I completely agree, it's not "groundbreaking" but honestly as someone developing a linux based embedded device, I'm glad to see someone doing it today with "modern" systems.
I have to agree with the parent. I had used VMWare server for a few years and had always had strange issues crop up.... Ease of use really sucked when they went to the web interface (although it was a great Idea, it just didn't always work.) USB support in vmware was barely usable (sometimes the vm would just lock up.)
I moved over to virtualbox and everything just seems to work. Dead simple install and use.
It already exists, it's called ZFS on solaris boxxen. Each block uses ECC, it can correct itself on each read, and generally can indicate a failing disk. This truly is the filesystem every other one is playing catchup with.
That's what I don't get, why is it everyone gives DOOM the credit for first, first-person shooter... but Wolf3D was up and running way before.... grrrrr... having been there is frustrating sometimes... maybe we're just trying to forget how much we liked to kill nazi's
This is actually very awesome as we have slowly made use of mice/rat brain cells as computing devices. This adds a whole new level, Just imagine a self-repairing/expanding computer... hmmmm maybe that's not such a good idea.
I have the camel book, and many other texts of that vain. The only reason.... that they are NOT on my computer. I would have no need for the physical book if it were in electronic, searchable, bookmarkable format. This is why I buy books.... because that's the ONLY way to get a guide of that quality.
btw, I do NOT own an book on php, simply because the online documentation and examples are very good (including the user submitted comments.)
Saying that the only choices are wading though "junk" or buying a book is a just not true. There is no intrinsic value to the paper. The value is from the information. Just because they don't publish the info online does not mean that the paper version of the information is more valuable the an electronic copy.
I do an aweful lot of consulting for small businesses. And I use Kaspersky Business Space security.
nod32 and kaspersky have similar performance impact (much less than most... including symantec and mcafee) and similar success rates at catching viruses (again, much better than symantec and mcafee)
Both nod32 and kaspersky have administrative consoles that manage the network via a server (think policies, update distribution.)
Why do I generally recommend kaspersky.... it's a couple hundred dollars cheaper....
One little hint. If you run a linux server, most admin servers run only on windows (using msde sql server junk.) Not a big deal if you just load up vmware/xen/whatever. A small windows partition solves this problem without jumping though huge hoops.
Oh, and the stay-away froms....... avg, ca (never catches stuff), symantec (tends to hose up the system).... this is just from a tech that has fixed a couple hundred computers with those installed.
And can we please club that idea that a browser, JavaScript and a bit of fairy-dust can fully replace any local application regardless of specific implications out of people's heads?
I don't see any reason why DOM,Java,Flash, and Javascript cannot replace 98% of applications. The obvious exceptions are games and video processing. But when we add java and Flash to the mix, there is very little that cannot be done web-acessable and cross-platform.
yeah, keep telling me how stable vista is as my dual-boot system in vista crashes twice daily and when booted into RHEL 5 has never even had a hiccup. Oh blame it on bad hardware or a driver or whatever you want, but in the end vista crashes more than xp ever did for me. And Linux well... it just keeps working.
I know I know bad karma... but after a crash or two a day, you get pretty mad (when you know it shouldn't be like that.)
3. Not as feature rich. Response: Do you actually use those weirdo features in MS word? Have you used Firefox lately? Linux almost installs on everything including my fridge! Does Windows?</p></quote>
Sounds like it's time to upgrade your fridge.... Embedded linux is very common.:)
This is EXACTLY why we (the US) should not control this resource. I love living in the US, and think it is a great country (yes, we make mistakes... but other countries do too.) But I don't think any 1 country should control this resource for exactly reasons like this.
Yes, but you are assuming they are using a linux/unix system. If that were the case then the M$ marketing department would not have done their job properly... And in my experience, they are very good at their jobs... especially in the public sector.
I love that argument! Simply because the answer is so obvious. Most (newer) laptops have bluetooth integrated in them. If you just NEED a keyboard (really, nothing wrong with that... I NEED one for what I do) just get a bluetooth keyboard for when you are "working"... there are even roll up ones to take when you are traveling.
Another Bump for the Lapinator.... I've been using it for about 2 years now and it is by far the best I have ever used.... I don't really advertise for companies usually, but.... it's very worth it.
You can expand the array without losing/migrating data off of the array. You are still limited to the size of the smallest disk in RAID 5, but it helps alot.
Also, you can use LVM on linux to help with mapping the space.
You know, I switched to Google for the same reason most did.... the ad's on Yahoo were too... annoying... and the results seemed to be better on google. The sad part is that because Google's ads where so "democratic" and were actually helpful sometimes, I'd click and buy from an advertiser...
Sad that they will lose that advertising.... *sigh* another regex in adblock.
I guess I find the amazing part is that with most modern switching power supplies, you can plug them into dc and have them just work... no special kit at all. I think it needs about 98VDC for a standard computer power supply.
In a datacenter, it's much easier to provide DC. Most are set up against a large battery backup (to hold over till the generator kicks in.) So, You just simply don't run inverters. The AC->DC converters handle the rest (which they normally do to charge the batteries.) Plus, a AC-DC converter is "stupid simple" in Electrical engineering terms.
I only see two drawbacks: 1.) larger wires to handle the DC current without significant heating/loss (losses are in the form of heat in a wire)
2.) Making sure your routers/switches are set up for DC. Many switches and routers DO NOT come with switching power supplies.... and need a different power supply to run on dc... but compnies like HP and Cisco have DC power supplies for their kit.
I don't really think a data center needs to hire a "Power Engineer" I mean really, did you hire a new person when you switched from Parell-IDE to Serial-IDE??? (oh wait... I shouldn't ask questions I don't want answers to.)
Ok, I'd have to agree with you on that one... The graphic driver support under linux is a real pain... But, when you think about it, isn't it Ati that makes it really hard. They make a beautiful installer for windows and do almost nothing for a linux installer. (I mean, I don't expect every distro, but take the top five distro's and make an installer....
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I completely agree, it's not "groundbreaking" but honestly as someone developing a linux based embedded device, I'm glad to see someone doing it today with "modern" systems.
I have to agree with the parent. I had used VMWare server for a few years and had always had strange issues crop up.... Ease of use really sucked when they went to the web interface (although it was a great Idea, it just didn't always work.) USB support in vmware was barely usable (sometimes the vm would just lock up.)
I moved over to virtualbox and everything just seems to work. Dead simple install and use.
It already exists, it's called ZFS on solaris boxxen. Each block uses ECC, it can correct itself on each read, and generally can indicate a failing disk. This truly is the filesystem every other one is playing catchup with.
That's what I don't get, why is it everyone gives DOOM the credit for first, first-person shooter... but Wolf3D was up and running way before.... grrrrr... having been there is frustrating sometimes... maybe we're just trying to forget how much we liked to kill nazi's
I honestly wish we had a teacher like that in our district... Although you may have detractors, you would also have supporters....
This is actually very awesome as we have slowly made use of mice/rat brain cells as computing devices. This adds a whole new level, Just imagine a self-repairing/expanding computer... hmmmm maybe that's not such a good idea.
I have the camel book, and many other texts of that vain. The only reason.... that they are NOT on my computer. I would have no need for the physical book if it were in electronic, searchable, bookmarkable format. This is why I buy books.... because that's the ONLY way to get a guide of that quality.
btw, I do NOT own an book on php, simply because the online documentation and examples are very good (including the user submitted comments.)
Saying that the only choices are wading though "junk" or buying a book is a just not true. There is no intrinsic value to the paper. The value is from the information. Just because they don't publish the info online does not mean that the paper version of the information is more valuable the an electronic copy.
I do an aweful lot of consulting for small businesses. And I use Kaspersky Business Space security.
.... this is just from a tech that has fixed a couple hundred computers with those installed.
nod32 and kaspersky have similar performance impact (much less than most... including symantec and mcafee) and similar success rates at catching viruses (again, much better than symantec and mcafee)
Both nod32 and kaspersky have administrative consoles that manage the network via a server (think policies, update distribution.)
Why do I generally recommend kaspersky.... it's a couple hundred dollars cheaper....
One little hint. If you run a linux server, most admin servers run only on windows (using msde sql server junk.) Not a big deal if you just load up vmware/xen/whatever. A small windows partition solves this problem without jumping though huge hoops.
Oh, and the stay-away froms....... avg, ca (never catches stuff), symantec (tends to hose up the system)
And can we please club that idea that a browser, JavaScript and a bit of fairy-dust can fully replace any local application regardless of specific implications out of people's heads?
I don't see any reason why DOM,Java,Flash, and Javascript cannot replace 98% of applications. The obvious exceptions are games and video processing. But when we add java and Flash to the mix, there is very little that cannot be done web-acessable and cross-platform.
yeah, keep telling me how stable vista is as my dual-boot system in vista crashes twice daily and when booted into RHEL 5 has never even had a hiccup. Oh blame it on bad hardware or a driver or whatever you want, but in the end vista crashes more than xp ever did for me. And Linux well... it just keeps working.
I know I know bad karma... but after a crash or two a day, you get pretty mad (when you know it shouldn't be like that.)
3. Not as feature rich.
:)
Response: Do you actually use those weirdo features in MS word? Have you used Firefox lately? Linux almost installs on everything including my fridge! Does Windows?</p></quote>
Sounds like it's time to upgrade your fridge.... Embedded linux is very common.
I've been begging Microsoft to take software development seriously for years.....
you were rated troll.... must be too soon.
This is EXACTLY why we (the US) should not control this resource. I love living in the US, and think it is a great country (yes, we make mistakes... but other countries do too.) But I don't think any 1 country should control this resource for exactly reasons like this.
I honestly agree with that for most code. The only exception is when using php for simple page area selection such as:
blah blah blah html
<? if($something){ ?>
more html
<? } else { ?>
some other html
<? } ?>
end/footer html
but rules were made to be broken right?
Yes, I too remember the days when there was little if any monetary gain to be had from writing a virus or hacking in general.
But those days are gone, there is money to be made... now that it pays to hack, the onslaught will only get worse.
Yes, but you are assuming they are using a linux/unix system. If that were the case then the M$ marketing department would not have done their job properly... And in my experience, they are very good at their jobs... especially in the public sector.
I love that argument! Simply because the answer is so obvious. Most (newer) laptops have bluetooth integrated in them. If you just NEED a keyboard (really, nothing wrong with that... I NEED one for what I do) just get a bluetooth keyboard for when you are "working" ... there are even roll up ones to take when you are traveling.
Another Bump for the Lapinator.... I've been using it for about 2 years now and it is by far the best I have ever used.... I don't really advertise for companies usually, but.... it's very worth it.
I'd suggest getting a RocketRaid Card.
You can expand the array without losing/migrating data off of the array. You are still limited to the size of the smallest disk in RAID 5, but it helps alot.
Also, you can use LVM on linux to help with mapping the space.
I have done this (for a personal File server.)
You know, I switched to Google for the same reason most did.... the ad's on Yahoo were too ... annoying ... and the results seemed to be better on google. The sad part is that because Google's ads where so "democratic" and were actually helpful sometimes, I'd click and buy from an advertiser...
Sad that they will lose that advertising.... *sigh* another regex in adblock.
Yes, I know and understand what it is. Including their latent properties.
I guess I find the amazing part is that with most modern switching power supplies, you can plug them into dc and have them just work... no special kit at all. I think it needs about 98VDC for a standard computer power supply.
In a datacenter, it's much easier to provide DC. Most are set up against a large battery backup (to hold over till the generator kicks in.) So, You just simply don't run inverters. The AC->DC converters handle the rest (which they normally do to charge the batteries.) Plus, a AC-DC converter is "stupid simple" in Electrical engineering terms.
I only see two drawbacks:
1.) larger wires to handle the DC current without significant heating/loss (losses are in the form of heat in a wire)
2.) Making sure your routers/switches are set up for DC. Many switches and routers DO NOT come with switching power supplies.... and need a different power supply to run on dc... but compnies like HP and Cisco have DC power supplies for their kit.
I don't really think a data center needs to hire a "Power Engineer" I mean really, did you hire a new person when you switched from Parell-IDE to Serial-IDE??? (oh wait... I shouldn't ask questions I don't want answers to.)
GUI? isn't that what lets you have multiple cli's open and overlapping?
Ok, I'd have to agree with you on that one... The graphic driver support under linux is a real pain... But, when you think about it, isn't it Ati that makes it really hard. They make a beautiful installer for windows and do almost nothing for a linux installer. (I mean, I don't expect every distro, but take the top five distro's and make an installer....
Oh well... at least they are releasing a driver.