User: nick58b

Re:Pure software RAID1 is broken on 9.04

On: Ubuntu 9.04 For the Windows Power User

It's worked fine for me, since 8.04 at least. Here's the latest docs: https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/advanced-installation.html

Re:SQLite inserts?

On: Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.5 Benchmarks

Appears the default is different between 10.4 and 10.5 too.

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CoreData/Articles/cdPersistentStores.html

"Note that the default behaviors on Mac OS X v10.4 an 10.5 are different. On Mac OS X v10.4, SQLite uses FULL_FSYNC by default; on Mac OS X v10.5 it does not."

Re:Why get one of these when the DVR is the same?

On: Nero Unveils LiquidTV, TiVo For Your Computer

You can build an HTPC with a lot more storage than could be easily fit into a normal TivoHD or S3. Assuming they've made Windows stable, this could make one nice high-end Tivo.

However, a TivoHD plus a 1.5TB drive would keep me happy.

Re:vs Ubuntu

On: Fedora Core 6 Hits 2 Million Installs

Mark Shuttleworth said "there are probably at least 8 million [Ubuntu] users" in an interview here.

many LiveCD routers have traffic shaping

On: Prioritized Internet Sharing for Home Users?

A lot of the LiveCD router/firewall distros work on very modest hardware, have traffic shaping features, are easy to setup, and are free. Here are a few.

Re:Requirements that end up in a checksum failure.

On: What's the Worst Job Posting You've Seen?

If I was an admin of two Win2k boxes for 2.5 years, would that count? (I would have the experience of rebooting twice as much)

Re:Maybe...but iTunes has clones

On: (When) Will Linux Pass Apple On The Desktop?

Plus no one has anything like iTunes.

Rhythmbox
JuK
liteamp


Put on your sunglasses before visiting JuK's website.

gaming already

On: nForce2 GART Driver Finally Released For Linux

I spent all last week playing Enemy Territory on Gentoo Linux with my NForce2 motherboard. I get similar framerates to the Windows version of the same game. Why exactly is this patch special?