I have the same speed as you. Offline backup is my main frustration. With Mozy offering $5/month for unlimited backup, it currently takes over a month to upload my 300GB - much shorter for incremental.
Okay, I get that.
Also, at a high enough speed, truly on-demand high-def TV becomes feasible... no more cable company, yea!
Well, I guess if that's what you need for entertainment. Video entertainment is crack for the masses, though.
But, IQ tests tend not to be comprehensive, nor do they consider other traits that may make a person valuable to society.
So what if a person has an IQ of 80, if he or she is works hard and earns a living for their family? Who cares if they scored low on a test based entirely on oddball math and obscure words if they still contribute to society?
Also, more often than not, it seems to me that people with lower IQs are a lot more polite and socially generous than people with high IQs. That has a certain value to society as well.
He didn't say he didn't know how to program, he just said he's not very good at it.
You and almost every other top-level poster assumed that he simply couldn't do it.
Maybe he's not good at programming because he doesn't enjoy it? Sometimes programming is about as fun as long division depending on what you are trying to do. Maybe he's not good at visualizing a software design? Maybe he can't get into "thinking in objects"?
No. The sworn affidavit that Clinton lied on was for Jones vs. Clinton. If he'd admitted it, it would have helped establish a pattern of behavior that would have allowed the case to go forward.
It wasn't that Clinton went up to the podium and said he didn't do it with Lewinsky. It was that he filed a statement under oath to a court of law claiming he did not. The direct result was the dismissal of Jones' case against Clinton.
We know that, but don't see why we should have to follow the rules because we don't create traffic/kill people. We can safely run red lights because we can see, we don't have blind spots/visual difficulty, we are right at the front of the lights, and we can stop quickly avoiding danger.
Then why is it that I've had to slam on my brakes and/or not been able to go at a green light because some asshole bicyclist apparently didn't notice that I had right-of-way?
Yes, I have had to do the same because of car drivers, but given the ratio of cars to bicycles on the road, it should happen far less often with bicycles than it does.
Hah. Not in Oregon. I once experienced a similar situation: I was in the left lane slightly exceeding the speed limit while passing some slower cars in the right lane, and this guy came up behind me out of nowhere and got about 2 feet from my back bumper.
He immediately started flashing his lights and making gestures that I should get over. Well, I figured I would complete passing the other cars and that he could wait 20-30 more seconds.
When I got over, he got next to me and brandished a nice shiny pistol.
So, I got to my destination and called the Oregon State Police. I couldn't get plate number because he had a trip permit (try memorizing that number). I did get the make, model, and description of the vehicle and the driver, which I gave to the dispatcher.
You know what the dispatcher said? I am dead serious here, it's not a joke, and I am not making it up: "What do yo want us to do about it?"
I replied: "I dunno, maybe START LOOKING FOR HIM!?"
I don't remember the exact response to that, but it was pretty much that there was nothing they could do and they weren't going to put any effort into it.
I have voted against every tax measure that would fund the Oregon State Police ever since.
Nice. We use a commercial solution which doesn't have the drawings, but has all of the vitals for a system. In addition to basic asset management, it also includes physical connectivity descriptions that are very detailed allowing a sysadmin to see exactly how things are put together.
Well, there are two ways (that my employer uses - I'd guess google does the same):
Most server systems worth their salt have fault indicators that turn on when there is a hardware failure or perhaps even a watchdog timeout. Probably they do periodic walk-throughs to look for fault lights.
The second is proper asset management. A machine identified as broken has a record in an asset database that describes the location of the machine, the location being something like (data center, row, rack, RU up from the bottom).
Seriously, not all of your customers are "stupid" and it's damn right that "because you're stupid" is not a valid reason.
What makes your tables so "precious" anyway? My guess is you have some superior design that you want to keep away from all the "stupid people" (e.g. everyone besides you).
Anyway, you could make a shadow copy of your precious tables and create some views to exclude information that you don't want returned. You know, offer a compromise that allows them to get at most of the data without being able to adversely affect the main database.
Even a stupid guy like me can figure that one out.
How do you know a configuration change hasn't rendered one of your startup scripts ineffective?
Isn't that what QA systems and effective approaches to change management are supposed to handle?
If I am planning a change, I should discover problems with the startup scripts in QA, not in production, especially if a production reboot is not required to implement the change.
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I have the same speed as you. Offline backup is my main frustration. With Mozy offering $5/month for unlimited backup, it currently takes over a month to upload my 300GB - much shorter for incremental.
Okay, I get that.
Also, at a high enough speed, truly on-demand high-def TV becomes feasible... no more cable company, yea!
Well, I guess if that's what you need for entertainment. Video entertainment is crack for the masses, though.
Whoops, 3M down, not 3G :)
WTF are you doing that requires that much bandwidth?
I have 3G down, 768K up, and I really can't imagine what I'd do with more bandwidth than that in my home (well, 1.5 up would be nice).
Maybe it's just a demand issue? Maybe many Americans don't want more bandwidth?
Me? I wouldn't upgrade my bandwidth unless it costs the same or less than my current connection.
I admit that there are a lot of morons out there.
But, IQ tests tend not to be comprehensive, nor do they consider other traits that may make a person valuable to society.
So what if a person has an IQ of 80, if he or she is works hard and earns a living for their family? Who cares if they scored low on a test based entirely on oddball math and obscure words if they still contribute to society?
Also, more often than not, it seems to me that people with lower IQs are a lot more polite and socially generous than people with high IQs. That has a certain value to society as well.
Life isn't all about who is smarter.
The average IQ is 100. That means that half the American population has an IQ of less than 100.
No, it doesn't.
Correcting myself. If you look at the devel list, there is a link to a build that fixes it.
You are probably talking about FidoNet.
He didn't say he didn't know how to program, he just said he's not very good at it.
You and almost every other top-level poster assumed that he simply couldn't do it.
Maybe he's not good at programming because he doesn't enjoy it? Sometimes programming is about as fun as long division depending on what you are trying to do. Maybe he's not good at visualizing a software design? Maybe he can't get into "thinking in objects"?
Windows XP SP3 can't connect to xrdp though. The Windows TS client says "protocol error."
No. The sworn affidavit that Clinton lied on was for Jones vs. Clinton. If he'd admitted it, it would have helped establish a pattern of behavior that would have allowed the case to go forward.
It wasn't that Clinton went up to the podium and said he didn't do it with Lewinsky. It was that he filed a statement under oath to a court of law claiming he did not. The direct result was the dismissal of Jones' case against Clinton.
That lie was inconsequential? Tell that to Paula Jones.
BMG's are very exiting materials
They leave with extra flourish?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
We know that, but don't see why we should have to follow the rules because we don't create traffic/kill people. We can safely run red lights because we can see, we don't have blind spots/visual difficulty, we are right at the front of the lights, and we can stop quickly avoiding danger.
Then why is it that I've had to slam on my brakes and/or not been able to go at a green light because some asshole bicyclist apparently didn't notice that I had right-of-way?
Yes, I have had to do the same because of car drivers, but given the ratio of cars to bicycles on the road, it should happen far less often with bicycles than it does.
Hah. Not in Oregon. I once experienced a similar situation: I was in the left lane slightly exceeding the speed limit while passing some slower cars in the right lane, and this guy came up behind me out of nowhere and got about 2 feet from my back bumper.
He immediately started flashing his lights and making gestures that I should get over. Well, I figured I would complete passing the other cars and that he could wait 20-30 more seconds.
When I got over, he got next to me and brandished a nice shiny pistol.
So, I got to my destination and called the Oregon State Police. I couldn't get plate number because he had a trip permit (try memorizing that number). I did get the make, model, and description of the vehicle and the driver, which I gave to the dispatcher.
You know what the dispatcher said? I am dead serious here, it's not a joke, and I am not making it up: "What do yo want us to do about it?"
I replied: "I dunno, maybe START LOOKING FOR HIM!?"
I don't remember the exact response to that, but it was pretty much that there was nothing they could do and they weren't going to put any effort into it.
I have voted against every tax measure that would fund the Oregon State Police ever since.
Wow. Questioning the value of a car based on my own opinions and requirements of a vehicle (which is the topic at hand) is modded as flamebait.
Awesome.
How's that Fiero work out for carpooling?
Would you be willing to crash test it vs a Suburban?
Where do you put your children?
Nice. We use a commercial solution which doesn't have the drawings, but has all of the vitals for a system. In addition to basic asset management, it also includes physical connectivity descriptions that are very detailed allowing a sysadmin to see exactly how things are put together.
I've never actually seen our main data center.
taxpayer subsidizing via right-of-ways,
Huh? Where I come from, we charge the phone company for use of rights-of-way.
Well, there are two ways (that my employer uses - I'd guess google does the same):
Most server systems worth their salt have fault indicators that turn on when there is a hardware failure or perhaps even a watchdog timeout. Probably they do periodic walk-throughs to look for fault lights.
The second is proper asset management. A machine identified as broken has a record in an asset database that describes the location of the machine, the location being something like (data center, row, rack, RU up from the bottom).
Seriously, not all of your customers are "stupid" and it's damn right that "because you're stupid" is not a valid reason.
What makes your tables so "precious" anyway? My guess is you have some superior design that you want to keep away from all the "stupid people" (e.g. everyone besides you).
Anyway, you could make a shadow copy of your precious tables and create some views to exclude information that you don't want returned. You know, offer a compromise that allows them to get at most of the data without being able to adversely affect the main database.
Even a stupid guy like me can figure that one out.
when you go to the Linux section and look for "How to Program Linux" you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist.
That's funny, my copy of Linux System Programming must be a figment of my imagination, then.
It'll be the first time for a lot of things for you math nerds! :)
How do you know a configuration change hasn't rendered one of your startup scripts ineffective?
Isn't that what QA systems and effective approaches to change management are supposed to handle?
If I am planning a change, I should discover problems with the startup scripts in QA, not in production, especially if a production reboot is not required to implement the change.
Can you please point me to GPLed Red Hat Network Satellite server srouce code? Despite this article, it doesn't seem very easy to find.
Thanks!