> I think I've restored backups due to failed hard disks about twice (RAID catches the rest).
Yes, but all us users of more than one home pc (ie, enthusiasts) use RAID 0, which has the opposite effect. So for us, a suplemental distributed RAID is a GREAT idea for our documents, e-mail backups, and other stuff we want to keep permanently and access from any of our home stations.
Well, if your in a small apartment and want to see something more scenic than a large blank screen when not watching tv, this could be nice.
Chicks especially might appreciate some sort of flowers or landscape view or whatever, but if your a bachelor I guess some kind of porn poster would be in order...
Well I am refering to the overall performance. CPU speed is just the clearest example I can think of; I don't have a bunch of tablets availeable to benchmark drive and RAM speed. All I know is that they are almost 50% slower than notebooks in the same price range.
My calc professor lectures with one and has his powerpoint hooked up to the projector with it. It seems to work pretty well for him.
The form factor is convenient, especially if it comes with keyboard to boot, but I'm guessing these things won't become more mainstream untill they are as cheap and powerfull as notebooks.
The 800mhz to 1.x ghz range just isn't enough for anyone, anymore.
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> ...or sprinkle cocaine on their bran flakes!
Nah, too expensive.
> how come Linux isn't using FreeBSD's far superior TCP/IP stack?
Because Windows beat them to it.
Actually, you can take all that wonderful BSD licensed code, strap the GPL on it, and redistribute.
The FSF calls the BSD license "GPL compatible" in that regard.
flying cars? faster than light travel?
Computers fast enough to run Java without flinching?
...soon we will get to watch commercials for the rest of the round after we die in counterstrike?
It was meant to be funny, I guess I didn't make it obvious enough.
> People actually use those things?
> I thought every self-respecting geek just used text editors.
You just answered your own question. Nvu is for people, not geeks.
> I think I've restored backups due to failed hard disks about twice (RAID catches the rest).
Yes, but all us users of more than one home pc (ie, enthusiasts) use RAID 0, which has the opposite effect. So for us, a suplemental distributed RAID is a GREAT idea for our documents, e-mail backups, and other stuff we want to keep permanently and access from any of our home stations.
I guess this means its still shining?
(sorry, I don't get out much)
...or without some new mind-boggleingly-original follow up.
"You aren't the target audience"
> For me there are two reasons I would not buy a flat panel tv.....
The premise of this article is that you already own a flat panel TV.
But if you had a large projection TV in the corner of your room it might still be a cool idea.
And how much for that unobtrusive mechanical mechanism to place the poster in front of your TV when you are done watching?
"Getting the most use out of a single piece of equipment" == TheRightThing
> Why????
Well, if your in a small apartment and want to see something more scenic than a large blank screen when not watching tv, this could be nice.
Chicks especially might appreciate some sort of flowers or landscape view or whatever, but if your a bachelor I guess some kind of porn poster would be in order...
haha
Don't you guys get it!? This means we can have a beawouaoulf cluster of Ataris!!!1!
PCI is slow, and its mostly AGP's fault.
Wait for PCI-X or Express, or whatever they are calling it now.
Well I am refering to the overall performance. CPU speed is just the clearest example I can think of; I don't have a bunch of tablets availeable to benchmark drive and RAM speed. All I know is that they are almost 50% slower than notebooks in the same price range.
its both
> The money does get put into the state coffers. This is not like the RIAA who keeps the money for themselfs.
You don't suppose the RIAA has coffers?
I agree, there is nothing critical about WiFi.
Its only "notable" because its the most hip communications technology out right now.
A lecture hall of 250 students waiting a whole minute for acrobat reader to load is not fast enough.
Who uses tablet PC's for client-server applications? I don't think that is the target market.
My calc professor lectures with one and has his powerpoint hooked up to the projector with it. It seems to work pretty well for him.
The form factor is convenient, especially if it comes with keyboard to boot, but I'm guessing these things won't become more mainstream untill they are as cheap and powerfull as notebooks.
The 800mhz to 1.x ghz range just isn't enough for anyone, anymore.
UW-Madison guy here. Just curious, what do you use for security? Also why is having one register a good thing? Where's the redundancy, etc in that?
Oh and post your e-mail somewhere on your site or something...
"more money" == "higher price per gigabyte"