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Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy 390

Posted by Soulskill from the ice-delivery-men-unimpressed dept.
Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, calling into question the futures of over 5,600 stores worldwide. The company will be evaluating each location on a case-by-case basis, and seeks to cut costs after reporting a $558 million net loss last year. Newsweek credits the company's slow adoption of new media distribution methods as a big reason for the company's decline. "... while Blockbuster discussed creating its own subscription service to rival Netflix, it wasn't until August 2004 that its online DVD rental program actually started in the US. And when, in 2004, Coinstar entered the market with its Redbox DVD kiosks, Blockbuster didn't begin installing similar devices until 2008." CNET suggests that "Leaders of pay TV services might be wise to start doing the business equivalent of digging foxholes and manning the battlements or the same thing could happen to them."

Comment Re:I'll wait a while. (Score 1) 237

by FredMastro (#31830806) Attached to: The 1 Terabyte SSD Arrives
I agree with you. Because, I don't follow the SSD market so close. I hear it's a performance gain but slight at that. I've not heard about slower performance over time. Would like to know more. So yes, I don't think an assumption should be made. Maybe, an assumption and then a reference link for those that don't.
Idle

RPG Heroes Are Jerks 119

Posted by samzenpus from the leave-no-box-unopened dept.
I have to give him credit for smashing the vases to get the medicine, and finding the legendary wedding dress among the rags. However, he forgot to kill the peasants for xp and you should always check the fireplace for any remaining food.
Data Storage

How Do You Sync & Manage Your Home Directories? 421

Posted by kdawson from the kitchen-sync dept.
digitalderbs writes "A problem plaguing most people with multiple computers is the arduous task of synchronizing files between them: documents, pictures, code, or data. Everyone seems to have their own strategies, whether they involve USB drives, emailed attachments, rsync, or a distributed management system, all of which have varying degrees of success in implementing fast synchronization, interoperability, redundancy and versioning, and encryption. Myself, I've used unison for file synchronization and rsnapshot for backups between two Linux servers and a Mac OS X laptop. I've recently considered adding some sophistication by implementing a version control system like subversion, git, or bazaar, but have found some shortcomings in automating commits and pushing updates to all systems. What system do you use to manage your home directories, and how have they worked for you for managing small files (e.g. dot configs) and large (gigabyte binaries of data) together?"
Censorship

Submission + - Craigslist Fights Back! (wsj.com)

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FredMastro
FredMastro writes: "Craiglist has now stepped passed just asking for an apology. The WallStreetJournal and CNet posted that Craigslist is fighting back. "Craigslist said it has sued South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, in the latest escalation of a battle over adult-oriented ads on the company's site. Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's chief executive, said in a blog post that the company filed its suit in federal court in South Carolina. ...""

Comment Re:This kind of sucks. (Score 1) 2

by FredMastro (#27837769) Attached to: YouTube striped the Audio Track from my Video!!
So you think my video is not fair use then? Even though I looped the beginning part of it (though it sounds like it goes together), I've altered the original and added voice over. Just seems to me, that it would be more beneficial for someone to hear it and like it and want to go get it off itunes then to not hear it and think I was trying to distribute copyrighted material. What do I do in the future then? Hire someone to make my own custom music for video I make for fun that are not for profit? Takes all the fun out of creating something.

Comment Re:It still amazes (Score 1) 650

by FredMastro (#26609179) Attached to: EU Could Force Bundling Firefox With Windows
I agree with this statment. Who the hell cares if they have IE in the OS. It's their product, it's their OS. They should be able to do what they want. Users can download other browsers if they want it so bad. IE makes it easy for the end user who gets a PC. They plug it in, turn it on and can surf the net. They don't nee to go through some setup or wizard of what browser to use. Then you have developers installing their browsers and who knows what that source code does. Granted we can trust Mozilla, but still. If it was my OS, I wouldn't want some third party app on there when I give it to you, that might break it. If you want to install it after the fact fine. I still agree with Bill's original statement. Why should Coke have to put a Pepsi can in the box as well. I have a Mac too, it didn't come with anything but Safari, I had to install FF. Big deal, it pisses me off this whole EU thing. You know what I like 90% of the world being on a single OS. Makes it that much easier to fix problems and troubleshoot, everyone's got the same thing. Market just needs enough like Apple is doing, to make MS stay on the ball, like with Windows 7. -end rant

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