The OP was asking about DIY fixes for hard drives. And once again we get some sanctimonious dufus making a snide 'backup' remark. FFS, we all know back up your drive. And since we don't know the OPs circumstance to make another pointless "backup" comment is just fucking annoying. Who knows if the guy is trying to recover data from another less tech savvy member of his family or a friend. And if it makes people think twice before posting stupid "backup" comments, then my post was not pointless.
And as much as many don't wish to admit it, it is one of the few systems that can handle tens of millions of telco customer accounts. In some cases like AT&T, hundreds of millions. And I admit, I saw some things that were suspect in the code years ago, but since then they have pretty much completely replaced/rewritten the billing and order management system. I have more issues with how their customers get talked into totally trusting them with support. (Oh noooo the system doesn't support that anywhere, we need to charge you a million dollars for an enhancement... yeah right).
The issue is when you take it out of the freezer and if you have any sort of humidity around you. The moisture in the air will condense on the cold surfaces. You can't really put a plastic bag on the drive while it's in your machine now, can you.
The whole point of going IPO is to get fucking rich. Zuckerberg did just that. So please tell me how he's in trouble. You're supposed to buy low and sell high. If the people who bought his shares bought high and can't sell low that's their own fault. Yeah, buy a shit load of shares in a company that's still trying to figure how to make real money. Just don't be surprised when people figure out that the prices will drop when folks figure out that revenue isn't all that great.
Amdocs pretty much is the largest vendor of telecommunications ordering, CRM, and billing software in the world. Almost every telecom company of any sort of significant size (anywhere) uses their software. Given the size of these companies I figure this means a user base of at least tens of thousands of people (if not more). And it controls hundreds of millions if not billions of accounts. To implement their systems at large telcos you're looking at costs well north of half a billion dollars (if not closer to the big B), and take years to complete. (Granted not all the costs are Amdocs specific, but much is Amdocs related since a lot goes into systems integration, and it all figures into human and capital expenses).
The core of the systems normally run on Unix or Linux servers (and when I was there the back end used a mix of C, C++, and JEE). The front end is either web based or run on MS machines. And I am pretty sure they have a not insignificant IP portfolio too. Given they set the hardware and software requirements for these systems, and given the size of these systems, ya just gotta figure they have a fair bit of leverage, and turn a lot of heads at their vendors (like MS, IBM, Oracle, HP, etc etc etc etc etc). And since, as some former (like me) and current employees of Amdocs like to say, they exhibit the finest execution of the umbrella principle ever, their influence on systems specifications doesn't end at the end of the implementation project. Once they get in a telco they are there for ever (like an umbrella inserted up your ass and then opened). Most companies wish they could execute this so well. So their influence extends for years into support contracts as well. So ya, go figure.
Patent crazy North America and Britain = 400 million people more or less. World population > 6 billion. Granted America has in past been capable of a great deal of technological innovation, but the rest of world is catching up quickly while America spirals down in ever decreasing circles of patent litigation. And this is compounded by the fact that any of the "limited by IP lawsuit" innovation they manage to do invariably gets exploited in offshore countries so that for example, the only part of a google phone that are made in America is the injection molded case.
The circle is complete, now the only thing Americans can do are the same things that Asia was limited to sell to America 50 years ago. Can do... not "capable of". Doesn't matter what you are capable of if the patent holding companies offshore the innovative stuff. The patent system is broken, we all know that. So who cares what deals are made. We're supposed to learn from history, but see what happens when myopic business leaders and lawyers ignore the advice of the technocrats... and voila, Deming is vindicated... in a few years the anti IP patent people will be too. To the detriment of those of us in North America (except for maybe Alberta until the oil runs out or no-one wants the dirty tar sand oil any more).
I tend to tip the scales with Occam. And the simplest solution here is: If you can't wow them with your brains, baffle them with bullshit. I too have written my fair share of scientific write ups in the past and also documented a great deal of computer code. I have also edited others work. Most of the time people try to baffle others with bullshit because they are too lazy to explain themselves in English.
For one, Toronto is the fifth most expensive city in North America. That was just in the news within the last couple of months. Second, if you are going to claim that Toronto has some of the lowest property taxes, you need to provide a link. Third, regardless, with the price of everything else they have to pay for, Torontonians can't afford more taxes to pay for shite they don't really need, when they really need to fix the 100 year old sewers before they fail and build some realistic transit. And that means subways. Above ground transit won't cut it. It's already at critical mass on the surface. And everything costs too much already.
Personally I think scientists and especially computer scientists use too much jargon and double speak. Often to make their papers and documentation sound more scholarly as if it implies they are any smarter. Sure some jargon is needed, but only if regular speak can't provide explanation. And normal language can be used to explain a lot. Hell, English has over 100,000 words. They don't have to keep making up new ones. I think people are more intelligent if they can explain 99% of what they need to without spiralling into jingoistic, jargon laden, jaw breaking, mind numbing, mumbo jumbo double speak industry babble. Is that clear?
Take it as a given that a journalist is a competent user of the English language*, and also take it as a given that basic research has pulled together information for a story*
ha ha ha.... ho ho.... hee hee hee hee hee.... oh man... have you read a newspaper lately or watched the news? [wipes laughter induced tear from eye]
Yeah, now that you mention it, I remember reading the leading theory on the Tunguska meteor/comet is that it exploded 5 or 10 miles above the earth because of the heat from the air compressed in front of it.
Similar to: "If you're young and not a liberal you have no heart. If you're old and not a conservative you have no brain." Not my quote, but it's someone's.
Every time I see this kind of debate I definitely remember the articles that come up periodically on Slashdot about how right wing / conservatives don't take to new ideas, and as such cannot easily be convinced of anything once their mind is set? And to be sure, it says it right in the name we give them, and that they often give themselves (proudly at that): conservative. Never mind that most of the monied right wingers don't want their income interrupted (especially those that already have more than they can spend in the rest of their lives). And so this is even intensified when/since they see science as imposing on their god given right to make money whatever the cost may be. Given their natural inclination not to cotton to new ideas, and the fact many new environmental ideas encroach on their income dot dot dot
But you do make an interesting and I think valid point about the left. I've often wondered (OK, sometimes wondered) if the term "conservative liberal" makes sense.:D Those that entrench themselves in their left leaning beliefs and can't be convinced to moderate (yeah, I know, some things really are black and white, but others aren't... most aren't in fact). Some really go over the top. And when I think of these I think of the original founder of Greenpiece who eventually quit his organization when some of these people went too far left of him, and took over his baby.
Of course then there the conveniently environmentally correct. Basically those whose motives are essentially selfish. For instance those who already live in the forest and don't want any more people to move there and upset their idyllic peace, so they claim environmental concerns to keep people out. Or those that live in cities (Vancouver is great for this... third worst traffic in North America and worst in Canada) who don't want better roads or highways built because they don't want them near their place (rampant nimby-ism). So they yell about the environment and tell people who have no choice but to work in the city they should move there instead of drive, purposely neglecting to think about the fact that most of those who live in the suburbs are there because there is no room in the city, and any place they could get is too expensive for them to inhabit... or that if they took the transit they would have to spend four or five hours a day in transit... because the jobs they need are in the city. So what that in order to have a life a new road every now and then would be in order (they can yelll about the environment because they're not the ones who need to drive). Besides the less gridlock the less pollution from stop and go.
And if roads are not the solution then rapid transit is. But no-one wants to pay for it or have their life disrupted to have them built. To get the new Cambie line built in Vancouver, which took forever to get approved and was an exercise in brutality where so many argued it wasn't needed and wouldn't pay for itself or even get the ridership numbers needed to pay for itself for years.... but when finally forced to be built by the need for better transit from the airport for the Olympics, reached required ridership levels to make the payments within months. Or like in Toronto which is constantly teetering on the edge of economic disaster because of liberals who want all the social programs and want someone else to pay for it. So there isn't the money for things that are really needed like new subways (worst subway system for a city its size... evvverrrr).
So yeah... the left can be just as messed up in how they treat others too. Selfishness doesn't know left from right.
And in fact it is a private/public Cartel. Private because we really know it's there for price fixing and splitting up the market which is, ostensibly illegal. But we know they do it right in front of the legislators' noses, who don't do anything about it. In my opinion because that would threaten cushy 6 figure swan jobs offered by the culprits when their terms end, as well as free education at top schools for their kids/grandkids via "scholarships" and whatever other shell games are devised, etc. etc. etc. A true cooperation of "public" and private concerns.
You joke, but the way some of these fucked up parents act with their kids, doing everything for them, never letting them learn how to do things on their own, it just about amounts to having them walk around with the placenta still attached... on both ends. And I'll admit, even considering the number of truly gross and disgusting jokes that I know, this is as disgusting an analogy as I can possibly think of.
That's what this is about, the ruling says they are not allowed to force you to subscribe to all the other crap at the same time. As it is though, HBO only just came to Canada because of the censorship laws (generously called Canadian content laws). And it's only allowed one channel at that. As sad as it sounds, I do miss American cable channels. The Canadian ones are lame and way overpriced compared to the U.S.
Even the agile fanatics use the fact that shooting at a moving target is a bad thing and is the reason they have their scrum masters to keep the business which is constantly changing their minds off their backs until they at least finish something. And these are the guys who don't like documentation. Point in time snapshots of the standard is absolutely required when the number of organizations that need to synchronize is so vast. Otherwise we drift back to having to have hacks for every browser and piece of web technology or risk no communication at all. Hmmmm.... maybe the anti-internet RIAA and assorted SOPA Freaks are behind this. Nah that would be too much of a conspiracy.:)
I just finished listening to an interview with this guy on "As It Happens" (Thursday, July 19, 2012 Episode, which today... Thursday... will still be at the top). You can look for a podcast of it on CBC Radio or I believe on PRI or NPR (but they may just point to CBC). Or listen online.
The fellow said that he was cleared of the indecency charge in Oregon since that charge was under their jurisdiction. However he still has to go through some Federal tribunal or legal process to address his disruption to the TSA people. And if he decides to dispute this, it goes to a secret tribunal and neither he nor his lawyer will be allowed to discuss the matter. So it's not all over for him.
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The OP was asking about DIY fixes for hard drives. And once again we get some sanctimonious dufus making a snide 'backup' remark. FFS, we all know back up your drive. And since we don't know the OPs circumstance to make another pointless "backup" comment is just fucking annoying. Who knows if the guy is trying to recover data from another less tech savvy member of his family or a friend. And if it makes people think twice before posting stupid "backup" comments, then my post was not pointless.
And as much as many don't wish to admit it, it is one of the few systems that can handle tens of millions of telco customer accounts. In some cases like AT&T, hundreds of millions. And I admit, I saw some things that were suspect in the code years ago, but since then they have pretty much completely replaced/rewritten the billing and order management system. I have more issues with how their customers get talked into totally trusting them with support. (Oh noooo the system doesn't support that anywhere, we need to charge you a million dollars for an enhancement... yeah right).
The issue is when you take it out of the freezer and if you have any sort of humidity around you. The moisture in the air will condense on the cold surfaces. You can't really put a plastic bag on the drive while it's in your machine now, can you.
Your answer: Lame.
Your answer: Snide.
The whole point of going IPO is to get fucking rich. Zuckerberg did just that. So please tell me how he's in trouble. You're supposed to buy low and sell high. If the people who bought his shares bought high and can't sell low that's their own fault. Yeah, buy a shit load of shares in a company that's still trying to figure how to make real money. Just don't be surprised when people figure out that the prices will drop when folks figure out that revenue isn't all that great.
Amdocs pretty much is the largest vendor of telecommunications ordering, CRM, and billing software in the world. Almost every telecom company of any sort of significant size (anywhere) uses their software. Given the size of these companies I figure this means a user base of at least tens of thousands of people (if not more). And it controls hundreds of millions if not billions of accounts. To implement their systems at large telcos you're looking at costs well north of half a billion dollars (if not closer to the big B), and take years to complete. (Granted not all the costs are Amdocs specific, but much is Amdocs related since a lot goes into systems integration, and it all figures into human and capital expenses).
The core of the systems normally run on Unix or Linux servers (and when I was there the back end used a mix of C, C++, and JEE). The front end is either web based or run on MS machines. And I am pretty sure they have a not insignificant IP portfolio too. Given they set the hardware and software requirements for these systems, and given the size of these systems, ya just gotta figure they have a fair bit of leverage, and turn a lot of heads at their vendors (like MS, IBM, Oracle, HP, etc etc etc etc etc). And since, as some former (like me) and current employees of Amdocs like to say, they exhibit the finest execution of the umbrella principle ever, their influence on systems specifications doesn't end at the end of the implementation project. Once they get in a telco they are there for ever (like an umbrella inserted up your ass and then opened). Most companies wish they could execute this so well. So their influence extends for years into support contracts as well. So ya, go figure.
Patent crazy North America and Britain = 400 million people more or less. World population > 6 billion. Granted America has in past been capable of a great deal of technological innovation, but the rest of world is catching up quickly while America spirals down in ever decreasing circles of patent litigation. And this is compounded by the fact that any of the "limited by IP lawsuit" innovation they manage to do invariably gets exploited in offshore countries so that for example, the only part of a google phone that are made in America is the injection molded case.
The circle is complete, now the only thing Americans can do are the same things that Asia was limited to sell to America 50 years ago. Can do... not "capable of". Doesn't matter what you are capable of if the patent holding companies offshore the innovative stuff. The patent system is broken, we all know that. So who cares what deals are made. We're supposed to learn from history, but see what happens when myopic business leaders and lawyers ignore the advice of the technocrats... and voila, Deming is vindicated... in a few years the anti IP patent people will be too. To the detriment of those of us in North America (except for maybe Alberta until the oil runs out or no-one wants the dirty tar sand oil any more).
I tend to tip the scales with Occam. And the simplest solution here is: If you can't wow them with your brains, baffle them with bullshit. I too have written my fair share of scientific write ups in the past and also documented a great deal of computer code. I have also edited others work. Most of the time people try to baffle others with bullshit because they are too lazy to explain themselves in English.
For one, Toronto is the fifth most expensive city in North America. That was just in the news within the last couple of months. Second, if you are going to claim that Toronto has some of the lowest property taxes, you need to provide a link. Third, regardless, with the price of everything else they have to pay for, Torontonians can't afford more taxes to pay for shite they don't really need, when they really need to fix the 100 year old sewers before they fail and build some realistic transit. And that means subways. Above ground transit won't cut it. It's already at critical mass on the surface. And everything costs too much already.
Personally I think scientists and especially computer scientists use too much jargon and double speak. Often to make their papers and documentation sound more scholarly as if it implies they are any smarter. Sure some jargon is needed, but only if regular speak can't provide explanation. And normal language can be used to explain a lot. Hell, English has over 100,000 words. They don't have to keep making up new ones. I think people are more intelligent if they can explain 99% of what they need to without spiralling into jingoistic, jargon laden, jaw breaking, mind numbing, mumbo jumbo double speak industry babble. Is that clear?
ha ha ha.... ho ho.... hee hee hee hee hee.... oh man... have you read a newspaper lately or watched the news? [wipes laughter induced tear from eye]
Yeah, now that you mention it, I remember reading the leading theory on the Tunguska meteor/comet is that it exploded 5 or 10 miles above the earth because of the heat from the air compressed in front of it.
You just made me think of the Johnny Cash Finger t-shirt.
Similar to: "If you're young and not a liberal you have no heart. If you're old and not a conservative you have no brain." Not my quote, but it's someone's.
Your argument is specious at best.
Every time I see this kind of debate I definitely remember the articles that come up periodically on Slashdot about how right wing / conservatives don't take to new ideas, and as such cannot easily be convinced of anything once their mind is set? And to be sure, it says it right in the name we give them, and that they often give themselves (proudly at that): conservative. Never mind that most of the monied right wingers don't want their income interrupted (especially those that already have more than they can spend in the rest of their lives). And so this is even intensified when/since they see science as imposing on their god given right to make money whatever the cost may be. Given their natural inclination not to cotton to new ideas, and the fact many new environmental ideas encroach on their income dot dot dot
But you do make an interesting and I think valid point about the left. I've often wondered (OK, sometimes wondered) if the term "conservative liberal" makes sense. :D Those that entrench themselves in their left leaning beliefs and can't be convinced to moderate (yeah, I know, some things really are black and white, but others aren't... most aren't in fact). Some really go over the top. And when I think of these I think of the original founder of Greenpiece who eventually quit his organization when some of these people went too far left of him, and took over his baby.
Of course then there the conveniently environmentally correct. Basically those whose motives are essentially selfish. For instance those who already live in the forest and don't want any more people to move there and upset their idyllic peace, so they claim environmental concerns to keep people out. Or those that live in cities (Vancouver is great for this... third worst traffic in North America and worst in Canada) who don't want better roads or highways built because they don't want them near their place (rampant nimby-ism). So they yell about the environment and tell people who have no choice but to work in the city they should move there instead of drive, purposely neglecting to think about the fact that most of those who live in the suburbs are there because there is no room in the city, and any place they could get is too expensive for them to inhabit... or that if they took the transit they would have to spend four or five hours a day in transit... because the jobs they need are in the city. So what that in order to have a life a new road every now and then would be in order (they can yelll about the environment because they're not the ones who need to drive). Besides the less gridlock the less pollution from stop and go.
And if roads are not the solution then rapid transit is. But no-one wants to pay for it or have their life disrupted to have them built. To get the new Cambie line built in Vancouver, which took forever to get approved and was an exercise in brutality where so many argued it wasn't needed and wouldn't pay for itself or even get the ridership numbers needed to pay for itself for years.... but when finally forced to be built by the need for better transit from the airport for the Olympics, reached required ridership levels to make the payments within months. Or like in Toronto which is constantly teetering on the edge of economic disaster because of liberals who want all the social programs and want someone else to pay for it. So there isn't the money for things that are really needed like new subways (worst subway system for a city its size... evvverrrr).
So yeah... the left can be just as messed up in how they treat others too. Selfishness doesn't know left from right.
The explanation for this is of course, not as nice as the article makes out:
This in fact called a Cartel.
And in fact it is a private/public Cartel. Private because we really know it's there for price fixing and splitting up the market which is, ostensibly illegal. But we know they do it right in front of the legislators' noses, who don't do anything about it. In my opinion because that would threaten cushy 6 figure swan jobs offered by the culprits when their terms end, as well as free education at top schools for their kids/grandkids via "scholarships" and whatever other shell games are devised, etc. etc. etc. A true cooperation of "public" and private concerns.
You joke, but the way some of these fucked up parents act with their kids, doing everything for them, never letting them learn how to do things on their own, it just about amounts to having them walk around with the placenta still attached... on both ends. And I'll admit, even considering the number of truly gross and disgusting jokes that I know, this is as disgusting an analogy as I can possibly think of.
That's what this is about, the ruling says they are not allowed to force you to subscribe to all the other crap at the same time. As it is though, HBO only just came to Canada because of the censorship laws (generously called Canadian content laws). And it's only allowed one channel at that. As sad as it sounds, I do miss American cable channels. The Canadian ones are lame and way overpriced compared to the U.S.
Why don't you do an experiment and put assorted items in a sealed container for 25 years and then open it and tell us how well things stored?
Even the agile fanatics use the fact that shooting at a moving target is a bad thing and is the reason they have their scrum masters to keep the business which is constantly changing their minds off their backs until they at least finish something. And these are the guys who don't like documentation. Point in time snapshots of the standard is absolutely required when the number of organizations that need to synchronize is so vast. Otherwise we drift back to having to have hacks for every browser and piece of web technology or risk no communication at all. Hmmmm.... maybe the anti-internet RIAA and assorted SOPA Freaks are behind this. Nah that would be too much of a conspiracy. :)
I just finished listening to an interview with this guy on "As It Happens" (Thursday, July 19, 2012 Episode, which today... Thursday... will still be at the top). You can look for a podcast of it on CBC Radio or I believe on PRI or NPR (but they may just point to CBC). Or listen online.
The fellow said that he was cleared of the indecency charge in Oregon since that charge was under their jurisdiction. However he still has to go through some Federal tribunal or legal process to address his disruption to the TSA people. And if he decides to dispute this, it goes to a secret tribunal and neither he nor his lawyer will be allowed to discuss the matter. So it's not all over for him.
I guess it's true that a lot of fibre will open up your "pipes".
For those who might not understand why this is funny here is a link the OP forgot to include explaining CASIE.
Eat a Big Mac.