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  • #31
    Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

    Originally posted by astcell
    We have folks going to Qatar on a regular basis. Just gotta see if they are willing to have my carry-on and not thiers.
    Sir, has your carry-on been with you the entire time?

    Uh, no, not really. Actually, some computer hacker gave it to me to bring...

    "\x74\x68\x65\x70\x72\x65\x7a\x39\x38";

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    • #32
      Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

      Originally posted by theprez98
      Sir, has your carry-on been with you the entire time?

      Uh, no, not really. Actually, some computer hacker gave it to me to bring...


      Yea, won't the TSA dudes love the electronics. Let's toss in a bunch of red wires for good measure. :-) And a clock.

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      • #33
        Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

        Additionally,when you consider where it will be, what are the chances that gunpowder, or powder residue may land on the box/case?

        Add the the above to the sample Q and A above, and a test of the case for explosives, and you might be spending more time in line than usual. (hah!)

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        • #34
          Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

          I flew to CA in full battle uniform and thee TSA dolts tested me for "gunpowder residue."

          I had none.

          I felt like I was not doing my job!

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          • #35
            Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

            Originally posted by astcell
            I flew to CA in full battle uniform and thee TSA dolts tested me for "gunpowder residue."

            I had none.

            I felt like I was not doing my job!
            Be happy you didn't have any. There have been recent news reports were the TSA have detained servicemen who tested positive.
            Thorn
            "If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." - Catherine Aird

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            • #36
              Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

              I could probably get someone to xspray the case to make sure it doesn't test positive before it leaves.
              "\x74\x68\x65\x70\x72\x65\x7a\x39\x38";

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              • #37
                Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                theprez98 you would LOVE what they have in Tampa for security. They have these little booths you walk into and puffs of air shoot out and there is a sniffer that tests the air.

                The fun part is all these little sundresses and mini skirts, and boy do they go flying.

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                • #38
                  Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                  Originally posted by astcell
                  The fun part is all these little sundresses and mini skirts, and boy do they go flying.
                  Cue lawsuits in 3....2....1...
                  Never drink anything larger than your head!





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                  • #39
                    Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                    Originally posted by astcell
                    theprez98 you would LOVE what they have in Tampa for security. They have these little booths you walk into and puffs of air shoot out and there is a sniffer that tests the air.

                    The fun part is all these little sundresses and mini skirts, and boy do they go flying.
                    http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3974551.html maybe I'll wear a sundress when I fly out tomorrow night...

                    About the travelling datastore, I do hope this gets pulled off, I know of a few of us that could contribute some neat stuff from the 713 BBS days.
                    Aut disce aut discede

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                    • #40
                      Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                      good news and bad news update

                      first, the bad...

                      1. filesystem - The EXT2 implementation absolutely sucks for the win32 environment. i had the volume all formatted and mounted, but transferring any data to or from the drive made all the windows boxes upon which i tested it take a total shit. (some would freeze, one bluescreened, at no point could i reliably move data around)

                      request for comment and suggestion - what operating system and computing environment do you think is most likely being used by the parties who are slated to receive this? (astcell, prez, etc... care to speak up? what insights can you offer about any buddies? what O/S is the most commonly-seen on laptops or other computers when folks get deployed?)

                      can anyone with more experience than i speak about how well NTFS drives can be handled and read/written from a NIX environment?


                      2. transport case - the vendor i thought i'd found with a terrific deal on pelican cases did not actually have what i thought they had. all this come to light after a long delay in shipping, receiving, etc. i'm so upset by this whole mess.

                      i've priced pelican cases in the size i'd need for everything (the 1400 family would work best) and they're way more than i can afford. (they're over $80) right now i can barely keep a full tank of gas in my truck.

                      does anyone have a pelican (or other similarly-rugged) case that they could donate or sell to the project at very low cost? (i'd happily pay for shipping, of course, if something was being donated)

                      does anyone have a better suggestion for what to use? i suppose we could always just use an ammo can if we padded the hell out of the inside. still, i'm open to other ideas.

                      now for the good...

                      the good news is that the drives and enclosures are working well. the enclosures, while plastic, are fairly rugged. the support both USB2 and FireWire and have built-in fans for added cooling.
                      "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
                      - Trent Reznor

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                      • #41
                        Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                        Deviant - Would it help if I wrote you a check for $80.00?
                        DaKahuna
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                        • #42
                          Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                          Originally posted by DaKahuna
                          Deviant - Would it help if I wrote you a check for $80.00?
                          holy crap, man! that would be a blessing and a half. whose balls do i have to wash to make that happen? (btw... a check could present minor logistical issues... but a paypal transfer would certainly work.)
                          "I'll admit I had an OiNK account and frequented it quite often… What made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store… iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc... OiNK it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
                          - Trent Reznor

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                          • #43
                            Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                            Originally posted by Deviant Ollam
                            holy crap, man! that would be a blessing and a half. whose balls do i have to wash to make that happen? (btw... a check could present minor logistical issues... but a paypal transfer would certainly work.)
                            I was going to offer an old 1100, but it looks like you got an offer you can't refuse.

                            If DaKahuna doesn't have a PayPal account, I'll be more than happy to facilitate the transfer. Check to me, my PP to Deviant. I know both of you, so it doesn't present a challenge.
                            Thorn
                            "If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." - Catherine Aird

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                            • #44
                              Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                              After serving in the Armed Forces for 24 years, I can understand the happiness something like this can bring and therefore am more than willing to do what little I can.

                              Deviant - PM sent asking for PayPal details.

                              You can reach me at da dot kahuna AT gmail dot com
                              Last edited by DaKahuna; July 1, 2006, 15:23.
                              DaKahuna
                              ___________________
                              Will Hack for Bandwidth

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                              • #45
                                Re: a new happening - the Traveling Terabyte Project

                                As for deployers, everywhere in Iraq I've seen overwhelmingly Windows-based laptops, and a small handful of Macs. I have yet to come across someone (besides myself) with anything Linux-based. Every base I've been to has Windows-based computers in the MWR facilities.
                                "\x74\x68\x65\x70\x72\x65\x7a\x39\x38";

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