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Mobile Phone as Home Computer?
theodp writes "Citing millions of Japanese consumers as proof it can work, MIT's Philip Greenspun hasissued a call for comments on his hypothesis that the mobile phone can function as a home computer for a substantial number of consumers if it's paired up with an appliance that drives the phone from a full-size keyboard and display."
This is BS. I personally refuse to allow electronic devices inside my psychic aura around my body. I keep my PC keyboard at arms length, and I don't use cell-phones, nor do I wear a watch. My personal time is too private to be constantly interrupted by annoying ring-tones. I have no trouble knowing what time it is, I've memorized the location of every clock at work and other places I go. You can train your body to be a human clock. I look at other peoples watches whenever they are visible. As long as I can access my home computer at least 4 times a week for a couple hours, I'm in touch with the rest of the world.
The main problem with mobile devices is getting a portable, convenient input method. The current system is unintuitive, involving up to five keypresses for a single letter. This is a suggestion that we change that.
However, I'd be afraid to run Gentoo on a phone. Not only would GCC take all the space; it would take weeks to compile Openoffice, not just hours.
All my /. posts, including this one, are from my phone. Right now I'm at a RR crossing waiting.
I am the one in the car behind you. The train has gone & the gates have opened. You are
blocking traffic. I can't honk any louder.
I think if One were to be playing counter-strike then One would be more likely to say "7urnZ0rZZZ l3ft 3 de3gg wh1l3 T3h p@n t3H 4 d3gr335 ,d1k thenFr4gzorz"
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though