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Date:      Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:43:27 -0400
From:      Allen <slackwarewolf@comcast.net>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Record Uptimes
Message-ID:  <20060603094327.1d4886eb@hydrocodone.org>
In-Reply-To: <200606030050.01643.kruptos@mlinux.org>
References:  <447F2695.40603@freebsd.org> <447F2C3B.3010709@freebsd.org> <20060602160707.059b3c1c.bsd-unix@earthlink.net> <200606030050.01643.kruptos@mlinux.org>

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On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 00:50:01 -0400
Kevin Brunelle <kruptos@mlinux.org> wrote:

> > That's flaky?
> >
> > I typically get uptimes of 22-30 *hours* from my mains supply
> > without interruption.  I have to keep the house clocks on my UPS
> > here in Florida.
> >
> > I suppose the storms we get have a bearing on the quality of our
> > electrical grid ;-)
> 
> Oh you have to love that Florida weather.  And just when you think you've got 
> the random power-outages beat with several strategic UPSes... the power is 
> out for 10-20 days thanks to the latest tropical storm.

You could all move to Michigan. We dont' get tropical weather here.... Actually coming here form Florida, which some friends of mine have, you'd need some warm clothing ;)

I still remember friens of mine coming up here saying "Man ti's freezing outside" and this was in the fall. Winter came and they almost cried lol.

Anyway did no one think of bringing this up?:

http://uptime.netcraft.net/up/today/top.avg.html 

Almost every box here is BSD, Free BSD, or Linux. And if you know a good one with major uptime, you can check for it and eventually it gets added.


> Well, at least that's a rare one... but the power does drive me nuts.  I used 
> to joke that a light breeze would kill the power at the place where I worked.

I hate Power outages with a passion. My UPS is dead :(



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