Eclipsed the TB Mark Finally
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
Although it is in some ways overdue, I finally went over the Terabyte mark on my server. To be exact, I am currently at 1257.08GB after formatting. What does someone do with all of this space? Mostly it is for multimedia and being able to share it across my lan. I also do package building and some web stuff but really that is insubstantial compared to the multimedia component. This was actually justified as I was running low on space. The breakdown of drives is as follows (I wish I had 4 sata controllers on my motherboard but I don’t): 2 – sata drives at 200GB, I external usb IDE at 250GB, 1 internal IDE drive at 300GB and my latest acquisition – 1 internal IDE at 400GB. This all totals 1350GB. In the end formatting costs me about 100GB. Currently I have about 40% of this space free although I will be wiping out a hefty 140GB which has been copied to the new drive once I have used it a while to make sure it is 100% stable. One day I look forward to just using two 1TB sata drives instead.
The entire setup took me about 10 minutes. It was about 5 minutes to rearrange some internal drives and then I had to set up the partition on the new drive. I used cfdisk to create the partition and I used the terminal to create the filesystem:
cfdisk /dev/hdb
mkreiserfs /dev/hdb1
Then it was just a matter of editing my fstab so that it could automatically mount and then I just started copying files over which didn’t take long at all.
I did end up going with another IDE drive as I did not have any more free sata ports and I found that getting a sata controller proved to be more of a hassle and more costly than just buying another drive outright.
Yes it’s Dallas Green. His ongoing work with Alexisonfire tempers the perfect combination of aggression with melodic verses. He showcases his voice with his solo effort “City and Colour”. Another standout track is with the Neverending White Lights called “The Grace”. Right now, anything Dallas Green touches turns to musical gold – a sure recipe for his impending doom. Let’s enjoy it while it lasts.
With their debut cd released on Hallowe’en, Endwell made an entrance to the scream to dream movement. Ever since the Smashing Pumpkins brought the whisper to a scream technique to mainstream, many other bands have followed suit and now the modern version is the scream to dream style. Other bands like Atreyu, Alexisonfire and As I Lay Dying have also done well with this combination. Endwell seems to succeed in that vein also. The video single released “Single and Loving It” is a testament to that. Most other tracks are very similarly styled but unique enough to catch the distinction between tracks. One straight ahead tune “Fever White” may draw in some other listeners that prefer something softer and more controlled while those who crave more aggression may prefer “Whine and Dine”. It’s worth checking these guys out either way. It’s a solid debut release.
This picture show by Mike Judge is a frighteningly possible depiction of the future world as cretins haphazardly reproduce at a staggering rate compared to those who are genetically superior. From IMDB:”Private Joe Bowers, the definition of “average American”, is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he’s easily the most intelligent person alive.”