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AlphaSmart Shows Palm-Based Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the battery-life-above-all-else dept.

krswan writes: "AlphaSmart, which has built proprietary 'mini-laptops' for education in the past, has released a Palm Compatible device with a full keyboard, built in rechargeable batteries, 2 USB ports, and two Secure Digital and Multimedia Card compatible slots - all for $399. It is only about 2 lbs and the screen resolution is 560X160. As a teacher, I would love 30 or so for my classroom. More details at the Dana website." It's basically still more a glorified keyboard (like the older AlphaSmart products) than a laptop, but that's not a bad thing.

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  4. Eat the foreskin. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As I gingerly hobbled back into the kitchen for another brew, I spotted IT, the severed hunk-o-foreskin that I had left on the table. It was of fairly good size, about 1/2" by 1/4" and maybe as thick as a piece of bacon. Suddenly, strange thoughts entered my skull, and a raging mental battle between good and evil ensued.

    EVIL: "Eat the foreskin."
    GOOD: "Don't do it!! That's gross!!"
    EVIL: "Eat the foreskin."
    GOOD: "Stop thinking about it!!"
    EVIL: "You know what you must do. Eat it. It is your destiny."
    GOOD: "But that's cannibalism!"
    EVIL: "So what?"
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    GOOD: "But this is weird, deranged and perverted!"
    EVIL: "Exactly"
    GOOD: (Hauls its sorry whupped ass away and shuts up)
    So, I ate it. Turns out it was very tough and chewy, kind of like biting a little piece of rubber. I chewed for about 5 minutes, but didn't make any progress on breaking it down, so I swallowed it. It had a little bit of blood flavor at first, but after that it had no flavor at all; rather disappointing in that respect. Maybe I should have cooked it.