I agree with your completely. This is not 'bricking' a mac. Now if it did something to the BIOS that rendered the unit completely inoperable, *that* would be bricking. I deal with customization of Windows Mobile based PDAs and mobile phones, especially those running on HTC hardware, and we use the term 'brick' only when we cannot recover the mobile phone ourselves. Of course, if in due time we do discover a remedy, we simply call it 'unbricking from such and such operation' And I've got two HTC bricks sitting on my desk right now, which at one point would've made pretty nice paperweights but they've been scavenged for parts and there's not much left. People need to brush up on their jargon.
I ran a win95 beta or RC at some point in the mid 90s. On a 386, with 4MB RAM and 1GB hard disk. Enough to say that it took several minutes to start up. I did actually brew the proverbial cup of tea while waiting for the desktop to load.
I agree too. I spent 9 months at the then MSN Messenger/Hotmail customer service call center that was situated here in Sri Lanka and a significant amount of our resources went towards handling issues that the callers could've easily handled themselves if the they took the time they spent looking up the number and calling to look up the issues on the help pages. Also, I'm pretty sure Symantec must've outsourced their call centers like most large companies do these days, so you really can't blame Symantec, if they are indeed to blame, other than making a bad choice in the provider of call center facilities.
I've been using WinMobile Torrent for over a year now. Very nice application, easy to use. The new version has a lot of features found only on full blown desktop torrent clients. Old news, moving on.
Reminds me of an issue of Hobby Electronics some 20 odd years ago where there had a radio controlled gerbil project. Any slashdotters remember reading that mag? Or any slashdotters that old?
N70 does have a full browser if you count the latest offerings by Opera, which basically work on an S60 platform including my N-Gage.. yes I own an N-Gage.. nothing like it will ever come again... most probably like the iPhone if they don't improve the product with the European release.
Nokia N91 8GB edition.. sonyericsson W960.. pretty much any new nokia or sonyericsson can _easily_ be upgraded to 1GB via the addition of a memory card of the same capacity, often vendors will throw this in free if the card is not already part of the bundle as it already is with the newer Sonyericsson walkman phones. The iPhone is mediocre at it's best, my dopod 818 has the exact same features as this.. i really don't count rubbing one's fingers over the screen to make it do things a "feature", and i've had it for a year now already.. so yes.. mediocre.. at best.. with plenty of gimmicks.
not flamebait, just a mobile user outside the states ^_^
I agree whole heartedly. I live in Sri Lanka (RE: tsunami alley) and we've had several local banks along with the international staple offering mobile banking services ever since cellphone carriers started offering internet connectivity on mobile phones. I find it very easy to transfer money in a hurry or just look up my credit card balance before I make a purchase with it. Good that America is finally catching up with the rest of the world:)
When has M$ ever done that? I can testify to the fact that this is not the case. If it can't find the key, it will simply start flashing the WGA banner on your screen each time you try to login and there after, requesting you to "call xxx-xxx-xxxx and obtain a genuine key". Who moderated this?
.. is how long I was without my iPod and Dopod. I had gone over to my nan's house for the weekend and had conveniently locked my car with the keys inside (no fancy remote thingy which makes you so paranoid that you go back and make sure the car is locked anyway). Everything was in plain sight but I could not get them. I spent a day figuring out how to open the door, contemplated wire coat hanger(never used one, didn't want to ruin beading and paint), breaking a window(insurance would cover that with the correct excuse but too risky, never done that either). In the end I just bid my time till Monday when I could get someone from home to send the spare key (nan's house about 120 miles away). I felt like I was being punished for something, I 3 my gadgets and I'm proud to be a slave to them.
I can only find a few half dozen holes in your analogies, but I won't bother pointing them out since you yourself know that what you stated up there is basically bull. There's no comparison.
How is he a scumbag? AFAIK, he's earning honest money. You can't even say it's unethical just because people were careless enough to allow their domain registrations to lapse. It's their responsibility. He's just making a profit off of other people's carelessness, which basically happens right across the board in the corporate culture.
I have to disagree on the A1200. I used that phone recently, and while it's recognition is "ok" the entire screen flickers as it scans your hand writing, and it still has the same problem of limiting the area of the scratchpad to just a small square at the bottom. UIQ is by far the best.
The best handwriting recognition so far for me has been on the Sony Ericsson P910i. I own a Dopod PDA which is based on WIndows Mobile 5 and I can honestly say despite it's powerful features the handwriting recognition sucks. Firstly, it's no where near as fast as the Symbian platform is, and secondly you're limited to the amount screen space utilized as the writing area. Btw, the P910i uses a version of Graffiti 2 so maybe thats why it's so quick and efficient.
you're right, it's just like looking at printed text. i think the reason is because there is no refreshing taking place. this would be a great technology for illustrated books, reminiscent of the 80's rpg games where scenes changed with the location you traveled to with the odd bit of animation here and there (re: the hobbit).
..the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, like what they use in the movie? something like that could be a reality in 5 years, voice activated and all, with a few hundred GB of flash memory.
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If the humans are knocked out, who's going to stoke the coal furnaces to make sure the seeds are preserved?
I agree with your completely. This is not 'bricking' a mac. Now if it did something to the BIOS that rendered the unit completely inoperable, *that* would be bricking. I deal with customization of Windows Mobile based PDAs and mobile phones, especially those running on HTC hardware, and we use the term 'brick' only when we cannot recover the mobile phone ourselves. Of course, if in due time we do discover a remedy, we simply call it 'unbricking from such and such operation' And I've got two HTC bricks sitting on my desk right now, which at one point would've made pretty nice paperweights but they've been scavenged for parts and there's not much left. People need to brush up on their jargon.
I ran a win95 beta or RC at some point in the mid 90s. On a 386, with 4MB RAM and 1GB hard disk. Enough to say that it took several minutes to start up. I did actually brew the proverbial cup of tea while waiting for the desktop to load.
You should take a look at the HTC Shift then.
Windows Mobile?
HTC X7500 FTW.
..RISC
I agree too. I spent 9 months at the then MSN Messenger/Hotmail customer service call center that was situated here in Sri Lanka and a significant amount of our resources went towards handling issues that the callers could've easily handled themselves if the they took the time they spent looking up the number and calling to look up the issues on the help pages. Also, I'm pretty sure Symantec must've outsourced their call centers like most large companies do these days, so you really can't blame Symantec, if they are indeed to blame, other than making a bad choice in the provider of call center facilities.
I've been using WinMobile Torrent for over a year now. Very nice application, easy to use. The new version has a lot of features found only on full blown desktop torrent clients. Old news, moving on.
Reminds me of an issue of Hobby Electronics some 20 odd years ago where there had a radio controlled gerbil project. Any slashdotters remember reading that mag? Or any slashdotters that old?
who modded this? it's just one long sentence full of shit.
Agreed.
N70 does have a full browser if you count the latest offerings by Opera, which basically work on an S60 platform including my N-Gage.. yes I own an N-Gage.. nothing like it will ever come again... most probably like the iPhone if they don't improve the product with the European release.
Nokia N91 8GB edition.. sonyericsson W960.. pretty much any new nokia or sonyericsson can _easily_ be upgraded to 1GB via the addition of a memory card of the same capacity, often vendors will throw this in free if the card is not already part of the bundle as it already is with the newer Sonyericsson walkman phones. The iPhone is mediocre at it's best, my dopod 818 has the exact same features as this.. i really don't count rubbing one's fingers over the screen to make it do things a "feature", and i've had it for a year now already.. so yes.. mediocre.. at best.. with plenty of gimmicks. not flamebait, just a mobile user outside the states ^_^
I agree whole heartedly. I live in Sri Lanka (RE: tsunami alley) and we've had several local banks along with the international staple offering mobile banking services ever since cellphone carriers started offering internet connectivity on mobile phones. I find it very easy to transfer money in a hurry or just look up my credit card balance before I make a purchase with it. Good that America is finally catching up with the rest of the world :)
When has M$ ever done that? I can testify to the fact that this is not the case. If it can't find the key, it will simply start flashing the WGA banner on your screen each time you try to login and there after, requesting you to "call xxx-xxx-xxxx and obtain a genuine key". Who moderated this?
.. is how long I was without my iPod and Dopod. I had gone over to my nan's house for the weekend and had conveniently locked my car with the keys inside (no fancy remote thingy which makes you so paranoid that you go back and make sure the car is locked anyway). Everything was in plain sight but I could not get them. I spent a day figuring out how to open the door, contemplated wire coat hanger(never used one, didn't want to ruin beading and paint), breaking a window(insurance would cover that with the correct excuse but too risky, never done that either). In the end I just bid my time till Monday when I could get someone from home to send the spare key (nan's house about 120 miles away). I felt like I was being punished for something, I 3 my gadgets and I'm proud to be a slave to them.
I can only find a few half dozen holes in your analogies, but I won't bother pointing them out since you yourself know that what you stated up there is basically bull. There's no comparison.
How is he a scumbag? AFAIK, he's earning honest money. You can't even say it's unethical just because people were careless enough to allow their domain registrations to lapse. It's their responsibility. He's just making a profit off of other people's carelessness, which basically happens right across the board in the corporate culture.
I have to disagree on the A1200. I used that phone recently, and while it's recognition is "ok" the entire screen flickers as it scans your hand writing, and it still has the same problem of limiting the area of the scratchpad to just a small square at the bottom. UIQ is by far the best.
The best handwriting recognition so far for me has been on the Sony Ericsson P910i. I own a Dopod PDA which is based on WIndows Mobile 5 and I can honestly say despite it's powerful features the handwriting recognition sucks. Firstly, it's no where near as fast as the Symbian platform is, and secondly you're limited to the amount screen space utilized as the writing area. Btw, the P910i uses a version of Graffiti 2 so maybe thats why it's so quick and efficient.
You're right. In this day and age when we work 60 hour weeks we need our entertainment scheduled around OUR life, not the broadcaster's.
you're right, it's just like looking at printed text. i think the reason is because there is no refreshing taking place. this would be a great technology for illustrated books, reminiscent of the 80's rpg games where scenes changed with the location you traveled to with the odd bit of animation here and there (re: the hobbit).
the three sea shells of course :D
..the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, like what they use in the movie? something like that could be a reality in 5 years, voice activated and all, with a few hundred GB of flash memory.