I TA'ed for a first-semester Haskell class at the University of Texas at Austin. Haskell sent those freshmen running for cover. It seemed to be really hard for them to swap out of the imperative mindset. I think it's a GOOD thing that they were forced to do so, however. It's good to be flexible when thinking about a problem. And I still remember being amazed the first time I saw a quicksort implementation in Haskell--in three lines of code.
G. W. Bush offended *this* internet user by buying up all of the domain names he could think of that could possibly harbor some sort of anti-Bush sentiments. Oh, excuse me; he didn't buy them, his supporters bought them and gave them to him. Same difference. Try going to www.bushsucks.com and see what happens. I don't think this kind of activity should be illegal or anything; I just think it's a dirty trick to try to head off free speech at the pass, and it's one of the many reasons I don't like Governor Shrub.
I actually bought a daVinci last week and I love it. It's lighter than any Palm I've ever held, and smaller than most. daVinciScript was easier for me to learn than Graffiti; five minutes of practice and I was rocking. There's already a good amount of software free for download, and there's a daVinci emulator, software development kit, and GCC for dV on Royal's web page (haven't played with any of the dev stuff yet). I'm told by a friend that there is a way to get Palm executables to run on daVinci, but I have no idea how.
I only have a couple of complaints. The touch screen is delicate; mine already has a couple of scratches after a week. I haven't spent enough time with any of the Palms to compare screen durability, though. The flipover screen cover is very durable. I also haven't found a way to download books into my dV. Finally, the documentation provided with the daVinci was substandard, though the device is quite simple and intuitive to use.
daVinci also doesn't have an IR port like Palm, but that's not really a factor for me since I wouldn't use it anyway. It has 2 MB of flash memory and battery life you wouldn't believe. I've been using mine pretty heavily for nearly a week and the battery level hasn't dropped below 1/4.
I didn't have the cash laying around to drop $300 on a Palm. The daVinci is $99.99. With its somewhat reduced capabilities and vastly reduced price, daVinci was perfect for me.
The previous poster said that dV comes with a little keyboard, which isn't true afaik. The keyboard is sold separately for $20-30. It's actually very cute and folds in half for storage/carrying. It does come with a serial cradle (syncing with the PC is *SLOW* but I've never seen it done on a Palm to compare). I don't know if Royal ships them this way or if Office Depot decided to be nice, but mine came with 3 styli and 2 docking port covers.
I use mine to keep addresses and phone numbers, jotting down notes, driving directions (the backlight is excellent; perfect brightness), and appointments, to wake me up after naps, and to play solitaire and yahtzee at lunch and during breaks.:o)
Speaking of which.. I was driving up I-35 between Austin and Waco a few weeks ago when a new blue VW bug passed me. I didn't think much of it until I happened to glance at the license plate. It said "IMAC2". I nearly went into anaphylactic shock from being that close to someone that trendy. I just know he/she bought the blue iMac to match the color of the bug. Ick.
Oilcan's is still going strong. It's not really my kind of place, though. I've always preferred the Chain Drive at Cesar Chavez and Red River. It's a leather bar.:o)
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Does anyone remember the greek word for government by money? I don't know about government by money, but government by the rich is "plutocracy".
I TA'ed for a first-semester Haskell class at the University of Texas at Austin. Haskell sent those freshmen running for cover. It seemed to be really hard for them to swap out of the imperative mindset. I think it's a GOOD thing that they were forced to do so, however. It's good to be flexible when thinking about a problem. And I still remember being amazed the first time I saw a quicksort implementation in Haskell--in three lines of code.
Sounds like "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle, eh?
G. W. Bush offended *this* internet user by buying up all of the domain names he could think of that could possibly harbor some sort of anti-Bush sentiments. Oh, excuse me; he didn't buy them, his supporters bought them and gave them to him. Same difference. Try going to www.bushsucks.com and see what happens. I don't think this kind of activity should be illegal or anything; I just think it's a dirty trick to try to head off free speech at the pass, and it's one of the many reasons I don't like Governor Shrub.
I actually bought a daVinci last week and I love it. It's lighter than any Palm I've ever held, and smaller than most. daVinciScript was easier for me to learn than Graffiti; five minutes of practice and I was rocking. There's already a good amount of software free for download, and there's a daVinci emulator, software development kit, and GCC for dV on Royal's web page (haven't played with any of the dev stuff yet). I'm told by a friend that there is a way to get Palm executables to run on daVinci, but I have no idea how.
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I only have a couple of complaints. The touch screen is delicate; mine already has a couple of scratches after a week. I haven't spent enough time with any of the Palms to compare screen durability, though. The flipover screen cover is very durable. I also haven't found a way to download books into my dV. Finally, the documentation provided with the daVinci was substandard, though the device is quite simple and intuitive to use.
daVinci also doesn't have an IR port like Palm, but that's not really a factor for me since I wouldn't use it anyway. It has 2 MB of flash memory and battery life you wouldn't believe. I've been using mine pretty heavily for nearly a week and the battery level hasn't dropped below 1/4.
I didn't have the cash laying around to drop $300 on a Palm. The daVinci is $99.99. With its somewhat reduced capabilities and vastly reduced price, daVinci was perfect for me.
The previous poster said that dV comes with a little keyboard, which isn't true afaik. The keyboard is sold separately for $20-30. It's actually very cute and folds in half for storage/carrying. It does come with a serial cradle (syncing with the PC is *SLOW* but I've never seen it done on a Palm to compare). I don't know if Royal ships them this way or if Office Depot decided to be nice, but mine came with 3 styli and 2 docking port covers.
I use mine to keep addresses and phone numbers, jotting down notes, driving directions (the backlight is excellent; perfect brightness), and appointments, to wake me up after naps, and to play solitaire and yahtzee at lunch and during breaks.
Speaking of which.. I was driving up I-35 between Austin and Waco a few weeks ago when a new blue VW bug passed me. I didn't think much of it until I happened to glance at the license plate. It said "IMAC2". I nearly went into anaphylactic shock from being that close to someone that trendy. I just know he/she bought the blue iMac to match the color of the bug. Ick.
Oilcan's is still going strong. It's not really my kind of place, though. I've always preferred the Chain Drive at Cesar Chavez and Red River. It's a leather bar. :o)