First off, a "real" data center needs a little more than 1.5 Tons of cooling; that will barely cool a single rack in a real data center.
Insulation is always a nice idea, be the fact of the matter is that to reject the heat from the space you need to provide a means of heat trasnfer. Generally, that requires a temperature differential between your heat source and the outside. If it is cooler outside than in the space, not much is required. If it is warmer, you will have to take advantage of thermodynamics and use a compressorized cycle. This can be more or less efficient, depending on the difference in inside and outside temperatures.
(A typical data center operates with a 95-110F outside design temperature, and attempts to deliver 48F chilled water to the CRAC units (Computer Room Air Conditioning). This forces about 50% of the energy consumed by the computers to be used (again) to cool the equipment.)
Call an engineer when everything melts down...
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No f***ing shit; and for the record, the summary referring to the KS City Star are a travesty!
Its great to see the penetration of broadband connections increasing, as it gives increasingly more options to content creators and brings back some of the end-to-end nature of the original vision of the internet.
Are you one of those people that believes in flash for delivering web content?!
I'm happy with my DSL, thank you. I don't want to have to upgrade to FTTP just to browse the web, thank you.
The threshold is an important issue, the question becomes does it get constantly lowered as we block the really annoying ads? I try to avoid blocking ads on Slashdot, but some of the more recent ones have been sufficiently distracting that I have had to block more and more. (so long falkag.net)
I want to support sites, and some of the advertising is actually of interest to me, but having it shoved down my throat gets old.
Problem is that iTunes was manipulated for the sake of the picture; that isn't how it normally displays. Columns also don't have different selection list controls (at least normally). The patented interface looks nothing like my interface...
Don't get me wrong - I love carpentry, and stonemasonry, and electrical wiring, and landscaping - the whole gamut of physical labor. But our nation's inability to resolve the question of our southern border has caused unskilled and semi-skilled wages to tank.
Bullshit. An electrician here can easily make $100k-- you just need to be Union. Good electricians can always find work if they are willing to move around.
There are plenty of good reasons for IP Anonimity; "freenets" for distribution of material banned by an oppressive government comes to mind as a useful, non-copyright infringing use.
There are plenty of times that you could want anonymity, where you could be breaking the law of the land, but not be infringing on corporate-sponsored rights.
The form factor is nice, but they sure could have used a better scrolling mechaism. A touch-pad strip along the side of the front face could be much more flexible... and allow for right or left hand operation easily.
The device looks like something a lot of people could use. I wish Nokia luck with it... (and secretly hope that Apple comes out with a better version before Nokia gets to market...)
Excellent points! Who really trusts a phone company with a $500+ toy anymore?
Why not pay the phone companies for what they can do well... provide the uplink with a minimal device that is cheap and does not require a frigging 2-year contract. Let people accessorize if they want... offer great little tie-ins if you wish...
As somebody in the business, APC does have significant lower UPS losses on big systems compared to the other industry mainstays (Powerware and Liebert).
However, they require twice the number of batteries which will quickly eat away at any total cost savings. (Assuming that you have flooded batteries and actually care about uptime.)
The subsidies are most likely internal, either in the form of trying to get ad revenue (or even payola), or by running the store as a loss-leader to improve market share.
Buying a label is a lost cause; they don't have much in the way of intrinsic value. It's the same problem they had eight years ago... they don't get it, and can't take advantage of the opportunities that are theirs to grab!
The truth is that after the facility, maintainence, and staff for a massive investment in technology like that, the cost of the actual software it just one small part of the overall package.
After looking at Google's solutions to the facility, staff and hardware issues, I'd have to say that you can only save money if you save on EVERYTHING, and design your systems to be cost-effective before everything else.
Looking at some of the things they do, it's really a "who'duh thunk?" reaction. Know what you need and work to that; don't set your sights higher just to be "safe."
Looking at artist (read label) compensation, if an "average" player holds 1k songs, $5/month is half a penny per song. The only way a label can make a subscription service attractive is if it just their own catalog.
There is no possible way that Yahoo can maintain this price point long-term without subsidizing it.
That is known as "dumping," not price fixing. Dumping is selling goods below cost to drive competitors out of business. When competitors have been put out of business, you are free to jack up prices.
Since Free Software provides both the speech/beer freedoms, there is no means for creating a price control (on the software itself). Implicitly, the support contracts could be considered suspect, but...
...aside from having "undesirable" credit ratings for identity theft, what the hell can you actually do to protect yourself? If all it takes is DOB, SSN, and Mother's Maiden Name-- maybe a current address as well, is there any way to protect yourself from other people and companies' incompetence?
It just seems so easy to do through absolutely no fault of your own; who should be held responsible for the problem?!
Forward PE and 5-year growth expectations: Apple - 28.1, 22% Google - 46.5, 32% MSFT - 19.2, 11%
All three companies are balanced in terms of forward looking PE, but for Apple and Google you have to have more long-term faith, or believe that the growth will be higher than the analysts predict. The cash-on-hand is also important to understand...
All three are good investments, for different reasons.
So did you live in Thailand too? One page used up per month on "visa runs."
Just got new passport to beat the RFID implementation... it seems so goofy to have a thin little 24-page passport again!
I don't believe RFIDs will improve pass-through time at immigration. Usually they spend the time to see how you react to questions more than anything else. Scanning only takes 3 seconds max with machine-readable passports.
"Tiger" is trademarked by Tiger Direct as a computer retail service. "Tiger" has a trademark pending by Apple as a computer operating system. The trademark applications are in different realms.
The thing I find interesting is that after tigerdirect failed to win in their case against tiger.com, they failed to register "tiger.net," or even contest it. They haven't done much to "defend" the tiger brand, and their business bears no association to tigers in branding.
Nah... why use billing address when you can require all laptop manufacturers to provide a GPS reciever and add your location to all packet data? Wouldn't that be great!
If Nokia can't even get a PDA right, how could they possibly pull off the remainder?!
The problem is about user interface. If it takes six button presses to take a picture, the device doesn't work. If it is supposed to fit in your pocket, it can't have sixty buttons.
The things that have killed all convergence devices as viable options are:
Battery Time. Different devices have different expectations on battery life. Integration could work between devices at the "lowest commond denominator" approach only if charging can always be counted on-- you won't run down the batteries on a plane, in a car (or taxi, or bus).
Physical Size. People tend to avoid things if the primary function is not addressed gracefully with respect to size. You aren't willing to have a phone be twice as big to operate effectively as a camera.
Interface Limitations. Same as above; device needs to treat all functions as "primary," and let them operate equally.
Function. Ultimately, these added features have to provide me some additional value.
If Nokia can only match the iPod Mini with battery performance, I doubt people will be running out to buy these. People already complain that they want more run time!
There's a bid difference between a local government giving tax breaks to a local company to keep jobs local, and giving an interest free loan to a for-profit corporation.
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First off, a "real" data center needs a little more than 1.5 Tons of cooling; that will barely cool a single rack in a real data center.
Insulation is always a nice idea, be the fact of the matter is that to reject the heat from the space you need to provide a means of heat trasnfer. Generally, that requires a temperature differential between your heat source and the outside. If it is cooler outside than in the space, not much is required. If it is warmer, you will have to take advantage of thermodynamics and use a compressorized cycle. This can be more or less efficient, depending on the difference in inside and outside temperatures.
(A typical data center operates with a 95-110F outside design temperature, and attempts to deliver 48F chilled water to the CRAC units (Computer Room Air Conditioning). This forces about 50% of the energy consumed by the computers to be used (again) to cool the equipment.)
Call an engineer when everything melts down...
No f***ing shit; and for the record, the summary referring to the KS City Star are a travesty!
Are you one of those people that believes in flash for delivering web content?!
I'm happy with my DSL, thank you. I don't want to have to upgrade to FTTP just to browse the web, thank you.
The threshold is an important issue, the question becomes does it get constantly lowered as we block the really annoying ads? I try to avoid blocking ads on Slashdot, but some of the more recent ones have been sufficiently distracting that I have had to block more and more. (so long falkag.net)
I want to support sites, and some of the advertising is actually of interest to me, but having it shoved down my throat gets old.
Problem is that iTunes was manipulated for the sake of the picture; that isn't how it normally displays. Columns also don't have different selection list controls (at least normally). The patented interface looks nothing like my interface...
Bullshit. An electrician here can easily make $100k-- you just need to be Union. Good electricians can always find work if they are willing to move around.
There are plenty of good reasons for IP Anonimity; "freenets" for distribution of material banned by an oppressive government comes to mind as a useful, non-copyright infringing use.
There are plenty of times that you could want anonymity, where you could be breaking the law of the land, but not be infringing on corporate-sponsored rights.
Never thought of it that way. Thanks.
The form factor is nice, but they sure could have used a better scrolling mechaism. A touch-pad strip along the side of the front face could be much more flexible... and allow for right or left hand operation easily.
The device looks like something a lot of people could use. I wish Nokia luck with it... (and secretly hope that Apple comes out with a better version before Nokia gets to market...)
Excellent points! Who really trusts a phone company with a $500+ toy anymore?
Why not pay the phone companies for what they can do well... provide the uplink with a minimal device that is cheap and does not require a frigging 2-year contract. Let people accessorize if they want... offer great little tie-ins if you wish...
As somebody in the business, APC does have significant lower UPS losses on big systems compared to the other industry mainstays (Powerware and Liebert).
However, they require twice the number of batteries which will quickly eat away at any total cost savings. (Assuming that you have flooded batteries and actually care about uptime.)
The subsidies are most likely internal, either in the form of trying to get ad revenue (or even payola), or by running the store as a loss-leader to improve market share.
Buying a label is a lost cause; they don't have much in the way of intrinsic value. It's the same problem they had eight years ago... they don't get it, and can't take advantage of the opportunities that are theirs to grab!
The truth is that after the facility, maintainence, and staff for a massive investment in technology like that, the cost of the actual software it just one small part of the overall package.
After looking at Google's solutions to the facility, staff and hardware issues, I'd have to say that you can only save money if you save on EVERYTHING, and design your systems to be cost-effective before everything else.
Looking at some of the things they do, it's really a "who'duh thunk?" reaction. Know what you need and work to that; don't set your sights higher just to be "safe."
Looking at artist (read label) compensation, if an "average" player holds 1k songs, $5/month is half a penny per song. The only way a label can make a subscription service attractive is if it just their own catalog.
There is no possible way that Yahoo can maintain this price point long-term without subsidizing it.
That is known as "dumping," not price fixing. Dumping is selling goods below cost to drive competitors out of business. When competitors have been put out of business, you are free to jack up prices.
Since Free Software provides both the speech/beer freedoms, there is no means for creating a price control (on the software itself). Implicitly, the support contracts could be considered suspect, but...
...aside from having "undesirable" credit ratings for identity theft, what the hell can you actually do to protect yourself? If all it takes is DOB, SSN, and Mother's Maiden Name-- maybe a current address as well, is there any way to protect yourself from other people and companies' incompetence?
It just seems so easy to do through absolutely no fault of your own; who should be held responsible for the problem?!
Forward PE and 5-year growth expectations:
Apple - 28.1, 22%
Google - 46.5, 32%
MSFT - 19.2, 11%
All three companies are balanced in terms of forward looking PE, but for Apple and Google you have to have more long-term faith, or believe that the growth will be higher than the analysts predict. The cash-on-hand is also important to understand...
All three are good investments, for different reasons.
About the same... 48 pages in 5 years. What ever happened to the big passports?
So did you live in Thailand too? One page used up per month on "visa runs."
Just got new passport to beat the RFID implementation... it seems so goofy to have a thin little 24-page passport again!
I don't believe RFIDs will improve pass-through time at immigration. Usually they spend the time to see how you react to questions more than anything else. Scanning only takes 3 seconds max with machine-readable passports.
"Tiger" is trademarked by Tiger Direct as a computer retail service.
"Tiger" has a trademark pending by Apple as a computer operating system.
The trademark applications are in different realms.
The thing I find interesting is that after tigerdirect failed to win in their case against tiger.com, they failed to register "tiger.net," or even contest it. They haven't done much to "defend" the tiger brand, and their business bears no association to tigers in branding.
Nah... why use billing address when you can require all laptop manufacturers to provide a GPS reciever and add your location to all packet data? Wouldn't that be great!
no, no, no!
Because the Triads aren't getting a cut, they aren't "sponsoring" the police, and there is no reason to not raid the P2P users...
What's the quote about a society where everybody is breaking the law being on the verge of totalitarian control?
Relying on imperfect enforcement of laws is not a shield from the law itself!
The problem is about user interface. If it takes six button presses to take a picture, the device doesn't work. If it is supposed to fit in your pocket, it can't have sixty buttons.
The things that have killed all convergence devices as viable options are:
Battery Time. Different devices have different expectations on battery life. Integration could work between devices at the "lowest commond denominator" approach only if charging can always be counted on-- you won't run down the batteries on a plane, in a car (or taxi, or bus).
Physical Size. People tend to avoid things if the primary function is not addressed gracefully with respect to size. You aren't willing to have a phone be twice as big to operate effectively as a camera.
Interface Limitations. Same as above; device needs to treat all functions as "primary," and let them operate equally.
Function. Ultimately, these added features have to provide me some additional value.
If Nokia can only match the iPod Mini with battery performance, I doubt people will be running out to buy these. People already complain that they want more run time!
There's a bid difference between a local government giving tax breaks to a local company to keep jobs local, and giving an interest free loan to a for-profit corporation.