Husqvarna (sp?) has an awesome robotic mower. Solar power supplement to give longer battery life. Automatically leaves its charging base, goes and mows until charge gets too low then drives back to its base and recharges...all with no user intervention. Cost quite a bit more than the Robomow as you can imagine.
Untrue. I have my yard divided into 3 sections. All it requires is putting a wire around each section and moveing the transmitter to the section you want to mow (sufficient wire and extra connectors are included with the mower kit). I mow 1 section per day once a week. Takes about two minutes to hook up the transmitter and start the mower. I come home and it's done.
Actually my wife has one. It is worth every penny. I also have a robo-mow robotic lawnmower (made by Friendly Robotics) to take care-o-th-lawn. I think I paid about $300 for it. The vaccuuming is no biggie to me (since I usually never did it anyway), but the robomower has paid for itself many times over in the time I have saved. $500 total spent. Hundreds of hours saved already. That's pretty darn good ROI if you ask me. Of course for those who don't make a point of exercising, the robomow may be a death ticket.
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It is OPTICAL not RF. For Pete's sake, just use a friggin laser over open air. It's cheap, higher bandwidth and lets you do cool tricks using a couple of well used chalk board erasers. One use that leaps right to the front of MY mind is one of those nifty wireless video gadgets for your living room. "For only $750,000.00 you can beam S-Video quality signals from your DVD player to your big screen (up to 20 feet) WITHOUT WIRES!!!"
As a new Missouri resident having recently lost my home in Maryland to a fire(yes I'm lying, but to make a point), I find it in poor taste to discuss being a resident of Maryland. (EoL where L = Lie) Don't be such a crybaby. I am so sick of people who feel they have a constitutional right not to be offended and that a special ammendment was put into effect to keep people from talking about difficult or painful situations (either directly or indirectly). Whah! Paint a big target on your butt and go jog.
It'll let you scan entire pages of text manually as well as "feed" scanning small documents (things like business cards and receipts). That's the only scanner of that type that I know of.
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Thank you for your enlightening reply. My, I see you certainly have a way with numbers. I would like to clarify one item. Your wrong. Below you will find the specifications for both computers, straight from the respective manufacturers web sites. You do the math genius.
Sony C1MW
Size (H x W x D)
1.2" x 9.9" x 6.0"
Weight
2.20 lbs (incl. bundled battery)
Fujitsu P2000
* 10.6"(w) x 7"(d) x 1.59"(h)
* Only 3.4 lbs with combo drive and main battery
* Approximately 2.8 lbs with weight saver
I own one of the original VAIO Picturebooks (C1VN). There is very little difference between mine and the new model. You would think that given 2 years Sony could have really done something with it. I like my P-Book, but don't consider it a real laoptop either (which helps emmensely in the learning to like it deparment). In reading the review on the new one, I found myself feeling like I was reading a review on mine. Yes, the resolution's a bit higher, HDD a bit larger, it does MPEG2 now, etc...but big deal. These are things that I felt were "missing" in the original two years ago. Oh well. I find the Fujitsu P2000 a much stronger contender in the "man that's small but feature packed" mini-notebook division.
Just wanted to comment on one of the points you made in your reply. I absolutely agree that "having a rich, varied background" is an asset. It is a requirement. The trick is to make particular parts of that "rich and varied background" stand on their own in the eyes of the prospective employer. It's not about reality, it's about perception (of course someone said reality is perception, but that's another thread). Nothing wrong with idealism, though they have meds for the schizo part.;)
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I don't mean that spitefully, but judging from your take on the work world, it seems obvious. You see, what you point out as reasons for critisism, many would point out as simple facts that exist in a professional environment. I personally (from my perspective specifically) do not find it the least bit odd that companies are placing more value on specific skill sets as they need them rather than a "jack of all trades". Of course the person that you will report to wants to hire someone who is going to make them look good. They are judged based on the quality of the staff that they hire. I also have a beef with certification whiners. My take on the topic is simple. I don't go out and get certifications for the sake of getting them. If someone that I am trying to get work from (as a consultant) is looking for a particular cert, then I spend the few hundred bucks, take the stupid tests and get the piece of paper. It's still nothing more than a piece of paper, but it is also a marketing edge. I have found that most of the people who whine about certs being "useless and trivial...no real indicator of skill" are usually afraid to go take the test becuase they are unsure they could pass it. I'm sorry, but if it's so trivial and meaningless and so easy that someone with know real knowledge can get the thing, then go get the cert if that's what the hiring managers want to see. It has nothing to do with being a corporate flunky, it has to do with marketing your self. Short of starting your own business, you will have to work for someone. That being the case, you submit your self to their rules. It's their field, their game, their ball, their money, their equipment, their risk. You may be a hell of a player, but like it or not, the company doesn't live or die at the hands of some whiney prima donna. So, all that being said, I again must agree with you that academia is a fabulous place for you.
Okay, then compare this my friend. First off, let me point out that I use and thoroughly enojy 2 Mac's of my own. They are among several of my primary computers, which include home-builts, Dell, Compaq, etc. Anyway, let's compare my two primary use systems.
System 1:
Power Mac G4 Dual 1GHz
512MB RAM
1 80GB HDD
ti4
Onboard sound, lan, etc.
Super Drive
90 Days free phone support.
1 Year depot service and parts warranty.
Purchased from MacConnection on 6/14/02 for $2,999
My other system is:
Compaq EVO W4000
Dual Xeon 2.0GHz Intel P4
Shipped with W2K Professional pre-installed
512MB RAM
CD-RW
20GB 10k RPM SCSI HDD
120GB 7200 RPM ATA-100 HDD
Onboard LAN, sound, etc.
Matrox g400 Dual head Video card
3 Years On-site parts and labor and phone support.
Purchased from Compaq for $1,999 - 06/02/02
I run Linux (SuSE 8.0) on the Compaq. I can tell you that for comparible functions (3D rendering, 2D filters, etc....the type of stuff I use them for) the Compaq will toast the Mac. Again, I love the Mac, but faster??? cheaper??? Hardley.
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I am not "assuming" anything. Dig a bit deeper my friend and look at the OS platform statistics, not the web server survey. Look at Apache's own platform statistics. Outrageously unlikely? Really?
10% of what market you genius? The sector that matters here is machines with direct connection to the Internet. In that sector, Linux outnumbers Windows boxes by a strong (about 3.5 to 1 according to latest Netcraft stats giving Linux/Apache around 60% market share). Me thinks an "Introduction to Elementary Statistics" is in order my friend.
Not to seem rude my friend, but spend 5 minutes in the real world of IT marketing and you will learn immediately that there is no need for equivilancy to make products compete for business. While you would not see MySQL "compete" where it is clearly incapable of filling the need, you will most certainly see DB2 compete with MySQL where it is grossly "overqualified". This is extremely common in companies who take the "cost more...works better" approach (which is admittedly a shrinking sector). This is why companies continue filling Microsofts coffers needlessly (in such situations where better opensource solutions exist). Just my $.02.
Still being used??? Where have you been. C3s are used all over the place. Blade servers, ultra mini's, all sorts of things. Some of the upcoming Via (not Cyrix any more) stuff is incredible. For instance, did you know you can run a C3 800 with no active cooling? In a setting where you don't need gobs of power (a small Linux file and print server) they are perfect. Very low heat. Fit standard Socket370. Here, read from the source if you're interested:
Thanks for pointing this out, though you suck for beating me to it. I find this a fatal "flaw" if you will in the whole concept. The idea "Let's get Linux in front of those who would not normally adopt it, and hey...let's have'em logged in as root to make their experience more Windows like." It's suicidal from a technical perspective. Just plain stupid.
I believe you are correct. You might even recall their ad campaign. The slogan was "Do the math!" encouraging your to total the numbers to arrive at the 64bits. I (despite having owned one) never cared to much for the system, but it was definitely a fun time in the gaming industry. Tempest2K was awesome. They had some new platform game they had developed as well (the name escapes me) that crashed often, and during those times that it was playable, it was so bad as to be laughable.
Why is this issue even debated. Of course there is bias here. This is a place where you have a high concentration of Linux users. Many (not all) Linux users are not casual enthusiests, rather they are folks who have a.) Been in the industry for a good while and have "grown" into Linux based on its merits, or b.) are relatively new but hard-core techies who have latched onto it for, well, its merits. Given that demographic, it is logical that both of those groups would dislike Microsoft for the very reasons that they like Linux. Does that somehow imply that these people are not allowed bias? Not ranting here, just trying to point out that we all are biased toward what we like. I am biased toward my wife. Frankly I think she is better looking than most anyone out there and I enjoy spending time with her over most anyone. Is this illogical? Is this somehow bad? Does this mean that I cannot continue to be objective? Of course not. I love Linux. It is more versatile, more useful, more stable, cheaper, typically faster, typically more secure and without question faster to secure in the case of a vulnerability. Yes, I am biased, it is only logical that I would be.
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Husqvarna (sp?) has an awesome robotic mower. Solar power supplement to give longer battery life. Automatically leaves its charging base, goes and mows until charge gets too low then drives back to its base and recharges...all with no user intervention. Cost quite a bit more than the Robomow as you can imagine.
Untrue. I have my yard divided into 3 sections. All it requires is putting a wire around each section and moveing the transmitter to the section you want to mow (sufficient wire and extra connectors are included with the mower kit). I mow 1 section per day once a week. Takes about two minutes to hook up the transmitter and start the mower. I come home and it's done.
Actually my wife has one. It is worth every penny. I also have a robo-mow robotic lawnmower (made by Friendly Robotics) to take care-o-th-lawn. I think I paid about $300 for it. The vaccuuming is no biggie to me (since I usually never did it anyway), but the robomower has paid for itself many times over in the time I have saved. $500 total spent. Hundreds of hours saved already. That's pretty darn good ROI if you ask me. Of course for those who don't make a point of exercising, the robomow may be a death ticket.
It is OPTICAL not RF. For Pete's sake, just use a friggin laser over open air. It's cheap, higher bandwidth and lets you do cool tricks using a couple of well used chalk board erasers. One use that leaps right to the front of MY mind is one of those nifty wireless video gadgets for your living room. "For only $750,000.00 you can beam S-Video quality signals from your DVD player to your big screen (up to 20 feet) WITHOUT WIRES!!!"
So they are using the following logic:
"This is how things (the current state the Hollywood entertainment industry) are."
"Becuase things ARE this way, it is good and right."
"Because things are good and right, they should at least stay this way if not become MORE SO this way."
"Should anything, anything at all come along that could change this current state, then these affectors are bad and should be stopped at all costs."
So if I understand correctly, they have simply appended their classic idiocy to classic logic.
I think, therefore I am. + I am, therefore I should be. = Squish anyone who threatens to prove me wrong.
As a new Missouri resident having recently lost my home in Maryland to a fire(yes I'm lying, but to make a point), I find it in poor taste to discuss being a resident of Maryland. (EoL where L = Lie) Don't be such a crybaby. I am so sick of people who feel they have a constitutional right not to be offended and that a special ammendment was put into effect to keep people from talking about difficult or painful situations (either directly or indirectly). Whah! Paint a big target on your butt and go jog.
Sorry...here's a link. http://www.fullskull.com/reviews/Freedio.htm
It'll let you scan entire pages of text manually as well as "feed" scanning small documents (things like business cards and receipts). That's the only scanner of that type that I know of. ER .
Thank you for your enlightening reply. My, I see you certainly have a way with numbers. I would like to clarify one item. Your wrong. Below you will find the specifications for both computers, straight from the respective manufacturers web sites. You do the math genius. Sony C1MW Size (H x W x D) 1.2" x 9.9" x 6.0" Weight 2.20 lbs (incl. bundled battery) Fujitsu P2000 * 10.6"(w) x 7"(d) x 1.59"(h) * Only 3.4 lbs with combo drive and main battery * Approximately 2.8 lbs with weight saver
I own one of the original VAIO Picturebooks (C1VN). There is very little difference between mine and the new model. You would think that given 2 years Sony could have really done something with it. I like my P-Book, but don't consider it a real laoptop either (which helps emmensely in the learning to like it deparment). In reading the review on the new one, I found myself feeling like I was reading a review on mine. Yes, the resolution's a bit higher, HDD a bit larger, it does MPEG2 now, etc...but big deal. These are things that I felt were "missing" in the original two years ago. Oh well. I find the Fujitsu P2000 a much stronger contender in the "man that's small but feature packed" mini-notebook division.
ER
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Just wanted to comment on one of the points you made in your reply. I absolutely agree that "having a rich, varied background" is an asset. It is a requirement. The trick is to make particular parts of that "rich and varied background" stand on their own in the eyes of the prospective employer. It's not about reality, it's about perception (of course someone said reality is perception, but that's another thread). Nothing wrong with idealism, though they have meds for the schizo part. ;)
ER
I don't mean that spitefully, but judging from your take on the work world, it seems obvious. You see, what you point out as reasons for critisism, many would point out as simple facts that exist in a professional environment. I personally (from my perspective specifically) do not find it the least bit odd that companies are placing more value on specific skill sets as they need them rather than a "jack of all trades". Of course the person that you will report to wants to hire someone who is going to make them look good. They are judged based on the quality of the staff that they hire. I also have a beef with certification whiners. My take on the topic is simple. I don't go out and get certifications for the sake of getting them. If someone that I am trying to get work from (as a consultant) is looking for a particular cert, then I spend the few hundred bucks, take the stupid tests and get the piece of paper. It's still nothing more than a piece of paper, but it is also a marketing edge. I have found that most of the people who whine about certs being "useless and trivial...no real indicator of skill" are usually afraid to go take the test becuase they are unsure they could pass it. I'm sorry, but if it's so trivial and meaningless and so easy that someone with know real knowledge can get the thing, then go get the cert if that's what the hiring managers want to see. It has nothing to do with being a corporate flunky, it has to do with marketing your self. Short of starting your own business, you will have to work for someone. That being the case, you submit your self to their rules. It's their field, their game, their ball, their money, their equipment, their risk. You may be a hell of a player, but like it or not, the company doesn't live or die at the hands of some whiney prima donna. So, all that being said, I again must agree with you that academia is a fabulous place for you.
Okay, then compare this my friend. First off, let me point out that I use and thoroughly enojy 2 Mac's of my own. They are among several of my primary computers, which include home-builts, Dell, Compaq, etc. Anyway, let's compare my two primary use systems. System 1: Power Mac G4 Dual 1GHz 512MB RAM 1 80GB HDD ti4 Onboard sound, lan, etc. Super Drive 90 Days free phone support. 1 Year depot service and parts warranty. Purchased from MacConnection on 6/14/02 for $2,999 My other system is: Compaq EVO W4000 Dual Xeon 2.0GHz Intel P4 Shipped with W2K Professional pre-installed 512MB RAM CD-RW 20GB 10k RPM SCSI HDD 120GB 7200 RPM ATA-100 HDD Onboard LAN, sound, etc. Matrox g400 Dual head Video card 3 Years On-site parts and labor and phone support. Purchased from Compaq for $1,999 - 06/02/02 I run Linux (SuSE 8.0) on the Compaq. I can tell you that for comparible functions (3D rendering, 2D filters, etc....the type of stuff I use them for) the Compaq will toast the Mac. Again, I love the Mac, but faster??? cheaper??? Hardley. ER
...ISO available? Just curious as I'd like to have such thing myself. ER .
I am not "assuming" anything. Dig a bit deeper my friend and look at the OS platform statistics, not the web server survey. Look at Apache's own platform statistics. Outrageously unlikely? Really?
10% of what market you genius? The sector that matters here is machines with direct connection to the Internet. In that sector, Linux outnumbers Windows boxes by a strong (about 3.5 to 1 according to latest Netcraft stats giving Linux/Apache around 60% market share). Me thinks an "Introduction to Elementary Statistics" is in order my friend.
Not to seem rude my friend, but spend 5 minutes in the real world of IT marketing and you will learn immediately that there is no need for equivilancy to make products compete for business. While you would not see MySQL "compete" where it is clearly incapable of filling the need, you will most certainly see DB2 compete with MySQL where it is grossly "overqualified". This is extremely common in companies who take the "cost more...works better" approach (which is admittedly a shrinking sector). This is why companies continue filling Microsofts coffers needlessly (in such situations where better opensource solutions exist). Just my $.02.
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Thanks for pointing this out, though you suck for beating me to it. I find this a fatal "flaw" if you will in the whole concept. The idea "Let's get Linux in front of those who would not normally adopt it, and hey...let's have'em logged in as root to make their experience more Windows like." It's suicidal from a technical perspective. Just plain stupid.
And this: http://oss.software.ibm.com/developer/opensource/j fs/project/pub/jfs040802.pdf
http://aurora.zemris.fer.hr/filesystems/
I believe you are correct. You might even recall their ad campaign. The slogan was "Do the math!" encouraging your to total the numbers to arrive at the 64bits. I (despite having owned one) never cared to much for the system, but it was definitely a fun time in the gaming industry. Tempest2K was awesome. They had some new platform game they had developed as well (the name escapes me) that crashed often, and during those times that it was playable, it was so bad as to be laughable.
Alright smart guy, you want to know why!? I'll tell you why! Cause sonar CAN'T SEE CURSES!!! Sheesh, still having to explain the obvious.
Why is this issue even debated. Of course there is bias here. This is a place where you have a high concentration of Linux users. Many (not all) Linux users are not casual enthusiests, rather they are folks who have a.) Been in the industry for a good while and have "grown" into Linux based on its merits, or b.) are relatively new but hard-core techies who have latched onto it for, well, its merits. Given that demographic, it is logical that both of those groups would dislike Microsoft for the very reasons that they like Linux. Does that somehow imply that these people are not allowed bias? Not ranting here, just trying to point out that we all are biased toward what we like. I am biased toward my wife. Frankly I think she is better looking than most anyone out there and I enjoy spending time with her over most anyone. Is this illogical? Is this somehow bad? Does this mean that I cannot continue to be objective? Of course not. I love Linux. It is more versatile, more useful, more stable, cheaper, typically faster, typically more secure and without question faster to secure in the case of a vulnerability. Yes, I am biased, it is only logical that I would be.
You are obviously part of the grand conspiracy! I know that because you linked to MSN. Die commie!