Your post is in violation of the new proposed bill since I am offended by your poor grammar....It is "doesn't" not "don't". Grammar NAZIs on/. support this bill.
As long as the law makers do not consider the language in the bill to be:
"...containing words, language, or actions of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature..."
Then it will be up to the courts to determine the content and if it is profane, vulgar, lewd, etc. Personally I found the entire bill offensive and indecent, but that is my opinion and if I was a legislator or judge then I would have every ass-hat arrested that voted for this bill.
This is true, but if you test it and run it through its paces first, it is a risk that is minimal. I tested it for almost a year before I put it into production. Also if you plan properly, you reduce the risk even further. If the FreeNAS server does fail or experiences a bug, I can always put in place a different server to access the storage device since it is external and can be accessed using open standards. Just because it is beta doesn't mean it will not work. Not to start a flame war, but Look at WinBlows. M$ has been pumping out beta and alpha quality products and charging people for it.
If you really want to go cheap, but have more than enough CPU power, buy a used poweredge with dual PIII 1 GHZ processors and install FreeNas. I did this when I was still experimenting when setting up my online backup business. Worked great! I have since replaced the FreeNAS hardware with a newer server (for reliability, I don't know how many ours were on the used one), but still keep the used one around as a spare. The actual data throughput between a new low end poweredge and the used one with PIII 1GHz processors was non existent.
I currently run a small online backup business. I put an external storage device in and connected it to a server running FreeNAS. The data through put to the storage is extremely fast. My main bottle neck is my customers slow SMB or residential internet connection, so my switches are not the fastest and don't really need to be. Where I spent my time and money was the storage. Of course if I need to move the data internally then the switches would need to be looked at. For my situation this works well.
From my limited experiences and what the parent post is looking at, IMHO, to implement a respectable but cost effective SANs, spend the money on enterprise level switches and fast drives, and then save a couple of bucks by implementing FreeNAS connected to an externally attached storage device that contains your fast drives.
Unfortunately I have a locked down Verizon BB. The OS version is 4.2 and does not have this feature. I know there is a 4.5 version out there (And I am going to ass-u-me that the VPN option in included), but Verizon will not let me update it. I'm looking into possibly downloading and manually upgrading the OS if I can.
I tried that, but I am not looking for access to my files. I am looking for just network connectivity. I found a RDP client for the blackberry. I want to be able to connect to my WinBlows servers and restart them remotely, or see if they are experiencing issues. I also want to be able to connect to my Linux based servers via SSH. I just need IPSec connectivity to do this.
...but if you want real QoS stuff, a linux firewall box is the way to go...
That's why I use IPCOP It has traffic shaping abilities, and you can run it on any first gen Pentium Box. Right now mine is routing for VoIP, my personal web surfing, and a business that I am trying to get off the ground. Works great. If the PC dies, then I just re-install IPCop on a recyled PC, and restore a backup of my configuration. I picked up a P90 and threw in 3 spare 10/100 cards I had laying around. Presto instant Firewall with LAN/WAN/DMZ, traffic shapping, and Bandwidth throttling. All for about $10. Works great, really cheap, and saves an old PC from littering the land fill. You can't go wrong.
Smooth plastic roads would probably be good for the:
From the article "two-passenger air-cushion car".
I am not an Engineer, but I do remember taking Physics classes in college and performing experiments on cushions of air that had smooth surfaces underneath like an air hockey table to try and simulate frictionless environments. Wouldn't a "air-cushion car" work just like an air hockey puck on a smooth air hockey table?
It amazes me with/.'ers. Even with such a small article, no one RTFA's.
From the Article:
"The whole whole process is self sustaining and can last for up to 40 years......"
So why worry about transporting the waste. It takes 40 years. If the technology actually gets widely implemented then who knows someone will most likely have a disposal service to remove them, recycle the waste, better cannisters, etc.
Also, who here actually knows how volatile Lithium-6 is, I know I don't, but from the article, it sound a lot less dangerous then what nuclear power plants are using/producing, but IANANP (I am not a nuclear physicist).
I ususualy use the reboot as a placebo. A lot of the times when a user calls they are having ID 10 T errors. at that point i tell them to hang on a minute, bang on my keyboard loude nough for them to hear over the phone, then say OK I made some changed. You will need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. That should fix your problem. Give me a call if it does not. Usually I will then wait 15-30 minutes and if I have not heard from the user, I will call them back to see if the need anymore assitance. 99% of the time, they thank me for fixing their problem.
Of course this usually only works with the know-nothings.
Once again for everyone's reading pleasure:
Stupid User Story
Of course since then I have had many more, like:
My printer is printing things upside down.
What do you mean I can't drag and drop things to a blank CD in my CD-ROM drive, I have no problems doing it at home with my CD burner
Of course the famous...is the Internet broke, because I have not received any email in the last 5 minutes so the Internet must be broken
There are so many, that I probably could write a book:)
Slashdot Mirror
No need... I find the Windows Source Code obscene all by itself.
Your post is in violation of the new proposed bill since I am offended by your poor grammar....It is "doesn't" not "don't". Grammar NAZIs on /. support this bill.
And....
FIFTY not FITTY
MOM not MOMS (You can only have one)
...but by being specific, it would violet the bill its self.
As long as the law makers do not consider the language in the bill to be:
"...containing words, language, or actions of a profane, vulgar, lewd, lascivious, or indecent nature..."
Then it will be up to the courts to determine the content and if it is profane, vulgar, lewd, etc. Personally I found the entire bill offensive and indecent, but that is my opinion and if I was a legislator or judge then I would have every ass-hat arrested that voted for this bill.
That's why I fucking post as a god damn, fucking, pussy licking, ass whore, of an AC......aw shit I forgot to fucking log out first....
Profanity doesn't offend people, People offend people.
This is true, but if you test it and run it through its paces first, it is a risk that is minimal. I tested it for almost a year before I put it into production. Also if you plan properly, you reduce the risk even further. If the FreeNAS server does fail or experiences a bug, I can always put in place a different server to access the storage device since it is external and can be accessed using open standards. Just because it is beta doesn't mean it will not work. Not to start a flame war, but Look at WinBlows. M$ has been pumping out beta and alpha quality products and charging people for it.
"nstalling Ubuntu or whatever on it seems like more of a performance hit than a properly optimized "off the shelf" NAS box..."
This is true. Take a look at FreeNas. FreeNas is based on FreeBSD and is optimized to run as a NAS server. That is it's only purpose. Works great.
If you really want to go cheap, but have more than enough CPU power, buy a used poweredge with dual PIII 1 GHZ processors and install FreeNas. I did this when I was still experimenting when setting up my online backup business. Worked great! I have since replaced the FreeNAS hardware with a newer server (for reliability, I don't know how many ours were on the used one), but still keep the used one around as a spare. The actual data throughput between a new low end poweredge and the used one with PIII 1GHz processors was non existent.
I currently run a small online backup business. I put an external storage device in and connected it to a server running FreeNAS. The data through put to the storage is extremely fast. My main bottle neck is my customers slow SMB or residential internet connection, so my switches are not the fastest and don't really need to be. Where I spent my time and money was the storage. Of course if I need to move the data internally then the switches would need to be looked at. For my situation this works well.
From my limited experiences and what the parent post is looking at, IMHO, to implement a respectable but cost effective SANs, spend the money on enterprise level switches and fast drives, and then save a couple of bucks by implementing FreeNAS connected to an externally attached storage device that contains your fast drives.
Unfortunately I have a locked down Verizon BB. The OS version is 4.2 and does not have this feature. I know there is a 4.5 version out there (And I am going to ass-u-me that the VPN option in included), but Verizon will not let me update it. I'm looking into possibly downloading and manually upgrading the OS if I can.
I tried that, but I am not looking for access to my files. I am looking for just network connectivity. I found a RDP client for the blackberry. I want to be able to connect to my WinBlows servers and restart them remotely, or see if they are experiencing issues. I also want to be able to connect to my Linux based servers via SSH. I just need IPSec connectivity to do this.
I've been searching for this for almost a year now. Does anyone have an IPSec VPN client? Now that would be a useful trick.
VI rulez!!!!
I think I heard that four years ago....
...but if you want real QoS stuff, a linux firewall box is the way to go...
That's why I use IPCOP It has traffic shaping abilities, and you can run it on any first gen Pentium Box. Right now mine is routing for VoIP, my personal web surfing, and a business that I am trying to get off the ground. Works great. If the PC dies, then I just re-install IPCop on a recyled PC, and restore a backup of my configuration. I picked up a P90 and threw in 3 spare 10/100 cards I had laying around. Presto instant Firewall with LAN/WAN/DMZ, traffic shapping, and Bandwidth throttling. All for about $10. Works great, really cheap, and saves an old PC from littering the land fill. You can't go wrong.
Smooth plastic roads would probably be good for the:
From the article "two-passenger air-cushion car".
I am not an Engineer, but I do remember taking Physics classes in college and performing experiments on cushions of air that had smooth surfaces underneath like an air hockey table to try and simulate frictionless environments. Wouldn't a "air-cushion car" work just like an air hockey puck on a smooth air hockey table?
Don't forget, He will not me out of office in November. He leaves office in January.
Botany Bay....... Kaaaaahhhhhhhhnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!
It amazes me with /.'ers. Even with such a small article, no one RTFA's.
From the Article:
"The whole whole process is self sustaining and can last for up to 40 years......"
So why worry about transporting the waste. It takes 40 years. If the technology actually gets widely implemented then who knows someone will most likely have a disposal service to remove them, recycle the waste, better cannisters, etc.
Also, who here actually knows how volatile Lithium-6 is, I know I don't, but from the article, it sound a lot less dangerous then what nuclear power plants are using/producing, but IANANP (I am not a nuclear physicist).
I ususualy use the reboot as a placebo. A lot of the times when a user calls they are having ID 10 T errors. at that point i tell them to hang on a minute, bang on my keyboard loude nough for them to hear over the phone, then say OK I made some changed. You will need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. That should fix your problem. Give me a call if it does not. Usually I will then wait 15-30 minutes and if I have not heard from the user, I will call them back to see if the need anymore assitance. 99% of the time, they thank me for fixing their problem. Of course this usually only works with the know-nothings.
Once again for everyone's reading pleasure: :)
Stupid User Story
Of course since then I have had many more, like:
My printer is printing things upside down.
What do you mean I can't drag and drop things to a blank CD in my CD-ROM drive, I have no problems doing it at home with my CD burner
Of course the famous...is the Internet broke, because I have not received any email in the last 5 minutes so the Internet must be broken
There are so many, that I probably could write a book
Forget the RayBans. I was thinking more along the line of Speedo's and Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil
That is why I post everything as an AC..... Aw sh*t I forgot to log out before I clicked Submit....