The first TV announcement declaring Gore the winner in Florida was broadcast TEN MINUTES before the poles closed in the Florida panhandle region. If voter turnout actually was low there, I doubt that was the reason.
I'm SO glad this wasn't another "Gore invented the internet" dumbass joke. However, 911 probably still would have happened, and President Gore would be currently battling the resulting impeachment proceedings.
Well, I can think of a few: 1. Storage: I have quite a few ebooks stored on my Palm and PC, freeing up a lot of shelf space in my cramped living environment. 2. Convenience: Since I always carry my Palm with me, I can read while waiting in line, or waiting in the doctor's office, or (more than once) when stuck at a lame social event. 3. Built-In Lighting.
Of course, these are issues that matter to me, but not you perhaps. But I have at least a few friends who, like me, now do most of their reading on PDA's.
... so this is really just a semantical argument. What we're really saying here is that *unconnected* PDA's are on the way out, which I think is true for a lot of devices. Hell, they're even putting Bluetooth into cars.
The major PDA manufacturers are in fact shifting toward producing such connected devices - PalmOne has publically stated this on several occcasions. Within a year almost every PDA will have either telephony and/or WiFi.
And since instant messaging is rapidly emerging as a Killer App for connected devices, imputting methods are going to evolve beyond the simple phone keypads we all know and love. A phone with a QWERTY keypad, for example, and a decent screen looks a lot like, well, a PDA.
Whether the traditional *PDA* players can remain in the game is another question, but we'll still be carrying around devices with our schedules and a few games on them, and they'll make pleasent beeping sounds as well.
You can call them anything you want if it makes you feel better.
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There is some truth to your post, but remember, Bush PROMISED 300,000 new jobs per month in order to get his tax cut legislation passed.
He is in effect being held accountable for his own promises, something he would eagerly exploit if HE was the challenger instead of the incumbent.
Sounds like fair play to me.
The first TV announcement declaring Gore the winner in Florida was broadcast TEN MINUTES before the poles closed in the Florida panhandle region. If voter turnout actually was low there, I doubt that was the reason.
I'm SO glad this wasn't another "Gore invented the internet" dumbass joke. However, 911 probably still would have happened, and President Gore would be currently battling the resulting impeachment proceedings.
Yes, but Oceana has always been at war with Eastasia...
Well, I can think of a few:
1. Storage: I have quite a few ebooks stored on my Palm and PC, freeing up a lot of shelf space in my cramped living environment.
2. Convenience: Since I always carry my Palm with me, I can read while waiting in line, or waiting in the doctor's office, or (more than once) when stuck at a lame social event.
3. Built-In Lighting.
Of course, these are issues that matter to me, but not you perhaps. But I have at least a few friends who, like me, now do most of their reading on PDA's.
... even though it was just declared *DEAD* just the other day around here.
... so this is really just a semantical argument. What we're really saying here is that *unconnected* PDA's are on the way out, which I think is true for a lot of devices. Hell, they're even putting Bluetooth into cars.
The major PDA manufacturers are in fact shifting toward producing such connected devices - PalmOne has publically stated this on several occcasions. Within a year almost every PDA will have either telephony and/or WiFi.
And since instant messaging is rapidly emerging as a Killer App for connected devices, imputting methods are going to evolve beyond the simple phone keypads we all know and love. A phone with a QWERTY keypad, for example, and a decent screen looks a lot like, well, a PDA.
Whether the traditional *PDA* players can remain in the game is another question, but we'll still be carrying around devices with our schedules and a few games on them, and they'll make pleasent beeping sounds as well.
You can call them anything you want if it makes you feel better.