Re:IBM is trying the save a piece of his bizness
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I agree with you that Windows is most likely the problem. Most of the systems are being migrated to an Oracle on Windows setup. For nearly 3 months, the database servers would just randomly reboot. Now, we do have another system running Oracle on Solaris (Sun blades) which gives us almost no problem, except maybe every 6 months a corrupt index will pop up. I wish we would migrate at least our Windows DB servers to Solaris, but alas, Unisys is a Microsoft Gold Parnter and the only reason for the Sun machines is that is what that govt. agency was using before we got the contract.
It is interesting to note that with my contract with Unisys, we have been constantly trying to push the government into "upgrading" systems (so Unisys can sell more hardware and support). But the IBM contract here seems just happy with IBM mainframes and has not been making any push to migrate, although they have gained a few IBM Linux servers. (There, that should keep the/. masses content.)
Re:IBM is trying the save a piece of his bizness
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And obviously the young engineer has never used a mainframe. I work on a government project with Unisys mainframes (also have IBM here, but that's a different contract). Unisys knows their mainframe business is dying, and is pushing Dell servers with Windows now. They've been trying to migrate some of these mainframe systems to server groups (not exactly clusters, each box has a role) with horrible results. The servers just plain and simple do not have the I/O capacity needed to process a government payroll, welfare checks, child support, or retirement systems to name a few. Some of these migrations have been going on the whole time I've worked here (almost four years), with nothing happening but the mainframe power-down date being continually moved back by months at a time. I'm sure some of the problems are stemming from the choice of staff, and could be completed by more competent people. But I'd still like to see someone migrate our Commonwealth's welfare system to off-the-shelf servers. Any takers?
Face, people around the world don't much like watching sports, so the successful spectator sports are ones that you don't really have to watch. The real point is to sit around with your buddies for a couple of hours, and drink a few beers. If sports were really that interesting to watch, you'd stay sober and tell your buddies to fuck off 'cuz you're busy.
I'm not really a sports fan. While I agree this post is funny, it really deserves a rating of "insightful." Too bad my mod points just expired.
1) so a guy took a bunch of his home movies, mixed them on an iMac and ended up winning an award at the Cannes film festival. Lessig asks "what if he wanted to mix someone else's video with his own? He couldn't". That totally didn't make any sense. You just proved that you don't need to be able to use other people's material freely to get into Cannes. Next time pick an example that had something to do with your point.
I think the point he was trying to make is that if content were "free" to begin with, one would not have to rely on one's own personal collection of media to create a "remix." You would be able to elaborate upon the work of others, much the same way that functionality is added to existing free software. While Lessig's example may not have been delivered in the clearest of context, I still believe it is a valid example.
Side Note: I create music, and while I have done remixes of existing songs, the goal was never to overshadow the original, but to reflect whatever inspiration I received from the original as an accent to that song. Very much the same way two different people can read the same book and walk away with different insight.
I picked up a code reader/check engine reset tool for my BMW for $150 + S&H from an enthusiasts shop. I have no idea what the dealer would charge for diagnostics, but I'm sure the tool has already paid for itself. Not only that, but I've been able to help friends (with BMW's) and save them money. It works for all older BMW's with a round diagnostic port and adapters are $35 if I need to connect to OBD-II BMW's. Not a bad little investment for $150.
I've had many fried modems, but only one survivor. After a power spike on the phone line and simultaneous power outage during a thunderstorm, this modem required you to pick up a telephone and leave it off the hook while you connected to the ISP. The phone had to remain off the hook for your entire session, and any noise on the phone would cause the connection to drop.
My friend has a wireless keyboard/mouse that he purchased years ago. Probably the best set up I've used. The keyboard is about the size of a laptop's, with standard sized keys. It has a small joystick on top right, like the ones found on PS2 and Xbox controllers, as a mouse. Unfortunately the unit is IR with a rather short range (maybe 15 feet), and I don't know the manufacturer.
I see this as a great benefit for a lot of mailing lists, where the information is public. How easy would it be to just search for some keywords rather than reading through screen-fulls of irrelevant posts on a particular subject, especially since messages are kept after deletion? As far as personal email accounts are concerned, I do view this as a privacy issue.
But then, the problem with the music industry is that people only want to pirate well known artists.
Actually, all the music I download via P2P is very lesser known DJs in the House scene, mostly ripped from vinyl. This music doesn't even fall under the RIAA's umbrella, yet I'm sure it is copyrighted. The problem is that I can't find this music in any local (and sometimes online) distribution outlets (shipping is usually pretty expensive as most sites are in Europe). I could care less about the crap the RIAA plays on the radio and MTV. P2P lets me actually get the music I'm interested in.
Not sure what a parallel to usb adapter costs, but print servers may save the day for parallel printers. I don't see ethernet going anywhere for a while.
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I agree with you that Windows is most likely the problem. Most of the systems are being migrated to an Oracle on Windows setup. For nearly 3 months, the database servers would just randomly reboot. Now, we do have another system running Oracle on Solaris (Sun blades) which gives us almost no problem, except maybe every 6 months a corrupt index will pop up. I wish we would migrate at least our Windows DB servers to Solaris, but alas, Unisys is a Microsoft Gold Parnter and the only reason for the Sun machines is that is what that govt. agency was using before we got the contract.
/. masses content.)
It is interesting to note that with my contract with Unisys, we have been constantly trying to push the government into "upgrading" systems (so Unisys can sell more hardware and support). But the IBM contract here seems just happy with IBM mainframes and has not been making any push to migrate, although they have gained a few IBM Linux servers. (There, that should keep the
And obviously the young engineer has never used a mainframe. I work on a government project with Unisys mainframes (also have IBM here, but that's a different contract). Unisys knows their mainframe business is dying, and is pushing Dell servers with Windows now. They've been trying to migrate some of these mainframe systems to server groups (not exactly clusters, each box has a role) with horrible results. The servers just plain and simple do not have the I/O capacity needed to process a government payroll, welfare checks, child support, or retirement systems to name a few. Some of these migrations have been going on the whole time I've worked here (almost four years), with nothing happening but the mainframe power-down date being continually moved back by months at a time. I'm sure some of the problems are stemming from the choice of staff, and could be completed by more competent people. But I'd still like to see someone migrate our Commonwealth's welfare system to off-the-shelf servers. Any takers?
Face, people around the world don't much like watching sports, so the successful spectator sports are ones that you don't really have to watch. The real point is to sit around with your buddies for a couple of hours, and drink a few beers. If sports were really that interesting to watch, you'd stay sober and tell your buddies to fuck off 'cuz you're busy.
I'm not really a sports fan. While I agree this post is funny, it really deserves a rating of "insightful." Too bad my mod points just expired.
1) so a guy took a bunch of his home movies, mixed them on an iMac and ended up winning an award at the Cannes film festival. Lessig asks "what if he wanted to mix someone else's video with his own? He couldn't". That totally didn't make any sense. You just proved that you don't need to be able to use other people's material freely to get into Cannes. Next time pick an example that had something to do with your point.
I think the point he was trying to make is that if content were "free" to begin with, one would not have to rely on one's own personal collection of media to create a "remix." You would be able to elaborate upon the work of others, much the same way that functionality is added to existing free software. While Lessig's example may not have been delivered in the clearest of context, I still believe it is a valid example.
Side Note: I create music, and while I have done remixes of existing songs, the goal was never to overshadow the original, but to reflect whatever inspiration I received from the original as an accent to that song. Very much the same way two different people can read the same book and walk away with different insight.
I picked up a code reader/check engine reset tool for my BMW for $150 + S&H from an enthusiasts shop. I have no idea what the dealer would charge for diagnostics, but I'm sure the tool has already paid for itself. Not only that, but I've been able to help friends (with BMW's) and save them money. It works for all older BMW's with a round diagnostic port and adapters are $35 if I need to connect to OBD-II BMW's. Not a bad little investment for $150.
...but can it run Linux?
I've had many fried modems, but only one survivor. After a power spike on the phone line and simultaneous power outage during a thunderstorm, this modem required you to pick up a telephone and leave it off the hook while you connected to the ISP. The phone had to remain off the hook for your entire session, and any noise on the phone would cause the connection to drop.
My friend has a wireless keyboard/mouse that he purchased years ago. Probably the best set up I've used. The keyboard is about the size of a laptop's, with standard sized keys. It has a small joystick on top right, like the ones found on PS2 and Xbox controllers, as a mouse. Unfortunately the unit is IR with a rather short range (maybe 15 feet), and I don't know the manufacturer.
"It runs a customized version of Linux, and being Sony-branded, supports MemoryStick."
Since it runs Linux, I'm sure someone will come up with something.
I see this as a great benefit for a lot of mailing lists, where the information is public. How easy would it be to just search for some keywords rather than reading through screen-fulls of irrelevant posts on a particular subject, especially since messages are kept after deletion? As far as personal email accounts are concerned, I do view this as a privacy issue.
So Linus needs to start wearing a gold lightning-bolt earing and refer to himself as LT?
I don't see how this will let you burn and rip cd's from one application. As far as I know, enlightenment is just a window manager.
I'm sure what it really means is that we'll need that same size heatsink/fan on the northbridge as the cpu.
Has anyone ever considered using the guts of a laptop? that would be a pretty slim computer.
But then, the problem with the music industry is that people only want to pirate well known artists.
Actually, all the music I download via P2P is very lesser known DJs in the House scene, mostly ripped from vinyl. This music doesn't even fall under the RIAA's umbrella, yet I'm sure it is copyrighted. The problem is that I can't find this music in any local (and sometimes online) distribution outlets (shipping is usually pretty expensive as most sites are in Europe). I could care less about the crap the RIAA plays on the radio and MTV. P2P lets me actually get the music I'm interested in.
Not sure what a parallel to usb adapter costs, but print servers may save the day for parallel printers. I don't see ethernet going anywhere for a while.