The flight path of my Heart Of Gold (HOG to the bikers) has been an interesting trajectory;

2 March (13 days ago) RAC 50,000

3 March (12 days ago) RAC 61,000

4 March (11 days ago) RAC 72,000

5 March (10 days ago) RAC 83,000

8 March ( 7 days ago) RAC 100,000

11 March (4 days ago) RAC 120,000

15 March (today) RAC 135,000

and I do believe it's still rising, and as such normality has not yet been achieved.

That's just cool and froody ;)

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I've noticed the credit criers have stopped their crying.

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me@rescam.org

I've noticed the credit criers have stopped their crying.

It's tricky to get that script working I expect. But then the real trick is to get it to pound that 'update' button qucker than a human finger can. Even if it's The Big Finger Giant.

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I've noticed the credit criers have stopped their crying.

It's tricky to get that script working I expect. But then the real trick is to get it to pound that 'update' button qucker than a human finger can. Even if it's The Big Finger Giant.

Especially the Big Finger Giant Pirate at Bay!

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me@rescam.org

I've noticed the credit criers have stopped their crying.

It's tricky to get that script working I expect. But then the real trick is to get it to pound that 'update' button qucker than a human finger can. Even if it's The Big Finger Giant.

Especially the Big Finger Giant Pirate at Bay!

Pounding with a cutlass will wreak havock on the open seas!

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banditwolf wrote:

I'm sure you honest. It sounds like you know your stuff.

Thanks!

banditwolf wrote:

I think with your help and possibly others this project could get a good setup or two. There seems to be a steady rate of new users so the current setup is bound to get full.

I imagine so.

banditwolf wrote:

Are the drives different than standard computers? 1 TB drives would be much larger. I've seen those for ~$100 on sale.

It's getting to the point that some of the better desktop-grade drives (e.g. WD Raptors) have speed and reliablility (MBTF) even somewhat comparable to server-grade drives, and it's only fairly recently that SATA drives are finding any application in servers.

For a surplus server selling for the kind of money we want to spend, we're going to have to use SCSI-interface drives. This isn't a bad thing, as they are high-performance and the interface offloads the controller and CPU in a way that SATA never will. And, like the server hardware, they're made to stand up to the kind of abuse that this kind of application would subject them to.

The good news is that the drives themselves are fairly available on the surplus market, even in new condition. And they're available at a small fraction of their original price. Even at that, they're going to always be expensive compared to desktop-grade drives.

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banditwolf wrote:

Are the drives different than standard computers? 1 TB drives would be much larger. I've seen those for ~$100 on sale.

jedirock wrote:

I believe they're 10,000rpm drives compared to a desktop standard of 7,200rpm. In enterprise at least, I know that speed is what it's all about, capacity second.

Server-grade drives with a spindle speed of 15,000 RPM aren't at all uncommon. That's nowhere near the whole story, though. The SATA and PATA interfaces used on desktop-grade drives are fairly CPU intensive (sort of like a winmodem), while the SCSI interface used on most server-grade drives operates at a much higher level, with most of the "housekeeping" done locally on the drive (sort of like an external modem).

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misfit wrote:

I've noticed the credit criers have stopped their crying.

I imagine that, in the absence of an unlimited supply of WUs, they all bailed.

I think that I'm proof positive that one can care about credit, bt not be obsessed with it.

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banditwolf wrote:

Are the drives different than standard computers? 1 TB drives would be much larger. I've seen those for ~$100 on sale.

jedirock wrote:

I believe they're 10,000rpm drives compared to a desktop standard of 7,200rpm. In enterprise at least, I know that speed is what it's all about, capacity second.

Server-grade drives with a spindle speed of 15,000 RPM aren't at all uncommon. That's nowhere near the whole story, though. The SATA and PATA interfaces used on desktop-grade drives are fairly CPU intensive (sort of like a winmodem), while the SCSI interface used on most server-grade drives operates at a much higher level, with most of the "housekeeping" done locally on the drive (sort of like an external modem).

Are Solid State drives worth while yet?

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

banditwolf wrote:

Are Solid State drives worth while yet?

IMNSHO, not in a server, but maybe in a laptop.

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Lloyd wrote:

I think that I'm proof positive that one can care about credit, bt not be obsessed with it.

If you need a quorum of 2 for that proof, I'll be the other one!
Rod

The flight path of my Heart Of Gold (HOG to the bikers) has been an interesting trajectory;

2 March (13 days ago) RAC 50,000

3 March (12 days ago) RAC 61,000

4 March (11 days ago) RAC 72,000

5 March (10 days ago) RAC 83,000

8 March ( 7 days ago) RAC 100,000

11 March (4 days ago) RAC 120,000

15 March (today) RAC 135,000

and I do believe it's still rising, and as such normality has not yet been achieved.

... and only a day later I have RAC 142,000
With a bit of luck I'll be back in the top 20 again.

That's just cool and froody ;)

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**YAWN**.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

**YAWN**.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

Yea boring. Numbers usually are. But the Heart of Gold must go on to it's conlusion...

142,000 and rising, but no-one yawns until the big fat lady sings.

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**YAWN**.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

Yea boring. Numbers usually are. But the Heart of Gold must go on to it's conlusion...

142,000 and rising, but no-one yawns until the big fat lady sings.

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

**YAWN**.........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............

Yea boring. Numbers usually are. But the Heart of Gold must go on to it's conlusion...

142,000 and rising, but no-one yawns until the big fat lady sings.

Ha ha ha. fair do banditwolf. Normaility has been achieved ;)

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How about the Rabbit of Seville? :)

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.

How about the Rabbit of Seville? :)

LOL. What's Opera Doc?

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Lloyd wrote:

I think that I'm proof positive that one can care about credit, bt not be obsessed with it.

Rod wrote:

If you need a quorum of 2 for that proof, I'll be the other one!
Rod

LOL

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How about the Rabbit of Seville? :)

LOL. What's Opera Doc?

Yes that's good too.

143k and Ice still isn't normal. ;p

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Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?
If it makes sense, DON'T do it.