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Submission + - Btrfs is getting there, but still not quite ready for production

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 26, 2013 @03:07AM

An anonymous reader writes: Btrfs is the next-gen filesystem for Linux, likely to replace ext3 and ext4 in coming years. Btrfs offers many compelling new features and development proceeds apace, but many users still aren't sure whether it's "ready enough" to entrust their data to.

Anchor, a webhosting company, reports on trying it out with mixed feelings.

Their opinion: worth a look-in for most systems, but too risky for frontline production servers. The writeup includes a few nasty caveats that will bite you on serious deployments.

Hungarian Electric Car Splits Into Two Smaller Cars 147

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday February 24, 2010 @01:57PM from the i-get-the-good-half-in-the-divorce dept.

Lanxon writes to mention that Antro, a Hungarian car manufacturer, is developing a new electric car that can split into two smaller cars. Antro plans to have it on the market by 2012. "The environmentally-conscious company started research back in 2002 and, with backing from various local sponsors, has invested 1.5 million euros in market research and development of a working prototype. The Antro Solo concept is a three-passenger car, with a hybrid drive and solar cells on its roof that the company says could generate enough electricity for up to 20km a day at city speeds. Futuristic looking in itself, the grander plan for the car is much more audacious: Antro intends to allow users to be able to connect two Antro Solos to form a six-passenger Antro Duo. Or perhaps more interesting still, owners of a Duo could split the car into two smaller Solos should Mum have different weekend plans to Dad. Or if they divorce."

Comment Re:A(nother) kayakers perspective (Score 1) 129

by Evil Oli on Saturday August 12, 2006 @11:30PM (#15896811) Attached to: Making the World's Fastest Kayak

The foil kayak is proven to be extremely hard to paddle, stability-wise. You also need to generate a hell of a lot of speed before it rises out of the water. As far as record breaking goes, it does well but you're screwed if you want to paddle it competively as it doesn't fit any any restricted category.

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