I call BS. I use a mini as my primary workstation. I have a Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo, mind you...) and I have yet to feel that it is "slow" in any regard. Now realize the first thing I did was max out the RAM on it, but still. A mini in name only. The only thing you can't do is expand it with internal devices. Given that limitation, it is WELL worth the money spent.
This is just bizarre. I bought an iPhone 2 days ago. In 1 hour, I had it jailbroken, youtube fix run, unlocked, had a full bsd subsystem installed, and openssh running. I have full access to the filesystem, and I am, as I type this, setting up the toolchain to compile even more applications for it.
The iphone dev team at iphone dev wiki are due most of the credit, but the fact remains that this iPhone is very hackable, and is looking to be my favorite mobile device. Now they're trying to encrypt the crap out of everthing.:(
I hate to say this, but turnabout is fair play, morons. Remember 1999? 2000? Pop-ups? Pop-UNDERS? Pop-ups that spawn other pop-ups when closed? On-close pop-ups?
Yeah. I think it's time you got what you all had coming to you. had you behaved and no started up with the overly-intrusive ads, we wouldn't be here right now. Take your medicine and like it, bastards.:P/end rant.
I had a mental image of someone running Windows as Administrator installing Kazaa, Limewire, whatever the p2p 1337 app of the week is, and manually sharing out their whole drive. Of course it's not okay to just abuse things, and there *should* be a reasonable level of security in keeping data on your computer.
That said, a computer should be operated as non-uid=0, and only switch when critical tasks MUST be done, but hey...that still wouldn't fix this. If I run a file sharing app on my home directory and share out all of ~, all of my personal data is still out there.
So really there's two strikes on this - 1, the uneducated end user, and 2, the naughty people stealing the data. So....we're more or less helpless to fix either one. So dangit, I'm gonna go get my PS3! (and I'm still kidding....)
Way to make me think far too hard on something that was supposed to be a flippant "Fist post!" remark. kthx.
If so, that certainly explains the body count. Put a few bunkers in and stim up all the marines really good (red bull + bawls anyone?) and let them come.:)
Also explains why we're not getting anywhere over there. We're huddled in bunkers sucking our bawls letting them come to us.;)
No - they're re-enforcing the fact that our electoral system is broken and in need of repair. The fact that you have to be part of one of two sects of people in order to have any attention paid you is just plain stupid.
How about "You're not black, you're not white, you're not important." How does that sit with you?
HomeSync works great - although if you're not on OpenDirectory you have to play some hackery to use it. Just a word of warning though - if your server blows up that hosted your network home directory, and you rebuild DO NOT HOMESYNC.
It will think the server copy is newer, and happily blow away the home directory on your laptop!:( I thought "oh, it'll just copy my home back off of my laptop..."
NOPE.
Anyhoo, absolutely love it. Paired with OpenVPN, my laptop syncs my home directory every 15 minutes so long as I'm connected to the internet or the local network. If you're not afraid of xml files, it can be hacked to sync absolutely everything, otherwise by default it skips ~/Library (as there are some things in there that do not make sense to sync across the network), thus for exampe, Firefox bookmarks don't get synced by default, nor do your extensions. I've modified it to go ahead with those. I'm hoping to move my home directory out of NFS into AFS soon, but that's been slow going. So far those LDAP+Kerberos (definitely worth it!)+HomeSync rocks. Add AFS in and I can ditch HomeSync.
Re: OSI? Do you mean TCP/IP? ;-)
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I interviewed with Google earlier this year, and they frowned heavily upon the fact that I couldn't recite the OSI model layers right off the top of my head. I have to be honest - I memorized the layers to pass the test, but honestly - do any of you ever refer to the layers by number beyond 3? I talk layer 2 and layer 3 all the time. I'll mention TCP/UDP (layer 4), ports (layer 5), and services running on those ports (layer 6) but I NEVER refer to them by number or name. I certainly never refer to layer 7 (application layer).
So....what's the point? I fully understand encapsulation vs decapsulation, which direction it goes up and down the model, but for practical purposes, to this day I couldn't tell you the names of the layers.:\ Does it honestly matter?
The reason is simple. When I sit down to watch the original, I can clearly tell where GoLion was hacked up and spliced with Dairugger XV to give us the story we have. Amazingly, no one is ever killed in an attack. Funny, I thought that guys head just got ripped off? Oh lookie, killer mutant frogs...good thing those are actually just little robots!:\
Voltron.com had mention of GoLion getting a subtitled, uncut release here in the states this summer, but I've seen no signs of it. Transformers became somewhat plausible because the big robots came from "someplace else". GoLion was a sentient being that was punished and split up into 5 component parts. I don't see how that story will get told, nor do I see someone explaining away how someone on earth thought it was a good idea to build 5 giant robot lions.
Dairugger XV would be more plausible, but not as popular. This scares me.:\ World Event Productions is here in St. Louis. Perhaps I should go to their office and express my fears?:P
I actually had some batteries that were swollen into a UPS last summer. I had to tear it down to get the batteries out. I ought to take pictures of the needle nose pliers that aren't so need-nosed anymore from arcing. ANYWAY...
After I got them out, the frame was rather disfigured, but salvageable, but I needed a hammer to fix it. Off to Home Depot I go...
What do you know...they have all kinds of small sledge hammers, but one stood out to me. It had a label on it:
"Engineer's Hammer"
Oh. Hell. Yes.
(and I don't swear!)
Fixed up the case, put new batteries in, life is good. The Engineer's Hammer stays at my desk at all times. All of the developers and salespeople are now aware of the Engineer's Hammer. I have made them aware that the Engineer's Hammer can fix just about anything, and FIX IT REAL GOOD. INCLUDING STUPIDITY.:D
Tell me something - if you're going to ask for casual advice on outfitting a data center, WHERE BETTER to ask than Slashdot?
I've built 2 from the ground up now. I don't mind sharing little nuggets.
When I have a question about how to put the finishing touches on a house, I don't see the harm in someone going to a home builders forum and asking for casual advice. Of course you want professionals doing the bulk of the work, but it's the little things that always get you, and we can certainly share those.:D
Having built a "ghetto" data center from used gear in an old loft, I may not have all state of the art, but here's some things I found that weren't immediately obvious at the time:
1. A list of what UPS' take what batteries, and contact with a vendor that can get them to you ground in one day without having to pay overnight shipping. This is priceless. Trust me. If you have a full-center battery backup this actually makes it even more important, not less.
2. A *REPUTABLE* generator service person, and a service agreement. I never realized how hard it was to find someone that was reliable, and that when they say "24-hour service" it means that someone actually answers the phone, and responds withing an hour, or heck, even a day.
3. Lots and lots of screws, cage nuts, and cage nut removal tools. All of the prior have a habit of up and walking off. Have plenty on hand.
4. Hideaway bed. I'm not joking. Have a place where a tech can crash after a 2 am service call. Better than driving exhausted.
5. AdderLinkIP, phone line installed to core rack, and Modem. Hook the AdderLinkIP to your KVMs, and code in all hosts. Now you can get console remotely on any box, PLUS if your internet connection should go down, someone can dial into the AdderLink, and be able to troubleshoot the net connection from the inside without having to drive. Priceless.
6. If there is not a break area nearby with a fridge, get a mini fridge. Stock the fridge with caffeine. Make this a habit that the company provides. Caffeine without having to leave to get it is priceless during a crash too.
7. Anything else you can think of to make your network engineers LESS repulsed at the idea of having to be there. After a while being "the guy(s)" to go to when things go down has it's novelty wear off. If it's within an office, an arcade cabinet, darts, an XBox, ANYTHING....ask them what they enjoy doing in their off time. Heck, alcohol in small quantity is even done in our office (we have a micro-brewery across the street - I have 2 growlers in the office for those long weekend projects).
By saying you're Tier II/III, it leads me to believe you don't have to present as much of an image (hyper-clean room environment with lots and lots of racks, and nothing else), so do what makes you feel comfortable there. You'll be spending more time than you'd like there soon.
The under XP and Vista thing, I'm curious - is this because it isn't a UMS device (thus no drivers for Linux, BSD, and OSX) or that it IS a umass device, but the software that triggers the hardware stuff is win32, and thus the security features are useless on anything else.
If the latter, then yes, this *is* a joke. If the former, if the hardware documentation is released to open source groups and drivers written, this might not be so bad...
That driver has been around for literally years now. I asked the author about journalling, and he basically said it was too much of a pain to port, so it wouldn't be happening.:(
Forget that. DBZ, Pokemon, and the Matrix in one.
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Sorry to be pedantic, but PSX was the codename for the CD-ROM add-on that Sony developed for Nintendo to use with the SNES. The deal fell through, so Sony brought it to market as the Playstation. The PSX moniker not only stuck, but was somewhat accurate.:)
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That's a good question. Questions for you then:
On the PC, what were you running? IE, windows, Linux, etc? If Linux, were you booted into a graphical environment?
I'd be more than happy to drop to console and and run md5sum on a file for you.
The fact is this - a mac mini *is* a pc in a different case. Benchmarks *should* be equal, because they *are* equal.
I call BS. I use a mini as my primary workstation. I have a Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo, mind you...) and I have yet to feel that it is "slow" in any regard. Now realize the first thing I did was max out the RAM on it, but still. A mini in name only. The only thing you can't do is expand it with internal devices. Given that limitation, it is WELL worth the money spent.
Which is precisely why I won't be upgrading iTunes any time soon, or updating the software on my iPod or iPhone any time soon either.
This is just bizarre. I bought an iPhone 2 days ago. In 1 hour, I had it jailbroken, youtube fix run, unlocked, had a full bsd subsystem installed, and openssh running. I have full access to the filesystem, and I am, as I type this, setting up the toolchain to compile even more applications for it.
:(
The iphone dev team at iphone dev wiki are due most of the credit, but the fact remains that this iPhone is very hackable, and is looking to be my favorite mobile device. Now they're trying to encrypt the crap out of everthing.
Go fig.
I hate to say this, but turnabout is fair play, morons. Remember 1999? 2000? Pop-ups? Pop-UNDERS? Pop-ups that spawn other pop-ups when closed? On-close pop-ups?
:P /end rant.
Yeah. I think it's time you got what you all had coming to you. had you behaved and no started up with the overly-intrusive ads, we wouldn't be here right now. Take your medicine and like it, bastards.
We need xml joke tags on here. :P
I had a mental image of someone running Windows as Administrator installing Kazaa, Limewire, whatever the p2p 1337 app of the week is, and manually sharing out their whole drive. Of course it's not okay to just abuse things, and there *should* be a reasonable level of security in keeping data on your computer.
That said, a computer should be operated as non-uid=0, and only switch when critical tasks MUST be done, but hey...that still wouldn't fix this. If I run a file sharing app on my home directory and share out all of ~, all of my personal data is still out there.
So really there's two strikes on this - 1, the uneducated end user, and 2, the naughty people stealing the data. So....we're more or less helpless to fix either one. So dangit, I'm gonna go get my PS3! (and I'm still kidding....)
Way to make me think far too hard on something that was supposed to be a flippant "Fist post!" remark. kthx.
...then don't be suprised when someone takes it as a gift and goes to buy something nice for themselves! :)
/) and not knowing any better, blah blah blah.
(I know, I know, uneducated users, sharing C (or
Off to get myself that PS3 I'd never spend my hard earned dollars on....
If so, that certainly explains the body count. Put a few bunkers in and stim up all the marines really good (red bull + bawls anyone?) and let them come. :)
;)
Also explains why we're not getting anywhere over there. We're huddled in bunkers sucking our bawls letting them come to us.
No - they're re-enforcing the fact that our electoral system is broken and in need of repair. The fact that you have to be part of one of two sects of people in order to have any attention paid you is just plain stupid.
How about "You're not black, you're not white, you're not important." How does that sit with you?
When can we expect a unified program installation method? Sometime after peak oil?
:)
Given that we're already there, yes.
That's exactly right. Without OpenDirectory you *do* have to do a few hacks. Googling should return several hits on how to do it.
HomeSync works great - although if you're not on OpenDirectory you have to play some hackery to use it. Just a word of warning though - if your server blows up that hosted your network home directory, and you rebuild DO NOT HOMESYNC.
:( I thought "oh, it'll just copy my home back off of my laptop..."
It will think the server copy is newer, and happily blow away the home directory on your laptop!
NOPE.
Anyhoo, absolutely love it. Paired with OpenVPN, my laptop syncs my home directory every 15 minutes so long as I'm connected to the internet or the local network. If you're not afraid of xml files, it can be hacked to sync absolutely everything, otherwise by default it skips ~/Library (as there are some things in there that do not make sense to sync across the network), thus for exampe, Firefox bookmarks don't get synced by default, nor do your extensions. I've modified it to go ahead with those. I'm hoping to move my home directory out of NFS into AFS soon, but that's been slow going. So far those LDAP+Kerberos (definitely worth it!)+HomeSync rocks. Add AFS in and I can ditch HomeSync.
I interviewed with Google earlier this year, and they frowned heavily upon the fact that I couldn't recite the OSI model layers right off the top of my head. I have to be honest - I memorized the layers to pass the test, but honestly - do any of you ever refer to the layers by number beyond 3? I talk layer 2 and layer 3 all the time. I'll mention TCP/UDP (layer 4), ports (layer 5), and services running on those ports (layer 6) but I NEVER refer to them by number or name. I certainly never refer to layer 7 (application layer).
:\ Does it honestly matter?
So....what's the point? I fully understand encapsulation vs decapsulation, which direction it goes up and down the model, but for practical purposes, to this day I couldn't tell you the names of the layers.
The best things in life are free(BSD), for everything else, there's Mastercard? :D
As an adult, not so much. :(
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:\ World Event Productions is here in St. Louis. Perhaps I should go to their office and express my fears? :P
The reason is simple. When I sit down to watch the original, I can clearly tell where GoLion was hacked up and spliced with Dairugger XV to give us the story we have. Amazingly, no one is ever killed in an attack. Funny, I thought that guys head just got ripped off? Oh lookie, killer mutant frogs...good thing those are actually just little robots!
Voltron.com had mention of GoLion getting a subtitled, uncut release here in the states this summer, but I've seen no signs of it. Transformers became somewhat plausible because the big robots came from "someplace else". GoLion was a sentient being that was punished and split up into 5 component parts. I don't see how that story will get told, nor do I see someone explaining away how someone on earth thought it was a good idea to build 5 giant robot lions.
Dairugger XV would be more plausible, but not as popular. This scares me.
So, what....she says "take out the trash", and you say "go make me a sandwich, woman"? :P
- NO DEVELOPERS ALLOWED ON PRODUCTION SERVERS. THIS IS A TERMINATION OFFENSE (WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE).
:)
Amen, preach it brother. Can I get a hallelujah?
(and for some reason that quote is tripping the lameness filter. good grief taco....)
I actually had some batteries that were swollen into a UPS last summer. I had to tear it down to get the batteries out. I ought to take pictures of the needle nose pliers that aren't so need-nosed anymore from arcing. ANYWAY...
:D
After I got them out, the frame was rather disfigured, but salvageable, but I needed a hammer to fix it. Off to Home Depot I go...
What do you know...they have all kinds of small sledge hammers, but one stood out to me. It had a label on it:
"Engineer's Hammer"
Oh. Hell. Yes.
(and I don't swear!)
Fixed up the case, put new batteries in, life is good. The Engineer's Hammer stays at my desk at all times. All of the developers and salespeople are now aware of the Engineer's Hammer. I have made them aware that the Engineer's Hammer can fix just about anything, and FIX IT REAL GOOD. INCLUDING STUPIDITY.
Wow - I never thought about it, and it frightens me that you're speaking from experience. Yikes.
These are definitely my people in here....
Dude, chill for a moment.
:D
Tell me something - if you're going to ask for casual advice on outfitting a data center, WHERE BETTER to ask than Slashdot?
I've built 2 from the ground up now. I don't mind sharing little nuggets.
When I have a question about how to put the finishing touches on a house, I don't see the harm in someone going to a home builders forum and asking for casual advice. Of course you want professionals doing the bulk of the work, but it's the little things that always get you, and we can certainly share those.
Having built a "ghetto" data center from used gear in an old loft, I may not have all state of the art, but here's some things I found that weren't immediately obvious at the time:
1. A list of what UPS' take what batteries, and contact with a vendor that can get them to you ground in one day without having to pay overnight shipping. This is priceless. Trust me. If you have a full-center battery backup this actually makes it even more important, not less.
2. A *REPUTABLE* generator service person, and a service agreement. I never realized how hard it was to find someone that was reliable, and that when they say "24-hour service" it means that someone actually answers the phone, and responds withing an hour, or heck, even a day.
3. Lots and lots of screws, cage nuts, and cage nut removal tools. All of the prior have a habit of up and walking off. Have plenty on hand.
4. Hideaway bed. I'm not joking. Have a place where a tech can crash after a 2 am service call. Better than driving exhausted.
5. AdderLinkIP, phone line installed to core rack, and Modem. Hook the AdderLinkIP to your KVMs, and code in all hosts. Now you can get console remotely on any box, PLUS if your internet connection should go down, someone can dial into the AdderLink, and be able to troubleshoot the net connection from the inside without having to drive. Priceless.
6. If there is not a break area nearby with a fridge, get a mini fridge. Stock the fridge with caffeine. Make this a habit that the company provides. Caffeine without having to leave to get it is priceless during a crash too.
7. Anything else you can think of to make your network engineers LESS repulsed at the idea of having to be there. After a while being "the guy(s)" to go to when things go down has it's novelty wear off. If it's within an office, an arcade cabinet, darts, an XBox, ANYTHING....ask them what they enjoy doing in their off time. Heck, alcohol in small quantity is even done in our office (we have a micro-brewery across the street - I have 2 growlers in the office for those long weekend projects).
By saying you're Tier II/III, it leads me to believe you don't have to present as much of an image (hyper-clean room environment with lots and lots of racks, and nothing else), so do what makes you feel comfortable there. You'll be spending more time than you'd like there soon.
The under XP and Vista thing, I'm curious - is this because it isn't a UMS device (thus no drivers for Linux, BSD, and OSX) or that it IS a umass device, but the software that triggers the hardware stuff is win32, and thus the security features are useless on anything else.
If the latter, then yes, this *is* a joke. If the former, if the hardware documentation is released to open source groups and drivers written, this might not be so bad...
Yes, yes it can.
:(
That driver has been around for literally years now. I asked the author about journalling, and he basically said it was too much of a pain to port, so it wouldn't be happening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubhsC9SWGjg
;)
Sorry man, there's just no topping that.
Sorry to be pedantic, but PSX was the codename for the CD-ROM add-on that Sony developed for Nintendo to use with the SNES. The deal fell through, so Sony brought it to market as the Playstation. The PSX moniker not only stuck, but was somewhat accurate. :)