Lab I worked for had several mirrors holding system snapshots at specific intervals, all online. There where three hours worth of snapshots (1 hour ago, 2 hours ago, 3 hours ago) as well as a weeks worth of daily snapshots. As long as the lost data wasn't from the period between 4 hours ago and midnight last night, it was recoverable.
Not lying. Not stupid. And I did tell the whole story.
I won't say who I worked for.
I will say two things:
I think I was used as either a scapegoat or to set an example -- we were working on a government project that was more than a year behind schedule. This was mostly because we were understaffed; so, by firing me they actually made it worse for themselves...
I knew I could probably go to court and win. I'm fairly sure that if I mentioned it, they'd have caved. I had in fact worked for them for 11 years; so, I knew the internal politics. The point was more that, If they were going to stoop to this level; then, I didn't want to work for them any more.
It cost me all my savings (spent while looking for a new job); but, I'm probably better off for it.
I was called into work (was taking family leave). Was told I was being let go for "too much lost time" and not keeping my supervisor informed. He knew where I was and why. He even tried to apologize to me as I was escorted to my office to pick up my things (which had been hastily thrown into a cardboard box by my co-workers -- who had also helped themselves to the contents).
BTW, I was at home taking care of my sick, disabled wife and infant son.
When I was in college, we used to pass harmless viruses to each other. We'd be working on some project and "accidentally" add a virus to the disks being passed back and forth. The virus did something like randomize the keys on the keyboard or force text onto the screen, which couldn't be overwritten...
Eventually, the victim would come looking for you, for the cure:)
Part of the problem has been Congressional budget slashing. NASA's been farting around because it doesn't have the money (necessary) to do something fast.
In the Apollo -> Moon days, NASA was 8% of the national budget. Today, it's around 0.01%. You just can't make cuts like that and expect everything to continue as it did before.
There would be "trace quantities" Think about it. If a quantity of U238 is bombarded by neutrons with random velocities, some of that U238 will be transmutted to Pu239. I'm not talking about a large amount -- A few atoms here and there... if you're looking to actually use Plutonium then it's much easier to make it than it is to try and find any.
I didn't say usable, I said "trace quantities" Anywhere there's Uranium, there's a possiblility of some trace quantities of Plutonium being created. It's a very very small quantity. If you insist on using Plutonium, it's easier to create it...
IAAP and I can say: Yes space is naturally chock full of radiation. Astronaughts regularly come home having recieved their maximum allowable yearly dosage. In fact, there's a special exemption from these OSHA / DOE guidelines for astronaughts...
Uranium is relatively abundant (rare compared to say, iron, but available in LARGE quantities) in the solar system. It stands to reason that there are trace quantities of Plutonium as well.
My appologies. I didn't know the article was screwed up.
Having been one of the engineering student victims forced to buy (the wrong) PS/2 when they first came out, I'm familiar with the machines, their strenght's and their weeknesses.
I was just getting tired of seeing the same comment over and over and over where some "person" was misidentifying the machines. Linux already runs on the PS/2 (provided it's a 386); but, has had limited availability on the PS2...
I can believe the 10k number, if you blow the computer and the motor drive/control module. I can also believe the dealer's charging 4k for a battery -- it's a new product and dealers often charge more for parts. Dealer service and parts departments are a significant portion of their income.
I just gotta point this out though:
You're on a geek web site. Hopefully, you know the difference between + and - polarity. As far as the batteries are concerned, it's a big pack of D-Cell NiMH batteries or the like. It's something any self-respecting electronics geek could build out of parts from a Newark or Digikey catalog.
Only if you're present at the site of a nuclear blast. Radioactive Strontium occurs naturally anyway. We just increased the concentration in a few areas for a little while.
Actually that's not true. A majority of the radioactive material is naturally occuring. I actually find it interesting just how much radioactive material exists on Earth naturally... The truth is: due to atmospheric nuclear testing, we (collectively) increased the "natural" amount of background radiation by around 30%. The current annual dosage for the average person is around 300 mRem.
No, that's the painful part. I'm working as a developer/engineer writting software for a manufacturing firm. I also do hardware.
I'm bordering on pissed off and depressed as hell about my salary; but, they hired me and I accepted the job. I was a little desperate at the time since I'd been layed off six months earlier and was working in a local Target stocking shelves to pay the bills.
How about,/. posted a link to a story. They claim it's good and they want you to look at it. But, I can't get to it. I pay for information all the time. I expect a news site posting a link to a story to post a link that works.
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Lab I worked for had several mirrors holding system snapshots at specific intervals, all online. There where three hours worth of snapshots (1 hour ago, 2 hours ago, 3 hours ago) as well as a weeks worth of daily snapshots. As long as the lost data wasn't from the period between 4 hours ago and midnight last night, it was recoverable.
It took a while (without the ability to provide a good reference from my previous employers) but I found a job in a small company.
That's just low -- particularly from people I'd worked with for years and knew my situation.
I won't say who I worked for.
I will say two things:
I think I was used as either a scapegoat or to set an example -- we were working on a government project that was more than a year behind schedule. This was mostly because we were understaffed; so, by firing me they actually made it worse for themselves...
I knew I could probably go to court and win. I'm fairly sure that if I mentioned it, they'd have caved. I had in fact worked for them for 11 years; so, I knew the internal politics. The point was more that, If they were going to stoop to this level; then, I didn't want to work for them any more.
It cost me all my savings (spent while looking for a new job); but, I'm probably better off for it.
BTW, I was at home taking care of my sick, disabled wife and infant son.
Nice that they kicked me when I was down.
I want my next PC to be a piece of wall art. That way It's not on or under my desk...
Damn fool. Even with Kevlar, a table saw or router will mangle the finger and possibly rip it off...
Eventually, the victim would come looking for you, for the cure :)
They are. That was the intention with the X-38. It was cancelled for other reasons; but, the research could be re-applied to a future vehicle.
In the Apollo -> Moon days, NASA was 8% of the national budget. Today, it's around 0.01%. You just can't make cuts like that and expect everything to continue as it did before.
There would be "trace quantities" Think about it. If a quantity of U238 is bombarded by neutrons with random velocities, some of that U238 will be transmutted to Pu239. I'm not talking about a large amount -- A few atoms here and there... if you're looking to actually use Plutonium then it's much easier to make it than it is to try and find any.
I didn't say usable, I said "trace quantities" Anywhere there's Uranium, there's a possiblility of some trace quantities of Plutonium being created. It's a very very small quantity. If you insist on using Plutonium, it's easier to create it...
IAAP and I can say: Yes space is naturally chock full of radiation. Astronaughts regularly come home having recieved their maximum allowable yearly dosage. In fact, there's a special exemption from these OSHA / DOE guidelines for astronaughts... Uranium is relatively abundant (rare compared to say, iron, but available in LARGE quantities) in the solar system. It stands to reason that there are trace quantities of Plutonium as well.
Having been one of the engineering student victims forced to buy (the wrong) PS/2 when they first came out, I'm familiar with the machines, their strenght's and their weeknesses.
I was just getting tired of seeing the same comment over and over and over where some "person" was misidentifying the machines. Linux already runs on the PS/2 (provided it's a 386); but, has had limited availability on the PS2...
I just gotta point this out though:
You're on a geek web site. Hopefully, you know the difference between + and - polarity. As far as the batteries are concerned, it's a big pack of D-Cell NiMH batteries or the like. It's something any self-respecting electronics geek could build out of parts from a Newark or Digikey catalog.
Sony PS2 (Play Station 2), not IBM PS/2 moron.
I think we have a copy of Xenix floating around in the company that might work...
I have heard it could make a good missle guidance system. Too bad it only runs a proprietary OS. Oh wait...
Only if you're present at the site of a nuclear blast. Radioactive Strontium occurs naturally anyway. We just increased the concentration in a few areas for a little while.
btw, we don't care what Greenpeace thinks... Mwahahaha
Actually that's not true. A majority of the radioactive material is naturally occuring. I actually find it interesting just how much radioactive material exists on Earth naturally... The truth is: due to atmospheric nuclear testing, we (collectively) increased the "natural" amount of background radiation by around 30%. The current annual dosage for the average person is around 300 mRem.
I'm bordering on pissed off and depressed as hell about my salary; but, they hired me and I accepted the job. I was a little desperate at the time since I'd been layed off six months earlier and was working in a local Target stocking shelves to pay the bills.
How about, /. posted a link to a story. They claim it's good and they want you to look at it. But, I can't get to it. I pay for information all the time. I expect a news site posting a link to a story to post a link that works.
Hey's flying between his parent's home in CA and the court in NY where he's required to appear. The flight is at the government's expense, btw.
At least I have a job...