Dear Blogger,
As a science-educated person, I have always considered myself either a Free Thinker, Atheist or Buddhist.
Buddhist because my parents are both Buddhists and I often company them during their routine practices and rituals. In addition, I find the teachings of Buddhism to be very acceptable with regards to my personal beliefs, principles, reason and empathy.
Recently, I chanced upon a potential candidate for a relationship after having failed and recovering from one almost 3 years ago. Things were perfect for us, except one. She is a child of God. A very staunch CHC follower at that. I learned that she wasn't Christian by birth and that her whole family ain't Christian except for herself. And she had only joined the religion a little over 2 years ago. Of course, I knew we were at the end of the road.
However, what struck me was how powerful the Christian faith can be in terms of its influence (I guess I have always knew that but just couldn't be bothered). And it was only then I noticed that throughout the multiple social media platforms that I am in, there are many posts and re-posts related to the Christian faith! But almost close to none on anything else!
Hence I started looking for good, inspirational and content rich media on Buddhism, Free Thinking and Atheism. It was't as easy.
But today, my Dad actually shared your blog with me. And to my surprise and delight, it is a very good source for me. The articles are very well written and to my liking.
Just want to say thank you for all the work, time and effort you have placed into this blog to share with us your views on Buddhism.
Cheers
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Giving up on a 15 years hobby...
The day has come.
Following the catastrophic, totally unforeseen and unexpected failure of my Seagate Goflex Agent 3TB USB2.0 ext HDD, I have come to the tough and painful decision to finally give up on one of my most devoted hobbies. Archiving of digital media.
I have been doing that since 1996. First with cheap DVDs, and after which they failed me, moving on to HDDs.
Prior to making this decision, I had tried to revive the failed HDD, as well as exploring other options such as Solid State HDDs and even Cloud Storage... as of today, they are just too expensive to be considered viable options.
After much consideration, the conclusion was to totally cut off this hobby of mine. A hobby that I had been diligently doing, and probably helped define me. I must admit, it felt like a chore sometimes. The never ending back logs and the lack of a competent enough computer to help me carry out this hobby easier... Perhaps this is a calling to liberate myself from this bottomless pit.
Nevertheless, I have made the decision and like all other decisions I have made, I shall stick with it with.
Following the catastrophic, totally unforeseen and unexpected failure of my Seagate Goflex Agent 3TB USB2.0 ext HDD, I have come to the tough and painful decision to finally give up on one of my most devoted hobbies. Archiving of digital media.
I have been doing that since 1996. First with cheap DVDs, and after which they failed me, moving on to HDDs.
Prior to making this decision, I had tried to revive the failed HDD, as well as exploring other options such as Solid State HDDs and even Cloud Storage... as of today, they are just too expensive to be considered viable options.
After much consideration, the conclusion was to totally cut off this hobby of mine. A hobby that I had been diligently doing, and probably helped define me. I must admit, it felt like a chore sometimes. The never ending back logs and the lack of a competent enough computer to help me carry out this hobby easier... Perhaps this is a calling to liberate myself from this bottomless pit.
Nevertheless, I have made the decision and like all other decisions I have made, I shall stick with it with.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Deviation Report...
Problem Statement:
On 31 JAN 13, 2000hrs, Operator THo attempted to transfer several files and folders from his Windows 8 PC Desktop to his external HDD. During the process, the transfer stalled and was unable to complete. This occurred repeatedly subsequently even after numerous remounting, reboot and shutdowns.
RCA:
Man -
Operator has years of experience in operating the Windows OS since 1996.
He is well verse in basic functions and features of the OS.
Man is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Materials -
The files that were meant to be transferred were checked for integrity and all files passed CHECKSUM and were fully playable.
Material is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Measurement -
To rule out the possibility of a graphical representation error, a small file was transferred from the PC to the HDD. This file theoretically will take only 10 seconds to be transferred at a rate of 25 MB/s. However, the transfer process stalled and the file was not transferred successfully even after waiting for 15 minutes.
Measurement is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Method -
The method employed was the basic Windows 8 function of COPY, CUT & PASTE. Operator had executed the method with deadly precision and flawless accuracy.
Method is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Mother Nature -
To rule out Mother Nature, the following were accessed as shown below...
Was the PC or HDD in an environment that is too hot?
No. Operation was carried out at night.
Was there sufficient power supplied to the HDD?
Yes. HDD was connected to different USB ports. HDD was connected to different power supplies. All redundant power hungry devices were disconnected. Problem still occurs.
Was the cable of the HDD faulty?
No. Cables are new.
Mother Nature is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Machine -
PC: From online data monitoring, hardware was performing perfectly during the transfer process.
HDD: There is still 0.9 TB of space left from the 3 TB capacity.
Software: All updates were applied.
To further the investigation, the operator attempted to replicate the event with the following variables:
- Transfer a file to a different directory of the same HDD
- Transfer a file to a different identical HDD
- Transfer a file to a flashdrive
- Repeat the above using another PC
While executing the first action, it was found that the file managed to transfer successful into a different directory of the same HDD.
It was found that the directory in which the event manifested is filled with 1074 files and folders.
Having too many items in a single directory is the likely root cause of the event.
Effectiveness Check:
To confirm the root cause, 100GB of files was transferred from the PC to the same HDD into a different directory. Transfer was successful at a constant pace of 25 MB/s.
OPEN CAPA:
To prevent future occurrences, the Digital Archival Project is targeted to be completed by 01 JAN 14.
This will ensure all the 1074 files and folders will be properly sorted and archived.
End of Report.
On 31 JAN 13, 2000hrs, Operator THo attempted to transfer several files and folders from his Windows 8 PC Desktop to his external HDD. During the process, the transfer stalled and was unable to complete. This occurred repeatedly subsequently even after numerous remounting, reboot and shutdowns.
RCA:
Man -
Operator has years of experience in operating the Windows OS since 1996.
He is well verse in basic functions and features of the OS.
Man is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Materials -
The files that were meant to be transferred were checked for integrity and all files passed CHECKSUM and were fully playable.
Material is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Measurement -
To rule out the possibility of a graphical representation error, a small file was transferred from the PC to the HDD. This file theoretically will take only 10 seconds to be transferred at a rate of 25 MB/s. However, the transfer process stalled and the file was not transferred successfully even after waiting for 15 minutes.
Measurement is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Method -
The method employed was the basic Windows 8 function of COPY, CUT & PASTE. Operator had executed the method with deadly precision and flawless accuracy.
Method is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Mother Nature -
To rule out Mother Nature, the following were accessed as shown below...
Was the PC or HDD in an environment that is too hot?
No. Operation was carried out at night.
Was there sufficient power supplied to the HDD?
Yes. HDD was connected to different USB ports. HDD was connected to different power supplies. All redundant power hungry devices were disconnected. Problem still occurs.
Was the cable of the HDD faulty?
No. Cables are new.
Mother Nature is unlikely the root cause of the event.
Machine -
PC: From online data monitoring, hardware was performing perfectly during the transfer process.
HDD: There is still 0.9 TB of space left from the 3 TB capacity.
Software: All updates were applied.
To further the investigation, the operator attempted to replicate the event with the following variables:
- Transfer a file to a different directory of the same HDD
- Transfer a file to a different identical HDD
- Transfer a file to a flashdrive
- Repeat the above using another PC
While executing the first action, it was found that the file managed to transfer successful into a different directory of the same HDD.
It was found that the directory in which the event manifested is filled with 1074 files and folders.
Having too many items in a single directory is the likely root cause of the event.
Effectiveness Check:
To confirm the root cause, 100GB of files was transferred from the PC to the same HDD into a different directory. Transfer was successful at a constant pace of 25 MB/s.
OPEN CAPA:
To prevent future occurrences, the Digital Archival Project is targeted to be completed by 01 JAN 14.
This will ensure all the 1074 files and folders will be properly sorted and archived.
End of Report.
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