VMWARE Action

We've started moving various servers to a VMWARE solution at work over the last month or so, using an EMC server as the backing store. I have to say this technology is really impressive. I did some testing on Progress dumps and loads of our primary databases in comparison to our old system with attached RAID 10 partitions, and I saw NO loss of performance, even with only a minor increase in CPU speed between the two servers.

This is good stuff kids. It's going to be interesting to see how everything performs as we move more systems onto this server.

Stress

You know Murphy has you marked for death when you have two server failures in a row, then a database threatens you with a false corruption error message that eats 4 hours of your Saturday.

Murphy can just leave me the hell alone now.

Schumer: Don't blame me for IndyMac failure - CNN.com

Schumer: Don't blame me for IndyMac failure - CNN.com. Okay -- you're one of the big shots on the banking committee. So, I think you get to take some blame too asshole.

What irritates me about the current Dems vs. Republicans is the deep seated need to point the finger of blame at the "Bush administration" for everything that's going wrong.

I may be a democrat, but I am NOT going to blame the banking crisis on the Republicans. I'm sorry, they weren't the only ones on the switch for the last 15 years. I believe a Clinton was "running the show" when this whole free-wheeling mortgage market took off. No-one was bothered by it then. When everyone saw the writing on the wall, NO ONE did anything. And that includes the Democrats who control Congress right now.

Shut your stupid mouth Schumer. You're not helping anything.

Saw WALL-E

We took the boys to see WALL-E today. We all agreed that it was a good movie. I think the most challenging type of movie to make is one where the action has to speak for itself, and this one does a pretty good job of it.

One warning: if you have problems with the green movement; if being made to recycle makes you angry. If pointed statements about rampant consumerism and the destruction of nature bother you, I'd say you need to stay away. You won't like it.

FDA urged to ban 8 food dyes-Why?

FDA urged to ban 8 food dyes - CNN.com (from CNN). I can understand if some major issue with food safety is involved. Hell, the FDA has not always had the American public's best interests at heart.

My issue is with this "Center for Science in the Public Interest" that is arguing the issue. They're claiming, and I quote:

"The purpose of these chemicals is often to mask the absence of real food, to increase the appeal of a low-nutrition product to children, or both... Who can tell the parents of kids with behavioral problems that this is truly worth the risk?"

CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson

Okay, so we're arguing that because artificial dyes mask absence of real food, we should ban these dyes. Time to whip out the cluebat: NO, THAT'S NOT A REASON. It's YOUR JOB, as a GODDAMN PARENT, TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELLBEING OF YOUR CHILDREN. Quit trying to offload the issue on the FDA, or the government, or anyone else. If an artifical dye causes problems for your children, STOP FEEDING THEM CRAP!!! How hard is it? Cook 2 squares a day for them, and pack healthy lunches. Oh, that's right, you don't have TIME for that anymore. Tough shit. If you're a parent, your children should come FIRST, LAST, AND ALWAYS. Make time.

And While I'm Bitching about Politics

Since I'm on a roll about politics, I want to point out a couple things that people seem to keep forgetting about the presidency:

1. The President is not getting ANYTHING except wars done by himself. And this last Iraq one was pretty much signed off on by everyone. Shame on everybody. Quit acting like any of the current candidates are going to be getting us out of Iraq or anyplace else. You want to drive around in cars? You love your ginormous SUV? We're stuck there until we wean ourselves from foreign oil. Good luck on that.


2. NONE of the current presidential candidates is "looking out for average Americans" -- they want the top dog job. They're going to say and do whatever it takes to get it. As Tom Clancy has pointed out more than once: they would drive a car over their own children for that job. Don't look to politicians to look out for us anymore. It's not their job. Their job is to get elected, then to STAY elected. Bureaucracies are built to maintain themselves and little else.


3. If you're going to choose a candidate, your going to have to look over the offerings, and pick the one that's going to SCREW YOU LESS. I'm not sure ANY of these candidates are going to cause me less pain in the next 4 years.

Questions about Lewinsky shadow Chelsea

Okay, even if you're a die-hard Hillary hater (and I'm nearly in that camp, mind you), CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Questions about Lewinsky shadow Chelsea « - Blogs from CNN.com has some FASCINATING commentary from "average Americans" on the bottom.

I hate to shock you slew of assholes, but Monica Lewinsky is not "Chelsea's private life", and it's not her place to talk about it. She didn't screw Monica, her Dad did. What would she really know about it? Why would it have any impact on her Mom's presidency, if she gets elected (oh God please no)? Do you all think Hillary is gonna invite her back and get busy in the Oval Office? Good God people.

Why does Bill banging Monica have anything to do with Hillary's morals? Does everyone think this is Bill getting 4 more years? If Hillary wins, I doubt Bill is gonna have much more than his own opinion on what Hillary would do.

And finally, quit lumping Chelsea into her parent's moral fiber and calling her a liar and a cheat and a womanizer etc etc etc. She's their DAUGHTER. She's her OWN person. Treat her as such.

What a pack of imbeciles this country has turned into. A good porton of the crew commenting on that blog entry are obviously unable to do any independent thinking.