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 Post subject: Re: Pay per hour ?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:52 am 
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VirtualBox isn't free if you don't have a machine with 40 GB of RAM and a 250 Mb/sec uplink sitting around, you know.


That's entirely wrong. I can run Windows 7, Debian Linux, and FreeBSD in VirtualBox, all at the same time, without performance issues, with just 8GB RAM, and the VMs use a combined total of only 4GB RAM. That leaves 4GB free for my host OS.

VirtualBox can run fine on almost any machine with at least 4GB RAM, however it does work best with more RAM and virtualization built in to the hardware and kernel.


Great but sometimes I want to test software that needs 30 to 60 GB of ram. I'd need to rebuild my computer almost from scratch to get 64GB of ram in it.


https://www.linode.com/

^^^ The largest Linode I see there is 16 Gigs RAM so hourly billing still wouldn't help you since you have such extraordinary needs.


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:11 am 
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https://manager.linode.com/signup/#plans they go up to 40G

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 Post subject: Re: Pay per hour ?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:00 pm 
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I'm not sure if Linode would want to keep a whole bunch of 40G machines sitting idle just so someone can buy an hour every now and then. I would think any hourly billing would necessitate a bunch more available machines. If I need another machine, I don't see it as being too expensive to just buy a whole day.

I could be wrong though

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 Post subject: Re: Pay per hour ?
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I think extending the ability to create a "trial" linode for already current customers would be valuable.

wot the fok did ye just say 2 me m8? i dropped out of newcastle primary skool im the sickest bloke ull ever meet & ive nicked 300 candy bars from tha corner store. im trained in street fitin’ & im the strongest foker in tha entire newcastle gym. yer nothin to me but a cheeky lil dickhead w/ a hot mum & fake bling. ya think u can fokin run ya gabber at me whilst sittin on yer arse behind a lil screen? think again wanka.


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 Post subject: Re: Pay per hour ?
PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:10 pm 
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What software needs that much RAM? Personally, I'd be appalled if the software I use started using that much. I could see needing that much RAM for compiling/testing a bunch of differnt stuff, but not for a single program.


Wow, just because you don't need it doesn't mean anyone else couldn't?

Try databases with large amounts of data. The more RAM you throw at it, the better.


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What software needs that much RAM? Personally, I'd be appalled if the software I use started using that much. I could see needing that much RAM for compiling/testing a bunch of differnt stuff, but not for a single program.


Wow, just because you don't need it doesn't mean anyone else couldn't?

Try databases with large amounts of data. The more RAM you throw at it, the better.


For a large corporation, sure. For an individual, certainly not!

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What software needs that much RAM? Personally, I'd be appalled if the software I use started using that much. I could see needing that much RAM for compiling/testing a bunch of differnt stuff, but not for a single program.


This single program: http://www.digicortex.net/

That can use half a Terabyte of RAM. Yes, I said half a Terabyte. Plus a Tesla card if you have one.


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sednet wrote:
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What software needs that much RAM? Personally, I'd be appalled if the software I use started using that much. I could see needing that much RAM for compiling/testing a bunch of differnt stuff, but not for a single program.


This single program: http://www.digicortex.net/

That can use half a Terabyte of RAM. Yes, I said half a Terabyte. Plus a Tesla card if you have one.


Now that is one cool hobby project.

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What software needs that much RAM? Personally, I'd be appalled if the software I use started using that much. I could see needing that much RAM for compiling/testing a bunch of differnt stuff, but not for a single program.


This single program: http://www.digicortex.net/

That can use half a Terabyte of RAM. Yes, I said half a Terabyte. Plus a Tesla card if you have one.


Now that is one cool hobby project.


IMO anyone using that is either too obsessed with androids and too impatient to wait for them to appear for real, or should be working for some sort of research lab or university where they can actually afford those sorts of resources.

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IMO anyone using that is either too obsessed with androids and too impatient to wait for them to appear for real, or should be working for some sort of research lab or university where they can actually afford those sorts of resources.


IMO your priorities are wrong.

Look at all the worthless crap the human race does. High priced art, debt culture, stupidly big houses, stupidly expensive cars, outside gas heaters at cafes, the political system, pointless wars, people who think 'they are' whatever country they happen to be born in, organized religion, child abuse cover ups by organized religion, education systems designed to indoctrinate not educate, idol worship of of the most pointless members of society, inherited wealth, and endless scams. Human society is an endless cesspit of irrationality and insanity.

There is more value in neural network simulators than almost all of what the human race does.


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How are my priorities wrong just because I don't see a point to using neural simulators outside of research labs and universities? Clearly there is value to it.

Another useless thing humans do is to assume stuff about other people, which can lead to pointless feuds, which is right on the verge of pointless wars.

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 Post subject: Re: Pay per hour ?
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Look at all the worthless crap the human race does ... idol worship of of the most pointless members of society ...

Are you saying I've wasted the last 25 years losing my hair, gaining weight and learning to say "D'oh!"?


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Look at all the worthless crap the human race does ... idol worship of of the most pointless members of society ...

Are you saying I've wasted the last 25 years losing my hair, gaining weight and learning to say "D'oh!"?


Basically, yes, that's what he's saying. But don't feel bad, I spent a few years worshipping someone much worse, someone who would have be build all my technology out of windows.

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