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What OS/FS to use for 16TB storage array? 1TBx16!! 0

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Dan Cabrera

on Thursday August 02 2007, @11:58PM

Dan Cabrera writes "So I just took delivery of a large package (pickup truck bed sized box) labeled 'server' — turns out it's the one I've been waiting for a while from a client. We had some miscommunication and I assumed this was a 2-4, maybe 5TB system for use as a production content shared drive, but it turned into a real monster, SuperMicro SC-836 with HighPoint 2240 Controller and *16*x*1TB* Hitachi drives in a RAID5 array. It's got WinXP64 loaded, but there must be a better solution after reading of ZFS and related technology now available as open source, no? Looking forward to your comments and suggestions! I'll repost with some benchmarks as this puppy grows up (into the wee hours of the morning I'll work :) Happy SD'in! PS: Just need a large drive to save rendered projects to and backup music/other projects (This is for a world known DJ, so the each tour/show can involve a LOT of media!) ...and, how the heck am I gonna do off-site backup for this in event of disaster? Ay-yay-yi!"

Top 100 Independent Games-> 0

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cyrus_zuo

on Thursday July 12 2007, @10:18PM

cyrus_zuo writes " Game Tunnel has just published a list of the Top 100 Independent Games from the last 3 years. The list is compiled from scores given by their monthly panel, which recently finished its 36th month of reviewing all the new games that Indie has to offer. Picked from the 458 games that the panel has reviewed, the Top 100 Games contains many could-be favorites, each accompanied by a review and website link."
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The Ugly Truth About Credit Reporting Agencies-> 0

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crazychane

on Thursday July 12 2007, @10:08PM

crazychane writes "For starters, let's put aside the idea that the credit reporting agencies exist to ensure the safe keeping of your private financial data. The credit bureaus are not official government agencies and they do not create your credit reports for your benefit. They are not in the business of making sure your credit reports are accurate... http://aaacreditguide.com/2007/04/truth-about-cred it-reporting-agencies.html"
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Deterring Malicious Spammers and Cybercriminals We-> 0

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Pat Jackson

on Thursday July 12 2007, @09:56PM

Pat Jackson writes "FTC's spammer's webcast on the investigatory challenges faced by law enforcement as spammers mask their identities and use obfuscatory techniques? The webcast discusses effective countermeasures."
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Federal court denies Internet Radio appeal 0

Submitted by StonyandCher on Thursday July 12 2007, @08:59PM

StonyandCher writes "A U.S. federal appeals court has denied a petition from music webcaster associations for an emergency stay of new royalty rates that Internet radio companies have to start paying on Sunday.

The stay, if granted, would have delayed the July 15 due date of the increased royalty payments that are owed by music webcasters to SoundExchange, the nonprofit organization set up by the Recording Industry Association of America to collect so-called digital performance royalties for recording artists and record companies.

"If Internet radio goes silent, I will fight to make sure the silence is brief," Inslee said in a statement sent via e-mail. "One thing is sure: After July 15, national pressure for a resolution of this travesty only will increase. We are not going away.""

New images of deep Martian caves

Submitted by untree on Monday May 28 2007, @06:15PM

untree writes "The Astronomy Picture of the Day today is an image recently taken by the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. More information is available on the Planetary Society blog, including a description of the paper (pdf) that describes this series of caves.

From the image description:

"Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist."

And for fans of traditional units of measure, this cave entrance is about the size of a football field."

Store Burns Books to Protest Decline in Reading

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Frosty Piss

on Monday May 28 2007, @06:00PM

Frosty Piss writes "Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. But wanting to thin out his collection, he found he couldn't even give away books to libraries or thrift shops, which said they were full. So Wayne began burning his books protest what he sees as society's diminishing support for the printed word. 'This is the funeral pyre for thought in America today,' Wayne told spectators outside his bookstore as he lit the first batch of books. The fire blazed for about 50 minutes before the Fire Department put it out because Wayne didn't have a permit to burn them."

Storing Music for Personal Use Online is Illegal

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on Monday May 28 2007, @05:38AM

An anonymous reader writes "In a court case of JASRAC vs. Image City, The Tokyo District Court handed down a ruling that says Image City's MYUTA service is guilty of copyright infringement. MYUTA is an online music storage service that allows users to upload music from their own CDs etc. to a central server from which they can download to their cellphones to listen to. Music uploaded to the central server is accessible only by the user who uploaded it and can only be downloaded to their cellphone. Despite the music only being stored for personal use, the ruling reasoned that the act of uploading music to a central server owned by a company is the equivalent of distributing music to that company. This has implications for other services such as Yahoo! Briefcase which could mean Yahoo! is gulity of copyright infringement if any of its users store music in their account for personal use. Google's translation can have a go at the original Japanese article."

Microsoft is using Linux for their Servers!

Submitted by jhepoy on Monday May 28 2007, @02:58AM

jhepoy writes "http://pinoygeek.org/2007/05/27/microsoft-is-using -linux-for-their-servers/ Yahoo.com is a consistent FreeBSD on their servers. Apple.com which is known for OSX as based in Unix is not surprising to see MacOSX and Linux running on their servers. The most surprising part is when I looked for Microsoft.com statistics and found out that they are running Linux on some of their web servers. The irony is that Microsoft is attacking Linux as an insecure OS which can be found on their Get The Facts campaign."

Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward

Submitted by antikarma on Friday January 12 2007, @06:23PM

antikarma writes "The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world. The symbolic clock, maintained by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, currently is set at seven minutes to midnight, with midnight marking global catastrophe. The group did not say in which direction the hands would move. But in a news release previewing an event next Wednesday, they said the change was based on "worsening nuclear, climate threats" to the world."