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The @backblaze 6TB SATA drive ‘face-off’: WD vs Se…

Posted on December 15, 2014 by richard

The @backblaze 6TB SATA drive ‘face-off’: WD vs Seagate. backblaze.com/blog/6-tb-hard…

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Quad Core Linux computer for $35 & how it stac…

Posted on December 15, 2014 by richard

Quad Core Linux computer for $35 & how it stacks up to the venerable rPI Model B. hardkernel.com/main/products/…

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Good info on how “Buffered Writes” really work, no…

Posted on December 15, 2014 by richard

Good info on how “Buffered Writes” really work, noting aligning with page size helps. yoshinorimatsunobu.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/why-bu…

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RT “@siggsau: Whole loada LOLs & some spine-ch…

Posted on December 14, 2014 by richard

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Good write-up of Parrot’s new Bebop mini-drone. ht…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

Good write-up of Parrot’s new Bebop mini-drone. yahoo.com/tech/parrots-n…

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The Netflix Tech Blog: Introducing Atlas: Netflix’…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

The Netflix Tech Blog: Introducing Atlas: Netflix’s Primary Telemetry Platform techblog.netflix.com/2014/12/introd…

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How does Linux start-up a 64bit program? http://t….

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

How does Linux start-up a 64bit program? dbp-consulting.com/tutorials/debu…

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Predicting drive failure with Hard Drive SMART Sta…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

Predicting drive failure with Hard Drive SMART Stats. Thx @backblaze backblaze.com/blog/hard-driv…

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YaCy “decentralized, all users.. are equal.. netwo…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

YaCy “decentralized, all users.. are equal.. network doesn’t store search requests & not possible.. to censor” yacy.net/en/index.html

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New RISC Processor for SoC Developers is Yours for…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by richard

New RISC Processor for SoC Developers is Yours for the Taking – Berkeley’s RISC-V Wants to Be Freeeejournal.com/archives/artic…9W

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