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July 3, 2012 at 10:24 PM in reply to: OT: Another one bites dust… Mammoth Lakes Files for BK #747201
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ParticipantHow about the Goat Trail down to Blacks Beach, and back? 😀 I’ll hit you up when I’m out in CA in August.
ParticipantSo boarding is basically skiing for fatties. Good to know.
I do agree that those Californians who ski do so better than the avg NYer or NJian.
ParticipantAround San Diego, we rarely use any freeways but the I-5, and SR-56.
From what I’ve seen on those particular freeways, tailgaters, speeders, and my personal favorites–those who don’t know how to make a turn and finish it in the same lane–especially when entering or exiting a freeway ramp–seem to come in all varieties, so I can’t say I’ve noticed any particular group of offenders.
Trouble is that apart from maybe 163 via Balboa Park, your freeways are EASY to drive on. Which lends itself to idiocy. Imagine driving the following at night … 60 mph speeds, no shoulders, no exit ramp to speak of:
Then again, you have some amazing mountain roads (76, 78, 79 whatever) in east County, and I marvel how well and quickly local drivers run them!
ParticipantAmericans are getting too f**king fat to ski. Fat pigs have bad knees. End of story.
ParticipantTime Capsule:
(a) can work with PCs — the connection is via CIFS
(b) is also a router
(c) consumes something under 5W with the drives spun down, similar to a router that you’d have anyway
(d) drives are spun up maybe 10% of the time
(e) no reason a similar appliance couldn’t exist, tailored to PCs and other devicesParticipantMost people actually would have no idea where to start to build their own back up server. So, for your average user, Backblaze type of online backup is the only real back up option.
Sure they do: buy an Apple Time Capsule. Or similar appliance that contains two drives at RAID 1. Think backup appliance, not Debian box.
And exactly — the average person would have one Backblaze account per device, which would get … pricy quickly.
ParticipantThe good thing is that the laws come into effect on Jan. 1. Meaning that there may be a rush to give a lot of bums the bum’s rush over the next few months. One can only hope!
ParticipantWhy are bums and idiots keeping their homes a good thing? And kudos to the governor of my state of birth (NJ) for VETOING anti-foreclosure legislation today. I generally hate the fat prick, but he did the right thing this time round.
The stupid should be punished. No dual-tracking means no threat to force deadbeats into a short-sale or modification, so they can just keep being deadbeats without consequence. And if banks can’t enforce the terms of their loans, how can they GIVE loans in future?
ParticipantWhy are you paying them for two computers, then? You quoted a price of ~$90/yr. Unless you want to back up to one computer, then send the data to Backblaze, I’m assuming you’ll need to pay for two computers, and they have some means of enforcing that.
40W is also a worst-case estimate for average consumption. 40-50 watts is actually close to the peak usage for an Atom board with two HDDs. Spin down the drives, and if it sits idle, average usage will drop to 5-10W.
Most drives will last 5+ years in stationary applications, anyway.
ParticipantFor the device:
Pricing, say $400 for the device over 5 years. And it will last 5 yr if you buy good hardware: $80/yr.
Power usage: 40W = .040kW * 24hr * 365d = 350 kW-h @ 15¢/kW = $52/yr
$80 + $52 = $132/yr total.
Three computers connected to the service would cost:
$3.96 * 12 * 3 = $142.56/yr.Running a behemoth server in a home or small business doesn’t make sense any more. Appliance-type devices might make sense once you scale beyond a few connected devices.
ParticipantAs far as pricing — you’d be very surprised. You can get an Atom-based barebones computer, load it up with two 1TB drives in RAID 1 for a few hundred dollars.
Be able to back up unlimited computers to the device, stream music off of it, etc.
ParticipantI’ve had the same issues over the past year:
(1) One maroon who claimed that he meant to bid $2.60 instead of $26.00 and wanted me to retract his bid.
(2) One Arkie redneck who bought a Mac clearly marked FOR PARTS ONLY, then complained that the cover screws were undone and wanted a refund. I gave him a refund, minus my costs, after he shipped it back to me at his own expense. Oh, best part – he had put the screws back in and stripped the heads.
(3) One cretin who left bad feedback claiming that an amp that he bought (I tested before sending it) didn’t work. Without contacting me first to get a refund — I messaged him, and he never responded.Too many idiots think they can screw with sellers after the option to leave bad feedback on buyers was removed.
ParticipantYou can’t afford 1TB of drive space? Really?
As far as business expenses, you’re ass-u-me-ing that credit card statements translate nicely and immediately into deductions. Generally, there’s a bunch of math that needs to be done.
i.e., one order for two different clients, taxable in different counties. Or an order that I was charged tax on vs one where no tax was charged since it came from out of state — therefore I’ll owe tax.
I use Flickr and Facebook as well. For things that I actually wish to have public, not anything else.
ParticipantDead-on right.
I only keep track of business expenses and tax-deductible items. Aside from that, I really couldn’t care less that I spent $15.35 per day on average on food in the month of May 2011. I’m not that obsessive.
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