A Cornell University professor has researched this thoroughly. To summarize the results, ethanol from fermented corn is not gonna work, primarily since all of the farm machines need gasoline.
Genica drive bays allow you to hot-swap IDE drives in linux, pretty seamlessly. They are also pretty cheap. Every server in our cluster is outfitted with these drives, so we can swap in spares when the inevitable breakdowns occur. They work by sitting in 5 1/4' (CD) slots, with a turn key that switches between the two positions, on and removable. The only drawbacks i can think of offhand are that you have to open the case to install the bay, the droves sticks out slightly in front, and that they require 5 1/4 slots.
I remember when a really early winamp version came out and it no longer played.mp2 files (hehe outdated, oh my) i sent an email asking whether this was a bug or a feature, and how i could convert my mp2s if it was a feature. A patch making winamp back-compatible with mp2s was out in lets see, a DAY. Nowadays with the joy of free software for the masses, quick patching is somewhat more common, but i was truly shocked at the level of craftsmanship from someone at my own young age. i just cant wait to see what the man does next.
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A Cornell University professor has researched this thoroughly. To summarize the results, ethanol from fermented corn is not gonna work, primarily since all of the farm machines need gasoline.
Genica drive bays allow you to hot-swap IDE drives in linux, pretty seamlessly. They are also pretty cheap. Every server in our cluster is outfitted with these drives, so we can swap in spares when the inevitable breakdowns occur. They work by sitting in 5 1/4' (CD) slots, with a turn key that switches between the two positions, on and removable. The only drawbacks i can think of offhand are that you have to open the case to install the bay, the droves sticks out slightly in front, and that they require 5 1/4 slots.
I remember when a really early winamp version came out and it no longer played .mp2 files (hehe outdated, oh my) i sent an email asking whether this was a bug or a feature, and how i could convert my mp2s if it was a feature. A patch making winamp back-compatible with mp2s was out in lets see, a DAY. Nowadays with the joy of free software for the masses, quick patching is somewhat more common, but i was truly shocked at the level of craftsmanship from someone at my own young age. i just cant wait to see what the man does next.