Bush may not have been the style of guy that Europe prefers, but economically, his commitment to free trade made it possible for many European economies to be export driven. Obama will begin the unwinding of that.
Are you joking? His commitment and wisdom brought us a worldwide economic collapse. Banks and companies collapsed like Lehman Brothers, Citibank, Fortis, Northern Rock, Kaupthing, GM, Chrysler... an estimated 3 million unemployed in the US (worldwide - nobody knows). Not to speak of US casualties in Iraq (about 4000) Iraqi deaths (est. at more than 1 million).
I've always wondered about the distinction made between "anti-Semitism" and "discrimination". As if that is worse. Isn't that a form of discrimination?
Guess what? It's working - they're still on the map. Can't blame that for it, either - they're very much in a unique situation, with no peaceful border at all. I think the only other country in a similar position is North Korea, and look where that is...
But as long as they keep pursuing their right to existence exclusively through (military) might, they will never be secure. Furthermore, "keep existing" is a goal that can never be achieved. "Living in peace with your neighbours" is. It might seem unrealistic for now, but who would have thought in 1944 that Europe would know peace and stability in 2009?
Treating the Palestinians badly is not going to help.
BTW, I've never understood why a people that suffered so much treats their enemies in such a cruel way.
We know there's a problem, but not enough people are willing to get together to be able to fix it.
That's because it doesn't seem to affect their daily routines.
The main issue is not always whether the current executive powers are trustworthy. It is about putting in place mechanisms that would allow future (would be) dictators to take tight control. Even failed attempts can have nasty effects.
Yesterday I watched an interviewwith the former head of the British counter terrorism operations. They see the immediate threat, but not the side effects of eroding democratic liberties. Scary. Probably with all the best intentions. Very scary.
I'm not AGAINST it, I just do not consider it a serious usability improvement.
Suppose I prefer to surf the web with a wide screen and use the phone with a high but narrower screen. Why not make that configurable and switch regardless of the position of the phone? The fact that you probably hold your phone always in the same position to use one of its features would indicate it is not really necessary.
SMS/texting on a classic cellphone with T9 predictive input is a serious usability enhancer. So is a mouse instead of arrow keys, batteries that allow a laptop to work for let's say 8 hours instead of 2.
I too think an iPhone is a beautiful thing - but it is not primarily about usability. Or features.
I agree, either it's carefully crafted FUD or a Windows weeny that just loves every proprietary UI he's accustomed to like TOAD and someothers.
On the other hand I've known quite a few persons that went for the "OMG Ponies" kind of "usability": Look my iPhone's screen tilts when I turn it! and Wohow, MS Surface rocks...
Personally, I rather like the way many cellphones handle this: show the letter that was typed for a moment and THEN mask it. This allows you to spot typos and correct them without having to blank the field and start over.
So your first PIN number is '1' if you live in EU or '9' if US. All cell phones allow PIN-less calling of emergency numbers (112 universal in EU)
RAID 5 loosing any 2 disks is non recoverable, RAID 6 loosing any 3 disks is non recoverable, isn't it? If you have 4 disks and group them in 1 RAID 5 that's worse than two RAID 5s of two disks.
But everything being the same, a four engine design is safer than a two engine design, just more expensive.
My point was that it isn't. You have a higher probability of having one or more engine failures on a four engine design than on a 2 engine design. It's not a matter of opinion, that's a mathematical fact.
BTW a four engined aircraft losing 2 engines on the same side generates a huge amount of torque around the vertical axis, which might be more problematic than loosing 1 engine on a 2 engine design.
The other point was that in general close proximity subjects the engines to the same external factors (as with disks) so that even 4 engines can shut down simultaneously as in this case.
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If you want to make sure it stays private, encrypt before uploading
A single disk is more risky than I would like. Especially since it's offline, it can fail without warning [...]
Your offline disk is used much less than the disks it backs up. Much less likely to fail. But a single backup disk is not a good idea for that reason. Rotate a few of them.
Ever wondered why airliners seem to move from 3 or 4 to 2 engines? Because the failure rate is more or less independent of the size of those engines (similar number of components). I know, it's counter intuitive.And cost and maintenance is involved too...
Now suppose a single disk has 70% probability of failing between 4 and 6 years or 5 +- 1 year (source of statistic: Library of Thin Air), then
A or B or both fail: P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A and B) = 0.70 + 0.70 - (0.70 * 0.70) = 0.91
A and B fail: P(A and B) = P(A) * P(B) = 0.49
with 3 disks, A or B or C fail: P(A or B or C) = 0.976
So the probability of you needing to do something is higher when two disks are involved, if you don't check regularly in that 2 year period, you have 49% chance of BOTH disks failing.
There is another problem. These calculations are for the case where the failure of both disks is independent. Since they are in the same RAID setup, spike current, wear and tear, overheating etc. will follow the same patterns and catastrophical events are the same so chances for them failing within a short time apart are grossly underestimated. The airliner metaphor: the A-320 that crashed in the Hudson: one flock of geese, two engines...
Now, what happens if we look at a very small probability band (10%, same variance or standard deviation as in the 70% case ): 5 years +- 29 days (365*0.0797)
P(A) = 0.10
P(A or B) = 0.19
P(A and B) = 0.01
The chance of both failing in the same 2 months is not huge, but still 1%, that's not entirely negligible.
My advice? Use lots of disks, offline, swap regularly, test from time to time and if you still have a budget left (corporate budget) replace each single disk with some RAID setup if you must...
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In the end, someone at a higher level than you has to make the call on...
And there is the problem. If even the techies have troubles understanding backups, how do you expect managment to understand it?
People like to label things, it makes things easier: you can skip the nuances. You are not a geek, you're a guy with technical interests, introverted character traits. And probably some character traits that are not often associated with geekyness, like being a great story teller or being good at some sport - other than chess;-)
Start looking at yourself as a cool guy with a geeky job, because you happen to like that. Gives you a whole different self-image. Cultivate a few non-geek capabilities or learn some. Learn how to listen to other people instead of constantly talking about yourself or the things that interest you - not saying that you do this but I see it happen often enough. If you ask about them, if you (try) genuinely to understand them instead of explaining yourself, they will like you.
And then meet a lot of people, the dancing thing is OK, but making a habit of talking to people when you meet them helps lowering barriers - while waiting for a lift, standing in line,...
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My point is you can't break an embargo if you do not fall under the jurisdiction that called for it.
Bush may not have been the style of guy that Europe prefers, but economically, his commitment to free trade made it possible for many European economies to be export driven. Obama will begin the unwinding of that.
Are you joking? His commitment and wisdom brought us a worldwide economic collapse. Banks and companies collapsed like Lehman Brothers, Citibank, Fortis, Northern Rock, Kaupthing, GM, Chrysler... an estimated 3 million unemployed in the US (worldwide - nobody knows). Not to speak of US casualties in Iraq (about 4000) Iraqi deaths (est. at more than 1 million).
I've always wondered about the distinction made between "anti-Semitism" and "discrimination". As if that is worse. Isn't that a form of discrimination?
Guess what? It's working - they're still on the map. Can't blame that for it, either - they're very much in a unique situation, with no peaceful border at all. I think the only other country in a similar position is North Korea, and look where that is...
But as long as they keep pursuing their right to existence exclusively through (military) might, they will never be secure. Furthermore, "keep existing" is a goal that can never be achieved. "Living in peace with your neighbours" is. It might seem unrealistic for now, but who would have thought in 1944 that Europe would know peace and stability in 2009?
Treating the Palestinians badly is not going to help.
BTW, I've never understood why a people that suffered so much treats their enemies in such a cruel way.
The US has an embargo on Iran and Nokia Siemens broke it.
Oh? I missed the news then. When did the US annexed Germany and Finland?
We know there's a problem, but not enough people are willing to get together to be able to fix it.
That's because it doesn't seem to affect their daily routines.
The main issue is not always whether the current executive powers are trustworthy. It is about putting in place mechanisms that would allow future (would be) dictators to take tight control. Even failed attempts can have nasty effects.
Yesterday I watched an interviewwith the former head of the British counter terrorism operations. They see the immediate threat, but not the side effects of eroding democratic liberties. Scary. Probably with all the best intentions. Very scary.
I'm starting to think we just have too much knowledge these days.
Certainly too much data, perhaps too much knowledge, definitely too little insight.
Isn't it the same problem popping up in the IP arena? You know, patents and such.
OMG Ponies?
**r the pr*tecti*n *f *ur children let's n*t use a capital *, capital * *r l*wer case * anym*re.
No, I didn't dismiss it, I categorised it as a "Cool Trick". I see the value of "Cool Tricks".
But I do not see usability enhancement in sensing the phone's orientation. Changing the screen orientation is a different feature.
I'm not AGAINST it, I just do not consider it a serious usability improvement.
Suppose I prefer to surf the web with a wide screen and use the phone with a high but narrower screen. Why not make that configurable and switch regardless of the position of the phone? The fact that you probably hold your phone always in the same position to use one of its features would indicate it is not really necessary.
It's just a cool trick.
SMS/texting on a classic cellphone with T9 predictive input is a serious usability enhancer. So is a mouse instead of arrow keys, batteries that allow a laptop to work for let's say 8 hours instead of 2.
I too think an iPhone is a beautiful thing - but it is not primarily about usability. Or features.
I agree, either it's carefully crafted FUD or a Windows weeny that just loves every proprietary UI he's accustomed to like TOAD and some others.
On the other hand I've known quite a few persons that went for the "OMG Ponies" kind of "usability": Look my iPhone's screen tilts when I turn it! and Wohow, MS Surface rocks...
Yeah, but here we like things that "just work". I'll keep my Ubuntu, thank you very much.
Oh? I didn't know you could do that.
Thanks,
B. Streisand
TomToms are linux based - download their source and change. GPL, it is what you're asking for...
Personally, I rather like the way many cellphones handle this: show the letter that was typed for a moment and THEN mask it. This allows you to spot typos and correct them without having to blank the field and start over.
So your first PIN number is '1' if you live in EU or '9' if US. All cell phones allow PIN-less calling of emergency numbers (112 universal in EU)
RAID 5s of two disks
My stupid mistake.
RAID 5 loosing any 2 disks is non recoverable, RAID 6 loosing any 3 disks is non recoverable, isn't it? If you have 4 disks and group them in 1 RAID 5 that's worse than two RAID 5s of two disks.
But everything being the same, a four engine design is safer than a two engine design, just more expensive.
My point was that it isn't. You have a higher probability of having one or more engine failures on a four engine design than on a 2 engine design. It's not a matter of opinion, that's a mathematical fact.
BTW a four engined aircraft losing 2 engines on the same side generates a huge amount of torque around the vertical axis, which might be more problematic than loosing 1 engine on a 2 engine design.
The other point was that in general close proximity subjects the engines to the same external factors (as with disks) so that even 4 engines can shut down simultaneously as in this case.
If you want to make sure it stays private, encrypt before uploading
How do you backup your key?
A single disk is more risky than I would like. Especially since it's offline, it can fail without warning [...]
Your offline disk is used much less than the disks it backs up. Much less likely to fail. But a single backup disk is not a good idea for that reason. Rotate a few of them.
Ever wondered why airliners seem to move from 3 or 4 to 2 engines? Because the failure rate is more or less independent of the size of those engines (similar number of components). I know, it's counter intuitive.And cost and maintenance is involved too...
Now suppose a single disk has 70% probability of failing between 4 and 6 years or 5 +- 1 year (source of statistic: Library of Thin Air), then
So the probability of you needing to do something is higher when two disks are involved, if you don't check regularly in that 2 year period, you have 49% chance of BOTH disks failing.
There is another problem. These calculations are for the case where the failure of both disks is independent. Since they are in the same RAID setup, spike current, wear and tear, overheating etc. will follow the same patterns and catastrophical events are the same so chances for them failing within a short time apart are grossly underestimated. The airliner metaphor: the A-320 that crashed in the Hudson: one flock of geese, two engines...
Now, what happens if we look at a very small probability band (10%, same variance or standard deviation as in the 70% case ): 5 years +- 29 days (365*0.0797)
The chance of both failing in the same 2 months is not huge, but still 1%, that's not entirely negligible.
My advice? Use lots of disks, offline, swap regularly, test from time to time and if you still have a budget left (corporate budget) replace each single disk with some RAID setup if you must...
In the end, someone at a higher level than you has to make the call on ...
And there is the problem. If even the techies have troubles understanding backups, how do you expect managment to understand it?
People like to label things, it makes things easier: you can skip the nuances. You are not a geek, you're a guy with technical interests, introverted character traits. And probably some character traits that are not often associated with geekyness, like being a great story teller or being good at some sport - other than chess ;-)
Start looking at yourself as a cool guy with a geeky job, because you happen to like that. Gives you a whole different self-image. Cultivate a few non-geek capabilities or learn some. Learn how to listen to other people instead of constantly talking about yourself or the things that interest you - not saying that you do this but I see it happen often enough. If you ask about them, if you (try) genuinely to understand them instead of explaining yourself, they will like you.
And then meet a lot of people, the dancing thing is OK, but making a habit of talking to people when you meet them helps lowering barriers - while waiting for a lift, standing in line,...
Kinda like the next wave of virtualization - Virtual Virtual ("V-Squared") Iron, only from Oracle.
Duh, that's nothing, banks have been virtualizing their profits AND their capital for over two years now.
after a short time: all your paddle are belong to us