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  1. tchen

    Gotcha!

    So your criteria for collusion isn't past-employment, but instead its about not burning bridges?  I don't know about you, but I've actually liked the majority of my former bosses.  Maybe it's rare and unfathomable to some. I'm under no illusion that CVPS isn't basically a glorified CC...
  2. tchen

    What do you expect from a server monitoring service ?

    Do you own servers as a hobbyist or as a professional?  Both How many servers do you have?  5-24 depending on season What frequency of check are you expecting?  5 mins For how long will you need the data (data retention)?  30 days What kind of metrics do you need? (CPU load, RAM usage, …)...
  3. tchen

    Gotcha!

     We'll end up nowhere fast if we keep arguing why I bother replying to posts that annoy me.  You don't have to read nor comment on my post, and I don't need to comment on your reply to my reply to your reply ad nauseam.   This thread is currently in General Talk, part of something I read daily...
  4. tchen

    Gotcha!

    Ditto with Jarland. The investigative bar needs to be a bit higher before I bite. There are plenty of business that don't own their domains for a variety of reasons from leasing, stupidity with free domain sign ups, or just plain friendly transfers as pointed out. None of which makes the...
  5. tchen

    What do you think of Ghost (blogging platform)

    You can try it real quick on Azure.  They have a 30-day trial and one of the website templates is a Ghost setup.  Can't say I went too deep into it but I can't say I liked it much given my on-again, off-again relationship with markdown.  It feels like it'd be one of those things only you can...
  6. tchen

    Ideas and suggestions for vpsBoard

    True.  I want to ignore them.  You know, /ignore hence the request for a subforum so I can choose myself to filter it out of what's new.  In point, you can pseudo-ignore the douche bag in speedos that waving their fanny in your face at your dinner table too.  You don't have to look at their...
  7. tchen

    Ideas and suggestions for vpsBoard

    @MannDude were you still planning on setting up a sub-board for all the provider-vis-a-vis-provider vitriol?  I'm still wanting the ability to remove those posts from my "What's new" screen.
  8. tchen

    Future VPS Company Dead Pool Wager Hall

    I'll chime in along with the few others so far that providers contributing other provider names to this list are playing the dick move.  I don't care if everyone else hates those being named, whether you think "they deserve it", or whatever floats your boat - this crap doesn't promote a...
  9. tchen

    Future VPS Company Dead Pool Wager Hall

    Business case studies 101.  Tylenol. 
  10. tchen

    Target confirms leak of 40mil CC data

    The distinction that matters between bitcoin, cash, cheques, direct deposits, and CC is in how settlement is conducted - not the form of conveyance.
  11. tchen

    Target confirms leak of 40mil CC data

    Except your prepaid cash card can be drained with no recourse, while the CC is locked and refunded by the issuing bank (at least in instances like this)   Privacy issues matter of course.  But you of all people know how easy it is to dig up address and name information these days :)  Nobody is...
  12. tchen

    Building a Cloud

    Isn't that one big SPF on the controller node?
  13. tchen

    Mass drive failings linked to accidental gas (fire suppression) release in Sydney data centre

    Inergen's mix is pressure neutral.  Most reports point to it being damage from the alarm and discharge noise associated with the release. From their FAQ https://www.ansul.com/en/us/DocMedia/F-2012095.pdf   Edit: Okay, now I read through all the other links so acoustic noise is no surprise - so...
  14. tchen

    wlanboy.com - how it started

    You deserve at least a hug for #2
  15. tchen

    Circuit Court Of Appeals Strikes Down FCC’s Open Internet Order

    Effective Tax Rates are a misleading number for people who don't understand accounting.  It makes a great headline, but the negative rates are attributed to the non-controlling interests that Verizon holds.  To be specific, Verizon holds 55% of Verizon Wireless, a joint venture with Vodafone...
  16. tchen

    Circuit Court Of Appeals Strikes Down FCC’s Open Internet Order

    As a fellow-freeloader, I'm actually glad they can actually recoup costs.  SOMEONE has to pay for the infrastructure we all love and enjoy.  The old network piggybacks off HFT and university-spend.  As a taxpayer, we got our fair-share from the university tax dollars, but I highly doubt the HFT...
  17. tchen

    Related to Encryption

    I looked up why they haven't adopted 2fa giving how much they're pushing clients to be online only to save costs, and it turns out it's primarily convenience factor. Given that their liability is already reduced because you're responsible for keeping your 's3cr3t' secure, they feel no need to...
  18. tchen

    Related to Encryption

    Okay... 1. Again, you could just input the key one time in a session and passing it through post ( with SSL )to a session variable. Which implies that somewhere, that secret key is near your workstation. Either on disk, USB, on a piece of paper or in your head, 2. The thing is not to...
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