Delivery time: usually ships in 2 week. As of 13-Oct-07 fit-PC has been "slashdotted" (article on it published in Slashdot), so we observed unexpected demand peak. Currently we are out of stock. We expect to resume stock beginning of December '07. We apologize for the inconvenience.
No, Actually, This report indicates that Drive manufacturers should issue RMAs for a drive with a single confirmed bad sector, or any of a number of indicators reported by SMART, as they have as much as a 60% chance of failing within the next several months.
If you see any SMART Errors,(note Errors) take that Drive out of active service and just run it till it dies.
Wow, I am really supprised at all the long well thought out answers here (spending too much time on digg)
But I have a really short one, from my own experience (maybe a little older than some of you)
When I was "self-Teaching" myself electronics and computers, all the girls my age, no matter how ugly or introverted, were socalizing, making out, dating, and then getting laid.
If those options were open to us then, I think that a good many of us wouldn't be here reading/. now.
This is the only way to protect ourselves from a terminator/matrix/borg style armageddon. We have to outlaw the use of any other OS in robots.
"Resistance is futile" "bzzzzt" "beep" "blip" "MS-BORG-OS-2050 has experienced a critical error and must restart." "PLEASE WAIT, this borg unit will be available to assimilate you shortly" "IF THIS BORG unit stops responding, please contact your OEM"
If, by turning over the HD in its origional state she would have further incriminated herself, (more files/apps than just the 200 songs listed), Then it is rediculus to expect her to turn it over. She would be able to pleat the fifth. Yes? No?
It similar to sking someone to turn over a diary in a theft case (they wrote about stealing something) in which they have written about another crime they have comitted.
If she just claims that she had a digital diary there, and that she would have been further incriminating herself.. 5th?
As in other cases, The accusers should have to come up with their own proof. It is ridiculus to expect her to supply it and more!
First, I think what these guys are doing is great.
I have to say however, that I suspect that they
are over thinking the problem (as nerds tend to do)
Here is just one of my Low(er) tech solution:
Just Mail (Yes Snail) DVDs Disguised as AOL CD's
full of 9GB chunks of content that the target country
is known to block to random (and strategic) addresses
inside the borders of the country.
Once Blue Ray is widely available, those can be 50GB chunks.
Wait 1 week.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
Their Tech will still be usefull for realtime, but weekly/monthly
installments are probably adequate for most searches.
What if: We all burn all our CD's in the streets, (Since they are all going to fail within 2-5 years anyway) and only retain the Digital copies of our Music.
Would there be any way to enforce any copywrite crap if nobody has any of their origional disposable media any more?
Oh wait.. This is/. Of course you don't.
I have a 2 monitor, 2 keyboard+mouse, 4 system setup that is excellent for my cheap-a$$ budget.
But you can go crazy! So here is what to get!
Monitors
Here is what you need. http://www.go-l.com/monitors/athens/features/index .htm
92 " of LCD goodness.
However, despite the complete bull$h!t all these other hosers are feeding you about LCDs being the greatest thing since pr0n, you still need at least 1 good CRT (I use a SUN 21", but feel free to go larger!)
Because, really, LCD's only look good in their native resolution, and all this talk about them
being clearer, and having a better picture, is complete crap if you are doing anything out of "native" resolution, like playing your favorite FPS, even with your super video card, you are prolly not going to run it at your LCD's wacky native res.
Keyboard:
Preference is all that matters here. Soft, Loud, Quiet, Mush, wired, wireless.
Even with a KVM switch you are prolly gonna need at least 2 sets. One on your main pc, and one on the KVM switch.
If you like the clean quick feel of laptop keyboards, then you will dig the Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard+mouse (It's like $150)
(note:this'd be for the main sys, since they don't work through a KVM switch for $h!t)
Personally I hate the feel of this thing and need a keyboard with a large travel distance on the keys.
I use a cheap Dell branded Wireless with a volume knob right on it and love it.
Mouse:
Most wireless mice are kinda slow but you are gonna want at least 1 on your main system, I have heard that the new Logitech Wireless "Laser" mouse is pretty quick, but I have a wired one on my main system, and a wireless on the kvm switch.
Chair(s): The Aeron is a Must and should cost you less than $1000!
I suggest something with a little more to it also. A lazyboy or something like that to switch to throughout the day.
Speakers: Klipsch PC speakers, Worth every penny. (2 sets) Just trust me on this.
ok.. There are my suggestions on the pieces that matter.
The rest is more a function of what you are working with.
-You will need a main system to write code on. So it has to be able to run your text editor of choice and a visual studio if you use one.
-One to comple on. Um.. Has to run the complier.
-A test machine that is the same that the end
user/customer will be using.
-A Gaming machine (Just buy one from Alien Ware)
-A Web browsing/media playin machine. (you don't want all that pr0n and spyware on your other machines!)
-A central storage solution with redundancy.
(has to be big enough to hold all your music, pr0n, and images of all your Game CD/DVD's images to load with Daemontools, oh.. and your code)
Good luck.. And really, get the klipsch!
I could just as easily use seatbelts and condoms as examples of items that support my argument.
(and i guess I just have)
I am not arguing the point that there are some people who would use this, however, they are a minority and not the THEY are not
the [users] getting lost in the woods.
Those who would actually take advantage of this Tech don't require it.
(That was indeed supposed to be "breathing" and it was a not_exactly_a_quote matrix reference)
Peace.
so long as people are not forced to use them, and so long as in using them you are not required to give out your identity, it would be a great idea. if a person could check one out for a $20 deposit and get the cash back when they return it to the rental place, this could save many lives and even many man-hours of searching.
Are you suggesting that would-be lost travlers
(see also: users) would take advantage of a
safety device that was optional, free, AND only required them to spend 5 seconds of
effort to implement?
Kinda off topic.. Can someone with skillz please tell me how to track where the Netsky virus filled emails I recieve every day are coming from??? (using outlook express)
Travis.
Actually,
They Made Great progress on
Ultima Online 2(not UOX). Which EA promptly destroyed as soon as they realized that it would draw most of the user base away from UO(or so they imagined).
Ok.. I started reading your posts and they kinda were well, Lame.. So:
The Point is:
15" moniters are now FREE. (used)
and,
17" moniters cost about $35 (used).
So, For the first time in gaming history, I can afford to have moniter to the LEFT and RIGHT of my Main display AND,
Some game Makers realizing that!
IT'S COOL!!!!!!
Who do you think those 50-100 people are?
They are savvy computer users, that's who.
The people whom all the lemmings get their
computer advice/help from.
If a cable company dumps it's top 50-100
bandwith users, the following month,
expect about 100 times that many lemmings to switch to DSL on the advice of their computer savvy friends.
Not a good business plan.
Slashdot Mirror
Delivery time: usually ships in 2 week. As of 13-Oct-07 fit-PC has been "slashdotted" (article on it published in Slashdot), so we observed unexpected demand peak. Currently we are out of stock. We expect to resume stock beginning of December '07. We apologize for the inconvenience.
No,
Actually,
This report indicates that Drive manufacturers should issue RMAs for a drive with a single confirmed bad sector, or any of a number of indicators reported by SMART, as they have as much as a 60% chance of failing
within the next several months.
If you see any SMART Errors,(note Errors) take that Drive out of active service and just run it till it dies.
Wow, I am really supprised at all the long well thought out answers here (spending too much time on digg)
/. now.
But I have a really short one, from my own experience (maybe a little older than some of you)
When I was "self-Teaching" myself electronics and computers,
all the girls my age, no matter how ugly or introverted, were
socalizing, making out, dating, and then getting laid.
If those options were open to us then, I think that a good many of us wouldn't be here reading
This is the only way to protect ourselves from a terminator/matrix/borg style armageddon.
We have to outlaw the use of any other OS in robots.
"Resistance is futile"
"bzzzzt"
"beep"
"blip"
"MS-BORG-OS-2050 has experienced a critical error and must restart."
"PLEASE WAIT, this borg unit will be available to assimilate you shortly"
"IF THIS BORG unit stops responding, please contact your OEM"
Why isn't action protected by the 5th amendment??
If, by turning over the HD in its origional state she would have further incriminated herself, (more files/apps than just the 200 songs listed),
Then it is rediculus to expect her to turn it over.
She would be able to pleat the fifth. Yes? No?
It similar to sking someone to turn over a diary in a theft case (they wrote about stealing something) in which they
have written about another crime they have comitted.
If she just claims that she had a digital diary there, and that she would have been further incriminating herself.. 5th?
As in other cases,
The accusers should have to come up with their own proof.
It is ridiculus to expect her to supply it and more!
Am I correct?
I believe that there is a patch you can apply to stop the LED from blinking.
I am however, unable to locate it right now.
Sorry.
First, I think what these guys are doing is great. I have to say however, that I suspect that they are over thinking the problem (as nerds tend to do)
Here is just one of my Low(er) tech solution:
Just Mail (Yes Snail) DVDs Disguised as AOL CD's full of 9GB chunks of content that the target country is known to block to random (and strategic) addresses inside the borders of the country.
Once Blue Ray is widely available, those can be 50GB chunks.
Wait 1 week.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
Their Tech will still be usefull for realtime, but weekly/monthly
installments are probably adequate for most searches.
What if:
We all burn all our CD's in the streets, (Since they are all going to fail within 2-5 years anyway) and only retain the Digital copies of our Music.
Would there be any way to enforce any copywrite crap if nobody has any of their origional disposable media any more?
Oh wait.. This is /. Of course you don't.
x .htm
I have a 2 monitor, 2 keyboard+mouse, 4 system
setup that is excellent for my cheap-a$$ budget.
But you can go crazy! So here is what to get!
Monitors
Here is what you need.
http://www.go-l.com/monitors/athens/features/inde
92 " of LCD goodness.
However, despite the complete bull$h!t all these other hosers are feeding you about LCDs being the greatest thing since pr0n, you still need at least 1 good CRT (I use a SUN 21", but feel free to go larger!)
Because, really, LCD's only look good in their native resolution, and all this talk about them being clearer, and having a better picture, is complete crap if you are doing anything out of "native" resolution, like playing your favorite FPS, even with your super video card, you are prolly not going to run it at your LCD's wacky native res.
Keyboard:
Preference is all that matters here. Soft, Loud,
Quiet, Mush, wired, wireless.
Even with a KVM switch you are prolly gonna need
at least 2 sets. One on your main pc, and one
on the KVM switch.
If you like the clean quick feel of laptop
keyboards, then you will dig the Logitech
Bluetooth Keyboard+mouse (It's like $150)
(note:this'd be for the main sys, since they
don't work through a KVM switch for $h!t)
Personally I hate the feel of this thing and
need a keyboard with a large travel distance
on the keys.
I use a cheap Dell branded Wireless with a
volume knob right on it and love it.
Mouse:
Most wireless mice are kinda slow but you are gonna want at least 1 on your main system, I have heard that the new Logitech Wireless "Laser" mouse is pretty quick, but I have a wired one on my main system, and a wireless on the kvm switch.
Chair(s): The Aeron is a Must and should cost you less than $1000!
I suggest something with a little more to it also. A lazyboy or something like that to switch to throughout the day.
Speakers: Klipsch PC speakers, Worth every penny. (2 sets) Just trust me on this.
ok.. There are my suggestions on the pieces that matter.
The rest is more a function of what you are working with.
-You will need a main system to write code on. So it has to be able to run your text editor of choice and a visual studio if you use one.
-One to comple on. Um.. Has to run the complier.
-A test machine that is the same that the end user/customer will be using.
-A Gaming machine (Just buy one from Alien Ware)
-A Web browsing/media playin machine. (you don't want all that pr0n and spyware on your other machines!)
-A central storage solution with redundancy. (has to be big enough to hold all your music, pr0n, and images of all your Game CD/DVD's images to load with Daemontools, oh.. and your code)
Good luck.. And really, get the klipsch!
I could just as easily use seatbelts and condoms
as examples of items that support my argument.
(and i guess I just have)
I am not arguing the point that there are some
people who would use this, however, they are
a minority and not the THEY are not
the [users] getting lost in the woods.
Those who would actually take advantage of this
Tech don't require it.
(That was indeed supposed to be "breathing" and
it was a not_exactly_a_quote matrix reference)
Peace.
so long as people are not forced to use them, and so long as in using them you are not required to give out your identity, it would be a great idea. if a person could check one out for a $20 deposit and get the cash back when they return it to the rental place, this could save many lives and even many man-hours of searching.
Are you suggesting that would-be lost travlers
(see also: users) would take advantage of a
safety device that was optional, free,
AND only required them to spend 5 seconds of
effort to implement?
Interesting......
I bet you think that is Air you are breating to.
Don't drink the di-hydrogen oxide.
Kinda off topic.. Can someone with skillz please tell me how to track where the Netsky virus filled emails I recieve every day are coming from??? (using outlook express) Travis.
Actually,
They Made Great progress on
Ultima Online 2(not UOX).
Which EA promptly destroyed as soon as they
realized that it would draw most of the
user base away from UO(or so they imagined).
Ok.. I started reading your posts and they kinda were well, Lame.. So: The Point is: 15" moniters are now FREE. (used) and, 17" moniters cost about $35 (used). So, For the first time in gaming history, I can afford to have moniter to the LEFT and RIGHT of my Main display AND, Some game Makers realizing that! IT'S COOL!!!!!!
You all seem to be missing the Point!
Who do you think those 50-100 people are?
They are savvy computer users, that's who.
The people whom all the lemmings get their computer advice/help from.
If a cable company dumps it's top 50-100 bandwith users, the following month,
expect about 100 times that many lemmings to switch to DSL on the advice of their computer savvy friends.
Not a good business plan.
Everyone, Rip all your CDs and then
SMASH THEM ALL TO BITS
er PIECES
Actually, I ripped all my cd's to my computer and then:
SMASHED THEM ALL TO BITS (ahem).
Your Honor, I can not recall if I owned that particular cd or not.