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| 2007/5/23-24 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:46729 Activity:nil |
5/23 http://tinyurl.com/36mxpa (latimes.com) A day in the life of U.S. soldiers patrolling west Baghdad |
| 2007/5/23-28 [Computer/HW/Drives] UID:46730 Activity:low |
5/23 I was talking to my IT guys as to why our company partitions Netapp
disks into small (approx 750GB) partitions and they said that Netapps
limit single continuous volumes to that size and that the 16TB limit
shown on their webpage is just a filer size limit. Is this true?
I thought Netapps let you stripe data across multiple racks.
\_ our storage admins tend to make 750g partitions on the netapps,
however they do ahve some that are multiples of that. I think the
750g magic number is a raid set built out of a full shelf's worth
of disks. However we're in the process of ditching Netapp to go
for EMC. Large storage volumes are in general best avoided if
possible. They make for big backup & restore headaches.
\_ 750 is small? I thought you could get disks at Fry's in the
\_ 750 is big? I thought you could get disks at Fry's in the
400 range. RAID a bunch of those together and you've exceeded
750GB easily.
\_ This is enterprise storage, not a warez site at some kid's
mom's house. And that's for one volume, anyway, not the
entire unit which is going to be anywhere from a few TB to
hundreds of TB or even PB.
\_ It's hard to convince the average user of this. They
say: "For $500 I can get 1 TB at Fry's. Why do we
(as an enterprise) only have a N TB limit?"
\_ the average user is a moron, but I didn't have to tell
you that.
\_ I tried to explain enterprise vs. Fry's to my wife's
co-worker and failed miserably. Of course his 4 disk
1 TB stripe crapped out a year later and he lost
everything but boy it was so cool for that first year.
\_ I never said we shouldn't use enterprise class
disks. We use Netapps and I think we should still
keep using them. But from what my friends at Netapp
tell me, they sell systems with individual disks
that are 400+GB so it would make sense that a single
stripe could easily exceed 720GB.
\_ Of course it can. That doesn't mean you should
make unmirrored stripes. You can stick a knife
in your foot but I wouldn't suggest you do that
either. What your Netapp friends aren't telling
you is they consider single disk sales a sucker
buy and easy cash from the low end crowd.
\_ Has anyone looked at 3par? Curious.
\_ A full shelf of disks is more than 750 GB, unless you're
still using 72 GB disks. Netapp recommends no more than
about 42 disks in an aggregate, which is a lot more than 750 GB.
I am guessing that these are not technical limits but
political ones or that there may be other reasons (e.g.
backup and restore).
\_ oh we are. The Netapps are a couple years old now; new storage
investment is all going to EMC.
\_ Don't do it. You'll be sorry if you're not a huge bank or
something similar.
\_ EMC? OMG, I'm sorry for you. |
| 2007/5/23-26 [Transportation/Car/Hybrid] UID:46731 Activity:moderate |
5/23 "SAN FRANCISCO - Calling a cab with an environmental conscience"
http://www.csua.org/u/ir7 (SFGate.com)
41.4mpg for Prius cab vs. 12mpg for Crown Victoria cab.
\_ How much trunk space?
\_ I looked at a Prius in a parking lot, and it looks like it
can't even fit one big suitcase. But then most cab passengers
in big cities don't carry luggage. So I guess a driver is still
better off if he can save on gas most of the time, and
occasionally has to pass on some passengers because of their
luggage.
\_ There are also a bunch of Ford Escape hybrid taxis around the city.
The biggest trouble with hybrid vehicles in a dense urban
environment is their silence when running without the IC engine
engaged. Several times I've been nearly hit because I didn't
hear a hybrid moving in my direction.
\_ Weren't you taught to look both ways before crossing the
street??
\_ Sure, but that doesn't work as well as you'd like in a
crowded urban environment with crazy drivers, hostile bikers,
oddly angled 5 way intersections, and poorly timed traffic
lights.
\_ Which is even more of a reason not to depend on your ears.
\_ Bicycles are silent also.
\_ Aside: Some studies have shown that the most dangerous
place for a crosswalk is at a vehicular intersection--
exactly where we always put them. If crosswalks were
mid-block, they'd be much safer. -tom
\_ That will make traffic more congested (becasue vehicles
will stop and intersections and mid-block), hence
producing more mad drivers.
\_ uh, yeah, and let's get rid of all those stop signs
and traffic lights while we're at it. -tom
\_ That's how freeway intersections work. It's just
too expensive to do it for local intersections.
\_ and of course no one ever gets angry at
freeway intersections. -tom
\_ Public Policy should always have as its top
priority "must not produce any more mad drivers."
\_ That's called "Stealth Mode" in the Hybrid Humvee.
http://evworld.com/archives/conferences/evs14/humvee.html |
| 2007/5/23-26 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq] UID:46732 Activity:moderate |
5/23 Since the surge, is there anyway we can find oout rather sectarian
killings in Bagdad has decreased or not? IMHO, it is the decrease
of sectarian killings among Iraqis, not decrease in US troop casualties
that indicates the success of operation.
\_ The surge is still happening.
\_ Is there a scheduled end date for the surge, or does even
asking that question give aid and comfort to the enemy?
\_ Why do you hate... oh fuck it...
\_ I'm not sure what the point is to answering questions from
ignorant people who have already made up their minds but
whatever. It isn't an act of treason or America-hating but
simple stupidity.
\_ Anyone who disagrees with you is ignorant? Interesting
worldview.
\_ No. But anyone like the op who clearly knows
nothing about the details of an event but has already
formed an opinion is ignorant as well as not very
bright.
\_ It's supposed to be complete this summer, with the generals
evaluating its success or failure in September.
\_ The whole 'surge' thing is silly. The evil fucks bombing
the shit out of each other can just hold back for a bit
while this 'surge' thing is happening and everyone will
be happy. We should either pull out now or commit
massive resources to Iraq, 20k more troops is not going to
accomplish anything.
\_ The point is to clear them out of the city, establish real
security, and earn the trust of the people. That way it is
much harder for them to return. Given a choice of daily bombings
vs. going safely about their lives most people will choose a
normal life and turn in the thugs. What did you think the point
was?
\_ It's a great idea, but the execution misses the point: we
needed more troops at the beginning and a better strategy than
just more bodies now.
\_ I agree that they screwed the pooch on day 1 but we're now
where we are. Instead of General Petrous(sp?) surge plan
what would you suggest that would improve safety, suppress
or eliminate thugs and eventually allow us to leave
without leaving the country in a real civil war? If we
walk away now the current level of violence will look like
a game of candyland. Complete elimination of all violence
won't happen. The most pacifistic EU countries still have
violent crime, but it can be reduced to more civilized
levels.
\_ I think the whole entrenched thug thing is a thousand
years of the 70 percent Shiite/20 percent Sunni/10
percent Kurd hatred mix. They all hate each other. The
US presence there doesn't make them hate each other any
less, or more. We just can't win this huge entrenched
guerilla war. We don't have a magic time machine. We
also have no way of deciding when we have 'won'. So
either we should pull out NOW, or flood the fucking
country with armed force, aid, and us state dept
personnel for the next 20 years. we've really fucked
up.
\_ Despite what the media tells you most guerilla wars
are won by the government side, historically. What
we lack isn't men or aid or state department
flunkies. It is the will to win. Our politicians
are no longer leaders, they are more concerned with
the next election cycle and the polls than doing
what needs to be done. And I mean our entire
government, not anyone from either of the silly
parties.
\_ What is this 'Will to win'? Do you mean 'kill
huge swaths of the population, civilian and guerilla,
and by default killing all the insurgents'? That's the only way
I can think of historically of the gov winning
a guerilla war. I agree with you then, we do
not have 'the will to win'. I mean really, this is
pissing me off. What is 'the will to win'?
\_ It is not at all clear that the U.S. presence in Iraq
is reducing the violence there. The reason we're not
leaving is that we're afraid that our sham government
will be overthrown and replaced with something
opposed to the U.S. -tom
\_ Why do you think it's a sham government?
\_ Which part of Iraq outside of the Green Zone cares
about that the government has to say?
\_ All of it. Which part doesn't?
\_ I don't agree. I think the areas of the country
where all of the car bombings go off feel
the Iraqi gov is not protecting them.
\_ The guys who are saying this are the same ones who
told us that Iraq would be a "cakewalk" and that
Saddam Hussein had WMD. I am not sure why you are
still listening to them, given their track record
so far on Iraq.
\_ It was a cake walk. He probably did or at least had
the capacity to have them again in a few months of
free trade. Because General P. wrote the book on
modern guerilla warfare based on real world
experience and doesn't have a track record so far on
Iraq. What are you talking about? Do you even know? |
| 2007/5/23 [Politics/Domestic/911, Politics/Domestic/President/Clinton] UID:46733 Activity:nil 50%like:46725 |
5/22 Lurita Doan is BLOWJOBS BLOWJOBS BLOWJOBS
http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=2777859 |
| 2007/5/23-6/4 [Uncategorized] UID:46734 Activity:high |
5/23 Which manga is this from?
http://data.tumblr.com/2326329_400.jpg
\_ The Breast Tumor Awareness Week manga.
\_ Would it hurt you to post NSFW? Although, actually it's so hard
to figure out what going on at first that no one glancing at your
screen is going to be able to figure it out.
\_ Haven't you figured it out? The whole point is to post
something NSFW and make you look at it.
\_ I thought it was the heads of two Martians at first. -- !OP |
| 2007/5/23-28 [Transportation/Car] UID:46735 Activity:high |
5/23 is leasing better than buying, thinking of leasing
a new 2007 tundra for $236 a month for 3 years
plus $2k up front... thanks soda gods.
\_ Which one is better depends on your situation and the terms.
I bought my first two cars and leased my last two. I eventually
bought one of the cars I leased and now own it outright. For
my own situation, I would never "buy" again. I would always
lease and then only buy the car if I like it. It turns out
that in one lease I came out ahead by leasing (versus buying)
and in the other one I would've come out ahead by buying.
The interest rate, money factor, and residual will make one
better than the other financially (there are other
non-financial factors) but the difference in my experience is
relatively small compared to the price of the car. By the way,
I wouldn't put any money down on a car if you can help it
(lease or buy) but especially if you lease, unless doing so
somehow helps the interest rate.
\_ if i buy used, do you use the Kelly blue book value
to haggle with? i see people selling like $2k mroe than
KBB
\_ Just don't pay more than it is worth to you. You can
offer less if you want. They will sell if they want
and they won't if they don't.
\_ Just out of curiousity, what is your situation? I find buying
a used car my far the cheapest option. I'm still driving
a car I bought for $600 3 years ago. However, I know some people
used the cheapest option by far. I'm still driving a car I
bought for $600 3 years ago. However, I know some people
require a new car, like Real Estate agents.
\_ I think they don't have to be new cars, but they have to be
luxury cars.
\_ I think it doesn't have to be a new car, but it has to be a
luxury car. My ex-gf's father was a real estate agent in LA,
and he has two Mercedes. When he met the weathier clients, he
drove the higher-end and newer one. When he met the clients
that were less wealthy, he drove the older and lower-end one.
that were less wealthy, he drove the lower-end and older one.
-- !OP
\_ I should have mentioned that of the four cars I leased
one new, bought two used, and leased one used. Buy vs.
lease is the relevant question here, not new vs. used.
I personally would prefer a new car, because it should
last longer. My first cars were 2-3 years old and I saved
money up front, but in the end I wish I had paid $6-7K
more for a new model and gotten 3 more years out of the
car. That is why I bought the latest car brand new. It
is worth the extra $150/month to have the car an extra
3 years. As for reason, I hate having an old, unreliable
car that I am embarrassed to take anywhere. I keep my
cars about 10 years, which I think is reasonable.
\_ You are not your car. If it gets you from point A to
B there is no reason to be embarrassed by it.
\_ When you are standing by the side of the road
waiting for a tow truck, yes that is embarrassing.
I also like to have a nice car. I do not own a
car to get me from A to B at the lowest possible
price, but also in style and comfort. You might
have your own preference. Owning a 1981 Yugo
does not appeal to me. On the other hand you
probably spend money on crap that doesn't interest
me at all (e.g. most electronic gadgets).
\_ If it gets you halfway between A and B and then
breaks down it doesn't get you from A to B now
does it? And how did you decide that I spend
money on gadgets?
\_ It was just an example. Every car will get
you from A to B, but some do so more reliably
and safely (or even faster). My first car
got me from A to B, say, 99% of the time. Is
that good enough? For me, it was not. For
you, maybe it is. For a woman it is
definitely a big issue. I am a guy, but my
car overheated once at 11:30pm near an exit
that had nothing open but a grocery store 1/2 mile
away. (There weren't even any houses.) This
was before cell phones were common. If
that happens 3x over the life of the car
(say) that's too much for a lot of people. I
haven't had that happen to me in 6 years now,
because I actually bought a nice car. Imagine.
\_ "reliable" != "nice". There are luxury cars
that are pieces of junk, and inexpensive cars
which are reliable.
\_ Do you have a point? I am guessing a
$600 car is neither luxurious nor
reliable.
\_ Uh, I didn't write the above, although
he is correct. I have a reliable car
for my wife. -$600 car guy.
\_ Besides, for the price of a nice car you'd
have to buy insane amounts of gadgets to make
the difference. Unless expensive TVs are
considered gadgets.
\_ Sure, why not? People spend a lot of money
on whatever their passion is. Photography,
video games, eating out, whatever. The
point is that I can spend my money how I
wish and maybe I think what you spend your
money on is silly. I think some people
easily spend $500-1000/month eating out,
for example. My old coworker took his
girlfriend to Cheesecake Factory (ugh!)
almost every day at $40 a pop, because he
couldn't cook or didn't want to. The
payment on a nice car really is not that
much. OP says he can get a new truck for
$236/month. I think that's totally worth
it and would ditch the $600 car above in 3
seconds if I could afford that $236/month,
even if it cut into other aspects of my
lifestyle.
\_ You aren't thinking about total cost of
ownership. The $236/mo car probably has
an additional $1000/yr insurance cost and
an additional $2000/yr depreciation cost
over the old junker. I prefer to own no
car at all and put my money into savings.
Now I could buy the nicest car in the world,
but I prefer to save and take a cab when
I really want to live it up.
\_ "Depreciation cost?" I'm not writing
anything off. I buy the car and keep
it until the resale is $2-3K. So the
price difference is mostly the
purchase price. As for insurance,
most of the cost is liability, which
is the same either way.
\_ There is a huge difference between
liability and full coverage insurance
cost, especially for a new car. What
is the yearly depreciation cost? Do
you even know how to calculate this?
Take the amount you paid for the car,
subtract what you get for it when you
sell it and divide by the number of
years you own the car. For most cars
it is $2-3k/yr, if you buy them new.
\_ I've taken accounting and I know
what straight-line and double
declining deprecation are, but
they are not germane here. Just
look at the sale price and the
residual price to get an idea
of costs. There is no need to
amortize to compare expenses.
As for insurance, as I said
before, the main cost is
liability. For my new $45K car
I pay $300/year more for
collision than I did on my
1993 car. Almost all of the
cost of my insurance is my
liability coverage. In fact,
for a BMW and a Lexus my total
insurance bill is $600 more than
it was for my old Nissan and
Honda - and that was with no
collision coverage on the Nissan.
\_ So what is your total cost
of ownership for your $236/mo
car. I am looking at a quote
right now for $228/yr for
liability only vs. $851 for
full coverage. That is more
than a 3X difference.
\_ $228/year for liability?!
That's crazy low. In
fact, I don't believe you.
\_ Sorry. I have a good
driving record and am
married. That is what
we pay. I also noticed
that you don't understand
what the word depreciation
means and that you don't
\_ Sorry that is a quote
for $228/six months, so
$456/yr. And $1700/yr
for full coverage. If you
are older, married and with
a good record, that is
what you pay. Do you
know how to calculate your
total cost of ownership, so\
I think it is a waste of
time to try and continue.
car. Have you even bothered to
figure this out? I pay 3X for
full covereage vs. liability
only.
total cost of ownership, so
I think you are kind of
boring and stupid and a
waste of time to talk to.
Sorry about that.
total cost of ownership?
\_ Buy vs. lease is mostly about: how long do you expect to keep the
car, and how many miles do you drive? If you're going to drive
the car into the ground over 10 years then buy it. If you're going
to want to trade up every 2-3 years then lease. YMMV (heh). |
| 2007/5/23-28 [Computer/SW/OS/FreeBSD] UID:46736 Activity:nil |
5/23 Anyone know anything about prelinking/prebinding on freebsd? I have
few binaries that change its checksum every now and then and am
trying to figure out if it's hacked, bad disk, or prelinking. How do
I find out if it's due to prelinking? Thanks! |
| 2007/5/23-28 [Recreation/Media] UID:46737 Activity:nil |
5/23 Recruit of the Jedi:
http://urltea.com/mbj (atomfilms.com)
\_ too lame to waste time on. move along. or rewatch the
obi won buys a car. was the directory one of those
high school theater geeks who wasn't as funny as he
thought he was?
\_ My favorites fan films have been "Troops" and "Jedi Preachers":
http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/troops
http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/jedipreachers
\- i couldnt make it more than half way thorugh the
jedi preachers one. troops is a classic. the insult dog
vs darth vader is great.
\_ Another good one is the Star Wars Gansta Rap Special
Edition. Not quite Star Wars, but still well done is
George Lucas in Love. |