Sir, that is without a doubt the best/geekiest characterization of the article I have come across so far.
If you have a newsletter, I would like to subscribe to it.
I would love to do that at some stage. The problem is that I have a job in New York that allows for very little free time. Being that shuttle launches are often delayed, planning an excursion to see one is a bit of a hit-or-miss proposal.
I'm a little fuzzy on the details. I think you can take out one drive and put in another (i.e. the system is hot swap capable). However, the number of drives that can be in the array is fixed.
I'm going to be playing around a bit with ZFS over the next few weeks in an effort to build (how relevant) a cheapo redundant storage solution. If you're interested, I can keep you posted.
"It is not possible to add a disk to a raidz or raidz2 vdev. This feature appears very difficult to implement. It should also be noted that adding disk to a raidz would degrade the data protection by reducing the proportion of parity to data bits." -- Wikipedia
I don't know if RAID-Z should be used as a selling point for ZFS. If my reading of the situation is correct, you need to add another RAID-Z array to the storage pool for all of your data to remain RAID-ed. To grow your protected storage capability, you therefore have to add at least three (?) drives, as opposed to the one single drive required for XFS based software RAID-5 solutions. For SOHO users, the larger granularity is a bit of a deterrent... but then again, I doubt Sun had this demographic in mind when designing ZFS.
RAID lameness aside, ZFS is an infinitely safer filesystem: even I can see how checksums and transactions will promote data integrity where it matters.
... it's not a bad deal. For $74 a month, you can get cable, internet and phone. I pay 90 a month for a similar triple play deal from my cable provider right now... That said, I'm willing to bet that AT&T's internet offering is a lot slower than what I have right now. It's based on DSL technology, right?
What makes it seem even more hypocritical to me is that the people in charge now are the same ones who were drunk, high and categorically not worried about AIDS through most of the 60s and 70s...
Agreed. I read the novels before I played the games, and I was surprised by how convincing the sci-fi actually was. Characterization was off, but the science was good, and all four books described an appealing future with _relatable_ human technologies, i.e. the technology was advanced, but not so far advanced that I found it implausible.
GP is a tool, make no mistake. The Halo books are solid sci-fi in their own right.
F*** you and your ilk, Steve Jobs. Why should I have to pay more for DRM free music? If we're getting *less* than what we would get with your DRM laden crap, we should be paying less too.
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Sir, that is without a doubt the best/geekiest characterization of the article I have come across so far. If you have a newsletter, I would like to subscribe to it.
That would be the MIG-25. Ridiculously overpowered interceptor radar combined with gloriously short combat radius.
I would love to do that at some stage. The problem is that I have a job in New York that allows for very little free time. Being that shuttle launches are often delayed, planning an excursion to see one is a bit of a hit-or-miss proposal.
Dammit, I'm missing out on too much...
I've been watching NASA TV's feed of the mission for the last 15 minutes or so. It offers a real insight into what goes into making a shuttle flight.
Definitely worth checking out.
The folks over at Freedom to Tinker seem to think Safemedia is an elaborate hoax.
On the other hand, its CEO is testifying in front of Congress...
I'm a little fuzzy on the details. I think you can take out one drive and put in another (i.e. the system is hot swap capable). However, the number of drives that can be in the array is fixed.
I'm going to be playing around a bit with ZFS over the next few weeks in an effort to build (how relevant) a cheapo redundant storage solution. If you're interested, I can keep you posted.
"It is not possible to add a disk to a raidz or raidz2 vdev. This feature appears very difficult to implement. It should also be noted that adding disk to a raidz would degrade the data protection by reducing the proportion of parity to data bits." -- Wikipedia
I don't know if RAID-Z should be used as a selling point for ZFS. If my reading of the situation is correct, you need to add another RAID-Z array to the storage pool for all of your data to remain RAID-ed. To grow your protected storage capability, you therefore have to add at least three (?) drives, as opposed to the one single drive required for XFS based software RAID-5 solutions. For SOHO users, the larger granularity is a bit of a deterrent... but then again, I doubt Sun had this demographic in mind when designing ZFS.
RAID lameness aside, ZFS is an infinitely safer filesystem: even I can see how checksums and transactions will promote data integrity where it matters.
... it's not a bad deal. For $74 a month, you can get cable, internet and phone. I pay 90 a month for a similar triple play deal from my cable provider right now... That said, I'm willing to bet that AT&T's internet offering is a lot slower than what I have right now. It's based on DSL technology, right?
Whatever, dude. I've got 127.0.0.1... let's see you get that one!
You mean "failure"?
Remember, kids: It's not torture, it's "enhanced interrogation techniques".
You do realize that a 64 bit OS will not mean legacy apps will get rewritten... it'll mean that the market for 16bit emulation software will explode.
How appropriate! the Boilermakers finally come through...
Ain't competition grand?
If that's her intent, good for her... clearly she's a better member of society than the moral police who are persecuting her.
What makes it seem even more hypocritical to me is that the people in charge now are the same ones who were drunk, high and categorically not worried about AIDS through most of the 60s and 70s...
As a matter of fact, $75000 seems a little on the low side. Someone should encourage her to go for at least a couple of million dollars.
Dude... music is a weapon. Check out that movie "Shaun of the Dead", where they take out a zombie woman by throwing records at it.
Accountibilibuddies are unreliable though... they often seem to shoot themselves for no reason at all.
... I repeatability wonder why the grammar is so poor in Slashdot articles.
I'm sorry... could you please explain to me why the color of his skin should matter in copyright debate?
And what use, pray, are the other two nipples?
Agreed. I read the novels before I played the games, and I was surprised by how convincing the sci-fi actually was. Characterization was off, but the science was good, and all four books described an appealing future with _relatable_ human technologies, i.e. the technology was advanced, but not so far advanced that I found it implausible.
GP is a tool, make no mistake. The Halo books are solid sci-fi in their own right.
IBM PC's...
(padded out to avoid lameness filter)
Where's the powerpoint displaying the findings?
F*** you and your ilk, Steve Jobs. Why should I have to pay more for DRM free music? If we're getting *less* than what we would get with your DRM laden crap, we should be paying less too.
I'll be upstairs ripping my CDs, thanks.