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  1. Re:More than just support on How Can I Justify Using Red Hat When CentOS Exists? · · Score: 1

    Have you even tried? I think you'd find most of these install just fine on a CentOS box.

    More than I care for. And much of the time, they didn't work, "even." Sure is nice to have a support engineer get it to work while I focus on making revenue instead of farting around with an arguably shitty re-spin.

  2. More than just support on How Can I Justify Using Red Hat When CentOS Exists? · · Score: 1

    Try getting Emulex HBA drivers, Mellanox InfiniBand drivers, and many other "enterprise" hardware drivers, etc. to work with CentOS. The manufacturers won't support those using CentOS over RHEL (which they're made for usually with RH's cooperation). Oracle will also laugh at CentOS users. But then yes, there is support, and my experience with RHEL support engineers has been impeccable.

  3. Because it costs money and... on Why Doesn't Every Website Use HTTPS? · · Score: 1

    Verislime still ultimately "runs" PKI.

  4. "EPIC Fails?" on EPIC Files FTC Complaint Over Facebook's New Privacy Policy · · Score: 0

    ^EOF

  5. For crying out loud... on Mediterranean Undersea Cables Cut, Again · · Score: 1
    Cut it out!

    Wait..

  6. A great start on Is Help Desk a Launchpad or a Dead End? · · Score: 1
    It was a great start for me. Once a Help Desk Jockey, now a CTO for a multi-million dollar corporation - and in a relatively short timeframe (in my early 30's).

    I remained passionate and driven, and moved around enough to be exposed to myriads of technologies. Volunteered lots of time to F/OSS and non-profit causes (still do) to keep sharp, busy, and seasoned.

    I really feel that all of these little pieces add to success, for any IT pro who insists on professional growth.

    Total: $0.02

  7. Re:Here's what it looks like when you're not ./-ed on Logfiles Made Interesting with glTail · · Score: 1

    No worries! Ideally, hostname lookups introduce extra load and traffic anyway :) The a-z0-9 should capture IP's and hostnames.

    Nice work.

  8. Re:Here's what it looks like when you're not ./-ed on Logfiles Made Interesting with glTail · · Score: 1

    I figured it out.

    My apache config has the "HostNameLookup" feature enabled for the logs.

    The ruby script's apache log regex parser only allowed for IP's in the logs. I changed it from [\d.] to [a-z0-9.] (line 87).

    Bingo.

    PS: THis is a pretty neat script.

  9. Here's what it looks like when you're not ./-ed on Logfiles Made Interesting with glTail · · Score: 1
    http://chip.cuccio.us/gl_tail.png


    Perhaps the parser doesn't like my Apache logs?

    2437 frames in 5.000 seconds = 487.400 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2550 frames in 5.001 seconds = 509.898 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    1182 frames in 5.002 seconds = 236.305 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    987 frames in 5.001 seconds = 397.321 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2534 frames in 5.003 seconds = 506.496 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2506 frames in 5.000 seconds = 501.200 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2505 frames in 5.000 seconds = 501.000 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2603 frames in 5.000 seconds = 520.600 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2548 frames in 5.000 seconds = 509.600 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2561 frames in 5.000 seconds = 512.200 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2559 frames in 5.001 seconds = 511.698 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2567 frames in 5.029 seconds = 510.439 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2548 frames in 5.000 seconds = 509.600 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2193 frames in 5.001 seconds = 438.512 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2300 frames in 5.000 seconds = 460.000 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]
    2508 frames in 5.001 seconds = 501.500 FPS
    Elements[0], Activities[0]

  10. Re:What would have made more sense... on Google Desktop for Mac Released · · Score: 1

    Good catch. I guess I'm still a bit confused why Google would supply a separate UI, instead of using Spotlight's. I have it indexing right now, and I won't rule it out just yet. Like you mentioned WRT PS/PDFs; I'm curious as well to see how it performs in that realm.

  11. What would have made more sense... on Google Desktop for Mac Released · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...is if Google had produced a native Spotlight Importer[1]. I can't believe google re-invented the wheel here.

    [1] http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Co nceptual/MDImporters/Concepts/WritingAnImp.html

  12. Think about his kids on Hans Reiser in Court Today · · Score: 4, Informative

    I don't know about the rest of the Slashdotters here, but I have 3 kids. Hans has 2, who are in Protective Services right now (not a great place for the kids to be).

    Key point about the kids from TFA:

    An Education Fund for the Reiser children has been set up. Donations can be sent to 6114 LaSalle Ave. #127, Oakland, CA, 94611.
    (emphasis added)
  13. Generate your own juice on Shortage of Electricity Drives Data Center Talks · · Score: 1

    If IBM can do it[1], I'm sure Google and Yahoo can too.

    [1] <http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/bcrs/sites/ste rling-forest.html>

  14. mod this up on Millimeter-Wave Weapon Certified For Use In Iraq · · Score: 1

    Many thanks. I didn't see that companion article earlier. Appreciate it.

  15. Pulling teeth on Millimeter-Wave Weapon Certified For Use In Iraq · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Wired used Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain documents on the military's testing program.
    Yeah, and they (Wired) didn't make them available to the public, as some decent news sources do. Would have been nice if they made them available in their article - because "everyman" trying to obtain gov. docs via the sunshine laws is like pulling teeth. I've done it.
  16. *sigh* on Are More Choices Really Better? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    /me clicks Apple icon in Menu Bar...
    • Sleep
    • Restart
    • Shutdown
    • Log Out
    That's apparently 5 less choices of action than Vista's. So go get a Mac and call it a day, Joel. Microsoft will never get a UI like Apple does. There's your choice.
  17. Re:not the whole internet! on ICANN Under Pressure Over Non-Latin Characters · · Score: 1
    +5 Funny?

    It'll be funny when you try putting an IP in a browser to access a site using name-based virtual hosts.

    Enjoy. ;-)

  18. Get it free on New Mac-o-Lantern · · Score: 1
  19. Not the T(original)FA on Google Gadgets Come to You · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Actually, Reuters is reporting it. Yahoo! is simply syndicating it.

  20. Accurate on Wind Powered Freighters Return · · Score: 1

    My penthouse on a Norwegian cruise overlooked/cantilevered the port bridge wing. I hollered down at the cappy, asking him a slew of questions. According to the nice cappy, he mentioned that the steam-powered beast used heavy fuel oil (like tar) for the boilers, and used about a gallon of fuel for every few inches. The side-thrusters also used gallons/inches (these are deisel-powered monsters).

  21. It's legit. on Vonage going IPO · · Score: 1
    Using that site and providing simply my vonage account no. and my zip code, it auto-populated my address, etc, and now I'm good to go.

    It also forces you to use one of three "limited purpose brokerages" - Smith Barney, UBS, or Deutsche Bank Alex.Brown.

  22. Analog rules. on Professor Bans Laptops from the Classroom · · Score: 1
  23. Tough on Who is Your Hero, Gates or Jobs? · · Score: 1

    That's a tough choice. Perhaps I'd have more time to think about it if I weren't too busy at my job. Oh wait...

  24. Wales self-exempted from auto-bio TOS on Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio · · Score: 1
    From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:AUTO:
    It is difficult to write neutrally about oneself. Therefore, it is considered proper on Wikipedia to let others do the writing, unless you are Jimmy Wales
  25. Re:"issues" on The Letter That Won US Internet Control · · Score: 1
    Yeah - I think you may be right on that one.

    Thing that tweaks me, is that the article submitter touts that he's the first/only one with the letter, blah blah blah. Correspondence verbosity and accuracy are key for it to be credible. That's really my point - got that down there "wfberg"? Good.