Another OS that has dropped support for 32-bit architecture. This is probably not an issue for most users as 32-bit processors are less common these days. If you have an older machine with a 32-bit processor, you can't slap on the latest and greatest *nix OS.
PC-BSD also dropped 32-bit support a year ago.
I have 1X DVDs going back to 99/2K that still read too, that is what happens when you don't buy crap brands.
This. I don't understand why people shun optical media so much. When a good burner and a good disc is used, it's still a great archival medium.
Thanks to the underground cabling, in Finland the last time I witnessed personally witnessed a power outage was in 2006 in thunderstorm, lasting for 2 minutes.
I can confirm this. In Finland you get premium electricity in most places. On the other hand, the amount of "sick" buildings is cropping up: there's moisture in structures, improperly configured ventilation, poor heating, and whatnot.
600TB total writes - http://techreport.com/review/2...
800TB total writes, and some of these consumer grade drives start to fail - http://techreport.com/review/2...
I know, it's amazing.
Actually that story seems to still continue with two of the disks approaching 1.5 PB written.
The change is coming and once the Spindle drive disappears (like floppies), you'll wonder how we ever lived like that.
I already wonder that when I see my system sitting 99% time in iowait if a modern CPU is paired with any mechanical HDD. It's an almost unacceptable bottleneck.
"Been through Hell? Whaddya bring back for me?" -- A. Brilliant