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submission
cheesecake23 writes:
How can we make obscure material easily available via P2P? By 'easily', I mean:
- A search should return comprehensive results within a minute or so.
- All (or nearly all) downloads complete eventually — even if it takes a week or more.
Bittorrent is unsurpassed for recently released or ever-popular films, music or whatnot, but torrents tend to die quickly. Other P2P networks have other problems, perhaps primarily search results depending on who happens to be online at the moment.
Of course no Slashdotter would ever participate in illegal filesharing, but we are always eager to discuss potential solutions to difficult problems. I'd like Slashdot input on this conundrum.
189173
submission
cheesecake23 writes:
They officially christened it the NEC Hello Kitty LaVie G, but we know what they meant. Further commentary unnecessary.
186499
submission
cheesecake23 writes:
How often have you read a hardware review and thought: "no way was that an honest opinion, the reviewer was bought"? Well, the Daily Tech has gone undercover to find out whether or not payola is accepted among the 35 largest online English-language hardware review sites. Questions asked and answered:
- How many sites would take money (or sell ads) in exchange for a product review? [Answer: 20 percent]
- How many sites would additionally consider selling an Editor's Choice award? [Answer: none]
- Were any world regions more "corrupt" than others? [Answer: no, 20-25% almost everywhere]
- Does it depend on the size or age of the site? [Answer: read TFA]
Although no "bad guys" were explicitly revealed, the article contains enough information to make a white list of quite a few good guys. Let's see what Slashdotters can come up with. Let the finger-pointing begin!
