Ok, right off the bat, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm 15, and right now I'm in bed and logged on through my laptop. No, this is not a grits-esque post. My father (the bastard) got me this rather bulky piece of tech. The main reason he got this was as a replacement for my old Cassiopia A-11 palmtop (bless it's silicon soul) that died when I dropped it and (suprise, suprise) the screen cracked. Needless to say, a touchscreen interface isn't the best for something used by a student.
Anyhow, now I've got a shiny new laptop and what do I do right off the bat? I log on and download IRC, ICQ, and a hoard of mp3s. Boom, there goes a quarter of my HD, giving me about 2 gigs free (just guess what has the other half of the used space). Right now, instead of doing work (like typing drills), I'm posting here.
Why do I get the feeling that, when these laptops are sold/handed out, the students are either going to give their new toy sidelong looks from ten paces, boot it up and start chatting online, or start using their mAd sKillZ (sorry, I don't use wannabe that often) on it?
Ever since I got an IRC client on here, all I've done is chat and post messages. If I could get more space on my HD (other than deleting the M$ bloatware), then I'd get a decent install of Linux going. -sigh- I know that this is a rambling post, so I'll get on with my comment.
You can flood schools with all the tech you want, but that will only get you lower GPAs. Do you want low GPAs? Do you want people who can't take notes without a computer nearby? Do you _really_ think that these units won't get stolen and sold on the black market?
Sure, moderate me either Offtopic or Flamebait, but all I'm trying to do is make you think. I hope you don't mind.
Well, for one, cable speeds vary depending on how many other people are logged onto the same node. DSL, on the other hand, is a steady line that you get all to yourself. You get what you pay for, basicly.
...Maybe, just MAYBE Lucasfilm could team up with Paramount and make a Star Wars/Trek thing.
Oh, wait, I'm already part of something along those lines. And it's free. With no downloads (except for an IRC client if you don't have one, and that's optional) or purchase nessessary.
Anyway, the URL is http://www.sleepco.com/furcon/main.html (No, I don't know HTML...yet).
This is so OT, but I'm a sucker for newbies.
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Just turn your threshold up to 1 and it'll filter out the grits-mongers.
My Pavilion has hot spots, so I don't really think of that as much of an innovation. The only really new-ish thing is the handwriting recognition, and that's been out for a while already. Even if they got the handwriting thing to work right (or write, depending on how you look at it), I would still opt to use the keyboard. When I really work at it, I almost can't see my fingers (but then my typo ratio goes throught the roof).
Besides, can you imagine writing out a script by hand?
I agree. Somewhat along the same vein is the fact that you usually only find pr0n if you look for it. Most kids don't know it exists, so they can't search for it. Even if they do get one of the seemingly random links to the stuff, there's always the warning pages and credit card verification before you get any of the real stuff. So what's the use of filters? To make the parents (who, by now, must be absolutly sure the Internet is full of stalkers and pr0n) feel safer.
My point is: If you don't want it, then just don't look for it.
I figure that the only way we're going to get that message to concerned parents everywhere is to either send out a massive snail-mail spam, or try to get someone on the news to talk about it. --
It's people like you who help us understand the threats things like this have. -sigh- If only our governments were less agressive and would focus instead on active shielding systems...
I know that, I was simply making a point that someone would understand.
Oh, and you also forgot a few things. Let me list them. Being able to survive in hard vaccum without a suit or external air supply, DNA alteration, and the ablity to survive on nothing but heat and light.
Ok, you know that we evolved from apes, right? And most apes swing through trees, right? Well, if you think about it, this may be the first step on the way to robots that walk on two legs.
However, this is in no way saying that C-3P0 is right around the corner.
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Ok, right off the bat, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm 15, and right now I'm in bed and logged on through my laptop. No, this is not a grits-esque post. My father (the bastard) got me this rather bulky piece of tech. The main reason he got this was as a replacement for my old Cassiopia A-11 palmtop (bless it's silicon soul) that died when I dropped it and (suprise, suprise) the screen cracked. Needless to say, a touchscreen interface isn't the best for something used by a student.
Anyhow, now I've got a shiny new laptop and what do I do right off the bat? I log on and download IRC, ICQ, and a hoard of mp3s. Boom, there goes a quarter of my HD, giving me about 2 gigs free (just guess what has the other half of the used space). Right now, instead of doing work (like typing drills), I'm posting here.
Why do I get the feeling that, when these laptops are sold/handed out, the students are either going to give their new toy sidelong looks from ten paces, boot it up and start chatting online, or start using their mAd sKillZ (sorry, I don't use wannabe that often) on it?
Ever since I got an IRC client on here, all I've done is chat and post messages. If I could get more space on my HD (other than deleting the M$ bloatware), then I'd get a decent install of Linux going. -sigh- I know that this is a rambling post, so I'll get on with my comment.
You can flood schools with all the tech you want, but that will only get you lower GPAs. Do you want low GPAs? Do you want people who can't take notes without a computer nearby? Do you _really_ think that these units won't get stolen and sold on the black market?
Sure, moderate me either Offtopic or Flamebait, but all I'm trying to do is make you think. I hope you don't mind.
Pepsi compatable? Pfft, what about Jolt compatable? Us hard-core caffeinds like cold drinks too, ya know!
Anyone think they'll upgrade to 20 oz bottles?
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Well, for one, cable speeds vary depending on how many other people are logged onto the same node. DSL, on the other hand, is a steady line that you get all to yourself. You get what you pay for, basicly.
Anyone else?
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Hey, is it just me, or did we kill that poor Atari 800? I can't seem to get at it.
Hey, maybe the grits-meisters decided to move on.
...I doubt it, but I've always prided myself on wishful thinking.
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...Maybe, just MAYBE Lucasfilm could team up with Paramount and make a Star Wars/Trek thing.
Oh, wait, I'm already part of something along those lines. And it's free. With no downloads (except for an IRC client if you don't have one, and that's optional) or purchase nessessary.
Anyway, the URL is http://www.sleepco.com/furcon/main.html (No, I don't know HTML...yet).
Just turn your threshold up to 1 and it'll filter out the grits-mongers.
My Pavilion has hot spots, so I don't really think of that as much of an innovation. The only really new-ish thing is the handwriting recognition, and that's been out for a while already. Even if they got the handwriting thing to work right (or write, depending on how you look at it), I would still opt to use the keyboard. When I really work at it, I almost can't see my fingers (but then my typo ratio goes throught the roof).
Besides, can you imagine writing out a script by hand?
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Does this also mean I could get an ODN link to the Internet? My 56k modem isn't fast enough. -grin-
I agree. Somewhat along the same vein is the fact that you usually only find pr0n if you look for it. Most kids don't know it exists, so they can't search for it. Even if they do get one of the seemingly random links to the stuff, there's always the warning pages and credit card verification before you get any of the real stuff. So what's the use of filters? To make the parents (who, by now, must be absolutly sure the Internet is full of stalkers and pr0n) feel safer.
My point is: If you don't want it, then just don't look for it.
I figure that the only way we're going to get that message to concerned parents everywhere is to either send out a massive snail-mail spam, or try to get someone on the news to talk about it.
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Absolutely nothing.
It's people like you who help us understand the threats things like this have. -sigh- If only our governments were less agressive and would focus instead on active shielding systems...
I know that, I was simply making a point that someone would understand.
Oh, and you also forgot a few things. Let me list them. Being able to survive in hard vaccum without a suit or external air supply, DNA alteration, and the ablity to survive on nothing but heat and light.
If I forgot anything, feel free to add to this.
LOL! Yea, just what we need, alage that produces explosive gas...as if people and cows didn't make enough methane as it is...
But seriously, if we do get viable nanotech and use it wisely, then our only limits are the laws of physics and our imaginations.
Just think, more computing power in your underwear than in the biggest Beowulf cluster to date.
If it is, then I wonder what it would do when it finds Slashdot...
Announce itself to the world, install Linux on every system, and then hook the whole thing into a planetwide Beowulf cluster, I would hope.
My note is:
Hey, if you're reading this, then could you do something like what I just said? Thanks.
Ok, you know that we evolved from apes, right? And most apes swing through trees, right? Well, if you think about it, this may be the first step on the way to robots that walk on two legs.
However, this is in no way saying that C-3P0 is right around the corner.