Any in any case, the reality in The Netherlands is that most of is residents speak fluent English, certainly some of the best in Europe where English is not the first language. Much is true also in Belgium - at least in the Flanders region, dunno about the south.
Never mind the voice that's telling me to visit a house that's about to be filled with popcorn. Just think, they could have avoided the effort of the implant, and used microwaves for both.
Just ordered my FreeRunner. Yes, it's $400, and yes it doesn't work perfectly yet but it's a big step up from what I have now (no phone at all) and the approx $10/month I will make in calls will be just fine with T-Mobile's PAYG vs being locked into yet another telco service contract.
The press release was actually made on July 2nd and got quite some coverage (see Google news), and it went on sale in the wee hours of July 3rd (which I submitted to Slashdot but didn't get mentioned). Don't worry, it's just Slashdot being slow;-)
Anyway, people reading this on July 4th like us are clearly paying attention:p
The "statistics" aren't even that good. The other obvious comparison of a large companion is Pluto and Charon, if you count that as a planet. Apart from that, the sample size is really only 4, since we think that life is rather more likely on rocky planets.
But yes, I agree - it's all hubris to suggest that this might be unique. But I'm hoping we'll know a whole lot more in the next few years when extrasolar planetary detection techniques improve to detect Earth-size planets - or indeed, even smaller bodies such as their large moons.
Earth and Moon have very similar compositions (at least as understood - see Google on Moon composition), but distinct from Mars.
Anyway, this is yet another bad summary from Slashdot in its downward spiral of "news". The headline says "Mars _had_ an Ancient impact". In reality, this is a theory (although a very compelling one) which will require more study. The BBC news story summary isn't much better, but at least it quotes it as 'solved'.
Apart from the corrections everyone's made, the FreeRunner will allegedly go on sale July 4th (we'll see) and yes, I'm getting one. I don't have a phone now, because I despise the lock in and ridiculous pricing of US carriers/plans. Of course, I still need to get a plan of some kind, so that'll be the $100 PAYG T-Mobile, which at 1000 minutes, might even last me all year.
There's a 10 pack group buy, which is 10% discount and includes some extras. If you add tax and shipping that comes to about $400 even each:
Clearly this phone is evolutionary rather than revolutionary and it's obviously not for everyone, but it's a good step. That it's a portable Linux device with GSM and WiFi, for my own needs, however is a compelling reason to get it.
Really, it depends on what condition it's in. Some old/rare lego sets are more expensive in new condition, but not many. Many sets said to be "rare" aren't really, just eBay hype.
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I don't know, the tinfoil hat protects me from the voices.
What was your point?
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Every story about the iPhone since first word last year has been "Wait for OpenMoko", "Wait for Qtopia", "Wait for Android". Apple is out there doing it. It may not be fully open, but it's there and it's rather open (in how easy it is to get an application up, compared to what you have to do with normal carriers and normal phones).
Yes, and I made some of those posts. But the implication you're trying to string together is wrong. There's no pretense from any of the OpenMoko advocates (incidentally available around 4th July) that it's going to dent any of these mainstream markets - not from me, and not from anyone else I've seen.
OpenMoko's product is open, Linux, very flexible and I don't have to be a fashion or AT&T/Apple slave. That's plenty of justification over the iPhone.
Probably will eventually. I just spent $60 on my MythTV box to get it handle digital + HD, and not flush with cash this month (and its HDD is about to die, so that needs to be replaced first).
I'm not the biggest fan of DRM (see many previous threads) like most here, and I'd prefer that my Linux box handle it directly - the Netflix movies themselves are just standard WMV files if you can strip the DRM (time consuming, and no longer seems to work).
No, I don't watch that much actual television either, although seeing various documentaries in HD is great stuff.
Funny that, a lot of people don't. True enough - only a few tens of millions of us right now, but water the world over will soon be a big issue. I've not expressed an opinion on the WiFi issue, only a typical slashdot point about a bad analogy;-)
Why doesn't everyone lock their doors? I live in a fairly nice part of my City in England, but the door remains locked at all times. Like the car. FWIW, I lived in an English city for 7 years. It's only in Canada you'd not lock your doors (if you believe Michael Moore).
What, you let your postman open your door and drop letters on the mat? No, you make a slot for them to use so they don't need to enter your property to deliver your mail. Or for drunkards to pee through:p I moved into a brand new English flat (that's apartment for those of us in the US) and my landlord asked me what type of letter box I wanted for precisely this reason.
Just changed from $55 analog cable to $30 digital cable myself (TWC both times). Oh, and ditched AT&T DSL + Phone and got those from TWC too. That's $40/month saving.
As for the Netflix thing, I didn't even know the profiles thing exist, and would not likely have used it had I done so. I suspect that apart from getting people to have multiple accounts, there's some other as yet unguessed feature they'll roll out. We'll see - I still think that 6-7 DVDs/month + unlimited online viewing (even if it doesn't work in Linux, grrr) for $9.60 is exceptional value.
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Better news:
Play on hulu.com for free, or on NetFlix with your $10/month subscription and either Windows or your Roku box.
Yes, those are US only options, and Argos is the UK.
NASA's site is no better for NASA TV In fact, it streams just fine in Linux (assuming codecs, etc), _if_ you can get to the correct URL to stream.
Any in any case, the reality in The Netherlands is that most of is residents speak fluent English, certainly some of the best in Europe where English is not the first language. Much is true also in Belgium - at least in the Flanders region, dunno about the south.
Never mind the voice that's telling me to visit a house that's about to be filled with popcorn. Just think, they could have avoided the effort of the implant, and used microwaves for both.
Just ordered my FreeRunner. Yes, it's $400, and yes it doesn't work perfectly yet but it's a big step up from what I have now (no phone at all) and the approx $10/month I will make in calls will be just fine with T-Mobile's PAYG vs being locked into yet another telco service contract.
Qemu? Oh dear. I guess this guy never heard of debootstrap.
The press release was actually made on July 2nd and got quite some coverage (see Google news), and it went on sale in the wee hours of July 3rd (which I submitted to Slashdot but didn't get mentioned). Don't worry, it's just Slashdot being slow ;-)
Anyway, people reading this on July 4th like us are clearly paying attention :p
Hooray! Does that include badges with Slashdot memes?
Sounds like a Gentoo user's wet dream.
It compiles stuff for my ARM920 WinCE GPS just fine, thanks ;-)
Oh wait, I was using GCC for that too. Visual Studio doesn't work in Linux, and I wouldn't care to use it if it did.
Er, http://www.broadbandbonding.com/
Don't forget Legoland drive, Disney Way, etc, etc.
The "statistics" aren't even that good. The other obvious comparison of a large companion is Pluto and Charon, if you count that as a planet. Apart from that, the sample size is really only 4, since we think that life is rather more likely on rocky planets.
But yes, I agree - it's all hubris to suggest that this might be unique. But I'm hoping we'll know a whole lot more in the next few years when extrasolar planetary detection techniques improve to detect Earth-size planets - or indeed, even smaller bodies such as their large moons.
Earth and Moon have very similar compositions (at least as understood - see Google on Moon composition), but distinct from Mars.
Anyway, this is yet another bad summary from Slashdot in its downward spiral of "news". The headline says "Mars _had_ an Ancient impact". In reality, this is a theory (although a very compelling one) which will require more study. The BBC news story summary isn't much better, but at least it quotes it as 'solved'.
Apart from the corrections everyone's made, the FreeRunner will allegedly go on sale July 4th (we'll see) and yes, I'm getting one. I don't have a phone now, because I despise the lock in and ridiculous pricing of US carriers/plans. Of course, I still need to get a plan of some kind, so that'll be the $100 PAYG T-Mobile, which at 1000 minutes, might even last me all year.
There's a 10 pack group buy, which is 10% discount and includes some extras. If you add tax and shipping that comes to about $400 even each:
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales
Clearly this phone is evolutionary rather than revolutionary and it's obviously not for everyone, but it's a good step. That it's a portable Linux device with GSM and WiFi, for my own needs, however is a compelling reason to get it.
US version, but:
http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=38390
Really, it depends on what condition it's in. Some old/rare lego sets are more expensive in new condition, but not many. Many sets said to be "rare" aren't really, just eBay hype.
Maybe this one:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/420_1 (US version)
Or less likely:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/600_2 (also US version)
Buy here:
http://www.bricklink.com/search.asp?itemID=6270
etc.
I don't know, the tinfoil hat protects me from the voices.
What was your point?
Every story about the iPhone since first word last year has been "Wait for OpenMoko", "Wait for Qtopia", "Wait for Android". Apple is out there doing it. It may not be fully open, but it's there and it's rather open (in how easy it is to get an application up, compared to what you have to do with normal carriers and normal phones).
Yes, and I made some of those posts. But the implication you're trying to string together is wrong. There's no pretense from any of the OpenMoko advocates (incidentally available around 4th July) that it's going to dent any of these mainstream markets - not from me, and not from anyone else I've seen.OpenMoko's product is open, Linux, very flexible and I don't have to be a fashion or AT&T/Apple slave. That's plenty of justification over the iPhone.
Almost ready, kthxbye
http://www.openmoko.org/
Already done, try http://www.linux.cm/ etc. (Cameroon TLD). There was a story about this 18 months ago or something.
Probably will eventually. I just spent $60 on my MythTV box to get it handle digital + HD, and not flush with cash this month (and its HDD is about to die, so that needs to be replaced first).
I'm not the biggest fan of DRM (see many previous threads) like most here, and I'd prefer that my Linux box handle it directly - the Netflix movies themselves are just standard WMV files if you can strip the DRM (time consuming, and no longer seems to work).
No, I don't watch that much actual television either, although seeing various documentaries in HD is great stuff.
Just changed from $55 analog cable to $30 digital cable myself (TWC both times). Oh, and ditched AT&T DSL + Phone and got those from TWC too. That's $40/month saving.
As for the Netflix thing, I didn't even know the profiles thing exist, and would not likely have used it had I done so. I suspect that apart from getting people to have multiple accounts, there's some other as yet unguessed feature they'll roll out. We'll see - I still think that 6-7 DVDs/month + unlimited online viewing (even if it doesn't work in Linux, grrr) for $9.60 is exceptional value.
Guess you don't live in Southern California.