I've been able to find a lot of companies that will sell the internal components (motherboards, flash or micro drive, etc.) but I can't find any company that makes the cases to put these parts into. I'd like to do something very similar to il_seba idea but I'd need to store the device in a phone closet so I'd need something that would keep out dust and not look home-made. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
(Like a lot of what Cringley says) This is one of those ideas that only works on paper. Consider the following:
1. The electricity would have to be converted from AC to DC (to be stored in the battery) then converted from DC to AC (since that?s what your appliances use).
2. Batteries (in the quantity needed) aren't cheap.
3. Batteries are amazingly bad for the environment.
I realize this might be considered a troll, and I'm not adding a lot to the discussion, but I have to say that this whole thing has made me sick.
I walked in to work the day after this show was aired and found that at least three people in my office now questioned the moon landing, after watching a show who's merits couldn't be defended by it's producers.
You have to take care of yourself.
I was in a very similar situation, and every single person (at least the one's I cared about) found jobs the same week the company "re-structured".
"When the NeXT Computer was launched in 1988 Jobs believed it would change the world of computing. In the end, the story of the NeXT cube became a study in failure. NeXT was a high-profile disaster, a computer system that the world admired but wouldn't buy."
The ironic thing about this is that the threat of NeXT did force others into massive innovation. One of Suns founders was convinced that NeXT would be the death of them if they didn't roll out more powerful computers, and the white paper that starting Sun on the path to developing Java came from a senior developer threatening to quit and work for NeXT.
If you can find the book "Steve Job's NeXT big thing" it's got a lot of information about how Jobs blew NeXT's chances of being a major force in the industry and how Sun steeped in to the (almost) exact place NeXT wanted to be.
Never Never (I repeat, NEVER) use a trial period as a motivator, only someone who is desperate will go along with this. Once I was offered a position with a one month trial period, to which I (jokingly) asked "if I make it past the first month, do I have a job for life?".
By offering a trial period your telling the potential employee that you don't really trust your own judgment.
So what is she doing (in her spare time from raising a child) that Bruce Willis needs to stop?
Does she make evil French toast? Or does she hang out in evil bars? Since that's all I remember her doing.
Bruce Willis' character can't be the only "unbreakable" person that exists. I'm assuming that the next "villain" will be another "unbreakable".
Also (pure conjecture on my part, but) I don't think water really is the character's Achilles heel.
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The only movie I've forgiven for having text explaining what happens at the end is Animal House. It's a copout, the rest of Unbreakable tells the story visually, you could watch it without the sound and still know what's going on (for the most part). I don't understand why the director ruined what was otherwise a great film.
The thing that I found the most interesting was that Samuel L. Jackson's character makes himself the "super villain" rather then see himself as a victim.
This reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's book Player Piano. In the book manufactures of consumer goods replaced appliances (weather or not they needed to be replaced) at intervals they set in order to "keep the economy from collapsing".
My guess is that Corel will still support and develop Linux applications since it's mostly Windows code running under Wine anyway, so it doesn't require a lot of resources. However, if they give up the distro (which isn't having the impact they wanted) they will have more room to form strategic alliances (bundling deals) with other vendors.
I usually cut/. a lot of slack because of the amount of stories they cover, but this is getting out of hand. I'm starting to wonder if the people running/. are actually reading./
First off, IBM can't kill the open source movement. At this point no one could, and that's the main reason the open source movement is catching on outside of the "pocket protector" crowd.
0S/2 didn't fail because it targeted the techie market anymore then Apple failed because of its success with graphic design.
IBM lost to Microsoft because they couldn't expand their user base past the tech crowd and more importantly, because they didn't provided developers with compelling tools that made them want to recommend OS/2 for internal projects.
(Slightly) off topic, but I also had a problem with VA Linux, I ordered two desktop systems that never arrived (although they were charged to my credit card two days after I placed the order).
Eventually VA refunded my money (6 weeks later) but not after multiple calls to customer service. The best part was that everyone I spoke with tried to talk me into accepting the charges and letting them ship the computers, even after I told them that I didn't need the PCs since I placed a similar order with another vendor.
I never considered/. as a political force. I wonder what the effect of an official/. endorsement would be? If one of the candidates wanted to reach the tech crowd a/. interview would be a really good way to do it. Has any of the editors tried to talk to either candidates office?
The very thing that has made me return to/. every day is the fact that news and editorial are mixed together, rather then hypocritically confine editorial comments to it's own section Rob (etc. al.) have been very up front about shaping/. from their own opinions. I doubt many people (such as yourself) feel the need to respond like this when you agree with the editors.
BTW, can you really chart a decline in writing that has taken place over the past 2 years?!? If so please explain why you've been coming back all this time?
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I've been able to find a lot of companies that will sell the internal components (motherboards, flash or micro drive, etc.) but I can't find any company that makes the cases to put these parts into. I'd like to do something very similar to il_seba idea but I'd need to store the device in a phone closet so I'd need something that would keep out dust and not look home-made. If anyone could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
1. The electricity would have to be converted from AC to DC (to be stored in the battery) then converted from DC to AC (since that?s what your appliances use).
2. Batteries (in the quantity needed) aren't cheap.
3. Batteries are amazingly bad for the environment.
I can't believe that this post was moderated up to "informative". No way is this guy for real.
This message is an insult to actual Muslims and anyone with common sense.
Good for you.
My belief is that you don't really exist but are part of a billion dollar conspiracy to get idiots to watch the Fox Network.
I realize this might be considered a troll, and I'm not adding a lot to the discussion, but I have to say that this whole thing has made me sick. I walked in to work the day after this show was aired and found that at least three people in my office now questioned the moon landing, after watching a show who's merits couldn't be defended by it's producers.
You have to take care of yourself. I was in a very similar situation, and every single person (at least the one's I cared about) found jobs the same week the company "re-structured".
"When the NeXT Computer was launched in 1988 Jobs believed it would change the world of computing. In the end, the story of the NeXT cube became a study in failure. NeXT was a high-profile disaster, a computer system that the world admired but wouldn't buy."
The ironic thing about this is that the threat of NeXT did force others into massive innovation. One of Suns founders was convinced that NeXT would be the death of them if they didn't roll out more powerful computers, and the white paper that starting Sun on the path to developing Java came from a senior developer threatening to quit and work for NeXT.
If you can find the book "Steve Job's NeXT big thing" it's got a lot of information about how Jobs blew NeXT's chances of being a major force in the industry and how Sun steeped in to the (almost) exact place NeXT wanted to be.
Buy a second coffee machine.
Never Never (I repeat, NEVER) use a trial period as a motivator, only someone who is desperate will go along with this. Once I was offered a position with a one month trial period, to which I (jokingly) asked "if I make it past the first month, do I have a job for life?".
By offering a trial period your telling the potential employee that you don't really trust your own judgment.
Most of all stay away from jerks like the guy who posted this message.
Is anyone living in New York City doing this? If so, I'd like to help.
If you want to donate a phone locally, you might want to call your local police department.
So what is she doing (in her spare time from raising a child) that Bruce Willis needs to stop?
Does she make evil French toast? Or does she hang out in evil bars? Since that's all I remember her doing.
Bruce Willis' character can't be the only "unbreakable" person that exists. I'm assuming that the next "villain" will be another "unbreakable".
Also (pure conjecture on my part, but) I don't think water really is the character's Achilles heel.
The only movie I've forgiven for having text explaining what happens at the end is Animal House. It's a copout, the rest of Unbreakable tells the story visually, you could watch it without the sound and still know what's going on (for the most part). I don't understand why the director ruined what was otherwise a great film.
The thing that I found the most interesting was that Samuel L. Jackson's character makes himself the "super villain" rather then see himself as a victim.
Compared to "call me darth" those dumb-ass Mr. T sites seem like Monty Python.
This reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's book Player Piano. In the book manufactures of consumer goods replaced appliances (weather or not they needed to be replaced) at intervals they set in order to "keep the economy from collapsing".
My guess is that Corel will still support and develop Linux applications since it's mostly Windows code running under Wine anyway, so it doesn't require a lot of resources. However, if they give up the distro (which isn't having the impact they wanted) they will have more room to form strategic alliances (bundling deals) with other vendors.
I usually cut /. a lot of slack because of the amount of stories they cover, but this is getting out of hand. I'm starting to wonder if the people running /. are actually reading ./
The Sears console was basically a re-branded 2600.
The Slashdot cruiser is much worse then a Pikachu Beetle.
I actually thought Cryptonomicon was a great book. I didn't consider any of the writing dry, but then again I'm very interested in the topic.
I also don't think you can call it "dry techno-babble" if it's based on real technology (as apposed to typical Sci-fi).
First off, IBM can't kill the open source movement. At this point no one could, and that's the main reason the open source movement is catching on outside of the "pocket protector" crowd.
0S/2 didn't fail because it targeted the techie market anymore then Apple failed because of its success with graphic design.
IBM lost to Microsoft because they couldn't expand their user base past the tech crowd and more importantly, because they didn't provided developers with compelling tools that made them want to recommend OS/2 for internal projects.
(Slightly) off topic, but I also had a problem with VA Linux, I ordered two desktop systems that never arrived (although they were charged to my credit card two days after I placed the order).
Eventually VA refunded my money (6 weeks later) but not after multiple calls to customer service. The best part was that everyone I spoke with tried to talk me into accepting the charges and letting them ship the computers, even after I told them that I didn't need the PCs since I placed a similar order with another vendor.
I never considered /. as a political force. I wonder what the effect of an official /. endorsement would be? If one of the candidates wanted to reach the tech crowd a /. interview would be a really good way to do it. Has any of the editors tried to talk to either candidates office?
The very thing that has made me return to /. every day is the fact that news and editorial are mixed together, rather then hypocritically confine editorial comments to it's own section Rob (etc. al.) have been very up front about shaping /. from their own opinions. I doubt many people (such as yourself) feel the need to respond like this when you agree with the editors.
BTW, can you really chart a decline in writing that has taken place over the past 2 years?!? If so please explain why you've been coming back all this time?