now every company is _planning_ on releasing a smartphone - kyocera / sony-ericsson / motorola.
Sony p800 was supposed to be out last year. I am still waiting for it. I am NOT willing to pay the insane Ebay prieces ($800) for it.
I have a Kyocera 6035 and like it. Even though, it is kind of showing its size - now the novelity is worn off. I have been waiting for a 'next gen' smart phone, and don't find any viable competition.
so yes, cool ideas. But when they release the product for $300 bucks & not tied to a provider (sprint / verizon) then we'll talk.
This may get modded down. But here is my observation during last 5 yrs of Linux / Opensource world.
*gnome + mozilla crowd craves attention*
Cases in point.
- I remember when Gnome started there was constant gloating about how it is 'free all the way' as oppossed to KDE based on QT. KDE worked silently to form QT-Foundation which guranteed QT's availablilty.
Also when KDE released 2.0 Gnome was under pressure to rush to 1.2(was it?) release, if I remember correctly.
- mozilla was very vocal about how their 'super' browser will end the dominant IE and provide a viable browser on all platforms. (In my opinion they are there feature wise, but performance/looks is another issue).
While KDE group said 'we are working on a simple File Manager + Browser'. And when Konq came out, wham, it was so awesome (and worked!) evey one liked it.
Don't get me wrong. I use Konq and Mozilla. Konq still chokes on some sites. But for most of the sites I visit work fine and that is good enough for me. I also use Evolution as my email client and I also like Gnome.
So at the end, in my opinion KDE stands out as a 'silent winner' while Mozilla crowd is screaming, 'we are cool'.
I know I am stearotyping a lot of developers in all the projects I mentioned here. But that is my observation../LinuxLover
The drives have been $1/gig with mail-in-rebates for some time now. (big stores, BestBuy / Frys..etc).
But I loath MIRs!
May it is just me, but I could never get any rebates. It is some sort of 'missing proof of purchase'. Even though I stuffed every thing from the store receipt to those damn stickers in one envelope and mailed it.
So I felt like I was ripped-off and never tried mail-in-rebates since then. I always thought they were some sort of scam. They rely on you
- not mailing in the rebates (how many geeks do?)
- or able to refuse rebate because a sticker is slightly damaged!
Finally it is good news, that you can get a $1/gig without those MIRs..
Most of the laid -off people I have seen are in this category
- novice graphic designers (2 yrs exp). Most of them working some totally unrelated field then saw the dot-com boom, went for a quick diploma, and joined the 'hi-tech' companies
- marketting types..
- 'irritable' programmers, who think all programming is pressing that button in Visual Studio IDE. These are again the 'quick-buck' types, who doesn't know what a 'stack' is..
All my friends who are real techies (programmers / engineers / sys admins) are still employed. Sure they don't get 20% raises these days. But they still have a job.
This just my observation, I am NOT saying who ever doesn't have a job is not a real techie. What do other slashdotters think?
please no flames.
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I know, I live in San Francisco suburb. But I am not thrilled b/c
-it is the same goddamn store and they have their rules about what brands / products they carry and they don't carry.
- I would rather see another company (preferrably a startup) to thrive and get some copetition in the area (like Netflix & BlockBuster)
- 10 bucks! Geez, that is steep. Around 5 bucks is okay.
replying to myself. Found the answer in their FAQ:-) Here it is.. ---- Q. Wait, doesn't this mean that anyone can make up a word, specify a number, and then send me email at my spamgourmet address? A. You, who are obviously using your brain, should no longer use no-brainer mode and should start using advanced mode. But let's first consider the likelihood of that happening and also whether you'd consider such email spam. Remember that most spammers use automated programs to send email to thousands or millions of recipients from lists of hopefully real emails that they compile or acquire. Currently, we are not aware that any of these programs make up complicated email addresses in the hopes that they'll work. If someone singles out you, yes, you, [your name here], and sends a message to you this way, then we can't really say it's a bulk email. If you're still freaked out, go to advanced mode and specify a prefix word, then come back and change it every once in a while. Disposable addresses will need to contain your current prefix word in order to be created, like so: currentprefix.someword.4.spamcowboy@spamgourm et.co m So the prefix works like a password that a sender must have before the sender can create an address on your account. But really, stop freaking and try no-brainer mode for awhile (or, at least, advanced mode without using a prefix). It's easier, and it'll take quite some time before your username gets around, anyhow. -------
I like the roominess of SUVs. Right now I drive a compact car. In the future I'd like an SUV purely from a stand point of
- elevated seating
- roomier
- I can leave my bike at the back without folding down the rear seats.
But I have been holding on to it, b/c most of the SUVs are gas guzzlers. If there is a Hybrid SUV with enough horse power and affordable price tag I'd buy it.
yes, I watch about 10-15 movies a month for $20. And I have a decent home theater setup. So for most movies that is more than adequate. This alone negates the need to get to theater, better picture / sound. Now with HDTV & sorround sound setups, you can easily have these at home.
Sure I will go to theaters, when going out with friends or to see a nice movie like Matrix or LOTR. Otherwise, I am a happy home theater geek!.
Not Exactly! The 'Quick Preferences' is a life saver. want to change the user string to 'IE 5.0' with that pesky bank? No problem. Just hit F12 and select. Want to disable JavaScript / Proxies.....repeat. To do this in Moz, you have to
Click Edit -> preferences -> advanced -> proxies -> turn off. (6 mouse cliks)ouch!
And On Linux Opera does 'Anti Alias' fonts (thanks to QT). And that alone is a convincing reason. Does Moz has AA? (not sure, but Opera fonts looked better)
Speed. no args there. Opera wins hands down
The 're-alignable tabs' (hotlist / history) in opera. in Moz the side bar is always at Left. I am soooo used to having my bookmarks at right with Opera, that alone turns me off..
Search features. I just love there is a google search box and I can just type in my query and hit enter. yes there is a searchbar for moz, but you _have to know about it_ to go download and use it. ALso I am getting used to the Amazon.com / Ebay / PriceGrabber search feature. Very slick
I know people are going to reply 'but there are plugins you can get....blah'. Yes I can. But I think the browser has all the functionality by default is cooler.
I am planning on getting a file server. you know something I can just keep adding disks with logical volume, so I won't run out of space soon. Things I am looking for 1) IDE 2) atleast capacity for 10+ drives (promise cards okay) 3) big power supply 4) nice ventilation. 5) cheap. I don't have $5,000 to spend on a nifty file server
I am sure other geeks out there have some sort of settup like this. Any advice on how to go about building/buying one?
Spot ON! I went there on Aug 14 Wed, taking the day off at work. BIG MISTAKE.
1) the fun stuff were missing. Last years, there were tons of bean bags outside where geeks hung out and they were playing Matrix movie (or somethign else?) on a very big screen tv. This year nothing!
2)most people in the booths wore full-sleeve shirts except the guys @ kde.org! Can you say 'business casual'? Yuck!
3) the toys were lame too. I was only excited by
3.1) google color pen
3.2) Linux poster saying 'I will be your server for today Mr Gates'
4) Mandrake, where art thou? I just couldn't find the guys.
5) most guys in the booth were SALES people not techies. So asking them questions were pointless. I asked the 'geekiest looking guy' @ AMD booth about their Athlon MP workstation setup. I asked them what Video card they were using. THe answer I got 'we used standard OEM parts'.. WTF?? I left the booth laughing.
6) another eg: I asked the guy on SUN booth about SPARC-Linux. he said 'Linux runs only on intell stuff'..Oh My GOD!
7) There is no 'COOL' product on display. Every one is selling (overpriced) network storage solutions and some embedded chips. I saw no compelling embedded device application at all.
8) the interestign part of the show was watching Larry Ellison give a presentation *shudder*.
Basically it has turned into a Comdex of Linux! waste of $30 bucks !!..*yawn*
Ditto. I think there is *still* a huge potential for a USPS run website, despite the Yahoos and hotmails. It can become like a universal one-stop corrspondance. like myname@usmail.com.
I am thinking of getting a dual AMD box. I want to get a decent video card that I can play games and give me nice 2D images. Something under $200. I am leaning towards NVidia, as they are 'linux friendly'. What card./ers using?
another happy Privoxy user here. I use it with Opera on Linux (@ home) and W2k (@ work). Works flawlessly! The default 'filters' are pretty good and your own are easy to add aswell.
It is amazing how clean Yahoo looks without those moronic flashing ads. But one thing I havent' figured is how to block 'flash ads' (ads using Shockwave plugin!)
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now every company is _planning_ on releasing a smartphone - kyocera / sony-ericsson / motorola.
Sony p800 was supposed to be out last year. I am still waiting for it. I am NOT willing to pay the insane Ebay prieces ($800) for it.
I have a Kyocera 6035 and like it. Even though, it is kind of showing its size - now the novelity is worn off. I have been waiting for a 'next gen' smart phone, and don't find any viable competition.
so yes, cool ideas. But when they release the product for $300 bucks & not tied to a provider (sprint / verizon) then we'll talk.
Amen man..
This is the most moronic line I heard in movies in a while.
Star wars : Attack of the clones:
Hayden Christ... : "I don't like sand.. It is coarse..blah..blah"
what is even more amazing is the editor saw it and let it pass! Geez!!
a ./ reader with a girlfriend! /end joke/ :-)
site runs IIS 5.0 / w2k.
holding up okay against ./ effect !
LinuxLover
This may get modded down. But here is my observation during last 5 yrs of Linux / Opensource world.
./LinuxLover
*gnome + mozilla crowd craves attention*
Cases in point.
- I remember when Gnome started there was constant gloating about how it is 'free all the way' as oppossed to KDE based on QT. KDE worked silently to form QT-Foundation which guranteed QT's availablilty.
Also when KDE released 2.0 Gnome was under pressure to rush to 1.2(was it?) release, if I remember correctly.
- mozilla was very vocal about how their 'super' browser will end the dominant IE and provide a viable browser on all platforms. (In my opinion they are there feature wise, but performance/looks is another issue).
While KDE group said 'we are working on a simple File Manager + Browser'. And when Konq came out, wham, it was so awesome (and worked!) evey one liked it.
Don't get me wrong. I use Konq and Mozilla. Konq still chokes on some sites. But for most of the sites I visit work fine and that is good enough for me.
I also use Evolution as my email client and I also like Gnome.
So at the end, in my opinion KDE stands out as a 'silent winner' while Mozilla crowd is screaming, 'we are cool'.
I know I am stearotyping a lot of developers in all the projects I mentioned here. But that is my observation.
The drives have been $1/gig with mail-in-rebates for some time now. (big stores, BestBuy / Frys ..etc).
But I loath MIRs!
May it is just me, but I could never get any rebates. It is some sort of 'missing proof of purchase'. Even though I stuffed every thing from the store receipt to those damn stickers in one envelope and mailed it.
So I felt like I was ripped-off and never tried mail-in-rebates since then. I always thought they were some sort of scam. They rely on you
- not mailing in the rebates (how many geeks do?)
- or able to refuse rebate because a sticker is slightly damaged!
Finally it is good news, that you can get a $1/gig without those MIRs..
nice.
LinuxLover
well reading WHITE font over BLUE background was hard on eyes. Thank God for Opera's 'author-mode' :-)
Most of the laid -off people I have seen are in this category
- novice graphic designers (2 yrs exp). Most of them working some totally unrelated field then saw the dot-com boom, went for a quick diploma, and joined the 'hi-tech' companies
- marketting types..
- 'irritable' programmers, who think all programming is pressing that button in Visual Studio IDE. These are again the 'quick-buck' types, who doesn't know what a 'stack' is..
All my friends who are real techies (programmers / engineers / sys admins) are still employed. Sure they don't get 20% raises these days. But they still have a job.
This just my observation, I am NOT saying who ever doesn't have a job is not a real techie. What do other slashdotters think?
please no flames.
I know, I live in San Francisco suburb. But I am not thrilled b/c
-it is the same goddamn store and they have their rules about what brands / products they carry and they don't carry.
- I would rather see another company (preferrably a startup) to thrive and get some copetition in the area (like Netflix & BlockBuster)
- 10 bucks! Geez, that is steep. Around 5 bucks is okay.
replying to myself. Found the answer in their FAQ :-) Here it is..m et.co m
----
Q. Wait, doesn't this mean that anyone can make up a word, specify a number, and then send me email at my spamgourmet address?
A. You, who are obviously using your brain, should no longer use no-brainer mode and should start using advanced mode. But let's first consider the likelihood of that happening and also whether you'd consider such email spam. Remember that most spammers use automated programs to send email to thousands or millions of recipients from lists of hopefully real emails that they compile or acquire. Currently, we are not aware that any of these programs make up complicated email addresses in the hopes that they'll work. If someone singles out you, yes, you, [your name here], and sends a message to you this way, then we can't really say it's a bulk email. If you're still freaked out, go to advanced mode and specify a prefix word, then come back and change it every once in a while. Disposable addresses will need to contain your current prefix word in order to be created, like so:
currentprefix.someword.4.spamcowboy@spamgour
So the prefix works like a password that a sender must have before the sender can create an address on your account. But really, stop freaking and try no-brainer mode for awhile (or, at least, advanced mode without using a prefix). It's easier, and it'll take quite some time before your username gets around, anyhow.
-------
I know spamgourmet. But here is the catch (or I haven't figured this out).
Take your walmart case for example. What is stopping them to send mail to you with a new 'alias', like..
howareyou.10.user@spamgourmet.com
because they know your user name already. Then they can come up with unlimited combinations.
Is this right?
thanks
LinuxLover
I like the roominess of SUVs. Right now I drive a compact car. In the future I'd like an SUV purely from a stand point of
- elevated seating
- roomier
- I can leave my bike at the back without folding down the rear seats.
But I have been holding on to it, b/c most of the SUVs are gas guzzlers. If there is a Hybrid SUV with enough horse power and affordable price tag I'd buy it.
yes, I watch about 10-15 movies a month for $20. And I have a decent home theater setup. So for most movies that is more than adequate. This alone negates the need to get to theater, better picture / sound. Now with HDTV & sorround sound setups, you can easily have these at home.
Sure I will go to theaters, when going out with friends or to see a nice movie like Matrix or LOTR. Otherwise, I am a happy home theater geek!.
damn, I didn't even know Jdk 1.4.1 is available!
The last I heard that no JDK is available (prepackaged atleast) for GCC 3.x. has that changed?
(Can't get to mandrake.com, seems slashdotted!)
Not Exactly!
....blah'. Yes I can. But I think the browser has all the functionality by default is cooler.
The 'Quick Preferences' is a life saver. want to change the user string to 'IE 5.0' with that pesky bank? No problem. Just hit F12 and select.
Want to disable JavaScript / Proxies.....repeat.
To do this in Moz, you have to
Click Edit -> preferences -> advanced -> proxies -> turn off.
(6 mouse cliks)ouch!
And On Linux Opera does 'Anti Alias' fonts (thanks to QT). And that alone is a convincing reason. Does Moz has AA? (not sure, but Opera fonts looked better)
Speed. no args there. Opera wins hands down
The 're-alignable tabs' (hotlist / history) in opera. in Moz the side bar is always at Left. I am soooo used to having my bookmarks at right with Opera, that alone turns me off..
Search features. I just love there is a google search box and I can just type in my query and hit enter. yes there is a searchbar for moz, but you _have to know about it_ to go download and use it.
ALso I am getting used to the Amazon.com / Ebay / PriceGrabber search feature. Very slick
I know people are going to reply 'but there are plugins you can get
I am planning on getting a file server. you know something I can just keep adding disks with logical volume, so I won't run out of space soon.
Things I am looking for
1) IDE
2) atleast capacity for 10+ drives (promise cards okay)
3) big power supply
4) nice ventilation.
5) cheap. I don't have $5,000 to spend on a nifty file server
I am sure other geeks out there have some sort of settup like this. Any advice on how to go about building/buying one?
thanks heaps.
LinuxLover
Right on.
..etc
Most technology inventions _happen_ in USA. But the adoption rate here is low compared to EU or Japan.
Don't know why!
Eg : cell phones / multimedia devices
Replying to myself;
9) where are the GAMES man? Transgaming was absent. I couldn't find a single game vendor!
Spot ON!
..Oh My GOD!
I went there on Aug 14 Wed, taking the day off at work. BIG MISTAKE.
1) the fun stuff were missing. Last years, there were tons of bean bags outside where geeks hung out and they were playing Matrix movie (or somethign else?) on a very big screen tv. This year nothing!
2)most people in the booths wore full-sleeve shirts except the guys @ kde.org! Can you say 'business casual'? Yuck!
3) the toys were lame too. I was only excited by
3.1) google color pen
3.2) Linux poster saying 'I will be your server for today Mr Gates'
4) Mandrake, where art thou? I just couldn't find the guys.
5) most guys in the booth were SALES people not techies. So asking them questions were pointless. I asked the 'geekiest looking guy' @ AMD booth about their Athlon MP workstation setup. I asked them what Video card they were using. THe answer I got 'we used standard OEM parts'.. WTF?? I left the booth laughing.
6) another eg: I asked the guy on SUN booth about SPARC-Linux. he said 'Linux runs only on intell stuff'
7) There is no 'COOL' product on display. Every one is selling (overpriced) network storage solutions and some embedded chips. I saw no compelling embedded device application at all.
8) the interestign part of the show was watching Larry Ellison give a presentation *shudder*.
Basically it has turned into a Comdex of Linux! waste of $30 bucks !!..*yawn*
LinuxLover
has any one tried those 'e-book' readers? are they easy on the eyes? is there enough material for it yet?
Ditto.
I think there is *still* a huge potential for a USPS run website, despite the Yahoos and hotmails.
It can become like a universal one-stop corrspondance. like myname@usmail.com.
I am thinking of getting a dual AMD box. I want to get a decent video card that I can play games and give me nice 2D images. Something under $200. I am leaning towards NVidia, as they are 'linux friendly'. What card ./ers using?
thanks
another happy Privoxy user here. I use it with Opera on Linux (@ home) and W2k (@ work). Works flawlessly! The default 'filters' are pretty good and your own are easy to add aswell.
It is amazing how clean Yahoo looks without those moronic flashing ads. But one thing I havent' figured is how to block 'flash ads' (ads using Shockwave plugin!)
is this the one with touch screen keypad for phone.?