And that, my friend, is why I let them use it free for 60 days to decide if they want it or not. 100% yes votes at the end of 60 days when I called to let them know I was going to come and unhook it unless they want to keep it. All happily coughed up $40/month and $250 for hardware ($90 Linksys WAP11, $15 9dbi patch antenna and $9 SMC Ethernet Card). Haven't had anyone call to cancel as of yet.
I gave up DSL and got a T-1 a little over a year ago. $400/month and I share it (and the cost) with my neighbors (802.11b). All the IP's I want (within reason) and it has never once gone down. Money well spent.
I have started using the Promise SX and RX 8000 external RAID arrays and have nothing but the highest praise for them. For those who aren't familiar with them, they are self contained ATA RAID chassies with 8 hot-swap trays. Each drive is on its own ATA-133 controller and the RAID (0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50) is handled by an on-board RAID controller with expandable cache, etc (no software RAID). Hot-swap, hot-rebuild, hot-spare, hot-expand, even on the fly RAID level conversion. Connects to my servers via a U160 LVD cable and is treated as a really really big SCSI hard drive...no drivers required. The array is controlled in one of three ways: 1.) Onboard LCD display with soft-buttons, 2.) Serial console, or 3.) Some Windows utility (haven't used it). For exactly $4,025.xx I put together an SX-8000 with 8 Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM drives. Even comes with an LVD cable and a serial cable (for console work). Simply awesome and great bang for the buck. I haven't used the rack-mount version (RX8000) yet, but one is on the way. If you're in need of such RAID, I would highly recommend it. They also make a 4 drive version (RX/SX 4000) and I am told an RX/SX15000 is on the way.
You say this in jest, but I have endured such an experience, well, not the "inch of your life" part. In 1991 (my fresh. year in college) I was paid a visit at my dorm room. While they didn't "kick in" my door (the RA unlocked it for them), it was 3am and they did in fact yank me out of my bed and "drag" me off (shoeless no less) to an empty office on campus. It was not a pleasent experience. Had it not led to an internship followed by a 2 year stint (which was less pleasent than that fateful night but paid the bills), I'd have been really ticked. Anyway, it was all over a credit-card scam and I had done a project (which I used for both a comp-sci class and my public speaking class) which led them to beleive that I was involved. All they had to go on was a copy of the report I had written and the statements given by my comp-sci and P.S. professors, but that was apparently all that they needed.
"Junkyard Wars wants applications from people of all ages, races, creeds, colors, sexes, religions, and sexual orientations..."
This is not a question of right or wrong. I completely fail to undersatnd why who/what you perfer to have sex with is a criteria for any job/tv gameshow.
And they know he has seen and agreed to those EULAs how? If they don't know for fact that he is using particular software, they can't very well use the fact that he might have clicked "I Agree" as grounds to force their way in the door. Besides, that's what really big mean dogs are for.
And that's when I tell them "prove I didn't". The burden of proof is on them. The only organization in the US that this DOES NOT apply to is the IRS. The BSA only has as much power as you give them. Has anyone else seen the page on their web site where you can rat your employer/friend/etc. It has a picture of some idiot with an evil *I stuck it to da man* smirk on his face and the whole bit. Gimme a break.
It was designed for use in low-bandwidth envrionments. Not only do you get the benefit of a distributed backup system, but you get inherant (sp?) fault-tolerance, load-balancing, etc. Yes, over a low-bandwidth connection a file still takes a long time to copy, but OpenAFS is designed to accomodate this (not going into detail here, go to the OpenAFS site if you're curious). I am a fanatic OpenAFS user so I am somewhat biased. We have however implemented OpenAFS on a 1.4TB datastore at one of our customer sites (medical market) that has key data (a couple hundred Gig) distribted to 3 slave RO cells (again, read up on OpenAFS for answers). Rock solid reliability is an understatement.
It records natively at 320x240 (VHS quality) which is significantly lower than my Digital8 camera but the portability and ease of editing makes it preferential for me. Also, I use the video function more for watching ripped DVD's (yes, I own them) than watching home videos. On long trips it makes for great entertainment for the kids (when hooked up to an external monitor).
...but I'll plug it from first hand experience. I have an Archos Jukebox Mutlimedia 20. For $335 I go the JBMM 20, a Compact Flash card reader, a Smart Media card reader, the digital camera/digital video camera attachment, video output cables, etc. Then I picked up a 60GB 9.5mm 2.5" Hitachi HDD (same as the one Archos uses in the JBMM 20 just three times the size) for $198 on Buy.com and swapped hard drives. I have it partitioned as I also make very heavy used of my JBMM as a mobile hard drive that I take from customer site to customer site and don't want to mingle work files with my MP3s, DVD rips, etc. I keep an updated copy of Windows and Mac versions of all popular OSS (Open Office, The GIMP, blah blah blah) and install them for customers to introduce them to OSS and the great alternatives that exist out there. Anyway, I use my JBMM as my primary camcorder and it's small enough that I always have it with me. I'm just waiting for that magic moment to catch the next Rodney King or America's Funniest so I can either start a riot or retire! Anyway, I love my Archos and would never be without one again.
Total crap. I normally don't whine about my/. submissions that don't get posted, and then something like this comes along and manages to really hack me off. For God's sake/. editors...do some fact checking.
I did some Google'ing and in under a minute had RAM prices...sales no less...from news groups (remember when everyting was bought and sold online via news groups). I even managed to dig up an old thread from 1991 when I too was a freshman in college looking to buy a 1MB flash memory card for my Atari Portfolio (man I wish I still had that). Anyway I also found a listing of the average prices for memory. 1MB "generic" memory volume pricing "dropped to an average price of $40 each in 1991 from $289 each in 1989". Various sale ads for memory from 1991 are plentiful...see for yourself at Google. That is all.
Well, the first thing that jumps to mind is that a single "box" with 64 processors using partitioning is typcially faster (as is the case with the Altix using NUMA) and it is easier to manage (of course I say that having never touched either a 64proc box or a 8x8 cluster).
"32-way systems will be available mid-2003, and 64-way systems near the end of 2003."
A couple of things come to mind.
1. How will the 64 proc model compare to the new SGI Altix 3000?
2. Is anyone (now or planning to in the near future) scaling the Itanium2 up to that level? I have not heard mention of a 64 proc I2 production system, but then I haven't followed it very closely. Anyone have any info on this?
Also on their web site "The next step forward in a long term future with HP". I would take this as an implication that they are planning on keeping the Alpha platform long-term (of course implying it doesn't make it so).
My God! I've been attacked by a roving band of rabid geeks. Look folks, I listed MySQL as an example...but not to the exclusion of all other SQLs. And for that matter, I personally prefer MySQL for driving web apps. You don't? Great, then use what you want.
MySQL is an example. We of course use PostgreSQL, DB2 or whatever the situation calls for. The reality of the matter is that most of our customers simply don't need anything beyond My or Post. We are talking MD practices, clinis and small hospitals. In most cases, they are NOT already paying for licenses on MS SQL. If they have it, and it works, we don't typically recommend replacing it...our competition does this sort of thing (replacing and or upgrading needlessly) and that is why we win the bid.;)
I believe that this would indicate that "Desktop PC" is synonymous with "Windows". The media reflects the general ignorance level of the general public (I use the term ignorance in a descriptive rather than derogatory sense) with regards to computers, your "digital" rights, etc. I share your frustration, but there is a solution. My company (shameless plug = Premier Networks) is an integration and system engineering firm. We primarily work with either integrating with or replacing MS based systems (W2K, SQL, IIS, etc.) with OSS (Linux + SaMBa, Apache, MySQL, etc.). Before we can do this, we have to sell the customer on the idea. That "ignorance" I mentioned earlier is really the only impediment to that sale and as such, my/our job is to educate the customer. In all honesty, once the customer "gets it" or understands OSS vs. CSS it's like the proverbial scales fall off of their eyes. The key my friend is to educate those around you. Truth has a way of cutting through even the best marketing (and saving a few thousand bucks helps too).
...so I could implement it on my PHProjekt server! I have become so dependent upon it that it's almost scary. I'd love to speed it up a bit though. Time to start reading I suppose.
While this doesn't account for more than a few messages per day, I have yet to not receive one. Never used SMS prior to this, now I am in love (of course e-mail to my phone works just as well).
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And that, my friend, is why I let them use it free for 60 days to decide if they want it or not. 100% yes votes at the end of 60 days when I called to let them know I was going to come and unhook it unless they want to keep it. All happily coughed up $40/month and $250 for hardware ($90 Linksys WAP11, $15 9dbi patch antenna and $9 SMC Ethernet Card). Haven't had anyone call to cancel as of yet.
I gave up DSL and got a T-1 a little over a year ago. $400/month and I share it (and the cost) with my neighbors (802.11b). All the IP's I want (within reason) and it has never once gone down. Money well spent.
I have started using the Promise SX and RX 8000 external RAID arrays and have nothing but the highest praise for them. For those who aren't familiar with them, they are self contained ATA RAID chassies with 8 hot-swap trays. Each drive is on its own ATA-133 controller and the RAID (0, 1, 3, 5, 10, 30, 50) is handled by an on-board RAID controller with expandable cache, etc (no software RAID). Hot-swap, hot-rebuild, hot-spare, hot-expand, even on the fly RAID level conversion. Connects to my servers via a U160 LVD cable and is treated as a really really big SCSI hard drive...no drivers required. The array is controlled in one of three ways: 1.) Onboard LCD display with soft-buttons, 2.) Serial console, or 3.) Some Windows utility (haven't used it). For exactly $4,025.xx I put together an SX-8000 with 8 Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM drives. Even comes with an LVD cable and a serial cable (for console work). Simply awesome and great bang for the buck. I haven't used the rack-mount version (RX8000) yet, but one is on the way. If you're in need of such RAID, I would highly recommend it. They also make a 4 drive version (RX/SX 4000) and I am told an RX/SX15000 is on the way.
You say this in jest, but I have endured such an experience, well, not the "inch of your life" part. In 1991 (my fresh. year in college) I was paid a visit at my dorm room. While they didn't "kick in" my door (the RA unlocked it for them), it was 3am and they did in fact yank me out of my bed and "drag" me off (shoeless no less) to an empty office on campus. It was not a pleasent experience. Had it not led to an internship followed by a 2 year stint (which was less pleasent than that fateful night but paid the bills), I'd have been really ticked. Anyway, it was all over a credit-card scam and I had done a project (which I used for both a comp-sci class and my public speaking class) which led them to beleive that I was involved. All they had to go on was a copy of the report I had written and the statements given by my comp-sci and P.S. professors, but that was apparently all that they needed.
"Junkyard Wars wants applications from people of all ages, races, creeds, colors, sexes, religions, and sexual orientations..." This is not a question of right or wrong. I completely fail to undersatnd why who/what you perfer to have sex with is a criteria for any job/tv gameshow.
And they know he has seen and agreed to those EULAs how? If they don't know for fact that he is using particular software, they can't very well use the fact that he might have clicked "I Agree" as grounds to force their way in the door. Besides, that's what really big mean dogs are for.
And that's when I tell them "prove I didn't". The burden of proof is on them. The only organization in the US that this DOES NOT apply to is the IRS. The BSA only has as much power as you give them. Has anyone else seen the page on their web site where you can rat your employer/friend/etc. It has a picture of some idiot with an evil *I stuck it to da man* smirk on his face and the whole bit. Gimme a break.
Which accounts for ~99.7% of Word users.
It was designed for use in low-bandwidth envrionments. Not only do you get the benefit of a distributed backup system, but you get inherant (sp?) fault-tolerance, load-balancing, etc. Yes, over a low-bandwidth connection a file still takes a long time to copy, but OpenAFS is designed to accomodate this (not going into detail here, go to the OpenAFS site if you're curious). I am a fanatic OpenAFS user so I am somewhat biased. We have however implemented OpenAFS on a 1.4TB datastore at one of our customer sites (medical market) that has key data (a couple hundred Gig) distribted to 3 slave RO cells (again, read up on OpenAFS for answers). Rock solid reliability is an understatement.
I would toss SGI in there as well. The Altix 3000 isn't exactly petite.
It records natively at 320x240 (VHS quality) which is significantly lower than my Digital8 camera but the portability and ease of editing makes it preferential for me. Also, I use the video function more for watching ripped DVD's (yes, I own them) than watching home videos. On long trips it makes for great entertainment for the kids (when hooked up to an external monitor).
...but I'll plug it from first hand experience. I have an Archos Jukebox Mutlimedia 20. For $335 I go the JBMM 20, a Compact Flash card reader, a Smart Media card reader, the digital camera/digital video camera attachment, video output cables, etc. Then I picked up a 60GB 9.5mm 2.5" Hitachi HDD (same as the one Archos uses in the JBMM 20 just three times the size) for $198 on Buy.com and swapped hard drives. I have it partitioned as I also make very heavy used of my JBMM as a mobile hard drive that I take from customer site to customer site and don't want to mingle work files with my MP3s, DVD rips, etc. I keep an updated copy of Windows and Mac versions of all popular OSS (Open Office, The GIMP, blah blah blah) and install them for customers to introduce them to OSS and the great alternatives that exist out there. Anyway, I use my JBMM as my primary camcorder and it's small enough that I always have it with me. I'm just waiting for that magic moment to catch the next Rodney King or America's Funniest so I can either start a riot or retire! Anyway, I love my Archos and would never be without one again.
Total crap. I normally don't whine about my /. submissions that don't get posted, and then something like this comes along and manages to really hack me off. For God's sake /. editors...do some fact checking.
I did some Google'ing and in under a minute had RAM prices...sales no less...from news groups (remember when everyting was bought and sold online via news groups). I even managed to dig up an old thread from 1991 when I too was a freshman in college looking to buy a 1MB flash memory card for my Atari Portfolio (man I wish I still had that). Anyway I also found a listing of the average prices for memory. 1MB "generic" memory volume pricing "dropped to an average price of $40 each in 1991 from $289 each in 1989". Various sale ads for memory from 1991 are plentiful...see for yourself at Google. That is all.
Hey mister...you had better change that .sig and I mean NOW! It's not Palladium it's "next-generation secure computing base."
What you need my friend are two things. A 42" Plasma Display and an Aeron chair. Then and only then will you be taken seriously.
Sorry, that should read "Is anyone ELSE" as SGI is using I2s in their system.
Well, the first thing that jumps to mind is that a single "box" with 64 processors using partitioning is typcially faster (as is the case with the Altix using NUMA) and it is easier to manage (of course I say that having never touched either a 64proc box or a 8x8 cluster).
"32-way systems will be available mid-2003, and 64-way systems near the end of 2003." A couple of things come to mind. 1. How will the 64 proc model compare to the new SGI Altix 3000? 2. Is anyone (now or planning to in the near future) scaling the Itanium2 up to that level? I have not heard mention of a 64 proc I2 production system, but then I haven't followed it very closely. Anyone have any info on this? Also on their web site "The next step forward in a long term future with HP". I would take this as an implication that they are planning on keeping the Alpha platform long-term (of course implying it doesn't make it so).
My God! I've been attacked by a roving band of rabid geeks. Look folks, I listed MySQL as an example...but not to the exclusion of all other SQLs. And for that matter, I personally prefer MySQL for driving web apps. You don't? Great, then use what you want.
MySQL is an example. We of course use PostgreSQL, DB2 or whatever the situation calls for. The reality of the matter is that most of our customers simply don't need anything beyond My or Post. We are talking MD practices, clinis and small hospitals. In most cases, they are NOT already paying for licenses on MS SQL. If they have it, and it works, we don't typically recommend replacing it...our competition does this sort of thing (replacing and or upgrading needlessly) and that is why we win the bid. ;)
I believe that this would indicate that "Desktop PC" is synonymous with "Windows". The media reflects the general ignorance level of the general public (I use the term ignorance in a descriptive rather than derogatory sense) with regards to computers, your "digital" rights, etc. I share your frustration, but there is a solution. My company (shameless plug = Premier Networks) is an integration and system engineering firm. We primarily work with either integrating with or replacing MS based systems (W2K, SQL, IIS, etc.) with OSS (Linux + SaMBa, Apache, MySQL, etc.). Before we can do this, we have to sell the customer on the idea. That "ignorance" I mentioned earlier is really the only impediment to that sale and as such, my/our job is to educate the customer. In all honesty, once the customer "gets it" or understands OSS vs. CSS it's like the proverbial scales fall off of their eyes. The key my friend is to educate those around you. Truth has a way of cutting through even the best marketing (and saving a few thousand bucks helps too).
And that's why you're already slashdotted???
...so I could implement it on my PHProjekt server! I have become so dependent upon it that it's almost scary. I'd love to speed it up a bit though. Time to start reading I suppose.
...that you perticularly like that quote.
While this doesn't account for more than a few messages per day, I have yet to not receive one. Never used SMS prior to this, now I am in love (of course e-mail to my phone works just as well).