...this kind of stuff happens all the time (maybe not the suicide aspect of it). People die and their spouse has no idea how to access their financial records, etc. I've been called upon to dig that stuff out, too. I have no problem with it.
Even the "Linux has no tax software" is a non-starter; everyone offers platform-independent web-apps for doing taxes nowadays, and they're updated (for when the laws change mid-season) much faster.
Let me get this straight...the coffee goes from green bean to brewed cup in the matter of (tens of?) minutes? Any true coffee connoisseur knows that "the coffee attains its peak 4 to 24 hours after roasting." Ref: http://www.sweetmarias.com/ and http://www.coffeekid.com/ and alt.coffee.
Criminals don't steal the most abundant ("popular") car; they steal the easiest. Yet another car analogy, but it works here. Windows' security is knees-and-ankles below the competition. They get targeted first. Otherwise you'd see the Web getting broken everyday, since it's mostly run on Apache with non-Windows servers. IIS and its ilk still get targeted first. Or so has been my observation.
Taking it a step further, I believe ALL data communication should be encrypted...just because. Email, IM, thumb drives, etc. If only to emphasize that it's no one else's damn business.
...use a UV-cured plastic. This would eliminate the problem of the silicone not getting exposed enough to the air it needs for curing. Use something like the amalgam-replacement epoxy used by dentists. If fabbed at the right speed, with the right amount of UV during the fab process, it might even be able to support itself, eliminating the need for "support materials."
BTW, modern high-output single-LED flashlights like SureFire's new ones, require a fair amount of heatsinking to prevent the LED's regulator from going out of regulation. A decent fabbed flashlight is going to need some way to get rid of the heat; silicone or epoxy isn't going to cut it.
...or at the very least, never used any Newton past first gen.
I still use my Newton 2100 daily. The screen real estate is large enough to actually work with, I can use the English alphabet (instead of, for instance, an inverted V when I mean A), and ooooo! I can do "inking" just like the article attributes to exclusively to PalmPrint. WTF?
The article states, "Even after complaints about the complexity of Newton Intelligence, Apple added more features with the 2.0 release of the software which did little to improve the user experience. Instead, the Newton gained a slight speed bump and new communications tool. It was still painfully slow to search for a contact or to add a new appointment."
WHAT? Users LOVED the new OS! Newton OS 2.0 is still, even today, one of the most intuitive interfaces ever created. "Painfully slow to add a new appointment?" How so, when all it takes is writing (or printing) this: "Lunch w/ John tomorrow." Voilà. Done. Suddenly a new appointment has appeared, with John's address and phone (if he was in your address book) set for 12 noon the next day. 1.5 seconds. Too slow? Did the author ever even USE a Newton? Or did he see Gary Trudeau's cartoon and figure Trudeau was the end-all be-all reviewer? (BTW, Trudeau's famous "Egg Freckles" cartoon was incorporated into later versions of the OS as an Easter egg, and a later model Newton was given to him, where he soon pronounced it as very nice.) This article seems based more on popular misconceptions of the time, rather than on any hands-on familiarity.
Now, one thing my Newton cannot do...is translate this sentence from the article for me:
"Palm eaked out an existance selling connectivity software to existing Zoomer customers and (after a rewrite) to users of the popular HP palmtops that rand MS-DOS."
I assume the author meant "eked" and "existence," but what is "rand?"
Looks like they went back in and fixed the "0 to 95 percent" thing since last night, yet still couldn't figure out how to run a spell checker on that "article." Maybe I should tell them about the Newton's spell checker...
Or maybe they'll discover them if they ever take a high school English course.
The jury was all white. Did you know that? Do you know WHY it was all white? According to the news this morning, it was because NONE of the black folks called for jury duty BOTHERED to show up.
Slashdot Mirror
"Grab a brew...don't cost nothin'..."
...this kind of stuff happens all the time (maybe not the suicide aspect of it). People die and their spouse has no idea how to access their financial records, etc. I've been called upon to dig that stuff out, too. I have no problem with it.
I mean, after all, they're dead.
How about Line Rider as a flash game?
http://www8.agame.com/mirror/flash/l/linerider_v1_5.swf
Frozen Bubbles. Fun, and teaches some geometry.
http://www.frozen-bubble.org/
"...I'm proud to have one of the most extensive Christian rock sections that I know of."
Your problem is obvious.
Even the "Linux has no tax software" is a non-starter; everyone offers platform-independent web-apps for doing taxes nowadays, and they're updated (for when the laws change mid-season) much faster.
And my advice to you is...
stick to Folger's.
Philistine.
That's right. It was already slashdotted, smart-ass.
So, basically similar to a French press, then.
Let me get this straight...the coffee goes from green bean to brewed cup in the matter of (tens of?) minutes? Any true coffee connoisseur knows that "the coffee attains its peak 4 to 24 hours after roasting." Ref: http://www.sweetmarias.com/ and http://www.coffeekid.com/ and alt.coffee.
"The captain of the ship, who is an Iraqi, was not on board the vessel when it was impounded."
So the captain of the second ship wasn't even on board...wait...what?
"Airport executives claim that the data will be stored for no longer than 24 hours, and will not be shared with law enforcement."
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
Criminals don't steal the most abundant ("popular") car; they steal the easiest. Yet another car analogy, but it works here. Windows' security is knees-and-ankles below the competition. They get targeted first. Otherwise you'd see the Web getting broken everyday, since it's mostly run on Apache with non-Windows servers. IIS and its ilk still get targeted first. Or so has been my observation.
http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm ...which may or may not shed more light...
Like the Nigerian government would give a rat's ass about this.
Meanwhile they'd get more accomplished working with Dateline...
How so? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Catch_a_Predator#Charges_Dropped
If you haven't tried 1-800-GOOG-411 ; it's pretty awesome for getting said phone numbers...
Also, SMS to GOOGL (46645) with your zip and a restaurant type: pizza 98368
Works well. No smart phone needed. See demo at http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/mobile/sms/
I came here to say that. Good job.
Taking it a step further, I believe ALL data communication should be encrypted...just because. Email, IM, thumb drives, etc. If only to emphasize that it's no one else's damn business.
...use a UV-cured plastic. This would eliminate the problem of the silicone not getting exposed enough to the air it needs for curing. Use something like the amalgam-replacement epoxy used by dentists. If fabbed at the right speed, with the right amount of UV during the fab process, it might even be able to support itself, eliminating the need for "support materials."
BTW, modern high-output single-LED flashlights like SureFire's new ones, require a fair amount of heatsinking to prevent the LED's regulator from going out of regulation. A decent fabbed flashlight is going to need some way to get rid of the heat; silicone or epoxy isn't going to cut it.
...they still let me fly, though.
I imagine there's a lot of duplication, similar names, etc.
"Ya think?"
"Prolly."
What does that mean?
...or at the very least, never used any Newton past first gen.
I still use my Newton 2100 daily. The screen real estate is large enough to actually work with, I can use the English alphabet (instead of, for instance, an inverted V when I mean A), and ooooo! I can do "inking" just like the article attributes to exclusively to PalmPrint. WTF?
The article states, "Even after complaints about the complexity of Newton Intelligence, Apple added more features with the 2.0 release of the software which did little to improve the user experience. Instead, the Newton gained a slight speed bump and new communications tool. It was still painfully slow to search for a contact or to add a new appointment."
WHAT? Users LOVED the new OS! Newton OS 2.0 is still, even today, one of the most intuitive interfaces ever created. "Painfully slow to add a new appointment?" How so, when all it takes is writing (or printing) this: "Lunch w/ John tomorrow." Voilà. Done. Suddenly a new appointment has appeared, with John's address and phone (if he was in your address book) set for 12 noon the next day. 1.5 seconds. Too slow? Did the author ever even USE a Newton? Or did he see Gary Trudeau's cartoon and figure Trudeau was the end-all be-all reviewer? (BTW, Trudeau's famous "Egg Freckles" cartoon was incorporated into later versions of the OS as an Easter egg, and a later model Newton was given to him, where he soon pronounced it as very nice.) This article seems based more on popular misconceptions of the time, rather than on any hands-on familiarity.
Now, one thing my Newton cannot do...is translate this sentence from the article for me:
"Palm eaked out an existance selling connectivity software to existing Zoomer customers and (after a rewrite) to users of the popular HP palmtops that rand MS-DOS."
I assume the author meant "eked" and "existence," but what is "rand?"
Looks like they went back in and fixed the "0 to 95 percent" thing since last night, yet still couldn't figure out how to run a spell checker on that "article." Maybe I should tell them about the Newton's spell checker...
Or maybe they'll discover them if they ever take a high school English course.
Huh. Look at that. Very cool.
Thanks!
...yeah, real cool guy...
http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/gateswhine.html
The jury was all white. Did you know that? Do you know WHY it was all white? According to the news this morning, it was because NONE of the black folks called for jury duty BOTHERED to show up.
I think that's telling, too.