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  1. Jide Remix on Remix Mini Review: a $70 Android Desktop PC (liliputing.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    I got one of these from the Kickstarter campaign. It works reasonably well. I haven't tried to do much with it, but as a tiny desktop computer it's OK.

    I had initial problems getting the display to work, because my monitor (a Benq GW1255) only accepted 1080p on its HDMI interface and the Remix output 720p. I first connected the Remix to a monitor that could handle 720p and changed the Remix's display settings, but I finally ended up getting a HDMI to VGA connector (from Amazon by CableMaster, about $10) and it now works fine.

    I use the Remix just for playing around. It prints fine with a Brother driver over my wifi to a 2360DW.

    I use my Apple keyboard (wired) with its attached trackball via USB, and they both work without any problems.

    So far, I like it.

    (Wow - I sure haven't posted in a loooooong time - look at my sig)

  2. Re:another interesting fact on Details You're Not Supposed To See From Boston U's Patent Settlements · · Score: 1

    When I use a credit card, I always sign completely illegibly. Nobody ever cares.

  3. Re:Surcharge on AT&T Quietly Adds Charges To All Contract Cell Plans · · Score: 1

    Nope. The problem is lack of government regulation.

  4. Re:No, it won't gain a strong following. on In Calculator Arms Race, Casio Fires Back: Color Touchscreen ClassPad · · Score: 1

    And octave is available for Android (as is gnuplot, called droidplot).

  5. Leiber and Schmitz on Sci-Fi Books For Pre-Teens? · · Score: 1

    Leiber - Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser - Enjoyable sword and sorcery.

    Schmitz - The Telzy Amberdon stories - especially good for girls.

  6. Re:Can we use this... on Using Magnets To Turn Off the Brain's Speech Center · · Score: 1

    Like the Veridicator (iirc) from "Little Fuzzy".

  7. Re:copyRIGHT on Libraries Defend Open Access · · Score: 1

    Compilers do not care if you spell correctly as long as you are consistent.

  8. Re:Legibility on Are 80 Columns Enough? · · Score: 1

    I agree, and I might even format it like this:

    longResultValue =
    aVeryLongClassName.crasilyLongFunctionName
        ( crazilyLongArg1
        , crazilyLongArg2
        , ...
        , crazilyLongArg10
        );

    I do this because all the things on the same level
    (args in this case) line up and new ones can be added
    or inserted (except before the first)
    without changing anything else.

  9. Re:Does Linux Count? on Do You Get a UNIX Workstation at Work? · · Score: 1

    You did well, but a more anal department could have fired you.

  10. Re:How about a link to the downloadable videos? on Novell/Linux Parody on Apple's Mac vs PC Ads · · Score: 1

    Go to System Preferences, click on Dock, and you have the following options:

    Dock size (a slider from "Small" to "Large" - I have fairly small)

    Magnification (I have this off)

    Position on screen: Left, Bottom, or Right (I use Left on my 12" iBook)

    Minimize using (various choices - just eye candy imho)

    Check boxes: Animate opening applications (off for me)
                              Automatically hide and show the dock (on for me)

    This allows the Dock to be comfortable for my use.

  11. Re:Fortran aint that fast... on Sun Releases Fortran Replacement as OSS · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Another possibility is that the program used a lot of indices (for 1 and 2 (or more) dimensional arrays) and the fortran version had subscript checking on. My experience is that subscript checking can add (undex VAX VMS) up to 20 to 30 percent to the run time. My experience is also that this catches at least 1/3 of my errors and is definitely worth it.

    Fortran (and Ada) are languages that understand arrays.

    In C, an array is a pointer, an offset, and a prayer.

  12. Re:Wifi to plug the Zune Hole on 5 Predictions for Apple in 2007 · · Score: 1

    My last two Windows PCs have been Sony Vaios, and they both have Firewire. That's one of the reasons I got them. I can connect my digital camcorder and I prefer Firewire to USB 2.

  13. Re:Unnecessary Decline? on Vista Security The 'Longest Suicide Note in History'? · · Score: 1

    That's one way.

    The way corporations make lots of money is to give lawmakers enough money so that laws are passed that lets them do things that let the money pour in.

  14. Re:When will the majority of consumers wake up? on Vista Security The 'Longest Suicide Note in History'? · · Score: 1

    Getting MS software for free (or close to it) under these type of licenses is the only time that the software is worth it.

  15. Re:Unnecessary Decline? on Vista Security The 'Longest Suicide Note in History'? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But the way corporations get money is by spending money to get the power to do what they want. Corporations want power as much as politicians of any creed - they just have less scruples about how they will get it.

  16. Re:Summary headline is incorrect. on Why Microsoft Is Beating Apple At Its Own Game · · Score: 1

    I'm a pack rat - I have (in storage and other corners) EVERY computer I have ever owned - Original Commodore PET (with second cassette drive, MTU graphics card, and dual floppy), Vic 20, Columbia PC clone (Compaq-like portable, only 35 pounds, last running MS-DOS 2.0, upgraded from 1.1), Amiga 1000 and 2000, a bunch of pc clones (Packard-Bell, Sony, others). My current main computers are a Sony Vaio (mce) and a G4 iBook.

    Also, for whatever reason, I have never had to reinstall Windows (3.1, 98, XP, or XP mce).

  17. Re:There are a LOT of jobs on What Jobs are Available for Math Majors? · · Score: 1

    However, in law, your conclusion can be obviously ridiculous (see the current Supreme Court) and, by making up reasons as you go, any conclusion can be justified and will stand.

    In math, incorrect results are rare, and are usually corrected. (Actually, incorrect proofs of correct results are more common than incorrect results.)

  18. Re:keep up the coverage :) on Indian Government Lifts Ban on Blogs · · Score: 1

    If only that could happen here!

  19. Re:Stunning new black enclosure? on Apple Unveils New Macbook · · Score: 1

    I would like a camera that I could aim at something and see that on the screen. If the lens is fixed and aimed at the user, the camera is far less useful - I would like it to pivot so it could point away.

  20. Re:Wrong! Being president is best on Software Engineers Ranked Best Job in America · · Score: 1

    Yeah, but HE doesn't think it's his fault.

    (Why, because Cheney told him!)

  21. Wrong! Being president is best on Software Engineers Ranked Best Job in America · · Score: 0, Troll

    You can lie, damage the country, spy on citizens, spend billions needlessly, and kill or maim thousands and it's not your fault!

  22. Re:LaptopDesk.net on Lapinator and Lapinator Plus, a Closer Look · · Score: 1

    I second the motion. I use their laptop disk folded up (with minimal angle) to keep my 12" G4 iBook comfortable on my lap. Works very nicely. It is also is handy on a table or desk.

  23. Re:I really dig this stuff... on Quantum Telecloning Demonstrated? · · Score: 1

    Perhaps you mean the Pauli exclusion principle?

  24. Re:Keeping my skills fresh on Your Favorite Math/Logic Riddles? · · Score: 1

    Uh, that's the quadratic formula.

    The Pythagorean theorem is about the sides of a right angled triangle (a^2 + b^2 = c^2).

  25. Re:Hundreds of possibilities on Arrays vs Pointers in C? · · Score: 1

    C is one of the last languages I would choose to use for array-oriented computations. A number of years ago, I came up with this:

    In C, an array is a pointer, an offset, and a prayer!