watsocd

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by watsocd 2y ago
...and power, backup power, HVAC, physical security...
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by watsocd 2y ago
I went to a high school 1974-80 that was close to the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada. Even then they were a big computer school. Through my high school, I had access to the UW computer resources. I remember using Tektronix's
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by watsocd 2y ago
Absolutely not. Not on the client side anyway. I know of one application by a large multinational that requires java in the browser to run. Almost impossible to run now because of security restrictions.
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by watsocd 2y ago
There are many Americans who are terrified of flying into a foreign city. With a cruise out of Miami, they never have to step on foreign soil.
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by watsocd 2y ago
I don't believe they will go back to paper records. However, I could see certain professions operating with simplified "air gapped" systems. Not connected to the Internet at all. It would take some disciplined processes but i
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by watsocd 3y ago
No they are not. However they do mention that 40,000 people died in car incidents last year. But the 17 involving a Telsa is where we need to pay attention. LOL
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by watsocd 3y ago
...fixed weights to the steering wheel I have to wonder what else the driver was doing. Perhaps sleeping or playing a game on their phone. I am glad they threw the book at this person and I am a Tesla fan. I don't own a Tesla yet but I
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by watsocd 3y ago
You are not technically fired. At the company I worked for, you are immediately walked to the door and you will not be able do any more work for the company. You will get your two weeks pay. I am not sure what happens when you try to give m
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by watsocd 4y ago
Yes. Looks like I slipped a few decimal points.
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by watsocd 4y ago
The best I could find was a Dhrystone Benchmark of about 800MIPS for the PDP11/70. The Raspberry PI3 is rated 2,411MIPS. This emulator must be much faster than the original PDP11 even with the emulation software.
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by watsocd 4y ago
Research what France does. They recycle the waste because it is not waste, it just needs processing and can be used again. https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/frances-efficiency-in-t...
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by watsocd 4y ago
I have done work on a power system for a data center in a previous life. It is not easy to shut power off in a data center. They are designed that way intentionally. Yes, it is fairly easy to shut down utility power. But then you have autom
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by watsocd 5y ago
Apparently buying a Standard Range+ Model 3 for $39k is next to impossible.
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by watsocd 5y ago
EnergyChaser, LLC | Frontend Web Developer | Pittsburgh, PA | Full-time ONSITE EnergyChaser is a B2B SaaS company that continuously collects utility sub-meter data and then analyzes and generates tenant invoices for utilities like electric,
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by watsocd 5y ago
I have purchased some ACER laptops for a charity and a customer I support. I used to consider ACER to be one of the good guys and more open source/Linux friendly. I will NEVER trust them again!!!!
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by watsocd 5y ago
Egregious with their evasion for lots of money and then running off to foreign lands to evade. When the catch up to you, you are going away for a long time.
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by watsocd 6y ago
By being extremely frugal. Did you read the part of the article where the owner does not live in the house. The owner lives in a "cheap studio apartment nearby with their two young daughters". That is how!
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by watsocd 6y ago
If Steve Jobs was still alive, I would agree with you. Steve Jobs = Elon Musk in a different market. Without someone in control who can make major decisions quickly, capital will not be enough for Apple.
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by watsocd 6y ago
That was the first thing I saw that was wrong. All account balances should normally be positive. Depending on what side of the balance sheet they are, a debit or credit could increase or decrease an accounts balance.
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by watsocd 6y ago
Your formula is not correct. If you want to do it that way, it should be assets - liabilities - equity = 0. Think of it this way. When you start a company, you invest $100. For the company accounting, that is $100 in the bank account/a
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by watsocd 6y ago
If you are talking pre-1970, they looked pretty much the same!
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by watsocd 6y ago
I think that was the GE model. Here is the Westinghouse version. https://nationalswitchgear.com/Products/WH-TYPE-W2-CIRCUIT-B...
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by watsocd 6y ago
renting small servers...much more sense even for small companies No. At one time over 10 years ago, I had a dedicated server with one of the hosting companies. They charged me $225/month. I moved to AWS and my cost dropped to ~$30&#x2F
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by watsocd 6y ago
That is all true but then you need to pay for the services and equipment as well as have the expertise on staff to configure and manage the equipment. As far as reliability, you can't compare almost any COLO location with an AWS data c
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by watsocd 6y ago
I agree but now the cost climbs. I am not saying AWS is cheap. Just that you need to look at all the services and components that support a server in a rack.
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by watsocd 6y ago
It's not just the server cost that matters when you compare the cloud to a bare-metal server. What about: Networking equipment Backup power - UPS and generators Internet backbone - Speed as well as reliability Cooling and oth
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by watsocd 7y ago
Like many leaders, Jack made a lot of good decisions but the lure of quick profits playing financial games has taken more than one long lived company down. I worked for Westinghouse starting in 1986. Westinghouse went through the same issue
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by watsocd 7y ago
My understanding is that the second sensor was listed as optional and not required. Therefore airlines decided to not select the option to save costs. This is not the airlines fault. The second sensor should not have been optional if failur
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by watsocd 7y ago
This was my exact experience as well with the studies. We are similar in our sleep patterns.
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by watsocd 7y ago
The problem for IBM is that startups can't afford them. For example, does Amazon have the CPU load to run many System Zs? Of course they do. But Amazon probably started with one cheap PC connected to the web somewhere. And then two ...

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