I'm not a developer, but as a potential customer, here's why I would not yet buy one:
32 Megs Memory: It seems reasonable to believe that this would not require as much memory as a Pocket PC, but as a temporary storage device, or MP3 player, it's hardly adequate.j
Cost: Yes, portability costs extra, but IMHO, $400 is too much for this type of device considering the alternatives such as Samsung's Uproar Cell-phone/PDA/MP3 player which was only $300 last time I checked. I assume that the consumer version would cost more than the $400.00 discounted developer price, further putting this out of my reach.
It's potential is looking good, but I'm not quite ready.
> LaTeX [latex-project.org] -- it's very hard indeed to typeset equations better than LaTeX can
I can't speak for latex, but I higly reccomend Star Office for typing equations. Once you learn their key combinations, you can type equations very fast. Mouse menus are also available (for the harder to remember stuff).
> What will the kids run? What educational software is there for Linux?
How about Star Office for typing reports & spreadsheets? It's very compatible with M$ Office.
How about The Gimp for art classes?
(that could be fun - Wish I was still in school! )
How about a web browser like Mozilla?
There's no reason why you can't learn something from a web site.
I think it would be sweet if there was a website for kids similar to SmartPlanet.com It could potentially be a great way to offer standards in education, and since it can be interactive, students might actually get more of an "one-on-one" feel behind a computer than in a 30-student classroom.
Off Topic, Just imagine how much money schools could save in textbooks if students could just log onto a website? Yeah, there would be problems, but there would definitely be benefits as well.
> Why not let the schools decide what would be best for their kids to learn? I think it will look bad for the OSS community to force schools to use OSS. Maybe a 50/50 split
Are you proposing that we get VMware invloved also?
Okay, at first I admit I was thinkin'
"Oh Geez Bob!" All software should be from Redhat distributions? - Big ego!
But then I started reading between the lines....
We all know that this is an attempt for M$ to please the government while expanding marketshare/advertising/"Philantropy image".
But what is brilliant about Bob's Plan is that if it were disputed, it would only add fuel to the microsoft monopoly argument. If Microsoft turns down this proposal (and I'm sure they will) it will prove that their intentions aren't as noble as they would have you to believe.
> Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit
It doesn't do everything, but for about $300,
Samsung's Uproar might be what you're looking for. Although it's not made to fit on your wrist.
Unfortunately I didn't know this telephone/mp3 player/day planer existed until a week after I spent $400 on This phone from LG It's a good phone, but I'd much rather have one that played mp3's for $100 less
Instead of using a conventional radiator to cool the fluid, why not use a large reservoir of fluid that will cool via natural convection? Besides, a radiator would require a fan just to keep the fins cool.
My proposal:
Use a water block on your processor(s)
and recirculate water from a large fish tank.
I think large aquariums use a water pump for the filter system anyway.
Even a dual AMD box would have a hard time boiling off the water from a 30 gallon aquarium.
Not trying to troll here, I just have a stupid (but serious) question:
What's the advantage of buying a switch?
Couldn't I just go out and buy 5 network cards on sale for five bucks each and put them in a spare computer? It seems to me that I'd have less flexibility with a switch than a PC w/ 5 NICs.
Obviously it would require more work on my part to set up the PC, but wouldn't it be cheaper?
(Assuming labor is free)
I've been wanting to build my own aluminum case for a long time, and I think I've discovered the ultimate material: Aluminum Diamond Plate
Not only is it cheap, its made to be durable, and it looks great. If guys can make tool boxes for trucks with it cheaply, surely we could do the same thing for computer cases.
From a heat transfer point of view, I don't see any significant advantage to making the entire case out of aluminum. My hypothesis is that the best place to use aluminum in a case is the left side of the case since it is relatively large, and exposed to the most hot swirling airflow. I will likely start my aluminum case project by just retrofitting my existing stamped steel case with an aluminum diamond plate lid. Eventually I may create all outer surfaces from diamond plate, but I will not make any of the inner guts of the case since the benefits would be minimal.
In automobiles, corrosion can be caused by placing dissimilar metals like steel and aluminum together (I think it's an Anode/Cathode thing), but I don't think it would be a problem with a computer case since we don't normally expose our computers to the same harsh environments as our cars. I don't know for sure, but I would appreciate comments from somebody who knows.
>You save only 59 seconds over 8 miles by going 75 instead of 65.
Sounds like a good argument to drive even faster.
;-)
Re:GPS and Cell phones?
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> Your cel phone GPS recorded that you are presently driving 90 in a 55
It's probably more like this:
Your Cell phone GPS has recorded that you are falling off a building at 90 MPH. We have alerted the local law enforcement of your violation of our EULA. Your warranty has been voided. Thank you for using Sprint PCS ~Goodbye
<Dial Tone>
> John Keker has agreed to represent the Russian programmer pro bono
AP - Moscow: In a briew interview with the lead singer of U2, Bono denies allegations with regards to involvement in writing software that is used to break copy protection schemes. Although Bono admits to using similar software to pirate his own music, He believes that he should be able to write whatever code he likes. Bono refused futher requests for an interview.
Why do we need well rounded cirriculums?
Firstly, it is important to not focus specifically in one area. By spending all of our time doing one thing, we miss basic skills such as learning to correctly spell words like "curriculum". (yes I noticed)
;-)
But most importantly, The true reason why we need to not focus so much on one area is to pick up chicks. Truthfully, who do you know that is interested in people with limited social skills? As much as porn websites would like us to belive, hot lusty babes do not go out in search of boring guys.
The moral is this: if you really wanna go out and get yourself a hot chick, don't limit your interests. Try some new stuff. Chicks don't like guys that spend all day coding in Visual Basic. Try something new like C++, Java, or Perl. Expand your horizons, Try new stuff, like compiling your own operating system, and chicks will be banging at your door. (Hopefully trying to get in and not out)
I don't like the situation any more than any of you do, but doesn't Drexel have a responsibility to protect it's name/trademark?
There was a similar situation not long ago when somebody wanted to use Linux as a partial website name for "less than respectable" uses. As I recall, Linus Torvalds himself had to protect his Linux trademark to avoid it from becoming part of the public domain (like Kleenex or Band-Aid).
I do not know where the law draws the line between responsibility and rights, but it is definitely an interesting problem.
The version with Onboard Ultra160 SCSI costs about $100 more, But IMHO still seems reasonable considering this board has two 10/100 NICS supports 3 gigs of DDR, and has tons of other features.
I've been keeping an eye on this board at Pricewatch.com, but unfortunately the price hasn't been dropping nearly as fast as other computer stuff.
> Well I dick taken this reply with we a voice and left me tell you, it's grape! Now I kin speak things at have the speed I can type them.
Is it really that bad?
Is it still usable?
The reason why I'm interested is that I'd like to be productive while I'm walking on my Treadmill. Of course I can't expect to be as efficient as I would be at my desk, but I'd still be getting Something done (besides just working on the gut;)
I don't think it's necessarily bad to post via AC. Yes, I do agree that more credibility should be given to those with a name, but sometimes its best that identity be kept a secret. Case in point: A few guys that admitted to stealing stuff from work in a previous article.
AC makes it possible for people to say what needs to be said at the expense of losing a little credibility. And if a AC comment is funny enough, who cares how credible it is?
You do make a valid point though.
Any Comments (Not just ACs) on the internet should be taken with a "grain of salt"
I was about to submit a Mozilla bug for not having a vertical scroll bar, but now I see M$ IE renders the page the same way:(
Without the scroll bar, I can't view the pics at the bottom of the page, even at 1600x1400 res! Note to self: Avoid < no resize > tags on my own webpage
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32 Megs Memory: It seems reasonable to believe that this would not require as much memory as a Pocket PC, but as a temporary storage device, or MP3 player, it's hardly adequate.j
Cost: Yes, portability costs extra, but IMHO, $400 is too much for this type of device considering the alternatives such as Samsung's Uproar Cell-phone/PDA/MP3 player which was only $300 last time I checked. I assume that the consumer version would cost more than the $400.00 discounted developer price, further putting this out of my reach.
It's potential is looking good, but I'm not quite ready.
Just for fun, I tried searching google for "Index of /password" and came accross this website:
2 .h tml
http://www.centurionsoft.com/password/
I then followed this link:
http://www.centurionsoft.com/password/pass_down
Which allows me to download this
$20.00 Password manager software without paying!
Needless to say, I didn't download it!
ha ha ha!!
> LaTeX [latex-project.org] -- it's very hard indeed to typeset equations better than LaTeX can
I can't speak for latex, but I higly reccomend Star Office for typing equations. Once you learn their key combinations, you can type equations very fast. Mouse menus are also available (for the harder to remember stuff).
> What will the kids run? What educational software is there for Linux?
How about Star Office for typing reports & spreadsheets? It's very compatible with M$ Office.
How about The Gimp for art classes?
(that could be fun - Wish I was still in school! )
How about a web browser like Mozilla?
There's no reason why you can't learn something from a web site.
I think it would be sweet if there was a website for kids similar to SmartPlanet.com It could potentially be a great way to offer standards in education, and since it can be interactive, students might actually get more of an "one-on-one" feel behind a computer than in a 30-student classroom.
Off Topic, Just imagine how much money schools could save in textbooks if students could just log onto a website? Yeah, there would be problems, but there would definitely be benefits as well.
> Why not let the schools decide what would be best for their kids to learn? I think it will look bad for the OSS community to force schools to use OSS. Maybe a 50/50 split
Are you proposing that we get VMware invloved also?
;)
Okay, at first I admit I was thinkin'
"Oh Geez Bob!" All software should be from Redhat distributions? - Big ego!
But then I started reading between the lines....
We all know that this is an attempt for M$ to please the government while expanding marketshare/advertising/"Philantropy image".
But what is brilliant about Bob's Plan is that if it were disputed, it would only add fuel to the microsoft monopoly argument. If Microsoft turns down this proposal (and I'm sure they will) it will prove that their intentions aren't as noble as they would have you to believe.
Heated Tropical Aquarium
> Mod parent down. This is shallow and insightless nonsense & each of these points is easily rebutted (and has been frequently).
I should mod you down unless you show me the money and/or not post A.C.
I won't listen to a comment like that unless you are willing to prove your arguments. You are being too vague.
> Besides, what I really want is a combo phone/mp3 player/PDA watch, dammit
It doesn't do everything, but for about $300,
Samsung's Uproar might be what you're looking for. Although it's not made to fit on your wrist.
Unfortunately I didn't know this telephone/mp3 player/day planer existed until a week after I spent $400 on This phone from LG It's a good phone, but I'd much rather have one that played mp3's for $100 less
Instead of using a conventional radiator to cool the fluid, why not use a large reservoir of fluid that will cool via natural convection? Besides, a radiator would require a fan just to keep the fins cool.
My proposal:
Use a water block on your processor(s)
and recirculate water from a large fish tank.
I think large aquariums use a water pump for the filter system anyway.
Even a dual AMD box would have a hard time boiling off the water from a 30 gallon aquarium.
Not trying to troll here, I just have a stupid (but serious) question:
What's the advantage of buying a switch?
Couldn't I just go out and buy 5 network cards on sale for five bucks each and put them in a spare computer? It seems to me that I'd have less flexibility with a switch than a PC w/ 5 NICs.
Obviously it would require more work on my part to set up the PC, but wouldn't it be cheaper?
(Assuming labor is free)
I've been wanting to build my own aluminum case for a long time, and I think I've discovered the ultimate material: Aluminum Diamond Plate
Not only is it cheap, its made to be durable, and it looks great. If guys can make tool boxes for trucks with it cheaply, surely we could do the same thing for computer cases.
From a heat transfer point of view, I don't see any significant advantage to making the entire case out of aluminum. My hypothesis is that the best place to use aluminum in a case is the left side of the case since it is relatively large, and exposed to the most hot swirling airflow. I will likely start my aluminum case project by just retrofitting my existing stamped steel case with an aluminum diamond plate lid. Eventually I may create all outer surfaces from diamond plate, but I will not make any of the inner guts of the case since the benefits would be minimal.
In automobiles, corrosion can be caused by placing dissimilar metals like steel and aluminum together (I think it's an Anode/Cathode thing), but I don't think it would be a problem with a computer case since we don't normally expose our computers to the same harsh environments as our cars. I don't know for sure, but I would appreciate comments from somebody who knows.
>You save only 59 seconds over 8 miles by going 75 instead of 65.
Sounds like a good argument to drive even faster.
;-)
> Your cel phone GPS recorded that you are presently driving 90 in a 55
It's probably more like this:
Your Cell phone GPS has recorded that you are falling off a building at 90 MPH. We have alerted the local law enforcement of your violation of our EULA. Your warranty has been voided. Thank you for using Sprint PCS ~Goodbye
<Dial Tone>
> John Keker has agreed to represent the Russian programmer pro bono
AP - Moscow: In a briew interview with the lead singer of U2, Bono denies allegations with regards to involvement in writing software that is used to break copy protection schemes. Although Bono admits to using similar software to pirate his own music, He believes that he should be able to write whatever code he likes. Bono refused futher requests for an interview.
Why do we need well rounded cirriculums?
Firstly, it is important to not focus specifically in one area. By spending all of our time doing one thing, we miss basic skills such as learning to correctly spell words like "curriculum". (yes I noticed)
;-)
But most importantly, The true reason why we need to not focus so much on one area is to pick up chicks. Truthfully, who do you know that is interested in people with limited social skills? As much as porn websites would like us to belive, hot lusty babes do not go out in search of boring guys.
The moral is this: if you really wanna go out and get yourself a hot chick, don't limit your interests. Try some new stuff. Chicks don't like guys that spend all day coding in Visual Basic. Try something new like C++, Java, or Perl. Expand your horizons, Try new stuff, like compiling your own operating system, and chicks will be banging at your door. (Hopefully trying to get in and not out)
The Karma Police are out to get me
Firstly, IANAL.
I don't like the situation any more than any of you do, but doesn't Drexel have a responsibility to protect it's name/trademark?
There was a similar situation not long ago when somebody wanted to use Linux as a partial website name for "less than respectable" uses. As I recall, Linus Torvalds himself had to protect his Linux trademark to avoid it from becoming part of the public domain (like Kleenex or Band-Aid).
I do not know where the law draws the line between responsibility and rights, but it is definitely an interesting problem.
> You just described the anti-average user.
Yeah, but who want's to be average if you can have 512 Gigs of Ram?
;-)
The version with Onboard Ultra160 SCSI costs about $100 more, But IMHO still seems reasonable considering this board has two 10/100 NICS supports 3 gigs of DDR, and has tons of other features.
I've been keeping an eye on this board at Pricewatch.com, but unfortunately the price hasn't been dropping nearly as fast as other computer stuff.
> Well I dick taken this reply with we a voice and left me tell you, it's grape! Now I kin speak things at have the speed I can type them.
;)
Is it really that bad?
Is it still usable?
The reason why I'm interested is that I'd like to be productive while I'm walking on my Treadmill. Of course I can't expect to be as efficient as I would be at my desk, but I'd still be getting Something done (besides just working on the gut
I've been considering purchasing Mandrake's More expensive Power Pack Suite (or whatever they call it) just for the Via Voice Software.
I'm mainly wondering:
How good is IBM's Via Voice? Reliability, Usefulness, Etc.
Does it come with the full version or a trial version?
As a Linux Newbie, should I attempt to download the free version and buy Via Voice Separate, or Just buy the Full Mandrake Distro.
As far as I can tell, Via Voice is the only Non-Mandrake App. included with Mandrakes Distro that I can't download for free. Is this correct?
Thanks in Advance
I don't think it's necessarily bad to post via AC. Yes, I do agree that more credibility should be given to those with a name, but sometimes its best that identity be kept a secret. Case in point: A few guys that admitted to stealing stuff from work in a previous article.
AC makes it possible for people to say what needs to be said at the expense of losing a little credibility. And if a AC comment is funny enough, who cares how credible it is?
You do make a valid point though.
Any Comments (Not just ACs) on the internet should be taken with a "grain of salt"
Just my 2¢
Excellent Scenerio - very interesting!
Somebody Mod this guy up!
What's up with the HTML on the map page?
:(
I was about to submit a Mozilla bug for not having a vertical scroll bar, but now I see M$ IE renders the page the same way
Without the scroll bar, I can't view the pics at the bottom of the page, even at 1600x1400 res!
Note to self: Avoid < no resize > tags on my own webpage
I'd rather use a pic like this one anyway.