I think this is a real game changer. Up to now, if you want document colaberation you have Sharepoint (Expensive) or the cloud. (Trust issues) Or office 365 wich is expensive, and no one really trusts...
But this is a viable FOSS option, on a trusted platform (Can't swing a cat without hitting an owncloud article) that can be public, or locked down internally.
The problem is the money wasted every time they move the goalposts to "save money." This happens constantly at NASA. I wonder how much cheaper it would be to actually finish some projects as planed, instead of redesigning to cut costs halfway through each time?
Because true random in software is computationally expensive.
True, if by "computationally expensive" you mean "we have to run this until the hardware breaks and starts executing our software non-deterministically".
Otherwise, true randomness in software is simply infeasible, because chip engineers deliberately design the hardware to eliminate non-determinism.
Yep. Just keep calculating until you find the dodgy bit of ram.:) (Not supported with ECC memory)
Because true random in software is computationally expensive. Adding a layer of obfuscation on top of the untrusted hardware gives you a better random cheaply, and avoids potential back-doors in the hardware generator.
If someone makes an unsubstantiated claim, it is their responsibility to do the research and post the citation, not the 100,000 people reading the remark.
And if you know those people you have also heard the stories about how ugly things got when the new accounting team forgot to pay the service contract
LOL, you know, I have never had an outage or problem like that from accountants forgetting to pay the bills.
Maybe your accountants suck?;-)
Actually, "forgot" is the wrong word. "Didn't think was necessary" is more accurate.:) And yes, they did! But it still happens far to often that renewing the support contracts falls by the wayside.
You may want to check your environment for heat or dust, or get better power supplies. I can not remember the last drive I have had fail in the warranty period.
But consumer hard drives are so much cheaper that it's not really cost effective anymore to buy Enterprise drives.
Do you actually do Enterprise Storage? Because I know people who do.
At the really high end, the machines automatically call home and report a fault to the vendor. The vendor then dispatches someone to replace the faulty bit within the SLA.
And if you know those people you have also heard the stories about how ugly things got when the new accounting team forgot to pay the service contract, and that one failed drive ended up costing A grand, and took 3 days to replace. (Because you couldn't just get one a Fry's and limp along for a few days...)
This is why the real big boys are going with commodity stuff.
Disclaimer: Backblaze engineer here. I don't think all "commercial storage systems" get exactly the same "hammering". Some commercial systems are used to store data quietly for a long time (let's say online backup or shutterfly storage of photos), some commercial systems are hammered constantly (google's homepage search).
I reject the concept that "enterprise" or "commercial" is a thing. You MUST look at the specific application. Some consumers use their hard drives quite a bit, some don't. Some corporations are hammering away at their drives, some are not.
Why is this not +5 already? He is exactly right in that all workloads do not fit neatly into the containers the marketing people seem to think they do.
The problem of IT is too much work with not enough resources. (Big Shock) But of the work you have to do, license management is the most soul sucking. Even help desk is better because anger and resentment are at least emotions... The only way you feel anything with license management is if you repeatedly bang you head into the desk.
PS: I have probably been in IT longer than you have been masturbating. Which actually says a hell of a lot...
90% of everything is crap, but at least with open source you can find out why instead of waiting for the developers who can't reproduce your problem.
Don't forget a total lack of license management, the purgatory of IT. Essentially, with Open Source, you can spend less time dealing with how to get the software, and more time working on interesting stuff.
Cars are disposable devices? I am sure my 95 Saturn and 88 Ford would love to be told that (with 255K and 150K miles on them, respectively. I drive ~80 miles on a work day).
Now they are. I have a 2007 with 150k that is just falling apart. But the dependable car is the 1988 Toyota with over half a million miles on it. When the 07 dies, I am getting a pre-2000 car so that it will last.
Addiction does have a negative impact. That is the defining characteristic.
That line is also a problem. The definition most people use for addiction is "won't stop using [substance] when I ask them to", not "is this even harming their quality of life"
Not addiction counselors, or psychiatrists. Layman, perhaps, but I don't trust their opinions of cancer treatment either.
>> hard drives actually have a surprisingly low failure rate.
You call a 20% failure rate in 3 years LOW? My career rate is closer to 5% over 5 years - who keeps buying all those crappy hard drives?
They do have a slightly more harsh environment than your desktop. On for 24/7 to start... And in a box with a lot of other vibrating drives for another.
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The news is not that DRM is bad. The news is that people outside of IT are realizing it.
I think this is a real game changer. Up to now, if you want document colaberation you have Sharepoint (Expensive) or the cloud. (Trust issues) Or office 365 wich is expensive, and no one really trusts...
But this is a viable FOSS option, on a trusted platform (Can't swing a cat without hitting an owncloud article) that can be public, or locked down internally.
Is everybody stupid. XP is fast. Faster than all the current consumer grade PC OSes
I think that is what this patch... Sorry... BUG is supposed to fix.
That is a very old joke. I first heard it at least 10100 years ago...
The problem is the money wasted every time they move the goalposts to "save money." This happens constantly at NASA. I wonder how much cheaper it would be to actually finish some projects as planed, instead of redesigning to cut costs halfway through each time?
Because true random in software is computationally expensive.
True, if by "computationally expensive" you mean "we have to run this until the hardware breaks and starts executing our software non-deterministically".
Otherwise, true randomness in software is simply infeasible, because chip engineers deliberately design the hardware to eliminate non-determinism.
Yep. Just keep calculating until you find the dodgy bit of ram. :) (Not supported with ECC memory)
Because true random in software is computationally expensive. Adding a layer of obfuscation on top of the untrusted hardware gives you a better random cheaply, and avoids potential back-doors in the hardware generator.
Just one Antares VST plugin (Auto-Tune 7), and you sing as well as any modern pro can.
Always wanted to play with it, never wanted to spend the money.
Still waiting on a FOSS alternative.
Here you go. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnTpRWf_kmY There are some others as well...
[Citation needed.]
OK.
Oh shut up with that. People are getting crazy with the "citation" nonsense.
Which raises the question: why did Nissan design it to only pull 1KW from a slow enough 110V outlet when it was perfectly capable of delivering 1.5KW?
Because many outlets are on shared circuits...
If someone makes an unsubstantiated claim, it is their responsibility to do the research and post the citation, not the 100,000 people reading the remark.
Oh yeah? Prove it! :)
We just shoot them and then call the police. :-)
In Texas; you are actually required to call in the police now, instead of just the garbage pick-up company, when that happens?
You need a police report if you want insurance to cover replacing the blood stained carpet.
...and report the bullets as stolen.
... just remember that you have to empty a at least one 10 round pistol clip into the guy before you've hosed off five dollars worth of ammo.
I take it you haven't priced ammo lately. (Or you are talking about the New York 5 round clips) :)
LOL, you know, I have never had an outage or problem like that from accountants forgetting to pay the bills.
Maybe your accountants suck? ;-)
Actually, "forgot" is the wrong word. "Didn't think was necessary" is more accurate. :) And yes, they did! But it still happens far to often that renewing the support contracts falls by the wayside.
You may want to check your environment for heat or dust, or get better power supplies. I can not remember the last drive I have had fail in the warranty period.
Do you actually do Enterprise Storage? Because I know people who do.
At the really high end, the machines automatically call home and report a fault to the vendor. The vendor then dispatches someone to replace the faulty bit within the SLA.
And if you know those people you have also heard the stories about how ugly things got when the new accounting team forgot to pay the service contract, and that one failed drive ended up costing A grand, and took 3 days to replace. (Because you couldn't just get one a Fry's and limp along for a few days...)
This is why the real big boys are going with commodity stuff.
Disclaimer: Backblaze engineer here. I don't think all "commercial storage systems" get exactly the same "hammering". Some commercial systems are used to store data quietly for a long time (let's say online backup or shutterfly storage of photos), some commercial systems are hammered constantly (google's homepage search). I reject the concept that "enterprise" or "commercial" is a thing. You MUST look at the specific application. Some consumers use their hard drives quite a bit, some don't. Some corporations are hammering away at their drives, some are not.
Why is this not +5 already? He is exactly right in that all workloads do not fit neatly into the containers the marketing people seem to think they do.
In most states, Theft under $5 is just a ticket... Theft under 5 cents is a PR nightmare. :)
The problem of IT is too much work with not enough resources. (Big Shock) But of the work you have to do, license management is the most soul sucking. Even help desk is better because anger and resentment are at least emotions... The only way you feel anything with license management is if you repeatedly bang you head into the desk.
PS: I have probably been in IT longer than you have been masturbating. Which actually says a hell of a lot...
90% of everything is crap, but at least with open source you can find out why instead of waiting for the developers who can't reproduce your problem.
Don't forget a total lack of license management, the purgatory of IT. Essentially, with Open Source, you can spend less time dealing with how to get the software, and more time working on interesting stuff.
Cars are disposable devices? I am sure my 95 Saturn and 88 Ford would love to be told that (with 255K and 150K miles on them, respectively. I drive ~80 miles on a work day).
Now they are. I have a 2007 with 150k that is just falling apart. But the dependable car is the 1988 Toyota with over half a million miles on it. When the 07 dies, I am getting a pre-2000 car so that it will last.
On the other hand, you continuous access vs time parked is probably better than a data center. But I will give you credit on the dogs and cats. :)
>> more harsh environment than your desktop
Ya' mean like my server room?
Gotta remember...some of us do work in IT for a living. :)
I remember when that used to be common. I guess from your UID you do to. :)
Addiction does have a negative impact. That is the defining characteristic.
That line is also a problem. The definition most people use for addiction is "won't stop using [substance] when I ask them to", not "is this even harming their quality of life"
Not addiction counselors, or psychiatrists. Layman, perhaps, but I don't trust their opinions of cancer treatment either.
>> hard drives actually have a surprisingly low failure rate.
You call a 20% failure rate in 3 years LOW? My career rate is closer to 5% over 5 years - who keeps buying all those crappy hard drives?
They do have a slightly more harsh environment than your desktop. On for 24/7 to start... And in a box with a lot of other vibrating drives for another.