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Cappuccino PC, Round 3
Simon (S2) writes "do you remember the cappuccino pc? There is a new release of it called Mocha.
The Mocha P4 PC size advantage makes it ideal for places where space is at a premium or for those who work in several fixed locations at once and want to be able to access the same data everywhere. Mocha P4 is a PC that is so flexible, efficient, compact and portable technically knocks down all existing desk top PCs. Choosing a big and bulky inappropriate PC has become an obsolete way of thinking. The over all technology of other mini-book PCs around is still far from our achievement today. Take advantage of the new breed PC of tomorrow and experience the next generation way of computing."
Notice the date on the post? It's an April Fool's joke.
It was a meta joke actually, and you fell for it.
Er drool I mean! You see drool is sticking to my fingers I love this thing so much!
Gorkman
then either get rid of those half-height PCI slots or find me a TV tuner card that will fit in one!
I want to buy a Book PC for my home entertainment center, but I can't for the life of me find one that I can put a TV tuner card inside. USB tuners suck, so don't waste your time pointing me in that direction.
Umm... that was an april fools' joke.
Or didn't you notice the date of the article?
If a person was to "subscribe" to Slashdot, do they still see this kind of fluffy paid for article? Do they get an option to filter such stories out?
That's what we thought. Maybe it was actually an announcement cleverly disguised as an April Fool's joke.
My other first post is car post.
Some loosely-related thoughts on the "free" press...
.25% of the population has more wealth than the other 99.75%. Bothered by concentration of power and control in the IT market? Be bothered about it elsewhere, too. It affects you more than Microsoft.
Folks, if you want news, you have to pay newspeople to deliver it to you.
Want news for free? You're not going to get it. Instead, you'll get advertising and watered-down news pieces, because no business wants to spoil relationships with its paying customers.
If the creators of South Park have to worry about spoiling relationships, you can imagine what people writing anything more serious must go through.
So, in the guise of "news" and with little critical analysis or research, major networks recite Pentagon press releases (why would these networks spend extra money when people will watch anyway?), major internet portals reprint corporate press releases, and so on. Is this news?
Pick a fee-based newspaper today and subscribe.
And pick one that prints the most, bad news. Any newspaper filled with corporate or political "rah-rah" is not giving you the news that matters. (Want to feel good? Go outside and play. Want to be informed? Read bad news.)
Anecdotally, Winston Churchill knew to set up an unbiased news agency outside of his own sphere of influence to give him the awful truth.
Maybe Slashdot should offer two access modes: fee-based without advertising and free with advertising.
Oh, and please, please -- anyone reading Slashdot -- make sure you vote. Microsoft might have a huge share of the IT market. But, the top