I think you have misunderstood the victim's comments. He wasn't sharing his access -- he's just assuming that because his neighbors are older, they wouldn't have the knowledge or ability to steal his bandwidth.
In situations like this, I always recall Tolkien's comments about allegory:
"... I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presences. I much prefer history, true or feigned.... I think many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides to the freedom of the reader, and the other in the proposed domination of the author."
I agree with Tolkien, and prefer to make my own connections.
I think that regardless of the hype surrounding the marketing of Tablet PCs, people who have a use for them will find them and use them.
Personally, I simply enjoy being able to write my notes rather than type them. I also use the tablet for photoshopping, sketching, and painting.
They are *great* for kids as well. I have a 2.5-year old who loves to draw in Windows Journal and can even understand and use the 15x15 "Next Page" button. There are also at least a few fun Flash games that lend themselves to tablets (at pbs.org, for example). It requires a certain abstraction to understand the correlation between moving the mouse and the movement of the pointer across the screen. But the tablet and stylus provide a more direct way to interact, which a toddler can "get" instantly.
Finally, just to establish some geek cred, I'll note that it's a dual-boot system, running Debian with a custom 2.6.9 kernel. I'm still working on getting the tablet input and screen orientation functional, but I expect I'll be able to ride on someone else's coattails if I don't figure it out sooner. That said, if anyone *has* figured these items out for the Acer TravelMate C300, I'd love to hear from you!
The MS ad sounds ridiculous, but the advantage is that you can't lose notes written into OneNote -- they're all in one place, searchable, organized as well as you care to organize them.
Obviously, the Tablet PC has yet to prove itself to you. So you're welcome not to buy one. But just because you can't see any benefit from them doesn't mean that is the general case as well.
To each his own, I guess, but one of the benefits I enjoy in a Tablet PC (over my Wacom tablet) is the ability to draw directly on the screen.
And not having to drag around an extra piece of hardware, and string cables, etc.
As for the pen tracking, well, my Acer TravelMate C300 has a Wacom digitizer, so it works in the same fashion as my old Wacom ArtZ. In fact, I was able to use the stylus from that with my tablet without any problems.
I can't believe no one else has responded to this.
Here's a reason why a man might stay with a wife and kids: love. Do you really believe our ancestors were so fundamentally different in their emotions that they valued "ownership" above love?
I dispute your assertion that in "most" cases in the wild, "the strongest male has all the women and no responsibility for the children". Certainly in some cases the former is true, but not most. And the males of any species will have "biological" responsibilities; that is, they will seek to increase the survivability of their offspring.
Finally, I think your math is wrong if you believe 90% of women marry up. Where is that figure from? How many generations do you think that figure could hold?
Hell, they have enough money and marketing clout that they should be able to bring both sides together and get them to agree to settle their differences, thus making a costly recall and bug fix irrelevant!
Okay, I'll bite. What does it mean that the GUI is advanced enough not to need 2 mouse buttons?
How is it simpler to need two hands to bring up a context menu?
Please note that I am not religious regarding OS choice -- I use many OSes in the course of my work and play, but when the Mac was my daily workhorse, I could not get by without my 5 button trackball.
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I think you have misunderstood the victim's comments. He wasn't sharing his access -- he's just assuming that because his neighbors are older, they wouldn't have the knowledge or ability to steal his bandwidth.
I've got a supply of $400 bills. If you'd like some, just send me the equivalent amount in $100, $50, or $20 bills, and I'll mail them to you.
I'll even cover the shipping cost, both ways.
In situations like this, I always recall Tolkien's comments about allegory:
... I think many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides to the freedom of the reader, and the other in the proposed domination of the author."
"... I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presences. I much prefer history, true or feigned.
I agree with Tolkien, and prefer to make my own connections.
Gee, I knew it was a joke, but didn't get the reference.
Thanks to rkmath for providing the necessary info!
This vote is not open to the public -- just to Debian developers. So I am guessing they are all aware of the election.
Bigger picture here.
I don't know about "tablet-only" devices, but mine's a laptop, a convertible.
I also love the amazement people show when I let them try the handwriting recognition, or Corel Painter.
I think that regardless of the hype surrounding the marketing of Tablet PCs, people who have a use for them will find them and use them.
Personally, I simply enjoy being able to write my notes rather than type them. I also use the tablet for photoshopping, sketching, and painting.
They are *great* for kids as well. I have a 2.5-year old who loves to draw in Windows Journal and can even understand and use the 15x15 "Next Page" button. There are also at least a few fun Flash games that lend themselves to tablets (at pbs.org, for example). It requires a certain abstraction to understand the correlation between moving the mouse and the movement of the pointer across the screen. But the tablet and stylus provide a more direct way to interact, which a toddler can "get" instantly.
Finally, just to establish some geek cred, I'll note that it's a dual-boot system, running Debian with a custom 2.6.9 kernel. I'm still working on getting the tablet input and screen orientation functional, but I expect I'll be able to ride on someone else's coattails if I don't figure it out sooner. That said, if anyone *has* figured these items out for the Acer TravelMate C300, I'd love to hear from you!
The MS ad sounds ridiculous, but the advantage is that you can't lose notes written into OneNote -- they're all in one place, searchable, organized as well as you care to organize them.
Obviously, the Tablet PC has yet to prove itself to you. So you're welcome not to buy one. But just because you can't see any benefit from them doesn't mean that is the general case as well.
To each his own, I guess, but one of the benefits I enjoy in a Tablet PC (over my Wacom tablet) is the ability to draw directly on the screen.
And not having to drag around an extra piece of hardware, and string cables, etc.
As for the pen tracking, well, my Acer TravelMate C300 has a Wacom digitizer, so it works in the same fashion as my old Wacom ArtZ. In fact, I was able to use the stylus from that with my tablet without any problems.
It's "Bothans". See Google.
Wrong again! You mean our quadrennial Timecube reference!
I can't believe no one else has responded to this.
Here's a reason why a man might stay with a wife and kids: love. Do you really believe our ancestors were so fundamentally different in their emotions that they valued "ownership" above love?
I dispute your assertion that in "most" cases in the wild, "the strongest male has all the women and no responsibility for the children". Certainly in some cases the former is true, but not most. And the males of any species will have "biological" responsibilities; that is, they will seek to increase the survivability of their offspring.
Finally, I think your math is wrong if you believe 90% of women marry up. Where is that figure from? How many generations do you think that figure could hold?
Ha! The first thing I did yesterday when I saw the articles about the impeding death of the 'net was to whois that domain.
I guess we should e-mail the admin and ask what went wrong.
Hell, they have enough money and marketing clout that they should be able to bring both sides together and get them to agree to settle their differences, thus making a costly recall and bug fix irrelevant!
Microsoft Kashmir 2004!
Argh. RTFA. There is a configurable false-positive value that would make this kind of attack less than useful.
I think you're misreading it. What he's saying is that it *may* make things worse.
Yeah, you know, he *was* always after those hens.
...ProgressQuest!
Windows only, but the gameplay is riveting!
Where was USA Today's tongue?
Oh.
Okay, I'll bite. What does it mean that the GUI is advanced enough not to need 2 mouse buttons?
How is it simpler to need two hands to bring up a context menu?
Please note that I am not religious regarding OS choice -- I use many OSes in the course of my work and play, but when the Mac was my daily workhorse, I could not get by without my 5 button trackball.
Actually, they simply refuse to talk to anyone who thinks free software is better...
Yes. A more correct word would be "indoctrinating".
This has been around for quite a while now...
http://www.ideosphere.com/fx/
Aha! But in discussing copyrights and fair use, you have now violated a trademark owned by the Xerox Corporation!
You should have said, "I can make a xerographic copy of say a third of the little prince..."
Heh.