http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2005 Read that list and you won't need to hang out all day to see which ones/. picks up on. There, now you can all go out and enjoy the day. Note: Definately read the article about Microsoft introducing World of Wordcraft, the first MMOWP.
Good point. Continuing to play devil's advocate, bare in mind that when anticipating expansion of supply, you take a calculated risk and must be willing to accept potential losses. In this case those loses would be subjecting an entire generation of women to the possibility of an illegal sex-trade. Would you be willing to take this risk? What if you had a daughter growing up in that generation?
Do you realize how few people got the GTCA reference in the title? I had many farily intelligent friends in college who didn't get it. Says lots about the US education system. I'm not trying to troll here, but I think the overall lack of understanding of biological (and other scientific) processes in society at large (even in developed states) is reason enough to limit these types of procedures.
Girls would then be in short supply - making them more desireable
Alternatively, this could make them a illegally traded commodity. I'm not saying that I disagree with your original points, but when something is desireable and in short supply underground markets often develop to illegally trade this commodity.
You can expect a laptop to come with BT ala 802.11
All major US cell phone service providers have a BT enabled phone in their lineup (Verizon currently doesn't)
I can offer to send someone my contact info via BT and not get a confused stare like I currently do
Yes, I shouldn't be getting out my PDA to write down a girl's number. This is what bar napkins are for. Or ideally, like I said, BlueTooth. Both of these SHOULD be easier than storing a number into most current cell phones.
And last, I don't have to write her number in my PDA, I just have to remember her number until she walks away and then make a voice note on my PDA (only requires pressing one button). If I have to tell you why I need to wait until she walks away to do this, then you are a true Slashdotter.
Thank you very much! I'd prefer if it didn't come with a camera, video playback, web browser, FM tuner, etc. for price reasons, but this looks great. It doesn't seem to be available in the US yet, but I may have to pick one up when it is.
I don't know how I feel about the click wheel on a phone, but I'll definately drop into a store to give it a try. Again, thanks for the heads up!
I wouldn't be comfortable giving out my bank account number or PIN via voice recognition, and I don't expect my bank to implement voice pattern recognition (yet). I'm mostly referring to the services that ask you for a zip code or some other piece of non-important information. I've used several automated service systems in the last few years that ask me for my zip code, phone number, or a part or serial number and use voice recognition to lead my through menus and these have worked quite well.
With voice mail, I wouldn't mind saying my PIN out loud. I know how to be polite when using my cell phone, so I try not to do that when there are others around. Sure, someone could bug my office or house to get my voice mail PIN, but they'd be going through an awful lot of trouble for not much reward.
I understand that such a phone isn't for everyone, but it is what I would like. Something that is just a phone and is good at being a phone.
I'm not trying to force my ideal, simple, small phone into everyone else's pocket, I'm just describing what I'd like to see in a cell phone. I shopped around before getting a new cell phone last year, and had a very hard time finding one that was JUST a phone (not a camera, PDA, or digital music player) and was also GOOD at being a phone.
I'm glad that there are option for people that want a phone to do lots for them, but I'd also like to see someone release a phone that just dials and lets me talk. The article in this story is about hypotethical Apple products, and one thing that I've found with recent Apple products is that they are designed to do one thing and do it very well.
Ideally, we would exchange numbers via BlueTooth. Accepting that BlueTooth will not be that widespread anytime soon, I could also just write her number down on a piece of paper, bar napkin, or in my PDA.
Of course, the only woman I should be asking for her number is my wife, and I already know hers.
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Yes, I take off the headset when I'm not talking to someone.
Before I start, let me point out that I prefixed the list of features that I want on a phone with "For me, the ideal cellphone would have...". This is MY ideal phone, which certainly wouldn't be for everyone. However, I have a feeling there are lots of people who would buy something similar.
Check your voicemail In my post I stated that the only time I use the digits is to enter my voice mail PIN, which I then pointed out I would like to access through voice authentication.
or your credit card balance, or anything else that you can do with a phone that requires you to enter a pin, zip code, or account number I don't do these things with my cell phone, and if I did, I think that it could be done with voice recognition.
There's also text messaging I don't use text messaging; this is what email is for. If I don't answer your call and I'm not checking my email, then that means that I'm somewhere that I don't want to hear from you. Leave a voice mail and I'll get back to you. I understand that a lot of people are using text-messaging like instant messaging and enjoying it, but I'm not one of them. If I wanted to do that, perhaps I could send a text message from my PDA through my cell phone via BlueTooth.
Most people I know never use the voice activated dialing, mostly because it doesn't work I haven't had problems with voice dialing on my phone. It's a LG 4500 series if you're interested.
those folks who thinks it's OK to talk on a cell phone at any time and place I totally agree with you here, but this usually is a problem with the person, not the phone.;-)
Again, I was describing the ideal phone for me, not everyone.
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Why does a cell phone NEED so many buttons though? I really think that mine has too many, and I rarely use them. For me, the ideal cellphone would have an answer button, and ignore button, a button to initiate voice-activated dialing, a button to toggle between ring, vibrate, and silent, and a power button. I should be able to enter contacts through a USB or BlueTooth interface, and since I'd like to use the phone with a BlueTooth headset instead of holding it to my head, it should have a small design.
I don't need a camera, I rarely use the digit keys (only for entering my voice mail password, which could use voice authentication), and I don't need a d-pad because I don't want to browse the web or play tetris on my phone.
On a side note, I also don't want my phone integerated with my digital music player. If a neat-o new technology comes out, I don't want to have to replace my music player just to upgrade my phone or vice versa.
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The link that you provided takes you to the galary of pictures and then onto the first page of the artile. After the first page, you're still expected to register to continue reading.
Like many Slashdoters, I often get asked to look at a friend or family memeber's computer to fix a small problem, remove a virus, or install a new piece of hardware. Want I want more than consistent applications is a way to take my OS and application configuration/preferences with me between machines. Nothing is worse than sitting down at a computer with the default Windows XP configuration still being used.
Just getting people into an Apple store, be it to see an iPod or not, is often enough to make them want to switch. When I wanted to see the iPod Shuffle and Mac mini, I took my wife with me to the Apple store and she fell in love with OS X while we were there. She doesn't want a computer for gaming; she only needs web browsing, email, text-editing, iPod management, and basic digital photo editing abilities. Currently, she's doing this on a WinME desktop and WinXP laptop (she had them both before we got married, don't blame me). After about 10 minutes exploring OS X while I waited to play with the only iPod Shuffle in the store, she decided that our next computer will be a Mac. She'll get no protest from me; I love using my linux boxes and will keep using it but certainly won't mind adding a Mac to my collection.
Those justices' opinions were that it is not cruel or unusual to sentance a minor, or an adult who committed a crime as a minor, to death. Your original wording makes it sound as though the case was related to executing minors, which it wasn't.
On a side note, I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment in all forms. I'm just trying to help folks understand the difference between the court making decisions based on their moral values and making decisions based on their interpretation of the laws passed by (mostly) elected congressional representatives.
This isn't true. Four of the nine justices were of the opinion that it is not unconstitutional to sentance minors to the death penalty, this doesn't mean that those justices believe that it is fine to execute children. It is the justices' duty to make decisions based on their interpretations of the constitution and laws, not based on their personal opinions. For evidenece of this, look at their decision in the Flag-burning case (I'm too lazy to look up the name of the case). Justice Scalia, who is opposed to flag burning, was the swing vote in the case which upheld our right to burn the US flag. If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, ask him about the case and he'll tell you that it was one of the toughest decisions he had ever made on the court at the time.
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Perhaps this year's /. April Fools Joke is that we were supposed to figure out which article WASN't fake. In that case, this is (unfortunately) it.
When will I be able to get them for free?
When will I be able to get one for free?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2005 /. picks up on. There, now you can all go out and enjoy the day. Note: Definately read the article about Microsoft introducing World of Wordcraft, the first MMOWP.
Read that list and you won't need to hang out all day to see which ones
That would be a blessing any day of the year.
Just FYI, the DVI -> VGA dongle is included with the Mac mini. No need to go out and buy one.
But a spammer with an iPod and iPod Shuffle that I didn't have to pay for.
Good point. Continuing to play devil's advocate, bare in mind that when anticipating expansion of supply, you take a calculated risk and must be willing to accept potential losses. In this case those loses would be subjecting an entire generation of women to the possibility of an illegal sex-trade. Would you be willing to take this risk? What if you had a daughter growing up in that generation?
Do you realize how few people got the GTCA reference in the title? I had many farily intelligent friends in college who didn't get it. Says lots about the US education system. I'm not trying to troll here, but I think the overall lack of understanding of biological (and other scientific) processes in society at large (even in developed states) is reason enough to limit these types of procedures.
Alternatively, this could make them a illegally traded commodity. I'm not saying that I disagree with your original points, but when something is desireable and in short supply underground markets often develop to illegally trade this commodity.
Yes, I shouldn't be getting out my PDA to write down a girl's number. This is what bar napkins are for. Or ideally, like I said, BlueTooth. Both of these SHOULD be easier than storing a number into most current cell phones.
And last, I don't have to write her number in my PDA, I just have to remember her number until she walks away and then make a voice note on my PDA (only requires pressing one button). If I have to tell you why I need to wait until she walks away to do this, then you are a true Slashdotter.
Thank you very much! I'd prefer if it didn't come with a camera, video playback, web browser, FM tuner, etc. for price reasons, but this looks great. It doesn't seem to be available in the US yet, but I may have to pick one up when it is.
I don't know how I feel about the click wheel on a phone, but I'll definately drop into a store to give it a try. Again, thanks for the heads up!
I wouldn't be comfortable giving out my bank account number or PIN via voice recognition, and I don't expect my bank to implement voice pattern recognition (yet). I'm mostly referring to the services that ask you for a zip code or some other piece of non-important information. I've used several automated service systems in the last few years that ask me for my zip code, phone number, or a part or serial number and use voice recognition to lead my through menus and these have worked quite well.
With voice mail, I wouldn't mind saying my PIN out loud. I know how to be polite when using my cell phone, so I try not to do that when there are others around. Sure, someone could bug my office or house to get my voice mail PIN, but they'd be going through an awful lot of trouble for not much reward.
I understand that such a phone isn't for everyone, but it is what I would like. Something that is just a phone and is good at being a phone.
I'm not trying to force my ideal, simple, small phone into everyone else's pocket, I'm just describing what I'd like to see in a cell phone. I shopped around before getting a new cell phone last year, and had a very hard time finding one that was JUST a phone (not a camera, PDA, or digital music player) and was also GOOD at being a phone.
I'm glad that there are option for people that want a phone to do lots for them, but I'd also like to see someone release a phone that just dials and lets me talk. The article in this story is about hypotethical Apple products, and one thing that I've found with recent Apple products is that they are designed to do one thing and do it very well.
Ideally, we would exchange numbers via BlueTooth. Accepting that BlueTooth will not be that widespread anytime soon, I could also just write her number down on a piece of paper, bar napkin, or in my PDA.
Of course, the only woman I should be asking for her number is my wife, and I already know hers.
Yes, I take off the headset when I'm not talking to someone.
Before I start, let me point out that I prefixed the list of features that I want on a phone with "For me, the ideal cellphone would have...". This is MY ideal phone, which certainly wouldn't be for everyone. However, I have a feeling there are lots of people who would buy something similar.
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Check your voicemail
In my post I stated that the only time I use the digits is to enter my voice mail PIN, which I then pointed out I would like to access through voice authentication.
or your credit card balance, or anything else that you can do with a phone that requires you to enter a pin, zip code, or account number
I don't do these things with my cell phone, and if I did, I think that it could be done with voice recognition.
There's also text messaging
I don't use text messaging; this is what email is for. If I don't answer your call and I'm not checking my email, then that means that I'm somewhere that I don't want to hear from you. Leave a voice mail and I'll get back to you. I understand that a lot of people are using text-messaging like instant messaging and enjoying it, but I'm not one of them. If I wanted to do that, perhaps I could send a text message from my PDA through my cell phone via BlueTooth.
Most people I know never use the voice activated dialing, mostly because it doesn't work
I haven't had problems with voice dialing on my phone. It's a LG 4500 series if you're interested.
those folks who thinks it's OK to talk on a cell phone at any time and place
I totally agree with you here, but this usually is a problem with the person, not the phone.
Again, I was describing the ideal phone for me, not everyone.
Why does a cell phone NEED so many buttons though? I really think that mine has too many, and I rarely use them. For me, the ideal cellphone would have an answer button, and ignore button, a button to initiate voice-activated dialing, a button to toggle between ring, vibrate, and silent, and a power button. I should be able to enter contacts through a USB or BlueTooth interface, and since I'd like to use the phone with a BlueTooth headset instead of holding it to my head, it should have a small design.
I don't need a camera, I rarely use the digit keys (only for entering my voice mail password, which could use voice authentication), and I don't need a d-pad because I don't want to browse the web or play tetris on my phone.
On a side note, I also don't want my phone integerated with my digital music player. If a neat-o new technology comes out, I don't want to have to replace my music player just to upgrade my phone or vice versa.
The link that you provided takes you to the galary of pictures and then onto the first page of the artile. After the first page, you're still expected to register to continue reading.
Like many Slashdoters, I often get asked to look at a friend or family memeber's computer to fix a small problem, remove a virus, or install a new piece of hardware. Want I want more than consistent applications is a way to take my OS and application configuration/preferences with me between machines. Nothing is worse than sitting down at a computer with the default Windows XP configuration still being used.
Just getting people into an Apple store, be it to see an iPod or not, is often enough to make them want to switch. When I wanted to see the iPod Shuffle and Mac mini, I took my wife with me to the Apple store and she fell in love with OS X while we were there. She doesn't want a computer for gaming; she only needs web browsing, email, text-editing, iPod management, and basic digital photo editing abilities. Currently, she's doing this on a WinME desktop and WinXP laptop (she had them both before we got married, don't blame me). After about 10 minutes exploring OS X while I waited to play with the only iPod Shuffle in the store, she decided that our next computer will be a Mac. She'll get no protest from me; I love using my linux boxes and will keep using it but certainly won't mind adding a Mac to my collection.
Those justices' opinions were that it is not cruel or unusual to sentance a minor, or an adult who committed a crime as a minor, to death. Your original wording makes it sound as though the case was related to executing minors, which it wasn't.
On a side note, I'm strongly opposed to capital punishment in all forms. I'm just trying to help folks understand the difference between the court making decisions based on their moral values and making decisions based on their interpretation of the laws passed by (mostly) elected congressional representatives.
This isn't true. Four of the nine justices were of the opinion that it is not unconstitutional to sentance minors to the death penalty, this doesn't mean that those justices believe that it is fine to execute children. It is the justices' duty to make decisions based on their interpretations of the constitution and laws, not based on their personal opinions. For evidenece of this, look at their decision in the Flag-burning case (I'm too lazy to look up the name of the case). Justice Scalia, who is opposed to flag burning, was the swing vote in the case which upheld our right to burn the US flag. If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, ask him about the case and he'll tell you that it was one of the toughest decisions he had ever made on the court at the time.
Blasphemer! I can't speak for the bubble gum or mint Oreo, but lemon custard is their best flavor.