For want of a nail
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Our two tech writers sit behind me. They use Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, as well as several large-ish art packages. They are constantly wrangling disk space, moving files around trying to free enough room to do their job. They have one 250GB drive apiece :omg: . I sit here with two 2TB SSD's and a 2TB hard drive (currently empty). For the hour or so each and every day wasted on this activity, they could buy an SSD for each and they'd never have to do this again.
Software Zen:
delete this;CAPEX (capital expenses) and OPEX (operating expenses) are different budget categories. In many cases, the tax treatment differs, too.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I was thinking it was even a bit dangerous. That is 11 miles an hour if I did the math right. Might not kill you but could probably do some damage. Think paper cuts. Or maybe a new way to decapitate a zombie.
It made me think about the A-10 Tank Killer (warthog) which is armed with a GAU-8 Avenger - Wikipedia[^] Here's the quote of projectiles emitted per minute:
from wikipedia:
The Avenger's rate of fire was originally selectable, 2,100 rounds per minute (rpm) in the low setting, or 4,200 rpm in the high setting
2,100 per minute is 35 rounds per second!! I'm not sure how the next round doesn't hit the previous round in the rear. :laugh: It's a crazy fast. On the printer, seems like the paper would be gone before the ink had time to hit at those speeds too. :laugh:
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
up to 17 feet of paper per second
Truly amazing! That's got to be cool to watch it print.
If you gave it just the right set of images it would be like a movie.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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If you gave it just the right set of images it would be like a movie.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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It made me think about the A-10 Tank Killer (warthog) which is armed with a GAU-8 Avenger - Wikipedia[^] Here's the quote of projectiles emitted per minute:
from wikipedia:
The Avenger's rate of fire was originally selectable, 2,100 rounds per minute (rpm) in the low setting, or 4,200 rpm in the high setting
2,100 per minute is 35 rounds per second!! I'm not sure how the next round doesn't hit the previous round in the rear. :laugh: It's a crazy fast. On the printer, seems like the paper would be gone before the ink had time to hit at those speeds too. :laugh:
raddevus wrote:
I'm not sure how the next round doesn't hit the previous round in the rear
A high-velocity bullet can reach speeds of over 1200 m/sec. If one is firing 4200 bullets/sec, that means that there are about 25 centimeters between bullets.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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:laugh:
Software Zen:
delete this;one of the two tech writers
You will never know, who exactly.
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Our two tech writers sit behind me. They use Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, as well as several large-ish art packages. They are constantly wrangling disk space, moving files around trying to free enough room to do their job. They have one 250GB drive apiece :omg: . I sit here with two 2TB SSD's and a 2TB hard drive (currently empty). For the hour or so each and every day wasted on this activity, they could buy an SSD for each and they'd never have to do this again.
Software Zen:
delete this;I have a similar story -- many moons ago I was brought in as a developer on a 50 developer project. Except the customer didn't have a PC for me yet -- they had exceeded the budget for hardware for that month, so I had to wait. Each day I was assigned to the PC of a person who was out that day. I had to install the S/W I needed to work in the morning, and before I left, I restored the PC to its original state. We tracked hours by task, so I knew at the end of the month that I spent half of my time setting up and restoring PCs. At that time a dev PC was $2,000 USD ... my monthly bill rate was $8,000. Double the cost of a PC was spent on setup and restoration. Yeah, I understand about budgets all too well; it still feels like a foolish way to waste money.
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Our two tech writers sit behind me. They use Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, as well as several large-ish art packages. They are constantly wrangling disk space, moving files around trying to free enough room to do their job. They have one 250GB drive apiece :omg: . I sit here with two 2TB SSD's and a 2TB hard drive (currently empty). For the hour or so each and every day wasted on this activity, they could buy an SSD for each and they'd never have to do this again.
Software Zen:
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Compress the disk. Depending on the file types stored might create a lot of empty space.
They've done that. One now has 24GB free, the other 18GB. Still a ridiculous waste of time and resources.
Software Zen:
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A "real" NAS uses less power, particularly when it isn't being accessed - mine idles at less than 20W (and wakes immediately on LAN use) and can sleep at less than 1W. My PC on the other handy is a greedy bugger! :-D
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
I lost 4 years of photos because my NAS crashed while I was temporarily using my only backup computer to test Linux.
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I took an animation and film making class in high school. Flip book movie making and Zoetropes.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated. I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Our two tech writers sit behind me. They use Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop, as well as several large-ish art packages. They are constantly wrangling disk space, moving files around trying to free enough room to do their job. They have one 250GB drive apiece :omg: . I sit here with two 2TB SSD's and a 2TB hard drive (currently empty). For the hour or so each and every day wasted on this activity, they could buy an SSD for each and they'd never have to do this again.
Software Zen:
delete this;They simply don't know any better. Many many years ago when I was building a development team and hiring people, part of the initial "welcome aboard" speech, is when I told them that a) we have an expense account; b) if you need tools buy them; c) if you need a book, buy it. It was stunning to me how stupefied technical people have become. The reaction was typically this: them: "don't you need to approve it?" me: "no, I pay you over 80k/year. I expect you to make good choices and share with the team." them: "starting to hyperventilate...." 20+ years ago, I had 2 monitors. It was not until 5 years ago or so that most of my fellow developers had them. Why? Because they did not ask. It still shocks me to this day that IT gets to decide what is appropriate equipment for developers. simply absurd.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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raddevus wrote:
I'm not sure how the next round doesn't hit the previous round in the rear
A high-velocity bullet can reach speeds of over 1200 m/sec. If one is firing 4200 bullets/sec, that means that there are about 25 centimeters between bullets.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
