I had LASIK done a couple of months ago as have my Mother and Father years ago with generation 1 lasers.
They were very pleased, but I was never able to get it because my astigmatism was too bad to be corrected. Recent laser improvements have greatly increased the correction ranges and I could not be happier.
I have never met someone who would not do it all over again if they had to. And as for myself, I would do it again in a hearbeat and am pushing for others to get it done that are afraid.
The only thing I stress is to NOT go to one of those cheap bargin places where docs come out of med school to practice and use old lasers. The new ones are 5th generation and have "WaveFront Technology" which improve laser accuacy.
So, if you have the funds, FREE YOURSELF!!! You will not miss your glasses/contacts I promise!
I remember back in the early days of prodigy, (yes it still exists) they had a feature that allowed you to type in an email, and they for a nominal fee, they would print it out on quality paper, and mail it.
It may not be as advanced geographically as this concept, but it did decrease the sending time a little, and it is the same basic principle
difference in my mind would be that if you are running linux, you are MUCH less likely to be useing warez, condsidering how most things people use in linux are open source
I have the same problem everyone else does, but I have an ultra bay battery that i hoarde so if i need to unplug my computer i use that battery, otherwise, it stays half charged in my desk drawer.
as for people who say the batteries are horribly expensive, in excess of 300 dollars, what are you doing, buying an M$ made battery? you can easily find them new from stores for liess than 150 and dare i say it, you can even find new ones for 85 bucks on ebay (not auction, but ebay sale style) and less if you get a used one (though that would perpetuate the problem;)
any way I have given my rant
and of course, I still think the main batteries suck, and there is some kind of deeper issue here
As someone who Loves computers and has been around them all my life, they have never been a means of anything other than somethign to take my mind off from the rest of the world.
I have linux on a machine or two, but my main system has windows on it
This is because when it comes right down to it, I don't want to take the time to compile source code soley to get a simple program to work
admittedly, things are getting much better, and the closer linux comes to having a unified environment, so anyone with one of a thousand distros wants to install an app, that is attractive, friendly, and does not take silly amounts of tweaking, the closer I come to tossing out every copy of windows I have ever owned
"That's just my opinion, I could be wrong" -- Denis Miller
No, I think we have it all wrong, I think, the was done in I think
the record industry is trying to scare people away form computers in general I mean think of it, what do we do while we wait for the mp3's to download? we play games
now, it is dangerous to sit in front of the copmuter
wireless mesh networks may be the next "big" thing, but who knows, all anyone can say, is low orbit satalites are obviously not something you should bet on any time soon.
At this rate, I would just as soon expect to see a giant round thing on a stick to block out the sun (ala simpsons)
though on a more realistic note, wouldn't it be more useful right now to focus on creating some more down to earth services that aren't going to shut down or be bought out every other month?
or even better yet, have more systems that are interoperable, so if you do have to switch services, you don't have to go through the hell of having to get new hardware as well?
One of my closest friends, moved to japan for a gal (didn't work real well), however, he got a job as an english teacher, and I must say he enjoys it quite a bit (though the pay is not that great!)
the only advise I could give, is be careful -they are rude to foreners (sp) -they assume you do not know their language (can be good)
but BEST OF ALL!!!
-they have some sweet technology (like cell phones etc)and you can see where some of our coolest stuff is thought up!
The music industry, in the attempt to cover their profound sence of loss, is forced to shut down sales of cd in favor or returning to casset and 8-track tapes
I personally have not had the surgery, but both my parents have (one's vision had gotten so bad, contacts were not even an option) now, they both have 20/20 or 20/30 vision
on the 20/30 side, they are still elated, because if they have to wear glasses or contacts, they are lite and hardly noticable
but both are happy, (even though there is a bit of loss in night vision) and would do it again in a heart beat.
there are others, but the moral is that I would do it for myself, and have done all the research i need, to know that having vision without the lenses is worth the small risk involved!
My only problem, is I already have a pda, cell phone, and other random things strewn about in my pockets at any given time. Now, i have to carry a device to let me store all the things i use?
why don't they just make the next Jornada series with bluetooth and 5 gig storage built in?
(oh and I don't think carrying a hard drive while its spinning is a great idea: that would be the day I decide to do jumping jacks and I scratch my precious server!)
I don't know about anyone else, but the only issue I have with nano-sized tech, is that I have a hard enough time messing with wires behind my computer in the mass they are in now, but if I needed a microscope to plug in my monitor, I would go insane!
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I had LASIK done a couple of months ago as have my Mother and Father years ago with generation 1 lasers.
They were very pleased, but I was never able to get it because my astigmatism was too bad to be corrected. Recent laser improvements have greatly increased the correction ranges and I could not be happier.
I have never met someone who would not do it all over again if they had to. And as for myself, I would do it again in a hearbeat and am pushing for others to get it done that are afraid.
The only thing I stress is to NOT go to one of those cheap bargin places where docs come out of med school to practice and use old lasers. The new ones are 5th generation and have "WaveFront Technology" which improve laser accuacy.
So, if you have the funds, FREE YOURSELF!!! You will not miss your glasses/contacts I promise!
I remember back in the early days of prodigy, (yes it still exists) they had a feature that allowed you to type in an email, and they for a nominal fee, they would print it out on quality paper, and mail it.
It may not be as advanced geographically as this concept, but it did decrease the sending time a little, and it is the same basic principle
difference in my mind would be that if you are running linux, you are MUCH less likely to be useing warez, condsidering how most things people use in linux are open source
I have the same problem everyone else does, but I have an ultra bay battery that i hoarde so if i need to unplug my computer i use that battery, otherwise, it stays half charged in my desk drawer.
;)
as for people who say the batteries are horribly expensive, in excess of 300 dollars, what are you doing, buying an M$ made battery? you can easily find them new from stores for liess than 150 and dare i say it, you can even find new ones for 85 bucks on ebay (not auction, but ebay sale style) and less if you get a used one (though that would perpetuate the problem
any way I have given my rant
and of course, I still think the main batteries suck, and there is some kind of deeper issue here
as for that whole more computer like comment, keep in mind that the xbox really is a pc, just a screwy bios.
but for the most part, it has a p3 standard ram standard ide etc etc etc, hence teh reason it can run linux so well if modded.
Great, now that the DVD's are out, maybe I can begin to convert my 93 Accord into a time machine!
Oh yeah, not only free acess, but then you can leave your food on the kitchen table, and it will will be cooked in under 10 minutes!
As someone who Loves computers and has been around them all my life, they have never been a means of anything other than somethign to take my mind off from the rest of the world.
I have linux on a machine or two, but my main system has windows on it
This is because when it comes right down to it, I don't want to take the time to compile source code soley to get a simple program to work
admittedly, things are getting much better, and the closer linux comes to having a unified environment, so anyone with one of a thousand distros wants to install an app, that is attractive, friendly, and does not take silly amounts of tweaking, the closer I come to tossing out every copy of windows I have ever owned
"That's just my opinion, I could be wrong"
-- Denis Miller
No, I think we have it all wrong, I think, the was done in I think
the record industry
is trying to scare people away form computers in general I mean think of it, what do we do while we wait for the mp3's to download? we play games
now, it is dangerous to sit in front of the copmuter
no more games
no more computers
no more mp3s!
sorry long night (inorganic exam at 7:$5 in the morning)
I hope this isn't too stupid of a question, but what is the refrence of episode 4, 5, 6 supposed to mean?
all i could think of was star wars, but there already is a 4, 5, and 6 so that didn't make any sence
wireless mesh networks may be the next "big" thing, but who knows, all anyone can say, is low orbit satalites are obviously not something you should bet on any time soon.
At this rate, I would just as soon expect to see a giant round thing on a stick to block out the sun (ala simpsons)
though on a more realistic note, wouldn't it be more useful right now to focus on creating some more down to earth services that aren't going to shut down or be bought out every other month?
or even better yet, have more systems that are interoperable, so if you do have to switch services, you don't have to go through the hell of having to get new hardware as well?
agreed kinda
One of my closest friends, moved to japan for a gal (didn't work real well), however, he got a job as an english teacher, and I must say he enjoys it quite a bit (though the pay is not that great!)
the only advise I could give, is be careful
-they are rude to foreners (sp)
-they assume you do not know their language (can be good)
but BEST OF ALL!!!
-they have some sweet technology (like cell phones etc)and you can see where some of our coolest stuff is thought up!
Because, XBox, is the only game console created that supports
the old dos game
Blue Screen Of Death!!!
I can see it now!
The music industry, in the attempt to cover their profound sence of loss, is forced to shut down sales of cd in favor or returning to casset and 8-track tapes
I personally have not had the surgery, but both my parents have (one's vision had gotten so bad, contacts were not even an option) now, they both have 20/20 or 20/30 vision
on the 20/30 side, they are still elated, because if they have to wear glasses or contacts, they are lite and hardly noticable
but both are happy, (even though there is a bit of loss in night vision) and would do it again in a heart beat.
there are others, but the moral is that I would do it for myself, and have done all the research i need, to know that having vision without the lenses is worth the small risk involved!
Regeneration has been tried before,
remember in spiderman? doctor with no arm uses techniques of regeneration only to backfire and he becomes a mean lizard man?!?
i say leave well enough alone
My only problem, is I already have a pda, cell phone, and other random things strewn about in my pockets at any given time. Now, i have to carry a device to let me store all the things i use?
why don't they just make the next Jornada series with bluetooth and 5 gig storage built in?
(oh and I don't think carrying a hard drive while its spinning is a great idea: that would be the day I decide to do jumping jacks and I scratch my precious server!)
I don't know about anyone else, but the only issue I have with nano-sized tech, is that I have a hard enough time messing with wires behind my computer in the mass they are in now, but if I needed a microscope to plug in my monitor, I would go insane!