Before you write your congressperson, the library censorship bill is H.R.1846 *NOT* 1486 as mentioned in the article. The link to thomas has the right number.
There's a great book on doing all of this stuff called _The Independant Home_. Unfortunately, it seems to be out of print, as I can't find it at any of the major book outlets online. However, Amazon (I know, I hate their politics too, but they have a useful search engine) has a bunch of books on building renewable energy into your house. I don't know how good any of them are, but it's a place to start.
I took a class in renewable energy back in college, which is where I picked up the book I was talking about. At the time ('96) it was still hard to get a lot of "modern conveniences" like TVs bigger than 8", or non-portable stereos that are 12V friendly. And forget about appliances like dishwashers, washing machines, and clothes dryers. Now if you make your battery storage array big enough, and also include wind power for the cloudy days, then with the right inverters you should be able to run a lot of your stuff "off-grid". However as you point out, unless you are willing to make substantial lifestyle changes and invest a buttload of money up front, you are never going to reach self-suffience.
What it really comes down to is how much money and work do you want to invest in this? If you have enough land, and you do a combo system (PhotoVoltaic and Wind let's say) then you can probably generate enough power to not have to worry about rolling blackouts, at least as long as you're smart about it and don't run your oven, 6 microwaves, and clothes dryer while you are off-grid.
If you throw a hotmail.com at the end of my handle, you can drop me an email and I'll buzz you back with the publication info on that book. I have it at home in a bookcase with all my college stuff.
While now may not be the best time to do it, start looking for a job outside the ISP rat-race. I left that world for the financial industry just after Xmas, and I've never been happier. We have *MUCH* better equipment, better hours, my pager doesn't go off nearly as often (mostly due to working for a company that has the money to buy the right equipment), and I get paid much better.
Also, the technical challenge is much greater. At the ISP, I had a small single-tier network of mostly linux machines. Here, I have a multi-tier Sun-based production network, a 3 platform development network, plus all the routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls I can eat. Seriously, I learned more about how you should really run a large-scale network in my first 3 months here than I did in 4+ years of ISP/Webhouse Admin experience.
Scarily, yes they do. Snipped from my MSDN Subscription list:
Disc 0232: Macro Assembler 6.11, Team Manager 97, FrontPage® 2000 Server Extensions
Is it just me, or is it rather disconcerting that this is bundled with the "applications" instead of the "development tools"? And what's with putting it on the same disk as FP Server Extensions? *shudder*
The main reason I prefer my external UPS is that I need a couple other key things to keep running in the event of a power glitch, like my monitor and Ethernet hub.
Also, since most offices these days tend to buy prebuilt computers from places like Dell or Compaq or Gateway and then "retire" them after a couple years, you would always have to be buying a new UPS every time you upgrade. Unless the UPS addon gets down to floppy drive costs, I wouldn't see them catching on. Who would want to buy an UPS just to re-purchase it again in 2 years? And who wants to change power supplies out in the 50 new computers we just bought for accounting so we don't have to throw out the UPS and don't want to spend an extra $300/system to buy new ones?
I've been very happy with the Logitech Wireless Desktop package... It has the wireless ergo keyboard, which is very nice, split like my old 1st gen MS natural which died when I got the cord tangled up while using it on my laptop and tripped over it (hence, new keyboard is wireless) and the Logitech wireless mouseman. The only real complaint I have is that there is not a bundle that includes the wireless trackman. I would gladly have ponied up an extra $20 for that (wireless mouse seems stupid because you need to have it on a desktop-direction flat surface, can't run it up the wall if you're back away from the computer...)
Logitech makes lefty versions of all their products. You probably won't find them at CompUSA, but if you order direct from Logitech you can get them. No price difference either. (Or at least there never was. I don't have any lefties in my new office, so I haven't ordered anything in a while)
Well, you could pick up a shock-absorbing rack. They're expensive as hell, but if this jackhammering is going to be going on for a while (hope you have earplugs!) then it may be worth your while.
Here's one url:
http://www.martindaleassoc.com/its/4xpcmenc.htm
You can probably find more thru google or av. Meantime, get those puppies as far away from the vibs as possible. If you can power the drives off , all the better. It may not totally save them, but hard drives can take a lot more shock when stopped than when running.
... But I can't see this working easily for sites like/. where you have user-inputted content that changes rapidly. How do you tell the tripwire database that the replies that are being posted are "ok" changes, but that putting a big goatsex banner on the main page isn't?
The other thing I thought while reading it is how do you keep the "redirect" url safe? If someone hacks the main page, how do you keep the page that says "we've been hacked, we'll be right back" from also being goatsexed?
Heh, I remember trying to explain the $500 phone bill to my boss (there were no local ISPs to us at the time, and downloading all those disks at 14.4 to NYC during the daytime was damned expensive!)
Dump sendmail and switch over to qmail. If your users are savvy, you don't even need the ezmlm proggie. Also, ezmlm has some nice 3rd party web interface stuff to make life even easier.
Well, there's always OpenSRS. If you have more than a few domains and have your own server, this is definitely the way to go. You get total control, and as a bonus only pay $10/year for.com,.net,.org.
Of course, if you only have one domain, you're still screwed... Who wants to pony up $250 for just one domain:P
Agreed. While a MS degree will put you in a better position a few years down the line (you will have an easier time interviewing for "management"-type positions if that interests you) starting out an MS or PhD will do you very little good if you just want a "regular" job where you code, or take care of networks.
Now, if you want to teach, or do heavy research oriented stuff, get your MS, work for a couple years, and start on your PhD.
Honestly though, I think spending the time, effort, and money to get a PhD is going to be a waste on your part if all you want to do is just work someplace as a coder or IT guy. I've been working at engineering firms for 12 years now, and I've never worked with anyone who has a PhD in a technology field. I know that the times that I've been involved in hiring, the companies I've worked for have all but immediately written off the handful of candidates with PhDs because they seemed overqualified (at least on paper) for this lowly position, so let's not waste our time when we have so many other candidates to choose from.
My advice (especially if you don't have a lot of work experience), get out of school with your BS and start working. Figure out what you want to do (code, teach, research...) and then if it seems important to you, get your company to pay for you to get your MS at nite. Or if you know you really don't want to do this coding thing and want to teach, quit work and go to school fulltime and grab your MS and PhD.
Of course, that's just me, in the end you're going to do whatever makes sense for you...
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The important thing you have to remember is if you are going to be doing any XSL stuff is that you need to remove *ALL* of the default parsers that come with Tomcat and replace them with the XML/XSL aware versions. Otherwise Tomcat will pitch a fit over you "redefining" how these core classes work and nothing at all will work right.
If you compiled up Tomcat from scratch, be sure to go back and remove all those files you had to put in $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext in order to do the build, otherwise you'll get weird exceptions and won't be able to figure out why... (Can you tell what I was doing until *FAR* too late last nite?)
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Before you write your congressperson, the library censorship bill is H.R.1846 *NOT* 1486 as mentioned in the article. The link to thomas has the right number.
There's a great book on doing all of this stuff called _The Independant Home_. Unfortunately, it seems to be out of print, as I can't find it at any of the major book outlets online. However, Amazon (I know, I hate their politics too, but they have a useful search engine) has a bunch of books on building renewable energy into your house. I don't know how good any of them are, but it's a place to start.
I took a class in renewable energy back in college, which is where I picked up the book I was talking about. At the time ('96) it was still hard to get a lot of "modern conveniences" like TVs bigger than 8", or non-portable stereos that are 12V friendly. And forget about appliances like dishwashers, washing machines, and clothes dryers. Now if you make your battery storage array big enough, and also include wind power for the cloudy days, then with the right inverters you should be able to run a lot of your stuff "off-grid". However as you point out, unless you are willing to make substantial lifestyle changes and invest a buttload of money up front, you are never going to reach self-suffience.
What it really comes down to is how much money and work do you want to invest in this? If you have enough land, and you do a combo system (PhotoVoltaic and Wind let's say) then you can probably generate enough power to not have to worry about rolling blackouts, at least as long as you're smart about it and don't run your oven, 6 microwaves, and clothes dryer while you are off-grid.
If you throw a hotmail.com at the end of my handle, you can drop me an email and I'll buzz you back with the publication info on that book. I have it at home in a bookcase with all my college stuff.
While now may not be the best time to do it, start looking for a job outside the ISP rat-race. I left that world for the financial industry just after Xmas, and I've never been happier. We have *MUCH* better equipment, better hours, my pager doesn't go off nearly as often (mostly due to working for a company that has the money to buy the right equipment), and I get paid much better.
Also, the technical challenge is much greater. At the ISP, I had a small single-tier network of mostly linux machines. Here, I have a multi-tier Sun-based production network, a 3 platform development network, plus all the routers, switches, load balancers, and firewalls I can eat. Seriously, I learned more about how you should really run a large-scale network in my first 3 months here than I did in 4+ years of ISP/Webhouse Admin experience.
Scarily, yes they do. Snipped from my MSDN Subscription list:
Disc 0232: Macro Assembler 6.11, Team Manager 97, FrontPage® 2000 Server Extensions
Is it just me, or is it rather disconcerting that this is bundled with the "applications" instead of the "development tools"? And what's with putting it on the same disk as FP Server Extensions? *shudder*
The main reason I prefer my external UPS is that I need a couple other key things to keep running in the event of a power glitch, like my monitor and Ethernet hub.
Also, since most offices these days tend to buy prebuilt computers from places like Dell or Compaq or Gateway and then "retire" them after a couple years, you would always have to be buying a new UPS every time you upgrade. Unless the UPS addon gets down to floppy drive costs, I wouldn't see them catching on. Who would want to buy an UPS just to re-purchase it again in 2 years? And who wants to change power supplies out in the 50 new computers we just bought for accounting so we don't have to throw out the UPS and don't want to spend an extra $300/system to buy new ones?
I've been very happy with the Logitech Wireless Desktop package... It has the wireless ergo keyboard, which is very nice, split like my old 1st gen MS natural which died when I got the cord tangled up while using it on my laptop and tripped over it (hence, new keyboard is wireless) and the Logitech wireless mouseman. The only real complaint I have is that there is not a bundle that includes the wireless trackman. I would gladly have ponied up an extra $20 for that (wireless mouse seems stupid because you need to have it on a desktop-direction flat surface, can't run it up the wall if you're back away from the computer...)
So does that mean that now we're going to see messages like this?
Please agree that you will read and accept all of our licenses before downloading our software. OK
Please agree that you have agreed to accept our license. OK
Software downloading, please wait...
Download complete. Please agree that you have completed a properly licensed download. OK
Please agree to view our license at this time OK.....
Logitech makes lefty versions of all their products. You probably won't find them at CompUSA, but if you order direct from Logitech you can get them. No price difference either. (Or at least there never was. I don't have any lefties in my new office, so I haven't ordered anything in a while)
Well, you could pick up a shock-absorbing rack. They're expensive as hell, but if this jackhammering is going to be going on for a while (hope you have earplugs!) then it may be worth your while.
Here's one url:
http://www.martindaleassoc.com/its/4xpcmenc.htm
You can probably find more thru google or av. Meantime, get those puppies as far away from the vibs as possible. If you can power the drives off , all the better. It may not totally save them, but hard drives can take a lot more shock when stopped than when running.
Just be sure that you do *NOT* use anti-static foam. It's conductive :P
... But I can't see this working easily for sites like /. where you have user-inputted content that changes rapidly. How do you tell the tripwire database that the replies that are being posted are "ok" changes, but that putting a big goatsex banner on the main page isn't?
The other thing I thought while reading it is how do you keep the "redirect" url safe? If someone hacks the main page, how do you keep the page that says "we've been hacked, we'll be right back" from also being goatsexed?
Heh, I remember trying to explain the $500 phone bill to my boss (there were no local ISPs to us at the time, and downloading all those disks at 14.4 to NYC during the daytime was damned expensive!)
Dump sendmail and switch over to qmail. If your users are savvy, you don't even need the ezmlm proggie. Also, ezmlm has some nice 3rd party web interface stuff to make life even easier.
Well, there's always OpenSRS. If you have more than a few domains and have your own server, this is definitely the way to go. You get total control, and as a bonus only pay $10/year for .com, .net, .org.
Of course, if you only have one domain, you're still screwed... Who wants to pony up $250 for just one domain :P
Agreed. While a MS degree will put you in a better position a few years down the line (you will have an easier time interviewing for "management"-type positions if that interests you) starting out an MS or PhD will do you very little good if you just want a "regular" job where you code, or take care of networks.
Now, if you want to teach, or do heavy research oriented stuff, get your MS, work for a couple years, and start on your PhD.
Honestly though, I think spending the time, effort, and money to get a PhD is going to be a waste on your part if all you want to do is just work someplace as a coder or IT guy. I've been working at engineering firms for 12 years now, and I've never worked with anyone who has a PhD in a technology field. I know that the times that I've been involved in hiring, the companies I've worked for have all but immediately written off the handful of candidates with PhDs because they seemed overqualified (at least on paper) for this lowly position, so let's not waste our time when we have so many other candidates to choose from.
My advice (especially if you don't have a lot of work experience), get out of school with your BS and start working. Figure out what you want to do (code, teach, research...) and then if it seems important to you, get your company to pay for you to get your MS at nite. Or if you know you really don't want to do this coding thing and want to teach, quit work and go to school fulltime and grab your MS and PhD.
Of course, that's just me, in the end you're going to do whatever makes sense for you...
The important thing you have to remember is if you are going to be doing any XSL stuff is that you need to remove *ALL* of the default parsers that come with Tomcat and replace them with the XML/XSL aware versions. Otherwise Tomcat will pitch a fit over you "redefining" how these core classes work and nothing at all will work right.
If you compiled up Tomcat from scratch, be sure to go back and remove all those files you had to put in $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext in order to do the build, otherwise you'll get weird exceptions and won't be able to figure out why... (Can you tell what I was doing until *FAR* too late last nite?)