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| 2000/12/19 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:20125 Activity:nil |
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| 2000/12/19-20 [Computer/SW/Database, Computer/SW/Security] UID:20126 Activity:high |
12/19 One of my major performance bottlenecks is the need to log
every entry in a single log file. This leads to contention for
write access lock to the file, delaying each process. What to do?
\_ write to per process log file, and have a background process
coalesce log files together.
\_ this method provides the most concurrency
\_ or write to sockets with a separate process listening
on each, handling the logging.
\_ this method is easy and most similar to what you're
already doing
\_ use a real db engine
\_ for something this simple it might not be worth paying for
one. plus, it gives this guy job security. |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Recreation/Music] UID:20127 Activity:very high |
12/19 How considerate are you to "neighbors" when you have a decent
sound system you'd like to enjoy? Do neighbors knock on your
door asking you to turn it down or do they retaliate with louder
music?
\_ My neighbour (a few years ago) living in the apartment below
me plays really loud music. One day, I got fed up, so I jumped
on his ceiling a few times. From that day on I get "anonymous"
racist phone calls which I was able to traced to him. He also
made a phone call pretending to be an apartment manager telling
me that other neighbours were complaining about me.
\_ When I lived in Berkeley, my neighbors above me blasted
their stereos and held their own mini-WWF at 3am in the
morning right before midterms. I got fed up and made
anonymous phone calls using a linux box I had which was
set to go off at 5am in the morning when they were sure
to be asleep.
\_ one question: what did your story have to do with your os?
\_ okay, fine: my computer called up the asshole
upstairs from me. I just had a little cron job
that would do it for me. Nothing to do with linux
other than the fact that it carried out the act.
\_ I've seen a couple worse cases: one guy had an alarm
clock that would go off early in the morning, bothering
the renter who was below him. So one day the renter sees
the guy in the stairwell and beats his face all bloody.
These were students.
\_ The thin walls & floors common in berkeley apartments was a
blessing. I lived on the floor right above the parking garage,
and one night, I heard glass breaking downstairs. Went
downstairs and caught a kid breaking into the car next to mine.
\_ Yeah, and it's about time they elected a FUCKING
Republican president.
\_ Find the phone wiring box, cross out the wires for HIS apt.
\_ all of the problems would be simpler if people had the FUCKING
guts to confront their neighbors instead of this faceless
retaliation shit.
\_ I had the guts. They retaliated by stomping on the floors
calls, I just told him to fuck off.
every fucking night.
\_ Typical of the barbarians living in Berkeley and SF. I never
had to deal with this bullshit once I moved.
\_ In retrospect, I could have went to his door and ask him
to turn down his music, but when I jumped on his ceiling
I did not meant it as retaliation but just to let him
know that hey, your music is bothering me. I did not
retaliate when he started making anonymous racist phone
calls, I just told him to fuck off. When he continued,
I told him I will get the police to put a trace on the
phone calls. After that, he made one more call and then
stopped.
stopped. To his credit, he did not play loud music again,
at least not when I was around.
\_ You should've capped his ass.
\_ I play music quite loudly. Twice my next door neighbors have asked
me to turn it down, and I did so. Once when I had a midterm, I
asked them to turn their music down, and they did. So some of us
CAN just get along.
\_ Personally, I think when your music level gets to a point
it can affect your neighbour, it is quite inconsiderate.
\_ For people to be so inconsiderate makes me ... makes
me ... alMTOST FURIOUS!!! I want to jump up and down!
\_ No, I am serious. If you want to play your music
loud, use a headphone. Don't impose your music on
other people. |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Reference/RealEstate] UID:20128 Activity:high |
12/19 Has the housing price dipped lately? I am considering buying a
house.
\_ suprisingly, it hasn't. It has slowed down though. When I
bought my house in Jan I had to bid with 30 other people, now
there's only 3-5 bids per house. I'm even more suprised that my
house has been appraised at 15% above what I paid. Incredible
given the stock market condition.
\_ Older 2-bdrm townhouse in shittiest location (but in Sunnyvale):
asking $340K, sold last month for $430K. And brand-new 2000 sq ft
townhouses in Mt View, start $1million. Houses *may* slow more
since now people may be forced to settle for a townhouse
driving the prices of those up.
\_ $1million? BS. URL?
\_ Shrug. I'd believe it. What I don't believe is that
housing price rises will slow because of town houses.
Not per se. The town house 6 blocks over will never be
in the same price range as the houses in the area. If
you're saying that people will simply give up on houses
and live in a townhouse, then that means building more
townhouses, fewer new houses and thus an increase in the
price of houses as they're even rarer than they were. As
a homeowner, I'd be quite happy to see the end of new
housing starts all over the BA and just new townhouses
and zero lot liners instead.
\_ and higher density, more noise, more traffic, etc.
\_ It's happening now. It's just a matter of time
and degree. Those who don't want it or can't take
it or whatever will go elsewhere. Living in this
area is a choice. It isn't mandatory. I don't
intend to spend the rest of my life here.
\_ God is making more people but is not making more land. No surprise
that housing hasn't dropped in a significant way. Guy down the
street sold his ugly house after 9 months with a 50% gain only a
month or so ago.
\_ Man is making more land. Flattening hills in East Bay, Fremont,
San Jose and taking up former ranch and farm lands in same.
But then Cisco and Sun and them keeping hiring more people
and bringing them to this area. Where are they gonna live?
\_ You've seen the "housing" in Fremont, SJ, etc? I've done a
lot of hardcore house hunting in those and many other places
around the south bay. That isn't housing. That's a cesspool.
\_ Cisco and Sun (and others) are in the process of moving
jobs to places like Texas. The Bay Area housing boom will
level out if not bust. I wouldn't live in a place like
Mountain View if you paid me to. Los Gatos? Pacific
Heights? Sure. Sunnyvale? Not. There's a sucker born
every minute.
\_ Forget Texas, Sun is going overseas - Ireland,
Russia, and India are the high-growth campuses
for Sun now.
\_ Sun recently acquired 200 employees in
Mnt. View. ;-) - ex-cobalt employee |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Consumer/Audio, Consumer/TV] UID:20129 Activity:insanely high |
12/19 I'm considering buying a home theatre system next year. Is it better
to buy everything from one company (like all-sony) or should I go
for best of breed? I'm looking to spend ~$5K only, nothing fancy.
Suggestions? Thanks.
\_ For $5k, I'd definitely go best of breed. Especially when it
comes to selecting speakers. One recommendation: go with Velodyne
subwoofers.
\_ My $5k budget has to include everything including a new TV
stand all the little things. Would you still recommend
best of breed? Is there a web site that compares these things?
I used to go to http://productopia.com, but they went out of business.
\_ http://epinions.com seems to have won the battle
http://deja.com quit reviews and went back to news
\_ Does that also include a TV? Figure to spend $800-1000
for a receiver, $2000 for a TV, and the rest on speakers.
\_ What kind of TV costs $2000?!? HDTV?
My 36" WEGA was $1200 and its top of
\- i think you have to make a decision early what is
of the line.
\_ The WEGA XBR is more than $1200 and
it's not even widescreen.
that one already.
\_ Okay, with tax and instant
exchange it about $1500.
\_ WEGA is Sony's low-end non-digital
line of 30-36" TV's. Digital-capable
TV's (DVD, not HDTV) are more expensive.
\_ uh, my WEGA has component video,
s-video, coax, old style video
(single yellow connector) and
digital inputs.
If WEGA is low end to you, what's
midrange?
Don't even consider buying speakers from a company that
Tony. Feel free to email me for more info on BAA.--psb
does not specialize in speakers. If you don't need a TV,
then you can have a killer system for $5000. If you do,
then you still want to get the best your budget allows.
\- here is my decision advice: first decide what is
most important: 1. picture 2. sound [techically you have
to decide whether stereo 2 channel or home theater sound
is more important, but it sounds like you have decided
that one already. if picture, pick out TV and then
speaker set up [RL+Rear, RL+Center+Rear, RL+Center+Rear+
Sub?], then pick a pre-amp/amp set up with enough power
to drive that system. if sound, then start with pre-amp,
amp, pick appropriate speakers [note you pick the power
systems first, but spend more money on the speakers],
then remaining $ on tv. you can always get a sub later.
i strongly recommend affilating yourself with a good
audio store. a high end place will let you borrow stuff
to see howit sounds with your system and inyour house.
strong recommendation for Bay Area Audio. Guy named
Tony. Feel free to email me for more info on BAA.
http://www.goodsound.com used to give good advice. have not
visted them lately. obviously video is not their
emphasis. --psb
\_ Also decide whether this system is for movies or
music. For movies only, the audio system doesn't have
to be super high end.
\- that is why i said "stereo" or "home theater"
given that he explictly says to integrate with a
tv/home theater, i think he's answered that Q.--psb |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Computer/SW/Mail] UID:20130 Activity:moderate |
12/19 How do you get mh to export mail back into a format that other
mail readers (pine, mutt, netscape, eudora, etc...) can read?
I've tride just catting the files in ~/Mail together but all
my mail readers complain. Already rtfm'ed mh.
\_ packf -mbox. rtfm.
\_ mutt can read mh folders intrinsically.
\_ Once you've used mh why would you want to go backwards? Are you
restoring a carriage or buggy or your daily transport needs, too? |
| 2000/12/19 [Industry/Jobs] UID:20131 Activity:nil |
12/18 B2Bi company has top level job openings! Current needs include
Senior Buzzword Generator and Senior Buzzword Valiation Engineer.
3+ years dotcom experience, an english degree or an avid dilbert
reader preferred but all experience levels welcome to apply!
<DEAD>www.b2bi.buzzwords.com/jobs/bullshit.html<DEAD> for details. -geek
\_ Also openings for the right Senior Buzzword Integration
Architect and Designer
\_ wtf you are trying to say?! Are you an English major got
rejected by those dotcom companies? |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Uncategorized] UID:20132 Activity:nil |
12/18 want a 6100/66 with monitor? know someone who does?
email me - danh |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Uncategorized] UID:20133 Activity:nil |
12/18 For those internet voting fans, please read the following:
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-0012.html |
| 2000/12/19-20 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers, Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:20134 Activity:nil |
12/18 I've been looking for a web site on the historical price/yield of the
30 year treasury. Yahoo only goes back 5 years. And after spending
an hour on google didn't help either. anybody know? Thanks!
\_ i haven't checked, but possibly http://www.motleyfool.com
\_ Try http://MSN.COM
\_ b
\_ zuul |
| 2000/12/19 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:20135 Activity:nil |
12.19 Senior grift architect and grift engineer needed at a top B2Bi
company. See /csua/pub/jobs/grifting
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