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Comment Re:I dont' know about you (Score 1) 2

Page loading can take a very long time for static content if it's sizable, and the server can't serve that much over its own connection. The topic for this is a bit misleading, it's not "HTTP Torrent", but "Dynamic HTTP" which although borrowing ideas from BitTorrent would be different and not suffer the same initial speed issues. Read the original article.
The Internet

Submission + - Is HTTPTorrent the next-gen for web browsing? (blogspot.com) 2

DeFender1031 writes: We're all aware of BitTorrent and how it works. This proposal suggests that some of the concepts of BitTorrent can be applied to run-of-the-mill web browsing to lighten server load and distribute downloads to browsers which have already cached the same site. While it's not an official RFC, the idea certainly has promise, and if implemented, could help speed up download times, but more importantly, it could help small (or even large) websites save bandwidth, and as we all know, bandwidth is money.

Comment Re:As Someone Who Has to Support IE6 at Work ... (Score 1) 531

My company now tells clients that if they want IE 6 support, it costs them 5-10% more. Suddenly when they hear it costs money, they don't want it so much anymore, and consider upgrading since they now have a tangible downside.
Many design firms actually include pricing calculations based on browsers supported, but they don't give the break down to their clients, so the clients don't realize they're paying a lot for IE 6.

Comment $800? More like $300 (Score 1) 296

$800 for a gaming PC? I don't think that much was needed for a long time, unless you had to play the latest game on your 2600" screen with a high resolution. For roughly $300 these days, you can build a machine to play any game you want on a 19" screen. You don't really need anything more than a GeForce 9 (~$100), and a high end X2 (~$60). The other ~$140 is more than enough to get some RAM, hard drive, dvd burner, motherboard, especially if you find a deal on newegg or the like.
This here which is quite a decent machine is only $287 ($322 before rebates). Just add a DVD burner for ~$25, and you're all set.
Operating Systems

Submission + - Will Linux ever be ready for the desktop? (blogspot.com) 1

Anonymous Coward writes: "Repeatedly, articles are written trying to enumerate why Linux is not yet ready for the desktop. This article however takes a different approach, explaining that Linux will never be ready until certain flaws are accepted as existing, and work is done to eliminate them. Interestingly, the article is separated into both business and home user adoption, and explains the different needs by each computing segment, showing that Linux is nowhere close to meeting the requirements necessary to become a desktop operating system."

Comment Re:Outlaw encryption (Score 1) 545

If you were using 4GB of RAM and 4GB of swap, and replace it with only 8GB of RAM, you wouldn't run into any memory issues that you didn't have with the former setup to begin with. Swap doesn't magically work better than actual RAM. Of course adding swap over RAM gives you more capabilities, however, it's hardly a requirement with enough RAM.

Comment Re:Outlaw encryption (Score 1) 545

Those indexing programs are only a problem IFF they're running while the encrypted partition is mounted. Hopefully those who use encryption are smart enough to realize that.
Your swap problem also only applies to the olden days. Now that we have machines with 16GB of RAM, who still uses swap?
Truecrypt does protect you, it's your own stupidity that would void that protection.
I personally have the updatedb script ignore all partitions under /mnt/special/

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