Warpigs 1, Rhinos 0
The Pig/Rhino series was halted after one game today due to a hightened frustration level with Netplay. Now, I may be wrong, but I think having the game on a flash drive might not be the way to go. If losing your game when the drive goes bad (as happened to me earlier) wasn't bad enough, it also slows down the game and is probably responsible for some (but not all) of the snags.
The FungoRhino manager (Fungino?) was probably even more frustrated today, as the Pigs won 17-1. By the end of the 5th inning, three Pig batters were within one hit each of the cycle. None of them achieved that elusive cycle, but Chipper Jones finished 4-5 with two doubles and a triple, Jason Bay was 5-5 with two doubles and a homer, and Stephen Drew was 5-5 with two doubles and two homers. Combined, the three batters scored 10 runs and knocked in 11. Drew knocked in 6 of those. Rich Harden allowed 1 hit over 5 shutout innings for the win.
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Running large software programs from a flash drive is indeed the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Those things can start losing sectors after 100K or so read/write calls.
From Datarecall.com:
"The one sure thing: flash drives WILL fail. It’s just a matter of when. The memory in the flash drive simply wears out over time.
But long before the memory chip inside fails through repeated use, other failures may occur. Because of its small size and seeming ruggedness, an average flash drive is subject to a lot of abuse. Externally, the casing or USB connector may be broken by physical impact. Vital internal connections may work loose or break, or be corroded by atmospheric humidity or fluids accidentally introduced into the drive.
While connected to a host computer, the flash drive is subject to virus attacks which may corrupt the stored data. A malfunctioning USB port on the host computer could burn out the internal electronics of the flash drive. Usually the memory chip inside a flash drive is well protected, but it is possible to fry the chip through an electrical surge introduced via the USB connector which could be caused by a power.
Data could also be corrupted because of user carelessness. Like if a flash drive is pulled out when the computer is writing onto it."
what that fails to say is that internal hard drives will fail too. also just a matter of time. in fact, i believe an owner or two in our league has lost data due to the failure of their internal hard drive. and internal drives also face the threat of viruses - probably more so since a flash drive spends most of the time in a desk drawer somewhere.
actually, the idea of storing the game data on a mobile drive is not dumb. and when you consider we're dealing with a game company putting more time and effort into keeping its game safe from pirates than it does in improving their game technology, it is a brilliant idea.
the fallacy is not the idea, but the frailty of the flash drive. yes, external hard drives of all sizes face the problem of repeated use and abuse. when more durable external drives come along, as well as a more practical way of connecting the drive to the computer, this idea of a portable strat will be more useful.
in the meantime, we are better off anchored to the ONE computer that has the game on it.
or better yet... let's go back to dice and cards (that was for you, HEAD INMATE).
Actually, an external hard drive would be a much better solution. Your tiny flash drive is only a silicon chip. An external hard drive is the same thing you have internally, but is held in a box hooked to your pc via USB or firewire connections. The latter is much more stable solution for the portable gaming solution you seek.
not that much difference other than size. both should be used primarily for data transportation and both are susceptible to data loss for a number of reasons. neither is ideal for use as a backup, let alone as a way of gaining additional hard drive space. neither can be trusted.
from computercraft: Complete and catastrophic loss of data is very common with external hard drives.
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