Comment As someone that has over 100TB.... (Score 1) 3
As I have over 100TB, sounds intriguing. But will it pay for the electrical bills?
Submission + - Google fund to pay for 1 million copies of Charlie Hebdo
BarbaraHudson writes: The Register is reporting that money set aside from a deal with France's publishers is going to pay for the printing of 1 million copies of next weeks' Charlie Hebdo, "Eight of the 12 people killed were journalists attending an editorial meeting, however, a senior editor and the magazine’s chief executive were in London at the time of the attack. They have vowed to do a massive 1 million copy print run next week – Charlie Hebdo’s circulation is normally around 60k.
The cash will come from €60m fund (€20m per year over three years) that supports digital publishing innovation. The fund was set up in 2013 following negotiations between Google and the French government as a remedy to demands from European publishers that Google pay for displaying news snippets in its search results.
The cash will come from €60m fund (€20m per year over three years) that supports digital publishing innovation. The fund was set up in 2013 following negotiations between Google and the French government as a remedy to demands from European publishers that Google pay for displaying news snippets in its search results.
Comment The topic is good, however... (Score 1) 2
The source is not. The link is to the CSM website, which lacks detail -- and has only one generic image (of a black hole)
Suggested alternate sources:
With video:
http://www.space.com/24549-2-s...
Better view of NGC 6240:
http://www.cnet.com/news/colli...
Suggested alternate sources:
With video:
http://www.space.com/24549-2-s...
Better view of NGC 6240:
http://www.cnet.com/news/colli...
Comment Re:Seems obvious but... (Score 1) 325
As the systems I use become - outdated, I'm looking to replace the PEx950 systems. The point of my post was that for many years they have been reliable workhorses. I don't expect that anyone would run out and purchase "new" PE x950 systems. Besides, I don't believe they will support the "new" 6 + core cpu's. If they wanted Dell, and if they wanted a new 1U server, the R620 would be a better selection.
Degrading the topic only slightly more:
o As the PE1950 was available from 1.6 to 3.0 GHZ (in single or dual cpu ... with dual or quad core); stating "it went faster" has no meaning. If you were to post some system stats -- & CPU speeds.
o You don't indicate if your application(s) were single or multi-threaded enabled.
o The initial release (system I) date for the PE x950 is not the same as the latest release date (system III).
Also, having older can be better: the software has had a chance to stabilize out, any (both software and hardware) issues can be researched BEFORE you buy it - the buyer is not just depended on the seller glossy advertisement. A system that is "significantly" faster - isn't any faster if it isn't running (or running properly).
Degrading the topic only slightly more:
o As the PE1950 was available from 1.6 to 3.0 GHZ (in single or dual cpu
o You don't indicate if your application(s) were single or multi-threaded enabled.
o The initial release (system I) date for the PE x950 is not the same as the latest release date (system III).
Also, having older can be better: the software has had a chance to stabilize out, any (both software and hardware) issues can be researched BEFORE you buy it - the buyer is not just depended on the seller glossy advertisement. A system that is "significantly" faster - isn't any faster if it isn't running (or running properly).
Submission + - Russia says drivers must not have 'sex disorders' 2
mrspoonsi writes: Russia has listed transsexual and transgender people among those who will no longer qualify for driving licences. Fetishism, exhibitionism and voyeurism are also included as "mental disorders" now barring people from driving. The government says it is tightening medical controls for drivers because Russia has too many road accidents. "Pathological" gambling and compulsive stealing are also on the list. Russian psychiatrists and human rights lawyers have condemned the move. The announcement follows international complaints about Russian harassment of gay-rights activists.
Comment Re:Seems obvious but... (Score 1) 325
I use server class systems for most of / as my desktops - especially for development. I remote to them where necessary. After having a significant number of hard drive and power supply failures, the server class systems have lasted significantly longer. (My preference leans to the PE1950 & PE2950 - I can get them in dual CPU quad core @ 3GHZ speed). In over two years - with 6 systems running (most of them continually) I've had two hard drive failures - both RAID 1 (no loss of data/downtime) and not power supply failures (yet). By placing most of them in a remote location in house -- the fan noise is tolerable. I'm starting to convert some of the systems to VM's (But conversion to VM's is not as easy as the companies would imply).
I would also like to know: How many other companies have a similar problem with their laptops? Is this a "dirty secret" of the industry?
I would also like to know: How many other companies have a similar problem with their laptops? Is this a "dirty secret" of the industry?
Submission + - Mystery of why galaxies always appear dustier on one side solved
StartsWithABang writes: If you look at a spiral galaxy face-on, the sweeping spiral arms and the central massive bulge are usually the most prominent features. But if you look at one tilted at an angle to us, dust lanes appear prominently. You might expect that the dust lanes should appear equally on both sides of the galaxy, but they don't. Even more puzzlingly, the dust actually does live in the middle of the disk, so you might think there's no excuse for this! We had a theory as to why this works for a while, but recent Hubble observations have confirmed this picture, and we've finally got our answer!
Comment Re:29 seconds? 1 minute 21 seconds is official tim (Score 4, Informative) 70
... and in case you were wondering:
Actuator drift occurs when a valve is out of null, resulting in a piston moving slowly or drifting when there is no control signal (e.g. when the electrical power is off).
Now to research what is "out of null"....
Actuator drift occurs when a valve is out of null, resulting in a piston moving slowly or drifting when there is no control signal (e.g. when the electrical power is off).
Now to research what is "out of null"....
Submission + - Hubble's Stunning New View of the 'Pillars of Creation' (discovery.com)
astroengine writes: 20 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope showed the world what has become one of the most famous images of our time. Staring deep into the Eagle Nebula, Hubble demonstrated its sheer imaging power, picking out the vast pillars of gas and dust in a star-making factory. Deep within their dusty cocoons, baby stars are being born, a factor that spawned the apt moniker “Pillars of Creation.” Now, to celebrate 25 years in space, Hubble has released a new version of the same nebula, only this time it's in high-definition. And it's spectacular.
Submission + - Young people are 'lost generation' who can no longer fix gadgets... (telegraph.co.uk)
antdude writes: "Young people in Britain have become a lost generation who can no longer mend gadgets and appliances because they have grown up in a disposable world, the professor giving this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures has warned.
Danielle George, Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, at the University of Manchester, claims that the under 40s expect everything to ‘just work’ and have no idea what to do when things go wrong..."
Danielle George, Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, at the University of Manchester, claims that the under 40s expect everything to ‘just work’ and have no idea what to do when things go wrong..."
Journal Journal: Good Bye, Google. 6
For the last several years I've noticed Google's search results getting worse and worse as time went by. Ten years ago, typing the title of a work returned that work usually in the first spot. They now seem to completely ignore the "title" meta tags.
Comment In case after case... (Score 1) 1
... by the same officer: I *didn't know* that it was *NOT* against the law...
... this is SOOOOOO ripe for abuse.
Submission + - Laws for thee but not for me.... (watchdog.org) 1
An anonymous reader writes: In a ruling handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the nation’s top court found that a police officer who mistakenly interprets a law and pulls someone over hasn’t violated their Fourth Amendment rights.
If a police officer reasonably believes something is against the law, they are justified in initiating a traffic stop, says the U.S. Supreme Court. The problem? According to North Carolina traffic law, only one tail light needs to be functional. That means the initial stop, justified on these grounds, would have been illegal — and so would the seizure of the cocaine found in Heien’s car
“The result is a system in which “ignorance of the law is no excuse” for citizens facing conviction, but police can use their own ignorance about the law to their advantage,” notes the legal brief on the case by a coalition of civil rights organizations, including American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
Although this was a traffic stop, imagine this applied to computer search & seizure. Suddenly, you could be facing "reasonable belief" that you committed a crime.
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that this will enable a Police State.
If a police officer reasonably believes something is against the law, they are justified in initiating a traffic stop, says the U.S. Supreme Court. The problem? According to North Carolina traffic law, only one tail light needs to be functional. That means the initial stop, justified on these grounds, would have been illegal — and so would the seizure of the cocaine found in Heien’s car
“The result is a system in which “ignorance of the law is no excuse” for citizens facing conviction, but police can use their own ignorance about the law to their advantage,” notes the legal brief on the case by a coalition of civil rights organizations, including American Civil Liberties Union and Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
Although this was a traffic stop, imagine this applied to computer search & seizure. Suddenly, you could be facing "reasonable belief" that you committed a crime.
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that this will enable a Police State.
Submission + - Federal Judge: Facebook Must Face Suit for Scanning Messages
Rambo Tribble writes: U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton, on Tuesday, denied Facebook's bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against the social media giant, for violating users' privacy through the scanning of message content. In her rejection of Facebook's argument, the judge said the firm had, "...not offered a sufficient explanation of how the challenged practice falls within the ordinary course of its business."
Submission + - Reopen investigation into Westminster pedophile whistleblower deaths' – MP (rt.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A Labour MP has demanded the government reopen an investigation into the suspicious deaths of two whistleblowers he believes were in possession of significant evidence relating to historic child sex abuse, which infiltrated the heart of Westminster.
John Mann, a Labour MP for Bassetlaw, has urged Home Secretary Theresa May to address state secrecy shrouding these allegations.
Mann believes the Official Secrets Act is obstructing ex-Special Branch police officials from stepping forward with vital information relating to sordid allegations regarding a child sex abuse ring affiliated with powerful Westminster elite figures throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
“There are former police officers, especially Special Branch officers, some of whom have contacted me, who do have significant information, and, if the Official Secrets Act restrictions are lifted on them, [they] will be far more willing to come forward and divulge that information,” he said.
John Mann, a Labour MP for Bassetlaw, has urged Home Secretary Theresa May to address state secrecy shrouding these allegations.
Mann believes the Official Secrets Act is obstructing ex-Special Branch police officials from stepping forward with vital information relating to sordid allegations regarding a child sex abuse ring affiliated with powerful Westminster elite figures throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
“There are former police officers, especially Special Branch officers, some of whom have contacted me, who do have significant information, and, if the Official Secrets Act restrictions are lifted on them, [they] will be far more willing to come forward and divulge that information,” he said.
