Is online redundancy (IE availability) your concern? Or is it recover-ability?
If your concern is the ability to recover in the event of hardware failure, you are over complicating the situation. I have about 1.5 TB of "data" between pictures of the family, movies, music, games, configs, documentation, and the list goes on. So, my primary storage server at home has 2x 2TB Western Digital Green drives that are just in a simple Linux software mirror. I also have two more disks that alternate between my house and a safe deposit box at the bank. About once a month (or more frequently if I add files to my server), I rsync my data to the disk at home, and take it to the bank.
The script that syncs does a simple rsync --delete -avx/blah//backup/ I also mount/blah (the source) as read only while I do the rsync to prevent something stupid from happening.
Now, you mentioned you had a large array, and that's fine. I'd buy a few 3TB drives and create a volume group with them, create your/backup on that volume group, and do the same thing. These are backup disks, they don't need to be fast.
I don't trust hardware raid (specialized controller raid), and while I am a unix admin, and manage large GPFS, Ibrix, and GFS clusters at work, I think that simplicity is always better.
The safe deposit box costs me about $25 / year, and keeps me safe in the event of a fire, theft, meteor, zombie invasion, etc.
A friend suggested that I just put a few drives in one of his servers, and rsync via ssh to his box. I don't want to do this for two reasons. 1) I don't have a lot to hide, but I don't really want everyone poking through all my pictures and whatnot 2) I'm lazy, so I'd probably script it up and I wouldn't think about it until I needed it. So, it wouldn't prevent me accidentally blowing data away on the replica before I noticed I blew something up.
Now, when I use my credit card at Starbucks, I will also be signing a RIAA inspired contract to use the media for my own personal use only. And i will be authorizing them to use any means necessary to ensure that the....
My previous employer was involved in stress testing large diesel engines. They hooked PC's up to the Engine's Computer, and ran it through various test cycles.
Well, it was not uncommon to have VERY specific testing criteria for these simulations.
So, one day over the Christmas break (I came in for the Holiday Pay, plus OT -- good stuff), there was a test running. The PC driving it was running NT4.0. This holiday shutdown, the guys at corporate thought it would be brilliant to push SMS out to all my lab computers. Bad idea. The test was running with very low oil, and constant RPM shifting (to simulate hilly terrain). It BSOD'ed during an incline, and the PC forgot to tell the engine to shut-down, so the RPM's kept increasing. They called me instantly, and I came out as soon as I could. Right about the time I got there and found out what caused the BSOD, the engine exploded. Shrapnel went everywhere.
And it was about that time that we found out the blast-proof door wasn't so blast-proof. We all hit the deck, and hot engine flew everywhere. It is a miracle that none of us got hurt any more than we did.
That was about the time I started playing with Linux at home... so I think it was all a M$ Conspiracy.
Well, the sad fact is that as one medium becomes more popular, so too will advertising on that medium become more invasive. Look at how things have developed over time, when the Internet started coming to people's homes banner ads were all the rage for companies. Now, when I want to look at pr0n I gotta deal with thousands of pop-ups to get to the good stuff.
I know that there are ways around all that, but the fact of the matter is that when you compare the cost of Internet advertising to television advertising, the choice is clear. Plus, with the Internet you reach a much larger audience.
Especially when you consider the Do-Not-Call list here in the states, we should look for more and more of a focus on the Internet as an advertising medium. And also, look for more creative ways for advertising companies to circumvent our prevention of the advertising.
Video stores only pay a premium for new titles to be released before you can buy them. With DVD's per movie charges are significantly less. Video stores (especially Blockbuster) pay waaay less than you think for new titles these days. Blockbuster partners directly with production companies and buys millions of copies. It used to be that Video stores payed upwards of $100 for a VHS when it was released. Now that is simply not the case. DVD's are flooding the market, and most new releases cost Video Stores only $25-30.
Also, I do not believe there is anything prohibiting me from going to Wally World, buying a movie off the shelf, and bringing it into my nonexistent video store and rent it. Laws like that are only prohibiting Public Viewing and copying.
Regardless, new movies are cheap. And old games are old games. It's stuff that we all love, and would like to see re-released.
I don't see the problem here, and I would pay for it (I love Mario 3). Better to make a little money off your old stuff than to control it and take steps to make sure that you make no money at all.
What the hell man? I went to the 12:01 show, got some breakfast and went to work. And you call yourself a geek! Shit, ain't nothing some caffeine and sugar can take care of later
I was a HOBY attendee. I just wanted to say that I think it is a great program. I think it is even better that you are trying to introduce the students to more 'technical' current events.
I worked as an intern for a large company. My internship lasted for a year while I finished up school. Near the end of my internship my supervisor informed me that they were hiring me after my internship was complete. So, I finished school and went to work for the company. All was fine for about a month. They one day, I come to the door, and my keycard will not let me in. The system had manufactured a bit before, so I wasn't worried. I picked up the phone to call security to inform them of the problem. In the meantine two people were able to successfully badge in.
When I finally got to talk to someone in security, they informed me that I no longer worked for the company. I was freaked out because I had been busting my ass for them. I asked when I had been fired. They checked, and told me that I had not been working with the company for about a month. It was all a mistake, but I had to stand out in the cold for a half hour explaining to a power-tripping security guard my situation. He eventually let me back in, and re-activated all my accounts...bastard!
We run apps like Fluent, StarCD, ABAQUS, Vectis, and ProMechanica. I would love to save my company butt-loads of money and set up a reasonably small cluster of Alpha-based linux boxes. But I do not think that these applications support linux yet.
well, the thing is...we have an SGI admin that really does not know much about the machine. My corporation has a lot more administrative support for HP-UX, but then they take root, and give it to no one else (bastards). So we would be in charge of administering the machine ourselves and not letting the rest of the corporation touch it. The difference in my knowledge of support for IRIX/HP-UX is really a wash (very limited in either case). I kind of adopted this program, and my predecessor had only gotten quotes from SGI and HP. I will look into the suns, but i do not know if the apps (Vectis, ABAQUS, Fluent, StarCD, ProMechanica, and others) will be supported under that platform or even a linux cluster.
The FPS Episode demonstrated that the X-Files simply is losing sight of its true audience. Those of us that have been loyal to the X-files since its inception know that the show is simply trying to grab ratings now. It has obviously been corrupted. But, considering it is a FOX show, we should all be grateful that it hasn't been corrupted too much be the greedy 'Who wants to marry a multi-millionaire' 'when cars attack (I hope im not the only one guilty of watching that)' bastards in the front offices at Fox. I, for one, was just happy to watch Scully whoop the hot, cowboy chick's ass with a wicked machine gun. Plus, there was the decapitation, the broadsword, and the chance to see the Lone Gunmen again.
Granted, the X-Files is nowhere near what it used to be ( see the cheesy COPS episode ), but we should all be grateful that it hasn't been screwed up THAT badly. Plus, Scully is a definite hotty;P
Does anyone know if there is any truth to the rumor of a Lone Gunmen series? I am really curious...
=====Remember, a truly wise man never plays leap frog with a unicorn.
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Is online redundancy (IE availability) your concern? Or is it recover-ability?
If your concern is the ability to recover in the event of hardware failure, you are over complicating the situation. I have about 1.5 TB of "data" between pictures of the family, movies, music, games, configs, documentation, and the list goes on. So, my primary storage server at home has 2x 2TB Western Digital Green drives that are just in a simple Linux software mirror. I also have two more disks that alternate between my house and a safe deposit box at the bank. About once a month (or more frequently if I add files to my server), I rsync my data to the disk at home, and take it to the bank.
The script that syncs does a simple rsync --delete -avx /blah/ /backup/ I also mount /blah (the source) as read only while I do the rsync to prevent something stupid from happening.
Now, you mentioned you had a large array, and that's fine. I'd buy a few 3TB drives and create a volume group with them, create your /backup on that volume group, and do the same thing. These are backup disks, they don't need to be fast.
I don't trust hardware raid (specialized controller raid), and while I am a unix admin, and manage large GPFS, Ibrix, and GFS clusters at work, I think that simplicity is always better.
The safe deposit box costs me about $25 / year, and keeps me safe in the event of a fire, theft, meteor, zombie invasion, etc.
A friend suggested that I just put a few drives in one of his servers, and rsync via ssh to his box. I don't want to do this for two reasons.
1) I don't have a lot to hide, but I don't really want everyone poking through all my pictures and whatnot
2) I'm lazy, so I'd probably script it up and I wouldn't think about it until I needed it. So, it wouldn't prevent me accidentally blowing data away on the replica before I noticed I blew something up.
Women can fake a lot of things, mate ... but if you do it right ... there is most definitely proof. /gets off of soap box and back into bed
Now, when I use my credit card at Starbucks, I will also be signing a RIAA inspired contract to use the media for my own personal use only. And i will be authorizing them to use any means necessary to ensure that the ....
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bad idea
Guess there's still time for maybe 2 out of 5?
Actually, acording to the translations the Israelite god's name is mereley YHWH. That is as close to English as I can get you.
Imagine, all those Jew's saying Yahweh all the time. Sort of like mispronouncing God's name? I'd be pissed
.....Welcome our new Japanese Overlords
It's really nice to know that I am not the only one that has seen TAoBBAtED.
My friends all look at me weird when I mention the movie. *is happy*
...From Haliburton!
My previous employer was involved in stress testing large diesel engines. They hooked PC's up to the Engine's Computer, and ran it through various test cycles.
... so I think it was all a M$ Conspiracy.
Well, it was not uncommon to have VERY specific testing criteria for these simulations.
So, one day over the Christmas break (I came in for the Holiday Pay, plus OT -- good stuff), there was a test running. The PC driving it was running NT4.0. This holiday shutdown, the guys at corporate thought it would be brilliant to push SMS out to all my lab computers. Bad idea. The test was running with very low oil, and constant RPM shifting (to simulate hilly terrain). It BSOD'ed during an incline, and the PC forgot to tell the engine to shut-down, so the RPM's kept increasing. They called me instantly, and I came out as soon as I could. Right about the time I got there and found out what caused the BSOD, the engine exploded. Shrapnel went everywhere.
And it was about that time that we found out the blast-proof door wasn't so blast-proof. We all hit the deck, and hot engine flew everywhere. It is a miracle that none of us got hurt any more than we did.
That was about the time I started playing with Linux at home
Well, the sad fact is that as one medium becomes more popular, so too will advertising on that medium become more invasive. Look at how things have developed over time, when the Internet started coming to people's homes banner ads were all the rage for companies. Now, when I want to look at pr0n I gotta deal with thousands of pop-ups to get to the good stuff.
I know that there are ways around all that, but the fact of the matter is that when you compare the cost of Internet advertising to television advertising, the choice is clear. Plus, with the Internet you reach a much larger audience.
Especially when you consider the Do-Not-Call list here in the states, we should look for more and more of a focus on the Internet as an advertising medium. And also, look for more creative ways for advertising companies to circumvent our prevention of the advertising.
Here's a practical application
Step 1) Discover secret of Mussel Glue-like substance
Step 2) ????????????????/
Step 3) Profit
Video stores only pay a premium for new titles to be released before you can buy them. With DVD's per movie charges are significantly less. Video stores (especially Blockbuster) pay waaay less than you think for new titles these days. Blockbuster partners directly with production companies and buys millions of copies. It used to be that Video stores payed upwards of $100 for a VHS when it was released. Now that is simply not the case. DVD's are flooding the market, and most new releases cost Video Stores only $25-30.
Also, I do not believe there is anything prohibiting me from going to Wally World, buying a movie off the shelf, and bringing it into my nonexistent video store and rent it. Laws like that are only prohibiting Public Viewing and copying.
Regardless, new movies are cheap. And old games are old games. It's stuff that we all love, and would like to see re-released.
I don't see the problem here, and I would pay for it (I love Mario 3). Better to make a little money off your old stuff than to control it and take steps to make sure that you make no money at all.
...faster, stronger ... we have the technology
What the hell man? I went to the 12:01 show, got some breakfast and went to work. And you call yourself a geek! Shit, ain't nothing some caffeine and sugar can take care of later
I was a HOBY attendee. I just wanted to say that I think it is a great program. I think it is even better that you are trying to introduce the students to more 'technical' current events.
I was going to type something here, but I forgot what I was going to say.
I worked as an intern for a large company. My internship lasted for a year while I finished up school. Near the end of my internship my supervisor informed me that they were hiring me after my internship was complete. So, I finished school and went to work for the company. All was fine for about a month. They one day, I come to the door, and my keycard will not let me in. The system had manufactured a bit before, so I wasn't worried. I picked up the phone to call security to inform them of the problem. In the meantine two people were able to successfully badge in.
When I finally got to talk to someone in security, they informed me that I no longer worked for the company. I was freaked out because I had been busting my ass for them. I asked when I had been fired. They checked, and told me that I had not been working with the company for about a month. It was all a mistake, but I had to stand out in the cold for a half hour explaining to a power-tripping security guard my situation. He eventually let me back in, and re-activated all my accounts...bastard!
We run apps like Fluent, StarCD, ABAQUS, Vectis, and ProMechanica. I would love to save my company butt-loads of money and set up a reasonably small cluster of Alpha-based linux boxes. But I do not think that these applications support linux yet.
well, the thing is...we have an SGI admin that really does not know much about the machine. My corporation has a lot more administrative support for HP-UX, but then they take root, and give it to no one else (bastards). So we would be in charge of administering the machine ourselves and not letting the rest of the corporation touch it. The difference in my knowledge of support for IRIX/HP-UX is really a wash (very limited in either case). I kind of adopted this program, and my predecessor had only gotten quotes from SGI and HP. I will look into the suns, but i do not know if the apps (Vectis, ABAQUS, Fluent, StarCD, ProMechanica, and others) will be supported under that platform or even a linux cluster.
I don't know if this helps, but MSN (insert livid noises here) is running a review of cell phones. I saw a link off their page as i was logging out of hotmail. Check this out, and I hope it helps: http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.as p?scmId=39&scpId=101
The FPS Episode demonstrated that the X-Files simply is losing sight of its true audience. Those of us that have been loyal to the X-files since its inception know that the show is simply trying to grab ratings now. It has obviously been corrupted. But, considering it is a FOX show, we should all be grateful that it hasn't been corrupted too much be the greedy 'Who wants to marry a multi-millionaire' 'when cars attack (I hope im not the only one guilty of watching that)' bastards in the front offices at Fox. I, for one, was just happy to watch Scully whoop the hot, cowboy chick's ass with a wicked machine gun. Plus, there was the decapitation, the broadsword, and the chance to see the Lone Gunmen again.
Granted, the X-Files is nowhere near what it used to be ( see the cheesy COPS episode ), but we should all be grateful that it hasn't been screwed up THAT badly. Plus, Scully is a definite hotty ;P
Does anyone know if there is any truth to the rumor of a Lone Gunmen series? I am really curious...
=====Remember, a truly wise man never plays leap frog with a unicorn.