The article says "So the read fails. And when that happens, you are one unhappy camper. The message âoewe canâ(TM)t read this RAID volumeâ travels up the chain of command until an error message is presented on the screen. 12 TB of your carefully protected - you thought! - data is gone. Oh, you didnâ(TM)t back it up to tape? Bummer!"
Ummm...no.
One bad sector isn't the end of the world. Even on RAID5 it only damages one file, not the entire 12TB. You can restore the file from backup and rewrite the sector so that the drive's controller will remap it.
With RAID6 you'd need two drives to have the exact same bad sector - probably less likely than a meteorite hitting them.
The cheap wine thing would fool the average wannabe wine snob but it wouldn't fool a real expert.
The audio cable thing - NOBODY can tell the difference.
The wooden instrument thing, there's very little difference between the best modern instruments and a Strad. But... a Strad is a Strad. If it's a Strad you know you've got the best and it doesn't get any better. No need to get into any arguments with people over which is the best brand, western vs. oriental, etc.
This is why I still use Paint Shop Pro instead of photoshop - PSP does everything with half/tenth the number of clicks.
eg. I do a lot of paste screenshot from the clipboard - it's one click in PSP but in Photoshop I have to do "File->new, select 'size from clipboard' in the dropdown, click 'ok', then I get to paste the image".
Same with JPG images - in PSP I load one up, do something to it, click save, done. In photoshop there's a whole extra layer of dialogs to "set jpg options" when I go to save it.
I could have sworn the summary said something like this:
"you lose the files' permission information, which many times is very inconvenient (you must agree that having Ubuntu asking you whether to execute or display every text file or image you open from a DOK is annoying)"
Given that Ubuntu is supposed to be the friendliest distribution (cue flame war...), I have to wonder...
Small makes things tougher all by itself - small is less flexible and small fits in the middle of a bag instead of having corners sticking out all over the place.
I don't know about "spilling" by my Eee PC feels almost unbreakable compared to my normal laptop and takes a lot less knocks when you're carrying it around.
Hair farming is already a massive business in India - where do you think all the trendy hair extensions in girl's hairdressers come from? Indian ladies often cut their hair off as a religious offering at the temples. The temples sell the hair to the west and use the money to feed the poor.
{I know this is slashdot but I'm assuming you've seen at least one girl and are aware of the existence of hair extensions}
The Chinese have started a massive pebble-bed reactor building program. They're got the economy, they'll have the energy, they have the mineral resources.... They'll also own an awful lot of American mortgages and can squeeze the USA on debt repayments.
The USA will be a second class citizen in a few years time if they stop being such consumer-driven dumbasses.
The problem with those old plants is the water passing through the reactor absorbs neutrons then goes out and gradually turns the whole plant radioactive. Heavy water is also very bad for the pipework and it eventually loses strength and starts to crack. Both these things limit the useful life of a reactor and lead to massive decommissioning costs.
With more modern reactors this doesn't happen, eg. a pebble bed reactor uses helium for the heat exchange instead of water. Helium doesn't absorb neutrons so no radioactivity leaves the main reactor vessel.
The Westinghouse AP1000 is an old fashioned design.
A breeder reactor is an awful lot more efficient, a pebble bed reactor is an awful lot smaller/simpler to build, lasts longer and has virtually no decommissioning costs (the reactor doesn't become radioactive over time).
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The article says "So the read fails. And when that happens, you are one unhappy camper. The message âoewe canâ(TM)t read this RAID volumeâ travels up the chain of command until an error message is presented on the screen. 12 TB of your carefully protected - you thought! - data is gone. Oh, you didnâ(TM)t back it up to tape? Bummer!"
Ummm...no.
One bad sector isn't the end of the world. Even on RAID5 it only damages one file, not the entire 12TB. You can restore the file from backup and rewrite the sector so that the drive's controller will remap it.
With RAID6 you'd need two drives to have the exact same bad sector - probably less likely than a meteorite hitting them.
Is he saying that you can never read a whole hard disk because it will fail before you get to the end?
That's what it seems like he's saying but my hard disks usually last for years of continuous so I'm not sure it's true.
He said "pathological case", not "average".
Windows 1.0 is lightweight and agile on a modern PC and has no known viruses.
I recommend it for everyday use with Trumpet Winsock for INternet access.
In an electric guitar the wood doesn't do an awful lot, it's just there to hold the strings and pickups in place.
An acoustic instrument is different....
What about a $5000 violin...?
A Strad is the best available. If you've got a Strad you can relax and stop worrying whether your neighbor's violin might be better.
The cheap wine thing would fool the average wannabe wine snob but it wouldn't fool a real expert.
The audio cable thing - NOBODY can tell the difference.
The wooden instrument thing, there's very little difference between the best modern instruments and a Strad. But ... a Strad is a Strad. If it's a Strad you know you've got the best and it doesn't get any better. No need to get into any arguments with people over which is the best brand, western vs. oriental, etc.
The difference is within background noise - as are all these stupid tests.
"Brakes" ... the word you wanted is "brakes".
Um, yes it is, but the knuckleheads behind this decided they wanted to put it in a gasoline engine instead of a diesel engine.
End result: They could only put 5% in the mix or it would cause engine problems (duh!)
Why anybody would think this stunt helps their cause, or the cause of biodiesel, is beyond me. They should have just got a diesel car.
This is why I still use Paint Shop Pro instead of photoshop - PSP does everything with half/tenth the number of clicks.
eg. I do a lot of paste screenshot from the clipboard - it's one click in PSP but in Photoshop I have to do "File->new, select 'size from clipboard' in the dropdown, click 'ok', then I get to paste the image".
Same with JPG images - in PSP I load one up, do something to it, click save, done. In photoshop there's a whole extra layer of dialogs to "set jpg options" when I go to save it.
It all gets old real fast.
Even if they made (eg.) a "one way" trip to Mars you'd have people queuing around the block to sign up.
I'd go.
I could have sworn the summary said something like this:
"you lose the files' permission information, which many times is very inconvenient (you must agree that having Ubuntu asking you whether to execute or display every text file or image you open from a DOK is annoying)"
Given that Ubuntu is supposed to be the friendliest distribution (cue flame war...), I have to wonder...
Threads like this remind me of why Linux will never make it as a mainstream OS.
Are you sure you know what 'FUD' stands for...?
Small makes things tougher all by itself - small is less flexible and small fits in the middle of a bag instead of having corners sticking out all over the place.
I don't know about "spilling" by my Eee PC feels almost unbreakable compared to my normal laptop and takes a lot less knocks when you're carrying it around.
http://xkcd.com/619/
Hair farming is already a massive business in India - where do you think all the trendy hair extensions in girl's hairdressers come from? Indian ladies often cut their hair off as a religious offering at the temples. The temples sell the hair to the west and use the money to feed the poor.
{I know this is slashdot but I'm assuming you've seen at least one girl and are aware of the existence of hair extensions}
The Chinese have started a massive pebble-bed reactor building program. They're got the economy, they'll have the energy, they have the mineral resources.... They'll also own an awful lot of American mortgages and can squeeze the USA on debt repayments.
The USA will be a second class citizen in a few years time if they stop being such consumer-driven dumbasses.
Sure ... you can live without all those cheap Chinese imports.
Just wait 'til the price of training shoes, TV sets and video consoles goes through the roof.
The problem with those old plants is the water passing through the reactor absorbs neutrons then goes out and gradually turns the whole plant radioactive. Heavy water is also very bad for the pipework and it eventually loses strength and starts to crack. Both these things limit the useful life of a reactor and lead to massive decommissioning costs.
With more modern reactors this doesn't happen, eg. a pebble bed reactor uses helium for the heat exchange instead of water. Helium doesn't absorb neutrons so no radioactivity leaves the main reactor vessel.
Thanks for the link to the wired article. Pretty much everything Joe Public needs to know is right there...
>"if the third world can do it, I don't see why we can't."
Simple: A lot of politicians will lose a lot money if America starts building cheap, long-lasting pebble bed reactors.
The Westinghouse AP1000 is an old fashioned design.
A breeder reactor is an awful lot more efficient, a pebble bed reactor is an awful lot smaller/simpler to build, lasts longer and has virtually no decommissioning costs (the reactor doesn't become radioactive over time).