This got modded up?! Obviously you've never had to calculate your download times in days (or even weeks!) but unfortunately not all of us here can say the same.
That said this rarely if ever works since most of the images of ISO you will find are "different" in some way to the other attempted DL... or unavailable at all..
It obviously has to be the exact same image file, which of course rules out movies and most entertainment. However, it's incredibly useful when you need to replace a bad Linux (or even Winblows) install disk or corrupted.iso and are stuck on dial-up out in the country (which I was for three years).:)
I've noticed a marvelous use for Bittorrent that I'm not sure everyone knows about, it's especially useful for those with limited bandwidth or download caps:
Say you've got a CD or DVD that's scratched, or an.iso you spent forever downloading via ftp and discovered to your dismay was corrupted. Assuming a bit-identical image is available online via.torrent, you can 'repair' your data without having to download the whole thing all over again:
Start your bittorrent app and begin downloading a new copy of the image you need. Immediately stop the download and exit your bittorrent app. An.iso file (incomplete, of course) will have been created in the destination folder.
Now rip your [damaged] disc to hard drive, creating an [obviously corrupted].iso. Copy/paste that.iso into bittorrent's download folder, overwriting the existing.iso.
Fire-up bittorrent and begin your download once again. Bittorrent will analyze the corrupted.iso and immediately download the bits needed to repair (i.e. complete) it. In most cases this will only take a few seconds, even over dial-up, due to the insignificant amount of data usually needed (except, of course, in the event of a heavily scratched disc, which can also take a long time to rip in the first place; having a high-quality optical drive with good firmware and good optics certainly couldn't hurt).
In the semi-southwestern state I live in, cities vary anywhere from 50 to 150mi apart from each other. An EV that can perform in that 200 to 1000mi "useless zone" would be ideal for intercity travel out here...
Before this thread is filled with vile racist posts, let me first congratulate China on the launch of its 2nd moon surveyor, Chang Er 2.
I know that this message will be modded down because a lot of people hate China for some reasons.
Strawman much? Most criticism of China these days is culturally and politically motivated, and whether you agree with any of it or not, has nothing whatsoever to do with race.
How about we feed the animals the foods they were DESIGNED to eat
Even better, feed them the food they have EVOLVED to eat.
Gawd, not this/i unimaginative debate again. Why can't it be both; why the simplistic insistence that these concepts remain mutually exclusive? Evolution can't be denied (we've observed it in action, time and again) but why can't a "Universal Awareness" (I dislike the word "God," to me it sounds so ass-backward and presumptuous) have used "evolution" to influence "design?"
As the only commercial organization to have actually sent people into space, they certainly have the expertise, training facilities, engineers, and even the travel agents already lined up to be able to pull this thing off.
Richard Branson can claim a whole bunch of things and pretend he has his own space agency, but these guys are doing it right now.
Considering this "private company" was founded in 1946 by the Soviet government during the height of Communism, I'm not sure it'd be fair to compare them to recent Western startups, certainly not in terms of how much they've achieved vs the resources and sacrifices required...
I'm saving up money for a trip into orbit. It would be feasible for me to spend $10,000 to $20,000 dollars for space flight. I figure this will be a possibility for me in 20 years when it drops to that price, maybe sooner when we have space elevators.
The cost of a trip to orbit in the year 2030 may very well amount to $20k when measured in 2010 dollars but by the looks of it, you'll be if it buys you a cheese sandwich. May I suggest I putting your savings into something a little more likely than greenbacks to retain its value?:P
Dear Lord, please grant me an infinite number of mod-points so that I may expand and strengthen this post to gargantuan proportions... and then wield it like a mighty sword to smite down those retards who're too clueless or cowardly to 'get' it (in all its glorious simplicity). Oh, all but this shit at the end:
Part of the hardcore faithful who believed in Apple long before it was cool again to do so
See, believing in Apple [long before it was cool to do so] was uncool... because Apple sucked eggs in those days! Mac OS 7 through 9?? Just shoot me! NOW.
Can you please use "WTF" instead?? It's less annoying and sounds FAR less retarded... yet it basically says more or less the same thing using half the characters. A win-win, capiche?!:P
Anyone know if the Obama administration attempted to sway the outcome of this in any way, amicus curiae for example? If not, I find that rather surprising; I can totally picture the Feds wanting to prevent individuals from revealing what goes down during arrests. Then again, I suppose they're confident that they've the other end of the equation covered: their long-term plans to 'protect' us from Chinese Red Army hack3rz trying to bring down our oh-so-vulnerable intarwebz are far more likely an end-run [around the First Amendment] in disguise...
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This got modded up?! Obviously you've never had to calculate your download times in days (or even weeks!) but unfortunately not all of us here can say the same.
Not meaning to take anything away from your tip.
I appreciate your interest and your courtesy! :)
That said this rarely if ever works since most of the images of ISO you will find are "different" in some way to the other attempted DL... or unavailable at all..
It obviously has to be the exact same image file, which of course rules out movies and most entertainment. However, it's incredibly useful when you need to replace a bad Linux (or even Winblows) install disk or corrupted .iso and are stuck on dial-up out in the country (which I was for three years). :)
Say you've got a CD or DVD that's scratched, or an .iso you spent forever downloading via ftp and discovered to your dismay was corrupted. Assuming a bit-identical image is available online via .torrent, you can 'repair' your data without having to download the whole thing all over again:
Start your bittorrent app and begin downloading a new copy of the image you need. Immediately stop the download and exit your bittorrent app. An .iso file (incomplete, of course) will have been created in the destination folder.
Now rip your [damaged] disc to hard drive, creating an [obviously corrupted] .iso. Copy/paste that .iso into bittorrent's download folder, overwriting the existing .iso.
Fire-up bittorrent and begin your download once again. Bittorrent will analyze the corrupted .iso and immediately download the bits needed to repair (i.e. complete) it. In most cases this will only take a few seconds, even over dial-up, due to the insignificant amount of data usually needed (except, of course, in the event of a heavily scratched disc, which can also take a long time to rip in the first place; having a high-quality optical drive with good firmware and good optics certainly couldn't hurt).
In any case, "broke" normally means: The battery in the wireless mouse is flat
A plug fell out the back
Its teh viruses, stupid!(
Silly me; here I was thinking it means 'to have run out of money' (you did mean 'broke' and not 'broken,' right?)
Proper grammar is dead, long live proper grammar! :P
In the semi-southwestern state I live in, cities vary anywhere from 50 to 150mi apart from each other. An EV that can perform in that 200 to 1000mi "useless zone" would be ideal for intercity travel out here...
Someone mod parent up; this is a proven fact that most people are completely oblivious to.
Before this thread is filled with vile racist posts, let me first congratulate China on the launch of its 2nd moon surveyor, Chang Er 2.
I know that this message will be modded down because a lot of people hate China for some reasons.
Strawman much? Most criticism of China these days is culturally and politically motivated, and whether you agree with any of it or not, has nothing whatsoever to do with race.
No. Clearly they didn't light enough cars on fire.
Who, the protesters or the cops masquerading as protesters? :P
Even better, feed them the food they have EVOLVED to eat.
Gawd, not this/i unimaginative debate again. Why can't it be both; why the simplistic insistence that these concepts remain mutually exclusive? Evolution can't be denied (we've observed it in action, time and again) but why can't a "Universal Awareness" (I dislike the word "God," to me it sounds so ass-backward and presumptuous) have used "evolution" to influence "design?"
As the only commercial organization to have actually sent people into space, they certainly have the expertise, training facilities, engineers, and even the travel agents already lined up to be able to pull this thing off.
Richard Branson can claim a whole bunch of things and pretend he has his own space agency, but these guys are doing it right now.
Considering this "private company" was founded in 1946 by the Soviet government during the height of Communism, I'm not sure it'd be fair to compare them to recent Western startups, certainly not in terms of how much they've achieved vs the resources and sacrifices required...
When celebrities start having extreme health problems from spending too much time doing coke in zero-g. We'll just call this ship the LiLo express...
That's what the black market whole-body transplants will be for...
Arrgh... that missing word be "lucky." :P
I'm saving up money for a trip into orbit. It would be feasible for me to spend $10,000 to $20,000 dollars for space flight. I figure this will be a possibility for me in 20 years when it drops to that price, maybe sooner when we have space elevators.
The cost of a trip to orbit in the year 2030 may very well amount to $20k when measured in 2010 dollars but by the looks of it, you'll be if it buys you a cheese sandwich. May I suggest I putting your savings into something a little more likely than greenbacks to retain its value? :P
Part of the hardcore faithful who believed in Apple long before it was cool again to do so
See, believing in Apple [long before it was cool to do so] was uncool... because Apple sucked eggs in those days! Mac OS 7 through 9?? Just shoot me! NOW.
lolwut
Can you please use "WTF" instead?? It's less annoying and sounds FAR less retarded... yet it basically says more or less the same thing using half the characters. A win-win, capiche?! :P
Once we are done, the young generations will see no reason to go back to hating each other.
Sounds like you haven't noticed their attention spans (or lack thereof)!
...but by doing that, you pay the longterm cost of people just not trusting what you say anymore
I thought their memories typically don't go back that far.
Anyone know if the Obama administration attempted to sway the outcome of this in any way, amicus curiae for example? If not, I find that rather surprising; I can totally picture the Feds wanting to prevent individuals from revealing what goes down during arrests. Then again, I suppose they're confident that they've the other end of the equation covered: their long-term plans to 'protect' us from Chinese Red Army hack3rz trying to bring down our oh-so-vulnerable intarwebz are far more likely an end-run [around the First Amendment] in disguise...
Speaking with girls is kind of problem-solving
My child-support payments say it causes more problems than it solves...
I got modded not Funny but rather Informative?? How surreal.
Sadly, crawling landmines and autonomous hand grenades need not be multipurpose...
Hide your kids, hide your wife
And hide your husband
Who do you think you're singing to, bud, bi-sexual Mormons??
And I repeat: "I am pretty sure that my digestion is safe for the time being."
It's your taste buds that I'm worried about.
Texting On the Rise In the US Texting on the rise, correct spelling an endangered species and proper grammar totally extinct.
Long live the USA!