Do not click on the link to eWeek.com, nor click on the source link (http://www.smartholograms.com/) either. You sit here on a commercial site which also exists to display adverts and make Taco rich, and bitch about someone else doing it. You are a hypocrite.
1) How many slashdot editors actually read the submissions?
2) Is there a SIMPLE one off search point to put keywords into and get listings of the accepted submissions? This should NOT include wading through tonnes of comments slightly similar. (before you open your mouth and say Google, think - google won't catch the dupes within a couple of days of posting, only the older ones)
3) Does it matter THAT much if theres an occasional dupe. (Yes I realise you are a paying subscriber, and in your case, its just one article you miss out on)
I went away from slash for about a week whilst we moved house recently, and am still shocked at the number of articles I notice I've missed. The web is a big place, and many people coming and going, we can't all see everything all the time, so occasionally dupes come in. How many times in your life have you heard a dupe joke, or seen a tv show repeated?
Having said all that, I think possibly having moderation on stories so that dupes can be quietly dropped from the front page if an overriding number of moderators select it.
its not that easy to coordinte 100 users, but I see your point. 5000 songs is already lots, but certainly doesnt mean that everyone is capable of downloading hundreds of thousands of songs.
Missing an episode of Babylon is like missing episodes of 24. There was tension building and clues dropped all around the place, and both shows are entertaining operatic experiences:)
Theres nothing wrong with making money from a hobby. When somebody spots a business oportunity, they would be a fool to miss out on it. Slashdot started as "fan based", now look at the mega corporate beast its become:)
Makes setting up adhoc computer systems simple. Just because 99% of the market works with standalone equipment doesn't mean everybody has to, I'm quite convinced there is a market for mobile servers, and why should they be ugly boxes?
Here we are at the [Local_Town] cinema for week 3 of our countrywide [insert_game_name] competion tour. We have another 64 contestents hoping to make it through to the next round.
Perhaps the admin reads slash:) Thinking ahead and trying to keep a server running are commendable.
This is the first time I think I have seen coral work flawlessly. Usually I have problems with routing (I am port 80 only most of the time), or the site is simply too far gone for coral to grab a live cache.
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Hate to say this, but this is the sort of thing Roland does.
However everyone bitches at him for it.
Mirrordot seems quite good at handling the load (theres a link lower in the comments)
Do not click on the link to eWeek.com, nor click on the source link (http://www.smartholograms.com/) either.
You sit here on a commercial site which also exists to display adverts and make Taco rich, and bitch about someone else doing it.
You are a hypocrite.
The link you gave is the same page as in the article text above.
no need to go to Rolands blog at all.
Mods are smoking crack by modding the bleeding obvious up.
However, if you use a pentium 3 to calculate this, you come out with 0.996 ;)
I'd forgotten about the news aspect of google, and your right, it should be a workable source.
:)
The front page links are just highly amusing, and show the editor up more than any technological issues.
thanks for responding
1) How many slashdot editors actually read the submissions?
2) Is there a SIMPLE one off search point to put keywords into and get listings of the accepted submissions? This should NOT include wading through tonnes of comments slightly similar.
(before you open your mouth and say Google, think - google won't catch the dupes within a couple of days of posting, only the older ones)
3) Does it matter THAT much if theres an occasional dupe. (Yes I realise you are a paying subscriber, and in your case, its just one article you miss out on)
I went away from slash for about a week whilst we moved house recently, and am still shocked at the number of articles I notice I've missed. The web is a big place, and many people coming and going, we can't all see everything all the time, so occasionally dupes come in.
How many times in your life have you heard a dupe joke, or seen a tv show repeated?
Having said all that, I think possibly having moderation on stories so that dupes can be quietly dropped from the front page if an overriding number of moderators select it.
its not that easy to coordinte 100 users, but I see your point.
5000 songs is already lots, but certainly doesnt mean that everyone is capable of downloading hundreds of thousands of songs.
Ok, you can sign up for a 2 week trial.
You can download music continuously for the entire 2 week period and convert directly to wav.
There are 1,209,600 seconds in a 2 week period.
Assuming roughly 4 minutes per track, gives 5040 maximum songs per free account per fortnight.
During that time, you cannot listen to any other music, or play games (sound card needed for most..) or reboot.
Having a faster broadband connection won't help you, because the songs have to be played at normal speed.
How exactly does this add up to hundreds of thousands of songs for free?
Is this the same as the MPAA/RIAA saying because your a wicked filesharer, you uploaded a song thousands of times?
its buncum, and the people who will go to this much trouble would be better recording the radio.
Pledge polish: £0.89
Duster cloth: £0.25
Squeegy mop accessory: £175.00
explaining to your parents how their new toy got smeared, priceless.
There is a slight problem with your thinking.
:)
I would rather browse sites where I wasn't pounced upon at any point.
Your description sounds like being the big arrogant beekeeper walking around the hive without protection.
One day he will get stung.
Firefox doesn't have the experience or exposure yet to say its secure, but I agree, its a damn sight better than the rest so far
Missing an episode of Babylon is like missing episodes of 24. :)
There was tension building and clues dropped all around the place, and both shows are entertaining operatic experiences
I think the problem is the same as me saying:
"I'll give you $100 for you 5 digit slashdot account."
Its not an issue for the buyer or the seller, it doesn't really impact on slashdot.
However, the minute the other readers find out they will kick up a hell of a stink and the account would be trolled and the $100 would be wasted.
Theres nothing wrong with making money from a hobby. :)
When somebody spots a business oportunity, they would be a fool to miss out on it.
Slashdot started as "fan based", now look at the mega corporate beast its become
Paris Hilton was said to be very interested in this device.
Hang on, thats not news is it.
Sounds more like the resume of a lawyer.
The internet will change, it will adapt.
Why do I need an ISP when I have an adhoc wireless connection to billions of other machines?
I can connect anywhere, anytime.
I can come and go as I please.
Its close. Very close.
I would consider a change in behaviour to be a more suspicious eye opener than a general conversation about a contentious topic.
friend: "Say, did you here about those drug dealers down the road?"
you: "Shhh, change over to encrypted mode"
Makes setting up adhoc computer systems simple.
Just because 99% of the market works with standalone equipment doesn't mean everybody has to, I'm quite convinced there is a market for mobile servers, and why should they be ugly boxes?
Here we are at the [Local_Town] cinema for week 3 of our countrywide [insert_game_name] competion tour.
We have another 64 contestents hoping to make it through to the next round.
Perhaps the admin reads slash :)
Thinking ahead and trying to keep a server running are commendable.
This is the first time I think I have seen coral work flawlessly. Usually I have problems with routing (I am port 80 only most of the time), or the site is simply too far gone for coral to grab a live cache.
You would have to be REALLY overweight to sit it just on your knee.
This thing looks like it would cover the knees of an entire row of people.
Guard1: "its a BOMB!"
:("
Guard2: "Lie on the ground with your hands on your head and legs apart"
You: "but its just my computer server
Forget them going out of business.
How the hell can they activate/deactivate my music if I lose my internet connection?
stuck there myself atm. :)
Its good to switch off for a while
You could always goto fark.
Hang on, you probably meant further up the evolutionary ladder?
I would love to know how you worked that one out.
Especially since the closest I've ever been to america is by watching Friends or movies...
I'm actually in the UK and have lived here all my life.
Get your facts straight before putting your foot in it.