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Hyper v fail over cluster help
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Ive created a fail over cluster of 3 vms on the same host system that I plan on running sql server on but I'm struggling on the last bit, the shared drive. (host and vms are running server 2022)
I've tried adding a second vhdx to each vm with the drives on the host, file share and even created an iscsi connected shared from a dell md3800i. Each way gives me a different way of failure.
Vhdx on the host or in the file share - no drives when trying to created the cluster in the fail over manager.
Iscsi connected - tells me that the drive isn't made for shared virtual disks (not verbatum)
This is my first attempt at this and I've followed multiple tutorials, thought I've built a csv but there has got to be a step I'm missing.
Am I doing it wrong because the vms are all on the same host? Do I need to make 3 iscsi drive shares to cluster them?
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Your storage unit has to support Cluster Shared Volumes and usually it's enabled per-LUN. Did you enable it in the MD3800i settings?
GTA V works brilliantly as a game, but fails miserably in its narrative elements.
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I just finished GTA V on the weekend and while it sure was one hell of a ride, the finale really cemented my growing feelings towards the hollowness of GTA's narrative, which, in my opinion, has usually been rife with social commentary, subtle satire and clever subtext. I felt like none of this was present in Rockstar's latest entry in the franchise and the ending encapsulated this for me.
Not only was it very anti-climactic, but it felt pretentious and shallow. We had Michael shoehorn in some supposedly profound statement about capitalism in America, and the way in which criminals like him, and Devin, and everyone in the game, benefit from it by exploiting it. This would have been a fantastic theme to focus on throughout the game, but they hadn't, really, besides one other mention from Michael at the beginning to Franklin, and thus it came off as irrelevant and contrived. Franklin then chimed in with another 'insightful' comment about whether what they do and what Devin does is all that different (well, duh). I feel like they tried very weakly to make some grand statement about the game at the last minute that they hadn't tried to make throughout it's entirety. It felt out of place. Trevor remained largely quiet, something I was all too happy with. There was nothing about this that was insightful, or poignant to him, and rightfully so. It was just another day at the office for him, as he wanders back to his trailer park home. And that was it. With Devin's body floating off in the trunk of a car, we saw the conclusion to the great epic that is GTAV.
And while I loved it as a game, as a story, it's probably one of their weaker efforts. I started to think that maybe I had just become to spoiled by the narrative constructed in GTA IV, which, while still flawed, primarily with its ludonarrative dissonance, was a largely intelligent and resounding tale. But this weekend, I downloaded GTA III for my phone to give me my free roam fix when out an about, and while playing I realized this wasn't just the case.
Sure, the GTA games have never been that well known for strong narratives and overarching stories. But they have always been known for their brilliantly subtle satire, their archetypical characters which often serve as parodies of the stereotype they supposedly represent and their often conflicting, but equally interesting comments made by these various characters throughout the game. While the quality of the writing in GTAV was top notch, I didn't feel like anyone ever really had anything interesting to say. One of the only moments I feel like the game ever had anything truly thoughtful to offer, surprisingly, was in its 'controversial' torture scene.
While initially repulsed by the apparent pointlessness of it all, Trevor's following conversation with the torturee was gold. He illustrated some great points about torture (mainly, it doesn't work, which in this mission, it doesn't really.) I felt like this was GTA doing it's usual work, and as such it's the one scene in the game I ended up admiring most. But I don't feel like anything else was touched on in this fashion throughout the rest of the game, even when there were plenty of opportunities to do so.
Not only were chances missed to make any important statements on anything, but the characters were the worst in any GTA title. Every single one was an absolutely horrible human being. There was not one redeeming character, save for maybe a few very minor characters, such as Solomon or Patricia. Previous games have had an array of likeable criminals, who have had a heart of some kind, regardless of how dubious their professional life may be. While the characters in GTAV sure were funny at times, and probably more realistic than in previous games, they were soulless, unlikeable and worst of all, bland.
Finally, the satire in GTAV has taken such a turn that Los Santos didn't feel like a real, sprawling city that exists within the same laws and norms that our own world does, but an outlandish place were murder and crime is not only commonplace, but embraced. While this works for the nature of the game, narratively it felt like a step back from Rockstar. One thing I've noticed even in GTA III as I've been playing it, is that the satire is played off so well, and so much more subtly than it is now. All the news reporters, radio presenters and personalities all sound very serious. If you didn't actually listen to what they were saying, you'd think they were talking about something normal, everyday. They sound like real people in real roles, but what they are actually saying is preposterous. That is truly great satire, and they nailed it in their earlier games like III and VC, and even SA to a lesser extent. In GTAV, the news reporters sound dumb, like they're actually impaired or something. They openly poke fun at the rampage and crime rampant in the city. It makes the city and your actions within it feel more appropriate within the confines of a game, but within the confines of a story, Los Santos feels stale and abstract. It feels much more in line with crude parody, than the trademark subtle satire GTA is known for.
My main point here is that the flaws within the structure of the narrative elements of the game actually serve to enhance it as a game. I felt no ludonarrative dissonance throughout my entire playthrough and I've never been so compelled to play 'just one more mission'. But never have those missions just felt like I was driving to random letters on the map, with no motivation or reasoning behind them. The missions themselves are more interesting and diverse than ever before, but they are lacking any connection to a grander, overarching theme or story. I feel like, in a big way, GTAV is the anti-thesis to GTA IV. Everyone complained it was too heavy on the story, too gritty in its representation and the missions were repetitive and unexciting. Maybe that's true, but in GTAV we see these issues addressed, and while we have a better game, it is one wrought with one of the weakest and most hollow stories in the series, something I can't help but feel disappointed in.
Top Comment: I still firmly believe GTAV is a spoof of the series and its community. I think the game is a tacit admission by the Housers that GTA is creatively hamstrung by its own success and the demands of its fanbase. For all the sharp wit and punchy dialogue the series had been known for, what the fans wanted was more nonstop action crazytime extravaganzas, so that's what the Housers gave em. To satire society at this point would be hypocritical, so I believe they pulled the only bold move they had left: making GTAV a Scary Movie style spoof of itself and its fans. When Franklin telepathically communicated with that disappearing Lassie spoof, I could not shake the feeling the only thing the Housers were making fun of was me, at their expense. You wanted more action and wackiness? Here, listen to this dog talk about how apathetic he is to his current situation, then go fight an army of gun toting hipsters in Mini Coopers. That wacky enough for you, you idiot? I'll be honest, though, I like to believe this theory because the more likely one is that GTA just doesn't have anything to say anymore, so it's decided to yell obscenities at you instead. GTA could be the MTV of the gaming world at this point, manufacturing the edginess and rebelliousness that once came naturally so they can sell it to a lower common denominator. Happens to most things popular eventually.
Destiny's failure to rebut the Jewish Question v Mike Enoch
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TL:DR - This one is short, read it or just go to the paragraph with the bolded sentence.
If Destiny wants to start a political podcast and get more involved in talking politics, then he should probably begin to do a better job at preparing for the people he will be talking with. Consider his debate with Mike Enoch. Destiny was going to debate a person whose political outlook is firmly rooted in the Jewish Question. However, Destiny didn’t have anything to actually push back against the Jewish conspiracy. Destiny should have at least some understanding of his potential guests and the basic aspects of their political foundations. That or irresponsibly platform people (There were multiple times during the discussion where Destiny was only able to speculate if something was a dog whistle).
I am not saying that Destiny needs to devote days to dig into each guest/debate. However he should at least know the following:
- Do you know how to respond to their main points?
- Do you know you know the dog whistles?
- Did you know they believe in the JQ?
- Did you really think they won’t bring it up?
Part 1: The Jewish Question
Here is where the JQ is brought up for the first time, and instead of Destiny addressing the issue and ending it he attempts to pivot away by critiquing the messenger not the message. This really shows that Destiny was not prepared to have a discussion on this and he wanted to just move on, but Mike can’t move on since this is literally a foundational idea for his entire world view. Destiny either has to address it right away or Mike will continue to try to sneak it into other topics as the conversation continues because in Mikes mind they are all related. Mike does it quite a few more times.
So, the easiest way to “defeat” the JQ or at least force them to have to explain the conspiracy is to go straight to the heart of the issue. Almost all of the people who believe in the JQ believe that all Jews see themselves as the “Chosen People” (Torah) and having “superiority over other peoples” (Talmud). The main crux here is that the Torah concept of being the “Chosen People” simply means that they were the ones chosen by god to spread the message. There isn’t much to it really; Like most religions they believe that they have found the one true “God” and that they were chosen by him because they were saved by his messenger. This is a common concept is something that most Jews accept whether or not they believe in the actual religion. The real issue comes up with the Talmud and its reading.
The Talmudic reading is the catnip that drives JQ people over the edge into crazy land. It should be noted that the Talmud is not the Torah and that though it is a very important text, it and many of its parts are something that is highly disputed. My personal favourite one concerns exactly how much alcohol one must consume during Purim, however there are obviously other more significant disagreements. So with that being said it should be clear that like other religions, there are different sects or denominations that disagree on exactly how religious texts should be interpreted. This includes such religions like, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and you guessed it Judism.
So, why did I bring all of this up? Well that is because the JQ relies on the idea that all Jews, especially all of the Jews in positions of power believe the same Talmudic interpretation. So, in order for there to be a Grand Jewish Conspiracy it requires all Jews to believe that the Talumd should be interpreted in the same way that the JQ people interpret it. That concept should strike anyone with any knowledge of religion as fanciful. It will also force the JQ believer to have to defend the idea that all 14.5 Million Jews all interpret a secondary religious text the exact same way. If you watch this you can see Mike sneak this idea that they ALL believe the same thing right past Destiny.
Part 2: Mike can’t stop bringing up the Jewish Question
Mike talks about the cultural power of the “Capitalists” and “Silicon Valley Elites”, aka Jews. This is something that Destiny completely misses. He also allows Mike to use the nebulous concept of the Silicon Valley Elites as a single unit as if they aren’t different people that push for different specific issues. I mean he doesn’t name individuals or explain what exactly they are doing with their power to push cultural boundaries. He doesn’t even explain their power. Again, this is a JQ dog whistle that directs people to how Jews are trying to destroy “Western Culture”. I am pretty sure this is due to a large number of Jews being involved in the pron industry.
Now we have the moderator bringing a direct JQ question to Mike allowing him to continue talking about his favorite subject matter. He begins to talk about how Jews have their own country and Israel is an exclusively Jewish state that only promotes Jewish issues. That Jews all over the world are Zionists and push hard for Israel. However that is actually a problem for him since there are a lot of groups of Jews who openly condemn what Israel is doing to the Beta Israelis along with the Palestineans. I mean objectively looking at Palestine can be a harrowing experience, and without being yelled at for linking a book here I will just say the following; the median age of a Palestiean is 20, all of the water in Palestine is controlled by Israel and the water that they are able to use has been deemed unsafe to use by many global aid groups. The treatment of Palestine really is a difficult thing to stomach. That being said, many of my friends have a very fraught relationship with the Nation of Israel and that it is a difficult topic of conversation that normally ends with a lot of yelling and a lot of tears. Either way it is impossible to say that American Jews as a block have any sort of coherent view of Israel.
As a final note on the JQ, it should be brought up that one of the reasons that people seem to fall into the belief that Israel controls the US is because this is a bi-partiasn issue where both political parties have a large grouping of voters who support Jews and Israel. The Democrats consistently net something like 75% of the American Jewish vote. While the Republicans main voting block, the Evangelicals, overwhelmingly support the State of Israel. Mainly because they need Israel to fulfill their end days prophecy to trigger the end of the world or Judgement Day. So yeah, both sides have obvious political reasons to be seen as friendly to the State of Israel even outside of Middle East Geopolitical reasons.
Top Comment: This post is actually a rather weak rebuttal to the JQ
Hyper v machine fails to start with error 0x8007000d
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I recently got my computer restored from a image back up as it was hit with ransomware, and tried to boot up the windows 10 virtual machine that I use and it gave me the following error:
Microsoft Virtual BIOS: Failed to start reserving resources with Error “the data is invalid” (0x8007000D)
Does anyone know what would cause this?
Top Comment: Not enough free memory on the host? (need to have the same amount as the VHD VM requires). try google https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v-virtual-machine-not-start-0x80070005
I wished GTA V mission had failure dialogue like in 4.
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Good times when your character makes sarcastic snapbacks for fucking up the mission.
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I'm playing IV now (after having played V for a long time) and I'm surprised at how much was removed between the two. Like when I went to steal a car one time, the owner tried to get it back and got his fingers slammed in the door as I drove away...but he hung on to the door and was dragged! I don't think I ever saw that in V.