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Nirvonix disappearance - what we need is middle men.
We need 'Cloud Brokers'.
They would marshall Cloud capacity. They would also drive competition between proprietary suppliers. 
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There is nothing to do... But it proves that also virtual stuff can be a real PITA.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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I certainly use local data when possible; my Cloud stuff is for backup and distribution to my boxes.
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Simon O'Riordan from UK wrote: what we need is middle men.
And what happens when the middle men disappears?
You need to get ready with your backup plan (which is a quick transition to another provider).
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Your contracts with the OEM capacity makers will survive. You'll have time to look for a new broker. The stock market doesn't falter when an individual broker goes under. People just find another.
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The thing to do is keep a back-up of all data on a LAN server.
... Then use that instead of the data on the cloud, because it's five times faster.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Here our farmers are trying to re-establish the silver nitrate to avoid hailstorms... perhaps you could try the same... in their case clouds seem to surrender...
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Yes, but...we found out last week[^] that rain washes the data away, and that you store your information in your phones battery...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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OOOOOOOOOOk! that's the place from which the Wachowski brothers took the falling letters effect from The Matrix... 
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There was an interesting talk about this problem (and the broader subject of data retention) at Webstock'13, the video is available here:
http://vimeo.com/68526275[^]
Long story short there are already people dedicated to saving user data.
P.S.: Don't let the presenter's outfit scare you 
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Thanks szukuro. I'll take a look when I can. (Company proxy rules etc).
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I think they've found the problem[^]...
speramus in juniperus
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You hear me say "I told you so."
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Nice link,
This thing about a third state is going to cause trouble to who is used to true and false..... kkkk
Still, I hope it becomes cheap enough for us to use it.
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It costed AU$3.6 for a pack at Coles in Perth, and AU$3.5 at Sydney, but costs Rs. 115 (less than AU$3.6) in a supermarket in Bangalore. This is the same stuff imported and sold here.
So, how could it cost lesser here? 
PS: Tim Tams are delicious.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Tax
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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You mean, the GST there? But will that almost not get neutralised with the import duties applied on the product when it comes here?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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No, not GST, a specific alcohol tax - Australia adds about AU$1 per litre in tax (as far as I can see - could be more), then slaps GST on top of that (I think - I could be wrong, taxation is deliberately hard to understand and governments don't like to give you actual figures to work from).
So if you take off the taxes, add shipping and profits at your end, then tax that locally, it can still work out cheaper than buying it in the country of origin! 
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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OriginalGriff wrote: So if you take off the taxes, add shipping and profits at your end, then tax that locally, it can still work out cheaper than buying it in the country of origin!
OK, that could be correct. May be I'll get some Tim Tams from here when I visit OZ again.
But alcohol tax on biscuits?!
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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As soon as you mention "Australia" my brain switches directly to "Alcohol" mode.
It's a conditioned reflex brought on by all the Ozzies I have met...
The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.
English doesn't borrow from other languages.
English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.
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I'd have thought Ozzies[^] make you think of mint
speramus in juniperus
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Rajesh R Subramanian wrote: OK, that could be correct. May be I'll get some Tim Tams from here when I visit OZ again. 
If you're paying AUD$3.50 for Tim Tams you're getting ripped off. Every couple of weeks Coles or Woolworths has them on special and I don't pay more about AUD$2.00 for them.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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$2 is quite good, thanks for letting me know. I'll keep an eye out for such deals next time.
Coles and woolworths are everywhere there, so I'll hopefully be finding one of these deals. 
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Pax
a sanitary product for Celtic fans.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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