Comment Mods, where are you?? (Score 1) 365
Oh, i forgot it's 1AM in the US
Comment Re:vs. GNUPlot (Score 0, Offtopic) 66
please mod +1 funny
Submission + - Suggestions for Linux-friendly digital camcorder?
stoomart writes: I've never had a camcorder before but now that my wife and I have a new baby girl, I want to start capturing her life in digital videos along with the mass of digital pictures we already have.
Here are the only criteria I'm looking for.
- Able to directly connect via USB or Firewire (preferably USB but not required)
- Use non-optical storage (flash or hard drive)
- Be compatible with Linux/OSS
- I would like to stay around or under $300
For everything else, I'm up for suggestions.
Thanks, Stoo
Here are the only criteria I'm looking for.
- Able to directly connect via USB or Firewire (preferably USB but not required)
- Use non-optical storage (flash or hard drive)
- Be compatible with Linux/OSS
- I would like to stay around or under $300
For everything else, I'm up for suggestions.
Thanks, Stoo
Submission + - How Apple will convert HFS to ZFS (storagemojo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: The biggest problem with a new file system like ZFS is the conversion. Backup and restore? I don't think so. StorageMojo has a quick overview of the recent Apple patent application "Converting file-systems that organize and store data for computing systems". You don't move the files, you just change out the file system underneath them. Very neat.
The money quote:
The money quote:
The patent talks about embedding the converter in iTunes, but StorageMojo speculates Apple may be playing a deeper game to ultimately challenge Windows on non-Apple hardware.The converter reads the existing file system to find out where all the files are on disk. Then it creates a new set of data structures, such as a catalog and file extents, for the new file system. After verifying the new data structures, the converter can then replace the first file system by modifying the disk's partition map and and overwriting the volume headers of the first file system.
Submission + - Should Google Groups develop a ratings system? (osxautomation.com)
noahgift writes: "In this article. I talk about why I think Google Groups should develop a rating system for each user. Basically any user should be able to rate another user as helpful or unhelpful. In turn this would then be the basis of a group rating system. What do the slashdot readers think? Is it time to start rating the bad and good behavior on mailing lists?"
