Over a billion people claim to believe that a 2000 year old cosmic, Jewish zombie, born of a virgin mother; will offer you eternal life if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood and telepathically accept him as your master so he can remove an evil force, present on all humans because a woman who was made from the rib of a man, who was constructed of dust, was convinced by a talking snake, to eat a cursed apple, from a magical tree growing in a mystical garden a little while after the universe was created around 6000 years ago.
Single funniest run-on sentence EVER!! Thank you, sir, for the laugh. That was great!
I'm almost thinking of taking UPS out of the loop here.
That would be suicide. If you think that all of the pieces of gear in a data center could go down and then come back up with no problem, I may have a bridge that you can buy for a very reasonable price.
Why the hell the idiots that design UPSs seem to think it's a good idea to prevent them turning on if they sense a problem with the batteries is beyond me. Why not let the machines power back up but just make a loud beeping noise until the batteries are fixed. Don't they realise that most of the time the UPS will only properly test the batteries when there's an actual power cut?
Oh where to start. First of all, enterprise level UPS Systems (not the little "shoe box" APC unit under your desk) do not shut down on battery issues. At worst, during a catastrophic failure, they will trip to bypass. If properly arranged in a 2N or 2N+1 configuration, your Critical Load will migrate to an alternate, redundant UPS System just as a precaution. If there are battery issues, the data center operators will know it long before the UPS modules register any alarms (or they're not doing their job). Battery PMs are just as important as generator, transfer switch, static switch, and other PMs.
You are also mistaken that the only time batteries can be tested is during an outage. If the Preventive Maintenance regimen is thorough, there should be full battery discharge testing in addition to quarterly and semi annual battery PMs looking for specific gravity and internal resistance along with cell voltages, and various other components. In other words, there should be no surprises. True, you can't rule everything out, but you can reduce chance and surprises by a HUGE margin if you're vigilant and thorough.
Frankly, if data centers are going to proclaim their redundancy, they should test by power failing the entire data center once every two weeks at a minimum.
I disagree. If you perform a full load test of your facility every 2 weeks (or heaven forbid more frequently) you will be buying LOTS and LOTS of UPS batteries. Not to mention putting additoinal wear and tear on your generators, transfer switches, UPS Modules, Control Cabinets, etc.
You are correct, data centers should do "pull the plug" tests, but not as frequently as you suggest, otherwise they'll effectively be reducing their availability by introducing more risk to the equation.
Yeah, it's a real bummer. I was quite surprised myself. Not to add to your brother's potential woes, but make sure he's explored the income tax rates for Canada. I'm not sure of the specifics, and how it breaks down per province, but from what I'm told, in B.C., it's almost 50%.
Not so fast. As a guy who has married into a Canadian family (hailing from Vancouver, to be specific), I have had quite a re-education as to how bad the Canadian Health Care system is. I, like many other Americans, bought into the idea of how great Canada's Health Care System was, but I have been taught that this is absolutely not the case. I've learned this from many family members and friends. I've read many articles and stories like this one that paint a very different picture than the rosy one I had heard about before.
I was thinking the same thing. Take this gem from the article:
Its a function that, on the face of it, the Walkman lacks. But I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down "rewind" and releasing it randomly - effective, if a little laboured.
That is definitely one articulate 13 year old. Apparently the schools in Aberdeenshire. are really good.
You are correct that in the literal sense of the financial term, ROI is indeed expressed as a percentage. Furthermore, what I and the GP are referring to is technically considered the payback period.
Semantics and technicalities aside, the priciple still holds up. When a capital improvement is being proposed (especially when its intent is to save energy), it is usually thought of and budgeted for with specific regard to the payback period as an interpretation of the return on the investment. That is, "what is the period of time until we make back the money that we've invested" -or- "what is the period of time until we realize a return on our capital investment".
So, while in a strict "by the book" interpretation, you are correct, it doesn't change the fact that (in the corporate world at least) these investments are absolutely thought of in terms of when the financials are "in the black", and that the units of measurement are typically relative to the particular situation.
I would respectfully disagree with you. There are a LOT of large companies who think of ROI in exactly the terms that the parent used. Moreover, I too have been subjected to the "2 to 3 year payback" threshold in recent years, and I can tell you from personal experience that this is exactly the determining factor in many "green" projects. One can definitely argue as to whether excluding the other aspects of the Total Cost of Ownership should/should not come into play, but I must defend the parent, as he is correct.
because what smuggler wouldn't notice the "electonic ferret" inside the container?
In round numbers we'd need what, about a bazillion of these ferrets to put a dent in drug traffic? (since it is one device per container)
I don't think you're following along with the rest of the class. They're not talking about adding these to all containers, they're talking about using these as tools to perform the inspections inside of these containers once they reach port. Currently, they use humans and dogs, which is expensive, time consuming, and according to TFA sometimes dangerous. This proposal is to use this new "ferret" (I also prefer marmot, unless it belongs to nihilists) to do the inspection instead of humans/dogs.
What the hell are you talking about? If you believe that, you'd better inform the creators of your very 1337 handle that they should go get day jobs, and that what they do is just a hobby.
Or how about you just admit that you're jealous that some people get to make money making art/music/films/books and stop trying to instigate.
Also, are passengers on stimulants causing false positives?
Absolutely! Though I myself must admit some guilt:
I cheated my allergies by taking Allegra I cheated by asthma by taking Singulaire I cheated fatigue by visiting Starbucks I cheated hunger by grabbing a Cinnabon
And I selfishly did all this just before boarding a plane!! Nothing can stop me! Mwah ha ha haaa!
Well, it's not that it's a huge issue, but I don't know that one should dismiss it as 'elitism'. Look, by your own admission, there are already "billions" of websites you don't look at; nothing wrong with that. All I'm saying is, where is the value added by making it easy for a person who is probably not very likely to have a lot of web design expertise to put up a web page/pages?
Maybe it's just me, but I do tend to get annoyed when I'm searching for something, and have to root through a few hundred search engine results that are either 'parked' sites populated with various keywords and advertisements, or some personal blog with no real information. I'm not saying that everything on the internet needs to be of a certain type, and I'm certainly not meaning to advocate any type of elitism. However, I don't think I'm the only one who's apt to be annoyed when the number of 'junk' sites jumps up because now every person who's capable of installing a browser can host web sites and just starts sticking 'whatever' up because....well....because they can.
I can just imagine how many amateur internet entrepreneurs we're going to have making websites and filling them with AdSense banners and borders in the hopes of making millions. To extend the thought, given that hosting costs won't factor in (since the data will be hosted on the users' computers), won't it be a lot easier to create a lot more of these advertising only sites? Heck, as far as I can tell, there won't be any costs for domain registration, so it's going to be quite easy to throw up endless sites full of nothing but spam/advertisements/astroturfing. True, the domain names won't exactly be friendly, but some clever keyword manipulation could get site noticed by search engines.
Look, maybe I'm way off on this, it's late afternoon and I could use some caffeine, so there's no telling. But I'm definitely not trying to be elitist.
I have to say I agree with you here. The other bad part is, for those 'idiots' who do manage to get this up and running, imagine how many more worthless web pages that we're now going to be inundated with as people who lacked the tech savvy to run a web server before now suddenly find themselves able to run one, and thus put up endless 'OMG Ponies' type websites.
Bah! You just have to spring for one of those "Dual Layer" Cold Drink/Refreshment Workspace (CD/RW) units. They hold up much better than the single layer ones.
Believe it or not, you and I actually agree on a lot of things. I too think that many parents do their kids a disservice by heaping on praise in a seemingly arbitrary manner.
Any time a genuinely motivated kid like the one in question plays down the fact that his (genuine) achievement is the result of an unfortunately rare level of hard work and dedication, it chips away at the wider cultural message that prosperity in life comes from having a work ethic.
This is the part where I disagree with you (respectfully, that is). I don't see why there should be any correlation between teaching a "genuinely motivated" kid that humility is an important skill just like any other and this overreaching parenting style which equates splitting the atom with tying one's shoes.
Moreover, I don't think that because the kid was taught not to be arrogant about his particular abilities that he's somehow unaware of how hard he's had to work (or will have to work) to achieve anything. I must say that I don't see how helping a young, bright kid see his/her peers in a more inclusive manner devalues his/her achievements. In fact, I'd posit that because this kid has been raised with this attitude, perhaps his lack of a condescending attitude towards his peers might just inspire one of the other 'undiscovered' talents of those peers. Let's face it, a lot of kids have a hard time being 'different' even if that difference is a gift of some form (academic, artistic, etc). Maybe a classmate of this obviously gifted/different kid will get to know him and thing 'hey, I'm not a weirdo geek if I'm better as something than most adults'.
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Are there any place names America didn't steal?
Lizard Lick, NC
No, I'm not kidding.
I still blame the guys in Clutch.
Over a billion people claim to believe that a 2000 year old cosmic, Jewish zombie, born of a virgin mother; will offer you eternal life if you symbolically eat his flesh, drink his blood and telepathically accept him as your master so he can remove an evil force, present on all humans because a woman who was made from the rib of a man, who was constructed of dust, was convinced by a talking snake, to eat a cursed apple, from a magical tree growing in a mystical garden a little while after the universe was created around 6000 years ago.
Single funniest run-on sentence EVER!! Thank you, sir, for the laugh. That was great!
Yes, they deciphered exactly when and how it will strike, but can't figure out how to remove it?
They have already figured out how to remove it.
I'm almost thinking of taking UPS out of the loop here.
That would be suicide. If you think that all of the pieces of gear in a data center could go down and then come back up with no problem, I may have a bridge that you can buy for a very reasonable price.
Why the hell the idiots that design UPSs seem to think it's a good idea to prevent them turning on if they sense a problem with the batteries is beyond me. Why not let the machines power back up but just make a loud beeping noise until the batteries are fixed. Don't they realise that most of the time the UPS will only properly test the batteries when there's an actual power cut?
Oh where to start. First of all, enterprise level UPS Systems (not the little "shoe box" APC unit under your desk) do not shut down on battery issues. At worst, during a catastrophic failure, they will trip to bypass. If properly arranged in a 2N or 2N+1 configuration, your Critical Load will migrate to an alternate, redundant UPS System just as a precaution. If there are battery issues, the data center operators will know it long before the UPS modules register any alarms (or they're not doing their job). Battery PMs are just as important as generator, transfer switch, static switch, and other PMs.
You are also mistaken that the only time batteries can be tested is during an outage. If the Preventive Maintenance regimen is thorough, there should be full battery discharge testing in addition to quarterly and semi annual battery PMs looking for specific gravity and internal resistance along with cell voltages, and various other components. In other words, there should be no surprises. True, you can't rule everything out, but you can reduce chance and surprises by a HUGE margin if you're vigilant and thorough.
Frankly, if data centers are going to proclaim their redundancy, they should test by power failing the entire data center once every two weeks at a minimum.
I disagree. If you perform a full load test of your facility every 2 weeks (or heaven forbid more frequently) you will be buying LOTS and LOTS of UPS batteries. Not to mention putting additoinal wear and tear on your generators, transfer switches, UPS Modules, Control Cabinets, etc.
You are correct, data centers should do "pull the plug" tests, but not as frequently as you suggest, otherwise they'll effectively be reducing their availability by introducing more risk to the equation.
Are you advocating that people try to grow fish in their gardens?
Naomi Campbell is first on the waiting list to get one.
Nothing can stop her now.
Yeah, it's a real bummer. I was quite surprised myself. Not to add to your brother's potential woes, but make sure he's explored the income tax rates for Canada. I'm not sure of the specifics, and how it breaks down per province, but from what I'm told, in B.C., it's almost 50%.
Yikes to say the least.
Not so fast. As a guy who has married into a Canadian family (hailing from Vancouver, to be specific), I have had quite a re-education as to how bad the Canadian Health Care system is. I, like many other Americans, bought into the idea of how great Canada's Health Care System was, but I have been taught that this is absolutely not the case. I've learned this from many family members and friends. I've read many articles and stories like this one that paint a very different picture than the rosy one I had heard about before.
Its a function that, on the face of it, the Walkman lacks. But I managed to create an impromptu shuffle feature simply by holding down "rewind" and releasing it randomly - effective, if a little laboured.
That is definitely one articulate 13 year old. Apparently the schools in Aberdeenshire. are really good.
You are correct that in the literal sense of the financial term, ROI is indeed expressed as a percentage. Furthermore, what I and the GP are referring to is technically considered the payback period.
Semantics and technicalities aside, the priciple still holds up. When a capital improvement is being proposed (especially when its intent is to save energy), it is usually thought of and budgeted for with specific regard to the payback period as an interpretation of the return on the investment. That is, "what is the period of time until we make back the money that we've invested" -or- "what is the period of time until we realize a return on our capital investment".
So, while in a strict "by the book" interpretation, you are correct, it doesn't change the fact that (in the corporate world at least) these investments are absolutely thought of in terms of when the financials are "in the black", and that the units of measurement are typically relative to the particular situation.
I would respectfully disagree with you. There are a LOT of large companies who think of ROI in exactly the terms that the parent used. Moreover, I too have been subjected to the "2 to 3 year payback" threshold in recent years, and I can tell you from personal experience that this is exactly the determining factor in many "green" projects. One can definitely argue as to whether excluding the other aspects of the Total Cost of Ownership should/should not come into play, but I must defend the parent, as he is correct.
because what smuggler wouldn't notice the "electonic ferret" inside the container? In round numbers we'd need what, about a bazillion of these ferrets to put a dent in drug traffic? (since it is one device per container)
I don't think you're following along with the rest of the class. They're not talking about adding these to all containers, they're talking about using these as tools to perform the inspections inside of these containers once they reach port. Currently, they use humans and dogs, which is expensive, time consuming, and according to TFA sometimes dangerous. This proposal is to use this new "ferret" (I also prefer marmot, unless it belongs to nihilists) to do the inspection instead of humans/dogs.
Wait, you mean the summary on /. is finally correct!?
No. Here is the link to the article. Not sure what to tell ya about the pig, though. Maybe check the dosage on your meds? ;-)
What the hell are you talking about? If you believe that, you'd better inform the creators of your very 1337 handle that they should go get day jobs, and that what they do is just a hobby.
Or how about you just admit that you're jealous that some people get to make money making art/music/films/books and stop trying to instigate.
Also, are passengers on stimulants causing false positives?
Absolutely! Though I myself must admit some guilt:
I cheated by asthma by taking Singulaire
I cheated fatigue by visiting Starbucks
I cheated hunger by grabbing a Cinnabon
And I selfishly did all this just before boarding a plane!! Nothing can stop me! Mwah ha ha haaa!
Well, it's not that it's a huge issue, but I don't know that one should dismiss it as 'elitism'. Look, by your own admission, there are already "billions" of websites you don't look at; nothing wrong with that. All I'm saying is, where is the value added by making it easy for a person who is probably not very likely to have a lot of web design expertise to put up a web page/pages?
Maybe it's just me, but I do tend to get annoyed when I'm searching for something, and have to root through a few hundred search engine results that are either 'parked' sites populated with various keywords and advertisements, or some personal blog with no real information. I'm not saying that everything on the internet needs to be of a certain type, and I'm certainly not meaning to advocate any type of elitism. However, I don't think I'm the only one who's apt to be annoyed when the number of 'junk' sites jumps up because now every person who's capable of installing a browser can host web sites and just starts sticking 'whatever' up because....well....because they can.
I can just imagine how many amateur internet entrepreneurs we're going to have making websites and filling them with AdSense banners and borders in the hopes of making millions. To extend the thought, given that hosting costs won't factor in (since the data will be hosted on the users' computers), won't it be a lot easier to create a lot more of these advertising only sites? Heck, as far as I can tell, there won't be any costs for domain registration, so it's going to be quite easy to throw up endless sites full of nothing but spam/advertisements/astroturfing. True, the domain names won't exactly be friendly, but some clever keyword manipulation could get site noticed by search engines.
Look, maybe I'm way off on this, it's late afternoon and I could use some caffeine, so there's no telling. But I'm definitely not trying to be elitist.
Troll? What the hell are the mods smoking today?
I have to say I agree with you here. The other bad part is, for those 'idiots' who do manage to get this up and running, imagine how many more worthless web pages that we're now going to be inundated with as people who lacked the tech savvy to run a web server before now suddenly find themselves able to run one, and thus put up endless 'OMG Ponies' type websites.
*shudder*
Bah! You just have to spring for one of those "Dual Layer" Cold Drink/Refreshment Workspace (CD/RW) units. They hold up much better than the single layer ones.
Wars on abstract concepts don't count.
They do when the money we're spending isn't abstract.
You could set it up to activate when they click their heels 3 times.
Hey hey hey, that's Sgt. Al Powell from the LAPD. Show a little respect.
Any time a genuinely motivated kid like the one in question plays down the fact that his (genuine) achievement is the result of an unfortunately rare level of hard work and dedication, it chips away at the wider cultural message that prosperity in life comes from having a work ethic.
This is the part where I disagree with you (respectfully, that is). I don't see why there should be any correlation between teaching a "genuinely motivated" kid that humility is an important skill just like any other and this overreaching parenting style which equates splitting the atom with tying one's shoes.
Moreover, I don't think that because the kid was taught not to be arrogant about his particular abilities that he's somehow unaware of how hard he's had to work (or will have to work) to achieve anything. I must say that I don't see how helping a young, bright kid see his/her peers in a more inclusive manner devalues his/her achievements. In fact, I'd posit that because this kid has been raised with this attitude, perhaps his lack of a condescending attitude towards his peers might just inspire one of the other 'undiscovered' talents of those peers. Let's face it, a lot of kids have a hard time being 'different' even if that difference is a gift of some form (academic, artistic, etc). Maybe a classmate of this obviously gifted/different kid will get to know him and thing 'hey, I'm not a weirdo geek if I'm better as something than most adults'.