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Comment Re:fsck speed, want safety (Score 1) 196

by siDDis (#38921435) Attached to: What's the Damage? Measuring fsck Under XFS and Ext4 On Big Storage

I work with IPTV and VOD, we have 4 PB of data running on FreeBSD and ZFS which is being replicated off site with the send && receive features that comes with ZFS. Since we mostly deal with large media files we have even reversed the replication direction. That means that if master storage needs to go down for maintenance, the other offsite storage becomes the master. At the moment we're looking into using HAST which will make it even easier to switch what storage site that should be the master.

Comment What I wish for next generation consoles. (Score 1) 502

by siDDis (#38377524) Attached to: What Microsoft Should and Shouldn't Do For the Xbox 720

Backwards compatibility. Heck I still play c64 games! Old games are still fun!
No internal optical disc drive. Make it optional by offering an external device.
Noise > performance. I don't want to hear that box.
Todays Xbox 360 controller is fine, I do not want to buy a new controller just because it comes with an extra button.

Comment The biggest threat to your data is yourself. (Score 1) 332

by siDDis (#38303404) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Is Your Data Safe In the Cloud?

I run my own cloud network storage business. Everything is encrypted on the client side, there is no cheating(ala bitcasa which says they manage to deduplicate encrypted data). Sure you can upload raw data that you for example want to share, but one should know that someone else then have the possibility to read and abuse the data.

So I would say the data is safe in our cloud. Sure we have access to see how much disk space you're using, but thats pretty much it.
Firefox

HTTPS Everywhere Gets Firesheep Protection 77

Posted by timothy from the mitigating-malicious-mutton dept.
coondoggie writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation today said it rolled out a version of HTTPS Everywhere that offers protection against 'Firesheep' and other tools that seek to exploit webpage security flaws. Hitting the streets in October, Firesheep caused a storm of controversy over its tactics, ethics and Web security in general. Firesheep sniffs unencrypted cookies sent across open WiFi networks for unsuspecting visitors to Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter, and lets the user take on those visitors' log-in credentials."
First Person Shooters (Games)

RAGE On iOS Shows Promise 102

Posted by Soulskill from the now-you-can-rage-on-ios-instead-of-at-it dept.
Vigile writes "RAGE from id Software for iOS devices is finally available and has been tested over at PC Perspective. The game obviously looks impressive with a nearly 750MB download (and about double that when uncompressed) and not much else can rival it on the platform. The game itself is a rail-based shooter, making the touchscreen interface more intuitive and less cumbersome but it does take away some of the feeling of control in the game. Video of the game running is also included in the short review."
Software

Opera 11 Beta Released, With Extensions Support 142

Posted by timothy from the fat-lady-warming-up dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Opera 11 Beta has just been released and now includes support for extensions. Also new in this release Tab Stacking, Visual Mouse Gestures, performance improvements, new installer, and much more. Even with its many new features, Opera 11 is 30% smaller than Opera 10.60. That means that Opera downloads more quickly and installs in fewer steps. There are over 130 extensions and climbing including NoScript and AdBlock! Extensions can be found here."
Social Networks

Open-Source Social Network Diaspora Goes Live 266

Posted by timothy from the go-west-where-the-land-is-free dept.
CWmike writes "Diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built on open-source code, has cracked open its doors for business, at least for a handful of invited participants. 'Every week, we'll invite more people,' stated the developers behind the project, in a blog item posted Tuesday announcing the alpha release of the service. 'By taking these baby steps, we'll be able to quickly identify performance problems and iterate on features as quickly as possible.' Such a cautious rollout may be necessary, given how fresh the code is. In September, when the first version of the working code behind the service was posted, it was promptly criticized for being riddled with security errors. While Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg may not be worried about Diaspora quite yet, the service is one of a growing number of efforts to build out open-source-based social-networking software and services."

Comment Re:That is fucking awesome! (Score 4, Informative) 455

by siDDis (#33777006) Attached to: Creative Commons Video Challenges Hollywood's Best

Actually you don't have to pay taxes to get free health care. At least not here in Norway. If you have a norwegian social number you get free health no matter what.

If you make money, you have to pay taxes. If you don't make money and live in the forest, you don't pay taxes. And you still have free health care.

I'm not really sure how the health care work in details for the rest of europe. But I know it's basically "free" in most european countries compared to the US.

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