I've noticed that everytime a story is submitted with an egriously misleading headline, nine times out of ten it's a story submitted by kdawson. I know Slashdot isn't trying to be the New York Times, but I wonder how long they're going to let this hack stay on as an editor.
The $50 price drop is nice and all, but I'd be more interested in getting a unit that didn't run a significant risk of dying on me, extended warranty or no. What I want to know is when can I get my hands on the long-rumored 65nm chip version.
Disregarding number one, as it misses the point (and I was being rhetorical), in regards to number two: possibly and possibly not. The questions of how serious the matter is and the ability of man to effect it are, it seems to me, quite open to debate still. Compromising at point Z is quite sensible if it's not entirely clear it takes us over any precipice, and at the very least gets one side closer to their goal and the other side feels that they can live with it. And at any rate, if it turns out the situation is a lot more serious than originally believed, we'll be in a much better position than having done nothing because we'll have been too busy having a winner-keeps-all fight.
If we can have a solution that eliminates, or at least mitigates, the associated argument of socialism vs. capitalism, it will be much less objectionable.
Tell me, absent global warming, would you prefer more or less government control of the economy?
You see, this is my point. The argument isn't simply about "global warming", the issue has become a front in the ongoing argument of class and economics. The left has latched on to it as a method of advancing their position and goals, and the right frequently rejects it out of hand for that reason.
If you were actually concerned about getting something done, you would drop the rhetoric. Calling the opposing side "selfish" might be cathartic for you, but is doesn't foster a culture conducive to compromise.
It's probably too late into the discussion for anyone to notice this, but I thought that I'd provide a little context for the Global Warming debate that is generally overlooked.
Up front, I have right leaning tendencies. I'm not going to advocate the position here, but I will share with you some of the thinking that's taking place on the right that causes this to be such a contentious issue, because I think that might lead to a more constructive discussion with the left (which I think the majority of Slashdot is more inclined towards).
Recently, there has been a term that's been gaining popularity - Watermelon Environmentalism. That is, green on the outside, red on the inside. It's a common belief that the environmentalist cause has become deeply integrated with the socialist cause. When the right looks at what the environmentalist movement advocates, it looks an awful lot like centralized control of the economy. That freaks out the right a little bit. For an analogy that might be comparable on the left - consider the use of the term "terrorism" to expand the reach of government. The right is having roughly the same reaction to the claims of global warming.
Now, toss in the fact that those warning of doom are frequently coming from areas sympathetic to socialist ideas, and you begin to understand the reticence by the right to buy the science. And let's face it, scientists are human beings too, and certainly not above having ideology (intentionally or not) influence their work. If you press someone on the right, I'm positive they're far more hostile to the corrective action being suggested than the actual concept of global warming.
Cheaper, smaller, faster than DLT. While it might sound ludicrous to replace DVD media for entertainment and home use, it very well might be a better medium for backups, provided that RW media comes out soon at roughly the same price.
We just got a couple Buffalo TeraStation units at work. The software that comes on the CD is a peice of junk, but the unit itself seems good. The major drawback I've heard about it is that it's really slow in RAID5 mode. Not too big a deal for us, as it's a cache sitting in front of tape, so it's still a faster backup medium. It's obviously running Samba in the background, but it doesn't support NFS mounts. I don't know if that's a big deal for you or not.
The other company I've heard about is Infrant. Similar setup to Buffalo, only instead of being mistaken for a Bose subwoofer, it looks like a small radio circa 1920. It claims an impressive set of awards, but I don't know if it's any faster in the RAID5 department than Buffalo.
But, for home backups that are occurring overnight, and if you're not pushing 100+GB at a time, you're probably good with either. They're both, depending on capacity, between $800-$1,500.
Currently, common wisdom says that Opera is being kept profitable by it's market-share in the mobile market. It's probably safe to say, however, that in the future other browsers will try to eat into that market share. Are you planning on trying to stay ahead of the curve and depend on the mobile market for profits, or do you have other markets your trying to make profits in?
Back when Opera was charging, it was a decision that it would be a bit hypocritical of them to write an ad-block feature while using ads in their free version. That's what was said on the official Opera message boards at any rate. Now that they aren't putting out an ad-supported version, the ethics on the issue may have cleared up on the matter, and perhaps we'll see it as a feature in 9.
That really isn't fair to Western Digital. A few years ago, when all the IDE manufacturers were reducing their warranty period to one year for consumer drives, it was Western Digital that came out with their "Special Edition" drives, all of which came with three-year warranties. These drives ran like a champ. Since then they have dropped the "Special Edition" label, and almost all of their high-end drives come with a three-year warranty.
Back in those days, I bought 4 Maxtor drives, and all of them have failed (One of the main reasons for my move to Western Digital). As it's been said in other posts, anecdotal evidence really isn't much of an indicator for hard drives. I think most of the HD community simply put out crap back around 2002, but have since upped the quality.
And I'm calling bullshit on that. Carnivore and Echelon were Clinton-era programs. And let's not forget Filegate.
Seriously, mods, don't believe all the Bush-bashing you read on Slashdot as fact. There's plenty of legit criticism to be made without feeding the trolls.
Does any of this stuff work with DirecTV or the Dish Network? Or, for that matter, digital cable? If you want any of these, you need a commercial DVR solution.
Stop being so cynical. His political opponents have tried to get things to stick to him, but nothing has so far. Being such a visible figure in New York (and with these cases, nationally) and such a rising star paints a big target on him for the press, so it's not like he's trying to operate under the radar.
Going from state AG to President in a single jump might be a bit far. But he's running for Governor of New York in two years, which will put him in a good position for a Presidential run in six or so (depending on who replaces Bush in '08). The only question left as far as the gubernatorial race here in New York is concerned is if the Republicans are even going to bother running someone against him. Spitzer is polling insanely high among Republicans. The only reason Pataki is retiring is because he knows he'd get creamed by Spitzer in a race.
Napoleon took a massive army into Russia, only to see it die off as a result of a lack of supplies.
We could get large numbers of troops to Afghanistan, but we wouldn't be able to support them. The Russians tried simply crushing them, and they had more manpower to sacrifice, and was willing to do things America wasn't. Further, it had much shorter supply lines. It still didn't work.
America did just about the smartest thing it could do in Afgahnistan - it played local politics. It bought an army and supplimented it with assests we could project into the area.
As for Iraq, there's a major difference between Iraq and Afgahnistan. First off, there's no major power backing the insurgency. Second, the majority of the population has a vested interest in seeing the insurgency fail. The Kurds and the Shia know what would happen if the insurgency wins. The major danger in Iraq is that the Shia and Kurds loose patience and "ethnically cleanse" the Sunnis.
You might have a point if it weren't for the fact that we had surrounded Fallujia for weeks, shouting at the top of our lungs for people to get the hell out. It was widely suspected that a good many of the fighters actually escaped along with the majority of the populace.
The people who run pirate copies will probably be the people who would never buy it anyway since they already have Windows... probably the same people that think they got Windows for free with their computer.
I was with you up until "with their computer". I think the same people who have illicit versions of Windows will be the people who get the illicit versions of OS X - people who don't do their own installing usually don't want to mess around with re-installing Windows, led alone some freaky Mac OS (typical Windows user reaction to Mac is still "it's dumb") that won't run their programs.
"They"? You mean Conservatives? Like George Will, William F. Buckley, and Charles Krauthammer? Oh, sorry, they all wrote columns saying that people needed to acquiesce to the ruling. On the otherhand, that noted Conservative Jesse Jackson has picked up the cause.
Listen, too many people on Slashdot already pretend like they know Conservatives, there's no need to add to the ignorance. Remember, Congress != Conservatives. Just read the recent Wall Street Journal editorial trashing Tom Delay.
Good god, shut up. Every time a conservative uses the term "judicial activism", gay marriage or otherwise, they use it to describe judges who use court rulings ideological goals rather than rule on the basis of law and precedent.
Gay marriage, regardless of what you think of it, hasn't been codified as a right, nor is the concept of homosexual fidelity so new as to warrant including it under existing laws. It's issues like that that should be debated and voted on in legislatures.
Granted, as with any term, it's open to abuse. I'm sure there have been charges of judicial activism when it wasn't warranted. But at the same time, let's not use strawmen to make our points and give the other side a little bit of credit, shall we?
Legend of the Rangers seemed like recycling, but Crusade was quite good. It just never got network support. With the Star Trek universe, Paramount has shown the willingness to put crap on the air and see if it takes for several years, so I don't think that'll be a problem.
Microsoft ads show up all the time on Slashdot. There isn't an eruption of outrage about it - most think it's funny. Your example doesn't hold any water.
Bootlegs, not fansubs, are hurting the companies.
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Haven't these companies noticed the massive amount of bootlegs/imports coming in from Hong Kong? I can pay $120 - $200 for a series from the legitimate publisher, or $30 for an import/bootleg that is nearly the same quality, but on fewer discs. It's not like sites that sell this stuff are hard to locate either, led alone the amounts you find on eBay.
I think piracy is cutting into the market a heck of a lot more than fansubs. I'm amazed that so many of the sites continue to operate, seemingly within the US as well.
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I've noticed that everytime a story is submitted with an egriously misleading headline, nine times out of ten it's a story submitted by kdawson. I know Slashdot isn't trying to be the New York Times, but I wonder how long they're going to let this hack stay on as an editor.
The $50 price drop is nice and all, but I'd be more interested in getting a unit that didn't run a significant risk of dying on me, extended warranty or no. What I want to know is when can I get my hands on the long-rumored 65nm chip version.
Disregarding number one, as it misses the point (and I was being rhetorical), in regards to number two: possibly and possibly not. The questions of how serious the matter is and the ability of man to effect it are, it seems to me, quite open to debate still. Compromising at point Z is quite sensible if it's not entirely clear it takes us over any precipice, and at the very least gets one side closer to their goal and the other side feels that they can live with it. And at any rate, if it turns out the situation is a lot more serious than originally believed, we'll be in a much better position than having done nothing because we'll have been too busy having a winner-keeps-all fight.
If we can have a solution that eliminates, or at least mitigates, the associated argument of socialism vs. capitalism, it will be much less objectionable.
Tell me, absent global warming, would you prefer more or less government control of the economy?
You see, this is my point. The argument isn't simply about "global warming", the issue has become a front in the ongoing argument of class and economics. The left has latched on to it as a method of advancing their position and goals, and the right frequently rejects it out of hand for that reason.
If you were actually concerned about getting something done, you would drop the rhetoric. Calling the opposing side "selfish" might be cathartic for you, but is doesn't foster a culture conducive to compromise.
It's probably too late into the discussion for anyone to notice this, but I thought that I'd provide a little context for the Global Warming debate that is generally overlooked.
Up front, I have right leaning tendencies. I'm not going to advocate the position here, but I will share with you some of the thinking that's taking place on the right that causes this to be such a contentious issue, because I think that might lead to a more constructive discussion with the left (which I think the majority of Slashdot is more inclined towards).
Recently, there has been a term that's been gaining popularity - Watermelon Environmentalism. That is, green on the outside, red on the inside. It's a common belief that the environmentalist cause has become deeply integrated with the socialist cause. When the right looks at what the environmentalist movement advocates, it looks an awful lot like centralized control of the economy. That freaks out the right a little bit. For an analogy that might be comparable on the left - consider the use of the term "terrorism" to expand the reach of government. The right is having roughly the same reaction to the claims of global warming.
Now, toss in the fact that those warning of doom are frequently coming from areas sympathetic to socialist ideas, and you begin to understand the reticence by the right to buy the science. And let's face it, scientists are human beings too, and certainly not above having ideology (intentionally or not) influence their work. If you press someone on the right, I'm positive they're far more hostile to the corrective action being suggested than the actual concept of global warming.
But at least include a link to the story the summary is about. What law, which chiefs, where is this being reported?
Cheaper, smaller, faster than DLT. While it might sound ludicrous to replace DVD media for entertainment and home use, it very well might be a better medium for backups, provided that RW media comes out soon at roughly the same price.
We just got a couple Buffalo TeraStation units at work. The software that comes on the CD is a peice of junk, but the unit itself seems good. The major drawback I've heard about it is that it's really slow in RAID5 mode. Not too big a deal for us, as it's a cache sitting in front of tape, so it's still a faster backup medium. It's obviously running Samba in the background, but it doesn't support NFS mounts. I don't know if that's a big deal for you or not.
The other company I've heard about is Infrant. Similar setup to Buffalo, only instead of being mistaken for a Bose subwoofer, it looks like a small radio circa 1920. It claims an impressive set of awards, but I don't know if it's any faster in the RAID5 department than Buffalo.
But, for home backups that are occurring overnight, and if you're not pushing 100+GB at a time, you're probably good with either. They're both, depending on capacity, between $800-$1,500.
Currently, common wisdom says that Opera is being kept profitable by it's market-share in the mobile market. It's probably safe to say, however, that in the future other browsers will try to eat into that market share. Are you planning on trying to stay ahead of the curve and depend on the mobile market for profits, or do you have other markets your trying to make profits in?
Back when Opera was charging, it was a decision that it would be a bit hypocritical of them to write an ad-block feature while using ads in their free version. That's what was said on the official Opera message boards at any rate. Now that they aren't putting out an ad-supported version, the ethics on the issue may have cleared up on the matter, and perhaps we'll see it as a feature in 9.
That really isn't fair to Western Digital. A few years ago, when all the IDE manufacturers were reducing their warranty period to one year for consumer drives, it was Western Digital that came out with their "Special Edition" drives, all of which came with three-year warranties. These drives ran like a champ. Since then they have dropped the "Special Edition" label, and almost all of their high-end drives come with a three-year warranty.
Back in those days, I bought 4 Maxtor drives, and all of them have failed (One of the main reasons for my move to Western Digital). As it's been said in other posts, anecdotal evidence really isn't much of an indicator for hard drives. I think most of the HD community simply put out crap back around 2002, but have since upped the quality.
And I'm calling bullshit on that. Carnivore and Echelon were Clinton-era programs. And let's not forget Filegate.
Seriously, mods, don't believe all the Bush-bashing you read on Slashdot as fact. There's plenty of legit criticism to be made without feeding the trolls.
Only if they ban all the people *pretending* to be 16-year old girls . . .
Does any of this stuff work with DirecTV or the Dish Network? Or, for that matter, digital cable? If you want any of these, you need a commercial DVR solution.
Stop being so cynical. His political opponents have tried to get things to stick to him, but nothing has so far. Being such a visible figure in New York (and with these cases, nationally) and such a rising star paints a big target on him for the press, so it's not like he's trying to operate under the radar.
Going from state AG to President in a single jump might be a bit far. But he's running for Governor of New York in two years, which will put him in a good position for a Presidential run in six or so (depending on who replaces Bush in '08). The only question left as far as the gubernatorial race here in New York is concerned is if the Republicans are even going to bother running someone against him. Spitzer is polling insanely high among Republicans. The only reason Pataki is retiring is because he knows he'd get creamed by Spitzer in a race.
Napoleon took a massive army into Russia, only to see it die off as a result of a lack of supplies.
We could get large numbers of troops to Afghanistan, but we wouldn't be able to support them. The Russians tried simply crushing them, and they had more manpower to sacrifice, and was willing to do things America wasn't. Further, it had much shorter supply lines. It still didn't work.
America did just about the smartest thing it could do in Afgahnistan - it played local politics. It bought an army and supplimented it with assests we could project into the area.
As for Iraq, there's a major difference between Iraq and Afgahnistan. First off, there's no major power backing the insurgency. Second, the majority of the population has a vested interest in seeing the insurgency fail. The Kurds and the Shia know what would happen if the insurgency wins. The major danger in Iraq is that the Shia and Kurds loose patience and "ethnically cleanse" the Sunnis.
You might have a point if it weren't for the fact that we had surrounded Fallujia for weeks, shouting at the top of our lungs for people to get the hell out. It was widely suspected that a good many of the fighters actually escaped along with the majority of the populace.
The people who run pirate copies will probably be the people who would never buy it anyway since they already have Windows... probably the same people that think they got Windows for free with their computer.
I was with you up until "with their computer". I think the same people who have illicit versions of Windows will be the people who get the illicit versions of OS X - people who don't do their own installing usually don't want to mess around with re-installing Windows, led alone some freaky Mac OS (typical Windows user reaction to Mac is still "it's dumb") that won't run their programs.
"They"? You mean Conservatives? Like George Will, William F. Buckley, and Charles Krauthammer? Oh, sorry, they all wrote columns saying that people needed to acquiesce to the ruling. On the otherhand, that noted Conservative Jesse Jackson has picked up the cause.
Listen, too many people on Slashdot already pretend like they know Conservatives, there's no need to add to the ignorance. Remember, Congress != Conservatives. Just read the recent Wall Street Journal editorial trashing Tom Delay.
Good god, shut up. Every time a conservative uses the term "judicial activism", gay marriage or otherwise, they use it to describe judges who use court rulings ideological goals rather than rule on the basis of law and precedent.
Gay marriage, regardless of what you think of it, hasn't been codified as a right, nor is the concept of homosexual fidelity so new as to warrant including it under existing laws. It's issues like that that should be debated and voted on in legislatures.
Granted, as with any term, it's open to abuse. I'm sure there have been charges of judicial activism when it wasn't warranted. But at the same time, let's not use strawmen to make our points and give the other side a little bit of credit, shall we?
Legend of the Rangers seemed like recycling, but Crusade was quite good. It just never got network support. With the Star Trek universe, Paramount has shown the willingness to put crap on the air and see if it takes for several years, so I don't think that'll be a problem.
Microsoft ads show up all the time on Slashdot. There isn't an eruption of outrage about it - most think it's funny. Your example doesn't hold any water.
Haven't these companies noticed the massive amount of bootlegs/imports coming in from Hong Kong? I can pay $120 - $200 for a series from the legitimate publisher, or $30 for an import/bootleg that is nearly the same quality, but on fewer discs. It's not like sites that sell this stuff are hard to locate either, led alone the amounts you find on eBay.
I think piracy is cutting into the market a heck of a lot more than fansubs. I'm amazed that so many of the sites continue to operate, seemingly within the US as well.
My God, but that was beautiful. I only wish I had mod points to give you.
I named my Icarus.