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XK
Jul 9, 2001

Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

Generally, when you have an established protocol for recovering data, you don't refer to the 3 different recovery schemes you are attempting. You either replicate from your redundant disks, or, worst case, you pull tapes.

Regardless, you have a plan. You aren't like, "We're trying things! Hoping for the first that finishes."

They were supposed to be back up 2 hours ago. I think they're hosed.

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Waffle House
Oct 27, 2004

You follow the path
fitting into an infinite pattern.

Yours to manipulate, to destroy and rebuild.

Now, in the quantum moment
before the closure
when all become one.

One moment left.
One point of space and time.

I know who you are.

You are Destiny.


Devian666 posted:

Ransomware is good for bitcoin as it raised awareness of it and got more people to buy into it.

You're not wrong.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

XK posted:

Generally, when you have an established protocol for recovering data, you don't refer to the 3 different recovery schemes you are attempting. You either replicate from your redundant disks, or, worst case, you pull tapes.

Regardless, you have a plan. You aren't like, "We're trying things! Hoping for the first that finishes."

They were supposed to be back up 2 hours ago. I think they're hosed.

Haha you think there are tapes.

lazorexplosion
Mar 19, 2016

Should be easy to replicate their files: "You all have no actual money"

XK
Jul 9, 2001

Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Haha you think there are tapes.

I think Binance was the 2nd largest exchange, and tapes don't really work for moment to moment finance exchange venues.

Let's suppose it was a single hard drive, and somebody is furiously running ddrescue on it.

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

XK posted:

I think Binance was the 2nd largest exchange, and tapes don't really work for moment to moment finance exchange venues.

Let's suppose it was a single hard drive, and somebody is furiously running ddrescue on it.

Probably trying the old freezer trick.

Knight
Dec 23, 2000

SPACE-A-HOLIC
Taco Defender

lazorexplosion posted:

Should be easy to replicate their files: "You all have no actual money"
Yes, but how much not-money do we have?

XK
Jul 9, 2001

Star Citizen is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it's fidelity when you look out your window or when you watch youtube

Knight posted:

Yes, but how much not-money do we have?

Some of it is in Tether.

Party Boat
Nov 1, 2007

where did that other dog come from

who is he


Regarding business applications of blockchain tech, there are two big issues that any large organisation suffers from that blockchain is frequently pitched as a solution for when it doesn't really offer anything new over a traditional database.

The first is digitising information. The limiting factor stopping old paper records getting onto a searchable database isn't the underlying database technology, it's that scanning and verifying paper records is time consuming and tedious.

The second is data verification. The most recent example of this I've seen is Aeron, which promises to solve the problem of pilots faking their qualifications and records of hours flown by putting it on the blockchain. The problem with this should be obvious: if pilots are able to falsify the record that goes onto a centralised database, what's to stop them from falsifying one that goes onto the blockchain?

Both issues also have several factors where blockchain is significantly worse than a traditional database, the primary one being correcting mistakes or false data. If a computer scan and a hurried manual verification accidentally decided a handwritten 'a' was an 'e', correcting it is going to be a huge task, especially if it only comes to light way down the line. Similarly, correcting the bad data input by a modern day Frank Abagnale would be nigh on impossible without a full rollback, which would impact every record input since.

If blockchain seems like a silver bullet to a longstanding business issue, it almost certainly isn't. Ask yourself why existing database technology is failing to meet your needs and what blockchain will do differently. You'll almost certainly find that it doesn't resolve the problem and introduces several new ones of its own.

Computer Serf
May 14, 2005
Buglord

blockchain solved the Byzantine general problem and it's going to replace literally every business in former Soviet bloc nations

:downsowned:

QuarkJets
Sep 8, 2008

NorgLyle posted:

As a spectator in this thread (and to cryptocurrency in general), I just want to comment that the pretend bisexual teen girl millionaire was a lot more entertaining than Ham Sandwiches.

Ham Sandwiches was a lot more entertaining ~a year ago. I like to think that him becoming less entertaining is just a result of his own personal growth and maturity, so while he still doesn't realize that the bitcoin price is propped up entirely rampant speculation, not because of confidence, "investment" in blockchains, or actual use beyond speculation, and while he also continues to misstate what goons are laughing at (I think this is weak intentional trolling but whatevs), he's at least realized that it's not worth posting angry screeds in the thread over how R-R-R-R-RIIIICH we could all be and how obvious the growth in the bitcoin price was

mike12345
Jul 14, 2008

"Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."





I would blow Dane Cook posted:

In case you would like to take up mr McAfee on his offer.

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/961765313644810240

https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/960892101885034506

QuarkJets
Sep 8, 2008

im the dude on the hill watching from a distance

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008
I'm the duck that is disgusted but cannot bring itself to look away.

Pixelponny
Oct 30, 2007

Two bloody great handfuls
Pillbug
https://twitter.com/Sicarious_/status/961718306083344387

Fame Douglas
Nov 20, 2013

by Fluffdaddy
Trading/sick gaming rig.

With a Fractal Define R6: That's a great case!

Elias_Maluco
Aug 23, 2007
I need to sleep

Where do I get a super wide monitor like this

Fame Douglas
Nov 20, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Elias_Maluco posted:

Where do I get a super wide monitor like this

Everywhere. Ultrawide/21:9 monitors are commonly available.

Doccykins
Feb 21, 2006
They're on amazon but like GPUs have been back ordered to the hilt by enterprising cryptocurrency traders

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B072C7TNC5/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

mike12345
Jul 14, 2008

"Whether the Earth was created in 7 days, or 7 actual eras, I'm not sure we'll ever be able to answer that. It's one of the great mysteries."





are there any uses outside of gaming for that level of width? maybe wide-screen movie-editing?

Moon Atari
Dec 26, 2010

That monitor would be awesome for music production.

isndl
May 2, 2012
I WON A CONTEST IN TG AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS CUSTOM TITLE

mike12345 posted:

are there any uses outside of gaming for that level of width? maybe wide-screen movie-editing?

It's the same as have two monitors but better because you don't have a fat bezel in the middle of your working space. Pretty much any productivity task can benefit from having two monitors, just from being able to keep a reference document visible alone.

Risc1911
Mar 1, 2016

Moon Atari posted:

That monitor would be awesome for music production.

I prefer this for movie/music/gaming. Sensible Standard 16:9 Aspect Ratio. Roughly 4x21.5” in 4K resolution.



http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43UD79-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor

Risc1911 fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Feb 9, 2018

KinkyJohn
Sep 19, 2002

You can also use it to view the dick pics I sent you without having to zoom out

Trig Discipline
Jun 3, 2008

Please leave the room if you think this might offend you.
Grimey Drawer

KinkyJohn posted:

You can also use it to view the dick pics I sent you without having to zoom out

You know you can adjust the aspect ratio on your electron microscope, right?

ilmucche
Mar 16, 2016

What did you say the strategy was?

Trig Discipline posted:

You know you can adjust the aspect ratio on your electron microscope, right?

He can't convince the microscope to pull vacuum.

Fame Douglas
Nov 20, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Doccykins posted:

They're on amazon but like GPUs have been back ordered to the hilt by enterprising cryptocurrency traders

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B072C7TNC5/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

Yeah, I'm sure traders and not gamers are buying 144 Hz monitors. They need it for their charts to be displayed smoothly.

a new study bible!
Feb 2, 2009



BIG DICK NICK
A Philadelphia Legend
Fly Eagles Fly


Help I sold all my blood and bought Bitcoin at its peak.

Moon Atari
Dec 26, 2010

Risc1911 posted:

I prefer this for movie/music/gaming. Sensible Standard 16:9 Aspect Ratio. Roughly 4x21.5” in 4K resolution.



http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43UD79-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor

drat dude, my budget tops out at owning a tiny rear end laptop and a decade old desktop monitor.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Risc1911 posted:

I prefer this for movie/music/gaming. Sensible Standard 16:9 Aspect Ratio. Roughly 4x21.5” in 4K resolution.



http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-43UD79-B-4k-uhd-led-monitor

If you get the frameless LCDs too like Dell sells, this setup is amazing.

Doccykins
Feb 21, 2006

Fame Douglas posted:

Yeah, I'm sure traders and not gamers are buying 144 Hz monitors. They need it for their charts to be displayed smoothly.

The BTC price moves quickly my dude

Serjeant Buzfuz
Dec 5, 2009

a new study bible! posted:

Help I sold all my blood and bought Bitcoin at its peak.

Good thing I've just launched a new coin - Bloodcoin!

Every Bloodcoin is backed by a pint of real human blood, just send me your bank account ### and I'll get you started today!

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Lou Takki posted:

Good thing I've just launched a new coin - Bloodcoin!

Every Bloodcoin is backed by a pint of real human blood, just send me your bank account ### and I'll get you started today!

Isn't this basically what private blood banks already do? :psyduck:

Minus the donor getting funds in exchange.

Vargatron
Apr 19, 2008

MRAZZLE DAZZLE


I'm now utilizing blockchain to facilitate a pornography cryptocurrency. I call it Clitcoin, please invest in my forthcumming ICO.

Trogdos!
Jul 11, 2009

A DRAGON POKEMAN
well technically a water/flying type
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43003740

tl;dr posted:

Russian security officers have arrested several scientists working at a top-secret Russian nuclear warhead facility for allegedly mining crypto-currencies.

The suspects had tried to use one of Russia's most powerful supercomputers to mine Bitcoins, media reports say.

lmbo

Andy Dufresne
Aug 4, 2010

The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die

Lou Takki posted:

Good thing I've just launched a new coin - Bloodcoin!

Every Bloodcoin is backed by a pint of real human blood, just send me your bank account ### and I'll get you started today!

https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bloodcoin/

Currently selling at a discount!

Serjeant Buzfuz
Dec 5, 2009

CommieGIR posted:

Isn't this basically what private blood banks already do? :psyduck:

Minus the donor getting funds in exchange.

The difference is that private blood banks actually have blood.

I'm just going to tell you I do and then take your money.

e: poo poo! Someone beat me to it!

There Bias Two
Jan 13, 2009
I'm not a good person

Vargatron posted:

I'm now utilizing blockchain to facilitate a pornography cryptocurrency. I call it Clitcoin, please invest in my forthcumming ICO.

Sorry I can't find it.

Vargatron
Apr 19, 2008

MRAZZLE DAZZLE


There Bias Two posted:

Sorry I can't find it.

:bisonyes:

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Crime on a Dime
Nov 28, 2006
Anyway dude I'm sorry that you're so wrong and unable to predict valid investments seeing risks and ghosts and goblins where none exist. It must be a frightful experience.

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