I would like to know what kind of servers, how many, network bandwidth, etc., for WoW.
Rather than just asking them what they have, I think a more interesting question is "how did they figure out what they would need?"
So...
How did you test a complex piece of software like WoW for performance-related problems under load, and how did you determine appropriate sizing for servers and network bandwidth in Production?
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I use a graphical FTP interface. Does that make me 12 years old? WTF kind of comment is that?
If you go back an re-read the review, the term used was "blinking twelve", which is a term for people who are no good with technology; the sort of people who can't set the clock on their VCR.
When I saw the link, I was sure you were linking to the following joke...
One professor of mathematics noticed that his kitchen sink at his home broke down. He called a plumber. The plumber came on the next day, sealed a few screws and everything was working as before. The professor was delighted. However, when the plumber gave him the bill a minute later, he was shocked. "This is one third of my monthly salary!" he yelled. Well, he paid and then the plumber said to him: "I understand your position as a professor. Why don't you come to our company and apply for a plumber position? You will earn three times as much as a professor. But remember, when you apply tell them that you completed only the seventh grade. They don't like educated people."
So it happened. The professor got a plumber job and his life significantly improved. He just had to seal a screw or two occasionally, and his salary went up significantly. One day, the board of the plumbing company decided that every plumber has to go to evening classes to complete the eighth grade. So, our professor had to go there too. It just happened that the first class was math. The evening teacher, to check student's knowledge, asked for a formula for the area of the circle. The person who was asked was the professor. He jumped to the board, and then he realized that he forgot the formula.
He started to reason it and soon filled the board with integrals, differentials and other advanced formulas to conclude the result that he had forgotten. As a result he got "negative pi times r squared." He didn't like the negative, so he started all over again. He got the negative sign again. No matter how many times he tried, he always got a negative. He was frustrated. He looked a bit scared at the class and saw all the plumbers whisper: "Switch the limits of the integral!!"
I think it does have a lot to do with the name.
MySQL, maybe it is My-Ess-Que-Ell or maybe it is My-Sequel, but Postgresql? Postgr-ehz-Que-Ell? Postgreh-Sequel, Postgray-Que-Ell?
I'm sure it was said in jest, but 30 seconds of "research" gives us the following...
From MySQL manual,
"The official way to pronounce MySQL is ``My Ess Que Ell'' (not ``my sequel''), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ``my sequel'' or in some other localized way."
From the PostgreSQL FAQ, "PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L."
In a survey by MailShell, a San Francisco antispam company, 8% of respondents said they have bought products via spam. Spammers say that percentage is probably low because many people are too embarrassed to admit responding to spam.
Well, there you go. Far higher than I'd ever have imagined...
Maybe they emailed the survey to random people. Replies would be from a fairly self-selecting group.:)
Paul Graham's article on "Why Nerds are Unpopular"
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Paul raises several ideas which are interesting...
Like a politician who wants to distract voters from bad times at home, you can create an enemy if there isn't a real one. By singling out and persecuting a nerd, a group of kids from higher in the hierarchy create bonds between themselves: attacking an outsider makes them all insiders. This is why the worst cases of bullying happen with groups. Ask any nerd: you get much worse treatment from a group of kids than from any individual bully, however sadistic.
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I would like to know what kind of servers, how many, network bandwidth, etc., for WoW.
Rather than just asking them what they have, I think a more interesting question is "how did they figure out what they would need?"
So...
How did you test a complex piece of software like WoW for performance-related problems under load, and how did you determine appropriate sizing for servers and network bandwidth in Production?
I use a graphical FTP interface. Does that make me 12 years old? WTF kind of comment is that?
If you go back an re-read the review, the term used was "blinking twelve", which is a term for people who are no good with technology; the sort of people who can't set the clock on their VCR.
Of course, plumbers need math too.
When I saw the link, I was sure you were linking to the following joke...
One professor of mathematics noticed that his kitchen sink at his home broke down. He called a plumber. The plumber came on the next day, sealed a few screws and everything was working as before. The professor was delighted. However, when the plumber gave him the bill a minute later, he was shocked. "This is one third of my monthly salary!" he yelled. Well, he paid and then the plumber said to him: "I understand your position as a professor. Why don't you come to our company and apply for a plumber position? You will earn three times as much as a professor. But remember, when you apply tell them that you completed only the seventh grade. They don't like educated people."
So it happened. The professor got a plumber job and his life significantly improved. He just had to seal a screw or two occasionally, and his salary went up significantly. One day, the board of the plumbing company decided that every plumber has to go to evening classes to complete the eighth grade. So, our professor had to go there too. It just happened that the first class was math. The evening teacher, to check student's knowledge, asked for a formula for the area of the circle. The person who was asked was the professor. He jumped to the board, and then he realized that he forgot the formula. He started to reason it and soon filled the board with integrals, differentials and other advanced formulas to conclude the result that he had forgotten. As a result he got "negative pi times r squared." He didn't like the negative, so he started all over again. He got the negative sign again. No matter how many times he tried, he always got a negative. He was frustrated. He looked a bit scared at the class and saw all the plumbers whisper: "Switch the limits of the integral!!"
I think it does have a lot to do with the name.
MySQL, maybe it is My-Ess-Que-Ell or maybe it is My-Sequel, but Postgresql? Postgr-ehz-Que-Ell? Postgreh-Sequel, Postgray-Que-Ell?
I'm sure it was said in jest, but 30 seconds of "research" gives us the following...
From MySQL manual, "The official way to pronounce MySQL is ``My Ess Que Ell'' (not ``my sequel''), but we don't mind if you pronounce it as ``my sequel'' or in some other localized way."
From the PostgreSQL FAQ, "PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L."
Check out WebScarab, which is available from the Open Web Application Security Project.
The feature you are interested in is:
And who says that a program that experiences fundamental errors but limps along anyway is a good thing? Is it going to hose my data?
I cite the Rule of Repair (Repair what you can -- but when you must fail, fail noisily and as soon as possible.) from "Basics of the Unix Philosophy".
In a survey by MailShell, a San Francisco antispam company, 8% of respondents said they have bought products via spam. Spammers say that percentage is probably low because many people are too embarrassed to admit responding to spam.
Well, there you go. Far higher than I'd ever have imagined...
Maybe they emailed the survey to random people. Replies would be from a fairly self-selecting group. :)
I am surprised that no one has cited this article yet: Why Nerds are Unpopular.
Paul raises several ideas which are interesting...
Like a politician who wants to distract voters from bad times at home, you can create an enemy if there isn't a real one. By singling out and persecuting a nerd, a group of kids from higher in the hierarchy create bonds between themselves: attacking an outsider makes them all insiders. This is why the worst cases of bullying happen with groups. Ask any nerd: you get much worse treatment from a group of kids than from any individual bully, however sadistic.