Just wondering what the status is on getting new work from Arecibo...

We discussed this a bit here.

Conclusion --> if the plan is to finish the older tapes off before shifting back to new, then this likely is ~5 months worth which takes us into March.

[Edit] But if the mavens were to bring AP back online before the old tapes run out, they'd need to either switch or shuffle in some new tapes into the mix.

That would be nice. Matt indicated that the secondary database is "doing the final stages of recovery now."

EVGA has created a Monster dual socket LGA1366 X58 type motherboard, Some have noted It probably will use Xeon type cpus.


http://www.hardocp.com/news/2010/01/05/evga_dual_lga1366_motherboard_at_ces_2010

... I am running Windows Server 2003 on it. ...

Would it surprise you to learn that these were exactly the same arguments made in 1935 against Social Security? Now, how many of your relatives have received retirement benefits, survivor benefits, and disability benefits since 1935? I've been contributing to Social Security for over 30 years. I admit that when I was 30, I didn't like it, either. It sucked. I still have 17 years before I'm eligible for full retirement benefits. So, it still sucks. :) However, if I die tomorrow, my family will receive survivor benefits.

You might not get the full benefit of a equitable health care system, but your kids will. I expect to pay $10,000 for health insurance and uncovered, out of pocket costs next year for a family of four. I don't know how my kids are going to able to afford to pay anything like this when they get out of college. We can't keep going the way we are now.

And every penny you paid into Social Security so far in your lifetime has been paid out to someone else. Not a dime was set aside for you. Anything you get will be paid by some younger worker. It is called a pyramid scheme or Ponzi scheme. Just read they letter they send every year if you don't believe it. That part about them running out of money!

Freedom comes at a cost, which is capitalism. We have two extremes in government Socialism and Capitalism.

My sister and her family may face bankruptcy if one of them gets sick because she lost her job and health insurance. Is this what you call freedom?

Salut!

I heard on the radio that today is the busiest day of the year for the US Postal Service. Can anyone please explain the phenomenon of 'Going postal'? Of course it happens outside the US too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_postal_killings.

Is working for the post office high stress? This seems so, based on the number of these events. When I left the Army, I was very interested in being a letter carrier. They get great pay / benefits here in Canada.

yes but you can't walk into a store and purchase an aspirin in Cuba. So there are some limitations to how great that country is

Not totally true - you can walk into a state drug store and purchase the real thing - German made Bayer Aspirin for 1/10 the price that it sells for in Canada. This is scarce outside the bigger cities. Locals can still go the the hospitals for drugs that they need. The US embargo has hurt them, but they do import medicine from Europe and Canada. Of course there is also the Black Market. Apple computers and iPods are still somehow getting into Cuba!

My uncle owns a restaurant in downtown Havana so I get an endless supply of Hoyo de Monterrey cigars for $50 box :-)

About 15 years ago, a smoke shop chain in Toronto got busted for selling Cuban cigars to Americans through mail-order. He was doing $15,000 - $30,000 per month in sales. He was removing the Cuban bands and replacing them with Canadian and Honduras origin bands. The authorities estimate that they did this for at least 5 years.

My view of this whole health care bill is that it's payoff for a large group of people who contributed to the Democratic party in the 2008 election. These payoffs will be made with additional taxes or a larger national debit. Look at the winners, the trial lawyers, health care companies, insurance companies such as ARP and several congressional members who were payed well for their vote. The losers are the american public who will pay for it and suffer from limited health services.