I'm with you. I love my Sony Reader. For me, it's just the right form factor. The Kindle is too big for my tastes and I just don't need a keyboard on my reader. I suppose wireless might be nice, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not having it. It does the one thing I want -- lets me read books without a lot of eye strain -- and it does it well. I've finally gotten to the point that I'm comfortable with the bizarreness of the associated software, but I still occasionally contemplate rolling my own version.
Slashdot is so damned funny. The guy you responded to was 'insightful' while discussing the topic at hand. Your response discussing the same topic was 'offtopic'.
I really want an "Agree/Disagree" button next to the moderation field with some filtering goodies that allow me to +/- based upon my assessments. As it stands, I view +6 Troll/Flamebait/Offtopic, -3 Insightful, and +2 Informative, but that means I sometimes miss out on the 1 or 2 comments per day that truly were insightful, will still getting to learn all about about Rob Malda's fecal obsessions. Although, turdman seems to have backed off of those posts recently.
I also want a way to permanently nuke, with extreme prejudice, anything that kdawson has touched.;)
How true. Have you had the displeasure of using their pathetic attempt at an iTunes interface for the Sony Reader? It's only become mildly usable in the most recent revisions. Not that iTunes is an example of awesomeness, but Sony couldn't even get the basics right. The only thing worse than their solution is the plethora of "free" solutions that were rolled for non-supported platforms.
Which reminds me. I've got a couple of leaky caps on an older tube radio (1930's vintage) that are causing one hell of a hum. I really need to track down some suitable replacements. The fact that they're starting to die doesn't surprise me given that they're also paper wrapped. The Apple I being dead for similar reasons *would* surprise me.
I'd say, "Don't feed the troll." But the person you responded to is more than likely some ignoramus that lacks the ability to actually do any of the things they're trying to get nerd cred for.
I use Apple products because they suit me well and I like being able to do development as quickly as possible while still have the CLI goodness of Unix available by default. And yet, I also built my first computer with a soldering iron. Granted, it was a ZX-81 kit, so it's not like I laid out the circuit board for it nor had to wirewrap anything. Just a bit of debugging because the schematic had the keyboard scanline diodes laid out backwards. Maybe I should pull it out of storage and add some neon to the case -- so I could be a *real* computer builder.
And yet you get modded informative for labeling a comment against taxes as "Tea Party propaganda", which in itself is a form of propaganda. See the disparity?
At worst, the mod on his comment should have been "Off Topic". Same as yours and mine.
Yeah, Steve actually made me give him my old lady so I could get my iPhone fix and then he had the nerve to cut it with baby powder. Oh. The abuse is just unbearable, but whatcha gonna do with that monkey on your back?
I had started out with more detail (including the various options), but given how narrow the OP's experience is in setting up a machine, I didn't want to overwhelm him. I almost didn't even bother pointing out the target disk option.
I also didn't bother pointing out how nicely packed Apple products are (not that his first step was terribly relevant). I would hope that if he ever does bother to educate himself on this, he'll come away from it very surprised.
In my experiance getting set up with a new machine involves... [plus a bunch of time consuming steps]
You should help someone upgrade from one Mac to another sometime. You might be suprised as to how many of your steps are unnecessary. [Hint: you can boot a Mac as a firewire drive and completely transfer the user data, software, and system configuration from one machine to another as part of the automated setup process].
Hey -- no worries. I think if anyone was going to own a major tech company out of the MS three, it would be Paul Allen.
Anyway, my original response to jellomizer was more facetious than anything. He seemed to be implying that Ballmer actually owns MS, rather than being a shareholder.
Ummm.... I Am A Medical Doctor? How hard was that? If you have enough brains to create your silly AMD acronym, surely you have enough to make the transition from Lawyer to Medical Doctor.
Personally I think it would be far more practical and useful to use an iPad. The iPhone screen is just too small for practical use, however in an emergency the iPhone could be quite useful. But for somewhat frequent normal use, I have doubts.
You're totally missing the point. Now, instead of lugging around one of those bulky netbooks, you can get by with just an iPhone, a serial cable, and a VT100. This thing would be more portable than a Compaq Portable! That said, the SX-64 might still give it a run for its money.
So, now slashdot needs to add a filter for pathetic troll stories submitted by kdawson too? What, he's not happy with just approving pathetic troll stories anymore?
As long as you come really cheap, I can probably get you on where I work. You won't get cool hardware like that, but you can have the other half. Management seems to be ok with substandard work as long as apologizing to the customers continues to be cheaper than doing a good job or buying the hardware to cover up the poor job.
You could always take a long lunch, cross the bridge from Redmond to Seattle, and apply at Amazon. I'm sure Microsoft would give you a couple of hours off to do that, right?
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Didn't wikileaks wiki leak the climategate emails..?
Obviously you haven't accepted what's written in the handbook. Back to stage one of reintegration for you!
I'm with you. I love my Sony Reader. For me, it's just the right form factor. The Kindle is too big for my tastes and I just don't need a keyboard on my reader. I suppose wireless might be nice, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by not having it. It does the one thing I want -- lets me read books without a lot of eye strain -- and it does it well. I've finally gotten to the point that I'm comfortable with the bizarreness of the associated software, but I still occasionally contemplate rolling my own version.
So - PS3 development?
Slashdot is so damned funny. The guy you responded to was 'insightful' while discussing the topic at hand. Your response discussing the same topic was 'offtopic'.
I really want an "Agree/Disagree" button next to the moderation field with some filtering goodies that allow me to +/- based upon my assessments. As it stands, I view +6 Troll/Flamebait/Offtopic, -3 Insightful, and +2 Informative, but that means I sometimes miss out on the 1 or 2 comments per day that truly were insightful, will still getting to learn all about about Rob Malda's fecal obsessions. Although, turdman seems to have backed off of those posts recently.
I also want a way to permanently nuke, with extreme prejudice, anything that kdawson has touched. ;)
How true. Have you had the displeasure of using their pathetic attempt at an iTunes interface for the Sony Reader? It's only become mildly usable in the most recent revisions. Not that iTunes is an example of awesomeness, but Sony couldn't even get the basics right. The only thing worse than their solution is the plethora of "free" solutions that were rolled for non-supported platforms.
Which reminds me. I've got a couple of leaky caps on an older tube radio (1930's vintage) that are causing one hell of a hum. I really need to track down some suitable replacements. The fact that they're starting to die doesn't surprise me given that they're also paper wrapped. The Apple I being dead for similar reasons *would* surprise me.
I'd say, "Don't feed the troll." But the person you responded to is more than likely some ignoramus that lacks the ability to actually do any of the things they're trying to get nerd cred for.
I use Apple products because they suit me well and I like being able to do development as quickly as possible while still have the CLI goodness of Unix available by default. And yet, I also built my first computer with a soldering iron. Granted, it was a ZX-81 kit, so it's not like I laid out the circuit board for it nor had to wirewrap anything. Just a bit of debugging because the schematic had the keyboard scanline diodes laid out backwards. Maybe I should pull it out of storage and add some neon to the case -- so I could be a *real* computer builder.
I've also found them to be adept at scorpion hunting.
Good thing he didn't P2P them. The amount would have run into the trillions.
And yet you get modded informative for labeling a comment against taxes as "Tea Party propaganda", which in itself is a form of propaganda. See the disparity?
At worst, the mod on his comment should have been "Off Topic". Same as yours and mine.
Yeah, Steve actually made me give him my old lady so I could get my iPhone fix and then he had the nerve to cut it with baby powder. Oh. The abuse is just unbearable, but whatcha gonna do with that monkey on your back?
Jeez. Lighten up, Frances.
In fact, the whole market is dropping. All due to this announcement.
My assessment is that you're wise enough not to hold your breath.
I had started out with more detail (including the various options), but given how narrow the OP's experience is in setting up a machine, I didn't want to overwhelm him. I almost didn't even bother pointing out the target disk option.
I also didn't bother pointing out how nicely packed Apple products are (not that his first step was terribly relevant). I would hope that if he ever does bother to educate himself on this, he'll come away from it very surprised.
You should help someone upgrade from one Mac to another sometime. You might be suprised as to how many of your steps are unnecessary. [Hint: you can boot a Mac as a firewire drive and completely transfer the user data, software, and system configuration from one machine to another as part of the automated setup process].
Hey -- no worries. I think if anyone was going to own a major tech company out of the MS three, it would be Paul Allen.
Anyway, my original response to jellomizer was more facetious than anything. He seemed to be implying that Ballmer actually owns MS, rather than being a shareholder.
I'd prefer a herring and a shrubbery.
According to Wikipedia, AQuantive is owned by Microsoft, not Steve Ballmer.
,,, he owns one of the biggest Tech companies.
Steve Ballmer owns a huge Tech company? Which one?
Best. Post. Ever.
Why? You actually used "couldn't care less" properly, something I haven't seen in who knows how long.
Yeah, well we could care less what you think. Now go back to reddit, you looser.
It was a Family Guy reference.
Ummm.... I Am A Medical Doctor? How hard was that? If you have enough brains to create your silly AMD acronym, surely you have enough to make the transition from Lawyer to Medical Doctor.
FTFY
Personally I think it would be far more practical and useful to use an iPad. The iPhone screen is just too small for practical use, however in an emergency the iPhone could be quite useful. But for somewhat frequent normal use, I have doubts.
You're totally missing the point. Now, instead of lugging around one of those bulky netbooks, you can get by with just an iPhone, a serial cable, and a VT100. This thing would be more portable than a Compaq Portable! That said, the SX-64 might still give it a run for its money.
So, now slashdot needs to add a filter for pathetic troll stories submitted by kdawson too? What, he's not happy with just approving pathetic troll stories anymore?
You could always take a long lunch, cross the bridge from Redmond to Seattle, and apply at Amazon. I'm sure Microsoft would give you a couple of hours off to do that, right?