[mythtv-users] The Bigger... Disk contest, Fall 2007 edition

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 01:10:41PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 11:53:14AM -0400, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 11:15:30AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > > It's not unreasonable.
> > 
> > Maybe not, but it violates the Principle of Least Astonishment rather
> > badly in at least two dimensions, for a random Linux geek walking up to
> > repair it...  I try to make my setups "Jay gets hit by a bus"-proof.
> 
> On a MythTV box? I think that's a delusion for the next couple
> of years.

I dunno... but it's been a good general principle for me for years now.

> If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, when my family finally stops grieving
> and wants to watch some TV, my wife will buy a TiVo. And she knows her
> way around IRIX, Solaris and MacOS X, as well as spending some user time
> on Linux.
> 
> I'm irreplaceable.

I am too.  And I'm tired of it.  Just ask my sister.  

You don't build a MythTV box: you give birth.

> (In a business context, my behavior would be insane. In a
> business context, I have a plan to make money by spending
> some, though.)

True.

Cheers,
-- jra
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