"Australia will NEVER be a catalyst for technical advancement, the population base is simply too small..."
Yep, just like Israel and Sweden couldn't be either.
If your server only takes a few minutes to reboot, then I can see why you wouldn't be so concerned about having to reboot for kernel upgrades. We have Oracle and Sybase database servers that take over 90 minutes to start up all their services (these are 16 and 32 core machines) and not having to reboot them for kernel updates would be a huge win for us.
Oracle calculates its licensing cost based on cores but then discounts that number depending on its calculation of the 'power' of the processor architecture. In the case of x86/x86_64, the discount is 50% meaning that two cores counts as one processor for licensing purposes. This of course means that a license for a quad-core CPU will cost you just as much as two dual-core CPUs.
As for charging you according to the amount of RAM in a server, that's just rubbish. We've just upgraded to 256GB per server in our main RAC and the licensing cost is no different than when we first rolled it out with 32GB in each node.
One here and another here. Both are for older versions (3&4) of RHEL but the same principles apply.
As someone who works with Oracle RAC and RHEL regularly, I'd recommend skipping the shared physical disk completely and using NFS instead. You could (and we do in testing) run the NFS server virtualised as well.
Or even better, Safekeep which uses rdiff-backup but adds easy per-server configurations without writing scripts, LVM snapshots, database dumps and SSH key configuration.
It's funny, Slashdotter's howl when, God forbid, an employer wants to read their work e-mail, test them for drugs, or judge them based on their Facebook page. But God forbid an executive wants some private, candid advice.
Yeah, no difference at all there.
How about this. I'm happy for my employer to know everything about what I do at work (and that includes reading my work email).
That government executive you talk about is employed BY and FOR the people so the people should know everything about what they do at work.
There are no really good image asset management apps.
I'd have to disagree (though I would have completely agreed up until about a month ago). Lightroom 2 does almost everything that I'm looking for with the exception of allowing me to add data from my GPS device to my photos.
In an interview with Alaska Business Monthly shortly after she took office in 2007, Palin was asked about the upcoming surge. She said she hadn't thought about it. "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq," she said. "I heard on the news about the new deployments, and while I support our president, Condoleezza Rice and the administration, I want to know that we have an exit plan in place; I want assurances that we are doing all we can to keep our troops safe."
Seven months into the surge, she still either had not formed any opinion on the surge or the war or just wasn't sharing. "I'm not here to judge the idea of withdrawing, or the timeline," she said in a teleconference interview with reporters during a July 2007 visit with Alaska National Guard troops stationed in Kuwait. "I'm not going to judge even the surge. I'm here to find out what Alaskans need of me as their governor."
When you say she "That would explain why she cancelled his infamous Bridge to Nowhere" - I take it you mean that she supported it until it was clear that Alaska would actually have to pay for some of it?
The state took much of that for other projects, and Palin on Friday said the Ketchikan project was $329 million short of full funding.
"It's clear that Congress has little interest in spending any more money on a bridge between Ketchikan and Gravina Island," Palin said.
"Much of the public's attitude toward Alaska bridges is based on inaccurate portrayals of the projects here. But we need to focus on what we can do, rather than fight over what has happened," she said.
The reason why the Migration Assistant requires firewire is that it boots up the old computer in Fireware target mode. You can't do the copy when it's running normally which is what an ethernet transfer would require.
If it's anything like the iPhone version 1 (and I'm guessing it's exactly the same), then yes, it can dial emergency numbers without having a SIM or being activated.
The greatest feature of modern software is "Undo." Everything I can screw up on the computer should have an Undo-- that's what the Recycle Bin (or Trash Can for Mac users) is there for, although it's a bit more awkward than pressing control-Z.
And Linux (at least if you're running GNOME - I don't use KDE but I would guess it's the same) acts identically to OS X. If I delete things using the GUI they end up in the Trash under both GNOME and under OS X. If I delete them using the command line under either system, they're gone for good.
The good news is that the latest versions of both Ubuntu and Fedora (they're the two distributions I use) both make it extremely simple to encrypt your partitions. Click "Encrypt partition", enter a password and then you're automatically prompted to enter the password at boot time.
Given Microsoft's disastorous record of providing updates for its already-existing Software Assurance subscription, you'd have to be an idiot to consider signing up for this.
Once you're paying a regular subscription, there's no incentive for them to keep updating the software.
Google "Microsoft Software Assurance complaints" to see what businesses think about the deal that they signed up for...
What a crock of shit. Of course the police here are in Australia are allowed to (and nearly always do) carry guns. I don't know what sort of brainwashing videos you've been watching, but they're full of crap.
As far as the right to own guns for citizens, try this for some reading. The key paragraphs are probably:
The possession and use of firearms in Australia is governed by state laws which were partly aligned by the 1996 National Firearms Agreement (see below). Anyone wishing to buy, own, or use a firearm must have a Firearms Licence and be over the age of 18, although there are exceptions. In Queensland, unlicensed individuals may use firearms legally if the proper forms are filled out beforehand. Minors, with parental consent, can use, but not legally own, firearms under a minors' licence. Applicants for a firearms licence who wish to own a firearm must have a secure safe storage unit bolted to the wall or floor or if it is used only for the storage of category A, B and/or C firearms, it must weigh more than 150kg.
For every firearm, a purchaser must obtain a Permit To Acquire. The first permit for each person has a mandatory 28 day delay before it is issued. In some states, such as Queensland, this is waived for second and subsequent firearms of the same class, whilst in others, such as New South Wales, it is not. For each firearm a "Genuine Reason" must be given, relating to pest control, hunting, target shooting, or collecting. Self-defence is not accepted as a reason for issuing a licence.
It may surprise you but the gun control laws are popular here in Australia.
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It's not the fibre that's expensive - it's running new cabling of any type to the premises.
Luckily we don't have either squirrels or beavers here in Australia so our fibre network would be safe (if we had one).
"(But read the fine print, it's 256k up, and absolutely worthless except for 'consuming' their 'premium' offerings.)" Rubbish. Platinum - 100/40 Mbps - http://www.internode.on.net/residential/fibre_to_the_home/nbn_plans/
"Australia will NEVER be a catalyst for technical advancement, the population base is simply too small..." Yep, just like Israel and Sweden couldn't be either.
If your server only takes a few minutes to reboot, then I can see why you wouldn't be so concerned about having to reboot for kernel upgrades. We have Oracle and Sybase database servers that take over 90 minutes to start up all their services (these are 16 and 32 core machines) and not having to reboot them for kernel updates would be a huge win for us.
He's right and he's wrong at the same time.
Oracle calculates its licensing cost based on cores but then discounts that number depending on its calculation of the 'power' of the processor architecture. In the case of x86/x86_64, the discount is 50% meaning that two cores counts as one processor for licensing purposes. This of course means that a license for a quad-core CPU will cost you just as much as two dual-core CPUs.
As for charging you according to the amount of RAM in a server, that's just rubbish. We've just upgraded to 256GB per server in our main RAC and the licensing cost is no different than when we first rolled it out with 32GB in each node.
Try Optimize Google instead. It's a far more actively maintained fork.
Can you explain what version of Blackjack you are playing when you can possibly have 3 x 10 value cards and not be bust?
One here and another here. Both are for older versions (3&4) of RHEL but the same principles apply.
As someone who works with Oracle RAC and RHEL regularly, I'd recommend skipping the shared physical disk completely and using NFS instead. You could (and we do in testing) run the NFS server virtualised as well.
Or even better, Safekeep which uses rdiff-backup but adds easy per-server configurations without writing scripts, LVM snapshots, database dumps and SSH key configuration.
Fedora Core 9 has it and gives you access from the GUI to a full login session (at least under GNOME - I don't use KDE).
Yeah, no difference at all there.
How about this. I'm happy for my employer to know everything about what I do at work (and that includes reading my work email).
That government executive you talk about is employed BY and FOR the people so the people should know everything about what they do at work.
I'd have to disagree (though I would have completely agreed up until about a month ago). Lightroom 2 does almost everything that I'm looking for with the exception of allowing me to add data from my GPS device to my photos.
To be fair, 'decent' would be a huge improvement on any previous VP!
She doesn't have many thoughts on Iraq.
When you say she "That would explain why she cancelled his infamous Bridge to Nowhere" - I take it you mean that she supported it until it was clear that Alaska would actually have to pay for some of it?
Oh yeah, and she still took the money.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20908207/
Because we read TFBP? It's right there - first paragraph, third sentence: "We use OS X boxes for development and Centos 5.2 for production."
Nope, up2date was/is still used in RHEL4 - yum was introduced for RHEL5 (thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
If you read the blog post, he explicitly says: "We use OS X boxes for development and Centos 5.2 for production", so no RHEL anywhere it seems.
The reason why the Migration Assistant requires firewire is that it boots up the old computer in Fireware target mode. You can't do the copy when it's running normally which is what an ethernet transfer would require.
If it's anything like the iPhone version 1 (and I'm guessing it's exactly the same), then yes, it can dial emergency numbers without having a SIM or being activated.
And Linux (at least if you're running GNOME - I don't use KDE but I would guess it's the same) acts identically to OS X. If I delete things using the GUI they end up in the Trash under both GNOME and under OS X. If I delete them using the command line under either system, they're gone for good.
The good news is that the latest versions of both Ubuntu and Fedora (they're the two distributions I use) both make it extremely simple to encrypt your partitions. Click "Encrypt partition", enter a password and then you're automatically prompted to enter the password at boot time.
Given Microsoft's disastorous record of providing updates for its already-existing Software Assurance subscription, you'd have to be an idiot to consider signing up for this.
Once you're paying a regular subscription, there's no incentive for them to keep updating the software.
Google "Microsoft Software Assurance complaints" to see what businesses think about the deal that they signed up for...
What a crock of shit. Of course the police here are in Australia are allowed to (and nearly always do) carry guns. I don't know what sort of brainwashing videos you've been watching, but they're full of crap.
As far as the right to own guns for citizens, try this for some reading. The key paragraphs are probably:
It may surprise you but the gun control laws are popular here in Australia.