No, RedHat has been co-opting projects that give it a unique competitive edge. They pretty much own the KVM project, and now they don't have to compete with Citrix on the Xen platform. RHEL dropped support for Xen in version 6, at which point the Linux kernel devs retorted by putting Xen support into the kernel.
Coincidentally I have been comparing the two over the last week and have found the Xen project to have fewer barriers to installing and using than the RH KVM. Much of the subscription model of RH makes installing and using KVM quite painful. I'm sure it's great for what it does but it seem the barriers for entry to use it are also quite high.
I'm looking forward to applying SOA tools to Xen as it seem to be quite a good fit.
This is how America treats it's patriots, those who swore to protect the nation against domestic threats. The corruption that eats away at America is almost complete. The fear of the government in America has turned most of the population in to unquestioning slaves that beleive whatever they are told.
Greed and the desire for material gains has turned that beacon of democracy into a parody of it's aspirations. Anyone who tries to fight this corruption and greed will have their unalienable rights trampled.
How long will the average American citizen tolerate this bastardisation of ideals that the rest of the world looked up to and once America sinks into despotism (as Benjiman Franklin said of the constitution) which world power will take it's place?
Paper mail is not generally encrypted. Heck, when I'm talking to someone in my house I don't use assymetric crypto. It doesn't mean you are free to put bugs in my house. Intercepting SMS-es clearly requires intent and a number of manipulations. It's not like you can pick it up on a ham radio.
So true. I think, if the legal construct is the same as the one used in Australia anyway, this activity required an interception warrant - which was harder to get than a normal warrant.
I'm wondering if the phone was locked, as this guys phone obviously wasn't, would the cops require a normal warrant to unlock and search the phone - just as they would require a warrant to search a car or house.
Of course there is the tantalising possibility of requiring the officers fingerprint or face recognition photograph to temporarily unlock the phone...
Because its an easy target? Probably also because the relative panic over nuclear power rubs geeks the wrong way: "Those peasants are being anti science again. WHY won't they look at the math?!".
I don't think that is very fair. I'm a geek and I've been explaining the dangers of Nuclear power from an engineering and science perspective for many years now.
I understand the dogmatic type of person you are talking about but I think it has more to do with social proof and the beliefs a person holds about Nuclear Power than being a geek. It's pretty easy to get lulled into complacency by the nuclear industries propaganda and the long term nature of the industry.
There are a lot of aspects to the issues of the nuclear industry and stereotyping this group or that group won't really help us deal with the issues that will remain no matter who is to 'blame'. Over the next decade as more and more Nuclear plants move into old age we are going to need the geeks talent to solve problems as much as we need the socially adept person to negotiate political solution, the legal person to navigate and construct new laws.
The retirement of the Nuclear industry and how to do it so that it doesn't impose a hidden tax on future generations will need many talents focused on solutions.
If we don't, history will judge our entire generation as those who failed to deal with the issue, not just geeks.
I only post where hosts file usage is on topic or appropriate for a solution & certainly NOT IN EVERY POST ON SLASHDOT (like the nutcase trying to "impersonate me" is doing for nearly all of March now, & 170++ times that I know of @ least)... apk
Okay, somebody ban this guy, or if you can't do that, then impose a maximum length restriction for postings.
As much as the guy annoys me this is the prime example of where free speech is important and basically he has the freedom of speech to communicate that he is a jerk. Now his message might be very important however, whatever message this fellow has is lost on annoying the audience because their mental filters kick in and block his message. I'm actually amazed at the energy he puts into the post, oooppps, he OR she.
I cannot stand what this guy is going on about, but I will defend his right to say it even if I want to give him a solid punch in the balls. That feeling of annoyance is very re-assuring indeed, I wonder how long free speech for jerks or, anyone else, will last.
I should have made it more clear that I kidding about the 120 psi (sort of) I do use an air compressor, but at a distance where it's not going to damage anything.
You're right about the bearings.. When I was 19, this was drilled into my head when I was in school to be an aircraft mechanic. All the instructors were adamant about not spinning things with the air compressors when drying off parts. Of course, kids would do it anyway, and occasionally get kicked out of class for the day.
120psi is too much pressure for many motherboards abd drives, I've ruined motherboards and drives with this much pressure - just be careful is all I'm saying. Now a days I don't set my compressor any higher than 80psi for a computer cleaning job.
I wonder if the fan is rated for 10,000 rpm.
It isn't and the lubrication on the bearings will burn at that speed. Usually I use a screwdriver, inserted into the fan to stop it from spinning as I have also destroyed fans in perfectly good power supplies and CPU coolers doing this. Aside from that you can get the dust off the fan better when it is still.
But it does sound cool!
And if you're blowing air into a vent without taking the device apart, all you're really doing is distributing the dust evenly inside the case.. and you're not going to get at everything.
Absolutely right, you don't have to take the power supply apart but if you don't open the case your wasting your time.
I've had great results with the lifespan of systems this way (7-10 years) and the opposite from systems that wern't maintained (1-3 years), so from that perspective it's been great. I've found some dust is conductive and some corrosive so I usually clean them every 6 months to a 1 year as it gets dusty and humid where I live. Also done for systems I maintain that can afford the downtime and generally I wear a dust mask so I don't breath all that crap in.
Doing the cleaning up on a windy day is good too as the dust gets carried away quickly. After that you can give the fans a little spray lubricant and the systems are much quieter as well.
By his own reasoning, Rep Ed Orcutt needs to lower his CO2 production by keeping his mouth shut. He would do both the planet and his colleagues a favor.
Perhaps by inserting his own head into his anus he would be prevented from expelling methane, CO2 and consuming oxygen, at the same time.
Any employer who won't buy a $300 dollar dual monitor setup for a coder is engaging in false economy. $300 monitor vs $80K-$100K programmer, you do the productivity calculations. It's just so ridiculous I can't believe it's still a conversation we are having in the 21st century.
I sought specific advice regarding ergonomics for my productivity and achieved a setup I take with me to an employer. I don't really care about excuses from cheap employers, as far as the care of my spine and eyes go the main interface to my work machine has a direct effect on my well being and productivity. The physical pain from not having an appropriate set-up is simply not worth it. Quality employers understand they maximise returns by having comfortable employees.
My existing set-up(s) allow a maximum 16 hour work day to be sustained, if required for short term objectives, without ongoing injury. The goal from the set-up is to maximise productive time by eliminating distractions caused by poor ergonomics. 6 hours a day at maximum productivity and 1-3 at roughly 50% productivity. Outside of that time is the zone of mistakes and failure through diminishing returns - extreme caution. The set-up is achieved this way;
Get a decent height adjustable dual monitor stand, dispose of the stock monitor stand as they rarely are high enough. The amount of desk space you will retrieve will allow you to put your phone, laptop and belongings under the monitor with enough room for manuals etc. The reduction of clutter will also reduce distractions.
Adjust the position so that the centre point of the two monitors aligns with your nose and your chair allows you a minor bias for one or the other monitor - roughly 15cms of movement side to side.
Your feet are flat on the floor or you have a foot rest if you need it, your knees are obtuse to a right angle for your personal comfort.
The chair should have arms that support your elbows when you lean back in the chair. As a bonus it looks like you are thinking and you IQ will appear to be more.
The monitor desk height should be so your eyes are roughly in line with the 2/3rd point of the monitor real estate. 2/3rds below, 1/3rd above your eye line either in landscape or portrait monitor position. It's a matter of preference when you use both landscape and portrait.
Get a colleague to photograph you sitting at your monitor set-up from behind you.
Observe your posture in the photograph - ensure your back is upright, neck is straight and head is up. If not adjust the height again until it is
Your arms should also be obtuse to the right angle for comfort.
When you are at home, roll up a half folded towel and lay on your back. Put the towel under your neck so that your head is just touching the unrolled part of the towel to give your neck a good stretch. The thickness of the roll is preference after a while of practice - don't go to far at first.
A) This is inconsistent with the research into the neurology of "surfing." The machine influences how your brain behaves. You need to fix the machine. OP is asking for ways to do that.
This is a joke right. We are talking about programmers and system administrators here, you know the guys who influence how the machine works. I have to call bullshit here, though I know you are just trying to be nice.
B) Putting limiter software on is exactly the sort of self-imposed "remind yourself" that you're talking about. It's not like you can't uninstall it.
Except that imposing a context mechanism on a programmer/admins brain is the surest path to a disaster or, at the least horrendous productivity I can possibly imagine. The ability of a programmer/admin to freely context switch is where creative solutions come from. It's not a machines problem that the user can't control their context mechanism and channel their creative energies appropriately.
Change is hard. I get irritated with people insisting people "take responsibility for yourself" when they are, in fact, doing exactly that.
I didn't say it was easy, distraction is still something I battle with to this very day, but after 30 years of programming I've learned what works and what does not. You can get as irritated as you want, they are not taking responsibility, they are being mentally lazy in a field where control of thought is the work. That's why thinking is the hardest work, so if you can't do it, you have to figure it out.
Step one is accepting that you are the problem not the machine, after that it's a matter of determining what the next distraction is and eliminating it.
Focus is the responsibility of the user, not the machine. If you consider the ramification then the computer becomes the user and the user becomes the machine. I'm not saying it's impossible but it is certainly undesirable. Learning and focus are core skills of programmers, if you don't have it or can't develop it then you are not really going far as a programmer or a system administrator.
Seriously get some personal self discipline for a while and then convert that to habits. Remind yourself to zone and allow specific times when you are allowed to zone. Set daily goals,, at the end of the day I will have done... and then ask yourself if what you are doing *right now* is helping you achieve that.
Smoke less weed, allow times for it and period when you don't. Finally, you are probably not giving yourself enough breaks from the screen and it's your body's way of telling you to get up move around and grab a drink, come back to it and you will be more focused on what you are supposed to do.
Above all take responsibility for yourself, it's not the computers responsibility to get you to use it effectively. So remind yourself "stay on task" and eventually you will.
As an Aussie who saw the Howard government jump on board with Bush on this overpriced boondoggle (without even considering if other aircraft, American, European or otherwise were suitable for our needs at a cheaper price), cutting it completly and forcing Australia to evaluate ALL the options for aircraft suitable for our defense needs would be a good thing.
That and other outdated equipment from U.S manufacturers and politicians interfering with Australian military equipment to bypass the standard procurement processes. Ships, tanks, the F-18, which is a fine aircraft, just tactically unsuitable to Australian conditions are amongst the blunders made.
The F-35, also tactically unsuitable, was the latest in a long line of blunders.
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If a tree falls in a vacuum, does it make a sound?
Probably, it's just unlikely that you can hear it.
No, RedHat has been co-opting projects that give it a unique competitive edge. They pretty much own the KVM project, and now they don't have to compete with Citrix on the Xen platform. RHEL dropped support for Xen in version 6, at which point the Linux kernel devs retorted by putting Xen support into the kernel.
Coincidentally I have been comparing the two over the last week and have found the Xen project to have fewer barriers to installing and using than the RH KVM. Much of the subscription model of RH makes installing and using KVM quite painful. I'm sure it's great for what it does but it seem the barriers for entry to use it are also quite high.
I'm looking forward to applying SOA tools to Xen as it seem to be quite a good fit.
Maybe chicken tastes like dinosaur
This is how America treats it's patriots, those who swore to protect the nation against domestic threats. The corruption that eats away at America is almost complete. The fear of the government in America has turned most of the population in to unquestioning slaves that beleive whatever they are told.
Greed and the desire for material gains has turned that beacon of democracy into a parody of it's aspirations. Anyone who tries to fight this corruption and greed will have their unalienable rights trampled.
How long will the average American citizen tolerate this bastardisation of ideals that the rest of the world looked up to and once America sinks into despotism (as Benjiman Franklin said of the constitution) which world power will take it's place?
I don't really like the alternatives.
Paper mail is not generally encrypted. Heck, when I'm talking to someone in my house I don't use assymetric crypto. It doesn't mean you are free to put bugs in my house. Intercepting SMS-es clearly requires intent and a number of manipulations. It's not like you can pick it up on a ham radio.
So true. I think, if the legal construct is the same as the one used in Australia anyway, this activity required an interception warrant - which was harder to get than a normal warrant.
I'm wondering if the phone was locked, as this guys phone obviously wasn't, would the cops require a normal warrant to unlock and search the phone - just as they would require a warrant to search a car or house.
Of course there is the tantalising possibility of requiring the officers fingerprint or face recognition photograph to temporarily unlock the phone...
Because its an easy target? Probably also because the relative panic over nuclear power rubs geeks the wrong way: "Those peasants are being anti science again. WHY won't they look at the math?!".
I don't think that is very fair. I'm a geek and I've been explaining the dangers of Nuclear power from an engineering and science perspective for many years now.
I understand the dogmatic type of person you are talking about but I think it has more to do with social proof and the beliefs a person holds about Nuclear Power than being a geek. It's pretty easy to get lulled into complacency by the nuclear industries propaganda and the long term nature of the industry.
There are a lot of aspects to the issues of the nuclear industry and stereotyping this group or that group won't really help us deal with the issues that will remain no matter who is to 'blame'. Over the next decade as more and more Nuclear plants move into old age we are going to need the geeks talent to solve problems as much as we need the socially adept person to negotiate political solution, the legal person to navigate and construct new laws.
The retirement of the Nuclear industry and how to do it so that it doesn't impose a hidden tax on future generations will need many talents focused on solutions.
If we don't, history will judge our entire generation as those who failed to deal with the issue, not just geeks.
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I only post where hosts file usage is on topic or appropriate for a solution & certainly NOT IN EVERY POST ON SLASHDOT (like the nutcase trying to "impersonate me" is doing for nearly all of March now, & 170++ times that I know of @ least)... apk
Then stop posting as AC FFS.
Okay, somebody ban this guy, or if you can't do that, then impose a maximum length restriction for postings.
As much as the guy annoys me this is the prime example of where free speech is important and basically he has the freedom of speech to communicate that he is a jerk. Now his message might be very important however, whatever message this fellow has is lost on annoying the audience because their mental filters kick in and block his message. I'm actually amazed at the energy he puts into the post, oooppps, he OR she.
I cannot stand what this guy is going on about, but I will defend his right to say it even if I want to give him a solid punch in the balls. That feeling of annoyance is very re-assuring indeed, I wonder how long free speech for jerks or, anyone else, will last.
I should have made it more clear that I kidding about the 120 psi (sort of) I do use an air compressor, but at a distance where it's not going to damage anything. You're right about the bearings.. When I was 19, this was drilled into my head when I was in school to be an aircraft mechanic. All the instructors were adamant about not spinning things with the air compressors when drying off parts. Of course, kids would do it anyway, and occasionally get kicked out of class for the day.
I'd do it too if I was a kid - it sounds cool!!!
he's imploded from dumb Jim.
Canned air? I use 120 psi from an air compressor.
120psi is too much pressure for many motherboards abd drives, I've ruined motherboards and drives with this much pressure - just be careful is all I'm saying. Now a days I don't set my compressor any higher than 80psi for a computer cleaning job.
I wonder if the fan is rated for 10,000 rpm.
It isn't and the lubrication on the bearings will burn at that speed. Usually I use a screwdriver, inserted into the fan to stop it from spinning as I have also destroyed fans in perfectly good power supplies and CPU coolers doing this. Aside from that you can get the dust off the fan better when it is still.
But it does sound cool!
And if you're blowing air into a vent without taking the device apart, all you're really doing is distributing the dust evenly inside the case.. and you're not going to get at everything.
Absolutely right, you don't have to take the power supply apart but if you don't open the case your wasting your time.
I've had great results with the lifespan of systems this way (7-10 years) and the opposite from systems that wern't maintained (1-3 years), so from that perspective it's been great. I've found some dust is conductive and some corrosive so I usually clean them every 6 months to a 1 year as it gets dusty and humid where I live. Also done for systems I maintain that can afford the downtime and generally I wear a dust mask so I don't breath all that crap in.
Doing the cleaning up on a windy day is good too as the dust gets carried away quickly. After that you can give the fans a little spray lubricant and the systems are much quieter as well.
YMMV
Those Imperials will stop at nothing to destroy those Rebel scum.
gimmie google any day over that.
By his own reasoning, Rep Ed Orcutt needs to lower his CO2 production by keeping his mouth shut. He would do both the planet and his colleagues a favor.
Perhaps by inserting his own head into his anus he would be prevented from expelling methane, CO2 and consuming oxygen, at the same time.
I sought specific advice regarding ergonomics for my productivity and achieved a setup I take with me to an employer. I don't really care about excuses from cheap employers, as far as the care of my spine and eyes go the main interface to my work machine has a direct effect on my well being and productivity. The physical pain from not having an appropriate set-up is simply not worth it. Quality employers understand they maximise returns by having comfortable employees.
My existing set-up(s) allow a maximum 16 hour work day to be sustained, if required for short term objectives, without ongoing injury. The goal from the set-up is to maximise productive time by eliminating distractions caused by poor ergonomics. 6 hours a day at maximum productivity and 1-3 at roughly 50% productivity. Outside of that time is the zone of mistakes and failure through diminishing returns - extreme caution. The set-up is achieved this way;
When you are at home, roll up a half folded towel and lay on your back. Put the towel under your neck so that your head is just touching the unrolled part of the towel to give your neck a good stretch. The thickness of the roll is preference after a while of practice - don't go to far at first.
hth - ymmv
A) This is inconsistent with the research into the neurology of "surfing." The machine influences how your brain behaves. You need to fix the machine. OP is asking for ways to do that.
This is a joke right. We are talking about programmers and system administrators here, you know the guys who influence how the machine works. I have to call bullshit here, though I know you are just trying to be nice.
B) Putting limiter software on is exactly the sort of self-imposed "remind yourself" that you're talking about. It's not like you can't uninstall it.
Except that imposing a context mechanism on a programmer/admins brain is the surest path to a disaster or, at the least horrendous productivity I can possibly imagine. The ability of a programmer/admin to freely context switch is where creative solutions come from. It's not a machines problem that the user can't control their context mechanism and channel their creative energies appropriately.
Change is hard. I get irritated with people insisting people "take responsibility for yourself" when they are, in fact, doing exactly that.
I didn't say it was easy, distraction is still something I battle with to this very day, but after 30 years of programming I've learned what works and what does not. You can get as irritated as you want, they are not taking responsibility, they are being mentally lazy in a field where control of thought is the work. That's why thinking is the hardest work, so if you can't do it, you have to figure it out.
Step one is accepting that you are the problem not the machine, after that it's a matter of determining what the next distraction is and eliminating it.
Focus is the responsibility of the user, not the machine. If you consider the ramification then the computer becomes the user and the user becomes the machine. I'm not saying it's impossible but it is certainly undesirable. Learning and focus are core skills of programmers, if you don't have it or can't develop it then you are not really going far as a programmer or a system administrator.
Smoke less weed, allow times for it and period when you don't. Finally, you are probably not giving yourself enough breaks from the screen and it's your body's way of telling you to get up move around and grab a drink, come back to it and you will be more focused on what you are supposed to do.
Above all take responsibility for yourself, it's not the computers responsibility to get you to use it effectively. So remind yourself "stay on task" and eventually you will.
Bing market share = failure. Linux 2% = Victory.
5% of the market leader is a failure, 2% for the market trailer is a success.
Thanks for coming to the party Valve, we welcome you - now it's time to buy some games for Linux.
People say I'm a great programmer but, sometimes, I'm a very bad smeller.
The thing about programming is as long as you always missmell your variables consistently, you'll be fine!
It's worse when they are camelCass
ok, so exactly what aircraft SHOULD the RAAF be flying then?
I can't really sum it up any better than dblll and the AC.
I read an article on Mayer, it seems a disappointing move from such a progressive woman. Perhaps she is part of the boys club after all.
Citations? I've met a lot of people who were poor spellers, who did great jobs in their chosen fields.
People say I'm a great programmer but, sometimes, I'm a very bad smeller.
As an Aussie who saw the Howard government jump on board with Bush on this overpriced boondoggle (without even considering if other aircraft, American, European or otherwise were suitable for our needs at a cheaper price), cutting it completly and forcing Australia to evaluate ALL the options for aircraft suitable for our defense needs would be a good thing.
That and other outdated equipment from U.S manufacturers and politicians interfering with Australian military equipment to bypass the standard procurement processes. Ships, tanks, the F-18, which is a fine aircraft, just tactically unsuitable to Australian conditions are amongst the blunders made.
The F-35, also tactically unsuitable, was the latest in a long line of blunders.