12/29   Is it worthwhile to use ext4 on VMs? Is Journaling necessary on VMs?
         \_ what about DBs?  I read somewhere ext3 was better for DB voumes (mysql)
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9/23    I never took CS188, is there a good book that's an intro to formal
        database theory, normalization, etc.?  I've got experience with SQL
        (MySQL & MSSQL), and understand tables, etc.
        \_ You mean CS186?
           \_ Oops, yah.  188 is AI or something?
              \_ That's right.
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4/28    Anyone here have experience with solid state drives in the server
        environment? I am mostly worried about reliability, longevity, and
        performance. I've read a couple of articles saying that OSes
        really need to be SSD optimized before this can be considered
        truly viable and yet every vendor from Dell to Sun to Apple is
        shipping these. Are they ready for prime-time on an important
	...

8/27    Is Ruby on Rails similar to CGI? Or maybe just something with an
        object-relationship mapping between objects and DB?
        \_ it's an entire application server framework.  You define your
          views, your models, your control, and Rails makes all the connecting
          parts.  DB mappings included.  Also it's all written in Ruby,
          which is an odd language.  So, for example, you'd replace not just
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4/29    Scaling your web app in the real world:
        http://teddziuba.com/2008/04/im-going-to-scale-my-foot-up-y.html
        \_ This article is crap.  While yes, 99.9% of all websites don't
           need any serious scalability plans, if any of them become worth
           anything they will need to scale.  If you write a web application
           without careing about scalability you are writing a webapp that can
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4/6     mysql expert, I've created a db with mixed innodb and isam tables.
        The isam tables have *.MYD and *.MYI (data and index). However the
        innodb tables only have a small *.FRM file. Copying isam tables
        works (when your db is shutdown) but it's not true with innodb.
        Where is the actual data and index located for innodb and how
        do you copy them? Thanks.
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3/24    Wow!  FreeBSD sure is stable!  After seeing soda's amazing uptime
        record, I sure want to go replace my Linux boxes with FreeBSD!
        Please do not delete this, or burn down Linus' house because I have
        blasphemed the holy FreeBSD.  I'd love to see a genuine discussion with
        examples from both sides comparing the stability of *modern* FreeBSD
        and Linux machines running on x86 hardware. -dans
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3/14    Hello Oracle experts. Is there a reason why .getProcedures takes
        so long to execute? I've tried using different jdbc connectors
        from different vendors and have the same results, so I think
        it must be the DB hog backend. Why does it take so long?
        try{
          DatabaseMetaData dbmeta  = con.getMetaData();
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8/26    Poll: how many of you pub/priv key users: 1) use private keys that
        are not password protected 2) password protect your private keys
        but don't use ssh-agent 3) use ssh-agent:
        1) .
        2) ..
        3) ...
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8/6     Amazon and Apple have lame security policies:
        http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all
        "First you call Amazon and tell them you are the account holder, and
         want to add a credit card number to the account. All you need is the
         name on the account, an associated e-mail address, and the billing
         address. "
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7/18    "Largest penis record holder arouses security suspicions at airport"
        http://www.csua.org/u/x2f (in.news.yahoo.com)
        \_ I often have that same problem.
        \_ I think the headline writer had some fun with that one.
           \_ One time when I glanced over a Yahoo News headline "U.S. busts
              largest-ever identity theft ring" all I saw was "U.S. busts
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5/8     Hello everyone!  This is Josh Hawn, CSUA Tech VP for Spring 2012.
        About 2 weeks ago, someone brought to my attention that our script
        to periodically merge /etc/motd.public into /etc/motd wasn't
        running.  When I looked into it, the cron daemon was running, but
        there hadn't been any root activity in the log since April 7th.  I
        looked into it for a while, but got lost in other things I was
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4/19    My Firefox 3.6.28 pops up a Software Update box that reads "Your
        version of Firefox will soon be vulnerable to online attacks."  Are
        they planning to turn off some security feature in my version of
        Firefox?
        \_ Not as such, no, but they're no longer developing this version,
           so if a 3.6.x-targeted hack shows up, you're not going to get
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11/29   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_woods_accident
        "Police first went to his $2.4 million house ......"
        For a world's top athlete making hundreds of millions of dollars, isn't
        it strange that Tiger Woods lives in a mere $2.4m house?
        \_ No.
        \_ what's so weird about it? what makes you think that's the only
	...

2/23    Do I need my passport on me to drive from San Diego
        to Tijuana and back?
        \_ No, but you are supposed to carry your Driver's license and
           some other official proof of your identity, like your voter
           registration card. Why not bring your passport? Also, make sure
           that you have Mexican car insurance.
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