Why should I bother? Unless I've got a nice big fat SCSI RAID on each machine in my house (consisting of six or so Linux and Windows machines) and constantly swap data between them, whats the point for a home user like me to invest in new hardware? I've run stats on transfers, and the most I've gotten out of my two strongest computers on Crossover running Gentoo Linux is 60-75% utilization. If I were to get SATA drives and a Dual-Channel RAM mobo, then sure, Gigabit MIGHT be worth it. But until then, 100Mbps is just fine for me.
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... Or Quicktime, for that matter. Sure, for Streaming Media, RealPlayer is fine. But did they NEED to go out of their way to incorporate huge, useless features into it just to try to rival good ol' Microsoft and Apple? RealMedia, as a transferable media, has easily been outclassed by DivX/XviD. Seeing as how with the new BitTorrent Revolution and faster DSL lines becoming increasingly cheaper, people are willing to download larger files for exceptionally good quality - putting Streaming Media itself at risk as a business practice or even internet lingo.
In short, RM can be classified as a sort of really bad MIDI of Video. You can find it everywhere, but it is no replacement for an Orchestra.
Actually, it was one of the most beautiful nights I've seen in Toronto, ON, Canada.
So true. I remember when I was reading by brand new C++ book I just got while I was using the computer, and suddenly everything shut down. I waited a minute. Then two. Then thirty minutes. I went outside, and started -talking- with people for the first time... ever. I managed to meet my entire community in the three days without power.
So I got my bike out, and rode around Young Street for a while, where everyone was. People were talking, socialising, and many other things. In a city where everyone stick their hands in their pockets and keeps a low profile, it was amazing what a Lack Of Electricity did to people's self-esteems and willingness to talk. You'd see kids outside the arcade playing Rum or Cribbage, or people sitting outside Sam The Record Man talking and laughing.
It truely was a beautiful day. And the night was equally good. For the first time, I was able to see the Milky Way in the sky, right out in the park. It was pitch black outside, and it almost didn't feel like Toronto with no engines, fans, or anything on.
And now, thinking back, I kinda wish that the entire power grid had totally collapsed and required restructuring. I know it would've been bad for hospitals, and call me selfish, but I kinda miss those three days, as now it's right back to the way it was.
Has technology cut us off from reality?
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Why should I bother? Unless I've got a nice big fat SCSI RAID on each machine in my house (consisting of six or so Linux and Windows machines) and constantly swap data between them, whats the point for a home user like me to invest in new hardware? I've run stats on transfers, and the most I've gotten out of my two strongest computers on Crossover running Gentoo Linux is 60-75% utilization. If I were to get SATA drives and a Dual-Channel RAM mobo, then sure, Gigabit MIGHT be worth it. But until then, 100Mbps is just fine for me.
... Or Quicktime, for that matter. Sure, for Streaming Media, RealPlayer is fine. But did they NEED to go out of their way to incorporate huge, useless features into it just to try to rival good ol' Microsoft and Apple?
RealMedia, as a transferable media, has easily been outclassed by DivX/XviD. Seeing as how with the new BitTorrent Revolution and faster DSL lines becoming increasingly cheaper, people are willing to download larger files for exceptionally good quality - putting Streaming Media itself at risk as a business practice or even internet lingo.
In short, RM can be classified as a sort of really bad MIDI of Video. You can find it everywhere, but it is no replacement for an Orchestra.
Actually, it was one of the most beautiful nights I've seen in Toronto, ON, Canada. So true. I remember when I was reading by brand new C++ book I just got while I was using the computer, and suddenly everything shut down. I waited a minute. Then two. Then thirty minutes. I went outside, and started -talking- with people for the first time... ever. I managed to meet my entire community in the three days without power. So I got my bike out, and rode around Young Street for a while, where everyone was. People were talking, socialising, and many other things. In a city where everyone stick their hands in their pockets and keeps a low profile, it was amazing what a Lack Of Electricity did to people's self-esteems and willingness to talk. You'd see kids outside the arcade playing Rum or Cribbage, or people sitting outside Sam The Record Man talking and laughing. It truely was a beautiful day. And the night was equally good. For the first time, I was able to see the Milky Way in the sky, right out in the park. It was pitch black outside, and it almost didn't feel like Toronto with no engines, fans, or anything on. And now, thinking back, I kinda wish that the entire power grid had totally collapsed and required restructuring. I know it would've been bad for hospitals, and call me selfish, but I kinda miss those three days, as now it's right back to the way it was. Has technology cut us off from reality?