The XA/21 brochure has a few inconsistencies. It states that it client, server, and front-end processors are supported on a mix of IBM AIX6000, Sun Solaris, and Motorola AIX hardware. The whole thing appears to use X-windows for management, yet a few of the the screenshots on page 7 look like Windows to me.
Or perhaps I just need another cup of coffee this morning.
Don't forget the Google search appliances that are sold/licensed/maintained. I know of numerous Fortune 500 companies that use the appliances for their internal sites.
In addition, when I was searching for jobs I checked up on Google. There were a few positions in the DC area that required high level security clearances, indicating that the government is using the appliances internally as well. To what extent, we don't know.
I had the original article open - go figure there - when I previewed. So I was comparing the article to the Atlantic Monthly one. Either way I did my part to level the forrest yesterday.
If you use the "printer friendly" link on this page, the text is 42 pages worth. If you print the web page itself, it's about 8. Just a head's up, if you're low on toner/paper.
...of the shuttle is just fascinating. Call me naive, but it truly is amazing that aeronautical/space engineering has progressed as far as it has. Not to revel in Columbia's destruction, but I'm suprised that we haven't had more accidents since Challenger.
My thoughts exactly. The power consumption is the only thing going for it, and it's understated as it is.
AnandTech: Here are pictures of the thing. We don't have a clue what it does or how it works, but we presume that the extra power draw is part of Bush's Mars Mission.
I used to run small stations in college, using Shoutcast on both Windows and FreeBSD. Very simple to install and run.
I've read the Icecast FAQ, and I'm a bit confused. It says that it's compatible with Shoutcast servers. Does this mean shoutcast.com's listing servers?
Has anyone seen how Shoutcast and Icecast compare as far as memory footprint, system usage, bandwidth usage? or are they more or less the same?
A query on "slashdot effect" returned the following groupings, before the engine died under load.
slashdot effect (111) o Technology (18) o Definition (11) o Story (9) o Also spelled (9) o Analysis, Three Internet Publications (5) o Source (7) o Sarcasta.net (3) o Spy (2) o Downloads (3) o Surviving The Slashdot Effect (3)
Their cluster groups are interesting, but their top X results behave a lot like Google. Most of the results are the same as well. I do like how it lists where the result was sourced, however.
As closely as possible, given limiting criteria. There are a lot of reasons why simulators are used instead of the real thing, mostly cost and liability.
Simulators are vastly different in some ways. In a simulator, things like radar are provided by a computer on the backend - easily tweaked - the real capabilities of the real equipment can be kept secret. You can teach someone how to fly without exposing them to classified components. You can teach someone to fly a Stealth fighter/bomber by way of a simulator without giving them access to the raw materials that coat the skin.
Also, these days there is a large backlog of background investigations for clearing personnel. So much that many contractors are being given interim clearances - which are like a benefit-of-the-doubt until the background investigations are completed. Extended sim-training can give investigators more time to complete background investigations before sticking people in the cockpit for real.
No poor standards as far as we know (specifically), but the US has always made a point to make advances in training. Early on there were the T-38 trainers. Eventually the Navy started the whole TOP GUN program. The Air Force has it's advanced facilities out in Dreamland. Much of the military training programs were started to meet a specific goal, but some were simply because the advance was possible.
If you can effectively train a pilot to handle the effects of G-forces in a cockpit-like environment before sending them up in a multi-million dollar (and potentially classified) plane (with added liability, potential for damage), moreso the better.
It's also interesting that this is getting investigated from a security perspective, as the possibility of foreign nationals being trained inside our our jets becomes a larger concern. Publicity on longer "grounded" training could discourage moles/spies from enrolling in the programs, knowing in advance that they wouldn't be granted access to real equipment.
To a point, yes. Until customers get so annoyed that they demand action. Such was the case with Dell, when they moved direct-support lines from India back to the States for several of their consumer models.
All these problems stem from speed, and the paradox created by it. Processors transistors switch on and off - faster with each new revision. Drives spin - quickly in most cases. Manufacturers attempt to create products and bring them to market as quickly as possible. IBM is no exception. The irony here is that most of the impacts can't ever be seen nearly as quickly. The same paradox has plagued the environment for hundreds of years.
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The XA/21 brochure has a few inconsistencies. It states that it client, server, and front-end processors are supported on a mix of IBM AIX6000, Sun Solaris, and Motorola AIX hardware. The whole thing appears to use X-windows for management, yet a few of the the screenshots on page 7 look like Windows to me. Or perhaps I just need another cup of coffee this morning.
Don't forget the Google search appliances that are sold/licensed/maintained. I know of numerous Fortune 500 companies that use the appliances for their internal sites.
In addition, when I was searching for jobs I checked up on Google. There were a few positions in the DC area that required high level security clearances, indicating that the government is using the appliances internally as well. To what extent, we don't know.
I had the original article open - go figure there - when I previewed. So I was comparing the article to the Atlantic Monthly one. Either way I did my part to level the forrest yesterday.
If you use the "printer friendly" link on this page, the text is 42 pages worth. If you print the web page itself, it's about 8. Just a head's up, if you're low on toner/paper.
NASA has always been a large money pit, but cost is relative. How do you put a price on the lives of a dozen crew members? You can't.
...of the shuttle is just fascinating. Call me naive, but it truly is amazing that aeronautical/space engineering has progressed as far as it has. Not to revel in Columbia's destruction, but I'm suprised that we haven't had more accidents since Challenger.
Childhood advice gone awry on Destiny: if you smell gas or hear a hissing noise, get out of the house.
My thoughts exactly. The power consumption is the only thing going for it, and it's understated as it is.
AnandTech: Here are pictures of the thing. We don't have a clue what it does or how it works, but we presume that the extra power draw is part of Bush's Mars Mission.
That is seriously disturbing. Cool that the "Reverend" (real or not, I don't know) decided upon a childhood medium, but still disturbing.
I used to run small stations in college, using Shoutcast on both Windows and FreeBSD. Very simple to install and run. I've read the Icecast FAQ, and I'm a bit confused. It says that it's compatible with Shoutcast servers. Does this mean shoutcast.com's listing servers? Has anyone seen how Shoutcast and Icecast compare as far as memory footprint, system usage, bandwidth usage? or are they more or less the same?
I have no idea how it works, but that lil' genie dude really weirds me out. He looks like the genie from Aladdin after visiting the methodone clinic.
As closely as possible, given limiting criteria. There are a lot of reasons why simulators are used instead of the real thing, mostly cost and liability.
Simulators are vastly different in some ways. In a simulator, things like radar are provided by a computer on the backend - easily tweaked - the real capabilities of the real equipment can be kept secret. You can teach someone how to fly without exposing them to classified components. You can teach someone to fly a Stealth fighter/bomber by way of a simulator without giving them access to the raw materials that coat the skin.
Also, these days there is a large backlog of background investigations for clearing personnel. So much that many contractors are being given interim clearances - which are like a benefit-of-the-doubt until the background investigations are completed. Extended sim-training can give investigators more time to complete background investigations before sticking people in the cockpit for real.
No poor standards as far as we know (specifically), but the US has always made a point to make advances in training. Early on there were the T-38 trainers. Eventually the Navy started the whole TOP GUN program. The Air Force has it's advanced facilities out in Dreamland. Much of the military training programs were started to meet a specific goal, but some were simply because the advance was possible.
If you can effectively train a pilot to handle the effects of G-forces in a cockpit-like environment before sending them up in a multi-million dollar (and potentially classified) plane (with added liability, potential for damage), moreso the better.
It's also interesting that this is getting investigated from a security perspective, as the possibility of foreign nationals being trained inside our our jets becomes a larger concern. Publicity on longer "grounded" training could discourage moles/spies from enrolling in the programs, knowing in advance that they wouldn't be granted access to real equipment.
To a point, yes. Until customers get so annoyed that they demand action. Such was the case with Dell, when they moved direct-support lines from India back to the States for several of their consumer models.
All these problems stem from speed, and the paradox created by it. Processors transistors switch on and off - faster with each new revision. Drives spin - quickly in most cases. Manufacturers attempt to create products and bring them to market as quickly as possible. IBM is no exception. The irony here is that most of the impacts can't ever be seen nearly as quickly. The same paradox has plagued the environment for hundreds of years.
My $0.02...
I can see the headlines now...
File sharing guy goes to jail! Downloader gets into a government-sponsored rehabilitation program.
How long until we see Betty Ford for P2P?