Tag: computing
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I have to go to Florida to get to Ferndale
From Bellingham, there is there really no peering point in Qwest’s backbone to Comcast? It seems preposterous that I takes me 102ms to ping 11 miles. I wish I could brag about biking that fast. But at least I do not have to bike to Florida to get to Ferndale: traceroute to firewall.candelatech.com (70.89.124.249), 30…
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Atom 8 Core — your next server?
I did not realize there were 8-core Atom server chips were a THING yet. They..are. Example: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018A-MHN4.cfm and check this short-case 1U out: http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/1U/5018/SYS-5018A-FTN4.cfm It has QUAD Gig-E ports. Enough for you? 20W processor? That’s better than you can find with an AMD A-series.
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Backups: Using `find` Across a Panalopy of Directories
I love using the find command. In DOS, find is like grep. In Linux, find is the most powerful recursive DOS dir /s or Linux ls -r command you could ever put your saddle on. One of the things you can do with find is to avoid directories, using the -prune switch. Like so: find…
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Standing Workstation 2012
I’ve been computing at a standing workstation since 2010, and since then I haven’t had my lower back bother me for a while. When beginning my new job at Candela Technologies, I got a new workstation and decided to build…eh…over-build an adjustable multi-monitor standing workstation. Turns out it looks a lot like a mining frame…
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Good idea: Biodegradable Servers (Slashdot)
The amount of computer waste in this world is staggering. Open Compute Wants To Make Biodegradable Servers – Slashdot.
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