Please stop thinking out loud, this is the quiet carriage. James
On Wed, 21 Aug 2019, at 17:17, Paul Wilkins wrote: > Another thought, which is that horizontal mounting is optimal for polar > regions, whereas you minimise precession at equitorial latitudes with > vertical mounting (but only if the axis is north aligned), which could go > some way to explaining the anecdotal stuff you hear about horizontal versus > vertical mounting. Though I've yet to hear anyone asking what's your latitude > before they proceed to build a data centre or installing your vertical disks > arrays to be north axis aligned. > > Kind regards > > Paul Wilkins > > On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 16:31, Mark Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> How is this related to network operation? AusNOG - Australian Network >> Operators Group. >> >> You wouldn't go to a car show to ask about motorbikes - you'd to to a >> motorbike show, because that's where the most people interested in and >> having the most knowledge about motorbikes would be. >> >> On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 15:30, Roy Adams <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Paul, I would be most interested if you hear back from them. >>> >>> I am curious if even BackBlaze have considered your idea in the past.. >>> maybe a wake up for them and others >>> >>> FYI, they produce these reports each quarter - worth calendaring to pick up. >>> I was stunned at the 14TB Toshiba reliability... interestingly, 2 weeks ago >>> that top line read 0 failures... today it says 1 - v.strange >>> >>> >>> Kindly, >>> >>> ROY ADAMS* | *P 07 3040 5010 | Web: http://www.racs.com.au/ | Wiki: >>> https://ex.racs.com.au:444/ | eMail: mailto:[email protected] >>> Please never upgrade to the latest Windows 10 - You don’t need the hassle, >>> and I don’t need the work. >>> More seriously, the 6 month older Windows 10 releases are typically FAR >>> MORE stable - a simple RACS script can fix this - just ask :) >>> If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait >>> until you hire an amateur - Red Adair. >>> Life is a journey through a series of adventures.. Live them, love them, >>> hate them, but never give up on your dreams, desires, and goals. >>> Have you been good today? .ಠ_ಠ >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 11:22, Paul Wilkins <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Roy, >>>> Those are the most comprehensive disk stats I've ever seen. >>>> >>>> So out of curiosity, I emailed Backblaze to ask if they'd noticed any >>>> latitudinal effect on disk wear. Not realistically expecting a response, >>>> but if they did notice a correlation, it may perhaps emerge by osmosis. >>>> >>>> Karl, I have to think turning a 15K RPM on it's head over a, admittedly >>>> long period, has to have an effect. Cumulatively you're going to get >>>> uneven wear on the bearings. Also the wear is going to be strongly non >>>> linear. Even if it's not a factor today due to current production >>>> tolerances and HVAC, it must become a factor eventually, though maybe not >>>> necessarily in our lifetime. >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> >>>> Paul Wilkins >>>> >>>> On Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 19:59, Peter Betyounan >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Easy solution , move to all flash, predicable failures and wear. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> Tue, 20 Aug at 4:07 pm, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Has anyone ever noticed a pattern of disks in equatorial latitudes >>>>>>> lasting significantly longer than say Sydney or Melbourne? I notice the >>>>>>> Foucault Period for Brisbane is 52hrs vs Melbourne's 39hrs and can't >>>>>>> but wonder if this doesn't mean Brisbane based DCs will have their >>>>>>> disks last 30% longer, or Darwin x3. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paul Wilkins >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> AusNOG mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >
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