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stox

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    Comment #9909695

    Docker runs on top of lxc if I am not mistaken.

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    Comment #9886998

    There is such a thing as constructive competition vs destructive competition. Sadly, some do not know the difference.

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    Comment #9825939

    The next step will be to embed smart phones in children at birth. I guess "The President's Analyst" was more prescient than we gave it credit for.

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    Comment #9816818

    A predecessor of the AS/400, the System/36 PC was available in very similar chassis to the IBM AT. It used an IBM 5150 ( aka PC ) as the console with a special interface card.

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    Comment #9816807

    A lot of this goes back to the System/3, which was released in 1969. System/3 => System 32 => System 36 => System 38 => AS/400 => iSeries.

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    Comment #9793840

    So honey, how was the launch today? We had a blast!

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    Comment #9736767

    I think UNIX-RTR has met those goals.

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    Comment #9729924

    Actually, you can change the dimensions of your face. It is very painful, and I do not recommend it to anyone voluntarily.

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    Comment #9714126

    Go is simply the follow on to Limbo. It is the product of many years of experience supporting the construction of large systems. Most of its roots are from Bell Labs.

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    Comment #9714000

    There was only one truly secure system, but then the Big Bang happened.

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    Comment #9706683

    For those in the States interesting in finding Club Mate: http://club-mateusa.com/

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    Comment #9700231

    He was a cousin of Ian Fleming and one of the inspirations for James Bond. What a remarkable man!

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    Comment #9697453

    Brilliant! A great move to re-establish to covenant between employers and employees. A clear acknowledgement of how important the employees are to the company. I hope they do outra…

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    Comment #9669835

    If my recent experiences with them in regards to DNS is any indicator, their DNS infrastructure is a colossal joke. 4 days to get a reverse DNS entry done? Really? I wont even ment…

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    Comment #9663501

    If it wasn't for USL vs BSDi, we probably wouldn't have Linux today, and BSD would be ruling the world.

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    Comment #9656119

    Welcome to the voice menu from Hell. We used to do that with AT&T Voice Power cards back in the day.

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    Comment #9655707

    I used to work on the 97th floor of the Sears Tower. On a really windy day, we would get downright seasick.

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    Comment #9572521

    Cloud, as in Blowing Smoke.

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    Comment #9515566

    In this environment, the power cycles are going to be less stressful than typical, as you won't see the degree of thermal cycling you do in a hot chassis. I'd love to see what the …

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    Comment #9484043

    Per unit of heat generated, natural gas produces about half the CO2 of coal. http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=73&t=11 That is already a big win.

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    Comment #9480038

    I picked up a full Rad working at a nuke. No tumors yet.

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    Comment #9477570

    Coming soon: OTA updates for Boeing aircraft. What could possibly go wrong?

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    Comment #9463403

    And thus began the fall of Western civilization...

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    Comment #9446958

    Can you say Acxiom? I knew you could.

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    Comment #9438692

    They were big, heavy, and needed batteries too often. Expensive, too. They are retro-chic now, though. A good specimen will cost you north of $1K.