In my old server room, the temperature problems were inversely related to the outside temperature. When it was cold outside, I couldn't cool the room because of its proximity to the boilers. When it was hot outside, the server room must have been close to the beginning of an AC run, because I got plenty of cool air when it was running.
The new server room has a dedicated AC unit and is working much, much better than the old room.
My old server room was separated from the boiler by an old foundation - no worries about boilers leaking. I had (and now have better!) shelving set up so that the servers were at least 1 foot off of the ground - it is very nice to be able to get around to the back side of the shelving to connect cables and such (I didn't have that in the old room, I do in the new room).
I just moved my servers from a room near the boilers to a new server room with a dedicated air conditioner.
In the old room, I couldn't keep the servers cool in winter when the boilers were on. Summer wasn't so bad because I could leech off of the main air conditioners to get some extra cooling. I did have a small window unit air conditioner dumping heat from the small server room into a larger room, but it just couldn't keep up.
I guess that what I'm saying is "Good luck with that":)
In high school, I went to the Boundary Waters canoe area (lots of fun - I'd recommend it). We stayed on the US side most of the time, but just there are no controls whatsoever there. We just popped over to Canada for lunch one day.
The Government doesn't pay taxes, thus doesn't have to do any accounting for depreciation.
It's easier to make the case that "I need a new x because it's going off lease next year" than to make the case that "Although I already have x, I need x+1 to do my job more efficiently..."
For municipal governments (at least in Iowa), there is a debt cap. Equipment (like fire trucks) is expensive to purchase, but can be paid back over time with little problem. If a city is bucking the debt limit, they can lease that equipment and only count each year's lease payment against the debt limit. This only makes sense for small towns, but it is a way to replace old equipment while still being able to operate the city legally.
What if we grew a grass that we could use for this, but that also gave us a harvestable grain - like, say, corn or wheat?
Right now, the only parts of these plants that are used (mostly!) are the grain. The rest is field trash and is plowed back into the ground at the end of the growing season.
So you technicians, engineers, and other professionals who can actually do real things... never you worry. Ultimately, you are the ones who have the skills to accomplish what society needs. The market of yesterday - for idiot managers, corrupt accountants - is coming to an end (though it may take some time).
Until IT Depts. as a whole start to realize the value of things like defect tracking, estimation, time tracking, coding standards, and the like there will be no improvement in this area.
So, to increase on time delivery, you propose to add more time overhead to projects?
I'd rather see a bright, talented, and driven "undocumented" person attend college than a lazy and unmotivated citizen.
Same goes for illegal immigrants - if they are here because they want to work and do a good job and stay off of the public dole, more power to them and I have no problem with that.
Actually, New York and Texas have almost identical laws when it comes to the law that (in Texas) has been interpreted to mean that someone with 6 dildoes is committing a misdemeanor.
So 5 are ok? And at what point is it a felony? And are there business exceptions?
Now, will someone explain how a VAT works, and doesn't completely screw the end purchaser (i.e., customer)?
(this is meant as a joke - I have never dealt with VAT, but have dealt with state sales taxes enough to know that any tax that you make "painless to the consumer" sucks to administer)
Each level of the value chain is taxed at some random percentage. Each time the materials are passed from the original producer to the wholesaler to the retailer, the tax is added (and subsequently taxed again). During the final sale, the price tag will show the total overall price (while hiding the VAT).
Actually figuring out what the VAT is on an item will require a slide rule, a chicken, a 3 cases of beer.
If I read that correctly, Federal taxes are deductible in Montana. If it works like it does in Iowa, you get to take your total income and subtract the taxes you paid to the federal government before figuring the state taxes you owe.
If I read that chart right, New York doesn't allow this - making the effective tax rate higher in comparison to Montana than a rate comparison would indicate.
You should be picking on Vedic City (http://maharishivediccity.net/) - the place where we keep all the oddballs in Iowa (with the exception of the legislature, of course).
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The new server room has a dedicated AC unit and is working much, much better than the old room.
How many backup tapes can you fit on a dogsled?
My old server room was separated from the boiler by an old foundation - no worries about boilers leaking. I had (and now have better!) shelving set up so that the servers were at least 1 foot off of the ground - it is very nice to be able to get around to the back side of the shelving to connect cables and such (I didn't have that in the old room, I do in the new room).
In the old room, I couldn't keep the servers cool in winter when the boilers were on. Summer wasn't so bad because I could leech off of the main air conditioners to get some extra cooling. I did have a small window unit air conditioner dumping heat from the small server room into a larger room, but it just couldn't keep up.
I guess that what I'm saying is "Good luck with that" :)
In high school, I went to the Boundary Waters canoe area (lots of fun - I'd recommend it). We stayed on the US side most of the time, but just there are no controls whatsoever there. We just popped over to Canada for lunch one day.
I did and your point is well taken.
It's easier to make the case that "I need a new x because it's going off lease next year" than to make the case that "Although I already have x, I need x+1 to do my job more efficiently..."
For municipal governments (at least in Iowa), there is a debt cap. Equipment (like fire trucks) is expensive to purchase, but can be paid back over time with little problem. If a city is bucking the debt limit, they can lease that equipment and only count each year's lease payment against the debt limit. This only makes sense for small towns, but it is a way to replace old equipment while still being able to operate the city legally.
Makes you wonder about that company if they have structured their balance sheet explicitly to deal with lawsuits!
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/30/sony_psp_star s_in_so.html
We already do some of that!
http://www.ethanol.org/howethanol.html
You mean something like ethanol?
Right now, the only parts of these plants that are used (mostly!) are the grain. The rest is field trash and is plowed back into the ground at the end of the growing season.
Or to use a "blocker" - a flashier car going just a bit faster than you are :)
Also, would you be able to use "field trash" from corn and soybean fields to manufacture the pellets, or does it require green plant matter?
Is this a call for the "B" ark?
So, to increase on time delivery, you propose to add more time overhead to projects?
Same goes for illegal immigrants - if they are here because they want to work and do a good job and stay off of the public dole, more power to them and I have no problem with that.
So 5 are ok? And at what point is it a felony? And are there business exceptions?
Just ask Al Capone!
You're saying that this is a bad thing?
(this is meant as a joke - I have never dealt with VAT, but have dealt with state sales taxes enough to know that any tax that you make "painless to the consumer" sucks to administer)
Each level of the value chain is taxed at some random percentage. Each time the materials are passed from the original producer to the wholesaler to the retailer, the tax is added (and subsequently taxed again). During the final sale, the price tag will show the total overall price (while hiding the VAT).
Actually figuring out what the VAT is on an item will require a slide rule, a chicken, a 3 cases of beer.
If I read that chart right, New York doesn't allow this - making the effective tax rate higher in comparison to Montana than a rate comparison would indicate.
That may just be telling you that sendmail can drive you to drink
You should be picking on Vedic City (http://maharishivediccity.net/) - the place where we keep all the oddballs in Iowa (with the exception of the legislature, of course).
I don't doubt that - it's just that just about everything else in anyone's home or office anymore will give off toxic fumes when burnt.