Sorry you had such a bad experience! :)
That sounds like a terribly inept system administrator or actual hardware problems (which would still mean ineptness if they weren't getting fixed!)
If I were still consulting I'd offer my services!
groupwise has got to be the absolute worst workgroup app
:) :)
What's wrong with it?
As a long-time networking consultant I've ripped/replaced/migrated many different installs of both GW and Exchange going in both directions. The only complaints I've ever heard about GW were from long-time Outlook users who couldn't get used to a different interface. (So I switched it to look more like Outlook and hey presto, they loved it!
Now going the other way, GW -> Exchange, you never hear the end of it!
Not that that happens very often; usually 'cause some new CIO jumps in with a wild hair and wants to redo everything - 'course then I'm back in there the next year switching it all back to GW after the users have mutinied and the guy's been fired. (I don't care, it's all billable hours for me!
So anyway, what's wrong with Groupwise?
I really would like to know since whatever it is could be something I'll run into someday (more knowledge is always good!)
...most of the tools are so simplistic that it's hardly worth mentioning them...
This is very true.
However, as the original article author (and myself) are all too aware, it takes many manhours to write enough scripts and set up enough of an interface for the average Helpdesk Droid (who knows crap-all about Linux) to be able to do anything useful. Similarly, I have found that it's very nice to find things that other, possibly even more knowledgeable, people have already thoroughly tested in a large-scale production environment.
I can't believe with all these posts that the only one(s) that actually respond to the question are about Webmin!
Don't get me wrong, Webmin is great, it's at the top of my list fer shure, but that's not the be-all and end-all of systems management!! What about actual convenient tools like MRTG, Novell's eDirectory, RedCarpet, etc. etc.?
Heck, I'm reading this article hoping to pick up a few tips myself and all I'm seeing are scripting languages and text-editor flame wars, (all of which can/should be moderated Off-topic or Funny).
So, anybody actually got anything useful to contribute besides Webmin?
You don't need a fancy remote...Just get any old wireless (infrared) mouse, hook the dongle up to your PS/2 port, and you're all set.
Parent is correct. Even if you do want a surface-free (i.e. gyro) mouse they're all going to be compatible with regular mice at the interface level - the magic takes place outside the PC.
So this is a meaningless Ask Slashdot; just go grab whatever wireless pointing/clicking device you feel like and have at it!
...isn't it possible they used say a 35 mm camera for the original photos and scanned them...
That may well be how the picture being displayed on the "screen" was taken (the resolution is too low at this point to know what the original source is) but that still doesn't change the fact that the rest of the "product" doesn't exist.
If I take a screenshot of my favorite OS, print it out and paste it onto a cardboard box, that (unfortunately) doesn't mean the cardboard box will suddenly be able to run Linux...
Most commonly used Office apps (e.g. PhotoShop :)) will write a header in the file by which you can identify what created the file originally (or at least touched it last).
In this particular case there is another way you can tell they are faked, and that's simply the quality of the images. If you open one up in an image editor and zoom in you can see that the plain surfaces aren't textured realistically (they're too perfect) and that there are some slight alignment errors where the "author" was cutting and pasting bits of the image.
I.e. a clever troll...
It is a hoax. Do a hexedit on the images. Every one of them is fake...
At least two that I know - Seattle Robotics Society and Wierd Science. SRS is the biggest bunch of geeks I ever met (I only went to one meeting). The other I've only know from their web page but they at least seem more light hearted about it.
:)
What? Of course there's no links to any web pages! You call yourself a geek, right?
Getcher spatulate paddy-paws over to Google!
(In my day we had to type uphill both ways! Grumble, grumble...
P.S. You might have better luck with Seattle Wireless. I've met a couple of their folks and they're actually pretty cool.