I find page turning more seamless than with a real book. You just hit the button as you complete reading the last 3 or 4 words on a page and presto, the next page is there just in time for your eye to move onto the next word. And there's a lot less chance of flipping two stuck pages then having to find your place again.
They can clean up oil spills from the water surface, but not solid plastic?
And if you are worried about the local ecosystem, do a little bit at a time. You won't clean the whole thing up in a month anyway, so the local ecosystem will have time to regrow.
As far as who will pay, why not take some from TARP or CARS, or . As long as we're just handing out checks, what's another few hundred mil?
Aren't the rules clearly spelled out, though? Don't you accept those rules by parking in said spot? And the city probably spends lots of money to provide a place for people to dispute their tickets.
Seriously, enough with bashing Americans. The Brits are at least catching up, if not passing, America in obesity. So is China. If it makes you feel better about yourself or the country you live in then go ahead, but let's hope that the air of superiority doesn't blindside you when you or your family members find themselves overweight.
PS: most people in NY don't own cars. They get places by walking and standing on the subway for an hour when there are no seats.
" The letter also stated that, in accepting the money, Mr Stanborough was to âoeagree that you will keep the terms and existence of this settlement agreement completely confidentialâ, and that any breach of confidentiality âoemay result in Apple seeking injunctive relief, damages and legal costs against the defaulting persons or partiesâ. "
Apple required that the very existance of a settlement be kept secret. Quite different than disclosing what they paid you.
Oh, and better hope even the slightest details aren't released by accident, or that Apple doesn't _think_ they were cause your business could very well be in jeopardy.
Shouldn't he be comparing a Segway to a car, rather than motorcycle, if you'll even make such a lame comparison?
If anything, it is the car where you sit in one position and place, and the extent of your work is pressing one of two levers. On a bike, you're doing something with both your feet (gear lever and rear brake) and multiple tasks with each hand, while changing your body position for turns and road hazards.
And comparing it to any motorized vehicle that travels at 50mph is plain dumb as you can't commute to work 10 miles away on a Segway, travel on public roads, or go on a 200 mile day trip. It's supposed to replace walking, and that's what people might take issue with: that a Segway rider finds walking too arduous.
Do you honestly thing this is the only case pointing out the discrepancy in penalities? A few months ago there was an accident in downtown Manhattan where some guy hopped up on drugs ran over 2 motorcyclists who were stopped at a light. The guy was going so fast that he pinned one of the bikers between the car and a construction barrier as he went over it. He never even hit the breaks.
If I remember, he only got driving under the influence or some such, and barely a slap on the wrist. So this happens all the time, except that the victims don't have highly overpaid lawyers that will apply statutes in ways they were never meant to be applied.
If you had a business selling books, or CDs, or whatever, would you react positively if people could just email your product to anyone? C'mon, stop with the 'information wants to be free' stuff.
The only problem with DRM is that it is proprietary and that it can't change ownership. So your books could expire, or stop working when you break your device and need a new one. You also can't gift the book to someone or resell it.
But allowing your stuff to just be emailed freely is beyond ridiculous if you want to actually make a living at it. If it is your hobby, then fine, make it a plain text file.
Sure, compared to what's out there, my T61 is still miles ahead. It's just not as nice as my old T42. Between the plastics that don't fit together, the added weight and thickness, the "dead zone" on the LCD shell, and the apparent confusion in their support department, it's just slightly disappointing. Time will tell whether Lenovo let the ThinkPad people continue what they've been doing for the most part, or whether they'll "HP-ize" the line completely.
So you haven't been able to adapt in 9 years? And as far as finding it, if you're finding the key by feeling out for an L shaped one, how different is that from hitting the wide key that's one row above the arrow keys. Or the second "wide" key from the bottom. Meanwhile the \ key, which Unix geeks use a whole lot for piping, would get smaller, or relocated, for no good reason.
I don't see any problem with the ThinkPad keyboards, and don't get the need to make Esc bigger. After all, it is in the corner of the keyboard and has an angled groove above it. It couldn't be easier to hit it.
I wish you wouldn't mix the ThinkPad brand they bought from IBM with whatever craptops they've been making before. They're two completely separate entities (so far, at least).
My T61 will probably be my last. I waited about 2 months for repair to be done on plastic pieces that wouldn't latch close properly. One location was never fixed, even though I clearly labeled it.
Recently extended my warranty only to look it up the other day and see that it shows as expired.
My model doesn't show up on their support site when trying to download drivers/software, but does when I enter the serial.
Plus the aluminum cage made it thicker, heavier, and less elegant. And now that they're in the hands of Lenovo, I wouldn't be expecting any improvements.
If anything, they'll ruin the line by adding their own touches. When will purple backlighting on buttons make its appearance? The T400s is sporting lights on volume buttons and the caps lock key. The thing must look like a Christmas tree in the dark. And don't get me started on the Esc key that's TWO ROWS HIGH. Walk away, folks.
I don't know that the Kindle is any better at rendering PDFs. Regardless, there's a utility called pdf2lrf that does a great job of converting to the native Sony format. I believe Sony asked the author to take it down so you have to get it off TPB. But it works great and the resulting PDF has all of the formatting but none of the sluggishness.
But you have to factor in the fact that you can't resell the book you finished reading, donate it to the library, or give it to a friend. The publisher knows that they won't be losing a new sale due to the used market, or gifting.
I don't know much about the book business, but aren't there complications on the physical side of books? You have to commit to a certain print amount. You then have to figure out how many books to send out to each store. And any copies that aren't sold, I think the book store is entitled to resell back to the published at whatever cost they paid. This complicates their business, adds personnel that have to figure out these figures and manage the operations, etc. Digital publishing frees them up from many of these commitments and complications. And besides, they probably create the book in digital form to begin with. Digitizing it into whichever DRM format a specific reader uses can probably be done in minutes. Add to that a day or two for proofreading and fixing.
Having to shell out $350 and then save $2 over a paperback is somewhat discouraging. But perhaps that is just what you pay for being an early adopter.
It may not be your device doing the fetching automagically via whispernet, but Calibre can fetch anything that's been made available via RSS and turn it into a "book". There are existing recipes for major papers, or you can write your own using Python for whichever news source you read.
Even though you still have to do this on a computer and transfer via USP, it only takes a few clicks (can be scheduled), and gives you a change to charge up your device a little.
The only downside is that the RSS feeds often include articles from previous days, so it isn't ideal for newspapers. If you reado ne daily, you'll see many articles that you've already seen. That is why I think newspapers should start publishing their own dailies for the Kindle and Sony PRS-505. Their ads would still show up in full graphic, albeit static, and they could count every download as a "hit".
I wonder how hard it would be to DDOS the "stop" page so that whenever the general populace types in something objectionable, and they're redirected to the stop page, it will never load and they'll end up calling their ISP. This might cause enough cost for the firms, and general backlash that the government might back down from it.
Somewhat eye for an eye, but it doesn't sound like the government gave the general populace any chance of voting for this, and cloaked it in the old "won't somebody think of the children" excuse.
Maybe it's that I read every eInk related link posted on digg, but the same comparison is made there multiple times per story. It as happens on random blogs and their comments. Even on this page, there's a similar comparison and rebuttal farther down.
Not sure why your post was modded Insightful as you've obviously haven't looked into this at all. Most eBook readers support unencrypted PDF. There are also conversion utilities to convert PDF for various ebook formats so that your device doesn't have to do the formatting on the fly.
I see that there's a CHM to HTML conversion app (Mac only it seems, and another commercial one), and with the HTML in hand, you can create an ePub book using a program called Calibre.
It's pretty messy as far as formats and conversion utilities right now, and you have to sort a lot of it out, but there are ways to read your stuff which shouldn't be too difficult for a techie.
The Sony PRS-505 is $250. There are also a myriad of other eInk readers, with their advantages and faults. Though I don't know if sony puts any country limitations on their store. But I use mine mostly for newspapers and converted PDFs. I got tired of tossing out bags of old newspapers every week.
The whole "can't you get a netbook instead" thing has been beaten to death, twice, with a dead horse tossed on top the second time. I mean, seriously. People have suggested this, the iPhone, the Nintendo DS, etc. Yeah, yeah, they do oh-so-much more. Different products. If you can read for extended periods of time on an LCD, and have a place to recharge it conveniently, then get a netbook.
The rest of us will enjoy immitation printed paper, with weeks between charging.
I don't understand your point about Ducati. Elitist? Hmm? They have a few air cooled monsters, no?
Nor do I understand your link to that Honda. I suppose its ridden by countries where most still can't afford a car. But not in the states. You don't see many 125cc bikes. Why wouldn't you just get a scooter at that point?
And that link probably proved my point in that the main reason to use air cooling is for the lower maintenance and cost. In my dc, we haven't had many issues with the glycol that's used to cool our ACs. I'd imagine a grounds-up system from IBM wouldn't need much maintenance either.
I don't know how once can quantify "widely used" but off the top of my head, as far as street bikes go, only the less powerful Ducatis are air cooled. There are also the old-tech Thunderbolt powered Buells, but those get so hot, they could melt your leather boots. If you take an honest look, water cooling is more common. I suppose the only advantage of an air cooled bike is the lower maintenance, and the Ducatis especially are trying to lower their cost of ownership. But that wouldn't be an issue in a dc, what with service contracts, etc.
Out of 100 people that get these calls, how many do you think actually make a complaint? I'd probably guesstimate it at around 5, but that's strictly speculation based on nothing more than a gut feeling. So the number of affected people can be assumed to be significantly larger than 300k.
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I find page turning more seamless than with a real book. You just hit the button as you complete reading the last 3 or 4 words on a page and presto, the next page is there just in time for your eye to move onto the next word. And there's a lot less chance of flipping two stuck pages then having to find your place again.
They can clean up oil spills from the water surface, but not solid plastic?
And if you are worried about the local ecosystem, do a little bit at a time. You won't clean the whole thing up in a month anyway, so the local ecosystem will have time to regrow.
As far as who will pay, why not take some from TARP or CARS, or . As long as we're just handing out checks, what's another few hundred mil?
Aren't the rules clearly spelled out, though? Don't you accept those rules by parking in said spot? And the city probably spends lots of money to provide a place for people to dispute their tickets.
Seriously, enough with bashing Americans. The Brits are at least catching up, if not passing, America in obesity. So is China. If it makes you feel better about yourself or the country you live in then go ahead, but let's hope that the air of superiority doesn't blindside you when you or your family members find themselves overweight.
PS: most people in NY don't own cars. They get places by walking and standing on the subway for an hour when there are no seats.
" The letter also stated that, in accepting the money, Mr Stanborough was to âoeagree that you will keep the terms and existence of this settlement agreement completely confidentialâ, and that any breach of confidentiality âoemay result in Apple seeking injunctive relief, damages and legal costs against the defaulting persons or partiesâ. "
Apple required that the very existance of a settlement be kept secret. Quite different than disclosing what they paid you.
Oh, and better hope even the slightest details aren't released by accident, or that Apple doesn't _think_ they were cause your business could very well be in jeopardy.
Still don't see a problem here?
Shouldn't he be comparing a Segway to a car, rather than motorcycle, if you'll even make such a lame comparison?
If anything, it is the car where you sit in one position and place, and the extent of your work is pressing one of two levers. On a bike, you're doing something with both your feet (gear lever and rear brake) and multiple tasks with each hand, while changing your body position for turns and road hazards.
And comparing it to any motorized vehicle that travels at 50mph is plain dumb as you can't commute to work 10 miles away on a Segway, travel on public roads, or go on a 200 mile day trip. It's supposed to replace walking, and that's what people might take issue with: that a Segway rider finds walking too arduous.
Do you honestly thing this is the only case pointing out the discrepancy in penalities? A few months ago there was an accident in downtown Manhattan where some guy hopped up on drugs ran over 2 motorcyclists who were stopped at a light. The guy was going so fast that he pinned one of the bikers between the car and a construction barrier as he went over it. He never even hit the breaks.
If I remember, he only got driving under the influence or some such, and barely a slap on the wrist. So this happens all the time, except that the victims don't have highly overpaid lawyers that will apply statutes in ways they were never meant to be applied.
If you had a business selling books, or CDs, or whatever, would you react positively if people could just email your product to anyone? C'mon, stop with the 'information wants to be free' stuff.
The only problem with DRM is that it is proprietary and that it can't change ownership. So your books could expire, or stop working when you break your device and need a new one. You also can't gift the book to someone or resell it.
But allowing your stuff to just be emailed freely is beyond ridiculous if you want to actually make a living at it. If it is your hobby, then fine, make it a plain text file.
Sure, compared to what's out there, my T61 is still miles ahead. It's just not as nice as my old T42. Between the plastics that don't fit together, the added weight and thickness, the "dead zone" on the LCD shell, and the apparent confusion in their support department, it's just slightly disappointing. Time will tell whether Lenovo let the ThinkPad people continue what they've been doing for the most part, or whether they'll "HP-ize" the line completely.
So you haven't been able to adapt in 9 years? And as far as finding it, if you're finding the key by feeling out for an L shaped one, how different is that from hitting the wide key that's one row above the arrow keys. Or the second "wide" key from the bottom. Meanwhile the \ key, which Unix geeks use a whole lot for piping, would get smaller, or relocated, for no good reason.
I don't see any problem with the ThinkPad keyboards, and don't get the need to make Esc bigger. After all, it is in the corner of the keyboard and has an angled groove above it. It couldn't be easier to hit it.
There's a key combo to do anything in OSX, but one wonders why our hands have to go desktop/laptop gymnastics to accomplish simple things.
I wish you wouldn't mix the ThinkPad brand they bought from IBM with whatever craptops they've been making before. They're two completely separate entities (so far, at least).
My T61 will probably be my last. I waited about 2 months for repair to be done on plastic pieces that wouldn't latch close properly. One location was never fixed, even though I clearly labeled it.
Recently extended my warranty only to look it up the other day and see that it shows as expired.
My model doesn't show up on their support site when trying to download drivers/software, but does when I enter the serial.
Plus the aluminum cage made it thicker, heavier, and less elegant. And now that they're in the hands of Lenovo, I wouldn't be expecting any improvements.
If anything, they'll ruin the line by adding their own touches. When will purple backlighting on buttons make its appearance? The T400s is sporting lights on volume buttons and the caps lock key. The thing must look like a Christmas tree in the dark. And don't get me started on the Esc key that's TWO ROWS HIGH. Walk away, folks.
Wow, look at that. No TrackPoint? Check. Build aesthetics that make my phat NintendoDS look slim and elegant? Check. Right.
I don't know that the Kindle is any better at rendering PDFs. Regardless, there's a utility called pdf2lrf that does a great job of converting to the native Sony format. I believe Sony asked the author to take it down so you have to get it off TPB. But it works great and the resulting PDF has all of the formatting but none of the sluggishness.
But you have to factor in the fact that you can't resell the book you finished reading, donate it to the library, or give it to a friend. The publisher knows that they won't be losing a new sale due to the used market, or gifting.
I don't know much about the book business, but aren't there complications on the physical side of books? You have to commit to a certain print amount. You then have to figure out how many books to send out to each store. And any copies that aren't sold, I think the book store is entitled to resell back to the published at whatever cost they paid. This complicates their business, adds personnel that have to figure out these figures and manage the operations, etc. Digital publishing frees them up from many of these commitments and complications. And besides, they probably create the book in digital form to begin with. Digitizing it into whichever DRM format a specific reader uses can probably be done in minutes. Add to that a day or two for proofreading and fixing.
Having to shell out $350 and then save $2 over a paperback is somewhat discouraging. But perhaps that is just what you pay for being an early adopter.
It may not be your device doing the fetching automagically via whispernet, but Calibre can fetch anything that's been made available via RSS and turn it into a "book". There are existing recipes for major papers, or you can write your own using Python for whichever news source you read.
Even though you still have to do this on a computer and transfer via USP, it only takes a few clicks (can be scheduled), and gives you a change to charge up your device a little.
The only downside is that the RSS feeds often include articles from previous days, so it isn't ideal for newspapers. If you reado ne daily, you'll see many articles that you've already seen. That is why I think newspapers should start publishing their own dailies for the Kindle and Sony PRS-505. Their ads would still show up in full graphic, albeit static, and they could count every download as a "hit".
I wonder how hard it would be to DDOS the "stop" page so that whenever the general populace types in something objectionable, and they're redirected to the stop page, it will never load and they'll end up calling their ISP. This might cause enough cost for the firms, and general backlash that the government might back down from it.
Somewhat eye for an eye, but it doesn't sound like the government gave the general populace any chance of voting for this, and cloaked it in the old "won't somebody think of the children" excuse.
Maybe it's that I read every eInk related link posted on digg, but the same comparison is made there multiple times per story. It as happens on random blogs and their comments. Even on this page, there's a similar comparison and rebuttal farther down.
Not sure why your post was modded Insightful as you've obviously haven't looked into this at all. Most eBook readers support unencrypted PDF. There are also conversion utilities to convert PDF for various ebook formats so that your device doesn't have to do the formatting on the fly.
I see that there's a CHM to HTML conversion app (Mac only it seems, and another commercial one), and with the HTML in hand, you can create an ePub book using a program called Calibre.
It's pretty messy as far as formats and conversion utilities right now, and you have to sort a lot of it out, but there are ways to read your stuff which shouldn't be too difficult for a techie.
The Sony PRS-505 is $250. There are also a myriad of other eInk readers, with their advantages and faults. Though I don't know if sony puts any country limitations on their store. But I use mine mostly for newspapers and converted PDFs. I got tired of tossing out bags of old newspapers every week.
The whole "can't you get a netbook instead" thing has been beaten to death, twice, with a dead horse tossed on top the second time. I mean, seriously. People have suggested this, the iPhone, the Nintendo DS, etc. Yeah, yeah, they do oh-so-much more. Different products. If you can read for extended periods of time on an LCD, and have a place to recharge it conveniently, then get a netbook.
The rest of us will enjoy immitation printed paper, with weeks between charging.
I don't understand your point about Ducati. Elitist? Hmm? They have a few air cooled monsters, no?
Nor do I understand your link to that Honda. I suppose its ridden by countries where most still can't afford a car. But not in the states. You don't see many 125cc bikes. Why wouldn't you just get a scooter at that point?
And that link probably proved my point in that the main reason to use air cooling is for the lower maintenance and cost. In my dc, we haven't had many issues with the glycol that's used to cool our ACs. I'd imagine a grounds-up system from IBM wouldn't need much maintenance either.
I don't know how once can quantify "widely used" but off the top of my head, as far as street bikes go, only the less powerful Ducatis are air cooled. There are also the old-tech Thunderbolt powered Buells, but those get so hot, they could melt your leather boots. If you take an honest look, water cooling is more common. I suppose the only advantage of an air cooled bike is the lower maintenance, and the Ducatis especially are trying to lower their cost of ownership. But that wouldn't be an issue in a dc, what with service contracts, etc.
Out of 100 people that get these calls, how many do you think actually make a complaint? I'd probably guesstimate it at around 5, but that's strictly speculation based on nothing more than a gut feeling. So the number of affected people can be assumed to be significantly larger than 300k.