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From: Jeffrey Goldberg on 2 Apr 2010 14:23 nospam wrote: > In article <4bb3f790$0$10949$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei > <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > >> What is REALLY missing is a hot plate on the LCD. This way, you could >> keep coffee pots warm on the conference table by placing them on an >> iPAd. :-) > > actually, there's an app for that. it cranks the cpu and gets the > iphone very warm while displaying a glowing heating element. Still there is no integrated pigeon coop. And that is essential if it's going to do RFC 1149 networking. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1149.html -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://goldmark.org/jeff/ I rarely read HTML or poorly quoting posts Reply-To address is valid
From: Mocassin joe on 2 Apr 2010 20:18 "-hh" <recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote in message news:566608ca-9e6a-4499-a77b-3ef4ff5dca20(a)q15g2000yqj.googlegroups.com... Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...(a)FreeShell.org> wrote: > On 04-01-2010 10:49, -hh wrote: > > > proposal with terms. Please note that whining without offering any > > tangible alternatives is subject to immediate public humiliation :-) > > You're threatening trolls with public humiliation? > > "Please, b'rer fox, don't throw me in that briar patch" The funny part is that calling their bluff works. Every single time. Afterall, other than what I proposed (and I still have not takers on my offer), you can see a total absence of anyone even *daring* to make their own firm prediction(s). You can [insert here whatever description of scathing contempt that you want] on our resident Trolls, and the bottom line remains the same: we've all seen cockroaches in the bathroom at 3AM who have exhibited more bravery than any of these "boys". Maybe in your home.
From: -hh on 3 Apr 2010 07:24 "Mocassin joe" <joemocasa...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > Maybe in your home. Oh look: a cockroach appeared. But also note what is ...as was expected... missing. -hh
From: Mocassin joe on 3 Apr 2010 10:31 "-hh" <recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote in message news:4b4b1f26-64c0-4c14-94e6-23be0f32587f(a)x3g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > "Mocassin joe" <joemocasa...(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> Maybe in your home. > > > Oh look: a cockroach appeared. In your house? Only one? When you see one, there are thousands. But you know that. > But also note what is ...as was > expected... missing. I always love the insults when I'm right on the mark.
From: Rex Ballard on 5 Apr 2010 18:38
On Mar 31, 11:39 am, James Hopone <nospanjames.hop...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On 2010-03-31 08:43:58 -0500, "Mocassin joe" <joemocasa...(a)aol.com> said: > > The more you look, the more useless it becomes. > So you can't afford one why tell us? It's not a question of being able to afford it. It's a question of comparing the value of an iPad, for it's purchase price, to the value and functionality of a Netbook priced at or below the same price. With many Netbooks, you get either WUXGA output or HDMI output, or both. You get 1 gig of RAM expandable to 2. You get a 160 gig SATA drive expandable to 600 MB. All in a package that's about the same length and width as an iPad but a bit thicker - to accomodate the keyboard. Smartbooks will come in at even lower prices, will have 1 gig of RAM expandable to 2 a solid state drive, with extra SDHC slots and USB slots for extra storage. Most will also have touch-screens and will have external video connectors. Essentially the main difference between the ASUS EEE and smartbooks is the touch-screen and ARM chip, so that Microsoft can't claim that ASUS is promoting piracy the way Napster did. ARM makes single-chip devices which include the video display, the HDMI, the LCD driver, WiFi, and Cellular Phone connection, as well as the touch-screen. Multitouch is also possible on touch-pads and can be used on any of the available displays. I have to admit I prefer track-balls to touch- screens. These days on Linux, I've set "disable touchpad while typing" and "don't touch to click". I get MUCH fewer unintended curser jumps. The touch-screen made sense for the cell phone and the PDA (iPod Touch), but if the touch-screen limits your alternative display options, it could be a liability. I suspect we will be seeing better alternatives coming as well. Keep in mind that UNIX/Linux also has support for input devices such a gloves, inertial sensors, multiple analog joystics, 3D pointing devices, ultrasonic detection of hand positions of one or more hands, and inertia detectiors similar to the Wii. Linux can support multiple input devices, and up to 16 signals each in addition to the mouse which can be used for scroll-bars or even multiple track-balls. Linux also has interfaces to various joystick devices. The gamble apple has taken, is that people will be willing to pay as much as $700 for a touch-screen with multi-touch interface rather than a $250 SmartBook with some of the features described above. Apple has over a hundred thousand "applications" but how many calandars and how many versions of Tetris do you really need? |