The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh - more than 20 times the national average.
I have disabled Comments on this post so that respectable visitors do not have to read the remarks made by a small number of extremely ignorant, rude, malicious and disingenuous individuals who cannot tolerate people expressing opinions that do not concur with their own.
Looks like someone commented about how asinine that the premise these cables could matter to sound quality.
We (on termination, not severance) lock out the person's domain account while they are in the meeting with their manager and HR. IT is notified ~ 1 day in advance if possible and we are given the time of the meeting. A job is scheduled that will kick off a script at the proscribed time. Works quite well.
For severance the employee has limited to full access (depends on the managers decision). All the people that made the point already, if someone is planning on leaving with data, then they've already pulled the data before giving notice, so treating people who are giving notice won't stop any loss to speak of, and will alienate the genuinely good people.
Only twice have we had a problem with this system one was a facilities guy who decided to have fun with the network connected building lights at night flicking them on and off in a rather interesting pattern. As far as problems go that's minor. The other time was someone going to a competitor with secret design data. When the competitor found out they called us and asked what we wanted to do. He was sacked and arrested before he left their building the same day. -nB
I can get a consumer DSL line "up to" or I can buy a commercial DSL line that is "between X and Y" from my carrier. If I want "X" on the spot I have to buy something else (I inquired about DS3 and they thought I was joking, once I convinced them I was serious they said I can't have it:( ). -nB
Actually, That's not quite true. They tend to look for people that naturally are ideal looking, but through injury or other reason gained weight. They then provide their product to these people while on the mend and once healed up the models look good again.
It's certainly creative... I was on AT&T (SBC) and was on a 6Mbps plan. I could only get about 3.4, so I called and downgraded my plan. Then instead of the expected solid 3Mbps, I started seeing 1.2-2.6Mbps.
I don't see why I would rejoice at a 600GB SSD per se. It's not like a hard drive where it actually means "we've increased the density on 3.5 inch platters and/or squeezed more platters on top of each other". If you can make a 60GB SSD, you can make a 600GB SSD. What advance in tech is being brought to the table?
Basically the same types of advances: * Hey we fit more bits per Sq mm with this new litho process * Hey we increased the reliability of stacked die packages to the point where the yields are good enough to use them in SSDs. -nB
FWIW I've already seen flash device failures (SSD and USB sticks). They tend to fail into a RO mode rather than a blank, or unreadable mode. This is a good thing from a data integrity standpoint (though a bad thing from an IS standpoint).
I personally would feel comfortable using SSDs in a transaction server and such from a data integrity view, but I'm not sure if they could actually handle massive IOPS for a sustained period. Massive OPS, however, they seem to be awesome at, and that's how we're currently using them. A front end cache for largely static datasets that need high read availability. Where we used to be bottlenecking on the drive, we are now bottlenecking on the controller logic.
I have been in this position with four companies: once each in position 4 and 5a and twice (Salant Corp. & Delta Airlines) as 5d. I've only seen money as a former employee, not as anything else. By the time you get to the 5 category, there is no money left. That's why they go bankrupt in the first place. -nB
About the thermal paper issue... I make a scan of all receipt purchases, and file the receipts and a print out of the scan. The one time I've had a retailer pull the "must be original receipt" BS I gave them the (blank) thermal receipt. Naturally they refused it, so I also provided the copy, which they refused. I asked for a manager and pointed out that they could accept the copy along with the slip of blank paper that used to contain the same data, or they could get sued. They accepted the copy.
Also, I now can print out my scans on thermal paper, which helps immensely:-)
damn straight. I've has similar with Tyan motherboards. No receipt, just a MB and SN. I called about repair (dual socket board where the secondary socket wasn't coming up) and they asked for the Model & SN, nothing else. Came back off hold and they said, "we can't fix that one but if you send it in we'll send you the newer one as an exchange".
Naturally I am a fan of theirs now and forever. -nB
no. It would be impossible. There is no realistic way to drop a Si layer on top of metal, then dope it properly. see, the thing is, a chip is built on the Si wafer basically setup as a field of npn wells and pnp wells, then the metal interconnects these wells in the appropriate way to make a functioning circuit. To go 3D you would need to add another layer of Si, and that is not really possible. -nB
he has no kids. sad, in a way, but makes the family situation a little easier. Us friends likely won't see a dime of the money anyway, always could use some, but don't really need it. What counts is he is our friend, and we want to see his wishes borne out.
While that is true, it still makes for an awesome will. And fact of the matter is we plan on carrying it out if at all possible, not only because that's what he wants, but because of the (awesomeness is really the wrong word, as is novelty but I don't know the right word...) of it. -nB
I know someone whom has in their will to have a viking funeral. Payout of the estate is contingent on this. Also in the estate is an escrow fund to pay the fines for and purchase the following: desecration of a corpse open air cremation of a corpse lighting a boat on fire in a waterway the boat the fuel to place in the boat the cost of a accurate archer
I use one of these: 4x 2.5 sata. With 500 gig Scorpio blue drives hitting $55 it's actually price competitive with high quality DVD media, and certainly is space competitive. (when figuring out price competitive I accounted for the fact that nearly 700 meg of a dvd is often wasted in file backups).
I wrote a perl script that computes and saves to the host and drive a hash table of all files on the archive so I can check for bit-rot. -nB
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I had no problem copying and pasting...
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh - more than 20 times the national average.
random snip.
Actually, I don't think he can...
Congress might be able to, but I don't think the Commander in Cheif is allowed to tell the paranoid pros to go away.
you sir are a waffler. I demand you get off the fence and pick a side!
Health care isn't broken... yet.
minor nitpick:
hdmi (without HDCP) *can* have bit errors and still appear to work, you will have pixel dropout.
Think of it as SATA == TCP
HDMI/DVI == UDP
I have disabled Comments on this post so that respectable visitors do not have to read the remarks made by a small number of extremely ignorant, rude, malicious and disingenuous individuals who cannot tolerate people expressing opinions that do not concur with their own.
Looks like someone commented about how asinine that the premise these cables could matter to sound quality.
We (on termination, not severance) lock out the person's domain account while they are in the meeting with their manager and HR. IT is notified ~ 1 day in advance if possible and we are given the time of the meeting. A job is scheduled that will kick off a script at the proscribed time. Works quite well.
For severance the employee has limited to full access (depends on the managers decision). All the people that made the point already, if someone is planning on leaving with data, then they've already pulled the data before giving notice, so treating people who are giving notice won't stop any loss to speak of, and will alienate the genuinely good people.
Only twice have we had a problem with this system one was a facilities guy who decided to have fun with the network connected building lights at night flicking them on and off in a rather interesting pattern. As far as problems go that's minor. The other time was someone going to a competitor with secret design data. When the competitor found out they called us and asked what we wanted to do. He was sacked and arrested before he left their building the same day.
-nB
I can get a consumer DSL line "up to" or I can buy a commercial DSL line that is "between X and Y" from my carrier. If I want "X" on the spot I have to buy something else (I inquired about DS3 and they thought I was joking, once I convinced them I was serious they said I can't have it :( ).
-nB
Actually,
That's not quite true.
They tend to look for people that naturally are ideal looking, but through injury or other reason gained weight. They then provide their product to these people while on the mend and once healed up the models look good again.
Total sham.
-nB
It's certainly creative...
I was on AT&T (SBC) and was on a 6Mbps plan. I could only get about 3.4, so I called and downgraded my plan. Then instead of the expected solid 3Mbps, I started seeing 1.2-2.6Mbps.
SHENANIGANS!
I don't see why I would rejoice at a 600GB SSD per se. It's not like a hard drive where it actually means "we've increased the density on 3.5 inch platters and/or squeezed more platters on top of each other". If you can make a 60GB SSD, you can make a 600GB SSD. What advance in tech is being brought to the table?
Basically the same types of advances:
* Hey we fit more bits per Sq mm with this new litho process
* Hey we increased the reliability of stacked die packages to the point where the yields are good enough to use them in SSDs.
-nB
FWIW I've already seen flash device failures (SSD and USB sticks). They tend to fail into a RO mode rather than a blank, or unreadable mode. This is a good thing from a data integrity standpoint (though a bad thing from an IS standpoint).
I personally would feel comfortable using SSDs in a transaction server and such from a data integrity view, but I'm not sure if they could actually handle massive IOPS for a sustained period. Massive OPS, however, they seem to be awesome at, and that's how we're currently using them. A front end cache for largely static datasets that need high read availability. Where we used to be bottlenecking on the drive, we are now bottlenecking on the controller logic.
The only nVidia cards in my lab are ES cards. Everything else is aftermarket (eVGA, PNY, etc.)
5a) Suppliers
5b) Bond Holders
5c) Unsecured debt (company credit cards, etc.)
5d) Stock holders (if traded)
5e) Other Shit
5f) customers.
I have been in this position with four companies:
once each in position 4 and 5a and twice (Salant Corp. & Delta Airlines) as 5d.
I've only seen money as a former employee, not as anything else. By the time you get to the 5 category, there is no money left. That's why they go bankrupt in the first place.
-nB
About the thermal paper issue...
I make a scan of all receipt purchases, and file the receipts and a print out of the scan.
The one time I've had a retailer pull the "must be original receipt" BS I gave them the (blank) thermal receipt. Naturally they refused it, so I also provided the copy, which they refused. I asked for a manager and pointed out that they could accept the copy along with the slip of blank paper that used to contain the same data, or they could get sued. They accepted the copy.
Also, I now can print out my scans on thermal paper, which helps immensely :-)
damn straight.
I've has similar with Tyan motherboards.
No receipt, just a MB and SN. I called about repair (dual socket board where the secondary socket wasn't coming up) and they asked for the Model & SN, nothing else. Came back off hold and they said, "we can't fix that one but if you send it in we'll send you the newer one as an exchange".
Naturally I am a fan of theirs now and forever.
-nB
no.
It would be impossible.
There is no realistic way to drop a Si layer on top of metal, then dope it properly.
see, the thing is, a chip is built on the Si wafer basically setup as a field of npn wells and pnp wells, then the metal interconnects these wells in the appropriate way to make a functioning circuit. To go 3D you would need to add another layer of Si, and that is not really possible.
-nB
he has no kids.
sad, in a way, but makes the family situation a little easier. Us friends likely won't see a dime of the money anyway, always could use some, but don't really need it. What counts is he is our friend, and we want to see his wishes borne out.
While that is true, it still makes for an awesome will. And fact of the matter is we plan on carrying it out if at all possible, not only because that's what he wants, but because of the (awesomeness is really the wrong word, as is novelty but I don't know the right word...) of it.
-nB
ditto.
I want to be preserved, in an airtight casket, with medical texts etc. then sent into deep space ala voyager.
I know someone whom has in their will to have a viking funeral. Payout of the estate is contingent on this. Also in the estate is an escrow fund to pay the fines for and purchase the following:
desecration of a corpse
open air cremation of a corpse
lighting a boat on fire in a waterway
the boat
the fuel to place in the boat
the cost of a accurate archer
My mod points expired yesterday...
damn you deserved one. (well, all of them, but I can't do that).
No,
They know we all can use adblock, but they also know that we likely will buy this subscription just to support them.
cooled, yes.
not much else, but since they are only in when making a backup, it's not so bad.
I use one of these: 4x 2.5 sata.
With 500 gig Scorpio blue drives hitting $55 it's actually price competitive with high quality DVD media, and certainly is space competitive.
(when figuring out price competitive I accounted for the fact that nearly 700 meg of a dvd is often wasted in file backups).
I wrote a perl script that computes and saves to the host and drive a hash table of all files on the archive so I can check for bit-rot.
-nB