Somehow, the portable CD-ROM we always had here at work has disappeared so I had to use a USB stick to try to re-install one of our machines. Downloaded the really great UNetbootin, installed Debian, went over to the server room, enabled USB booting and what did I get?
Pressed enter – nothing. Okay, back to the office, searched a bit around, found out I should have maybe tried to boot with qemu: qemu -hda /dev/sdb1, works like a charm, weird. More searching but nothing conclusive, so I formatted the USB stick to FAT32, installed Debian again, went over, plugged it in – nothing new. Crap, especially as I am pretty sure that I booted another machine with that stick before. So back again, plugged it into my old laptop – same error. I finally changed to another USB stick (different make and model) which I luckily had with me (after reading this thread) and, tada, it finally worked. So: if you get the same error, try first with another USB stick before reformatting etc.
The term “cloud computing” is a marketing buzzword with no clear meaning. It is used for a range of different activities whose only common characteristic is that they use the Internet for something beyond transmitting files. Thus, the term is a nexus of confusion. If you base your thinking on it, your thinking will be vague.
When thinking about or responding to a statement someone else has made using this term, the first step is to clarify the topic. Which kind of activity is the statement really about, and what is a good, clear term for that activity? Once the topic is clear, the discussion can head for a useful conclusion.
Curiously, Larry Ellison, a proprietary software developer, also noted the vacuity of the term “cloud computing.” He decided to use the term anyway because, as a proprietary software developer, he isn’t motivated by the same ideals as we are.
Erinnere mich daran, dass meine Schwester und ich mit dem durchaus fundierte Gespräche geführt haben. Gut war damals auch der Talking Parrot der hat glaube ich nachgeplappert was man ins Mikrofon gesprochen hat oder so.
“Ein wichtiger Hinweis für alle Fans: Da es sich beim Spiel gegen Fortuna Düsseldorf nicht um ein Risikospiel handelt, dürfen an diesem Samstag aufgrund der Witterungsverhältnisse Thermoskannen mitgeführt werden. Der heiße Tee kann also mit auf die Tribüne. Wir freuen uns auf viele Besucher im “Jagdrevier” Audi Sportpark.”
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 10:40 pm
Nice comment on Kongregate: “Was stuck on level 19 until I had some steak, at which point I was able to finish the game. Very good, but may be difficult for vegetarians.”
Gut war damals auch der 
