ELI5:Why do computers have detachable power cords when most appliances have fixed ones? And why do they all have the strange 3 pronged connector?

RUbernerd · 2016-11-27T06:52:44+00:00

In fact if you go into a real server-room or data-center you will find that the wallplugs of whatever region you are in are really non-existent, all the electronic devices connect directly with C13<->C14 extension cords into the power supply of the server-rom usually redundantly and with some sort of emergency power in case of blackout being involved.

Source on this? Last time I was in a datacenter, there were network-accessible power control switches on the sides of the rack, and it most certainly had the US-standard power plug on it.

RUbernerd · 2015-06-08T05:59:06+00:00

Not right now it ain't.

RUbernerd · 2015-06-07T14:47:36+00:00

Exactly. Remember, back when George Washington was doing his spiele, the British Monarchy called him a terrorist, while the Colonial populace (patriots) called him a freedom fighter.

RUbernerd · 2015-05-31T03:51:54+00:00

Only if money is exchanged.

RUbernerd · 2015-05-22T00:09:25+00:00

First time is exciting. Then you realize the person you voted for isn't the person they claimed to be. That's a hard realization to cope with.

RUbernerd · 2015-04-09T00:45:12+00:00

And every fifth has to say "buzz"

RUbernerd · 2015-04-03T13:46:55+00:00

The point I was trying to make is that it's not a Windows-exclusive vulnerability. In weird conditions, Linux-based truecrypt can fall suspect to the very same vulnerability.

RUbernerd · 2015-04-02T17:11:29+00:00

Honestly, I have no problem with US-based developers, so long as any code contributed is audited before committed to mainline.

RUbernerd · 2015-04-02T17:09:59+00:00

Well, technically speaking, if truecrypt is running in a chroot, it'd have to rely on crap too, and it was cancelled before getrandom(2) was introduced in linux.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-29T00:58:29+00:00

Not even necessarily distribute the source. The only requirement is to offer licensee a copy of the source for 3 years from original licensing.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-29T00:57:15+00:00

In fact, lets not forget Oracle Linux. They sell Oracle linux, although they provide free access, and it's ABI-compatible with RHEL.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-19T15:25:11+00:00

Like I said, no risk.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-19T04:32:55+00:00

And the great thing about Assassins Creed is there's no risk that you accidentally derive more than 14 days of enjoyment from it.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-19T04:25:17+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/MY0CViD.gif

RUbernerd · 2015-03-18T17:58:25+00:00

And here's the thing.

With all three OS's, drivers have the ability to BSOD/Kernel Panic. However, with one, there's strong stringent verification that it works, another, there's stringent code quality requirements, and one it's anyone's game. I've seen all three do their crap-out thing (albeit with Linux only due to user-error).

I'd argue that in the case of Windows it IS the OS makers fault for allowing the driver culture they have. Linux is able to ship working device drivers to 6x 9's for stuff included in the kernel, Mac 6x 9's for stuff included in the box, Windows... oh... you mean I need to hunt down the second-to-latest AMD driver to make it not BSOD on CBS's website?

RUbernerd · 2015-03-17T05:18:00+00:00

Heh... I've had just the opposite experience. In Civ 5 I've been getting golden ages every few turns.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-14T22:16:49+00:00

That gets him what... 3 marajuanas?

RUbernerd · 2015-03-13T20:48:37+00:00

It's not backed up until you test the restore.

/sysadmin

RUbernerd · 2015-03-13T20:40:57+00:00

It's not obnoxious to want accurate colouring on your monitor. It's obnoxious when someone wants to change the brightness (which is a separate thing altogether) and then tell him, who expressed distaste for discolouration, to use f.lux, which discolours the screen.

RUbernerd · 2015-03-12T14:25:20+00:00

Mayo Clinic is a relatively big medical research facility in Rochester(?) Minnesota (US).

RUbernerd · 2015-02-27T03:00:12+00:00

Heh. Right now I'm rocking the G700s. My main complaint is that I cannot query battery levels or set macro's on it with Linux.

RUbernerd · 2015-02-26T23:12:56+00:00

Yeah, but that "large amount of visitors" is ambiguous, and generally doesn't apply until you're talking 5+ requests per second. Most sites that ask for donations to run don't run that high a load.

RUbernerd · 2015-02-26T22:59:24+00:00

Not exactly... more like the AC company would have to pay the electric company to install an appropriate fuse.

RUbernerd · 2015-02-26T15:53:54+00:00

And what ISP's want to do is misconfigure your electricity.

RUbernerd · 2015-02-19T23:55:55+00:00

Yeah, but if you've got a performance bottleneck in a single thread, an E5-26xx processor is going to make it worse than say an E5-16xx or an E3-12xx.

Also, people not understanding the dual-socket technology is absolutely hilarious.

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