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mod6: i don't
think
the question is why, it's how.
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mod6: you want
to force people
to use only one version of code?
mod6: what I mean is, if your worried about everyone running
the same code, 'safety critical code' wouldn't it be good
to have some diversity of systems, and decentralized
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that can't be diddled from a safe distance is also called 'a nuclear power'
mod6: im pretty sure
that im not smart enough for
this conversation
mod6: <+asciilifeform> like, your whole reich goes down << wouldn't it be grand
to have a spec so people can use
that
to build
their own compliant reference implementation?
BingoBoingo: Code does what it is, without regard for
the underlying
BingoBoingo: Actually... in cariac replacement parts, mechanical failures
tend
to kill first.
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Problem is book has wants
too
BingoBoingo: What ken mods? OpenBSD offers
two kernels bsd and bsd.mp, if you want more fuck you
mod6: what about like 69000 other
things?
mod6: so you wouldn't say, want
to strip kern mods out or whatever?
BingoBoingo: mod6: OpenBSD on its own is prolly hostile enough
to dev in
BingoBoingo really wants
the disorderly conduct case
to fucking end
mod6: so, since we're
talking about it, what would be
the most idea env for such a reference implentation? a fully stripped openbsd with a custom fs & drivers?
BingoBoingo: My domicile was slow rolled by
the local 5-0 about half an our ago so mzt misssspelt words
BingoBoingo: Now
that people are finally reading GNU utils I imagine split will be from OpenBSD 5.X -current
mod6: asciilifeform: perhaps. i worry
that we're all of
the sudden going
to fork *bsd and make mpexos
BingoBoingo: mats_cd03: From what I understand ECC is still a luxury sold
to
the discerning which
the "cloud" is
trying
to handwave over
mats_cd03: i was under
the impression most motherboards support ECC and non-ECC
BingoBoingo: mats_cd03: I have wanted ECC ram for about a decade now, but never pulled
the
trigger on it
mod6: but sounds like we're getting into RE-ENGINEER ALL
THE
THINGS if we start
to not
trust whatever is already out
there
mats_cd03: BingoBoingo: youre
tempting me
to buy a workstation of my own
BingoBoingo: I could start a university computer lab with
that shit
assbot: Do you know
the
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BingoBoingo: So I'm pricing used workstations. All of
the opteron based stuff in
the past 6 years is pretty equivalent, yes?
mircea_popescu: <nubbins`> running
this in a vm, worth
throwing extra ram at it? <<< yes, up
to 16gb markedly helps
dignork: nubbins`: I cowrdly
take
this back: current
testnet is a 3rd chain - I
think genesis block was switched, but not sure when exactly, so 0.5.3 might have an old genesis block :(
dignork: nubbins`: btw if you're
trying
to boot
the 0.5.3 version,
try
the -testnet first,
the db is smaller, and it's supposed
to contain borderline crazy
transactions
nubbins`: running
this in a vm, worth
throwing extra ram at it?
nubbins`: downloading
the blockchain is slooooow.
BingoBoingo: Began by doing work setting up for various "bands" and saying
technology and finding out people were approaching him with dead hard drives because he said
technology
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: As far as
the history of
that firm goes
though he did start out
though as an audio/speaker guy
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Maybe both. Maybe
they have a new firmware
tool?
They really wanted operators
though because PC 9000 kept pissing Ben off.
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BingoBoingo disappointed
they redesigned
their website into a js
turd
BingoBoingo remembers being paid dor a
tape cataloguing job one summer partially in vodka
BingoBoingo: asciilifeform: Last I checked.
They opened
the
Toronto lab entirely for recruiting russian speakers
mircea_popescu: maybe i don't iunderstand what you mean by "make own fs" and "bare metal" in
that order.
mircea_popescu: so who are you going
to steal
the hardware drivers from
mircea_popescu: there is no way you can do anything novel and useful in
terms of fs.
mircea_popescu: rewriting bitcoin is one
thing. writing a new fs is a fucking dumb idea.
mircea_popescu: do you even have a candidate for pillaging in mind or wtf fs is even
trustworthy
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform if you compress below fs layer
then
the fixed blocks
thing is kinda a meh idea.
mircea_popescu: if anyone is a hdd afficionado, do some math as
to what gain in speed justifies a 5x gain in file size ? at current and/or historical price per speed and price per size.
BingoBoingo: <asciilifeform>
they get milk dishes, but will happily nibble on
the
toes of
the maths students who visit << What, no warfarin in
the milk?
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mircea_popescu: asciilifeform of course you realise with 1mb sectors
the current size of
the charade would be 30+ gb.