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Comment Re:Real link (Score 0) 228

You need to set up a Rait, or a RAID. using tapes.

A friend and I set up identical backup. systems. Each has three 1tb sata drives. in raid5 that essentual data is mirrored to. every 10 minutes via rsync on a. staggered schedule (machine 0 at :00, machine 1 at :10, etc), and five 24/48. scsi tape drives. Three are used to create 3 stripe backups and the other two no create duplicate tapes.

I mail my duplicates to him, and he send his to me. The entire system cost less than $500 to setup, is easy to use, efficent and secure.

Comment there is a way to bypass the schools abilities (Score 0) 941

The solution to this is pretty apparent. Use Knoppix or another LiveCD linux of your choice. The school can't connect if the software needed isn't running, and if you don't modify the installed software, they cannot punish you for "destruction of school property" or similar charge

Comment The problem isn't docs, the problem is lusers (Score 0) 769

Perhaps those lusers just need to learn how to properly as a question. Here is an example:

Abbott calling Costello

Costello calls Abbott with some questions about UNIX.

Costello: What is the command that will tell me the revision code of a program?

Abbott: Yes, that's correct.

Costello: No, what is it?

Abbott: Yes.

Costello: So, which is the one?

Abbott: No. 'which' is used to find the program.

Costello: Stop this. Who are you?

Abbott: Use 'who am i' not 'who r yoo'. You can also 'finger yoo' to get information about 'yoo'.

Costello: All I want to know is what finds the revision code?

Abbott: Use 'what'.

Costello: That's what I am trying to find out. Isn't that true?

Abbott: No. 'true' gives you 0.

Costello: Which one?

Abbott: 'true' gives you 0. 'which programname'

Costello: Let's get back to my problem. What program? How do I find it?

Abbott: Type 'find / -name it -print' to find 'it'. Type 'what program' to get the revision code.

Costello: I want to find the revision code.

Abbott: You can't 'find revisioncode', you must use 'what program'.

Costello: Which command will do what I need?

Abbott: No. 'which command' will find 'command'.

Costello: I think I understand. Let me write that.

Abbott: You can 'write that' only if 'that' is a user on your system.

Costello: Write what?

Abbott: No. 'write that'. 'what program'.

Costello: Cut that out!

Abbott: Yes. those are valid files for 'cut'. Don't forget the options.

Costello: Do you always do this?

Abbott: 'du' will give you disk usage.

Costello: HELP!

Abbott: 'help' is only used for Source Code Control System (SCCS).

Costello: You make me angry.

Abbott: No, I don't 'make me' angry but I did 'make programname' when I was upset once.

Costello: I don't want to make trouble, so no more.

Abbott: No 'more'? 'which' will help you find 'more'. Every system has 'more'.

Costello: Nice help! I'm confused more now!

Abbott: Understand that since 'help' is such a small program, it is better not to 'nice help'. and 'more now' is not allowed but 'at now' is. Unless of course 'now' is a file name.

Costello: This is almost as confusing as my PC.

Abbott: I didn't know you needed help with 'pc'. Let me get you to the Pascal compiler team.

Comment Re:feeBay is the answer (Score 0) 970

++ on both.

I've been getting rid of my junk on ebay using same method, all it costs me is a few minutes extra time.

I'm currently on my third laser jet, my first was a laserjet+ (second model made) that I pulled out of barn and cleaned up. a $5 pack of paper and a $12 generic toner off ebay (not like it was still warrentyed and I used it about a year. Gave it away to a local mom & pop restuarant and last time i talked to them they were still on that cartridge.

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