I thought about it. I don't enable Wifi by default to save on battery and there is no built-in ethernet, only through the USB (which has the same problem as a keyboard). My best shot would be enabling Wifi at startup then disabling it with a login script, if I were concerned enough about it. If it had 2 USB ports I probably wouldn't even think twice about it.
No - Linux sans keyboard at the moment isn't doable. I have a case the PengPod sits in (see Amazon - search Tablet Keyboard Case). The original PengPod does not support Bluetooth - which is fine because the tablet keyboard cases are like $10. It doesn't fit in my pocket but it is still easy to carry. There is a little cord that plugs into the USB. That is what I meant by single point of failure - if the USB goes out my tablet is effectively bricked because I can't log in.
I find I don't need a mouse most of the time because I use OpenBox with keyboard bindings for just about everything, and Vim for most of my editing (which, again, requires no mouse). Linux handles the touch screen just fine as though it were mouse input for when I need it.
The Pengpod 1040 supports Bluetooth, so it is probably possible to pair a bluetooth keyboard with it, again in some sort of tablet case. In fact, one of the bundles includes Bluetooth accessories. I still worry about what the pairing looks like pre-login, though.
For serious typing I usually carry around my happy hacking keyboard. It is small, comfortable, and fits in a backpack.
I own the PengPod 700 and I contributed to this project for the 1040 for an upgrade. Here are some comments I have:
First, the PengPod 700 is great for what I need it for - which is mainly a mobile tablet that boots Linux for taking notes in Vim. I would do the same with a Rapsberry Pi, some USB display, and a battery, but it is all there in one package with the PengPod 700. It fits just fine in a case with a mobile keyboard. Some downsides to the original design: low processor speed + RAM - starting Firefox takes some time, but it still works. I feel like USB in Linux without autologin is a single point of failure - and it has been reported that the connector does suffer. It also doesn't have access to the backlight PWM/GPIO out of the box - so no brightness control, which directly affects battery life, which isn't that great. For what I use it for (taking notes at meetings or on the go), the issues aren't too bad. At $100ish for a Linux tablet, you can't go wrong if you set your expectations right.
Now, I want the 1040 because the specs are amazing for that pricepoint, especially with Linux. I would up my usage of it to playing some light games, spreadsheet, general web browsing - it would really be something that I wouldn't feel bad using from the couch or pulling out at a conference. I still would prefer multiple USB ports, but most tablets don't even have one.
I really wanted an Ubuntu Edge, but didn't really need to replace my current smartphone and honestly I could see myself using the 1040 a lot more. I probably still won't be doing heavy development on it or running WINE (both due to ARM), but I can't really find much that is cheaper from a mobile perspective with the full package running Linux.
I disagree with Microsoft licensing structure, and a lot of the concepts of intellectual 'property' in general. 'I think that if you buy a product, you should be the owner of that product.'::shrug:: 'That may seem radical.'
He isn't arguing for this guy. Either way this guy got screwed. But others who paid for legitimate porn were potentially looked at as criminals because the service gave access also to some alleged child porn sites.
If you pay for porn you are in a database and potentially a child molester. Clear now?
I strongly object to the authorization for illegal spying from the President of the United States on American citizens. He has violated the constitution and my rights to privacy as an American citizen.
Congress has shown the country today that it is merely a pawn of the President and are unable to properly provide the only check they have to his power.
This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. He needs to be held accountable and Congress is the only body capable of that. Only you have the authority to provide a check to the illegal actions of the leader of the supposedly "free" world.
I am greatly disappointed you would allow ex post facto any telecommunications companies to be immune from their illegal actions. What they did was wrong. What the President is doing in this area is wrong and unconstitutional.
Congress is not representing the citizens who elected it. They are representing the big businesses who contributed to their campaigns.
Mayor West: MY GOD! Someone's stealing my water! Meg: But it just went down the drain. Mayor West: They hit when you least expect it. (Waters plant.) Mayor West: SHOW YOURSELVES, COWARDS! I've spent $1,000 dollars of the tax payers money trying to find these thieves and I'll spend $1,000,000 if that's what it takes! Meg: You know, I think I have my story. Mayor West: NO! WAIT! You can't print that! Thank God she's just a figment of my imagination.
A reasonably good pair of running shoes might last 3 to 6 months for a serious runner, which is the target demographic I assume this is marketed towards.
You are right, however, that the battery life is a serious concern, both for serious runners and for the casual runners who might pick this up because it looks cool.
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I don't get it. How is this any different from sitting in front of a television or reading a book? If anything the internet is superior to these forms of media because it allows for almost limitless applications.
And is obsession something to worry about? Chatting online with my friends who are thousands of miles away because we all just graduated from college and live all over the world... interacting with people I don't know in an online video game, sometimes collaborating and solving problems together... looking up bits of trivia on wikipedia... discussing issues that are important to me on Slashdot, how are these activities any different (or better) than their real life counterparts?
If anything, the internet has increased the amount of activities I can do by eliminating physical restrictions on those activities.
It doesn't negatively impact my work life (if anything it makes it better since I can work from home a few days out of the week and find information I need to complete my job easier) and it doesn't negatively impact my family or social life (I maintain contact with my friends and family over IM and e-mail), so what is so wrong with the internet that spending a lot of time on it becomes an obsession?
Software testing, for the most part, does not prove that the software works as intended. Rather, it gives us a high degree of confidence that the software works as intended.
You can mathematically validate software to prove the correctness of the code, but it is prohibitively time-consuming/expensive and in some cases impossible to do.
Regardless, though, you have a point. Usually testing it not done for the sake of the developer's own warm fuzzies, but rather for the sake of giving the customer a high degree of confidence your product works as the customer intended. You would, indeed, be an idiotic customer to accept anything less, especially given the sensitive nature of this particular product.
The problem with your argument, and it has been slightly alluded to in the other replies, is that it presupposes that you can two systems that have similar sets of underlying information, mix them together, and through some hand-waving end up with a new system that contains some new information.
Two bots talking to each other won't result in much. Bots scouring the web for information and relaying results to each other has some potential, but I'm sure they would end up convinced humanity is dull (reading blogs) or perverted (assuming they could actually understand pr0n).
Our layman defintion of sentience, also, leaves much to be desired.
Basically he's a whore. Spielberg could do better with 1/3 of the budget Lucas is spending on advertising alone. Hell, if I ever get enough money I would remake the prequels the way they should be. I also heard Lucas is not going to make the three that come after Episode Six, which makes him more of a whore. Moreover, he gave the rights to Wizards of the Coast to the Star Wars Cards game, screwing over Decipher... and Wizards of the Coast made a crappy game that was a hack. I love the Decipher game. I hate Lucas. I've said my share.:P
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I thought about it. I don't enable Wifi by default to save on battery and there is no built-in ethernet, only through the USB (which has the same problem as a keyboard). My best shot would be enabling Wifi at startup then disabling it with a login script, if I were concerned enough about it. If it had 2 USB ports I probably wouldn't even think twice about it.
No - Linux sans keyboard at the moment isn't doable. I have a case the PengPod sits in (see Amazon - search Tablet Keyboard Case). The original PengPod does not support Bluetooth - which is fine because the tablet keyboard cases are like $10. It doesn't fit in my pocket but it is still easy to carry. There is a little cord that plugs into the USB. That is what I meant by single point of failure - if the USB goes out my tablet is effectively bricked because I can't log in.
I find I don't need a mouse most of the time because I use OpenBox with keyboard bindings for just about everything, and Vim for most of my editing (which, again, requires no mouse). Linux handles the touch screen just fine as though it were mouse input for when I need it.
The Pengpod 1040 supports Bluetooth, so it is probably possible to pair a bluetooth keyboard with it, again in some sort of tablet case. In fact, one of the bundles includes Bluetooth accessories. I still worry about what the pairing looks like pre-login, though.
For serious typing I usually carry around my happy hacking keyboard. It is small, comfortable, and fits in a backpack.
I own the PengPod 700 and I contributed to this project for the 1040 for an upgrade. Here are some comments I have:
First, the PengPod 700 is great for what I need it for - which is mainly a mobile tablet that boots Linux for taking notes in Vim. I would do the same with a Rapsberry Pi, some USB display, and a battery, but it is all there in one package with the PengPod 700. It fits just fine in a case with a mobile keyboard. Some downsides to the original design: low processor speed + RAM - starting Firefox takes some time, but it still works. I feel like USB in Linux without autologin is a single point of failure - and it has been reported that the connector does suffer. It also doesn't have access to the backlight PWM/GPIO out of the box - so no brightness control, which directly affects battery life, which isn't that great. For what I use it for (taking notes at meetings or on the go), the issues aren't too bad. At $100ish for a Linux tablet, you can't go wrong if you set your expectations right.
Now, I want the 1040 because the specs are amazing for that pricepoint, especially with Linux. I would up my usage of it to playing some light games, spreadsheet, general web browsing - it would really be something that I wouldn't feel bad using from the couch or pulling out at a conference. I still would prefer multiple USB ports, but most tablets don't even have one.
I really wanted an Ubuntu Edge, but didn't really need to replace my current smartphone and honestly I could see myself using the 1040 a lot more. I probably still won't be doing heavy development on it or running WINE (both due to ARM), but I can't really find much that is cheaper from a mobile perspective with the full package running Linux.
I was interested in what your friend did so I did a little research. This type of hunting is called persistence hunting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting
Do we really want to infect another world with zombies?
I disagree with Microsoft licensing structure, and a lot of the concepts of intellectual 'property' in general. 'I think that if you buy a product, you should be the owner of that product.' ::shrug:: 'That may seem radical.'
He isn't arguing for this guy. Either way this guy got screwed. But others who paid for legitimate porn were potentially looked at as criminals because the service gave access also to some alleged child porn sites.
If you pay for porn you are in a database and potentially a child molester. Clear now?
It's a good thing I only eat cheese pizzas then!
It took me a New York Minute to read that...
My mail to my senator (John McCain):
I strongly object to the authorization for illegal spying from the President of the United States on American citizens. He has violated the constitution and my rights to privacy as an American citizen.
Congress has shown the country today that it is merely a pawn of the President and are unable to properly provide the only check they have to his power.
This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. He needs to be held accountable and Congress is the only body capable of that. Only you have the authority to provide a check to the illegal actions of the leader of the supposedly "free" world.
I am greatly disappointed you would allow ex post facto any telecommunications companies to be immune from their illegal actions. What they did was wrong. What the President is doing in this area is wrong and unconstitutional.
Congress is not representing the citizens who elected it. They are representing the big businesses who contributed to their campaigns.
I am beginning to question why I vote at all.
Careful... from what I hear, the moon is a harsh mistress!
Am I the only one who read this as "Next-Gen Console Executives Exploded"? It's been a long day...
Hate to say this, but the man is no more responsible than the woman in creating a child, unless either party was forced to have sex.
A woman does have a lot more birth control options than a man, however.
I'm surprised you give her a place eto spend the night. =P
Mayor West: MY GOD! Someone's stealing my water!
Meg: But it just went down the drain.
Mayor West: They hit when you least expect it.
(Waters plant.)
Mayor West: SHOW YOURSELVES, COWARDS! I've spent $1,000 dollars of the tax payers money trying to find these thieves and I'll spend $1,000,000 if that's what it takes!
Meg: You know, I think I have my story.
Mayor West: NO! WAIT! You can't print that! Thank God she's just a figment of my imagination.
A reasonably good pair of running shoes might last 3 to 6 months for a serious runner, which is the target demographic I assume this is marketed towards.
You are right, however, that the battery life is a serious concern, both for serious runners and for the casual runners who might pick this up because it looks cool.
Best post I've read on Slashdot to date.
I don't get it. How is this any different from sitting in front of a television or reading a book? If anything the internet is superior to these forms of media because it allows for almost limitless applications.
And is obsession something to worry about? Chatting online with my friends who are thousands of miles away because we all just graduated from college and live all over the world... interacting with people I don't know in an online video game, sometimes collaborating and solving problems together... looking up bits of trivia on wikipedia... discussing issues that are important to me on Slashdot, how are these activities any different (or better) than their real life counterparts?
If anything, the internet has increased the amount of activities I can do by eliminating physical restrictions on those activities.
It doesn't negatively impact my work life (if anything it makes it better since I can work from home a few days out of the week and find information I need to complete my job easier) and it doesn't negatively impact my family or social life (I maintain contact with my friends and family over IM and e-mail), so what is so wrong with the internet that spending a lot of time on it becomes an obsession?
Software testing, for the most part, does not prove that the software works as intended. Rather, it gives us a high degree of confidence that the software works as intended.
You can mathematically validate software to prove the correctness of the code, but it is prohibitively time-consuming/expensive and in some cases impossible to do.
Regardless, though, you have a point. Usually testing it not done for the sake of the developer's own warm fuzzies, but rather for the sake of giving the customer a high degree of confidence your product works as the customer intended. You would, indeed, be an idiotic customer to accept anything less, especially given the sensitive nature of this particular product.
The problem with your argument, and it has been slightly alluded to in the other replies, is that it presupposes that you can two systems that have similar sets of underlying information, mix them together, and through some hand-waving end up with a new system that contains some new information.
Two bots talking to each other won't result in much. Bots scouring the web for information and relaying results to each other has some potential, but I'm sure they would end up convinced humanity is dull (reading blogs) or perverted (assuming they could actually understand pr0n).
Our layman defintion of sentience, also, leaves much to be desired.
Just my two cents.
And electrons trapped in the middle layer were excited by light to create a quantum logical gate with four states. "
Does this mean I won't be able to use my LED Light Sticks?
Similarly, do i get extra mod points for linking to Thinkgeek? :)
Really? I tend to do that with ::every:: incoming phone call, regardless of who is calling.
Couple that with the fact that I refuse to call anyone and you begin to wonder why I own a phone at all...
I tend to think it makes a good paperweight.
Basically he's a whore. Spielberg could do better with 1/3 of the budget Lucas is spending on advertising alone. Hell, if I ever get enough money I would remake the prequels the way they should be. I also heard Lucas is not going to make the three that come after Episode Six, which makes him more of a whore. Moreover, he gave the rights to Wizards of the Coast to the Star Wars Cards game, screwing over Decipher... and Wizards of the Coast made a crappy game that was a hack. I love the Decipher game. I hate Lucas. I've said my share. :P
Bah, try 20 months. :P
You actually use IE?!? :)
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