Comments on: Cloud Fails Again http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TKilbreath http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1613501 TKilbreath Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:53:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1613501 John, Could you at least prep for your Tech 5 update? Listening to you try to dry read something you have not looked over prior to doing the update is a waste of my time and yours. John,

Could you at least prep for your Tech 5 update? Listening to you try to dry read something you have not looked over prior to doing the update is a waste of my time and yours.

]]> By: pcsmith http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1613039 pcsmith Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:36:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1613039 After 30 minutes trying to post to twitter, which is down, the cloud must be spreading. Too late in the morning to be snark After 30 minutes trying to post to twitter, which is down, the cloud must be spreading.

Too late in the morning to be snark

]]> By: pcsmith http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1613029 pcsmith Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:11:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1613029 Help Looking for shareware. It all fails sooner or later. I am rebuilding a Win Me computer for my parents. I need a site that gives me Win Me software. Looks like I needs a oldversion site with os search. Thanks Help Looking for shareware.

It all fails sooner or later.

I am rebuilding a Win Me computer for my parents. I need a site that gives me Win Me software.

Looks like I needs a oldversion site with os search.

Thanks

]]> By: Joe http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1612979 Joe Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:57:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1612979 I heard a rumor that eHarmony isn't actually a dating service but is actually just collecting personality profiles for Homeland Security. I heard a rumor that eHarmony isn’t actually a dating service but is actually just collecting personality profiles for Homeland Security.

]]> By: Rufus http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1612976 Rufus Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:52:38 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1612976 Maybe MythBusters should do a show about the reliability of the cloud. Maybe MythBusters should do a show about the reliability of the cloud.

]]> By: MillenniumKnight http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1612959 MillenniumKnight Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:57:43 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1612959 John, could the Intel 17 core processor actually be an i7 Core processor? the i7 and i5 lines are the new chip brand names, similar to "Pentium". John, could the Intel 17 core processor actually be an i7 Core processor? the i7 and i5 lines are the new chip brand names, similar to “Pentium”.

]]> By: Somebody_Else http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/comment-page-1/#comment-1612867 Somebody_Else Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:21:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/12/17/cloud-fails-again/#comment-1612867 The planet they found is close enough that they should be able to analyze its atmosphere using powerful telescopes. Its probably no good for life though. Its a water planet, but its a little too close to its star and its almost certainly tidally locked (one side is always lit, one side is dark) with extremely high atmospheric pressure keeping the water from boiling off on the star side. The important thing is that it was discovered very quickly using a new, cheap detection technique. That's a good sign; it suggests there are lots of watery planets. The planet they found is close enough that they should be able to analyze its atmosphere using powerful telescopes.

Its probably no good for life though. Its a water planet, but its a little too close to its star and its almost certainly tidally locked (one side is always lit, one side is dark) with extremely high atmospheric pressure keeping the water from boiling off on the star side.

The important thing is that it was discovered very quickly using a new, cheap detection technique. That’s a good sign; it suggests there are lots of watery planets.

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