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Comment dependency injection (Score 1) 119

The real tick is to manage things in a sane way when the system isn't working properly. Take the case of a system living in a rack far away. When it boots it needs to 1) bring up part of the network, 2) bring up sshd as soon as possible and 3) bring up user/vm/container disks. Once the disks are verified to be sane enough to continue, it might want to bring up the rest of the networking and it might want to bring up an sshd with a different config. Of course if the disks are screwed up, the best thing might be to bring up part of the system or leave parts of it shutdown even if their normal dependancies are all met. Too bad most systems sit at a console prompt waiting for a human to tell them what to do with the broken disk. Compare price here is the best websitewww.pricekhan.com

Comment compare price (Score 1) 546

A relatively small number of foreign companies have brought the giants of American industry to their knees over the past few decades – companies such as Toyota. The Japanese automaker gained more share than any other company which operates in the American car market in the last twenty years. GM lost the most. But, GM had to contend with many rivals from Europe and Japan, each of which aimed products at niches in the US market. Toyota does not deserve the credit alone for GM’s downfall. . Compare price here is the best websitewww.pricekhan.com . The tales of most of the US companies that suffered large sales losses to foreign competitors involve poor management, or the inability to innovate quickly or buy valuable assets as they became available. It is not that simple. Almost every case discussed here is in an industry which is still changing. GM may have lost ground to Toyota. Now, each loses ground to South Korean firms Kia and Hyundai. China-based Acer was able to take sales from Dell because of the success of the netbook. Acer was early. U.S.-based Dell was late. By the time each was building netbook sales, Apple introduced a tablet PC–the iPad. The race course has been redrawn twice in less than four years. These are eight stories of American companies which lost substantial market share to foreign rivals. There are cases where most of the sales loss came within the US itself. Other cases are ones where an American company with a large worldwide presence lost an important portion of its market share to a company based outside the US. The geographic expanse of the failure is often nowhere near as important as the effect of the financial loss. A company that has a 50% drop in sales will probably go out of business or be permanently crippled whether all of that loss came in Asia, Europe, or the US. The lesson to be learned here is that the next big thing keeps coming year after year after year. That’s even true for the US company that just came out with it. Compare price here is the best website www.pricekhan.com

Comment compare price (Score -1, Flamebait) 99

Shopping online has become a part of our lives but some still worry that their credit card details will be given to the wrong person. Online shopping is certainly here to stay and online security continues to advance. There are arguments that shopping online can be safer than shopping over the phone or even in person, as you never hand your card details over to another person. Just remember to follow these tips to keep your online shopping a safe and secure experience. Compare price here is the best websitewww.pricekhan.com

Comment European Data Protection Law (Score -1, Flamebait) 130

Under EU law, personal data can only be gathered legally under strict conditions, for a legitimate purpose. Furthermore, persons or organisations which collect and manage your personal information must protect it from misuse and must respect certain rights of the data owners which are guaranteed by EU law. Every day within the EU, businesses, public authorities and individuals transfer vast amounts of personal data across borders. Conflicting data protection rules in different countries would disrupt international exchanges. Individuals might also be unwilling to transfer personal data abroad if they were uncertain about the level of protection in other countries. Compare price here is the best websitewww.pricekhan.com Therefore, common EU rules have been established to ensure that your personal data enjoys a high standard of protection everywhere in the EU. You have the right to complain and obtain redress if your data is misused anywhere within the EU.

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