As this is Slashdot, I expected the article to be about an ATA over Ethernet switch that would let you build an array of drives to rival fibre-channel.
Now that would be interesting.

Unfortunately it was just another article meant more for digg.com

If I have many OSs and filesystems in my box, I would want to have access to everything from any OS. Linux supports NTFS, Windows supports ext3(after installing a driver).
This mod is pointless. You need 2 drives that you can only use one at a time. The amount of power you save negligible. And you would extend the life of your drives way more if you put on them a fan you got from free from the garbage dump.

My advice is, do not go with thin clients. If budget is an issue go with Asus Eee boxes or a Shuttle SSF PC. They can come down in price to a level comparable with a thin client. Yet they are poweful enough for school purposes.IF necessary they can act as thin clients anyways.

Some departments yes, will need more powerful computers. The students who will do any work on autocad, photoshop, video editing will need more juice. If you are going with Windows, I doubt you can still license XP. But you can look into Windows FLP (for legacy PCs). If you go this way, one interesting thing you can do is put a Linux box in every class (or every compsci class) with several different distros that students can play around with ( ubuntu desktop, slackware, CentOS server). I am not sure about handing out tablets. Do the students really need mobility. Having a few laptops and tablets(only 10 or 20) that can be borrowed when needed is good,i.e. students working on programming a small robot; but expecting everyone, students, staff and school-board, to take advantage of the opportunity if every student has a tablet is unrealistic.

+5 Informative?!

Thanks guys :P

Apu's quick guide to cyber-anonymity:

Buy laptop with cash.
Buy a tiny 4gb+ usb thumbdrive with it.
Wipe hard-drive using any linux live-cd.
Make 2 or more partitions on the hard drive.
On the last partition setup Windows XP so that authorities have something to work with if they check your computer.
Setup your preferred linux distro on the first partition.
If option is offered encrypt your home directory.
If not use truecrypt and encrypt your entire linux partition. Leave Windows XP naked.

Setup GRUB so that:
-WinXP boots by default
-Grub doesn't show up at all unless desired combination is pressed upon bootup.

Label the linux partition as Recovery or Backup, be creative.
Do all your deemed illegal things on linux, and your "civilized" things on windows.
Use TrueCrypt hidden volumes for storing sensitive information, in case you are extorted.
Use HotspotShield VPN or Ultrasurf proxy for browsing the web.
If you can get a hold of a linux box in europe set-up openvpn with it.

Have a bootable livelinux on your thumbdrive just in case, along with portable truecrypt and stored hidden volumes if necessary.
Don't ever backup the same thing twice.
Use sneakernet or snailmail for sharing information with friends.
GnuPG is your best friend.

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Profit!

If there's one thing that you really can't control today is the flow of information.
Constructing an Orwellian society is impossible because geeks are always going to be many steps ahead.
Sadly though, the mentallity of many governments is still stuck in the past and most politicians have no clue what PGP is.

I appreciate your rappin',
Dat win dose's still crapin',
N' all the bloggers yappin',
Then watchin' pr0n n' fappin'.

Looks like Microsoft has grown a pair,
Taken on to torrents outa despair,
Thus the new OS' come to be,
The great Windows 7 conspiracy.
Some say 't looks similar to KDE,
N' other things based on BSD.

But I really dun give a shiz,
'Bout Aero, Aqua OR Compiz.
Just wanna have all my apps,
Run smooth as ass on x86.

peace

It bothers me,
How this guy actually made the discovery.

He must have let off quite a bit of steam towards that rack.

Its level of addictiveness is next door to crack.
I remember many weekends I've wasted with the previous games in the series. Once clocked in 20hours of continuous play. Looks like I might finally be able to break my record once this gets released.
The good thing though is that Online gameplay is not it's "major" component so you wont be quitting your job/school for this.

It looks like Digg has invaded slashdot. Anyways, The fact that 2 millennia ago some were able to make a calculator to predict eclipses is astounding, taking into consideration the religious beliefs and the gullibility of the masses on those times.