Someone is physically onsite at least once a month regardless - this is what some other small IT shops miss with these types of arrangements. Clients don't like getting a bill and never seeing a warm body onsite.. no matter how good your remote support setup is.
Absolutely agree with you on that point - I'm an inexperienced sysadmin/network admin/helpdesk/general dog to kick when things break at a small business, and we've got an IT guy on call to set things up, fix things when I'm doing my real work, etc etc. Anyhow, the boss complains when the bill comes in, because he never sees a body, and therefore obviously nothing happens.
These computer systems just fix themselves, right?
Being a coach of a pro-level powerlifter, you'd know that lifting (in short sets) is completely anaerobic, and therefore is (presumably) fairly independent of heart rate and oxygen uptake - which you pointed out. However, I don't think that he was talking about lifting specifically, probably more like running or sprinting. In my experience, if you go from resting heart-rate to a flat sprint, it's extremely difficult for the heart rate and oxygen uptake to 'catch up', whereas if you're warmed up after a light jog, performance is increased due to all systems functioning above resting rate.
So, while I have no doubt you have plentiful experience striking 40 pound children with vehicles, I'm not sure that experience is directly applicable to the situation at hand.
We start by assuming a perfectly spherical 40lb child of uniform density...
From what I've read, the point of ABS isn't to reduce stopping distances to the maximum extent possible - it's to reduce stopping distances as much as possible, while still being consistent. A human driver with no nanny-aids might stop from 70mph in a range, say, x-x+20m after 10 tests, depending on a number of factors. A car with abs might have a range of say x+1 to x+3m, over a hundred tests. The human might do better 5% of the time, but overall they'll do worse in on-road conditions.
The one time I've heard of ABS being consistently worse (on-road) is gravel and snow where stopping distance is greatly reduced by the snow/gravel piling up in front of a skidding tyre and providing more resistance, which doesn't happen when the ABS is operating due to the tyre rolling slightly.
They do that here in Australia, but with caps. My plan has 20 gig on-peak, which runs roughly mid-day to mid-night, and 40 gig off-peak. Tends to be fairly self-limiting, because the hard-core filesharers tend to run low bandwidth caps on their torrents during peak, or they'll get dial-up after they hit their cap. It's a touch slow 6-9pm with the schoolkiddies, but nothing unacceptable, then clears up for the off-peak.
No, it's just a good example. They're not the only ones who do it that way.
No, it's just a good example in their field. As others have said, that model is great for distributed computing where each transaction is non-mission-critical. Not all industries and applications have that luxury; banking is the obvious one.
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Irrational solution to an irrational problem? Carry on, Sir!
Their name is Bruce, you insensitive clod!
Porn, obviously.
Spelling, don't leave home without it.
Sorry mate. I agree with you, the GP is an idiot, but I just had to.
We never had nickels here, you uninformed clod.
Every day, a new economist pops up on tv...
Less cats around, though. *grin*
You're not trying hard enough.
I am intrigued by your post, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Absolutely agree with you on that point - I'm an inexperienced sysadmin/network admin/helpdesk/general dog to kick when things break at a small business, and we've got an IT guy on call to set things up, fix things when I'm doing my real work, etc etc. Anyhow, the boss complains when the bill comes in, because he never sees a body, and therefore obviously nothing happens.
These computer systems just fix themselves, right?
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JMHO, from a non-technical perspective.
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Is that what you call it?
This is slashdot. We know.
Very little, yet he still manages to disappoint.
It will be a faded-red van, with "Free Candy" spray-painted on the outside. Just a tip. ;)
I am intrigued by your post, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
I'd rather not... Boags' Premium for me. Doesn't leave you wanting to gouge your tastebuds out with a corkscrew. ;)
And that's different from what happens currently... How?
So, while I have no doubt you have plentiful experience striking 40 pound children with vehicles, I'm not sure that experience is directly applicable to the situation at hand.
We start by assuming a perfectly spherical 40lb child of uniform density...
NASA says no pieces larger than 40lb.
Small fridge? Maybe a travel cooler?
We speak 'strine down here in Oz, mate...
The one time I've heard of ABS being consistently worse (on-road) is gravel and snow where stopping distance is greatly reduced by the snow/gravel piling up in front of a skidding tyre and providing more resistance, which doesn't happen when the ABS is operating due to the tyre rolling slightly.
They do that here in Australia, but with caps. My plan has 20 gig on-peak, which runs roughly mid-day to mid-night, and 40 gig off-peak. Tends to be fairly self-limiting, because the hard-core filesharers tend to run low bandwidth caps on their torrents during peak, or they'll get dial-up after they hit their cap. It's a touch slow 6-9pm with the schoolkiddies, but nothing unacceptable, then clears up for the off-peak.
More like rented it for £17...
In the same manner, I'm sure. The webcams at the LHC will be an interesting watch.
No, it's just a good example. They're not the only ones who do it that way.
No, it's just a good example in their field. As others have said, that model is great for distributed computing where each transaction is non-mission-critical. Not all industries and applications have that luxury; banking is the obvious one.