[mythtv-users] gentoo, latest mythtv - mythfrontend has no text

[Jarod Wilson]

On 07/01/2009 10:30 AM, Brian Wood wrote:
> I could spend $400 if I had to, but lately it seems I have more fun "eking out
> an extra 1% by optimizing the bejeesus" out of older hardware.

There's definitely something to be said for that if it interests you and 
you have the time for it.

> It's better for the planet as well, the number of older systems that are going
> into landfills is staggering, and these machines are fully capable of
> performing useful functions.

I give my old stuff to needing/wanting members of the local LUG.

> With the advent of cloud-based browser-centric computing, the era of
> continuous upgrade cycles is, hopefully, coming to an end.

Agreed. But I'm sure Microsoft will come up with a reason why it can't. 
For the record, I still use my ~4 year old dual opteron 252 w/8G of RAM 
as my primary workstation and a ~2.5 year old core 2 quad as my mythtv 
backend. My ~7 year old PowerMac G4 tower still gets plenty of use, as 
does my ~5 year old PowerBook G4, so I'm not *all* about shiny and new... :)

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com