declain - Slashdot User

Comment: Re:OT, but... (Score 3, Insightful) 229

by declain on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @03:52AM (#36021340) Attached to: What Developers Want From the Wii's Successor

And we are also tired of:

Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of reliable, well-engineered commercial software? -- Matt Welsh

Comment: Re:Mint analogy (Score 4, Informative) 99

by declain on Thursday February 03, 2011 @05:28AM (#35088416) Attached to: Hacker Steals $12 Million Worth of <em>Zynga Poker</em> Chips

Do you really think that all US dollars that are in circulation have physical representation? We are already paying with virtual money that is nothing more than a number written in a database field somewhere in [insert name of your bank here] servers.

Comment: Re:Impressive graphics ? (Score 1) 116

by declain on Monday January 03, 2011 @10:34AM (#34743338) Attached to: Intel Sandy Bridge Desktop and Mobile CPUs

Nothing impressive in 3D, but excellent in video encoding/decoding which is much better than current AMD/nVidia cards.

Comment: Re:Additional Story Resources (Score 3, Informative) 116

by declain on Monday January 03, 2011 @10:25AM (#34743272) Attached to: Intel Sandy Bridge Desktop and Mobile CPUs

Tom's Hardware Guide: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833.html

Comment: Re:Well, I sure am glad (Score 1) 279

by declain on Saturday April 03, 2010 @02:27PM (#31717476) Attached to: Ubisoft DRM Causing More Problems

Actually, Ubisoft's DRM is still not cracked.

Comment: Re:Obligatory (Score 5, Funny) 112

by declain on Thursday December 03, 2009 @06:58AM (#30308908) Attached to: Brain-Control Gaming Headset Launching Dec. 21

Of course. Since it's gaming device, Linux enthusiast are their main market.

Comment: Great! (Score 5, Funny) 118

by declain on Friday October 30, 2009 @04:31AM (#29921509) Attached to: <em>D&D</em> On Google Wave

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

Comment: What happens in case of developer bankruptcy? (Score 1) 176

by declain on Tuesday July 21, 2009 @05:51AM (#28767443) Attached to: Valve's Newell On Community-Funded Games

I suppose I won't see the game and the money. Errrr, no thanks. If this takes off we can expect a lot of "developers" to come with ideas.

+ - Up to 10% of CD-Rs fail within a few years!-> 1

Submitted by

crazyeyes

on Sunday July 19, 2009 @12:53PM

crazyeyes writes "Here's an interesting look at how fragile CD-Rs are :
In the past, hard disk drives were small (in capacity) and costly. To make up for the lack of affordable storage, many turned to CD-Rs. As it became common to store backups and personal pictures, videos, etc. on CD-Rs, the lifespan of these discs became a concern.

According to manufacturers, CD-Rs should last for decades. Some even quoted an upper limit of 120 years based on accelerated aging tests! That sure is a long time, isn't it? But will CD-Rs really last that long?
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Comment: Flop/s?!! (Score 1) 114

by declain on Wednesday July 15, 2009 @09:51AM (#28702891) Attached to: BOINC Exceeds 2 Petaflop/s Barrier

What exactly is Flop/s? It's FLOPS. FLoating point Operations Per Second.