April 20, 2021
— Pixy Misa
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- After being gone for nearly two weeks, our main server was back on line for only two days before another storm caused another power outage and took it down again.
They've evidently got backup power working again for part of the datacenter, because the servers we have there for my day job didn't even hiccup, but our server was down for about five hours.
And the switch it was attached to was down for about eight, so I couldn't reach it even after it came back on line. When I was finally able to connect it had already been up for hours.
Long story short, we're getting a second main server, in Dallas, close to this one. Specs are:
- Intel W-1290P - 10 cores, 5.3GHz
- 64GB RAM
- 1TB + 2TB NVMe drives (it was a special deal, and adding a 2TB drive cost the same as upgrading the main drive to 2TB)
On the other hand, it's a lot faster than this server. Thanks to the recycling of part numbers, we're upgrading from a Xeon 1240 to a Xeon 1290 and getting 4x the performance.
I could have got two six core, 32GB servers for the same price as one ten core, 64GB server. But what I've learned this week is that it doesn't help having lots of small servers if all the work is landing on just one of them.
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- Fortunately before the main server went away again I spent all of Sunday wrestling with LXD backup schemes for large database-driven containers. In the end I got something that looked like it would work, and copied the resulting files off to two other locations, but I didn't actually get to check it out.
In theory, an LXD backup is a GZipped Tar archive of a snapshot of the server - the Linux / Unix world's equivalent of a Zip file. But what is it really? What do you see when you look inside that file?
Turns out you see in practice is exactly what you should see in theory. Maybe I'm getting cynical in my early middle age, but that came as a pleasant surprise.
- A billion dollars in funding for two AI startups. (AnandTech)
So what are these companies doing that is actually useful? Cameras that fix your terrible photos, okay, that's one thing. Anything else? Teslas that crash into things because the driver is sitting in the back seat eating pizza? Netflix recommendations that are so utterly useless that I cancelled my account?
- The Corsair One a200 is small, quiet, fast, and expensive. (Tom's Hardware)
It includes a Ryzen 5900X processor and an Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card, both high-end parts and very hard - and expensive - to find by themselves, with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD. So while this $3799 system bears a substantial markup over list price for the components, it's not such a bad deal compared to the market price - if you can find the individual components at all.
It's a mini-ITX system so expansion is pretty limited. You can't actually add anything; you'd have to swap out the existing SSD or RAM for larger versions. And if you think you might ever want to do that, you're much better off moving up to the $4199 model, which provides a Ryzen 5950X, the same RTX 3080, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD.
- Barking dogs, screaming babies, band practice, and now IoT devices. (devRant)
This guy's neighbours have so many IoT devices that they render WiFi unusable for everyone around them.
- Sony will not be shutting down the online stores for PS3 and PS Vita games just yet. (CNet)
I think this comes as a response to the rising noise about "CBomb", the flaw that means if - rather, when - your CMOS battery expires and needs to be replaced, all your games including the ones you own on physical media become unplayable until you connect back to the PlayStation Network. If Sony shuts down online support for your console, sooner or later it will simply become an expensive brick.
They are still stopping new sales of games for the PlayStation Portable, but are retaining online support and will allow existing purchases to be re-downloaded.
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The Joys of Apple Design Video of the Day
The MacBook Pro has four Thunderbolt ports, any of which can be used for charging, so that if one of them fails for any reason, you can just switch to another port and keep right on working.
LOL/JK. If any of them fails, they all stop working. Because fuck you, that's why.
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Posted by: Pete Seria at April 20, 2021 04:27 AM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2021 04:28 AM (Cxk7w)
That's a lot of horsepower for a website that looks about as technologically advanced as Mr. T Ate My Balls.
Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at April 20, 2021 04:31 AM (cwy27)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1yF-2QWgxg
Wow, your refrigerator can tell you the weather report, broadcast video of the interior to your TV or smart phone, and surf the internet.
Anyone who would want this should be shot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 04:32 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 20, 2021 04:33 AM (H5knJ)
Stop world, I want to get off. I think I want to go to Wright Brothers Field on Mars. Just chill.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 04:39 AM (Mzdiz)
And how about a smart fork? Yes, an internet connected fork, the kind you eat with. I don't know what it does.
Again, these people should be shot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 04:42 AM (Mzdiz)
Thanks to Slapweasel for that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 04:49 AM (Mzdiz)
I'm not saying it's money laundering, but it's.....money laundering. One would think the SEC, IRS, etc, etc, would be looking into this "company".
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 05:06 AM (Mzdiz)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * resident alien at April 20, 2021 05:07 AM (2y1nC)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * resident alien at April 20, 2021 05:14 AM (2y1nC)
Nothing fishy there at all.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 05:14 AM (Mzdiz)
3 Is this Dirty Pair a short series or just a short video26 episode TV series, 10 direct-to-video episodes, and three movies. Plus a prequel series that we don't talk about (it was not good) and numerous comics.Posted by:Skip
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 20, 2021 05:33 AM (PiXy!)
4 That's a lot of horsepower for a website that looks about as technologically advanced as Mr. T Ate My Balls.That's not just for this site. There are a couple of other sites hosted here...HOSTEDPosted by: Masturbatin' Pete
Sites: 109,391
Users: 109,875
Posts: 18,690,028
SERVED
Pages: 1,717,086,717
Files: 249,389,278
Bytes: 107,828.6GB
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 20, 2021 05:40 AM (PiXy!)
*raises Spock eyebrow*
Could be someone charging their Tesla nearby is popping the fuse
Posted by: Bruce at April 20, 2021 05:42 AM (1hpHR)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 20, 2021 05:44 AM (ju2Fy)
I hope he gets more exposure and support for his Right to Repair crusade. I know that it's a real problem with farm equipment. CaliGirl has mentioned this before.
Posted by: OldDominionMom at April 20, 2021 05:45 AM (dH/BH)
Suppose I create a company, Publius Enterprises, which sells, say, dildos and butt plugs. I create a 100 shares of stock, via some lawyer that does all the paperwork. I have an IPO for those 100 shares, and sell them for $1 a piece to my cousin Fred. My market cap is now $100.
My cousin Fred sells a share to Uncle Billy Bob for $100. Fred sells it back to me for $110. I sell it back to Fred for $1000. The "price" of my stock is now $1000. 1000x the original $1 price. My market cap is now $100,000.
Note the only "market" was me, Fred and Billy Bob.
Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 05:47 AM (Mzdiz)
EarthPorn: Amazing images of light and landscape (reddit.com)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2021 05:48 AM (7hF2c)
https://tinyurl.com/3ubsx9ua
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2021 05:52 AM (7hF2c)
15 Comforting Bible Verses for Troubled Times (billygraham.org)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2021 05:56 AM (7hF2c)
Posted by: Serious Cat at April 20, 2021 05:59 AM (700n7)
Posted by: olddog in mo at April 20, 2021 06:09 AM (ju2Fy)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a3115/what-really-happened-aboard-air-france-447-6611877/
Posted by: novidy at April 20, 2021 06:12 AM (getKH)
Yes, good.
I will see if the local iMac repair shop will tune it up. Then I have a disposable to connect to the internet, while I use my main iMac for my startup. Trade secrets, so no connection to the Unternet.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2021 06:26 AM (u82oZ)
Have a blessed day, everyone.
Hand washing is the new head on a swivel. Because COVID-19 Wuhan has 0.02% of a Mattis plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2021 06:32 AM (u82oZ)
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a3115/what-really-happened-aboard-air-france-447-6611877/
Posted by:novidy
Very interesting. Lots of decisions to make when the electronics misbehave even for a short time
Posted by: Bruce at April 20, 2021 06:35 AM (1hpHR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_VwA4d44g
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2021 06:38 AM (7hF2c)
Posted by: m at April 20, 2021 06:45 AM (ya129)
Posted by: sidney at April 20, 2021 06:47 AM (7/kmB)
Ivan made one hell of a good sandwich. Yeah it was front for the Russian mob but they baked the bread and rolls on site.
Posted by: Big V at April 20, 2021 06:50 AM (6Pqz7)
You know....the part about Officer Siknik being beat bout the head with a fire extinguisher?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 20, 2021 06:51 AM (3D/fK)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 20, 2021 06:54 AM (5XK0y)
Perhaps you could ask your precipitation to 'be less white'?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 20, 2021 06:56 AM (3D/fK)
46 I don't know why certain humans-a lot of humans- continually dumb themselves down? i>e> smart refrig. Why, why, why would you want this overpriced cold storage box that talks?There's some basic stuff that makes sense - tell me that the freezer door didn't close properly, or if I leave the oven on and walk out the door, or leave my phone on top of the car. Tell me if I'm about to do something that will ruin my day.Posted by: sidney
But most of it is nonsense.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 20, 2021 06:58 AM (PiXy!)
https://tinyurl.com/nsk599zw
What a voice she had! and you feel that she thinks it's true to the bottom of her soul:
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2021 06:58 AM (7hF2c)
I have to confess.
I do have a slight, yet perverse interest in the humor that can be generated by a modern vibrator, connected to the IoT.
Much mischief seems to be possible.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 20, 2021 07:01 AM (3D/fK)
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:04 AM (Lzpvj)
Taken to its logical conclusions if one accepts that they are not simply command-economy addicted graft seekers the Goreons are making the hypothesis that when their "discipline" matures they will be able to control the weather.
I had thought we had largely outgrown that fantasy but here we sit.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:06 AM (Lzpvj)
https://tinyurl.com/nsk599zw
What a voice she had! and you feel that she thinks it's true to the bottom of her soul:
Posted by:FenelonSpokeat April 20, 2021 06:58 AM (7hF2c)
A movie ends with Dollie singing Leaning. What is that??
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 20, 2021 07:07 AM (yrol0)
Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 20, 2021 07:07 AM (xopIz)
There will be by the end of the Zhou Bai-Dan admin girls putting their way through college by granting through subscription services the ability for people to titillate her happy parts at random while wearing glasses that show what she is seeing when she had "random" wee events.
We are in a debauched hedonistic exhibitionist culture it will only get worse.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:09 AM (Lzpvj)
Serious Cat left some trickery above his post (# 30).Posted by: m at April 20, 2021 06:45 AM (ya129)
Much more subtle than Insom's gibberish on last night's Cafe
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2021 07:09 AM (mZUr4)
I liked Rooster Cogburn's weapons rig in the remake.
I hve yet to find a more naturally pointable weapon than the navy colt.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:10 AM (Lzpvj)
I have to confess.
I do have a slight, yet perverse interest in the humor that can be generated by a modern vibrator, connected to the IoT.
Muchmischief seems to be possible.
Posted by:Village Idiot's Apprenticeat April 20, 2021 07:01 AM (3D/fK)
We could invent anything but instead invented remote control panties. WTF??
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (yrol0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (lmikk)
So has anyone asked our political leaders of the left if they wish to correct the testimony in the second failed impeachment trial of Donald Trump?
You know....the part about Officer Siknik being beat bout the head with a fire extinguisher?Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 20, 2021 06:51 AM (3D/fK)
Charlie Gibson will get right on that - once he's heard of it
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (mZUr4)
54 Glad to read it Pixy, would be happier if the server was an AMD product but we cannot have it all.I asked, but apparently so did everyone else, because they have no AMD systems in stock at all right now.Posted by: sven
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (PiXy!)
Rule 42 Fenlon, somewhere someway there is some freak who leers at and lusts after waterfalls and cliff edges, I guarantee it.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (Lzpvj)
We could invent anything but instead invented remote control panties. WTF??Better than flying cars, amirite?Posted by: rhennigantx at April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (yrol0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2021 07:12 AM (lmikk)
Posted by:Aetius451ADat April 20, 2021 07:11 AM (lmikk)
I think Spock mostly looks a screen.
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 20, 2021 07:12 AM (yrol0)
Posted by:Aetius451ADat April 20, 2021 07:12 AM (lmikk)
About 30 minutes after the first flying car is delivered some guy is going to ask for a skyjob.
Posted by: rhennigantx at April 20, 2021 07:14 AM (yrol0)
I think for horde purposes and given the spiky nature of our traffic if my suspicions hold I think the superior multi-core would help.
I am pondering building a micro-atx system in a TT V-21 case to give away with my dust gathering R5 1600 as CPU.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:14 AM (Lzpvj)
Posted by: SturmToddler at April 20, 2021 07:14 AM (8D42x)
63 Remember sci-fi movies of the 80's? They had a distinct flavor when it came to future homes. There were a lot of either talking disembodied voices or robots. Classic Star Trek was also one of those. It went for a voice interface when you would think an actual readout would be faster and more efficient.McCoy: Dinner, anyone?Posted by: Aetius451AD
Kirk: I could really go for some baked potatoes.
Computer: Firing photon torpedoes.
Spock: I suggest that this would be an expeditious time to leave the quadrant.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 20, 2021 07:15 AM (PiXy!)
We are God's combined morality and sociology experiment. I think He wanted us to make it into space. I also suspect he shakes His head a lot.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:16 AM (Lzpvj)
Anyone a fan of the A&E Horatio Hornblower series from '98? I had misplaced my original dvds of the series several years ago and Mom and Dad got me the series for my birthday. I do love that show. The first two series of movies were very good. Too bad they did not do more of the books in that format and with those actors.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2021 07:17 AM (lmikk)
Yes I remember it, I was also impressed by A&E's rendition of "Tom Jones-Professional Lecher".
I think the Beijing Billy impeachment broke the left's soul.
Which is sad they were at least somewhat societally useful around the edges before they became the fire and brimstone preachers for the cult of Moloch full time.
Posted by: sven at April 20, 2021 07:19 AM (Lzpvj)
The first Rossman video I saw was about the insane commercial real estate market in NYC. Not 'wicked expensive' insane, bat-shit crazy insane.
Posted by: fluffy; White, Christian, Trash at April 20, 2021 07:41 AM (UnQlg)
Posted by: m at April 20, 2021 07:42 AM (ya129)
We watched a few seasons of it. Worth the watch.
Posted by: fluffy; White, Christian, Trash at April 20, 2021 07:50 AM (UnQlg)
https://tinyurl.com/nsk599zw
What a voice she had! and you feel that she thinks it's true to the bottom of her soul:
Posted by:FenelonSpokeat
I like the Robert Mitchum version in Night of the Hunter
Posted by: Exile at April 20, 2021 08:21 AM (arJlL)
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Turns out what you see in practice is exactly what you should see in theory.
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Posted by: m at April 20, 2021 09:07 AM (ya129)
Posted by: skzion at April 20, 2021 10:53 AM (vqSpp)
Learn the content enjoy the thread.
Hopefully Pixy is getting some well earned sleep and not putting out fires.
Posted by: Barney Fife's apprentice at April 20, 2021 12:31 PM (vZzzU)
2. Wow, check out all these videos!
Posted by: MW at April 20, 2021 04:02 PM (KXr4W)
If you have two servers and all your traffic ends up on one of them, you're doing load-balancing wrong. Load balance to multiple app servers with a single database server. Scale app servers until you choke the DB, then cluster it. If you LB to multiple app servers, you can take them offline one at a time to do maintenance. If you cluster your DB, you can do the same with it.
If you load-balance two app servers and one dies then you are crippled but not dead.
For DDOS, wireshark high-traffic inbounds, look for crap, block 'em out at the front end. It's a PITA but what else are you going to do? I suppose you could write script and automate it.
If you work in a data center, this should all be old hat. What am I missing?
Posted by: Richard at April 20, 2021 04:46 PM (Y2vhn)
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Posted by: publius, Rascally etc,etc at April 20, 2021 04:20 AM (Mzdiz)