Considering that the incidence of Van Goghs is approximately one in 10,000 years of art history, I'm not terribly surprised that there hasn't been another one since the advent of Photoshop about fifteen years ago.
Photoshop is a tool. It doesn't make bad artists good, it just lets good artists do different things. I've seen some great art facilitated by Photoshop, but that's just my opinion.
Sony SJ20 is available direct from Sony, but somebody enterprising could prolly turn up a better price. And, according to the Power48 web site, the emu will run on that hardware. Performance? No idea. But, the alternative is there.
I still don't understand what "educational add-ons" there are. All the HP48 peripherals and software I've ever seen are absurdly expensive. On the other hand, there's lots of free and Free Palm software out there.
The devices were obviously designed to scratch different itches, but somebody sufficiently flexible-minded can scratch both with one chunk o' plastic.
Yes, but it fits in my pocket way better, particularly since I carry a PDA anyway.
I/theenk/ that it'll run on the little monochrome Sony (SJ20?) that can be had for about $100 if you shop around. It's a sweet little piece of hardware.
You're right, your Zaurus would be perfect if it was any good at anything.
Yeah, it runs Linux, you can run Java apps on it...but who cares? It is not a useful PDA. If you want a teeny little computer, then by all means, get a Zaurus.
Palm has done well thus-far in concentrating on the usability of its core applications. Frankly, I can't see watching a movie on the thing (unless and until there's an optical disk peripheral), and the batteries definitely are not up to the task of multimedia frippery. So, it's a mixed bag: Great PDA, decent toys, lousy battery life. Whereas my Visor and Palm III were great PDA's, no multimedia frippery, and spectacular battery life.
'Course, I'm going to rush right out and buy a T3 with me first paycheck... : )
Well, journalists are citizens. And, by definition, since the journalists are the ones who are protected by the freedom of the press clause of the Constitution, then the journalists are the ones who must challenge this law.
Is that clear enough for you? And, incidentally, plural nouns do not require apostrophes.
Gollum (and particularly Gollum's voice) scared the piss out of me when I was little. When I'd watch it on TV, I'd actually leave the room for his scenes, and have my parents holler at me when his scenes were over.
Stand proud, friend. Once, when I was at work, some customer made fun of the beret I was wearing, so I conducted the rest of the transaction in French. He was annoyed.
I'm proud to be American, and I'm proud that I can speak decent French. Woe betide him what disparage either to my face. : )
Uh, maybe since Western written languages are radically different from ideographic languages, people read Western written language in a radically different way from ideographic languages. Perhaps research into how people read Western languages will give us insights on how people read Western languages.
Incidentally, I think that prostate cancer research is too male-centric. I think we should study it in women too.
Who lays out the screen and menus? ILLITERATE SUB HUMAN KNUCKLE DRAGGING APE MEN. That's who. (Although I didn't know they were called "physcolists") And then, to make matters worse, they let the damn computer REARRANGE these menus whenever it feels like it, so I have to stare at the menus reading each item in turn, to figure out which menu option is supposed to GET RID OF THIS ABYSMALLY STUPID BEHAVIOUR.
I don't know why they do have "physchlists" on staff, but maybe they should hire some PSYCHOLOGISTS or ergonomics experts, and let them do the design.
Right, but both are going to give you a Wrong Answer. I guess I thought you were arguing that the slide rule is more fault-tolerant, which (considering I use an HP48G and examine my stack carefully as I operate) I have a hard time buying.
I have a slide rule too, but I can't imagine how it would be superior. I mean, if you're good on a slipstick, that's fine. More power to you. But, to say that calculators suck, you're going to need a little stronger argument.
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That's just ridiculous. Anybody can go get a set of watercolors and suck.
Technology is a tool. Period.
Considering that the incidence of Van Goghs is approximately one in 10,000 years of art history, I'm not terribly surprised that there hasn't been another one since the advent of Photoshop about fifteen years ago.
Photoshop is a tool. It doesn't make bad artists good, it just lets good artists do different things. I've seen some great art facilitated by Photoshop, but that's just my opinion.
That is really unfortunate. I musta missed the color requirement.
Arbitrary it may be, but it drives my next PDA purchase, that's for sure.
Thanks for the info, nevertheless!
Point is, it's none of your fucking business what they're doing on those PCs. They have as much right to them as you do.
Why don't you donate a wireless hotspot? Not like they're expensive. My library has 'em. And five-minute PC's.
No backlight. Fundamentally broken. Moving along...
Yeah, it's such a good review, it's linked in the story. Reading comprehension is your friend.
I decided to be more specific.
Sony SJ20 is available direct from Sony, but somebody enterprising could prolly turn up a better price. And, according to the Power48 web site, the emu will run on that hardware. Performance? No idea. But, the alternative is there.
I still don't understand what "educational add-ons" there are. All the HP48 peripherals and software I've ever seen are absurdly expensive. On the other hand, there's lots of free and Free Palm software out there.
The devices were obviously designed to scratch different itches, but somebody sufficiently flexible-minded can scratch both with one chunk o' plastic.
Yes, but it fits in my pocket way better, particularly since I carry a PDA anyway.
/theenk/ that it'll run on the little monochrome Sony (SJ20?) that can be had for about $100 if you shop around. It's a sweet little piece of hardware.
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Well, considering you can use one to emulate an HP48G, I'd say their symbolic math capabilities are just ducky.
What's an educational add-on?
You're right, your Zaurus would be perfect if it was any good at anything.
Yeah, it runs Linux, you can run Java apps on it...but who cares? It is not a useful PDA. If you want a teeny little computer, then by all means, get a Zaurus.
Palm has done well thus-far in concentrating on the usability of its core applications. Frankly, I can't see watching a movie on the thing (unless and until there's an optical disk peripheral), and the batteries definitely are not up to the task of multimedia frippery. So, it's a mixed bag: Great PDA, decent toys, lousy battery life. Whereas my Visor and Palm III were great PDA's, no multimedia frippery, and spectacular battery life.
'Course, I'm going to rush right out and buy a T3 with me first paycheck... : )
Note: A backlight is not a frill, it's an essential feature for a PDA, and an egregious oversight on Palm's part. (Zire 21)
The T3, on the other hand, is a bad mamma-jamma.
Yeah, stupid homeless people, who might be trying to LEARN something. What a HIDEOUS inconvenience for you to put up with...
I see how troubling that might be. You might explain the problem to the librarian, and ask her (him) for a hug.
Of course, if they're worth their salt, they'll kick you in the balls and throw you out of the library.
Yeah, this here greedy soulless American just wants to get a job doing something I love, earn a decent wage, and be financially independent.
If that makes me greedy and soulless, then I'll gladly take the moniker.
How dare you? I mean, I know you're anonymous on the Internet, but that doesn't mean you should be a dick just on general principle.
Whatever country you're in, I'm glad I don't live there near you.
WOW! I had no idea. Never even bothered to check IMDB.
That's really an amazing bit o' info. Thanks!
Well, journalists are citizens. And, by definition, since the journalists are the ones who are protected by the freedom of the press clause of the Constitution, then the journalists are the ones who must challenge this law.
Is that clear enough for you? And, incidentally, plural nouns do not require apostrophes.
it most emphatically does not beg the question.
Gollum (and particularly Gollum's voice) scared the piss out of me when I was little. When I'd watch it on TV, I'd actually leave the room for his scenes, and have my parents holler at me when his scenes were over.
Still kinda skeeves me out.
Stand proud, friend. Once, when I was at work, some customer made fun of the beret I was wearing, so I conducted the rest of the transaction in French. He was annoyed.
I'm proud to be American, and I'm proud that I can speak decent French. Woe betide him what disparage either to my face. : )
Uh, maybe since Western written languages are radically different from ideographic languages, people read Western written language in a radically different way from ideographic languages. Perhaps research into how people read Western languages will give us insights on how people read Western languages.
Incidentally, I think that prostate cancer research is too male-centric. I think we should study it in women too.
Microsoft has product tester groups?
Who lays out the screen and menus? ILLITERATE SUB HUMAN KNUCKLE DRAGGING APE MEN. That's who. (Although I didn't know they were called "physcolists") And then, to make matters worse, they let the damn computer REARRANGE these menus whenever it feels like it, so I have to stare at the menus reading each item in turn, to figure out which menu option is supposed to GET RID OF THIS ABYSMALLY STUPID BEHAVIOUR.
I don't know why they do have "physchlists" on staff, but maybe they should hire some PSYCHOLOGISTS or ergonomics experts, and let them do the design.
We don't, however, pay for local telephone calls. For whatever that's worth. I know in Europe, local calls are billed per-minute.
It would be nice if there were real competition between providers here (number and phone portability), but land line calls are cheap.
So, you're suggesting raising taxes on everything, hoping someday in the future that the legislature will lower taxes on everything.
May I acquaint you with the concept of the ratchet effect? Raising taxes is relatively easy. Lowering them in any meaningful way is very very hard.
Nintendo supporting an industry standard? Yeah, right.
They may not have invented the "not-invented-here" syndrome, but they sure perfected it.
Right, but both are going to give you a Wrong Answer. I guess I thought you were arguing that the slide rule is more fault-tolerant, which (considering I use an HP48G and examine my stack carefully as I operate) I have a hard time buying.
I have a slide rule too, but I can't imagine how it would be superior. I mean, if you're good on a slipstick, that's fine. More power to you. But, to say that calculators suck, you're going to need a little stronger argument.