Redat AS 2.1 has some serious flaws. I hate it and have to run it because of the damn Oracle support matrix and EMC support matrix. The kernel is 2.4.9-e.49enterprise which is a 2.4.9 kernel with Redhat bastardizations. They totally screwed the pooch when it comes to vm on a system with lots of memory. You need to "tune" to get around the problem or you are going to find yourself swapping out even if you have plenty of ram available. Also I/O isn't optimum on AS 2.1 Here's the kernel tuning parameters I have to use with AS 2.1 are: # Disables packet forwarding net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 # Enables source route verification net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 # Disables the magic-sysrq key kernel.sysrq = 0 kernel.shmall = 2097152 kernel.sysrq = 0 kernel.sem=250 32000 100 128 kernel.shmmax=2147483648 kernel.shmmni=16000 kernel.msgmax=16000 kernel.msgmnb=262072 kerne l.msgmni=1024 fs.file-max=819200 fs.aio-max-size =2147483648 net.core.rmem_max = 262144 net.core.wmem_max = 262144 net.core.rmem_default = 262144 net.core.wmem_default = 262144 net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0 net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0 vm.pagecache=1 15 30 vm.bdflush = 10 1000 500 5000 0 6000 100 0 0
I bet Microsofties know that AS 2.1 isn't great, so they use that to benchamark against. I'd say use gentoo or suse, my gentoo servers are MUCH faster than AS 2.1.
Redhat is giving Linux a bad name in the Enterprise
A stock AS 2.1 installation on a Dell Poweredge 6600 drives the load average sky high with a simple dd of a 30GB image to the filesystem, or a simple cp as well.
A system for interdicting unauthorized copying in a decentralized network comprising: a plurality of software agents masquerading as nodes in a decentralized network; and a query matcher that receives search results from the plurality of software agents, and reports matches of the search results with protected files back to the plurality of software agents so that the software agents can interdict unauthorized copying of the protected files in the decentralized network.
Read the above. They need to masquerade as a node in the network. Fix is simple. We now have to be be more carefully in the way we accept server nodes. If their servers are not accepted into a network, then they can answer queries. This will not be difficult to break. Also if these servers do logged in as a server in gnutella, Limewire, or wherever, then we would have to perform a DOS and keep the server busy with the DOS so it couldn't answer the query.
This technology isn't new. There were many garbage mp3 files on napster at one time. basically if you were unforunate enough to get a reply from one of these servers you would end up with a mp3 of pink/white noise.
emerge. Also, the P2P protocols would be modified so Macrovision could not detect them. Maybe it is time to encrypt all P2P servers and clients. The hardest quest would be limiting the client/server code to only subscribers. (free of course). We would have to make sure the subscriber base doesn't have members belonging to the likes of any DRM company.
Who knows, maybe an underground internet is going to emerge due to all these controls. Or perhaps we can "virtualize" an underground internet with VPN technology.
The inetrnet is all about freely trading ideas and information. When big buisness jumped on the bandwagon they polluted our email servers with SPAM and filled our search engines with useless information. There was a time that only Colleges, Universities, and governements were on the net. Gopher was a valuable tool when it came to data minining. Now big buisness wants to stop the kids from trading songs on the net? gee... whatabout the old days when we taped tunes off the radio. The quality of most mp3s isn't CD quality. The selection of 320k sampled mp3 files is pretty slim. 256k is pretty slim too. most are 192k, that's just about fm radio quality. If radio stations got their act together then maybe they won't be so worried about XM, Sirius, or iPod. All they do is talk , talk , talk.
I've got an idea for a power source. For those who live in a metopolitan area why not tap the RF energy? RFID works this way. If you live close to a cell tower, television or radio station, why not tap the energy? Use the energy to charge your batteries, etc. And you don't have to worry about getting cellular mutation (unless you live way too close to the transmitting towers).
How about good old 60hz inductive loads on the power lines? Not a problem.
Diesel is the way to go, but in Massachusetts USA they make it difficult. For one Diesel costs more than gas here since they try to discourage us. It's cheaper to make diesel yet it's more expensive than premium gas in the states! Also it's tought to find a used VW diesel since you can only register used diesel cars in MA. So I ended up with a 1.8T. I get 31-39mpg with my Beetle, it depends on how I drive.
I guess my beetle is pretty damn good on gas. I traded in my Silverado that was getting 14mpg, and I looked at the high total cost of ownership of hybrids (maintainance looks expensive) and the TCO of a vw beetle, granted consumer reports does not love the NB but a test drive sold me. Great on gas and damn fast! 0-80mph in 8 seconds. I commute 68 miles each way and average 70mph, and get 31mpg. I think that's damn good, and you gotta love the Monsoon Stereo and the acceleration you get from the Turbo. I have a 2k1 model with 24k miles. I doubt vw will touch the maintainance on this car, I like to do that myself. So... forget the high priced japaneese hybrids, eat rice and drive a vw! It's the best MPG/performance car I drove so far. And an Insight isn't going to accelerate to 90mph in 90 seconds, nevermind 8 seconds.
gentoo should remain the distribution for hardcore linux users! I could just image the dumb posts to the user forum now when this starts. gentoo should remain the distribution for users who know what they are doing. If the users are noobies, let them run Knoppix!
There's something wrong here. Just reading the patent specifications for this technology leads me to believe this would become very addicting. Especially if someone doesn't have a life.
I do not want my finger prints on file I do not want my DNA stored for even a short while I would not could not install an RFID Mr anonynimity, that's me!
The standard in the U.S. is two weeks notice. You can however leave whenever you like, just don't count on using them as a furture reference on your resume.
We live in a free country. 2 weeks is the standard notice, but if you feel you will be cheated out of your pay then my recommendation is: 1. Go on interviews and get your new job. 2. Take some much deserved vacation time (call in sick) 3. Change your phone number to a new unlisted phone number. 4. Setup your antispam software to reject email from work. 5. After your much deserved vacation time call in sick. 6. Go to the office when you think your check is in, go to the person that hands them out and get your check. 7. Work a little, leave sick. 8. Don't go back. 9. Start your new job.
What your employer is asking from you isn't right. If you want to stay there ask for more money and say you need it or you would need to go somewhere else since you have some debt you need to pay off.
I'll never accept DRM! EVER! And I am not buying a SONY PSP due to it's use of DRM! Maybe when there is a hack for it to disable DRM, but for the meantime I will stay away. I've got an IPOD, but I use Linux tools like gtkpod and I only use straight mp3 format.
Hi, I am the Linux systems specialist at Welchs. yes... the company that brings you that awesome purple grape juice. We are in the middle of an ambitious ERP project migrating from a Mainframe/AS400 to a Linux / Oracle RAC solution. We are running Linux Clusters and Oracle RAC. We've got connectivity to our EMC SAN. I've got a development, QA, and Production landscape. Here's our PROD landscape layout, 2 Oracle Database RAC Nodes, 4 application servers loadbalanced with F5 load balancers, and we seperated out the concurrent managers and have 2 concurrent managers (oracle cluster manager controls those nodes). Linux is highly scalable. I'm also implementing Linux HA to deliver some highly available filesystems to our cluster.
How about the sciFi channel picking up Star Trek? That would be a good match!
I believe the Power PC Cell processor will be used
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When you think about it, the Power PC Cell processor is much more advanced than the Itanium. The porcessor architecture is very scalable and I believe will not only be used in the playstation
Check ou this blurb I found on the net: ell provides a breakthrough solution by adopting flexible parallel and distributed computing architecture consisting of independent, multi-core floating point processors for rich media processing. With the capability to support multiple operating systems, Cell can perform both PC/WS operating systems as well as real-time CE/Game operating systems at the same time. Scalability offered by Cell can be utilized for broader applications, from small digital CE systems within the home to other entertainment applications for rendering movies, and to the big science applications as supercomputers.
A team of engineers from IBM, Sony Group and Toshiba are collaborating on the design and implementation of Cell which is expected to deliver vast floating point capabilities, massive data bandwidth and scalable, supercomputer-like performance. The design work is taking place at a joint development lab the three companies established in Austin, Texas, after the project was announced in 2001.
IBM plans to begin pilot production of Cell microprocessors at its 300mm wafer fabrication facility in East Fishkill, NY during the first half of 2005. The first computing application IBM plans for Cell is the Cell processor-based workstation it is developing with SCEI.
I believe this processor will be used in IBM's new design. It just makes sense.
Dovorak has no clue. I work for a major juice company. When we want fast, highly available, database solutions we go with Oracle on Linux! We migrated many Windows databases off windows to Linux. Same hardware, Linux is just a better performer.
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Redat AS 2.1 has some serious flaws. I hate it and have to run it because of the damn Oracle support matrix and EMC support matrix. The kernel is 2.4.9-e.49enterprise which is a 2.4.9 kernel with Redhat bastardizations. They totally screwed the pooch when it comes to vm on a system with lots of memory. You need to "tune" to get around the problem or you are going to find yourself swapping out even if you have plenty of ram available. Also I/O isn't optimum on AS 2.1 Here's the kernel tuning parameters I have to use with AS 2.1 are:0 e l.msgmni=1024e =2147483648
# Disables packet forwarding
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0
# Enables source route verification
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
# Disables the magic-sysrq key
kernel.sysrq = 0
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.sysrq = 0
kernel.sem=250 32000 100 128
kernel.shmmax=2147483648
kernel.shmmni=1600
kernel.msgmax=16000
kernel.msgmnb=262072
kern
fs.file-max=819200
fs.aio-max-siz
net.core.rmem_max = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 262144
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0
vm.pagecache=1 15 30
vm.bdflush = 10 1000 500 5000 0 6000 100 0 0
I bet Microsofties know that AS 2.1 isn't great, so they use that to benchamark against. I'd say use gentoo or suse, my gentoo servers are MUCH faster than AS 2.1.
Redhat is giving Linux a bad name in the Enterprise
A stock AS 2.1 installation on a Dell Poweredge 6600 drives the load average sky high with a simple dd of a 30GB image to the filesystem, or
a simple cp as well.
You know, to deliver apps effeciently you really need to tune the kernel.
A system for interdicting unauthorized copying in a decentralized network comprising: a plurality of software agents masquerading as nodes in a decentralized network; and a query matcher that receives search results from the plurality of software agents, and reports matches of the search results with protected files back to the plurality of software agents so that the software agents can interdict unauthorized copying of the protected files in the decentralized network.
Read the above. They need to masquerade as a node in the network. Fix is simple. We now have to be
be more carefully in the way we accept server nodes. If their servers are not accepted into a network, then they can answer queries. This will not be difficult to break. Also if these servers do logged in as a server in gnutella, Limewire, or wherever, then we would have to perform a DOS and keep the server busy with the DOS so it couldn't answer the query.
This technology isn't new. There were many garbage mp3 files on napster at one time.
basically if you were unforunate enough to get a reply from one of these servers you would end up
with a mp3 of pink/white noise.
emerge. Also, the P2P protocols would be modified so Macrovision could not detect them. Maybe it is time to encrypt all P2P servers and clients. The hardest quest would be limiting the client/server code to only subscribers. (free of course). We would have to make sure the subscriber base doesn't have members belonging to the likes of any DRM company.
Who knows, maybe an underground internet is going to emerge due to all these controls. Or perhaps we can "virtualize" an underground internet with VPN technology.
The inetrnet is all about freely trading ideas and information. When big buisness jumped on the bandwagon they polluted our email servers with SPAM and filled our search engines with useless information. There was a time that only Colleges, Universities, and governements were on the net. Gopher was a valuable tool when it came to data minining. Now big buisness wants to stop the kids from trading songs on the net? gee... whatabout the old days when we taped tunes off the radio.
The quality of most mp3s isn't CD quality. The selection of 320k sampled mp3 files is pretty slim. 256k is pretty slim too. most are 192k, that's just about fm radio quality. If radio stations got their act together then maybe they
won't be so worried about XM, Sirius, or iPod. All they do is talk , talk , talk.
Hmm... how about chinese spearibs?
I've got an idea for a power source. For those who live in a metopolitan area why not tap the RF energy? RFID works this way. If you live close to a cell tower, television or radio station, why not
tap the energy? Use the energy to charge your batteries, etc. And you don't have to worry about getting cellular mutation (unless you live way too close to the transmitting towers).
How about good old 60hz inductive loads on the power lines? Not a problem.
Linux is a far superior OS anyway. Just dump XP and run Linux!
Diesel is the way to go, but in Massachusetts USA they make it difficult. For one Diesel costs more than gas here since they try to discourage us. It's cheaper to make diesel yet it's more expensive than
premium gas in the states! Also it's tought to find a used VW diesel since you can only register used diesel cars in MA. So I ended up with a 1.8T. I get 31-39mpg with my Beetle, it depends on how I drive.
Gotta love the 1.8T. I have the same engine in my Beetle.
I guess my beetle is pretty damn good on gas. I traded in my Silverado that was getting 14mpg, and I looked at the high total cost of ownership of hybrids (maintainance looks expensive) and the TCO of a vw beetle, granted consumer reports does not love the NB but a test drive sold me. Great on gas and damn fast! 0-80mph in 8 seconds. I commute 68 miles each way and average 70mph, and get 31mpg.
I think that's damn good, and you gotta love the Monsoon Stereo and the acceleration you get from the Turbo. I have a 2k1 model with 24k miles.
I doubt vw will touch the maintainance on this car, I like to do that myself. So... forget the
high priced japaneese hybrids, eat rice and drive
a vw! It's the best MPG/performance car I drove so far. And an Insight isn't going to accelerate
to 90mph in 90 seconds, nevermind 8 seconds.
Why don't they pay us for our comments?
gentoo should remain the distribution for hardcore linux users! I could just image the dumb posts to the user forum now when this starts. gentoo should remain the distribution for users who know what they are doing. If the users are noobies, let them run Knoppix!
There's something wrong here. Just reading the patent specifications for this technology leads me to believe this would become very addicting. Especially if someone doesn't have a life.
I wouldn't want to alter realit for anything.
I do not want my finger prints on file
I do not want my DNA stored for even a short while
I would not could not install an RFID
Mr anonynimity, that's me!
Frat parties with green slave girls and rumulan ale.
The standard in the U.S. is two weeks notice. You can however leave whenever you like, just don't count on using them as a furture reference on your
resume.
We live in a free country. 2 weeks is the standard
notice, but if you feel you will be cheated out of
your pay then my recommendation is:
1. Go on interviews and get your new job.
2. Take some much deserved vacation time (call in sick)
3. Change your phone number to a new unlisted phone
number.
4. Setup your antispam software to reject email from
work.
5. After your much deserved vacation time call in
sick.
6. Go to the office when you think your check is in, go to the person that hands them out and get your check.
7. Work a little, leave sick.
8. Don't go back.
9. Start your new job.
What your employer is asking from you isn't right.
If you want to stay there ask for more money and
say you need it or you would need to go somewhere else since you have some debt you need to pay off.
Simple fix, The Cloned dinosaurs will have oxygen tank bakpacks.
Hey.. they've got the soft tissue in the bone, so
that would be some good eatin! Dinosaur Soup!
I'll never accept DRM! EVER! And I am not buying
a SONY PSP due to it's use of DRM! Maybe when there
is a hack for it to disable DRM, but for the meantime I will stay away. I've got an IPOD, but I use Linux tools like gtkpod and I only use straight mp3 format.
Hi,
I am the Linux systems specialist at Welchs. yes...
the company that brings you that awesome purple grape juice. We are in the middle of an ambitious
ERP project migrating from a Mainframe/AS400 to a
Linux / Oracle RAC solution. We are running Linux Clusters and Oracle RAC. We've got connectivity to our EMC SAN. I've got a development, QA, and Production landscape. Here's our PROD landscape layout, 2 Oracle Database RAC Nodes, 4 application servers loadbalanced with F5 load balancers, and we seperated out the concurrent managers and have
2 concurrent managers (oracle cluster manager controls those nodes). Linux is highly scalable.
I'm also implementing Linux HA to deliver some
highly available filesystems to our cluster.
How about the sciFi channel picking up Star Trek?
That would be a good match!
When you think about it, the Power PC Cell processor is much more advanced than the Itanium.
The porcessor architecture is very scalable and I
believe will not only be used in the playstation
Check ou this blurb I found on the net:
ell provides a breakthrough solution by adopting flexible parallel and distributed computing architecture consisting of independent, multi-core floating point processors for rich media processing. With the capability to support multiple operating systems, Cell can perform both PC/WS operating systems as well as real-time CE/Game operating systems at the same time. Scalability offered by Cell can be utilized for broader applications, from small digital CE systems within the home to other entertainment applications for rendering movies, and to the big science applications as supercomputers.
A team of engineers from IBM, Sony Group and Toshiba are collaborating on the design and implementation of Cell which is expected to deliver vast floating point capabilities, massive data bandwidth and scalable, supercomputer-like performance. The design work is taking place at a joint development lab the three companies established in Austin, Texas, after the project was announced in 2001.
IBM plans to begin pilot production of Cell microprocessors at its 300mm wafer fabrication facility in East Fishkill, NY during the first half of 2005. The first computing application IBM plans for Cell is the Cell processor-based workstation it is developing with SCEI.
I believe this processor will be used in IBM's new
design. It just makes sense.
Dovorak has no clue. I work for a major juice company. When we want fast, highly available, database solutions we go with Oracle on Linux!
We migrated many Windows databases off windows to Linux. Same hardware, Linux is just a better performer.
I just looked up my house with Google Map.. It's fast!!!! Now if they can just add GPS information
and parse GPS info, that would be cool!