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HP Introduces DVD Recorder

Posted by Hemos on from the hurm-maybe-time-to-buy dept.

NecroPuppy writes "Hewlett-Packard is introducing the first commercially available DVD recorder, according to this. According to the article, it will be on store shelves in September, and list for $599, and uses the DVD+RW standard." Well, now that I've just bought the supposed to be awesome CD burner from TG (end plug), it might be time to pick this up come September. It'll make backing up a lot easier - since I don't have the Linus method of backing-up.

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  1. The Linus Method by Phroggy · · Score: 2, Funny

    For those of you too lazy to click the link:

    "Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it."
    - Linus Torvalds

    --
    $x='S24;r)>63/* h@<5+oZ)32"5cz';$me='phroggy'x$];
    $x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;
    1. Re:The Linus Method by ldopa1 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I use the BOFH method of backing up data. I dump to /dev/null... it is so much FASTER that way...

      --
      The Dopester
      "Yes, I'm a Karma Whore, but I'm doing it to pay my way through school."
  2. Linux method of backing up by Webmoth · · Score: 3, Funny

    To quote:

    "At one point, Linus had implemented device files in /dev, and wanted to dial up the university computer and debug his terminal emulation code again. So he starts his terminal emulator program and tells it to use /dev/hda. That should have been /dev/ttyS1. Oops. Now his master boot record started with "ATDT" and the university modem pool phone number. I think he implemented permission checking the following day."

    I laugh. It's nice to know that I'm not the first one to mess up the mbr. I just wish I had read this before executing this command:

    # dd of=/dev/hda if=/dev/fd0

    Now, that was *supposed* to back up the MBR to a floppy disk in case it ever got corrupted. Needless to say, "in case" happened and the backup didn't.

    --Jon

    --
    Give me my freedom, and I'll take care of my own security, thank you.