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And before someone points out that you can get these changes via the CVS, that's not the same as being in the proper release. And definitly not what it says in the post.
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Assuming 50% compression ratio, and say the average CD has 600MB of audio on.
That's 325 * 0.5 * 600 = 81250MB for 325 CD's.
Or 500 * 0.5 * 600 = 15000MB for 500.
A 200GB drive will probably cost you $300 or so, so that's $0.6 to backup per CD, with room for plenty extra.
That requires having an ugly, noisy, difficult to use computer next to your TV. Yes ok, it doesn't HAVE to be ugly or noisy or difficult to use. But then again most people don't have the time to build an attractive, silent PC and get the interface working as well as a DVD Player... and then there's the cost of such a project..
I think you missed the point. There is no need to brute force or guess anything. If the universal default password is xyz, everyone who has one of these modems knows that's what the default password is.
I think Java's future can only get better, not because of the recent ruling against Microsoft - which to be honest I don't think is all that important. Rather, the fact that all the universities (at least over here in the UK) seem to be adopting Java as their main language for Computer Science and related courses. It won't be long before a whole generation of enthusiastic Java coders emerges.
Another issue is that as linux becomes more widely used, code that can easily be run on multiple os's becomes far more valuable. And developers may turn to Java for this reason, especially with all the cheap, fast, hardware we're all running nowadays where speed and efficiency arn't as important as they used to be in many situations.
Obviously your write up was crap, and wtf possessed you to submit it under "usa" and not "hardware" ?
I do wish people would stop pasting their rejected submissions every time a similar story gets posted on the front page. It doesn't make you look "cooler" because you thought if it first. Jeez.
I don't think so, if you go by that logic then unlocking your cpu so you can overclock it is also stealing. If you can get more out of your own property by changing the way it works, how is this even morally wrong?
That's so untrue. The most expensive CD's from amazon.co.uk are £15-£20, usually rare imports. But generally CD's are £10 - £15
www.cd-wow.com do cd's for a flat £8.99 INCLUDING P&P - and that includes all the top75 albums plus loads more.
If you usually only buy CD's for 2/3 tracks, then I expect you're listening to too many crap artists. Very few of my favourite bands produce CD's where I DISlike more than 1/2 songs.
It would seem easier to kill off an open source project as they are typically not (officially) associated with a company, nor have any serious resources other than perhaps the goodwill of the user community.
No, this makes open source projects harder to kill off, not easier. If there is no associated company or owner, who do you take legal action against? And there will always be people willing to continue the project if the main developers are "disuaded" from working on it.
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I say no more.
Ah well, I read it backwards, oldest to newest.
And before someone points out that you can get these changes via the CVS, that's not the same as being in the proper release. And definitly not what it says in the post.
In this release, among other new features and fixes, especially worth mentioning are the ability to boot from CD and self-hosting capabilities
That's not what it says on the site:
The next release, coming before the month is out, will feature: booting from CD and self-hosting
Someone didn't read the submission before posting it...
Assuming 50% compression ratio, and say the average CD has 600MB of audio on.
That's 325 * 0.5 * 600 = 81250MB for 325 CD's.
Or 500 * 0.5 * 600 = 15000MB for 500.
A 200GB drive will probably cost you $300 or so, so that's $0.6 to backup per CD, with room for plenty extra.
That requires having an ugly, noisy, difficult to use computer next to your TV. Yes ok, it doesn't HAVE to be ugly or noisy or difficult to use. But then again most people don't have the time to build an attractive, silent PC and get the interface working as well as a DVD Player... and then there's the cost of such a project..
Very cool, although it will render my stacks of VCDs obsolete.
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I hope that's your stack of legal VCDs
I think you missed the point. There is no need to brute force or guess anything. If the universal default password is xyz, everyone who has one of these modems knows that's what the default password is.
I think Java's future can only get better, not because of the recent ruling against Microsoft - which to be honest I don't think is all that important. Rather, the fact that all the universities (at least over here in the UK) seem to be adopting Java as their main language for Computer Science and related courses. It won't be long before a whole generation of enthusiastic Java coders emerges.
Another issue is that as linux becomes more widely used, code that can easily be run on multiple os's becomes far more valuable. And developers may turn to Java for this reason, especially with all the cheap, fast, hardware we're all running nowadays where speed and efficiency arn't as important as they used to be in many situations.
Calling the drive a StorReader when it both reads and writes is a bit misleading.
Does anyone know what kind of speeds these things can achieve?
I wonder how durable/reliable they are. These could really take off, especially as the price is so reasonable.
Changing the way your TV decoder works isn't morally wrong, and you should be well within your rights todo what you want with it.
Using your modified hardware to TAKE from the TV company is where it becomes wrong. And that's where the stealing is.
Overclocking your cpu or modifying your 9500 doesn't involve taking anything from anyone against their wishes.
Obviously your write up was crap, and wtf possessed you to submit it under "usa" and not "hardware" ?
I do wish people would stop pasting their rejected submissions every time a similar story gets posted on the front page. It doesn't make you look "cooler" because you thought if it first. Jeez.
I don't think so, if you go by that logic then unlocking your cpu so you can overclock it is also stealing. If you can get more out of your own property by changing the way it works, how is this even morally wrong?
Would it be illegal for people to modify these 9500's then sell them on somewhere like eBay for example? You could probably make a killing.
This sounds expensive, who would fork out extra for something trivial like this.
That's so untrue. The most expensive CD's from amazon.co.uk are £15-£20, usually rare imports. But generally CD's are £10 - £15 www.cd-wow.com do cd's for a flat £8.99 INCLUDING P&P - and that includes all the top75 albums plus loads more.
If you usually only buy CD's for 2/3 tracks, then I expect you're listening to too many crap artists. Very few of my favourite bands produce CD's where I DISlike more than 1/2 songs.
Sucks doesn't it, I'm in a similar situation. Luckily I move out to Uni in 7 months, so all my bandwidth problems will be solved :)
I am also sick of it.
Nah, this guy was probably just thinking "What anti-windows ramblings could I make up that would get me posted on slashdot?".
Actually if you look at it more carefully:
There are 250 Million blank CDRs and tapes bought and used this year for copying music in comparison to 213 Million prerecorded audio media.
It doesn't say that. ALTHOUGH, one must wonder how they came to their 250m CDR's used for audio pirating figure.
I have 1.4Ghz win2000 box, IE loads up in under a second, probably under 500ms. I don't see how any faster could be useful.
Maybe there is something seriously wrong with your win box...or you're making this up because you can't think of anything intelligent to say.
If you hadn't noticed it's under the "funny/humour" catogory. Turn this catagory off in your preferences if you dont want it.
It would seem easier to kill off an open source project as they are typically not (officially) associated with a company, nor have any serious resources other than perhaps the goodwill of the user community.
No, this makes open source projects harder to kill off, not easier. If there is no associated company or owner, who do you take legal action against? And there will always be people willing to continue the project if the main developers are "disuaded" from working on it.