Comment Surely you jest... this is hoarding? (Score 1) 268
I bet we can do a lot better than these rank amateurs. Rally, Slashdot!
Comment Submerged hard disks? (Score 3, Interesting) 147
Hard disks aren't sealed, there's always (at least, on the dozens of disks I've taken apart) a little felt-pad or sticker covered vent on them. I figured it was for equalisation or something crazy, but I'm not positive.
Given hard disks aren't sealed, wouldn't they fill with fluid and assuming they'd still function with a liquid screwing up the head mechanism (given modern disk's head's float above the platter surface on a cushion of air) wouldn't the increased viscosity slow down seek events?
F5 Fires Back On Open Source SSL Accelerator 120
Random Feature writes "In response to Build an Open Source SSL Accelerator, in which o3 magazine detailed how to build a solution comparable to an F5 BIG-IP 6900 on the cheap, F5 Fires Back claiming it's not as cheap as it appears and pointing out the potential performance implications of a 'cobbled together set of components designed to mimic similar functionality.' The discussion on the performance of the Open Source solution based on Opteron RSA operation processing capabilities brings into question the validity of the 'more SSL TPS for cheaper' argument presented by o3."
Comment DirecWay in middle-of-nowhere Iowa blows goats. (Score 1) 771
Greetings;
My wifes cousin switched from local 33.6k dialup to DirecWay satellite service some months ago, and while I can't speak for any other install of DirecWay, her connection is just utter shite.
Marginally faster than 56k dialup (And I do mean marginally), overall I thought it was a rather embaressing example of an internet service daring to suggest it might be broadband or "High Speed".
As usual, your mileage may vary;
My wifes cousin switched from local 33.6k dialup to DirecWay satellite service some months ago, and while I can't speak for any other install of DirecWay, her connection is just utter shite.
Marginally faster than 56k dialup (And I do mean marginally), overall I thought it was a rather embaressing example of an internet service daring to suggest it might be broadband or "High Speed".
As usual, your mileage may vary;
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