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Comment Re:inodes (Score 1) 2

Well, first off, I can't store incoming/outgoing email messages in a database. Second, what if I had an image gallery containing more than 50k images? They do not want you storing that in a mySQL database. The load caused by that would also get your account suspended. They don't even like you using "dynamic" pages. Meaning no PHP of CGI, just static HTML. Going on vacation and not checking email for a day or two would bring my websites down, especially since BlueHost's spam protection is minimal at best.
Data Storage

Submission + - Is a 50,000 file count a reasonable hosting limit? 2

Mike Blakemore writes: My hosting provider (BlueHost) just implemented a new account limit where I can only store 50,000 files. The problem here is that they claim to offer unlimited space, unlimited data transfer, host unlimited domains, and 2,500 POP3/IMAP enabled email accounts. I only have around 130 email accounts and now I'm 300k files over the limit. 95% of my files belong to email account holders who have been using BlueHost's provided webmail apps. So I now have less than 14 days to delete all of my email before they suspend my account. This file limitation is not on their website or anywhere in their TOS. If I were to set up the allotted 2,500 email accounts and each account received 20 emails, I would be in violation of their undocumented "terms" and my account would get suspended. Same thing with their "Host UNLIMITED Domains" claim. If I transferred 50,000 domains over to them, my account would get suspended. Is this common of other hosting providers? Can they even legally do this to me? Couldn't one consider this false advertising and bait and switch? And lastly: Should I report them to the Better Business Bureau or get legal help?

Comment Your degree was a waste of time (Score 1) 613

Everybody has a degree nowadays and a degree means nothing compared to experience. Instead of racking up student loans, you could have been applying yourself to actual work experience.

Go for internships and specialized training in whatever you plan on doing for the rest of your life.

A degree in computer engineering is nice, but you'll find that you still have to start from the very bottom and work your way up. Computer degrees are obsolete before you finish your textbooks.

The ONLY difference between a high school grad and a college grad is that once they enter the workforce, the college graduate still has to pay back loans for another 20 - 30 years.

Same thing with certifications - most employers will say they are a requirement on the job posting, but unless you can show solid real world experience, you are out of luck.
Movies

Submission + - Remake of TRON and Logan's Run

SuicideJockey writes: The Hollywood Reporter has a story up about the remake of TRON and Logan's Run. "Commercial director Joseph Kosinski is in final negotiations to develop and direct "Tron," described as "the next chapter" of Disney's 1982 cult classic."..."Kosinski, who last month signed on to helm the remake of "Logan's Run" for Warner Bros. Pictures..." Here's the URL: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i16c1ed3bf76536b4c669651706799643
NASA

NASA Backs Quantum Computing Claim 138

narramissic writes "Canadian startup D-Wave's demonstration via Web link of a prototype quantum computer in mid-February was met with skepticism in the academic community, but NASA has confirmed that it did, in fact, build a special chip used in the disputed demonstration. According to an article on ITworld, D-Wave designed the quantum chip and then contracted with NASA to build it."
Biotech

Submission + - New Drugs Enhance Performance, Eliminate Sleep

docinthemachine writes: "New drugs in the eugeroic family are completing trials that offer improved memory, mood enhancement, improved alertness and cognitive powers without any of the nasty side effects and mass murder of speed and crank. They are a class of novel stimulants that produce long-lasting mental arousal. They are unique in producing hypervigilence and alertness without peripheral effects or addidition of usual stimulants. Strangely, they have minimal effect on sleep structure, and do not cause rebound hypersomnolence (crashing). Related are Ampakines that also cause memory enhancement (just a bit of abuse potential there). One of these — a drug code-named CX717 enabled sleep deprived rhesus monkeys to outperform rested normal monkeys on memory tasks. you can read details of the drugs and studies at http://docinthemachine.com/2007/03/09/eugeroic/"

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