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uClinux Ported to the iPod

ucdot writes "Here is the announcement for a port of uClinux to the Apple iPod, checkout the project page for extra details. Currently the frame buffer, audio and IDE devices are working. Still plenty of work to do."

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  1. Common RPN Misconceptions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I already know algerbraic. Why should I bother learning a new system?

    Because RPN has many advantages. It's quicker, requires less keystrokes and you no longer have to match brackets

    But RPN is a pain in the neck!

    No. Most RPN users agree that RPN is easier then algerbraic. For instance:

    2* (4 + 7) =

    is:

    4 Enter 7 + 2 *

    What's going on here? you are using a stack. Typing 4 then enter puts 4 on the stack. typing 7 + adds 7 to the stack. 2 * multiplies the result by 2. Not only is it easy, but you have saved 2 keystrokes already. now, let's take the square root of the answer:

    ALG: sqr ans = 3 keystrokes
    RPN: sqr 1 keystroke

    Easy!

    So, RPN is faster? Why?

    Well, 2 reasons. Firstly it takes less keystrokes. Secondly, you no longer have to match brackets. This saves a lot of time

    Why would I bother? RPN is as dead as *BSD

    No, There Is A New Hope (TM)! HP is reviving their calculator line! Check out comp.sys.hp48 for details or check out this Press Release

    hang on, if I make a typo I lose my work!

    No. You have an 'undo' key

    But I can't see my working!

    yes you can. The HP4x series of calculators show full symbolic working

    1. Re:Common RPN Misconceptions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yay! I got first post for the glory of the HP RPN empire! Die rebel TI Scum!

    2. Re:Common RPN Misconceptions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I want them to bring back the HP42. That is a sensible calculator. RPN of course, but slim and easy to fit into your pocket. Not like those chunky 48sx etc. HP, hear me -- bring back the HP42.

  2. ph33r netbsd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ph33r netbsd, that's a field you haven't put your hands on. Oh well, you may have accomplished compatibility with my refrigerator, but the ice desposer is still buggy!

  3. Alternative lifestyle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Dear Sirs,

    I am an open-minded young man with a fabulous body and drugfree mind. While I am heterosexual, I am interested in experiencing sex with another man. Will Apple computers and accessories help me in getting my cock sucked by a handsome IT geek?

  4. Re:please pull my iPud by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Dear Father Randy,

    I have this fantasy of seducing straight guys into having wild gay sex and turning them eventually into full-fledged flaming homosexuals.

    Can you give me advice on how to approach a straight guy and convince him to try gay sex with me at least once? I am sure that my fabulous cocksucking skills will do the rest.

  5. IBM STRIKES BACK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    News.com is reporting that IBM has won a $290 million contract with the federal government to build what are expected to be the world's two fastest supercomputers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The other machine, the Linux powered Blue Gene/L will be 10 times faster than the current #1 , NEC's Earth Simulator with a speed of 360 teraflops, according to IBM.

  6. Trolls by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why the hell is every Apple article on Slashdot full of trolls and flamebaits about homosexuals and gay sex?!

  7. Re:please pull my iPud by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Some advice from a straight guy who did have sex with a man once:

    1) Look neat and clean but not "homosexual".
    2) Do not touch or fondle him in public. Just talk.
    3) If possible, go to his place. He'll feel more secure there.
    4) Don't ask him to do anything. Start with a handjob while watching a TV, for instance. Oral sex later on. Any anal play is definitely not recommended. If he wants to try something, encourage him.
    5) Make him feel secure in that you will not talk about you two with anyone without permission.

  8. Had gay sex but is still straight? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Uh... maybe I'm confused, but how can you be a straight guy if you had gay sex?