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Comment Re:Can't we just 3D print it? (Score 2) 248

I mean just look at what nanotechnology has brought us so far! Um, oh wait...

You mean something like a handheld computer that can make phone calls, surf the internet, play games, and all weighs less than a pound? Oh, and is so ubiquitous that even your grandma might have one?

If only that had happened we could say nanotechnology was a success :(

Comment Re:Systemd. Still the root of all ... Stupidity (Score 2) 152

You're WRONG, there's always a rootfs in initramfs (it's mandatory since 2.6). The root dir on NFS you're talking about is the "user"'s root. The early init will switch-root to the user's one. You can always have firmware in initramfs. In fact, most embedded linux system never bother to switch-root to an "user"'s one.

Nope, not at all.

The Gentoo system I'm typing this from is running 3.4.9, and does not have an initrd/initramfs. I have support for my sata controller and filesystem compiled straight into the kernel, and /dev/sda5 is directly mounted as root. NFS can be used as the actual root with appropriate kernel parameters to set that up basically the same way.

@Carnildo - For a diskless system, unless very limited in memory, you're much better off making a custom initrd that contains the basic root filesystem, and then use nfs for just /usr, /home, and similar. It's much better performance and is worth the ~150MB of memory.

Comment Re:No smiles in Ohio -objecting on privacy grounds (Score 1) 265

You don't have a right to a license. It is a priviledge granted by the government, hence it can have restrictions imposed on it. That now appears to include submitting your photo to facial recognition databases. Don't like it? Don't get a license, passport, or anything else like it.

Whether or not that is "right" is another question, but that's the way the laws work regarding it.

Comment Re:Typical RV park (Score 2) 237

You forgot to include the hotel costs in your calculation. I'm not really sure of costs, but I'm going to assume $30 / night for an RV park compared to your $65/night for a motel room.

RV+fuel cost of $80,812 + park cost of (30*5*365) $54,750 = $135,562
car+fuel cost of $32,564 + motel cost of (65*5*365) $118,625 = $151,189

For our fictional ballpark numbers, that makes the RV solution about $15k cheaper.

Comment Re:Typical RV park (Score 1) 237

A double room is $80-100 a night. I'm very certain there's a point (factoring in the cost of the RV) where you do way better. I mean, say an RV is $80,000 - that's 100 nights in a motel. People have certainly taken RV trips for much longer than 100 days. And even when you factor in the maintenance costs (cars, usually around $3 -$20 a day) and fuel, RVs will probably still come out on top in the long run.

$80000 / $80 a night = 1000 nights, not 100 However, that number does drop when you factor in the resale value of the RV.

Apple

Submission + - Apple: Your Credit is Good but Cash is Not (sfgate.com) 3

An anonymous reader writes: Apple wants your money — just not the paper kind as one Bay Area woman discovered recently while trying to buy an iPad.

Diane Campbell, who is disabled on a fixed income, saved up enough cash for an iPad, according to ABC7 consumer reporter Michael Finney. She was about to plunk down $600 greenbacks at the Palo Alto Apple store for the new tablet computer when she was reportedly told the store would not accept cash. Stunned, she walked away iPad-less and with a backpack full of cash.

Comment Re:But now (Score 1, Insightful) 349

Remember: He fully admitted breaching the systems described; He had no malicious intent, he was investigating UFO cover-ups; He has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and professional medical opinion is that he will fulfil his stated intention to commit suicide if extradited to the US for trial

Oh, right then, guess that makes it all ok.

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