I would switch mine because the touch screen randomly drops out sometimes mid stroke.
Never heard of that. Sounds like a hardware problem. I once saw a Newt with the Squiggles, something that some Newts get as they age... But the touch screen problem you describe certainly isn't some bug endemic to the Newton. I'm sure it was annoying enough to warrant either buying another Newt or switching, tho.
Fit in my pocket. I'm not saying it wasn't big, but I'd slip it into my back pocket. No problem walking around, etc. It beat having to take a laptop around, that's fer darn sure.
Yeah, you can get a faster CPU in something newer.
But battery life? Nope. Newton outlasts almost all PocketPCs and newer Palm OS models. Sure, a Palm III running on a couple AAs will still outlast a Newton MP2100, but the Newton will outlast my Clie NX70V or Dell Axim any day of the week.
More portable? That depends on what you mean. Yes, a PalmOne Tungsten E is smaller, but the Newton is more useful. The Newton replaced a laptop for me, which in the end gives you a lot more portability per unit volume than almost anything else.
Wifi and bluetooth- built-in. Well, I suppose you could always use the "built-in" argument. You can get wifi and BT cards for the Newton, though.
And you can play hours of music- though not video so much. I used to use a 2 GB PCMCIA hard drive- same kind as in the iPod- in my Newton with the ATA driver. Worked like a charm. Even synced with iTunes over ethernet. Unless you have a PCMCIA slot, using a PDA as an mp3 player kind of sucks. Unless you want to spend a month's pay on a couple GB CF or SD cards. My Jornada 720 had a PCMCIA slot too, but since I've used those, I've stopped using my PDA as an MP3 player. Too much hassle to put the two albums I can fit on it every morning, which translates into me not doing it. And having the same The Cure and Atmosphere albums on my PDA all the damn time got old.
Who watches videos on their PDA? I suppose, on my Clie NX70V- which has an MPEG4 decoder chip- I tried watching Kill Bill, conveniently downloaded in Clie-ready format. But it blew. Same with on my Sigmarion 3, which has a nicer 5" 800x480 screen. Still blew. Who wants to watch a movie on a tiny screen? Hell, I don't bother watching movies on my iBook screen, let alone a wee PDA screen. Maybe if you were some crazy teevee addict, maybe then it'd be worth it.
Web browsing? I'd been browsing the web on my Newton via ethernet, and then wifi, before it occured to anyone to give a Palm III a big add-on modem cradle to fetch email.
I recently switched from a Newton. The reason was important to me, but for most PDA users it wouldn't be.
But, why not switch to a PocketPC or TabletPC? My answers:
Every PocketPC out there now is too small. A crappy 320x240 screen. There is one model with a VGA screen (Toshiba e805), but the screen is physically still quite small. Crappy for taking notes.
Why not a tabletPC? TabletPCs are expensive as hell, but more importantly HUGE. People talk about the Newton being big- I can't imagine putting what is basically a smaller laptop into my pocket. Nothing with a 10"-14" screen will fit in my pocket or be worth toting around all the time.
The closest thing to replacing the Newton for me in what I did with the Newton is the Sigmarion III, which has a 5" 800x480 screen. It also has an attached keyboard, which is really great for somethings, but rules out using it as a tablet. Sure, it has a touch screen, but since it doesn't do the hide-the-keyboard convertible thing, it's always in the way. A pain. The Jornada 720 was similarily great- close, but no cigar.
We Newton users are used to having what we want. Not something that *almost* does what we need.
I still have not found *any* notetaking app that even touches the built-in Notes app in years of looking, for Palm OS, Linux or WinCE/PocketPC PDAs. Taking notes- recognized text mixed with sketches- was a dream on my Newton. On my Clie NX70V, Sigmarion 3 or Sharp Zaurus C760 it is a big hassle. Hell, on the Zaurus, taking my class notes is downright tourtous enough that I just went back to using my Newton for most things, with the one thing I couldn't do on my newton (Squeak Smalltalk) running on my Z.
A couple things that could replace the Newton for me: The new, 5" 800x600 screen'd Sony Vaio, U series. Not technically a TabletPC, but close. No good notetaking app I've found yet for XP or Linux, but it'd be fun. But the Sony costs almost three times as much as the Newton 2100 did brand new, $2000. Yeah right. I'm not going to tote around a $2000 computer with me all the time. Not unless someone is willing to donate one to my worthy cause...
Similar to this would be the OQO, although vapor doesn't do me any good.
Or, the NEXiO S160. Has the same 800x480 screen as the Sigmarion 3, but with a slower 400 MHz PXA250 CPU. From what I've heard, people like it- but still, it costs $1300.
As far as form factor, the NEXiO is about the closest thing I've seen to a Newton 2100. But a lot of Newton users- many of which are Mac users- aren't going to jump to the NEXiO, a device with no Mac support. But then again, at least the NEXiO runs real WinCE.NET 4.1- not crappy ol' PocketPC. Like the Newton, a real WinCE device doesn't need to be sync'd or connect to a desktop machine to be useful or to install apps.
There's your answer- there are no good Newton replacements. The one that exists costs 4 times as much as a really good Newton setup does if purchased today- we're talking about the Newton 2100, with a keyboard, big memory card and wifi or ethernet.
Another place the NES breaks down is that the NES is ancient, technology wise. The Newton isn't, at least not compared to most of today's PDAs. The Newton has a 162 MHz StrongARM, still quite capable compared to a lot of the Palm OS units and even quite a few of the PocketPC models. You can upgrade that to 220 MHz if you're that kind of person. And as you and the poster mentioned, new hardwares being supported all the time. Yes, the NES has some great games, but the Newton is more than a curiosity with a couple decent apps, at least for the people that use them.
I stopped using my Newton a year ago. It's a shame. I had some good reasons, but what it came down to is that it didn't support one app that I can run on PocketPC or Linux PDAs- Squeak Smalltalk. If it wasn't for that, I'd still be using the Newton right now. Heck, when I got a Linux Zaurus C760 I still used the Newton for "PDA" stuff, especially taking notes, something the Newton still beats Palm OS and Linux by far. PocketPC- with the built-in notes app- gets pretty close, but a tiny 320x240 screen doesn't cut it for me. Linux PDAs have the saddest excuses for notetaking software ever, which had me taking both the Newton and the Zaurus with me for the day.
The Newton 2100, being released in 1997, still does a lot. Before I jumped ship, it was my main computer at home- I IRC'd, email'd, telnet/ssh'd, VNC'd, browsed the web, programmed (in NewtonScript and LittleLisp)- all wirelessly using a standard Orinoco WaveLAN 802.11b card. Worked like a dream. If only we could get an updated Newton... *sigh*
I agree totally. From what I've read- some of it at least- folks had this problem after their eyes had stabalized. It wasn't just their eyes getting worse in their natural course- they had been with a certain perscription for a long time already.
In addition to dangers like going blind there are other not-scary problems. For instance, a few years after getting the treatment, some folks are having to go back and have it done again- their eyes having slowly reverted to their condition. FUN!
Yes, depending on what you use for your variables, the Drake Eq can spit out very different results. But it's hard to get it to say that Earth is the only place where there's life in the universe- ok, not hard, but the numbers you have to use are really huge and really, really tiny (depending on the variable) to yield only 1, values outside our best estimates.
To each his own. Why doesn't anyone else get that?
I hate using just a pen and paper. I have taken all of my notes on my PDA for all of my college career. Unlike paper, I can search my notes. I can get my email. My PDA is a computer, and when I'm not at work, it's my primary computer.
I've never had a problem breaking or drowning my PDAs. I may not be as much of a klutz as you. Not to insult you- the world is full of them and so a PDA isn't right for you. But paper isn't perfect.
What's the equivalent to tearing off a note? Emailing or beaming the info to them!
I don't know about you, but I've had PDAs with screens with that kind of DPI. My Sharp Zaurus C760 has a VGA screen with a DPI of 210. My Sigmarion 3 has something close- about 190 on an 800x480 screen. My Sony Clie NX70V has a DPI of 160 on a HVGA screen.
If you have the choice, why continue to buy low DPI PocketPCs if you want something better?
That said, I've no clue where you're coming from. Assuming the res was at least 320x480- preferably full VGA- I'd rather have a smaller DPI. The screen on the Zaurus is nice, and it's nice to have a high res like that... but I'd prefer to have that on a bigger screen, 5.5" or so rather than 3.8" diag. I suppose I'd be willing to put up a higher res in that 5.5 inch screen, but that's about what I have in the Sig3, I suppose.
I can flip through those magazines and not have it effect me in the same way that it would clearly affect a heterosexual male.
Uhhh... Read that again. She didn't say "I can flip through those magazines and not have it effect me at all." She said that it didn't effect her like it does straight men in our society. A lot of straight men flip through a Playboy, get an erection and summarily dismiss said erection. Or, are you saying that when straight guys look at a Playboy they are thinking about their stomach not being toned enough, breasts are too small, etc?
People don't become healthy- in body and mind- by having those images flashed at them constantly. I couldn't agree more about the health factors- a lot of people are overweight, a problem that should be taken care of. But this is obviously not part of the solution- in fact, it's a big part of the problem. Women see this stuff and they know that can't attain that. Or think they can't. And the downward spiral begins.
If a kid has a low self-esteem, you don't scream at him "HEY YOU LITTLE FUCKER LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF." That doesn't work. Yes, this kid *should* have a better self-esteem and should love himself, but guess what? That isn't the way to go about fixing it.
That said, I'm with the other guy. Playboy isn't doing this, rags like Cosmo are.
So, are they saying that S.O.s should be disposable in the way computers are? I suppose that's what normal people do- after all, 50% of all new marriages end if divorce. Sure, I've only dated two women in earnest, but fortunately the second one was a keeper beyond all expectations. And we're still together 7 years later. Not that long of a time in general, but being only 23 now and having already spent a third of my life with her...
Any way, I must be behind the times. And no, I'm not some Focus on the Family freak or anything. eh eh eh. Perhaps I should aquire some new S.O.s on the side. If I don't... My nerd number is something sick like
(16 PDAs + 2 laptops + 9 desktops) - 2 = +25
Hrmm.
But then again, 12 years ago, I couldn't say I've owned as many computers as I have when I look back from now. When I was 11, I had one computer (Tandy PC-3 handheld BASIC biatch) and no girlfriend.:)
No, I'll give you that- it is functional. But it's just as functional to say "electronic music." That always worked, even before a marketroid thought of "electronica."
But when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter. "Electronic music" or "electronica," it's better than calling Rammstein "industrial" or calling the cure "goth.":)
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Who said anything about rap? I said hip-hop. Two different things. I don't listen to rap.
I was going to say "most rap is pretty shitty." But then again, most of *any* genre is pretty shitty. But rap isn't my thing.
What is electronica then? Electronica is a shitty label made up by mTVedia when various electronic acts- light industrial, techno- started becoming popular in the mainstream. There was no electronica until then. The Orb is electronica, though, I prefer not to give anything that lameass name.
You might not like Elton John but musically he is VERY good. There are few artists who have so much of their work reperformed by other major artists.
Only because he didn't do it right the first time around.
(just kidding.)
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Who knew *anyone* liked french rap?! I've heard a bit of it. Your fortitude is legendary, sir.
The french rap I heard had a lot of counting. Are they still stuck on that?
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yet would a hip-hop fan sit down and listen to an album of Hank Williams Sr.? Or Patsy Cline?
Sure, some do. The most played stuff in my iTunes is hip-hop (atmosphere and other RSE stuff, sole and other anticon), various folkish acts and... well, the cure and skinny puppy. No Hank Williams in there, but Patsy is there. Johnny Cash and Leadbelly get a lot of play, and while not straight country, definately have some leanings.
Modern country western... eww. That shit has no place in my library.:)
Same here at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. 13% here. It was 13% last year too.
Although, if things work out as planned, my chump rear end won't be in school this fall. Instead, I'll be working at it, doing IT stuff for the library. I've worked here fas a student for 5 years, but hopefully I'll get this "real" job. If I did, my wage will double, I'll have benefits, and my part-time tuition will be free! Doing the same job no less. Cross your fingers, pray, perform ceremonial magick- whatever it is you do- for me.:)
People who pay their own way do not go to Duke. Sure, some folks who are exceptional in an acedemic way and possibly in the affirmative-action sense may get a full-ride or something close to it.
But the point stands for schools where that does happen. My school started a compulsary iPAQ program for incoming freshmen of CS, IST and ECE majors the year I was a sophmore. No way I would've gone here had that been the case for me- I wasn't going to spend $800 on a PDA and accessories and fees, and you bet I would definately avoid a school that required me to lease a $2000+ laptop. But I'm not a Duke student, I don't have mummy and daddy's money or help in any way.
Working all summer? Heh. I wish it were that easy. Try working 40-50 hours a week all school year, plus a full load, and working 70 hours a week during the summer. School loses relevance quickly, leaving you wondering what kind of whole you're shoveling your money down...
arithmetic is one of the few math-related skills that most people will use at various points in their careers. most folks won't have to use calculus or any more advanced maths. but arithmatic? i do some arithmatic every day. and no, i'm not an engineer.
I use my PDA on college tests all the time. I could cheat- and boy, would cheating be easy. But I don't. I use my PDA as a calculator, as I'm more comfortable using GNU Maxima, Octave, a Lisp interpreter, or Palm OS LyME than a TI-8x calculator. That, and I don't have a fancy calculator and no desire to buy one or carry one around. I take all of my notes on my PDA.
In Computer Science exams where calculators were allowed, I've had profs who were a little wiser about it. In those cases, I gave them the memory card out of it and told them that's where all of my notes were. In some cases, that's been true, but for soem of the other PDAs I've owned it wasn't. I've never used it for cheating, but someone easily could.
You can store a lot of information on those fancy TI and HP calcs. Sure, not as much as on an iPod or PDA, but enough that it isn't that much different from an iPod or PDA. In high school, we used to store our formulas on the calculators. I used to have a math teacher in HS that would go through and clear each and every student's calculator's memory before a test.
But then again, neither a calculator, nor an iPod nor a PDA would be allowed on the SAT verbal. What kind of slacking proctor was running that show?
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I would switch mine because the touch screen randomly drops out sometimes mid stroke.
Never heard of that. Sounds like a hardware problem. I once saw a Newt with the Squiggles, something that some Newts get as they age... But the touch screen problem you describe certainly isn't some bug endemic to the Newton. I'm sure it was annoying enough to warrant either buying another Newt or switching, tho.
Fit in my pocket. I'm not saying it wasn't big, but I'd slip it into my back pocket. No problem walking around, etc. It beat having to take a laptop around, that's fer darn sure.
Yeah, you can get a faster CPU in something newer.
But battery life? Nope. Newton outlasts almost all PocketPCs and newer Palm OS models. Sure, a Palm III running on a couple AAs will still outlast a Newton MP2100, but the Newton will outlast my Clie NX70V or Dell Axim any day of the week.
More portable? That depends on what you mean. Yes, a PalmOne Tungsten E is smaller, but the Newton is more useful. The Newton replaced a laptop for me, which in the end gives you a lot more portability per unit volume than almost anything else.
Wifi and bluetooth- built-in. Well, I suppose you could always use the "built-in" argument. You can get wifi and BT cards for the Newton, though.
And you can play hours of music- though not video so much. I used to use a 2 GB PCMCIA hard drive- same kind as in the iPod- in my Newton with the ATA driver. Worked like a charm. Even synced with iTunes over ethernet. Unless you have a PCMCIA slot, using a PDA as an mp3 player kind of sucks. Unless you want to spend a month's pay on a couple GB CF or SD cards. My Jornada 720 had a PCMCIA slot too, but since I've used those, I've stopped using my PDA as an MP3 player. Too much hassle to put the two albums I can fit on it every morning, which translates into me not doing it. And having the same The Cure and Atmosphere albums on my PDA all the damn time got old.
Who watches videos on their PDA? I suppose, on my Clie NX70V- which has an MPEG4 decoder chip- I tried watching Kill Bill, conveniently downloaded in Clie-ready format. But it blew. Same with on my Sigmarion 3, which has a nicer 5" 800x480 screen. Still blew. Who wants to watch a movie on a tiny screen? Hell, I don't bother watching movies on my iBook screen, let alone a wee PDA screen. Maybe if you were some crazy teevee addict, maybe then it'd be worth it.
Web browsing? I'd been browsing the web on my Newton via ethernet, and then wifi, before it occured to anyone to give a Palm III a big add-on modem cradle to fetch email.
I recently switched from a Newton. The reason was important to me, but for most PDA users it wouldn't be.
But, why not switch to a PocketPC or TabletPC? My answers:
Every PocketPC out there now is too small. A crappy 320x240 screen. There is one model with a VGA screen (Toshiba e805), but the screen is physically still quite small. Crappy for taking notes.
Why not a tabletPC? TabletPCs are expensive as hell, but more importantly HUGE. People talk about the Newton being big- I can't imagine putting what is basically a smaller laptop into my pocket. Nothing with a 10"-14" screen will fit in my pocket or be worth toting around all the time.
The closest thing to replacing the Newton for me in what I did with the Newton is the Sigmarion III, which has a 5" 800x480 screen. It also has an attached keyboard, which is really great for somethings, but rules out using it as a tablet. Sure, it has a touch screen, but since it doesn't do the hide-the-keyboard convertible thing, it's always in the way. A pain. The Jornada 720 was similarily great- close, but no cigar.
We Newton users are used to having what we want. Not something that *almost* does what we need.
I still have not found *any* notetaking app that even touches the built-in Notes app in years of looking, for Palm OS, Linux or WinCE/PocketPC PDAs. Taking notes- recognized text mixed with sketches- was a dream on my Newton. On my Clie NX70V, Sigmarion 3 or Sharp Zaurus C760 it is a big hassle. Hell, on the Zaurus, taking my class notes is downright tourtous enough that I just went back to using my Newton for most things, with the one thing I couldn't do on my newton (Squeak Smalltalk) running on my Z.
A couple things that could replace the Newton for me:
The new, 5" 800x600 screen'd Sony Vaio, U series. Not technically a TabletPC, but close. No good notetaking app I've found yet for XP or Linux, but it'd be fun. But the Sony costs almost three times as much as the Newton 2100 did brand new, $2000. Yeah right. I'm not going to tote around a $2000 computer with me all the time. Not unless someone is willing to donate one to my worthy cause...
Similar to this would be the OQO, although vapor doesn't do me any good.
Or, the NEXiO S160. Has the same 800x480 screen as the Sigmarion 3, but with a slower 400 MHz PXA250 CPU. From what I've heard, people like it- but still, it costs $1300.
As far as form factor, the NEXiO is about the closest thing I've seen to a Newton 2100. But a lot of Newton users- many of which are Mac users- aren't going to jump to the NEXiO, a device with no Mac support. But then again, at least the NEXiO runs real WinCE.NET 4.1- not crappy ol' PocketPC. Like the Newton, a real WinCE device doesn't need to be sync'd or connect to a desktop machine to be useful or to install apps.
There's your answer- there are no good Newton replacements. The one that exists costs 4 times as much as a really good Newton setup does if purchased today- we're talking about the Newton 2100, with a keyboard, big memory card and wifi or ethernet.
ebay.
I've seen MP 2000s and 2100s for as little as 40-50...
Another place the NES breaks down is that the NES is ancient, technology wise. The Newton isn't, at least not compared to most of today's PDAs. The Newton has a 162 MHz StrongARM, still quite capable compared to a lot of the Palm OS units and even quite a few of the PocketPC models. You can upgrade that to 220 MHz if you're that kind of person. And as you and the poster mentioned, new hardwares being supported all the time. Yes, the NES has some great games, but the Newton is more than a curiosity with a couple decent apps, at least for the people that use them.
I stopped using my Newton a year ago. It's a shame. I had some good reasons, but what it came down to is that it didn't support one app that I can run on PocketPC or Linux PDAs- Squeak Smalltalk. If it wasn't for that, I'd still be using the Newton right now. Heck, when I got a Linux Zaurus C760 I still used the Newton for "PDA" stuff, especially taking notes, something the Newton still beats Palm OS and Linux by far. PocketPC- with the built-in notes app- gets pretty close, but a tiny 320x240 screen doesn't cut it for me. Linux PDAs have the saddest excuses for notetaking software ever, which had me taking both the Newton and the Zaurus with me for the day.
The Newton 2100, being released in 1997, still does a lot. Before I jumped ship, it was my main computer at home- I IRC'd, email'd, telnet/ssh'd, VNC'd, browsed the web, programmed (in NewtonScript and LittleLisp)- all wirelessly using a standard Orinoco WaveLAN 802.11b card. Worked like a dream. If only we could get an updated Newton... *sigh*
I agree totally. From what I've read- some of it at least- folks had this problem after their eyes had stabalized. It wasn't just their eyes getting worse in their natural course- they had been with a certain perscription for a long time already.
In addition to dangers like going blind there are other not-scary problems. For instance, a few years after getting the treatment, some folks are having to go back and have it done again- their eyes having slowly reverted to their condition. FUN!
Yes, depending on what you use for your variables, the Drake Eq can spit out very different results. But it's hard to get it to say that Earth is the only place where there's life in the universe- ok, not hard, but the numbers you have to use are really huge and really, really tiny (depending on the variable) to yield only 1, values outside our best estimates.
Yeah, definately not $80. But at around $400, it's a pretty good deal for what it is- a laptop you can fit in your pocket.
To each his own. Why doesn't anyone else get that?
I hate using just a pen and paper. I have taken all of my notes on my PDA for all of my college career. Unlike paper, I can search my notes. I can get my email. My PDA is a computer, and when I'm not at work, it's my primary computer.
I've never had a problem breaking or drowning my PDAs. I may not be as much of a klutz as you. Not to insult you- the world is full of them and so a PDA isn't right for you. But paper isn't perfect.
What's the equivalent to tearing off a note? Emailing or beaming the info to them!
I don't know about you, but I've had PDAs with screens with that kind of DPI. My Sharp Zaurus C760 has a VGA screen with a DPI of 210. My Sigmarion 3 has something close- about 190 on an 800x480 screen. My Sony Clie NX70V has a DPI of 160 on a HVGA screen.
... but I'd prefer to have that on a bigger screen, 5.5" or so rather than 3.8" diag. I suppose I'd be willing to put up a higher res in that 5.5 inch screen, but that's about what I have in the Sig3, I suppose.
If you have the choice, why continue to buy low DPI PocketPCs if you want something better?
That said, I've no clue where you're coming from. Assuming the res was at least 320x480- preferably full VGA- I'd rather have a smaller DPI. The screen on the Zaurus is nice, and it's nice to have a high res like that
I can flip through those magazines and not have it effect me in the same way that it would clearly affect a heterosexual male.
Uhhh... Read that again. She didn't say "I can flip through those magazines and not have it effect me at all." She said that it didn't effect her like it does straight men in our society. A lot of straight men flip through a Playboy, get an erection and summarily dismiss said erection. Or, are you saying that when straight guys look at a Playboy they are thinking about their stomach not being toned enough, breasts are too small, etc?
People don't become healthy- in body and mind- by having those images flashed at them constantly. I couldn't agree more about the health factors- a lot of people are overweight, a problem that should be taken care of. But this is obviously not part of the solution- in fact, it's a big part of the problem. Women see this stuff and they know that can't attain that. Or think they can't. And the downward spiral begins.
If a kid has a low self-esteem, you don't scream at him "HEY YOU LITTLE FUCKER LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF." That doesn't work. Yes, this kid *should* have a better self-esteem and should love himself, but guess what? That isn't the way to go about fixing it.
That said, I'm with the other guy. Playboy isn't doing this, rags like Cosmo are.
Any way, I must be behind the times. And no, I'm not some Focus on the Family freak or anything. eh eh eh. Perhaps I should aquire some new S.O.s on the side. If I don't
Hrmm.
But then again, 12 years ago, I couldn't say I've owned as many computers as I have when I look back from now. When I was 11, I had one computer (Tandy PC-3 handheld BASIC biatch) and no girlfriend.
erm, it's "pot shots." thank you!
or, if you really mean pop shots, i'd love to know what that means, so that i may spread the message.
do not take this as just another OCD spelling spazz. i'm not pissed, just trying to be helpful. thank you, come again.
No, I'll give you that- it is functional. But it's just as functional to say "electronic music." That always worked, even before a marketroid thought of "electronica."
:)
But when it comes down to it, it doesn't really matter. "Electronic music" or "electronica," it's better than calling Rammstein "industrial" or calling the cure "goth."
Who said anything about rap? I said hip-hop. Two different things. I don't listen to rap.
I was going to say "most rap is pretty shitty." But then again, most of *any* genre is pretty shitty. But rap isn't my thing.
What is electronica then? Electronica is a shitty label made up by mTVedia when various electronic acts- light industrial, techno- started becoming popular in the mainstream. There was no electronica until then. The Orb is electronica, though, I prefer not to give anything that lameass name.
You might not like Elton John but musically he is VERY good. There are few artists who have so much of their work reperformed by other major artists.
Only because he didn't do it right the first time around.
(just kidding.)
Who knew *anyone* liked french rap?! I've heard a bit of it. Your fortitude is legendary, sir.
The french rap I heard had a lot of counting. Are they still stuck on that?
yet would a hip-hop fan sit down and listen to an album of Hank Williams Sr.? Or Patsy Cline?
... well, the cure and skinny puppy. No Hank Williams in there, but Patsy is there. Johnny Cash and Leadbelly get a lot of play, and while not straight country, definately have some leanings.
:)
Sure, some do. The most played stuff in my iTunes is hip-hop (atmosphere and other RSE stuff, sole and other anticon), various folkish acts and
Modern country western... eww. That shit has no place in my library.
Same here at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. 13% here. It was 13% last year too.
:)
Although, if things work out as planned, my chump rear end won't be in school this fall. Instead, I'll be working at it, doing IT stuff for the library. I've worked here fas a student for 5 years, but hopefully I'll get this "real" job. If I did, my wage will double, I'll have benefits, and my part-time tuition will be free! Doing the same job no less. Cross your fingers, pray, perform ceremonial magick- whatever it is you do- for me.
People who pay their own way do not go to Duke. Sure, some folks who are exceptional in an acedemic way and possibly in the affirmative-action sense may get a full-ride or something close to it.
But the point stands for schools where that does happen. My school started a compulsary iPAQ program for incoming freshmen of CS, IST and ECE majors the year I was a sophmore. No way I would've gone here had that been the case for me- I wasn't going to spend $800 on a PDA and accessories and fees, and you bet I would definately avoid a school that required me to lease a $2000+ laptop. But I'm not a Duke student, I don't have mummy and daddy's money or help in any way.
Working all summer? Heh. I wish it were that easy. Try working 40-50 hours a week all school year, plus a full load, and working 70 hours a week during the summer. School loses relevance quickly, leaving you wondering what kind of whole you're shoveling your money down...
haha!
arithmetic is one of the few math-related skills that most people will use at various points in their careers. most folks won't have to use calculus or any more advanced maths. but arithmatic? i do some arithmatic every day. and no, i'm not an engineer.
or was that a joke, and i'm just being a spaz?
I use my PDA on college tests all the time. I could cheat- and boy, would cheating be easy. But I don't. I use my PDA as a calculator, as I'm more comfortable using GNU Maxima, Octave, a Lisp interpreter, or Palm OS LyME than a TI-8x calculator. That, and I don't have a fancy calculator and no desire to buy one or carry one around. I take all of my notes on my PDA.
In Computer Science exams where calculators were allowed, I've had profs who were a little wiser about it. In those cases, I gave them the memory card out of it and told them that's where all of my notes were. In some cases, that's been true, but for soem of the other PDAs I've owned it wasn't. I've never used it for cheating, but someone easily could.
You can store a lot of information on those fancy TI and HP calcs. Sure, not as much as on an iPod or PDA, but enough that it isn't that much different from an iPod or PDA. In high school, we used to store our formulas on the calculators. I used to have a math teacher in HS that would go through and clear each and every student's calculator's memory before a test.
But then again, neither a calculator, nor an iPod nor a PDA would be allowed on the SAT verbal. What kind of slacking proctor was running that show?