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Yes, knowing how the industry thinks is important. However, I can already glean this information from the bevy of primary sources that are available to me. My company has a subscription to all of the prominent industry magazines, and if I feel I need more, all I have to do is surf over to ZDNet.
Each of us has different reasons for reading Slashdot. Mine happens not to be a desire to read more of the tripe that is published every day in mainstream outlets. When I read Slashdot, I want to learn technical information that is both correct and helpful to me in my job. It seems this is becoming more difficult.
So yet, give me the obscure technical article written by a qualified software development analyst:)
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Analysts are nothing more than journalists whom other journalists call for information. It is somehow believed that if one reads enough of the complimentary trade magazines that every IT profesional gets, one somehow becomes an expert.
I have noticed Slashdot seems to be posting a lot of these clueless journalist articles lately. I don't seek advice about my car from English majors, so why should I listen to them about computers? Let's have more articles from sources qualified to speak on their subjects.
Another very good Earl Grey is Taylor's of Harrogate. It's very smooth, and the bergamot flavoring tastes natural, unlike many Earl Greys.
As for EG's to avoid, I would stay away from Bigelow (unnatural flavor), Tazo (Starbucks brand, too strong and bitter), and Stash (bergamot flavoring tastes funny).
Taylor's also makes several other fine teas such as Lapsang Souchong (tea smoked over pine needles I believe) and Scottish Breakfast (a very bright, strong tea). Buy the leaf tea and brew it with a tea strainer or french press, it's much better than using bags.
and I have found that hams often do not embrace free software to its fullest extent. They often choose proprietary software packages over free ones (logging programs and APRS, for example), and most people I hear talking about computers on local repeaters all use windows.
Maybe this is because there is not much quality free software for ham applications out there. On top of this, I'm not so sure an informal poll on eham really means much anyway. The most heavily trafficked ham sites are probably QRZ.com and arrl.org. QRZ censors its users comments, and anything critical of ham radio is in danger of being removed. The ARRL doesn't even allow user comments on its site and seems to devote the majority of its time to the BPL issue lately.
If you want to get an idea of who uses linux, get on your local 2m repeater or listen in on some of the popular HF bands.
Every IT dept I've ever encountered was overburdened to start with. I can't imagine they would not want a break so they could attend to more important things than Windows crashes. Not only that, but the techs _hate_ dealing with this stuff.
Imagine how much money you could save your organization if you had the time to verify all backups and replace old, failure prone disk drives before they crash.
I have never been there, but I have noticed The Discovery Channel Shop, which has retail locations sells some of the same stuff Thinkgeek has. They have remote controlled blimps and hovercrafts for one. You might try their website.
Any ideas what was wrong, and how opening the sealed platter compartment might fix anything?
You probably had what we in the industry call "Data Pressure Buildup". This occurs when bits fall off your hard disk into the casing. The controller then writes new data into the spot where the old bit fell off. However, now you've got extra bits floating around in your platter compartment.
Eventually, the miscreant data starts clogging up the pressure equalization valve and the pressure in the drive increases to a point where the heads cannot read or write anymore information and are actually repelled by the media surface -- thus the clicking sound.
A quick solution is to slightly open the hard drive so the bits can escape. Just make sure you are not near any sort of data network, because the leaking bits can escape onto the Internet and cause further damage. This further illustrates the need for good internal firewall rules.
I'm a ham operator, and I have held off joining the ARRL because of their lobbying against power line broadband. For me, the ability to have high speed internet access is more important than static free HF communications. I don't think local VHF/UHF will be affected anyway.
I think the amateur radio community is overreacting to a perceived threat. Anyone can claim something causes RF interference -- look at what Clear Channel did when there was talk of allowing non-commercial radio stations. Power line broadband will not mean the end of ham radio. The two can coexist.
I will not support the ARRL as long as they take a reactionary stance against this technology.
Depends on what processor is in your laptop and how much ram you have.
There is a version of debian (2.0 I think) that will boot on 4 megs of ram. You have to give it the lowmem option during install (read the documentation).
Like the other poster, I have Debian running on a 486 SX33 laptop. My PCMCIA network card works fine, although I did add 8 megs of ram to make things faster.
I have already done it. All you do is enter your name, address, phone number, and SSN and a helpful representative from the RIAA will contact you in 30-60 days to tell you if they want to prosecute you.
The article is located here, and it basically talks about a guy who built a balloon with a mobile computer accessible over ham radio through ssh. It is a very good read and he gives plenty of technical details and photos (though not the kind of photos you might be looking for).
Now typically you would have records of credit card transactions, that could be traced back to the card's owner. With this system, you would have records of transactions that cannot be traced to anyone.
What a great idea!
In fact, let's take it a step further. Eliminate the possibility of being seen shoveling cash into the ATM at night (and the embarassing questions by law enforcement that invariably follow), and just write a bunch of fake receipts for your:
I think the most important thing this announcement portends is a shift away from the architecture consolidation we've seen for several years now.
We have lost or are losing several hardware platforms: HP PA RISC, Compaq Alpha, and a recent SGI presentation I attended hinted MIPS is on the way out in favor of Itanium.
IBM's commitment to a non-Intel architecture is will help prevent this slide into x86 uniformity.
Not only that, but different arch's are _interesting_ in and of themselves. Try picking up a used SparcStation or SGI machine and install Linux or Unix on it. It will make you appreciate that you have choices other than ia32/64.
If the shadow system demonstrates the needed performance, reliability and maintainability that your organization requires after some weeks or even months, then it will be a simple matter to switch the roles of the two systems and ultimately unplug the SCO box and redeploy it if the cost of that "security blanket" is too high.
It may not be this simple. If they only have one raid device, they can't run two machines simultaneously.
Also, if it's a file server, keeping data on both machines in sync would be difficult if two were being used at the same time.
An alternative could be to take a complete backup, then switch over for a day or so during a non-critical period (if there is one), and see how it goes. If it doesn't look good, then restore the backup (if needed) and go back to the SCO box.
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Yes, knowing how the industry thinks is important. However, I can already glean this information from the bevy of primary sources that are available to me. My company has a subscription to all of the prominent industry magazines, and if I feel I need more, all I have to do is surf over to ZDNet.
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Each of us has different reasons for reading Slashdot. Mine happens not to be a desire to read more of the tripe that is published every day in mainstream outlets. When I read Slashdot, I want to learn technical information that is both correct and helpful to me in my job. It seems this is becoming more difficult.
So yet, give me the obscure technical article written by a qualified software development analyst
Analysts are nothing more than journalists whom other journalists call for information. It is somehow believed that if one reads enough of the complimentary trade magazines that every IT profesional gets, one somehow becomes an expert.
I have noticed Slashdot seems to be posting a lot of these clueless journalist articles lately. I don't seek advice about my car from English majors, so why should I listen to them about computers? Let's have more articles from sources qualified to speak on their subjects.
Another very good Earl Grey is Taylor's of Harrogate. It's very smooth, and the bergamot flavoring tastes natural, unlike many Earl Greys.
As for EG's to avoid, I would stay away from Bigelow (unnatural flavor), Tazo (Starbucks brand, too strong and bitter), and Stash (bergamot flavoring tastes funny).
Taylor's also makes several other fine teas such as Lapsang Souchong (tea smoked over pine needles I believe) and Scottish Breakfast (a very bright, strong tea). Buy the leaf tea and brew it with a tea strainer or french press, it's much better than using bags.
and I have found that hams often do not embrace free software to its fullest extent. They often choose proprietary software packages over free ones (logging programs and APRS, for example), and most people I hear talking about computers on local repeaters all use windows.
Maybe this is because there is not much quality free software for ham applications out there. On top of this, I'm not so sure an informal poll on eham really means much anyway. The most heavily trafficked ham sites are probably QRZ.com and arrl.org. QRZ censors its users comments, and anything critical of ham radio is in danger of being removed. The ARRL doesn't even allow user comments on its site and seems to devote the majority of its time to the BPL issue lately.
If you want to get an idea of who uses linux, get on your local 2m repeater or listen in on some of the popular HF bands.
or is the most important thing to come out of this story the fact that there is someone out there named Sterling Ball?
Yes, there is already a boycott of Linux going on.
You mean this whole lawsuit thing is for real?
Every IT dept I've ever encountered was overburdened to start with. I can't imagine they would not want a break so they could attend to more important things than Windows crashes. Not only that, but the techs _hate_ dealing with this stuff.
Imagine how much money you could save your organization if you had the time to verify all backups and replace old, failure prone disk drives before they crash.
There is always more to do in IT.
This virus talk is rubbish. I'm typing this on a Windows computer right now and everything is working fi
I have never been there, but I have noticed The Discovery Channel Shop, which has retail locations sells some of the same stuff Thinkgeek has. They have remote controlled blimps and hovercrafts for one. You might try their website.
You probably had what we in the industry call "Data Pressure Buildup". This occurs when bits fall off your hard disk into the casing. The controller then writes new data into the spot where the old bit fell off. However, now you've got extra bits floating around in your platter compartment.
Eventually, the miscreant data starts clogging up the pressure equalization valve and the pressure in the drive increases to a point where the heads cannot read or write anymore information and are actually repelled by the media surface -- thus the clicking sound.
A quick solution is to slightly open the hard drive so the bits can escape. Just make sure you are not near any sort of data network, because the leaking bits can escape onto the Internet and cause further damage. This further illustrates the need for good internal firewall rules.
I think the amateur radio community is overreacting to a perceived threat. Anyone can claim something causes RF interference -- look at what Clear Channel did when there was talk of allowing non-commercial radio stations. Power line broadband will not mean the end of ham radio. The two can coexist.
I will not support the ARRL as long as they take a reactionary stance against this technology.
Depends on what processor is in your laptop and how much ram you have.
There is a version of debian (2.0 I think) that will boot on 4 megs of ram. You have to give it the lowmem option during install (read the documentation).
Like the other poster, I have Debian running on a 486 SX33 laptop. My PCMCIA network card works fine, although I did add 8 megs of ram to make things faster.
Just raise speed limits in school zones to 170 MPH, as The Onion recommended.
I have already done it. All you do is enter your name, address, phone number, and SSN and a helpful representative from the RIAA will contact you in 30-60 days to tell you if they want to prosecute you.
The article is located here, and it basically talks about a guy who built a balloon with a mobile computer accessible over ham radio through ssh. It is a very good read and he gives plenty of technical details and photos (though not the kind of photos you might be looking for).
They said they were hoping they could get the number up to 10% for the next version, but that it would take some work.
are still stuck at the "Windows was not shut down properly" screen.
Is it 6 or 8 pin DIN?
In fact, let's take it a step further. Eliminate the possibility of being seen shoveling cash into the ATM at night (and the embarassing questions by law enforcement that invariably follow), and just write a bunch of fake receipts for your:
- restaurant |
- cleaners |
- Linux distro company
and pay the cash directly to yourself!Untraceable!
I think the most important thing this announcement portends is a shift away from the architecture consolidation we've seen for several years now.
We have lost or are losing several hardware platforms: HP PA RISC, Compaq Alpha, and a recent SGI presentation I attended hinted MIPS is on the way out in favor of Itanium.
IBM's commitment to a non-Intel architecture is will help prevent this slide into x86 uniformity.
Not only that, but different arch's are _interesting_ in and of themselves. Try picking up a used SparcStation or SGI machine and install Linux or Unix on it. It will make you appreciate that you have choices other than ia32/64.
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Also, if it's a file server, keeping data on both machines in sync would be difficult if two were being used at the same time.
An alternative could be to take a complete backup, then switch over for a day or so during a non-critical period (if there is one), and see how it goes. If it doesn't look good, then restore the backup (if needed) and go back to the SCO box.
for the version powering my VCR:
while(1)
{
printf("12:00");
}