At my work (18,000 desktop Nat'l research lab), we have a special group to keep old hardware around, just so they can go and pull data from old archives.
I have about 800 GB of ripped movies (replacing stupid Sony DVD juke box with Apple TV setup). Now, sure, I have the original disks (330 or so movies) so yeah, I wouldn't lose the data but I would lose the 5 months time it took (ripping 3-4 disks a day) to rip. For now, I'm swapping out 1TB external drives when I add movies (post Christmas will suck) but yeah, I could use some kind of decent backup system.
I have the same problem; is easier for me to draw out stuff I'm trying to visualize. But some artist friends of mine can apparently carry a whole lot more inside. I feel like I have just a small amount (256k) of onboard VRAM while others are sporting full blown ATI cards. And lets not even talk about my missing math coprocessor.
Jimmy Carter was a smart guy but didn't know how to play the D.C. game either. And they pretty much hung him out to dry.
Now, with this guy, hopefully is deputy will be a seasoned politico who can play the game, and will work with this guy as far as guiding energy policy.
I don't think that's implied. Is just one developers views on how the App Store is evolving. Cool thing is they have some numbers on development costs and return on sales, so one can have some idea of how it's working out.
Couldn't they just set up multiple power poles, with scanning/surveillance systems, that track every wireless device within range, and hit it with a maser/laser that, upon heating/ionizing the air, create a channel that would allow a better current flow between pole and device?
The Sumerians had a pretty decent system, as far as longevity goes. I think I'm going to have my autobiography printed up on clay tablets and stored in a salt cave in southern NM. Should get some longevity out of that.
And then there's fun with UPS this year. Had a delivery dropped off at house one day. Next day, got card in mail; can't find house, come pick it up. Today, got another package delivered to house. Sigh.
Man, sounds like a lot of work and time. Just don't think I'm cut out for long term games like this. I wonder what the demographics are for WoW. Also, have they hit market saturation or are new players still coming into it? If it's going to be weeks or months before you can even play the latest stuff, not sure what the draw would be.
Ironically, the VA system provides better, cheaper care because it does not suffer from many of the inefficiencies of a market-based health care system-- preventive care and unified standards within a single provider make treatment much more effective and cheaper in the long run.
When I was a medic, I asked a doc what his opinion was of socialized medicine (had just read article about Canada's system). He said: Look around. I prefer being a military doctor. I make less, but then I don't have to worry about business expenses. personal insurance, and having insurance companies looking over my shoulder when I'm working with a customer.
And then there's the folks that wander along behind the bleeding edge, picking up tech before it gets dropped but is on bottom of Apple price ladder. From Sept. through November, picked up base model Mac Mini, MacBook (white plastic) and iMac; all refurbs, too.
No, except for one (nature/hippy girl), were all girly-girls. Still, living with one of them again, it's nice being able to check out chicks and have her agree: Nice boobs! Now, if I could just get the wife to be more... open minded.
One thing they might do is look to the military. I'm not talking about actual combat but how critical procedures are accomplished, mostly by younger folks with what many would consider minimal amounts of training. Look at carrier operations; you have multiple things happening, requiring precise timing, and a crew that's mostly under 25 performing this. Part of the reason such dangerous operations are accomplished thousands of times a year with no disasters is due to the heavy reliance on checklists.
Hell, I was an aircraft mechanic before being a medic in the service, and just checking the oil on a KC-135 had 4 pages. And if you were ever caught touching a plane with out a checklist in hand, you were pretty much removed from the flight line.
Yup, I was a medic in the Air Force. In military medicine (at least Air Force hospitals), the medics (EMT/LPN licensed) out number RN nurses about 5 to 1. Also, due to reduced personal liability (military won't hang you out to dry to lawyers, except in cases of obvious dereliction of duty), they pushed many tasks that civilian RN's are require for, onto the techs. And things were rather well run, when I was in ('89-'93). Even in the VA hospitals I worked in (part of OJT), things seemed to be doing pretty well. Now, after seeing the horror stories of the last few years, of military care, I don't know if the system's broken down or is just being mis-managed but at one time, I preferred military care over civilian.
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At my work (18,000 desktop Nat'l research lab), we have a special group to keep old hardware around, just so they can go and pull data from old archives.
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I have about 800 GB of ripped movies (replacing stupid Sony DVD juke box with Apple TV setup). Now, sure, I have the original disks (330 or so movies) so yeah, I wouldn't lose the data but I would lose the 5 months time it took (ripping 3-4 disks a day) to rip. For now, I'm swapping out 1TB external drives when I add movies (post Christmas will suck) but yeah, I could use some kind of decent backup system.
Can black hole massivity be measured in LoCs?
Dude! I'm always imagining women. Without their clothes!
If that's not perverted, I don't know what is.
I have the same problem; is easier for me to draw out stuff I'm trying to visualize. But some artist friends of mine can apparently carry a whole lot more inside. I feel like I have just a small amount (256k) of onboard VRAM while others are sporting full blown ATI cards. And lets not even talk about my missing math coprocessor.
Working at another national lab, yeah, he'll have some experience playing the game. Still, he doesn't have the Schwartzenegger accent.
Yoo will all do poosh-ups to generate dah powah!
What about appointing an industry surrogate that can shape public policy to benefit a few companies and the directors of those companies?
Jimmy Carter was a smart guy but didn't know how to play the D.C. game either. And they pretty much hung him out to dry.
Now, with this guy, hopefully is deputy will be a seasoned politico who can play the game, and will work with this guy as far as guiding energy policy.
I don't think that's implied. Is just one developers views on how the App Store is evolving. Cool thing is they have some numbers on development costs and return on sales, so one can have some idea of how it's working out.
Developers are already being squeezed by the App store shifting towards .99Â apps. Good breakdown on developing for the iPhone here.
Couldn't they just set up multiple power poles, with scanning/surveillance systems, that track every wireless device within range, and hit it with a maser/laser that, upon heating/ionizing the air, create a channel that would allow a better current flow between pole and device?
I don't get interior design.
The Sumerians had a pretty decent system, as far as longevity goes. I think I'm going to have my autobiography printed up on clay tablets and stored in a salt cave in southern NM. Should get some longevity out of that.
And then there's fun with UPS this year. Had a delivery dropped off at house one day. Next day, got card in mail; can't find house, come pick it up. Today, got another package delivered to house. Sigh.
SAme thing happened to me. WEnt to PO; no package, no slip. They knew nothing about it. 4 days later, shows up at house. Weird!
Man, sounds like a lot of work and time. Just don't think I'm cut out for long term games like this. I wonder what the demographics are for WoW. Also, have they hit market saturation or are new players still coming into it? If it's going to be weeks or months before you can even play the latest stuff, not sure what the draw would be.
If you've never played WoW, can you start with this version or do you have to purchase the earlier ones?
Ironically, the VA system provides better, cheaper care because it does not suffer from many of the inefficiencies of a market-based health care system-- preventive care and unified standards within a single provider make treatment much more effective and cheaper in the long run.
When I was a medic, I asked a doc what his opinion was of socialized medicine (had just read article about Canada's system). He said: Look around. I prefer being a military doctor. I make less, but then I don't have to worry about business expenses. personal insurance, and having insurance companies looking over my shoulder when I'm working with a customer.
And then there's the folks that wander along behind the bleeding edge, picking up tech before it gets dropped but is on bottom of Apple price ladder. From Sept. through November, picked up base model Mac Mini, MacBook (white plastic) and iMac; all refurbs, too.
No, except for one (nature/hippy girl), were all girly-girls. Still, living with one of them again, it's nice being able to check out chicks and have her agree: Nice boobs! Now, if I could just get the wife to be more... open minded.
Damn it!
Oh well, I guess I'll just have to dream of leaving tracks across... large tracts of land!
Ooh, that's a good one!
One thing they might do is look to the military. I'm not talking about actual combat but how critical procedures are accomplished, mostly by younger folks with what many would consider minimal amounts of training. Look at carrier operations; you have multiple things happening, requiring precise timing, and a crew that's mostly under 25 performing this. Part of the reason such dangerous operations are accomplished thousands of times a year with no disasters is due to the heavy reliance on checklists.
Hell, I was an aircraft mechanic before being a medic in the service, and just checking the oil on a KC-135 had 4 pages. And if you were ever caught touching a plane with out a checklist in hand, you were pretty much removed from the flight line.
Yup, I was a medic in the Air Force. In military medicine (at least Air Force hospitals), the medics (EMT/LPN licensed) out number RN nurses about 5 to 1. Also, due to reduced personal liability (military won't hang you out to dry to lawyers, except in cases of obvious dereliction of duty), they pushed many tasks that civilian RN's are require for, onto the techs. And things were rather well run, when I was in ('89-'93). Even in the VA hospitals I worked in (part of OJT), things seemed to be doing pretty well. Now, after seeing the horror stories of the last few years, of military care, I don't know if the system's broken down or is just being mis-managed but at one time, I preferred military care over civilian.