I'm the system (NT network) and network admin for a small startup telco (CLEC). We also have a lot of data from our data processing of payphone records for the midwest region and yet more data for the litigation we go through to fight SBC.
I have about half a terabyte of sensitive, important data that needs to be backed up and stored securely offsite every day (This data is just the important stuff. No OS files, etc.) and archives of records stored on several CD-Rs that also need to be stored offsite. The only dependable(?) solution we can commit to is tape backup. We use an Exabyte EZ17 autoloader and Veritas Backup Exec.
You guys wouldn't believe the nightmares I've gone through to get it running smoothly and keeping it there. 5 or so replaced EZ17s, 50 $80 tapes replaced, hours upon hours spent on the phone with Veritas because their software is buggy as hell and their open file option is a piece of shit written by another company (Veritas support was the one to tell me that!). My boss seems to think that we're the only ones that have issues with backups (He's the type that has no opinions. He KNOWS everything.), but I've talked with other administrators with a lot of servers and data using a plethora (Three Amigos vocabulary) of various backup products. We all agreed that backups are a pain in the ass.
"I have a big comfy chair - a huge monitor and a very fast machine - in a room dedicated to computer gaming. I prefer this setup greatly over sitting on the floor in front of my TV."
Games are made for your console, so speed isn't an issue. I assume your TV is bigger than your monitor. Just move that big comfy chair into the living room in front of the TV. Problem Solved!
"my PC is just fine. and it serves a hell of a lot more functions than a console system."
That's great, but a PC does not replace a console. A console is meant to serve one main function: Gaming. There's no OS to deal with, no hardware upgrades to play the latest releases, no conflicts with Norton Utilities, etc. You just buy whatever game you want, stick it in the console, and play.
"Unless the system they are offering is $25.00 and I dont have to pay any sort of monthly access (like if it were to utilize my *exisiting* lan and broadband connection - without a large price for a lan adapter - i will continue to have no interest in console systems."
My Xbox came with an ethernet adapter and I play online on a regular basis (Halo mostly) for free using Xbox Connect. It basically creates a network tunnel between the computers, fooling Xboxes into seeing each other under system link. For $50, you can play all those Live games with voice support which you have to experience to understand how much fun it is. Definitely worth the $50.
"What they should do is focus on making a PCI card that you can insert into your PC and utilize its hardware to make it a 'console' system in that it can hold the controllers and play all the games - for a minimal cost.
They were thinking about doing this with another console. I forget which one, but I believe it was the Dreamcast. I think it's an idea worth exploring, but it definitely shouldn't be their primary focus. Most people are afraid of the buttons on their DVD/VCR remote control. They're not going to buy a product that requires opening their computers.
"then make all the money off the price of the games (which are already overpriced at $50.)"
Pass the crack pipe, please. Take a look at the cost of games on the PC. The cost of games are equal in the mainstream retail market and you can find bargains for both kinds of games through pricewatch, ebay, etc. Personally, I just rent my games and "back them up" to my 120GB drive that sits in my modded Xbox.
There's a trilogy in the works based off Forge of God, Anvil of Stars, and a third book he'll have to write. Check out his web site for more information.
If you care to hack into their mail server, here's the portal to their web configuration: http://66.107.28.184:3000
They're running MDaemon 6.5.1 which has no known vulnerabilities other than a weak password. The lucky guesser gets to screw with their email!
I think you make a few really good points about the statistics being a little vague. if you look at my original posting, I did provide a link to the recent AP article regarding alcoholic beverage advertising. I never said that parents aren't the largest reason why children screw up. I was simply stating that corporate greed can easily be seen when the advertising is irresponsible and shameless.
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Nice information. I find it interesting that Slashdot isn't listed under her links page. Timothy is such a tool.
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Taken from here.
"The most dramatic evidence for octopus intelligence came in 1992. A pair of researchers in Naples, Italy, Graziano Fiorito and Pietro Scotto, used conventional means--food as a carrot, mild electric shock as the stick--to train a group of captive common octopuses to grab a red ball instead of a white one. The scientists then let untrained animals watch from adjoining tanks as their experienced confreres reached for red balls over and over. Thereafter, Fiorito and Scotto reported, most of the watchers, when offered a choice, pounced on red balls. In fact, they learned to do so more quickly than had the original group. The octopuses, according to the researchers, were doing something invertebrate had never been known to do before: learning by watching."
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In that google search, there's a handful of reviews posted on other sites. All the reviews are by this same person (Denise M. Clark). Is this guy the writer of the book, posting reviews under another name to try and get some publicity?
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A Google search on this guy reveals that he's just another wacko looking for conspiracy theories.
How could the presented statistic on alcoholic beverage commercials not lead you to a single conclusion? I'm sorry you did not understand the meaning behind the statistic. I was making the point that alcoholic beverages are marketed at youth. This information was used to back up my rant on shameless marketing.
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Gee, look at all the ACs responding to my post.
Let's see, a few Bush administration critics with top secret clearance that know EXACTLY what intelligence the American government has on Iraq. $5 says that if you were to have a conversation with Dr. Rice, your opinion would change. Heck, read her biography and tell me you have no respect for a person with those achievements.
One person comparing me to a senator that thinks segregation was a good idea. This comparison is based on my distaste for a woman that exploits her heritage and gender. Pathetic jab, buddy.
Take a look at what you said and do the math. Thanks for strengthening my statement.
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"I though we had moved forward, with Halle Berry winning Best Actress oscar."
Halle Berry is half white. Her black father abandoned her and her white mother raised her. In Feb. 2000, she was involved in a hit and run. Berry and her father set a great example for minorities.
Please pick positive african-american role models instead of a media whore. Dr. Condoleezza Rice has earned a LOT of respect and her contributions to society aren't limited to "Showing her boobies."
"if you paid 10 bucks for a slice of pizza and a watter, and 60 bucks for a sweatshirt, the only person you can be mad at is yourself."
You're right. They could have paid a dollar (It's been a few years, so maybe more) to place sweatshirts in a locker and retrieve them later when it got colder. Also, they could have starved since it's against the rules to bring in food/drink from outside the park.
I think the problem is that Disney is a corporate empire that takes advantage of the public. The execs that drive this greed will all burn in Hell. Coca Cola and Oreo commercials are the same way! Until the average Joe stops watching TV, he/she will continue to be the target of shameless marketing that does anything it can get away with. A good example for is alcohol advertisements. 25 percent of the alcohol advertisements on TV were more likely to be viewed by minors than adults.
Sometimes, I read that Carl Sagan quote on the poster showing Earth as a tiny little dot. I then think about how stupid it is to worry about our planet. I mean, on the galactic scale, does it really matter?
But then I think about how someday I'll want kids. I would want them to grow up in a beautiful world. I'm sure they will experience the same thing and that desire will carry on every generation. That's when I settle the thoughts of raping the forests, destroying ocean life, and getting a 6 lb. supercharger for my Z28.
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I have about half a terabyte of sensitive, important data that needs to be backed up and stored securely offsite every day (This data is just the important stuff. No OS files, etc.) and archives of records stored on several CD-Rs that also need to be stored offsite. The only dependable(?) solution we can commit to is tape backup. We use an Exabyte EZ17 autoloader and Veritas Backup Exec.
You guys wouldn't believe the nightmares I've gone through to get it running smoothly and keeping it there. 5 or so replaced EZ17s, 50 $80 tapes replaced, hours upon hours spent on the phone with Veritas because their software is buggy as hell and their open file option is a piece of shit written by another company (Veritas support was the one to tell me that!). My boss seems to think that we're the only ones that have issues with backups (He's the type that has no opinions. He KNOWS everything.), but I've talked with other administrators with a lot of servers and data using a plethora (Three Amigos vocabulary) of various backup products. We all agreed that backups are a pain in the ass.
DVD movies and games you buy at the store are usually dual layered, allowing twice as much storage space as the DVD-R(W) capacity of 4.7GB.
-Lucas
That's $50 for a year including the headset.
Games are made for your console, so speed isn't an issue. I assume your TV is bigger than your monitor. Just move that big comfy chair into the living room in front of the TV. Problem Solved!
"my PC is just fine. and it serves a hell of a lot more functions than a console system."
That's great, but a PC does not replace a console. A console is meant to serve one main function: Gaming. There's no OS to deal with, no hardware upgrades to play the latest releases, no conflicts with Norton Utilities, etc. You just buy whatever game you want, stick it in the console, and play.
"Unless the system they are offering is $25.00 and I dont have to pay any sort of monthly access (like if it were to utilize my *exisiting* lan and broadband connection - without a large price for a lan adapter - i will continue to have no interest in console systems."
My Xbox came with an ethernet adapter and I play online on a regular basis (Halo mostly) for free using Xbox Connect. It basically creates a network tunnel between the computers, fooling Xboxes into seeing each other under system link. For $50, you can play all those Live games with voice support which you have to experience to understand how much fun it is. Definitely worth the $50.
"What they should do is focus on making a PCI card that you can insert into your PC and utilize its hardware to make it a 'console' system in that it can hold the controllers and play all the games - for a minimal cost.
They were thinking about doing this with another console. I forget which one, but I believe it was the Dreamcast. I think it's an idea worth exploring, but it definitely shouldn't be their primary focus. Most people are afraid of the buttons on their DVD/VCR remote control. They're not going to buy a product that requires opening their computers.
"then make all the money off the price of the games (which are already overpriced at $50.)"
Pass the crack pipe, please. Take a look at the cost of games on the PC. The cost of games are equal in the mainstream retail market and you can find bargains for both kinds of games through pricewatch, ebay, etc. Personally, I just rent my games and "back them up" to my 120GB drive that sits in my modded Xbox.
There's a trilogy in the works based off Forge of God, Anvil of Stars, and a third book he'll have to write. Check out his web site for more information.
you want to do it several times over and that takes a LOT of time.
Well, it's an improvement.
http://www.speedsite.com/~rattin/history.html
Tell Mark Rattin he's a bastard!
mrattin@otherwiseinc.com
rattin@xsite.net
These are some other company addresses.
pcanic@otherwiseinc.com
wise@otherwiseinc.com
dmtitus@otherwiseinc.com
marjohn@otherwiseinc.com
Here's the site of one of their employees. He keeps a blog.
http://www.matthewmercer.com
If you care to hack into their mail server, here's the portal to their web configuration:
http://66.107.28.184:3000
They're running MDaemon 6.5.1 which has no known vulnerabilities other than a weak password. The lucky guesser gets to screw with their email!
I think you make a few really good points about the statistics being a little vague. if you look at my original posting, I did provide a link to the recent AP article regarding alcoholic beverage advertising. I never said that parents aren't the largest reason why children screw up. I was simply stating that corporate greed can easily be seen when the advertising is irresponsible and shameless.
Nice information. I find it interesting that Slashdot isn't listed under her links page. Timothy is such a tool.
Taken from here. "The most dramatic evidence for octopus intelligence came in 1992. A pair of researchers in Naples, Italy, Graziano Fiorito and Pietro Scotto, used conventional means--food as a carrot, mild electric shock as the stick--to train a group of captive common octopuses to grab a red ball instead of a white one. The scientists then let untrained animals watch from adjoining tanks as their experienced confreres reached for red balls over and over. Thereafter, Fiorito and Scotto reported, most of the watchers, when offered a choice, pounced on red balls. In fact, they learned to do so more quickly than had the original group. The octopuses, according to the researchers, were doing something invertebrate had never been known to do before: learning by watching."
In that google search, there's a handful of reviews posted on other sites. All the reviews are by this same person (Denise M. Clark). Is this guy the writer of the book, posting reviews under another name to try and get some publicity?
A Google search on this guy reveals that he's just another wacko looking for conspiracy theories.
My thoughts exactly. This time it spreads through cybersex instead of a drug. woopie.
How could the presented statistic on alcoholic beverage commercials not lead you to a single conclusion? I'm sorry you did not understand the meaning behind the statistic. I was making the point that alcoholic beverages are marketed at youth. This information was used to back up my rant on shameless marketing.
Let's see, a few Bush administration critics with top secret clearance that know EXACTLY what intelligence the American government has on Iraq. $5 says that if you were to have a conversation with Dr. Rice, your opinion would change. Heck, read her biography and tell me you have no respect for a person with those achievements.
One person comparing me to a senator that thinks segregation was a good idea. This comparison is based on my distaste for a woman that exploits her heritage and gender. Pathetic jab, buddy.
Take a look at what you said and do the math. Thanks for strengthening my statement.
Halle Berry is half white. Her black father abandoned her and her white mother raised her. In Feb. 2000, she was involved in a hit and run. Berry and her father set a great example for minorities.
Please pick positive african-american role models instead of a media whore. Dr. Condoleezza Rice has earned a LOT of respect and her contributions to society aren't limited to "Showing her boobies."
-Lucas
You're right. They could have paid a dollar (It's been a few years, so maybe more) to place sweatshirts in a locker and retrieve them later when it got colder. Also, they could have starved since it's against the rules to bring in food/drink from outside the park.
I think the problem is that Disney is a corporate empire that takes advantage of the public. The execs that drive this greed will all burn in Hell. Coca Cola and Oreo commercials are the same way! Until the average Joe stops watching TV, he/she will continue to be the target of shameless marketing that does anything it can get away with. A good example for is alcohol advertisements. 25 percent of the alcohol advertisements on TV were more likely to be viewed by minors than adults.
-Lucas
Because a fight scene on a DirectTV dish wouldn't have the same effect.
Yeah, they'll say that it's light refracting off the gases of venus causing radio interference in a very improbable way.
Not to cavemen, but those bluprints would be obtainable a couple thousand years later and would be useful to us in the mid 20th century.
You don't like puzzles, do you?
But then I think about how someday I'll want kids. I would want them to grow up in a beautiful world. I'm sure they will experience the same thing and that desire will carry on every generation. That's when I settle the thoughts of raping the forests, destroying ocean life, and getting a 6 lb. supercharger for my Z28.
Dude, didn't you see The Matrix? We're a virus! I feel even dirtier now. ;)
Thanks, I totally forgot about that finding. Also, the atmosphere is very dense, so it's not to be confused with thoughts of flying pigs.