FIRST POST
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Anonymous Coward
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In the name of the American Association of Gay Niggers (AAGN)
How to suck dick [Happy Valentine's Day!]
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Sexual+Ass+Gerbil
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How to suck cock (for gay men and straight women):
I love blow jobs. Not just getting them, but giving them. It's an amazing experience. Being gay, I may not be typical for a man, however straight women generally have an even stronger aversion from dick sucking than straight men. Females not only don't know how to suck dick, they don't want to learn. They don't own the equipment, they don't understand the male drive, they don't know how a blow job feels, and they don't know how penises work. In fact, while many women have experimented with dick sucking, 90% of them don't like or don't want to try sucking dick. That's unfortunate because they are missing out on a rewarding experience. Likewise, their men are missing out on a very exciting experience. Let's face it, if you want to receive not just a blowjob, but a blowjob, you probably want a guy for a partner. Unless, of course, this guide helps transfer the carnal knowledge of pleasuring a man from a gay man to the straight women out there. If not, I hope to at least transfer this knowledge to another gay man out there.:)
The penis is one of the most wonderful parts of the body to suck. Nothing can compare to its size, shape, texture, warmth, taste, and its response to touch. Female breasts are rather inanimate in comparison. Their only redeeming qualities are the nipples that respond to touch, but guys have nipples too, so it's not an exclusively feminine part of the body.
It is important to give yourself a weekend of privacy the first time you try to suck off a guy. You may not be able to the first time and will need extra time the next day or two to try again. If you don't give yourself a weekend, you can end up failing and then next time you will make the same mistakes again because you will not remember what you did wrong the previous time.
You probably have noticed it's much harder to masturbate while standing up. It is much more difficult to get a guy off if he's standing up, especially if you've never sucked off a guy before. Although blowjobs are stereotypically associated with a kneeling giver, in practice, that is an uncomfortable position for the receiver as he must either sit or stand. Instead, have your partner lie down on his back on a bed (or somewhere soft and flat). Here's a good (censored cartoon) example of such a position. Note how both bodies are aligned. Note also that it will get very hot underneath a blanket of any thickness, so lose the blanket unless the room is uncomfortably cold. Use your own experiences of masturbation in private to guide you as much as possible.
Notice how the dick is not completely cylindrical, but is slightly flattened? That shape is designed to fit perfectly in the mouth. There's no way evolution could have better designed a part for sucking. Note that the most sensitive portion of the penis is the length underneath the shaft. This should clue you in on how to position yourself to suck him. You will want to scoot yourself down so that you are 1) straddling one or both of his legs or 2) kneeling beside him or between his legs. Find out what works for the both of you.
The underneath of his shaft should rest on your tongue and his penis should lie flat in your mouth. Once you take him into your mouth, try turning your head 90 degrees around his cock and you will notice that you will have to open wider to accomodate him. The wider you have open your mouth, the quicker you will tire, so make sure you align yourself for the most comfort. Likewise, your partner will enjoy it more if your tongue is in the right place.
Lick along the length of the shaft and give the tip a few licks around the ridge of the tip. Have fun. Take his tip in your mouth and suck. You may want to hold his shaft down at an angle just enough to allow his penis to enter your mouth smoothly. By now, you may notice a drip of clear liquid forming at the tip of his
Slayer
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Anonymous Coward
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Slayer tells us: God Hates Us All.
I believe them.
Re:Slayer
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Anonymous Coward
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And I believe nothing Slayer does has been worthwhile since 1990 so... meh.
...does anyone know around when Zaurus SL-6000 will come out?
-- Cheers,
RoadkillBunny
List price $849
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Anonymous Coward
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Er.....uh......uhm......well, uh.... JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST if instead of Linux, IT RAN WINDOWS!!! YEAH!
Sheesh.
bought
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Anonymous Coward
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oatjf irts
Help me Dr. Zaius!
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Anonymous Coward
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Ape: Help, the human's about to escape. Troy: Get your paws off me, you dirty ape. Ape: [gasping] He can talk!
Apes: [in unison, rythmed] He can talk He can talk He can talk He can talk He can talk He can talk
Troy: [singing] I can siiiiiing!
[funky beat of "Rock Me Amadeus" starts playing]
Female Nurse Ape: Ooh, help me Dr. Zaius! Apes: [in unison] Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius Oh... Dr. Zaius Ape: Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius.
Troy: What's wrong with me? Zaius: I think you're crazy. Troy: Want a second opinion. Zaius: You're also lazy.
Apes: [in unison] Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
[one ape starts breakdancing]
Oh... Dr. Zaius Ape: Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius.
Troy: Can I play the piano anymore? Zaius: Of course you can. Troy: Well I couldn't before!
[plays piano]
"You'll Never Make a Monkey Out of Me"
Troy: [singing] I hate every ape I see From chimpan-a to chimpan-zee No, you'll never make a monkey out of me
Oh my God, I was wrong It was Earth all along
You've finally made a monkey Apes: Yes, we've finally made a monkey Troy: Yes, you've finally made a monkey out of me Apes: Yes, we've finally made a monkey out of you
Sharp's marketing seems to be broken in that despite the thriving user community and demand for a zaurus model with that form factor in us/europe they seem reluctant to actually release it over here. Companies such as dynamismor shirtpocket import them or better still get someone visiting japan to bring you one back. They can be easily re-flashed to remove the japanese software and instead start speaking english which I for one find a whole lot easier to deal with;-)
There is an iminent (nobody knows quite when due to the brokenness of sharp's marketing dept.) launch of a model in the states called the Sl-6000 which is a similar (well slightly improved) set of innards and screen to the sl-c860 but in a more conventional pda form factor, very like the sl-5600 as released in the US.
Companies such as dynamismor shirtpocket import them or better still get someone visiting japan to bring you one back.
Yep, I got my SL-C860 from Shirtpocket, and have been
very happy with it. It is far and away the best PDA
available for my needs, and the screen really does
have to be seen to be believed. It really is that
good. My only gripe is the lack of integrated
Bluetooth. They've fixed that with the Zarus SL-6000, but for some strange reason, they've
reverted back to the SL-5500 form factor. I have
both, and trust me, the clamshell design is much,
much better. Bluetooth via a CF card works well
enough, I'd just prefer to have it built in. But
I'd recommend anyone thinking of a PDA to take a
look.
-- "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." -- Delos B. McKown
Re:The US?
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Anonymous Coward
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another sign of how the society is becoming more big brother... go to PeopleBot and type in 'britney spears'
- Find the top selling Amazon products in many categories. (When items are hot, they rise to the top 10 sellers quickly)
- Customize the front page with deals from sites you select.
- Search the deals from *many* different dealsites within the last 30 days
- Find the Top Ten deals and dealsites based on other user's choices
- Easily surf the deal sites from one common interface
To all naysayers...I own a Palm, a PocketPC (iPaq 5555), Zaurus 5600, and...ding-ding...Zaurus C760 (basically the exact same thing as a C860 with a different color).
Yeah...Sharp is real stupid for not marketing these bad boys in USA. For you Clie wannabe lovers, here is what you can do with a Zaurus C760:
Opera 7 browser...I mean a real browser with Java and Javascript. Not a "I wish I was a real IE on IPAQ" or Pal. This is the real deal...full 100% browser.
Bash shell/terminal. ssh into your favorite box.
GCC. Bored? Compile your favorite software and run it in that lamo meeting you are in.
VPNC - Need access to your corporate Cisco VPN? Use vpnc...its the freeware Cisco VPN client. Gets you right into your company. Yeah try that on a Palm or pay some $$ on the iPaq for that.
Email - All flavors...pop, IMAP, jeez...even notes.
Sniff? Wanna see who is using wireless? Use Kismet or Wellenreiter.. Talk about Warwalking/driving...this is the shit.
Do Windows? rdesktop baby! Pull your Windblowz box on this puppy. Yeah I know iPaq/PocketPC can do this...but can your Palm?
Apache/PHP/MySQL - Yeah this is not shit. Run a full web app on this PDA...yeah PDA. Get iPaq/PocketPC and Palm to play that game. Good luck.
This is just the beginning folks. All of this on a PDA. I invite any other PDA to do the above.
mplayer...yes...I said mplayer. I constantly carry around 2-3 full length feature films on my CF card plugged into the C760. I can watch a full movie with mplayer..this includes DIVX, MPEG4, OGG...you name it. Its the same proggy you use on your home Linux box.
Do that with your CLIE;-)
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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Anonymous Coward
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is that a pda in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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Serious+Simon
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Look at the size of that thing! Its huge!
You're nuts.
Given the VGA screen and the full keyboard it's amazing that it is only a bit thicker than a normal PDA.
It's
4.25" x 3.25" x 1.0" compared to e.g. Dell Axim X5: 5.04 x 3.21 x 0.71
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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silvaran
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it's amazing that it is only a bit thicker than a normal PDA.
Sorry, I just found it kind of funny that we refer to the Dell as a normal PDA, like there's some universal PDA standard set in stone that the Zaurus defies by running Linux and the Dell matches completely.
But hey, here's hoping that people will soon see Linux PDAs as normal PDAs just as easily:).
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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bugbread
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It could be worse. The most expensive Zaurus I've ever seen (I live in Japan, so I see a lot that don't make it abroad) ran about $1,600. Sure, it had a video camera built in, but $1,600?!?!
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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Michael+Spencer+Jr.
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The C860 is the same size as the C700 I've been carrying around in my pocket for the past year. Usually I'm carrying it with the network card sticking out the top, and I haven't had anything bad happen to the extra bit of plastic that sticks out. There's a noticable Zaurus-shaped rectangular outline where my pocket is, but nothing sticks out the top of my pocket and nothing gets bent or sheared off. Nobody notices my pocket -- I think that qualifies the Zaurus as pocket-sized.:) I think "small" or "HUGE" aren't really precise enough. Let's talk about whether it's too big for something or too small for something. Those statements are *useful* statements. My C700 is small enough to carry around in your pocket, everywhere you go. The AC adapter folds its prongs into the body and it's small enough to carry around in your other pocket.
The 640x480 screen apparently has led people to mistakenly conclude the screen is large. It's not -- it's just got unusually high dots-per-inch.
The screen is still pretty readable though. People always comment on how small the text is, but when they hold the unit closer (which is normal and natural with a small hand-held device) they can read it clearly. I've found people who need reading glasses to read small print on paper are the only people who have trouble with this screen.
I suppose some people are fashion-conscious enough that how small something looks matters. To me, it just needs to be small enough to comfortably hold in one hand, light enough to not tire that hand out, and small enough to carry in my pocket everywhere I go. That's precisely what it's been for me, for the past year.
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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neonstz
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Look at the size of that thing!
Check here for a picture of the Zaurus in use (big thanks to Tom for letting me use his Zaurus while on vacation in Japan). I'm not sure which model it is.
(Notice the Air-H CF card on the side of the Zaurus, I was SSH'ing to my machine in Norway.
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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treke
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That is a C700 ( you can tell by the black keyboard ). The C860 is only a little thicker due to the large battery used in it.
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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Michael+Spencer+Jr.
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Don't know if anyone cares, but here's an example of the screen resolution.
That's my thumb in the picture. Fifteen lines of text fit in the width of my thumb.
(For the record...I did eventually get MAME working, but it runs slow on Qtopia. I'll have to try it on that new X11 ROM and see if it runs at more than 40% speed. )
--Michael Spencer
Re:Its small for a laptop, but HUGE for a PDA
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gullevek
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always depends how you do it:). When I bought my 860 it was smth around 72.000 yen at bic camera. I just used my bic camera point card and got 20.000 yen off. Same I did for my dial up card which was 10.000 yen (its a wlan / dial up card) and I again my point card and paid 0 yen...
-- "Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden"
- Rosa Luxemburg, 1871 - 1919
But as they say in France: "Jeg syntes ikke det gor noget hvis man lugter lidt af tis".
Which could be translated to something like, that even when it looks great, do you really need it or does it offer you any thing you need in the long run.
But I guess that is a bit besides the point here on/. and I for one would love to play with it, even if I can't find any useful purpose for it.:)
Being Swedish I can tell you that that isn't French. It is Norwegian or Danish and it says:
"It doesn't matter if you smell a little like this"
I don't have any moderator points right now, which is just as well, because I don't know if I should moderate this as funny or if I should moderate it down.
Which is actually Danish and means "I don't think it matters if you smell a little of piss".
I think someone has been having some fun with teaching Bender Unit 22 some bogus Danish phrases. Or he has gotten his hands on a Monty Python dictionary.
Sure this thing looks fairly nice and linux on a PDA would be nice. But after playing with a Sony UX50 for a little over $600 with integrated 802.11b and a little webcam, I just could never picture myself or any other mainstream business-type buying this thing. my Visor Edge is up for replacement with a non-MS PDA, and so Sony is going to get my $$ thing time around.
Isn't the Sony's resolution a mere 320x240? I know that's standard for PDAs now, but it's worth noting that this Zaurus has a 640x480 screen. I've also heard complaints that the Sony PDAs of this form factor have unreasonably small screens. If I had the money to blow, I'd certainly pick this Zaurus over the Sony.
*Businesses* have no problem forking out over $500 for Blackberrys. When I say business I mean the execs who never hear the word *NO* when requesting their gadgets. All you'd have to do it raffle a handful of things away when enough suits are around and companies in the US will be signing support agreements in no time.
No. In fact you would have a very, very hard time finding a Sony PDA with a 320x240 screen. 320x240 is the defacto standard on Windows PDAs at the moment, though Windows CE can actually support other resolutions quite easily, its just that most of the 3rd party software is hardcoded for that size. Sony makes Palm OS PDAs, which can use 160x160 (from the 1996 Palm Pilot 1000), the high resolution 320x320 first used by Sony (low res apps are easily scaled up, so no compatible problems) and also pioneered by Sony, 320x480 in portrait and landscape mode.
Tablet PC, anyone?
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sbennett
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Is it just me, or does this look like some wierd hybrid of a traditional PDA (a la Palm V) and Microsoft's Tablet PC idea? It's a PDA in size and processing power, but then it opens out into a laptop shape and has a qwerty keyboard. And then there's the screen. 640x480 is the largest screen resolution I've seen on a PDA, unless I'm missing something.
Re:Tablet PC, anyone?
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DarkManaX
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Um, its not a new innovation from microsoft. It's been around for quite a while.
After having owned a Psion 5mx for many years, I'm still not impressed by the Zaurus clamshell models. Now, if Sharp could only come up with a decent keyboard. It's not like it's impossible, given that Psion had it already in 1997.
Re:Tablet PC, anyone?
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Anonymous Coward
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The Psion5mx screen doesn't swivel round into a "tablet" configuration, though its keyboard is better than the zaurus. And the psion does NOT have 640x480 screen res, which is as good as office workers in the 90s used.
Killer app for Zaurus
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Andreas(R)
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Re:Killer app for Zaurus
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Andreas(R)
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By the way, the project's progress seems to have slowed down lately. This might be a good time to request help from developers to sync with current CVS and finish the project. That would be nice:)
Would the use of such a small piece of equipment actually be of use? Possibly by asians or those that are naturally nimble, but people like me with the sausage fingers and bulky hands, it's a nuisance (maybe we're not who they're oriented to?). It's like all those cell phones that need a toothpick to dial them... I'd use this for show and tell:/
goatse.cx was owned by The CIAA -- goto forums for more info. and erm, quit wasting posts pls.
-- Pls No Negative Modding!
Re:mods _up
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Anonymous Coward
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Dammit, don't you keep up with the news? goatse died long ago, troll failed!
The Problem with the Zaurus
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vjmurphy
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Has never been its hardware: this version looks great. The problem is always the software: nothing on the Zaurus comes close to the integration and ease of Palm software. While the Kompany has done a good job of coming up with some replacement PIM applications, they still seem clunky.
Also, unless you back up/sync your Zaurus religiously, when the battery power is gone, so is all your data, programs, etc.
It isn't a very user-friendly device, but I still love mine. Nothing beats running a web server with PHP on your handheld.
Re:The Problem with the Zaurus
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Makenai
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Also, unless you back up/sync your Zaurus religiously, when the battery power is gone, so is all your data, programs, etc.
Um.. sorry. That's absolutely wrong. NAND memory does not go away when you let the battery drain. It even mentions it in the review.
Re:The Problem with the Zaurus
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terzyva
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Did you read the article? One of the main improvements in current models is that the user filesystem is in non-volatile flash ROM. This started with the SL-C700 and SL-5600 models, which were released about a year ago.
Only the old SL-5500 model used a RAM disk for storage.
-Klaus
Re:The Problem with the Zaurus
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Espectr0
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Also, unless you back up/sync your Zaurus religiously, when the battery power is gone, so is all your data, programs, etc.
RTFA. It uses non-volative memory so your apps stay when the power drains.
Re:The Problem with the Zaurus
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Anonymous Coward
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With regards to the memory, you're probably thinking of a PocketPC, most of which do lose their data if they lose power. Either that or a Palm. I have yet to see a Palm that doesn't lose its data when you remove power.
Re:The Problem with the Zaurus
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tchuladdiass
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Even on my 5500, I don't have that problem. I did a bit of work on the rom image so that it uses the SD card as a direct replacement for the internal volital ramdisk. Then I shrunk down the ramdisk size so that I have nearly the full 64meg of memory available for system ram.
Lately, I've even set up a dual-boot system, where I can boot up normally, or boot up using the SD card mounted on/home (instead of the ramdisk), or use the SD as root -- which lets me run things like OpenZaurus and Debian completely of my 256meg SD card. Write speed on the SD is slow, but I took care of that by tweeking the kernel. Apparently, Sharp added a patch to force filesystem to be mounted sync (even if you use "-o async" with the mount command). After turnning off "CONFIG_FS_SYNC" in the.config file and recompiling the kernel, the SD card feels as fast as the ramdisk.
Is it really worth it?
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dancedance
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I have always liked the look and power of the zaurus line, and I really want a linux pda, however I don't think the cost of the imported zaurus is really worth it. For $850 you can get a laptop and install linux on that. I understand that there are size and usage differences, however if I were to choose between a zaurus, or a 12inch ibook (say off of ebay) I think I would have to go with the ibook. It seems that the laptop is much more useful than the pda for a similar price.
Re:Is it really worth it?
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terzyva
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Keep in mind that Dynamism charges a hefty premium for the English conversion. If you're willing to do the conversion yourself, just get the Japanese version. Conics.net sells the SL-C860 for $725.
Also, one of the main features of the C860 is the fancy Japanese dictionary, and if you don't need that I recommend getting one of the older models which have the same screen, keyboard, RAM and CPU, but less flash ROM and a smaller battery. The SL-C750 is excellent (I own one), and IMHO a much better value than the C860. Just stick in a SD/MMC card if you need more storage, and get the larger battery separately if you want that (I prefer the smaller form factor).
A laptop computer is obviously the better choice for getting real work done, but there are other uses for a powerful PDA. It's shirt pocket sized, and suitable for taking almost everywhere without needing to lug around a notebook. I've gotten used to having an Internet connection available wherever I go when I need it (i.e. to research products while shopping).
-Klaus
Re:Is it really worth it?
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jwr
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There is a very notable difference between a laptop (any size) and a Zaurus. You can take the Zaurus out of your pocket and be taking notes in about two seconds. Plus, you don't have to sit down. Try that with a laptop.
I have the SL-760 and I am very happy with it. I use it mostly for running XEmacs in a terminal window, though -- and taking notes. But it is unbelievably practical for this purpose. The built-in keyboard is surprisingly useful and you can take reasonable notes with it. And it is usable while you are standing (you type with your thumbs anyway).
BTW, I don't know where the $850 price tag comes from -- I bought mine in Japan for less than $600.
As to the other posts -- yes, it is true that the Zaurus software is lacking. The usability is simply not there, compared to Palm. There is the OPIE project, but it suffers from lack of developers (it is extremely difficult to set up an environment to program for OPIE) and the applications are really of the KDE-let's-copy-Windows-now-with-all-the-icons kind, not of the nice and simple Palm kind.
Still, even with the software not really being up to the hardware, the Zaurus is a beautiful machine.
"Keep in mind that Dynamism charges a hefty premium for the English conversion."
No kidding man, I almost ate my tongue looking at that $849 tag. Now, in Yodobashi-kamera in Osaka you'll get the thing (in japanese) for 69800JPY (=about 516EUR/662USD). Don't know japanese? Get a new rom from the net for free!
Seriously, what does Dynamism do to warrant 28% addition to the price?
-- True confidence comes not from realising you are as good as your peers, but that your peers are as bad as you are.
Oh, and on top of that: if you get it at Yodobashi, you'll get 13% of the price back in points that you can buy, say, a 256MB SD card with.
-- True confidence comes not from realising you are as good as your peers, but that your peers are as bad as you are.
Re:Is it really worth it?
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Anonymous Coward
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Dynamism offers support for the device. They offer english documentation (I'm not sure if they have it for c860 but I remember for c700 they did). They also offer a warranty. This is from their website:
Warranty and Support: The product includes a 1-year Fedex-rescue service warranty. If you have a hardware failure within the one-year period, Dynamism will pay for Fedex return of your PDA to Japan for repair, and Fedex return shipping to you. (User-inflicted damage is not included.)
Technical Support for the Zaurus will be available by email at c700support@dynamism.com. For all support emails be sure to include your Name, Date of Purchase, Model, and Serial Number.
Please note that Sharp USA will not support this PDA.
fucking kike
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Anonymous Coward
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support for CE languages?
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kyknos.org
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can it handle central european languages? can it write in unicode or in iso latin-2? i would love an linux based pda like this but i need suipport for my native language (at least writing texts in it)
--
SHE does throw dice.
Re:support for CE languages?
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rusty0101
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At this point, I would suggest checking to see if OpenZaurus provided that support.
None of the SL-Cxxx line is currently officially available even in the US. Much less an official ROM from Sharp. Asking about languages beyond that is probably asking a bit much for direct support.
On the other hand OpenZaurus should install to this system, and by it's nature very well may have support for more languages than the official roms. That's not to say that it has any 'specific' language support, but I suspect it's much more likely.
Side note, I know that the sl-5500 input mode does support Unicode input as one of the four pre-installe soft keyboards in addition to the slide covered hard keyboard. The codesets included are Basic Latin, Latin-1 Supplement and Currency Symbols.
I hope that's helpful.
-Rusty
-- You never know...
Re:support for CE languages?
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zbychu900
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Of course it has. You may look at the discussions in country Zaurus usergroups (http://www.zaurususergroup.com).
I'm from Poland and all Polish national characters are supported (fonts and keyboard).
Poland ZUG:
http://www.zaurususergroup.com/index.php?name=PNph pBB2&file=viewforum&f=71
Slovakia ZUG:
http://www.zaurususergroup.com/index.php?name=PNph pBB2&file=viewforum&f=83&sid=d02307f05ed33c9927186 0307e714d75
You're presumably from Czech Republic, so you shouldn't have trouble reading either group;-)
Re:support for CE languages?
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Anonymous Coward
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Yeah, you can flash a 99% english ROM and remap the keyboard to your liking. ISO8859-XX is not a problem.
P.S. If you don't like the Sharp PIM's,
you can run for exampler korganizer,
which looks nice on the C-series screen.
"best keyboard"?
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tverbeek
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"It also has the best keyboard I've used on a PDA."
Perhaps the author needs to get out more. OK, so maybe it's better than it looks, and I'm sure it's better than the buttons on the Treo my employer issued to me. But I can't imagine it being better than the keyboards on the Psion Series5, Revo, or even the old Series3.
The keyboard isn't much to look at and is essentially a membrane with lumps to define the keys, doesn't sound great but works better than it sounds. It isn't as good as say the psion 5mx and is more in line with the psion 3 series (although it is a few years since I last saw one) but despite that is actually pretty usable and more practical than the keyboard on the treo 600 (being bigger). I can touch type on mine *just* although prefer either a one handed action if it is on a surface or a 2 thumb technique if you are holding it work reasonably well. I am faster with the keyboard input on the Zaurus than I ever was with grafitti on the palm, if you want to do any serious work though you'd ssh in from something with a real keyboard OR just write your novel on a PC!
So what you are telling me is the Anti-Slash types
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Anonymous Coward
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like to suck cock? It figures
PDA, Schmeeee-Deee-A
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l0ungeb0y
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The last PDA I bought was a,a href="http://shop.store.yahoo.com/letterfolders-of fice-equipment/palwitac.html">PalmVIIx in early 2001. I used it for maybe 6 months before it became too much of a hassle for me to deal with. It's been sitting in my closet collecting dust ever since August 2001.
While PDA's are handy, I'm not big on carrying around a whole bunch of gadgets. And besides, being a very mobile person who is often on foot (downtown SF), having to lug around a PDA on a sunny day can be a bit of a problem. And the Zaurus in the article looks gigantic! I already have a titanium powerbook, so some hybrid PDA/Palmtop has -5 appeal to me.
For those like me that are always looking for the smallest, most functional and utilitarian gadget to lighten the load with, check out the Kyocera 7100 series smartphone it's a Palm OS PDA with a color display, takes compact flash and is freakin tiny! Ohhh and yeah, it's a phone too.
I'm on my second Kyocera Smart phone. I had the larger, monochrome display 6035. Just bought the color, flip style, smaller 7135 6 months ago. Couldn't live without it. Not much bigger than a standard flip cell phone.
All the palm data stored on pc from the 6035 (large addressbook, memos, shopping lists, etc) uploaded onto the 7135 no problemo. I upgraded a couple of the apps to color versions and they imported the old data fine.
Not cheap (I paid about $500.00), but worth every penny. Sturdy too - I dropped it on the pavement once. Small ding on outside, still works perfect. I have the $5 a month replacement insurance though just in case. I'd hate to have to pony up another $500.00.
ANTI-SLASH'ERS ARE COCK SUCKERS, THEY ADMIT IT
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Anonymous Coward
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For a lot less ($200-300), with a UX50, you get a US-waranteed system with wifi & bluetooth built-in. It'll run any PalmOS app under the sun and it's significantly smaller/lighter. Is the Zaurus cool? Sure it is. Is its utility great enough that it outweighs the negatives? I just don't think so.
Re:This vs UX50
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DiGrassi
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I'd say it's horses for courses. I'll bet the ux50 makes a far better PDA (I admit I haven't seen one), but the Zaurus (I have a C760) makes a far better linux pc for your pocket.
I find the PDA apps pretty weak and syncing can be a bit random too (that'll be the entertainment of japanese drivers/pc software!). If you start to look at it as a very small notebook running linux then it makes a lot more sense. Some very clever folks have got X windows running on it which opens up a whole different world of applications you can build and run. As more of the community gets behind it and more development is done, it gets better and better.
Things I personally find it useful for are as a GPS (with a CF gps card), watching films (divx) when trapped in waiting rooms/planes, mp3 player, occasional network security tool (nessus client, kismet etc.), surfing the web (not too bad on the 640x480), pop mail client, occasional games and just generally having a very portable terminal which can often save having a laptop with you.
If you want a pda that just works, get the sony, but if you want a very flexible miniature talking point, get a Zaurus.
Re:This vs UX50
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Anonymous Coward
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Yes, the Zaurus's suck as PDA's. Sync'ing is pretty lousy amd theKompany apps are always bug-riddled. Can't really imagine "needing" a Linux PC in my pocket.
Re:This vs UX50
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Anonymous Coward
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you're right...
I don't even know why anyone would read slashdot or want to run linux schminux...
You can get it for $750 from theKompany at www.thekompany.com/embedded/devices/
Sharp is missing it...
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Bodhammer
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Sharp has missed the US boat. Though there was clearly a demand to release these clamshell units in the US, Sharp has had a cronic case of cranial-rectal insertion and has declined.
I thought I wanted one of these and I was willing to pay about $500 for it but I think now I will pass. Sony is now releaseing a new Clie that I think will serve most of my needs though it is not Linux. Check out the PEG TH-55 - big screen, WiFi, decent PIM apps and ~$320 street price.
Too bad Sharp that you couldn't figure out how to sell your hardware...
-- "I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
actually, the US release will have a keyboard that slides into the unit. It will be smaller then the one shown. It will have the same screen, plus WiFi and Bluetooth built in.
In short..sweet.
-- The Kruger Dunning explains most post on/. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
Re:Sharp is missing it...
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Kent+Recal
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And your source of that information is?
Re:Sharp is missing it...
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Bodhammer
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Wow. I am impressed. A new PDA. There are only thousands of them out there now, already. This is so fucking exciting. I hear that Frigidaire has a new freezer out. It's bigger than other freezers. Why not post an article about that? It's just as exciting.
Too expensive? To thick?
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Realistic_Dragon
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Then get a C750 model. It has half the memory (just throw in a $20 64mb SD card to even it out) but it's 20mm not 25mm (1 in ~= 25mm) and it's only $600.
Vastly more usable than the Sony models, with a better screen and more power.
As for battery life, I get 5 hours out of mine or ~4 hrs with Bluetooth and ~2.5 hrs with WiFi. Spare batteries are about $100 for the high capacity (8.5 hour) ones.
-- Beep beep.
old news, the Zaurus 6000 is the hot thing now
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fuck_this_shit
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The 860 is not the latest and greatest. As far as Zaurus' goes the SL 6000 is the newest addition supposedly to be released shortly including models with Wifi and BLuetooth integrated. It's also back to the old formfactor with slideout keyboard. I want one.
http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1749
I'd love to get a Zaurus, but Sharp's regional distribution policies have me really puzzled. It might simply boil down to "only sells good enough in Japan", but it sure looks more like Sharp is randomly releasing/not releasing certain Sharp models in certain countries: no clamshell models in the US, but the new SL-6000 (with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth) apparently to be released there real soon. Old SL-5000 models discontinued in Europe (but still available in stores in e.g. Germany) and no new models planned for release there, either. No Zaurus at all in Canada. Does anybody have an insight on why they are doing this?
Also, before I ask some Japanese friends to bring me a Zaurus from Japan, I'd rather hold out for a clamshell model with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. Given that the new SL-6000 has both (*and* the VGA screen), does anybody know if that means they are switching away from the clamshell idea for future models, or are they planning to release an updated clamshell model as well?
No. 480x320
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Anonymous Coward
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I have the Sony and it's fantastic. It only has a memory stick slot (but it's a Pro slot) but Bluetooth and WiFi are built-in. No way the Sharp is better than the Sony. I'm using GPRS over bluetooth for internet access and it works fine though a ain to set up). WiFi HotSyncs are a breeze.
Well I hate to do something like this but I just could'nt help to jump in this time. I am tech guy turned businessman and yes I have been reading \. for over 4 years now.
I have a mail order business of Japanese video games and yahoo japan auctions but I also have a service for mail order from Japan. For gadgets, I would be happy to help any of the slashdot readers with a special discount.
Check out my site at http://www.mailorderjapan.com and I am sure you wouldnt be disappointed at the end of the day.
Re:Try my site
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Anonymous Coward
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Suuure you've been here 4 years... obviously you've always posted as an AC, as your UID of 654116 corresponds to a few months ago. And obviously it was just a slip of the keyboard that made you write it "\." instead of "/.".
minus 5, Troll)
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Anonymous Coward
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Here is a photo of the screen of the C700 model running ssh (to a computer running irssi).
In a Related Story, *BSD for Zaurus Has Just Died
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Anonymous Coward
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Yet another sickening blow has struck what's left of the *BSD community, as a soon-to-be-released report by an independent commission doing a year-long study concludes: *BSD is dead and mummified. Here are some of the commission's findings:
Fact: the *BSDs have balkanized yet again. There are now no less than twelve separate, competing *BSD projects, each of which has introduced fundamental incompatibilities with the other *BSDs, and frequently with Unix standards. Average number of developers in each project: fewer than five. Average number of users per project: there are no definitive numbers, but reports show that all projects are on the decline.
Fact: *BSD has no support from the media. Number of Linux magazines available at bookstores: 5 (Linux Journal, Linux World, Linux Developer, Linux Format, Linux User). Number of available *BSD magazines: 0. Current count of Linux-oriented technical books: 1071. Current count of *BSD books: 6.
Fact: XFree86 is dropping support for *BSD. The remaining core group believes that the *BSDs have strayed too far from Unix standards and have become too difficult to support along with Linux and Solaris x86. "It's too much trouble," said one anonymous developer. "If they want to make their own standards, let them doing the porting for us."
Fact: Many user-level applications will no longer work under *BSD, and no one is working to change this. The GIMP, a Photoshop-like application, has not worked at all under *BSD since version 1.1 (sorry, too much trouble for such a small base, developers have said). OpenOffice, a Microsoft Office clone, has never worked under *BSD and never will. ("Why would we bother?" said developer Steven Andrews, an OpenOffice team lead.)
Fact: servers running OpenBSD, which claims to focus on security, are frequently compromised. According to Jim Markham, editor of the online security forum SecurityWatch, the few OpenBSD servers that exist on the internet have become a joke among the hacker community. "They make a game out of it," he says. "(OpenBSD leader) Theo [de Raadt] will scramble to make a new patch to fix one problem, and they've already compromised a bunch of boxes with a different exploit."
Fact: NetBSD, which claims to focus on portability (whatever that is supposed to mean), is slow, and cannot take advantage of multiple CPUs. "That about drove the last nail in the coffin for BSD use here," said Michael Curry, CTO of Amazon.com. "We took our NetBSD boxes out to the backyard and shot them in the head. We're much happier running Linux."
Fact: There are almost no FreeBSD developers left, and its use, according to Netcraft, is down to a sadly crippled.005% of internet servers. "It's just not reliable," said Christine McGee, VP of Technology for eBay, Inc. "Nor do we find it a very modern OS. I would recommend Linux to anyone contemplating a server OS, or maybe Windows, before I would recommend a BSD."
Fact: DragonflyBSD, yet another offshoot of the beleaguered FreeBSD "project", is already collapsing under the weight of internal power struggles and in-fighting. "They haven't done a single decent release," notes Mark Baron, an industry watcher and columnist. "Their mailing lists read like an online version of a Jerry Springer episode, complete with food fights, swearing, name-calling, and chair-throwing." Netcraft reports that DragonflyBSD is run on exactly 0% of internet servers.
With these incontroverible facts staring (what's left of) the *BSD community in the face, they can only draw one conclusion: *BSD is dead and mummified.
International Linux Laptop and PDA Reseller Survey
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wehe
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some additional things
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well I also own a C860, but there are some things which should be noticed:
- display: thought it is amazing, and 640x480 is something you never want to trade away, especially if you read and write japanese, the display itself is horrible in daylight. You can't read anything unless you have at least 50-60% backlight running, and still it looks dark.
- weight. Something you should never underestimate for a PDA. It it is at least 2/3s more heave then the Toshiba PDA Pocket PC eGenious. If you hold the Zaurus only in one hand, eg in train rides, it can get a little bit heavy.
- no built in WLAN. Thought this is dismissable, there are a lot of CF WLAN cards, but they stick out a bit and then are a little bit blocky when typing on the keyborad.
- western on screen writing is a bit bad in recognition. Yeah, but it is developted for japanese;) so its okay. and with the keyboard you are 10 times faster anyway.
- the PIM software is nice, but might not kick ass for business people. Especially that the ToDos are not completly included into the Calendar is a mystery to me... but at the end, for me it is enought.
- actually no games, except Mah Jong (2 versions, the "real" Mah Jong, and the Solitair Mah Jong) and both are "shareware"
But enought negavite, this thing rocks.
- login via ssh to servers and fix things:) This is just WOW and yeah if you can do this on a train ride (geek thing perhaps)
- easy to install other distros.
- SD & CF slot and they work great.
- The Display, thought I ranted about it, it still rocks, because if you watch you digital camera pictures on that display, it is just wow, especially because the image viewer software can fullscreen & slideshow.
- Battery life. Even if you use the WLAN/dialupcard and have 40% backlight on, you can use it quite long, at least two days. I use it most time in the morning and evening on my train ride to office and back. Takes me one hour each, and then during day, but then without WLAN most.
- Keyboard. It is really very good and you can type extremly fast with only two fingers. The only thing that comes to my mind is a missing Alt-key... but might be that the terminal is not transmitting the Alt key or so... (another geek thing).
- supergreat dictionary and japanese translator. For me as a japanese learner I love that dictionary and...
- great kanji writing system. Yeah thats another cool thing, when you can write the kanji right on the display and they get recognized. helps me a lot if I see something but can't read it.
- easy to connect in linux. Just plugin USB, have the Zaurus net connect in USB part compiled in and set up the usb network, bingo, thats it and you can login via ssh (if sshd is running on the zaurus) or mount the zaurus via samba...
- the browser. Hey it has TABBED views. Okay, even IE on windows doesn't get that. Did I mention TABBED views. Yeah:) and it views frame pages very well. Zoom in and Out, etc. This is a powerful little browser: NetFront 3.0
- the Hancom Word and Spreadsheet programs are really great. They work very well, thought the word sometimes feels a bit sluggiesh, but hey, this aint no P4 3Ghz...
- very small Charger, can easily be taken anywhere.
- smart placemnt of outside "scrollwheel". Very usefull to scroll through webpages if you have to hold the Zaurus with only one hand.
Well, thats all. I hope I didn't miss anything...
-- "Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden"
- Rosa Luxemburg, 1871 - 1919
Re:some additional things
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FromWithin
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Couple of things:
- actually no games, except Mah Jong (2 versions, the "real" Mah Jong, and the Solitair Mah Jong) and both are "shareware"
Not many zaurus-specific games (certainly more than two though!) Full speed SNES/GB/C64/NES emulators add a shocking amount of games. And MAME and UAE are usable, and then there are the marvellous ScummVM and similar adventure interpreters (hooray for SDL!). The Megadrive/Genesis emulator is too slow though.
- western on screen writing is a bit bad in recognition. Yeah, but it is developted for japanese;) so its okay. and with the keyboard you are 10 times faster anyway.
Ah, but no. The recognition panels can be set up so that it will bias the recognition toward western characters (or numbers) which makes a huge difference. There is a prefs button there next to the panels.
Re:some additional things
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gullevek
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@games
yeah sdl hooray, but I havent found a build that would let me run scummvm in landscape mode. but i also havent tried to build anything myself like frozen bubble to test out if only my scummvm build is b0rked. i dont know about snes, etc emus. I havent checked in detail, nor have I checked various japanese hp if there is eg a more better libsdl version.
@input
yeah i know you can setup the input fields to varous types (number, western, etc). but still, eg the a has to be written like print a not like write a, so this is one thing hard to scope. and 5 has also to be written in japaenes stroke order, or it doesnt get recognized.
submitted in train:)
-- "Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden"
- Rosa Luxemburg, 1871 - 1919
mobileplanet says they have it.
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mrmeval
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They also have a disclaimer that Sharp USA won't support it.
$849.95
Mobile Planet
-- I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long.
--brownkitty
Get the PIM software right first!
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Yeechang+Lee
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I've said it before on Slashdot, and I'll say it again: Sharp absolutely, positively needs to have Palm-quality, easily-syncable PIM software on its products before I, a eight-year 100% Linux-at-home user, will buy one to use as my primary PDA. The lack of same is the main reason why I chose to go for a Sony Clie UX50 as my fourth Palm OS PDA in seven years.
My Clie has, thanks to Palm OS's consistent data formats, the entirety of my life for those seven years--college, my first job, and now my second, in two places 2,500 miles apart--within it. I'd have happily migrated the data over to Sharp if the software was equivalent. But it isn't, and so I didn't.
Judd Montgomery has complained on the jpilot (NB - the terrific GPL Palm Desktop replacement I use to sync my PDA with my Linux box) mailing list that he's asked Sharp USA more than once for development units with no success. This is a disgrace.
Re:Get the PIM software right first!
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Yeechang+Lee
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I wrote earlier: > The lack of same is the main reason why I chose to > go for a Sony Clie UX50 as my fourth Palm OS PDA > in seven years.
That picture linked elsewhere of the guy sshing away on his Zaurus reminded me that there are decent ssh apps for Palm OS nowadays, namely pssh, which is open source, and TuSSH, which is not.
Each has advantages and disadvantages, and both certainly are quite inferior in terms of functionality and the underlying OS versus real OpenSSH on a Zaurus, but the bottom line is that with my UX50 and Bluetooth-enabled T-Mobile phone I can now securely log into my home Linux box from anywhere in the US there's T-Mobile phone service or a Wi-Fi hotspot, for just the price of a voice plan. How cool is that?
Another salesman with no shame
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Anonymous Coward
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Slashdot Mirror
In the name of the American Association of Gay Niggers (AAGN)
How to suck cock (for gay men and straight women):
:)
I love blow jobs. Not just getting them, but giving them. It's an amazing experience. Being gay, I may not be typical for a man, however straight women generally have an even stronger aversion from dick sucking than straight men. Females not only don't know how to suck dick, they don't want to learn. They don't own the equipment, they don't understand the male drive, they don't know how a blow job feels, and they don't know how penises work. In fact, while many women have experimented with dick sucking, 90% of them don't like or don't want to try sucking dick. That's unfortunate because they are missing out on a rewarding experience. Likewise, their men are missing out on a very exciting experience. Let's face it, if you want to receive not just a blowjob, but a blowjob, you probably want a guy for a partner. Unless, of course, this guide helps transfer the carnal knowledge of pleasuring a man from a gay man to the straight women out there. If not, I hope to at least transfer this knowledge to another gay man out there.
The penis is one of the most wonderful parts of the body to suck. Nothing can compare to its size, shape, texture, warmth, taste, and its response to touch. Female breasts are rather inanimate in comparison. Their only redeeming qualities are the nipples that respond to touch, but guys have nipples too, so it's not an exclusively feminine part of the body.
It is important to give yourself a weekend of privacy the first time you try to suck off a guy. You may not be able to the first time and will need extra time the next day or two to try again. If you don't give yourself a weekend, you can end up failing and then next time you will make the same mistakes again because you will not remember what you did wrong the previous time.
You probably have noticed it's much harder to masturbate while standing up. It is much more difficult to get a guy off if he's standing up, especially if you've never sucked off a guy before. Although blowjobs are stereotypically associated with a kneeling giver, in practice, that is an uncomfortable position for the receiver as he must either sit or stand. Instead, have your partner lie down on his back on a bed (or somewhere soft and flat). Here's a good (censored cartoon) example of such a position. Note how both bodies are aligned. Note also that it will get very hot underneath a blanket of any thickness, so lose the blanket unless the room is uncomfortably cold. Use your own experiences of masturbation in private to guide you as much as possible.
Notice how the dick is not completely cylindrical, but is slightly flattened? That shape is designed to fit perfectly in the mouth. There's no way evolution could have better designed a part for sucking. Note that the most sensitive portion of the penis is the length underneath the shaft. This should clue you in on how to position yourself to suck him. You will want to scoot yourself down so that you are 1) straddling one or both of his legs or 2) kneeling beside him or between his legs. Find out what works for the both of you.
The underneath of his shaft should rest on your tongue and his penis should lie flat in your mouth. Once you take him into your mouth, try turning your head 90 degrees around his cock and you will notice that you will have to open wider to accomodate him. The wider you have open your mouth, the quicker you will tire, so make sure you align yourself for the most comfort. Likewise, your partner will enjoy it more if your tongue is in the right place.
Lick along the length of the shaft and give the tip a few licks around the ridge of the tip. Have fun. Take his tip in your mouth and suck. You may want to hold his shaft down at an angle just enough to allow his penis to enter your mouth smoothly. By now, you may notice a drip of clear liquid forming at the tip of his
I believe them.
...does anyone know around when Zaurus SL-6000 will come out?
Cheers,
RoadkillBunny
Er.....uh......uhm......well, uh.... JUST IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST if instead of Linux, IT RAN WINDOWS!!! YEAH!
Sheesh.
oatjf irts
Ape: Help, the human's about to escape.
Troy: Get your paws off me, you dirty ape.
Ape: [gasping] He can talk!
Apes: [in unison, rythmed] He can talk
He can talk
He can talk
He can talk
He can talk
He can talk
Troy: [singing] I can siiiiiing!
[funky beat of "Rock Me Amadeus" starts playing]
Female Nurse Ape: Ooh, help me Dr. Zaius!
Apes: [in unison] Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
Oh... Dr. Zaius
Ape: Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius.
Troy: What's wrong with me?
Zaius: I think you're crazy.
Troy: Want a second opinion.
Zaius: You're also lazy.
Apes: [in unison] Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
[one ape starts breakdancing]
Oh... Dr. Zaius
Ape: Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius.
Troy: Can I play the piano anymore?
Zaius: Of course you can.
Troy: Well I couldn't before!
[plays piano]
"You'll Never Make a Monkey Out of Me"
Troy: [singing] I hate every ape I see
From chimpan-a to chimpan-zee
No, you'll never make a monkey out of me
Oh my God, I was wrong
It was Earth all along
You've finally made a monkey
Apes: Yes, we've finally made a monkey
Troy: Yes, you've finally made a monkey out of me
Apes: Yes, we've finally made a monkey out of you
Troy: I love you, Dr. Zaius!
Cool. When/is it coming to the States?
-NC
Look at the size of that thing! Its huge! Nobody I know who actually uses their PDA would carry around something so big.
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But as they say in France: "Jeg syntes ikke det gor noget hvis man lugter lidt af tis".
/. and I for one would love to play with it, even if I can't find any useful purpose for it. :)
Which could be translated to something like, that even when it looks great, do you really need it or does it offer you any thing you need in the long run.
But I guess that is a bit besides the point here on
Hello master.
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This is a joint venture that will be mutually advantageous to both parties involved.
i will pay a million for a pda which runs blender and a software passing turing test and loving me
SHE does throw dice.
A beowulf cluster of these. Hold on while I get some hot grits.
The more you know, the less you understand.
Sure this thing looks fairly nice and linux on a PDA would be nice. But after playing with a Sony UX50 for a little over $600 with integrated 802.11b and a little webcam, I just could never picture myself or any other mainstream business-type buying this thing. my Visor Edge is up for replacement with a non-MS PDA, and so Sony is going to get my $$ thing time around.
Is it just me, or does this look like some wierd hybrid of a traditional PDA (a la Palm V) and Microsoft's Tablet PC idea? It's a PDA in size and processing power, but then it opens out into a laptop shape and has a qwerty keyboard. And then there's the screen. 640x480 is the largest screen resolution I've seen on a PDA, unless I'm missing something.
My favorite use of this device is this :)
Would the use of such a small piece of equipment actually be of use? Possibly by asians or those that are naturally nimble, but people like me with the sausage fingers and bulky hands, it's a nuisance (maybe we're not who they're oriented to?). It's like all those cell phones that need a toothpick to dial them... I'd use this for show and tell :/
Pls No Negative Modding!
as to wh7ich *BSD a relatively Nearly two years
Has never been its hardware: this version looks great. The problem is always the software: nothing on the Zaurus comes close to the integration and ease of Palm software. While the Kompany has done a good job of coming up with some replacement PIM applications, they still seem clunky.
Also, unless you back up/sync your Zaurus religiously, when the battery power is gone, so is all your data, programs, etc.
It isn't a very user-friendly device, but I still love mine. Nothing beats running a web server with PHP on your handheld.
Vincent J. Murphy
Spandex Justice
I have always liked the look and power of the zaurus line, and I really want a linux pda, however I don't think the cost of the imported zaurus is really worth it. For $850 you can get a laptop and install linux on that. I understand that there are size and usage differences, however if I were to choose between a zaurus, or a 12inch ibook (say off of ebay) I think I would have to go with the ibook. It seems that the laptop is much more useful than the pda for a similar price.
goatse has been down for like a month.. try http://www.pleaseeat.us/ instead, nigger
can it handle central european languages? can it write in unicode or in iso latin-2? i would love an linux based pda like this but i need suipport for my native language (at least writing texts in it)
SHE does throw dice.
Perhaps the author needs to get out more. OK, so maybe it's better than it looks, and I'm sure it's better than the buttons on the Treo my employer issued to me. But I can't imagine it being better than the keyboards on the Psion Series5, Revo, or even the old Series3.
http://alternatives.rzero.com/
like to suck cock? It figures
The last PDA I bought was a ,a href="http://shop.store.yahoo.com/letterfolders-of fice-equipment/palwitac.html">PalmVIIx in early 2001. I used it for maybe 6 months before it became too much of a hassle for me to deal with. It's been sitting in my closet collecting dust ever since August 2001.
While PDA's are handy, I'm not big on carrying around a whole bunch of gadgets. And besides, being a very mobile person who is often on foot (downtown SF), having to lug around a PDA on a sunny day can be a bit of a problem. And the Zaurus in the article looks gigantic! I already have a titanium powerbook, so some hybrid PDA/Palmtop has -5 appeal to me.
For those like me that are always looking for the smallest, most functional and utilitarian gadget to lighten the load with, check out the Kyocera 7100 series smartphone it's a Palm OS PDA with a color display, takes compact flash and is freakin tiny! Ohhh and yeah, it's a phone too.
the second post in this article confirms it!
For a lot less ($200-300), with a UX50, you get a US-waranteed system with wifi & bluetooth built-in. It'll run any PalmOS app under the sun and it's significantly smaller/lighter. Is the Zaurus cool? Sure it is. Is its utility great enough that it outweighs the negatives? I just don't think so.
You can get it for $750 from theKompany at www.thekompany.com/embedded/devices/
I thought I wanted one of these and I was willing to pay about $500 for it but I think now I will pass. Sony is now releaseing a new Clie that I think will serve most of my needs though it is not Linux. Check out the PEG TH-55 - big screen, WiFi, decent PIM apps and ~$320 street price.
Too bad Sharp that you couldn't figure out how to sell your hardware...
"I say we take off, nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
can this beyotch run Maple8? Could be a cool calculator among other things...
http://tuxedo.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/26/2222247& mode=thread
Wow. I am impressed. A new PDA. There are only thousands of them out there now, already. This is so fucking exciting. I hear that Frigidaire has a new freezer out. It's bigger than other freezers. Why not post an article about that? It's just as exciting.
Then get a C750 model. It has half the memory (just throw in a $20 64mb SD card to even it out) but it's 20mm not 25mm (1 in ~= 25mm) and it's only $600.
Vastly more usable than the Sony models, with a better screen and more power.
As for battery life, I get 5 hours out of mine or ~4 hrs with Bluetooth and ~2.5 hrs with WiFi. Spare batteries are about $100 for the high capacity (8.5 hour) ones.
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The 860 is not the latest and greatest. As far as Zaurus' goes the SL 6000 is the newest addition supposedly to be released shortly including models with Wifi and BLuetooth integrated. It's also back to the old formfactor with slideout keyboard. I want one. http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1749
I'd love to get a Zaurus, but Sharp's regional distribution policies have me really puzzled. It might simply boil down to "only sells good enough in Japan", but it sure looks more like Sharp is randomly releasing/not releasing certain Sharp models in certain countries: no clamshell models in the US, but the new SL-6000 (with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth) apparently to be released there real soon. Old SL-5000 models discontinued in Europe (but still available in stores in e.g. Germany) and no new models planned for release there, either. No Zaurus at all in Canada. Does anybody have an insight on why they are doing this?
Also, before I ask some Japanese friends to bring me a Zaurus from Japan, I'd rather hold out for a clamshell model with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. Given that the new SL-6000 has both (*and* the VGA screen), does anybody know if that means they are switching away from the clamshell idea for future models, or are they planning to release an updated clamshell model as well?
I have the Sony and it's fantastic. It only has a memory stick slot (but it's a Pro slot) but Bluetooth and WiFi are built-in. No way the Sharp is better than the Sony. I'm using GPRS over bluetooth for internet access and it works fine though a ain to set up). WiFi HotSyncs are a breeze.
Well I hate to do something like this but I just could'nt help to jump in this time. I am tech guy turned businessman and yes I have been reading \. for over 4 years now. I have a mail order business of Japanese video games and yahoo japan auctions but I also have a service for mail order from Japan. For gadgets, I would be happy to help any of the slashdot readers with a special discount. Check out my site at http://www.mailorderjapan.com and I am sure you wouldnt be disappointed at the end of the day.
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Here is a photo of the screen of the C700 model running ssh (to a computer running irssi).
Yet another sickening blow has struck what's left of the *BSD community, as a soon-to-be-released report by an independent commission doing a year-long study concludes: *BSD is dead and mummified. Here are some of the commission's findings:
.005% of internet servers. "It's just not reliable," said Christine McGee, VP of Technology for eBay, Inc. "Nor do we find it a very modern OS. I would recommend Linux to anyone contemplating a server OS, or maybe Windows, before I would recommend a BSD."
Fact: the *BSDs have balkanized yet again. There are now no less than twelve separate, competing *BSD projects, each of which has introduced fundamental incompatibilities with the other *BSDs, and frequently with Unix standards. Average number of developers in each project: fewer than five. Average number of users per project: there are no definitive numbers, but reports show that all projects are on the decline.
Fact: *BSD has no support from the media. Number of Linux magazines available at bookstores: 5 (Linux Journal, Linux World, Linux Developer, Linux Format, Linux User). Number of available *BSD magazines: 0. Current count of Linux-oriented technical books: 1071. Current count of *BSD books: 6.
Fact: XFree86 is dropping support for *BSD. The remaining core group believes that the *BSDs have strayed too far from Unix standards and have become too difficult to support along with Linux and Solaris x86. "It's too much trouble," said one anonymous developer. "If they want to make their own standards, let them doing the porting for us."
Fact: Many user-level applications will no longer work under *BSD, and no one is working to change this. The GIMP, a Photoshop-like application, has not worked at all under *BSD since version 1.1 (sorry, too much trouble for such a small base, developers have said). OpenOffice, a Microsoft Office clone, has never worked under *BSD and never will. ("Why would we bother?" said developer Steven Andrews, an OpenOffice team lead.)
Fact: servers running OpenBSD, which claims to focus on security, are frequently compromised. According to Jim Markham, editor of the online security forum SecurityWatch, the few OpenBSD servers that exist on the internet have become a joke among the hacker community. "They make a game out of it," he says. "(OpenBSD leader) Theo [de Raadt] will scramble to make a new patch to fix one problem, and they've already compromised a bunch of boxes with a different exploit."
Fact: NetBSD, which claims to focus on portability (whatever that is supposed to mean), is slow, and cannot take advantage of multiple CPUs. "That about drove the last nail in the coffin for BSD use here," said Michael Curry, CTO of Amazon.com. "We took our NetBSD boxes out to the backyard and shot them in the head. We're much happier running Linux."
Fact: There are almost no FreeBSD developers left, and its use, according to Netcraft, is down to a sadly crippled
Fact: DragonflyBSD, yet another offshoot of the beleaguered FreeBSD "project", is already collapsing under the weight of internal power struggles and in-fighting. "They haven't done a single decent release," notes Mark Baron, an industry watcher and columnist. "Their mailing lists read like an online version of a Jerry Springer episode, complete with food fights, swearing, name-calling, and chair-throwing." Netcraft reports that DragonflyBSD is run on exactly 0% of internet servers.
With these incontroverible facts staring (what's left of) the *BSD community in the face, they can only draw one conclusion: *BSD is dead and mummified.
You may get an international survey of Linux Laptop and PDA resellers at TuxMobil. For example there is an entry for Xtops.DE - Linux, Laptops, PDAs, which is located in Germany but sells to France, Italy, the United Kingdom and other European countries. Xtops.DE provides an English GUI and a German or English manual for the SHARP Zaurus Linux PDAs.
well I also own a C860, but there are some things which should be noticed:
;) so its okay. and with the keyboard you are 10 times faster anyway.
... but at the end, for me it is enought.
:) This is just WOW and yeah if you can do this on a train ride (geek thing perhaps)
... but might be that the terminal is not transmitting the Alt key or so ... (another geek thing).
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:) and it views frame pages very well. Zoom in and Out, etc. This is a powerful little browser: NetFront 3.0
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- display: thought it is amazing, and 640x480 is something you never want to trade away, especially if you read and write japanese, the display itself is horrible in daylight. You can't read anything unless you have at least 50-60% backlight running, and still it looks dark.
- weight. Something you should never underestimate for a PDA. It it is at least 2/3s more heave then the Toshiba PDA Pocket PC eGenious. If you hold the Zaurus only in one hand, eg in train rides, it can get a little bit heavy.
- no built in WLAN. Thought this is dismissable, there are a lot of CF WLAN cards, but they stick out a bit and then are a little bit blocky when typing on the keyborad.
- western on screen writing is a bit bad in recognition. Yeah, but it is developted for japanese
- the PIM software is nice, but might not kick ass for business people. Especially that the ToDos are not completly included into the Calendar is a mystery to me
- actually no games, except Mah Jong (2 versions, the "real" Mah Jong, and the Solitair Mah Jong) and both are "shareware"
But enought negavite, this thing rocks.
- login via ssh to servers and fix things
- easy to install other distros.
- SD & CF slot and they work great.
- The Display, thought I ranted about it, it still rocks, because if you watch you digital camera pictures on that display, it is just wow, especially because the image viewer software can fullscreen & slideshow.
- Battery life. Even if you use the WLAN/dialupcard and have 40% backlight on, you can use it quite long, at least two days. I use it most time in the morning and evening on my train ride to office and back. Takes me one hour each, and then during day, but then without WLAN most.
- Keyboard. It is really very good and you can type extremly fast with only two fingers. The only thing that comes to my mind is a missing Alt-key
- supergreat dictionary and japanese translator. For me as a japanese learner I love that dictionary and
- great kanji writing system. Yeah thats another cool thing, when you can write the kanji right on the display and they get recognized. helps me a lot if I see something but can't read it.
- easy to connect in linux. Just plugin USB, have the Zaurus net connect in USB part compiled in and set up the usb network, bingo, thats it and you can login via ssh (if sshd is running on the zaurus) or mount the zaurus via samba
- the browser. Hey it has TABBED views. Okay, even IE on windows doesn't get that. Did I mention TABBED views. Yeah
- the Hancom Word and Spreadsheet programs are really great. They work very well, thought the word sometimes feels a bit sluggiesh, but hey, this aint no P4 3Ghz
- very small Charger, can easily be taken anywhere.
- smart placemnt of outside "scrollwheel". Very usefull to scroll through webpages if you have to hold the Zaurus with only one hand.
Well, thats all. I hope I didn't miss anything...
"Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit des Andersdenkenden" - Rosa Luxemburg, 1871 - 1919
They also have a disclaimer that Sharp USA won't support it. $849.95 Mobile Planet
I'd go on a Vegan diet but the delivery time from Vega is too long. --brownkitty
I've said it before on Slashdot, and I'll say it again: Sharp absolutely, positively needs to have Palm-quality, easily-syncable PIM software on its products before I, a eight-year 100% Linux-at-home user, will buy one to use as my primary PDA. The lack of same is the main reason why I chose to go for a Sony Clie UX50 as my fourth Palm OS PDA in seven years.
My Clie has, thanks to Palm OS's consistent data formats, the entirety of my life for those seven years--college, my first job, and now my second, in two places 2,500 miles apart--within it. I'd have happily migrated the data over to Sharp if the software was equivalent. But it isn't, and so I didn't.
Judd Montgomery has complained on the jpilot (NB - the terrific GPL Palm Desktop replacement I use to sync my PDA with my Linux box) mailing list that he's asked Sharp USA more than once for development units with no success. This is a disgrace.
Not cool man.