<div dir="ltr">unsubscribing Geoffrey....<br><br>:-)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Geoffrey Myers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Jul 31, 2008, at 3:29 PM, Jeff Lightner wrote:<br>
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> That was udderly ridiculous…<br>
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don't even respond, he's sure to milk it for all it's worth.<br>
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> From: <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
> Sid Lane<br>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:59 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Datacenter on a truck<br>
><br>
> when I worked for a cellular carrier in the 90s there emerged one of<br>
> the funnier acyronyms I've come across in my career: the "COW", or<br>
> Cell(site) on Wheels, which was devised as a "quick strike" response<br>
> weapon against the wireless industry's archnemesis, the NIMBY, or<br>
> "not in my backyard!!!" (you know, those nice folk who complain when<br>
> their .6w handset drops a call but show up at zoning meetings w/<br>
> torches & pitchforks if you try to build a cellsite within 5 miles<br>
> of their house).<br>
><br>
> anyway, the advent of the "COW" led to all kinds of horrific puns to<br>
> describe legitimate, COW-related transactions:<br>
><br>
> the "cowboys" - engineers/techs who delivered/setup & worked on the<br>
> things<br>
> the "corral" - where the undeployed COWs were kept<br>
> the "cattle drive" - deploying multiple COWs for a special event<br>
> (golf tournament, 96 Olympics, etc).<br>
> the "moo-nine" - the capital request form (technically M00-9)<br>
> regions had to submit before buying COWs (ironically the M00-9<br>
> predated the COW by several years)<br>
><br>
> and those are just the ones I remember... :D<br>
> 2008/7/30 Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>><br>
> <a href="http://www.rackablesystems.com/products/icecube.aspx?nid=datacenter_0" target="_blank">http://www.rackablesystems.com/products/icecube.aspx?nid=datacenter_0</a><br>
><br>
> In case anyone has a need for 22,400 cores and 7.1 PB storage all<br>
> squished into a 40' shipping container...<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> --<br>
> James P. Kinney III<br>
><br>
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