Honestly, I'm hearing as much (if not more) from the "my Wii gathers dust unless people come over" side of things. Outside of first-party games (published by Nintendo), the problem with the Wii seems to be with flash-style shovelware, tacked-on, or same-old wiimote interaction. There seems to be as much a paucity of "variety" in Wii titles as PS3 titles, albeit in different areas. Might I suggest, then, the possibility that you simply enjoy the type of gaming the Wii excels in over the type the PS3 (and ilk) excel in?
I always thought this was one of the sillier endings in a book/movie (one that I otherwise enjoyed, mind you). Why would a proto-omniscient intelligence target attention to the one place it didn't want it? However, it certainly seems to be one of the more enduring tropes in fiction - e.g. Pandora's Box, the apple tree of Eden, etc.
Reading stuff with graphics that won't fit on that tiny display.
Eh, graphics aren't a big selling point on Eink displays either - I mean, I could easily argue against the grainy(160 ppi vs the N800s 225ppi) b&w pics that are the norm on any Eink device.
Being able to use your reader during a prolonged separation from any power source. The N800 does do extremely well, but not the thousands of page turns (independent of time) that you get with an electrophoretic display.
I'll give you that, but the N810 does have the added advantage of ubiquitous and cheap replacement batteries (so lots of spares can be had and shared between this unit and cellphones). Also, the "unlimited use if you don't change the screen" selling point is also not 100% accurate. The cpu continues to run while reading, so it does continue to eat up battery (even in suspension) - running whispernet, mp3s in the bg, etc also kill battery in a big way.
Reading stuff that isn't available without DRM... I want something that you have to pay for — which is never going to be available without DRM of some kind.
YMMV - Baen's library is DRM free, as are a handful of smaller ebook vendors. As well, there are lots of DRM removers (something I have no issues using if I already own a book). In the end, this is up to the reader - we're all different creatures, after all.
Being able to read under bright sunlight
The N810 (not the N800) has a transflective screen which works just fine under bright sunlight (the brighter, the better), so there is an option.
No. While it might be easier to read eink readers, using a 'normal' monitor/phone display to read will not worsen your eyesight.
This is somewhat anecdotal, so ymmv, but I find that I tend to blink far less when looking at a display that radiates light rather than one which reflects light (ie. difference between a computer screen and a paper page). Is there a physiological reason? I don't know, but I know this observation seems to be fairly well reflected (pun not intended) with studies I've read and people I've advised (in a past life as an IT admin). That said, given the inherent nature of the Ipad vs an Eink screen, I'd argue that there is a chance your eyesight will worsen via this phenomena - e.g. dryness and eye-strain caused migraines/headaches.
Just FYI, I've been reading ebooks since the Palm Pilot days.
These are what's easily available in Canada. There are tons more, but all have to be shipped in for a extra $ (including the Kindle).
Eink Readers
Sony's portable reader ebook line are available (current models are the 5" screen PRS300 and the 6" screen PRS600). Look around on Dell.ca or Ncix, they sometimes go on decent sales (e.g. ~200+ for the PRS300). Sadly, the PRS500 (imo, the best one) has been discontinued, though you might find some on clearance every now and then. There is a 9" model, the PRS900 "Daily Edition" but for whatever reason, it's not available here (yet?).
Astak Mentor (6") and EZ Reader Pocket-Pro (5") ebook readers, from Newegg.ca. The 5" is the newer and more featureful version.
Foxit E-slick 6" reader from Newegg.ca
Amazon Kindle can be shipped in via amazon.com, but overpriced and crippled without whispernet, imo.
Non-Eink Readers
Aluratek Libre Ebook Reader is sold by Costco & Dell. Uses a 5" reflective LCD screen which is much nicer on the eyes than Eink (higher contrast), but much less battery time. Cheaper too (sometimes down to $150 on sale), fwiw.
Ectaco 5" Jetbook-lite - exactly the same unit as the Libre above, but cheaper (~$125 right now at Newegg.ca
Genetic analysis revealed that 'Inuk' was stocky, possibly with a receding hairline, had a cold-adapted metabolism, A+ blood type, and possibly a rather bad haircut.
I love how detailed genetic analyses are getting!:)
Thanks, but as I mentioned, openoffice-pkgs doesn't support much nowadays - looks like nothing before 9.04 (and I'm on 8.10). But I'm really making the point that it's a crying shame that it takes a 3rd party volunteer org to release debs of oo for anything that's slightly behind the curve. Win2k has been obsoleted, and yet still enjoys direct support - why can't it be the same w/ Linux without dependency hell and a hell of a lot of tweaking or recompiling? This is mirrored with all sorts of apps - the minute you or they upgrade, support goes down the tubes. It's really too bad.
You're right in that it might be my distro, but my point is that the different "distros" of Windows have absolutely no inter-relational issues. FWIW, I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), and there are no DEBs anywhere for OO > 2.4 (there used to be a group doing unofficial releases, but they've since stopped).
Responding to downloading and installing directly, I did try twice w/ 3.0 and 3.1 and I hit interdependency hell - so much so, I had to downgrade to 2.4 to get a stable OO back up and running. It's a crappy situation, but I don't have the energy to chase releases just to keep my office suite up to date (seemingly a prerequisite these days - "want OO3.2? upgrade to 9.10!")
...Just because people believe in God(sorry, but he does not exist and only a fool would attempt to "prove" otherwise)
There, fixed that for you. Seriously though, shouldn't the burden of proof be on those that seek to change others and not the ones to be changed?
Since a majority of humans believe a creator, or some entity/force outside of humanity(essentially, the spirituality this study links to), then I would tend to believe that the minority is missing something.
Belief != truth. If it was, we would still be flat-earthers (just one example).
I will agree with one thing though, belief or non-belief does not give anyone the moral high-ground from which to denigrate others.
Why is it that upgrading OO is so much easier on any version of windows vs Linux?
I can upgrade an obsolete WIn2k terminal to oo3.2 with no more than a couple of clicks, but I can't upgrade Intrepid to anything past oo2.4 come hell or high water! How is this supposed to be open and accessible?!
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Honestly, I'm hearing as much (if not more) from the "my Wii gathers dust unless people come over" side of things. Outside of first-party games (published by Nintendo), the problem with the Wii seems to be with flash-style shovelware, tacked-on, or same-old wiimote interaction. There seems to be as much a paucity of "variety" in Wii titles as PS3 titles, albeit in different areas. Might I suggest, then, the possibility that you simply enjoy the type of gaming the Wii excels in over the type the PS3 (and ilk) excel in?
In other words, pot-kettle-black?
I always thought this was one of the sillier endings in a book/movie (one that I otherwise enjoyed, mind you). Why would a proto-omniscient intelligence target attention to the one place it didn't want it? However, it certainly seems to be one of the more enduring tropes in fiction - e.g. Pandora's Box, the apple tree of Eden, etc.
That's fine, as long as you don't care about:
Eh, graphics aren't a big selling point on Eink displays either - I mean, I could easily argue against the grainy(160 ppi vs the N800s 225ppi) b&w pics that are the norm on any Eink device.
I'll give you that, but the N810 does have the added advantage of ubiquitous and cheap replacement batteries (so lots of spares can be had and shared between this unit and cellphones). Also, the "unlimited use if you don't change the screen" selling point is also not 100% accurate. The cpu continues to run while reading, so it does continue to eat up battery (even in suspension) - running whispernet, mp3s in the bg, etc also kill battery in a big way.
YMMV - Baen's library is DRM free, as are a handful of smaller ebook vendors. As well, there are lots of DRM removers (something I have no issues using if I already own a book). In the end, this is up to the reader - we're all different creatures, after all.
The N810 (not the N800) has a transflective screen which works just fine under bright sunlight (the brighter, the better), so there is an option.
No. While it might be easier to read eink readers, using a 'normal' monitor/phone display to read will not worsen your eyesight.
This is somewhat anecdotal, so ymmv, but I find that I tend to blink far less when looking at a display that radiates light rather than one which reflects light (ie. difference between a computer screen and a paper page). Is there a physiological reason? I don't know, but I know this observation seems to be fairly well reflected (pun not intended) with studies I've read and people I've advised (in a past life as an IT admin). That said, given the inherent nature of the Ipad vs an Eink screen, I'd argue that there is a chance your eyesight will worsen via this phenomena - e.g. dryness and eye-strain caused migraines/headaches.
Just FYI, I've been reading ebooks since the Palm Pilot days.
These are what's easily available in Canada. There are tons more, but all have to be shipped in for a extra $ (including the Kindle).
Eink Readers
Non-Eink Readers
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/ is a good place to go for ebook discussions.
Genetic analysis revealed that 'Inuk' was stocky, possibly with a receding hairline, had a cold-adapted metabolism, A+ blood type, and possibly a rather bad haircut.
I love how detailed genetic analyses are getting! :)
Thanks, but as I mentioned, openoffice-pkgs doesn't support much nowadays - looks like nothing before 9.04 (and I'm on 8.10). But I'm really making the point that it's a crying shame that it takes a 3rd party volunteer org to release debs of oo for anything that's slightly behind the curve. Win2k has been obsoleted, and yet still enjoys direct support - why can't it be the same w/ Linux without dependency hell and a hell of a lot of tweaking or recompiling? This is mirrored with all sorts of apps - the minute you or they upgrade, support goes down the tubes. It's really too bad.
You're right in that it might be my distro, but my point is that the different "distros" of Windows have absolutely no inter-relational issues.
FWIW, I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), and there are no DEBs anywhere for OO > 2.4 (there used to be a group doing unofficial releases, but they've since stopped).
Responding to downloading and installing directly, I did try twice w/ 3.0 and 3.1 and I hit interdependency hell - so much so, I had to downgrade to 2.4 to get a stable OO back up and running. It's a crappy situation, but I don't have the energy to chase releases just to keep my office suite up to date (seemingly a prerequisite these days - "want OO3.2? upgrade to 9.10!")
...Just because people believe in God(sorry, but he does not exist and only a fool would attempt to "prove" otherwise)
There, fixed that for you. Seriously though, shouldn't the burden of proof be on those that seek to change others and not the ones to be changed?
Since a majority of humans believe a creator, or some entity/force outside of humanity(essentially, the spirituality this study links to), then I would tend to believe that the minority is missing something.
Belief != truth. If it was, we would still be flat-earthers (just one example).
I will agree with one thing though, belief or non-belief does not give anyone the moral high-ground from which to denigrate others.
...a state of mindlessness?"
...a stateless mind?"
...a mindless state?"
On a different note, when did "inner peace" = "spirituality"?
Why is it that upgrading OO is so much easier on any version of windows vs Linux? I can upgrade an obsolete WIn2k terminal to oo3.2 with no more than a couple of clicks, but I can't upgrade Intrepid to anything past oo2.4 come hell or high water! How is this supposed to be open and accessible?!