My last employer offered offsite backups to clients. For the initial seed, we always tried to get them to put it on an external HDD and ship it to us (or at least DVDs). The only major exceptions were clients that were also on FiOS - that was the only case where over-the-net transfer was faster than the backup-and-ship-it method for the initial seed.
Government issued cars with "For Official Use Only" would seem to be an exception to that. I've seen a Lexus around here with that stamped on it with a car seat and groceries piled in it. Sure, there could be an official reason for that but the odds are against it.
Depends on how you define malware. Some people would consider malware to be anything that runs on your computer without permission or knowledge. The "mal" part would be where it uses your system resources that could otherwise be allocated to programs you want to run.
Reminds me of the guy who got fired for running SETI@Home on all the PCs where he worked. Of course, he also (allegedly) stole 18 computers and accelerated the depreciation cycle, etc...
Every post office I've been in has big signs up about how to make your addressing machine readable so it's sorted faster. It mostly boils down to using blue or black ink on a light or white background and printing in large letters.
Much of the fiber lines laid by ATT, Verizon, etc are heavily subsidized. It's been a major argument behind net neutrality. Not to mention the entire Internet framework grew from heavy government investments.
We may not be the only country with such laws, but every country that has them relies on taxes to enforce them... and they used our specific laws which are enforced with US taxes.
So... all those fiber lines the government subsidized never helped any company that does their business primarily on the Internet? How about copyright, patent and trademark laws?
This is America... the big melting pot and all that... names are the last thing that tell you where people are from here. I live in the area that Schumer (unfortunately) represents. We have hispanics with Polish names, Russians with English names and blacks with Irish names... and most of them are at least third generation Americans.
It's not about preventing people from leaving, it's about preventing people from leaving solely because they're doing it as a way to cheat the system that is partially responsible for where they are in the first place.
One of Blizzard's big selling points is you could install it and troubleshoot any issues ahead of time... which is why some people have had it installed for several days already so they could log on right at T minus zero
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It's usually meant to mean 90% but can mean 9% if you're really frustrated (90% comes to more than a month of downtime per year). Most IT shops shoot for at least three nines (about 8 hours of downtime per year) or four nines (less than an hour per year). Customer facing services usually want five nines (a little over 5 minutes per year of downtime). Six nines is the golden target (31.5 seconds of downtime per year).
Diablo II had an interesting storyline, although the expansion was more of the last chapter of a book rather than an extension to the story. After you know the story, it's still fun to play as different characters and enjoy the challenge. Can you make a Barbarian that only throws? What about a melee Sorceress? It's not for everyone, but if you can master a unique style rather than grinding out the same old "winning" combinations as anyone else, it's quite fun.
"Diablo III had been in the works for quite some time — another example of Blizzard's notoriously long development cycle — and game director Jay Wilson said it was in "polish mode" for the past two years."
Actually, I take that back. I have friends who got it today and they can't even join a game the servers are so overloaded. Looks like I'm missing nothing by waiting another day or two.
NewEgg has failed me for the first time in a decade. I pre-ordered a copy ($10 off) but they didn't bother shipping it until today (UPS 3 day). Considering D3 has an interesting DRM that allows you to install it before the launch date and just prevents you from playing it until then, it would have made more sense to me if NewEgg shipped them late last week so they would arrive today or yesterday. One egg off for poor planning.
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My last employer offered offsite backups to clients. For the initial seed, we always tried to get them to put it on an external HDD and ship it to us (or at least DVDs). The only major exceptions were clients that were also on FiOS - that was the only case where over-the-net transfer was faster than the backup-and-ship-it method for the initial seed.
I wish I made as much in 15 years as you apparently make in 6 months.
Because it lends credibility to him writing an article about accessibility, which is mostly about the blind when it comes to computers.
They did that with the SETI case and figured it to be in the low seven figure range (hundreds of PCs over several years).
Government issued cars with "For Official Use Only" would seem to be an exception to that. I've seen a Lexus around here with that stamped on it with a car seat and groceries piled in it. Sure, there could be an official reason for that but the odds are against it.
Depends on how you define malware. Some people would consider malware to be anything that runs on your computer without permission or knowledge. The "mal" part would be where it uses your system resources that could otherwise be allocated to programs you want to run.
Reminds me of the guy who got fired for running SETI@Home on all the PCs where he worked. Of course, he also (allegedly) stole 18 computers and accelerated the depreciation cycle, etc...
Every post office I've been in has big signs up about how to make your addressing machine readable so it's sorted faster. It mostly boils down to using blue or black ink on a light or white background and printing in large letters.
Can't wait to have my self-driving electric flying car by 2032.
Much of the fiber lines laid by ATT, Verizon, etc are heavily subsidized. It's been a major argument behind net neutrality. Not to mention the entire Internet framework grew from heavy government investments.
We may not be the only country with such laws, but every country that has them relies on taxes to enforce them... and they used our specific laws which are enforced with US taxes.
These chips will, of course, be aimed at government markets.
So... all those fiber lines the government subsidized never helped any company that does their business primarily on the Internet? How about copyright, patent and trademark laws?
So what you're saying is that $64.0 mil should be enough taxes for any government?
This is America... the big melting pot and all that... names are the last thing that tell you where people are from here. I live in the area that Schumer (unfortunately) represents. We have hispanics with Polish names, Russians with English names and blacks with Irish names... and most of them are at least third generation Americans.
Why are your senators always so mad?
It makes them look busy.
It's not about preventing people from leaving, it's about preventing people from leaving solely because they're doing it as a way to cheat the system that is partially responsible for where they are in the first place.
One of Blizzard's big selling points is you could install it and troubleshoot any issues ahead of time... which is why some people have had it installed for several days already so they could log on right at T minus zero
It's usually meant to mean 90% but can mean 9% if you're really frustrated (90% comes to more than a month of downtime per year). Most IT shops shoot for at least three nines (about 8 hours of downtime per year) or four nines (less than an hour per year). Customer facing services usually want five nines (a little over 5 minutes per year of downtime). Six nines is the golden target (31.5 seconds of downtime per year).
What if you're in a place where Time Warner is the only broadband available? They're not exactly known for speed or reliability.
They're shooting for "one nines" uptime. It's the Time Warner model.
Diablo II had an interesting storyline, although the expansion was more of the last chapter of a book rather than an extension to the story. After you know the story, it's still fun to play as different characters and enjoy the challenge. Can you make a Barbarian that only throws? What about a melee Sorceress? It's not for everyone, but if you can master a unique style rather than grinding out the same old "winning" combinations as anyone else, it's quite fun.
I play Diablo. I already have *all* of the porn on my hard drive.
"Diablo III had been in the works for quite some time — another example of Blizzard's notoriously long development cycle — and game director Jay Wilson said it was in "polish mode" for the past two years."
No fair that Poland got it two years early >_>
Actually, I take that back. I have friends who got it today and they can't even join a game the servers are so overloaded. Looks like I'm missing nothing by waiting another day or two.
NewEgg has failed me for the first time in a decade. I pre-ordered a copy ($10 off) but they didn't bother shipping it until today (UPS 3 day). Considering D3 has an interesting DRM that allows you to install it before the launch date and just prevents you from playing it until then, it would have made more sense to me if NewEgg shipped them late last week so they would arrive today or yesterday. One egg off for poor planning.