Honestly, I never even used the media server functionality. A while ago (before the 360 launch), my family invested in an actual home server (which also gets backed up to Carbonite) where we store all our music, videos, shared documents, et cetera. Since the PS3 is incompatible with our setup, we've never actually used the media server support (We don't even use it for Netflix or anything, just games). Instead we just have all our computers (4 laptops & 2 desktops) and phones (4 android phones) synced up with it. We even have it setup as a "web-server" so we can access it outside the home network.
Our home server is definitely one of the best things we've ever invested in. It is surprisingly low cost too; initial hardware + upgrades = ~$6,000; yearly cost (Carbonite and web stuff) = ~$100/yr.
Re:With bikes, it's different than with cars.
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How Safe Is Cycling?
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I was once in an accident where I driver passed me while I was riding in the cycling lane. Like 10 feet ahead of me, he suddenly stopped and pulled into the bike lane to let someone out (it's illegal to stop in a bike lane unless you are pulling into a parking space). At my speed (I'd say somewhere between 20-25mph) I didn't have enough time to slow down enough to maneuver around. I ended up having to jump off my bike and tuck and roll, landing the trunk of his car and cracking his rear window with my shoulder. He jumped out of the car, furious with me saying his was gonna take me to court for damages. I ended up taking him first and won the case thanks to the footage from my GoPro.
TLDR: Was riding legally in the bike lane when a driver pulled over and stopped right in-front of me, forcing me to roll onto his trunk and cracking his window. Took him to court and won the case due to video evidence.
So I think that the real question should be "How safe is cycling when every follows the law?"
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Honestly, I never even used the media server functionality. A while ago (before the 360 launch), my family invested in an actual home server (which also gets backed up to Carbonite) where we store all our music, videos, shared documents, et cetera. Since the PS3 is incompatible with our setup, we've never actually used the media server support (We don't even use it for Netflix or anything, just games). Instead we just have all our computers (4 laptops & 2 desktops) and phones (4 android phones) synced up with it. We even have it setup as a "web-server" so we can access it outside the home network. Our home server is definitely one of the best things we've ever invested in. It is surprisingly low cost too; initial hardware + upgrades = ~$6,000; yearly cost (Carbonite and web stuff) = ~$100/yr.
I was once in an accident where I driver passed me while I was riding in the cycling lane. Like 10 feet ahead of me, he suddenly stopped and pulled into the bike lane to let someone out (it's illegal to stop in a bike lane unless you are pulling into a parking space). At my speed (I'd say somewhere between 20-25mph) I didn't have enough time to slow down enough to maneuver around. I ended up having to jump off my bike and tuck and roll, landing the trunk of his car and cracking his rear window with my shoulder. He jumped out of the car, furious with me saying his was gonna take me to court for damages. I ended up taking him first and won the case thanks to the footage from my GoPro.
TLDR: Was riding legally in the bike lane when a driver pulled over and stopped right in-front of me, forcing me to roll onto his trunk and cracking his window. Took him to court and won the case due to video evidence.
So I think that the real question should be "How safe is cycling when every follows the law?"