Thanks for pointing that out! For a minute there, I thought you made a mistake, but now I realize you were repeating yourself to make a point. How clever!
ATI's Linux drivers still haven't caught up with nVidia's. They're certainly improving, but I'm happy to support the company that has the best tradition of supporting my OS.
Here on/., we all use Linux, right? Oh wait, this is now a site for geeks, not nerds.
use the verify funtion of your cdr app if you're not in a hurry. then you know at least the disc started out alright.
+5 informative for gems like this? I thought this was supposed to be a site for tech-savvy geeks. Aren't we all using cdrecord from the command line!?
Before I'm modded offtopic or flamebait, here goes: I'd like to see a new filesystem for CDs with redundancy (anyone know if parity bits would suffice?) at the cost of storage space. I'd glady give up as much as 200 MB just to know that my data could still be eeked out of a disc with a deep circumpolar scratch that's been left in the sun and covered with rainforest mold.
Well, I'm glad they still found the time to post another story about a Microsoft security hole. What else should I expect from the page voted by Linux Journal readers as their "favorite Linux web site"?
watching a DVD or DivX can be done in software-only on those machines, they are plenty fast enough for that.
Really? Everything I've read seems to indicate that software decoding on these boards results in dropped frames. Besides, I'm just not willing to pay a premium for a device that's capable of hardware MPEG decoding if the company that makes it isn't completely behind my operating system of choice. Even less so in this case, as VIA has been claiming full support for Linux.
I like the quiet little EPIA system in front of me pretty well.
Then you must not be using Linux. Some cool folks like this guy (not to mention this guy) are working hard at making Linux work on the EPIA -- but it doesn't have to be this hard. I've been keeping my eye on these MiniITX boards for some time now, but I'm waiting until I can do everything I want (play DVDs and DivX files, maybe run a couple emulators) without reverse-engineering drivers. Maybe this new board will make it happen.
The people the RIAA are going after are making hundreds of files available - they're not just downloaders.
Wait a minute... are you saying that it's okay to be a leech, and only the people making P2P possible deserve to get punished? If anything, the people the RIAA are going after are the least guilty.
Sure, they're breaking (stupid) laws, but they're the ones paying for the bandwidth that makes it possible for them to share hundreds of songs. I'm sure any one of them would rather spend that same money on a comparible, legitimate service. I know I would.
I'm a budget gamer too, but be careful -- if you only buy best-selling games, you're going to miss out on a lot of great stuff. Cheapskate that I am, I was waiting *forever* for Rez to drop below $30, but it disappeared from the shelves before that happened. Used copies are scarce except on eBay -- which is no place for a cheapskate.
you'd have to make the GameCube fit standard DVD size discs
Or just take a dremel and cut the discs to size. Since CDs and DVDs are read from the inside out (as opposed to vinyl records), this shouldn't affect anything but aesthetics.
Several years ago Japanese video game producers lobbied for and got a law which essentially made it illegal to sell used copies of video games at stores.
Holy Sh*t, thanks for the wake-up call! We're going to have to keep our eyes open for the RIAA and MPAA pushing for something like this (probably at the state level) soon.
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Here's one such project in Perl. I've stolen quite a bit of code from it, whenever I only wanted a little piece of, e.g., uniq.
You could always just, you know, go to used video game stores and buy old NES and SNES games for ~$6.00 each.
95% of percentages were made up on the spot, and have little basis in reality.
You seem to have confused this with a site frequented by Linux users.
Thanks for pointing that out! For a minute there, I thought you made a mistake, but now I realize you were repeating yourself to make a point. How clever!
Here on /., we all use Linux, right? Oh wait, this is now a site for geeks, not nerds.
Yeah, I'm worried about where the U.S. is heading too. Wait, what were we talking about again?
+5 informative for gems like this? I thought this was supposed to be a site for tech-savvy geeks. Aren't we all using cdrecord from the command line!?
Before I'm modded offtopic or flamebait, here goes: I'd like to see a new filesystem for CDs with redundancy (anyone know if parity bits would suffice?) at the cost of storage space. I'd glady give up as much as 200 MB just to know that my data could still be eeked out of a disc with a deep circumpolar scratch that's been left in the sun and covered with rainforest mold.
I don't mean to sound like an elitist jerk, but as a DJ who spins vinyl exclusively, I'm better than you.
Because, of course, the latest version of a program is always the most secure.
Who modded this crap up?
Because nothing beats iTunes like an iTunes rip-off.
Well, I'm glad they still found the time to post another story about a Microsoft security hole. What else should I expect from the page voted by Linux Journal readers as their "favorite Linux web site"?
So basically, the submitter took the opinion some idiot "game journalist" (that one still cracks me up) as gospel. What a relief.
I was filtering everything with an attachment over 140 kB at first, but I've since had time to refine my recipies. Here ya go:
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* September 2003
* Cumulative Patch
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* iframe src
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Wow, so posting as Anonymous Coward isn't enough?
Really? Everything I've read seems to indicate that software decoding on these boards results in dropped frames. Besides, I'm just not willing to pay a premium for a device that's capable of hardware MPEG decoding if the company that makes it isn't completely behind my operating system of choice. Even less so in this case, as VIA has been claiming full support for Linux.
Then you must not be using Linux. Some cool folks like this guy (not to mention this guy) are working hard at making Linux work on the EPIA -- but it doesn't have to be this hard. I've been keeping my eye on these MiniITX boards for some time now, but I'm waiting until I can do everything I want (play DVDs and DivX files, maybe run a couple emulators) without reverse-engineering drivers. Maybe this new board will make it happen.
Wait a minute... are you saying that it's okay to be a leech, and only the people making P2P possible deserve to get punished? If anything, the people the RIAA are going after are the least guilty.
Sure, they're breaking (stupid) laws, but they're the ones paying for the bandwidth that makes it possible for them to share hundreds of songs. I'm sure any one of them would rather spend that same money on a comparible, legitimate service. I know I would.
I'm a budget gamer too, but be careful -- if you only buy best-selling games, you're going to miss out on a lot of great stuff. Cheapskate that I am, I was waiting *forever* for Rez to drop below $30, but it disappeared from the shelves before that happened. Used copies are scarce except on eBay -- which is no place for a cheapskate.
So you're telling us that you've never played Asteroids? Man, I feel sorry for you.
Don't worry. I don't think that statement will ever be mistaken for an insult.
Or just take a dremel and cut the discs to size. Since CDs and DVDs are read from the inside out (as opposed to vinyl records), this shouldn't affect anything but aesthetics.
Holy Sh*t, thanks for the wake-up call! We're going to have to keep our eyes open for the RIAA and MPAA pushing for something like this (probably at the state level) soon.