A friend of mine runs a transmission shop, and wanted a server built to host websites and a mailing list. In return, I've had about $500 of work done on two vehicles, including cracking the tranmission open on one of them to replace a $25 part that requires 3 hours of labor to replace.
I hammered away on trying to get 2.6.2 to work properly on my RedHat 9 box using the new make xconfig, and I thought it was much easier to use than the previous xconfig. I've gotten the machine to boot, but there are multiple issues to resolve before the machine is completely functional as it was on my 2.4 kernels.
This is the first time I've tried to build a new kernel though, so I'm definitely doing this the hard way. hehehe
I'm looking forward to trying again with the information available from that site.
Sure, you can ignore the bullying. What you learn by doing that is that you can just suck things up, and people who pick on you learn that you have no spine. Formula for a postal worker.
At the very least, the bicycle in the picture on the webpage has aluminum:
- Hubs - Crank arms - Rims - Chainring
It's also likely that the frame lugs, fork crown, seat post, headset, bottom bracket and kickstand are aluminum.
If the author is so dead set against aluminum, I'd like to suggest they remove all aluminum from the bike before jumping up on the anti-aluminum soapbox and banging their drum.
Maybe they should be using titanium instead. I'm sure that's a piece of cake to process.....
It opens time up for doing things such as having a life....don't forget other things such as applying patches, restarting the machine and working overtime to pay for the licensing to run the OS that "just works."
If all else fails, look into getting a Mac.
Sure! Why not? I'm sure this person has plenty of choice on what he uses for an OS at work. I'm also sure that his employer would be happy to buy him a non-standard computer.:)
The other problem is how are they pulling OS data off a website? Browser type? You can tell Opera (for example) to register to websites as IE. Also, you can get IE on Solaris and OS X, for starters.
So, I have to wonder about the validity of that stat.
The thing is, sure DVD/CD-R media is cheap, but the throughput is less than a hard drive. There's also the need to be physically present to swap media during the backup.
If this person is going to do incremental backups, then that fact is less important. However, is they're going to do a full 100GB each backup iteration, then "speed is life."
Yes, "real" backup is done that way, but that's not what this person is looking for. They're looking for "simple" backup.
So, I'd go along with the IDE/SCSI mirrored RAID suggestions. If you feel the need to take a drive off site, then go for it. But, if you're simply guarding against a single point of failure then the solution is that much simpler.
This also short-circuits the "how do I back up 100GB in one lump" consideration as well, since mirrored RAIDs back each other up as they go. I haven't done the math, but if you could back up 100GB to CD-RW in a 24 hour period, I think that would be a neat trick. You'd also need a jukebox for that to swap discs out, or be sitting there ready to shuffle discs. Yuck.
We do on call rotations, and are paid hourly. We're paid two hours per day for on call work, whether we take a page or not. If we're paged, and the resolution takes over two hours (or if we have several pages and the time spent totals over two hours) then we charge in that time spent.
Seems pretty straightforward to me.
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The last time I heard, there was no US Labor Department Law that outlawed prejudice based on the presence or absence of IT certifications.....
This is a lot cooler though.
A friend of mine runs a transmission shop, and wanted a server built to host websites and a mailing list. In return, I've had about $500 of work done on two vehicles, including cracking the tranmission open on one of them to replace a $25 part that requires 3 hours of labor to replace.
The barter system RULES!
I hammered away on trying to get 2.6.2 to work properly on my RedHat 9 box using the new make xconfig, and I thought it was much easier to use than the previous xconfig. I've gotten the machine to boot, but there are multiple issues to resolve before the machine is completely functional as it was on my 2.4 kernels.
This is the first time I've tried to build a new kernel though, so I'm definitely doing this the hard way. hehehe
I'm looking forward to trying again with the information available from that site.
Sure, you can ignore the bullying. What you learn by doing that is that you can just suck things up, and people who pick on you learn that you have no spine. Formula for a postal worker.
At the very least, the bicycle in the picture on the webpage has aluminum:
- Hubs
- Crank arms
- Rims
- Chainring
It's also likely that the frame lugs, fork crown, seat post, headset, bottom bracket and kickstand are aluminum.
If the author is so dead set against aluminum, I'd like to suggest they remove all aluminum from the bike before jumping up on the anti-aluminum soapbox and banging their drum.
Maybe they should be using titanium instead. I'm sure that's a piece of cake to process.....
Management is slow on the uptake. They'll figure this out after two cycles of looking at their P&L's after sending all this work to India.
Windows is getting more stable
More like "less unstable."
It opens time up for doing things such as having a life. ...don't forget other things such as applying patches, restarting the machine and working overtime to pay for the licensing to run the OS that "just works."
"Sorry guys I just can't handle the load. neowin.net"
*snicker*
For people like me in India, this is good news, though ;-)
;)
Enjoy the next five years, until your country's standard of living increases, wages go up, and suddenly it's not profitable to use your labor anymore.
Should be a fun ride for you guys, until it stops.
I think the phrase goes, "You get what you pay for."
If all else fails, look into getting a Mac. Sure! Why not? I'm sure this person has plenty of choice on what he uses for an OS at work. I'm also sure that his employer would be happy to buy him a non-standard computer. :)
But why are web "designers" thinking they should turn the volume own instead?
Because these web designers, which are being disparaged in this thread, understand that 99% of their audience:
Uses some form of IE
Either don't know or don't care to "dig into" their settings to change their fonts from their defaults
So, it's web design for the Lowest Common Denominator.
Dexter and Lind's make some pretty nice looking shoes, nowadays.... ;)
echo "this.thread.conversation" | grep BS | wc -l
:)
:)
*throws flag and blows whistle for "unnecessary echo use"*
how about....
grep BS "this.thread.conversation" | wc -l
Thank you for your consideration.
The other problem is how are they pulling OS data off a website? Browser type? You can tell Opera (for example) to register to websites as IE. Also, you can get IE on Solaris and OS X, for starters.
So, I have to wonder about the validity of that stat.
The thing is, sure DVD/CD-R media is cheap, but the throughput is less than a hard drive. There's also the need to be physically present to swap media during the backup.
If this person is going to do incremental backups, then that fact is less important. However, is they're going to do a full 100GB each backup iteration, then "speed is life."
Yes, "real" backup is done that way, but that's not what this person is looking for. They're looking for "simple" backup.
So, I'd go along with the IDE/SCSI mirrored RAID suggestions. If you feel the need to take a drive off site, then go for it. But, if you're simply guarding against a single point of failure then the solution is that much simpler.
This also short-circuits the "how do I back up 100GB in one lump" consideration as well, since mirrored RAIDs back each other up as they go. I haven't done the math, but if you could back up 100GB to CD-RW in a 24 hour period, I think that would be a neat trick. You'd also need a jukebox for that to swap discs out, or be sitting there ready to shuffle discs. Yuck.
We do on call rotations, and are paid hourly. We're paid two hours per day for on call work, whether we take a page or not. If we're paged, and the resolution takes over two hours (or if we have several pages and the time spent totals over two hours) then we charge in that time spent. Seems pretty straightforward to me.