I personally feel that the best backup technology available right now, short of redundant drives in removable enclosures, is cartridged DVD-RAM double sided media (9.4GB per disk). It absolutely astounds me that people just don't "get it". Enclosed cartridge media has MANY advantages, not the least of which is immunity to fingerprints. Enclosed media is easier to care for, more tolerant of abuse, is easier to store, easier to label, and as you mention can be made with higher storage densities.
Why is it that the Japanese actually seem to understand this? The MD format and DVD-RAM are both VERY popular in Japan, but in America people look at both formats as being somehow undesirable or technically inferior. Most people in the U.S. think that DVD-RAM is a dead standard that lost the DVD battle, when in reality it was designed a completely different purpose than DVD-R and DVD+R were.
DVD-RAM was created for backing up computer data reliably, behaving TRULY like a hard disk, while maximizing rewrite ability (100,000 rewrites Vs. DVD-RW's pathetic 1,000!).
I certainly hope Americans will eventually get a clue about this aspect of optical storage, perhaps someday we will have 100TB removable optical media in robust and easy to handle cartridges!
Moderators.... Please mod this guy up to +10 Insiteful - this is the BEST post I have read on slashdot all month... Just a humble request from a user with bad karma who knows a great post when he sees one.... Best regards!
Hmmmm...... The correct file sharing network is one that has a flash front page with no straight HTML links? WTF.... I don't think so. I refuse to install macromedia flash software on my machines, as do a great number of other people I know and work with. When will these IDIOT web designers get a clue and at least supply a "HTML ONLY" or "Text Version" link? Just my rant of the day....
Why would you have your mom call you, when she could just walk down the stairs? Everyone knows that all slashdot readers still live at home, after all!
Kind, yet uninformed Sir, (And I really DO mean "Sir" in the most respectful possible way....) The Libertarian political philosophy has NOTHING AT ALL to do with racism or repression of black, white, yellow, red, etc. people. Libertarians wish ONLY to form government which is a natural extension of your RIGHT to SELF DEFENSE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, and FREEDOM FROM COERSION from your fellow man. Please check out the link posted earlier - www.lp.org, and learn that libertarianism has absolutely NOTHING to do with nazism or any other flavor of fascist governmental tyranny. Your friend (although you don't know it yet...) Bawko
Thanks for the correction - my mistake. Everyone who doesn't know what libertarians REALLY stand for - and I'm not talking about the preconceived popular-press hype of "anarchist child molesting nazi capitalist pigs", please check this link out.
OK... I'll bite. I believe I DID include child molestation in the same sentence as "Libertarian as being just as incorrect as putting "Nazi" in the same sentence. Cut back on the caffeine? Blasphemy!!!! By the way, I did not mention Ayn Rand or her philosophy (Objectivism) anywhere in my post. Regards, Bawko
Hey FUCKNUT..... Yes, I am posting with my REAL account, unlike you COWARDLY PIECE OF SHIT!!!!! Don't you know the first thing about the English language? Libertarian and Nazi do NOT belong together in the same descriptive sentence - they are OPPOSITE POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS. Libertarians believe in NON-COERSION and NON-VIOLENCE - which would also make the "Child molesting" part of your post a completely FUCKED UP nonsensical bag of BULLSHIT. You are a DIPSHIT, and not a very smart one at that. Do us all a favor and go BACK TO SCHOOL, before you post about things you know NOTHING about.
Now, if you had maybe left the word "libertarian" out of your posting.... hmmm.... my might have something there.
Best wishes on your future educational adventures, Bawko
Kind Sir, Thank YOU..... and I really do mean that. You are truly a gentleman and a scholar, it is very rare these days that someone actually (*gasp!*) admits fault and makes an apology. I admire you, and look forward to reading your paper! Best regards, Bawko
P.S. I absolutely mean this, I have made this post without the slightest shred of sarcasm, etc.
Sir, Considering that you are well versed in computer hardware/software, it would be VERY appreciated if you DID NOT POST YOUR PAPER IN WORD FORMAT. Sheesh.... don't you know enough about documents to know that NOBODY on this board who has an IQ above 60 is going to download your POSSIBLY MACRO VIRUS RIDDEN document? If you really want people to read it, get a CLUE and publish it correctly. Please post in a non-macro supporting standard format, such as.PDF,.TXT,.PS, or a series of.JPG image files. It always surprises me how many OTHERWISE TECHNICAL people just don't get this..... Respectfully, Bawko
Greetings Jonathan, I used to own a Northgate Omnikey Ultra, and although I agree with you that it is a sturdy, heavy duty keyboard with good keypress action, the layout never appealed to me. I have ALWAYS preferred the enter key to be the standard height (no "extra enter key where the backslash belongs" nonsense). Also, the cursor key layout, although innovative, never really won me over. I ended up selling my Northgate to a friend, who ended up scrapping it when it stopped working about 4 months later. Just another example of the quality and realiability of IBM Model-M keyboards - I bought all of my model M keyboards in used condition at thrift stores LONG before I bought the Northgate, and all 3 of them are still working great! Wish I could say the same for my friend's Northgate, he was rather pissed when it failed on him after owning it for such a short time. Best regards, Bawko
Hallelujah, Brother!!!! I have read the Model M postings with great interest, having used nothing else for over 5 years now. I used to go through keyboards like toilet paper - coffee spills, drops, and just plain cheap quality would insure it! No more - I found 3 Model M keyboards (including 2 half size models without the numeric keypad - Excellent!) in thrift stores, and I have NEVER looked back. These things were made in an era when QUALITY, DURABILITY, and RELIABILITY actually meant something - not just words on an advertising brochure. Coffee spills? Drops? Dust and Dirt? Pr0n induced spoojing? Don't make me laugh! These keyboards laugh off abuse that would obliterate mere mortal boards. During a recent move, one of my precious Model M's went flying out the back of my pickup truck - bounced 3 times on the street (scattering keycaps) and came to a sliding asphalt stop. Retrieving it, I gathered the keycaps and re-assembled it. It still works great! All hail the ruler - the undisputed champion of the keyboard gladiatorial arena! Model M! Model M! Model M!
P.S. The half size version carries IBM part number 1391472, if anyone is interested. Truly an excellent keyboard - and takes up less deskspace!
Hallelujah, Brother!!!! I have read the Model M postings with great interest, having used nothing else for over 5 years now. I used to go through keyboards like toilet paper - coffee spills, drops, and just plain cheap quality would insure it! No more - I found 3 Model M keyboards (including 2 half size models without the numeric keypad - Excellent!) in thrift stores, and I have NEVER looked back. Hail to the ruler - the undisputed champion of the keyboard gladiatorial arena! Model M! Model M! Model M!
P.S. The half size version carries IBM part number 1391472, if anyone is interested. Truly an excellent keyboard - and takes up less deskspace!
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Evilviper,
I couldn't agree with you more!
I personally feel that the best backup technology available right now, short of redundant drives in removable enclosures, is cartridged DVD-RAM double sided media (9.4GB per disk).
It absolutely astounds me that people just don't "get it". Enclosed cartridge media has MANY advantages, not the least of which is immunity to fingerprints. Enclosed media is easier to care for, more tolerant of abuse, is easier to store, easier to label, and as you mention can be made with higher storage densities.
Why is it that the Japanese actually seem to understand this? The MD format and DVD-RAM are both VERY popular in Japan, but in America people look at both formats as being somehow undesirable or technically inferior. Most people in the U.S. think that DVD-RAM is a dead standard that lost the DVD battle, when in reality it was designed a completely different purpose than DVD-R and DVD+R were.
DVD-RAM was created for backing up computer data reliably, behaving TRULY like a hard disk, while maximizing rewrite ability (100,000 rewrites Vs. DVD-RW's pathetic 1,000!).
I certainly hope Americans will eventually get a clue about this aspect of optical storage, perhaps someday we will have 100TB removable optical media in robust and easy to handle cartridges!
Best regards,
Bawko
Moderators....
Please mod this guy up to +10 Insiteful - this is the BEST post I have read on slashdot all month...
Just a humble request from a user with bad karma who knows a great post when he sees one....
Best regards!
Hmmmm......
The correct file sharing network is one that has a flash front page with no straight HTML links? WTF.... I don't think so. I refuse to install macromedia flash software on my machines, as do a great number of other people I know and work with. When will these IDIOT web designers get a clue and at least supply a "HTML ONLY" or "Text Version" link?
Just my rant of the day....
Why would you have your mom call you, when she could just walk down the stairs? Everyone knows that all slashdot readers still live at home, after all!
Hmmmm....
Sorry about replying to my own post, but I seem to have mistakenly neglected to provide the link I was referring to. Here it is:
http://www.lp.org/intro/
Sorry about that... too much caffeine, I guess!
Regards,
Bawko
Kind, yet uninformed Sir,
(And I really DO mean "Sir" in the most respectful possible way....)
The Libertarian political philosophy has NOTHING AT ALL to do with racism or repression of black, white, yellow, red, etc. people. Libertarians wish ONLY to form government which is a natural extension of your RIGHT to SELF DEFENSE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, and FREEDOM FROM COERSION from your fellow man.
Please check out the link posted earlier - www.lp.org, and learn that libertarianism has absolutely NOTHING to do with nazism or any other flavor of fascist governmental tyranny.
Your friend (although you don't know it yet...)
Bawko
Thanks for the correction - my mistake.
Everyone who doesn't know what libertarians REALLY stand for - and I'm not talking about the preconceived popular-press hype of "anarchist child molesting nazi capitalist pigs", please check this link out.
OK... I'll bite.
I believe I DID include child molestation in the same sentence as "Libertarian as being just as incorrect as putting "Nazi" in the same sentence.
Cut back on the caffeine? Blasphemy!!!!
By the way, I did not mention Ayn Rand or her philosophy (Objectivism) anywhere in my post.
Regards,
Bawko
Hey FUCKNUT.....
Yes, I am posting with my REAL account, unlike you COWARDLY PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!
Don't you know the first thing about the English language? Libertarian and Nazi do NOT belong together in the same descriptive sentence - they are OPPOSITE POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS. Libertarians believe in NON-COERSION and NON-VIOLENCE - which would also make the "Child molesting" part of your post a completely FUCKED UP nonsensical bag of BULLSHIT.
You are a DIPSHIT, and not a very smart one at that. Do us all a favor and go BACK TO SCHOOL, before you post about things you know NOTHING about.
Now, if you had maybe left the word "libertarian" out of your posting.... hmmm.... my might have something there.
Best wishes on your future educational adventures,
Bawko
Kind Sir,
Thank YOU..... and I really do mean that.
You are truly a gentleman and a scholar, it is very rare these days that someone actually (*gasp!*) admits fault and makes an apology.
I admire you, and look forward to reading your paper!
Best regards,
Bawko
P.S. I absolutely mean this, I have made this post without the slightest shred of sarcasm, etc.
Sir, .PDF, .TXT, .PS, or a series of .JPG image files.
Considering that you are well versed in computer hardware/software, it would be VERY appreciated if you DID NOT POST YOUR PAPER IN WORD FORMAT. Sheesh.... don't you know enough about documents to know that NOBODY on this board who has an IQ above 60 is going to download your POSSIBLY MACRO VIRUS RIDDEN document? If you really want people to read it, get a CLUE and publish it correctly.
Please post in a non-macro supporting standard format, such as
It always surprises me how many OTHERWISE TECHNICAL people just don't get this.....
Respectfully,
Bawko
You mean:
You've Got Jail!!!!!
Greetings Jonathan,
I used to own a Northgate Omnikey Ultra, and although I agree with you that it is a sturdy, heavy duty keyboard with good keypress action, the layout never appealed to me. I have ALWAYS preferred the enter key to be the standard height (no "extra enter key where the backslash belongs" nonsense). Also, the cursor key layout, although innovative, never really won me over. I ended up selling my Northgate to a friend, who ended up scrapping it when it stopped working about 4 months later. Just another example of the quality and realiability of IBM Model-M keyboards - I bought all of my model M keyboards in used condition at thrift stores LONG before I bought the Northgate, and all 3 of them are still working great! Wish I could say the same for my friend's Northgate, he was rather pissed when it failed on him after owning it for such a short time.
Best regards,
Bawko
Hallelujah, Brother!!!!
I have read the Model M postings with great interest, having used nothing else for over 5 years now. I used to go through keyboards like toilet paper - coffee spills, drops, and just plain cheap quality would insure it! No more - I found 3 Model M keyboards (including 2 half size models without the numeric keypad - Excellent!) in thrift stores, and I have NEVER looked back. These things were made in an era when QUALITY, DURABILITY, and RELIABILITY actually meant something - not just words on an advertising brochure. Coffee spills? Drops? Dust and Dirt? Pr0n induced spoojing? Don't make me laugh! These keyboards laugh off abuse that would obliterate mere mortal boards. During a recent move, one of my precious Model M's went flying out the back of my pickup truck - bounced 3 times on the street (scattering keycaps) and came to a sliding asphalt stop. Retrieving it, I gathered the keycaps and re-assembled it. It still works great!
All hail the ruler - the undisputed champion of the keyboard gladiatorial arena! Model M! Model M! Model M!
P.S. The half size version carries IBM part number 1391472, if anyone is interested. Truly an excellent keyboard - and takes up less deskspace!
Hallelujah, Brother!!!!
I have read the Model M postings with great interest, having used nothing else for over 5 years now. I used to go through keyboards like toilet paper - coffee spills, drops, and just plain cheap quality would insure it! No more - I found 3 Model M keyboards (including 2 half size models without the numeric keypad - Excellent!) in thrift stores, and I have NEVER looked back. Hail to the ruler - the undisputed champion of the keyboard gladiatorial arena! Model M! Model M! Model M!
P.S. The half size version carries IBM part number 1391472, if anyone is interested. Truly an excellent keyboard - and takes up less deskspace!