I still carry a pager! I still have to carry a pager, partly because of having multiple institutional/corporate partners that like to have a leash on their "V.P." - it always makes people laugh when they see it come out in board meetings. The reason for carrying it is really two-fold 1) it will wake the dead when it goes off and 2) living in NYC and taking public transportation does not merit 100% cell phone coverage. The pager frequencies are so low that they have been able to reach me in the bowels of the MTA.
They are pricey, a good rechargeable Apollo model goes for $200-300 and nationwide service is nearly double that!
It really depends on why it is needed? For me it is the necessity and immediacy, I have a few hundred servers spread across 50+ data centers and 6 continents; when something is an emergency I need to know.

From a developers standpoint either are good... Pros and cons for each.

BUT

Postgres does not do Master Master streaming replication, which means hitless upgrades, VIP fail over and fail backs at ease just are not possible.

Not even alcohol can fix it. Not even alcohol.

Thanksgiving: It's like the /. comments, but with turkey.

The financial press is probably a lot less concerned about a few fires, and a lot more concerned about funky accounting.

I agree 110% with you and your eloquent statement on "Data at Rest"

I am still not sure at the service that they offered. It reads that they did actually track usage and page visits? I wonder what big brother is doing about AnchorFree?

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It seems all very fishy. Shut down your end user service, but keep corporate service going?

Legal fees? You need not be a lawyer to write a letter (or not write a letter) or better yet, not sign for any Certified Return receipt mail.

Most of these companies are leasing hardware...without any real office space. Let Uncle Sam do the leg work, find the data center; subpoena the data centers, so on and so forth.

This reads to be...we aren't returning enough profit for our non-business class players, let's switch to corporate pricing and take it from there.

It is very easy to say "No" to the government, the fight may be long and arduous but an attorney is not needed every step of the way.

Hell, some 1 or 2L's would probably eat this sort of pro-bono work up to get written up in a law review.

Better honey than vinegar.

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I don't know? This all reads as profit farse.

$.02

"You are mixing police and justice."

Amen.

Like Jury Duty, it is not Guilty or Innocent, it is Guilty or Not Guilty. There is a difference.

"Am I free to go? If not I'd like to speak to my attorney."

He did face charges, but they were surprisingly light in retrospect.

I believe Millikan was found guilty of manipulating oil.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Cuckoos-Egg-Tracking-Espionage/dp/1416507787

Historical and a fun read. Also teaches you what a PhD. in Astrophysics got you ;-)

"On the Edge; The Rise and Fall of Commodore Computers" is another good read, albeit business centric.

And the fact that this was moderated +5 Insightful shows why the industry has such a long way to go - men overreact and get defended, women overreact and get a tirade of abuse. (This is entirely outside the issue of whether any of the events in this story were appropriate).

I am close to giving up on Slashdot because it seems more and more filled with the rants of angry right-wing men. Is this because Rupert Murdoch's organs are now paywalled? Or is the United States slowly turning into Saudi Arabia, only without burkhas?

...constitute libel in the UK.

Citation definitely needed.

This is a pointless comment because (a) this was not in the UK, (b) English and Welsh Law jurisdiction does not extend to the United States, and (c) English and Welsh libel law is not normative for the United States. So why make the observation?

It seems that, just as when Russia was fighting in Afghanistan, the US is supporting the guys who include the Islamic fundamentalists against the people who believe in a more or less secular State. Assad may be unpleasant, but like Saddam he is trying to keep the lid on Shiite/Sunni warring.

If the US arms the rebels, they will be supplying equipment to units of the Taliban who will, as sure as day, subsequently use them against the West. It is hard not to be cynical and think this is all about arms dealers staying in business.

This reminds me of the system for translating Pravda:

Fraternal discussions - nobody got hurt
Friendly discussions - we're still at the talking phase
Frank and friendly discussions - we told you to stop doing that, now stop doing it.
Frank discussions - the tanks are rolling.