Great idea, but I don't know if our american PSU's would appreciate the 240v 50hz power they have over there.
How about flicking the switch that says 110V/220V and see if that works. Usually present on all PSUs (atleast the 12 computers I have in my lab have them).
You haven't seen some internet cafes in India. I knew a few places (albeit a bit shady) where they had enclosed cubicles - this was in 2001. I think there was a law that was passed later that let the police crack down on such places.
I haven't been to India for a long time so I can't comment on the present state of "cybercafes".
"In fact, I still can't seem to switch between HTML and plaintext email composition without changing my overall composition preferences, which is buried at least four or five clicks away from the composition window."
... with the Zaurus, is the USB support general-purpose or is it crippled to sync only? I mean, can you hook a Zaurus up to a USB hub and use USB hard drives, USB audio adapters, USB wifi, etc?
I own a 5500 and from what I know the Zaurus behaves like a USB slave and cannot connect to USB HDD etc which would need the functionality of a USB master. I do not know if this can be fixed with a software patch or if it needs additional hardware.
What I do know is that you can add stuff to the CF slot and you can use WiFi and CF drives etc. The Z has audio playback capability built in and has a SD slot too (I use SD for my data and I can use the CF for wireless). I also have an external keyboard that hooks up on the IR port.
Can you validate your claim about the USD being 105.49 INR? As far as I know the dollar was never more than 50 INR (maybe slightly above but not so much).
How come no one has started talking about feeding the poor and increasing literacy levels? They have? Oh look, ye wise learned ones. Do you think that space research is only to leave the surface with just adventure in mind? Satellites beam educational programmes to community televisions. They map our natural resources and planners can optimize utilization. It is a society very different from other countries so accept it. There is no benefit measuring other cultures using the same yardstick. It works for us, be happy. There are deficiencies in our society too and corrective programmes have a lot of inertia.
The caste system is officially abolished. It worked for the society at one point of time as described in the "Laws of Manu" (yes our history goes back quite a bit, might not be very well documented but good enough for scholars to study) and it doesnt work in today's society and we try to adapt. Politicians exploit this issue too like all other issues to line their pocket but lets not discuss politics. Women always had freedom in our society, the issues of sati and purdah were because of influences on society due to twists and turns of history, I am not (and maybe most of you are not) historians and we do not have the expertise of analysing this in detail. What is more interesting is the reverse backlash that is taking place. Some communities that have traditionally been oppressed had been assigned quotas (supposed to be in place for a few decades) to raise the average level. This worked for sometime however currently I feel that this is going overboard. Once a structure is in place, it is very difficult to dismantle it (eg: the USA is supposed to be free of racial hatred, dude I am an Indian living here in the US and I know how much of that is true).
Most of you would just link India to outsourcing and look at this forum as a sounding board for your pent up frustration. If it works to calm you down then it is good for you. This is slashdot, I realise that it is highly US centric. This is a byproduct of capitalism so I have nothing to add. I dont like it either when people lose jobs here and jobs are shipped to other countries. Solution I can propose before I go and grab breakfast: add value to what you are doing, it will help (doesnt sound right, does it?).
After calming down enough to turn the device on, the next shock is the quality of the 640x480 display. It's stunning. The OS and applications respond quickly and smoothly. The device does not crash or freeze. My co-workers stand and stare in awed silence. As the effect propagates out from midtown Manhattan, taxi drivers become strangely calm, and dogs stop barking across the city.
... he will happily compete with Terry Pratchett:-D
Most foriegn educated people are educated largely by the state
No they are not. AFAIK, the countries that happen to take your jobs are the countries where education is considered a necessity for survival. Kids are encouraged to study and people who rise in society either have family money or have come up the hard way by using their education to their advantage. Merit is cool in these countries. Ofcourse a few students are state funded but these are people who have shown exceptional merit. Please research a bit before shooting off your mouth.
u guys really have no idea about grammar
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worse
worst
pls refer to elementary grammar books like the one written by Wren and Martin.
And someone actually moderated me a troll.
you really meant appalling didn't you?
Appalling: To fill with consternation or dismay [Middle English apallen, to grow faint, from Old French apalir : a-, to (from Latin ad-. See ad-) + palir, to grow pale (from pale, pale, from Latin pallidus, from pallre, to grow pale. See pel-1 in Indo-European Roots).]
oh where I pree thee is the mandatory Beowulf cluster post?... cmon guys, this is Slashdot.. repeat slowly after me: "this is Slashdot where an article such as this shall have an 'imagine a Beowulf'... post"
Also featured on tonight's news: A Prominent citizen of San Francisco has expressed concern about how speeding bar stools on the sidewalks can mercilessly mow down senior citizens and pedestrians. He said that he will consider writing to the mayor to ban bar stools from straying outside his favourite hangout.
On further investigation we found that the said citizen "John Doe" was an avid slashdotter and his comments were based on the code of the slashdotters: "Thou shalt comment without reading the article". On reading the webpage Mr Doe grinned and said "Oh er em, those bar stool racers, sounds kinda cool huh?"
doesnt matter. ntsc and pal differ only in the signalling voltages and frequencies and ofcourse the way colour (chroma) is represented. it shouldnt be difficult to make an NTSC version.
not because of outsourcing
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the guys are from CDAC and they are a government funded agency. They do real good work on computing and super-computing. (I have a friend who writes network drivers for supercomputers... now that is a cool job)
I do not agree that this product is because of people developing experience while getting work done for cheap.
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I do not remember my high school biology very well but isn't it "plasmodium falciparum"?
How about flicking the switch that says 110V/220V and see if that works. Usually present on all PSUs (atleast the 12 computers I have in my lab have them).
I haven't been to India for a long time so I can't comment on the present state of "cybercafes".
What about the battery life if you turn down the LCD brightness? The LCD is among the major power hogs. This seems to work for me.
Doesn't [shift]-Write work for you?
I own a 5500 and from what I know the Zaurus behaves like a USB slave and cannot connect to USB HDD etc which would need the functionality of a USB master. I do not know if this can be fixed with a software patch or if it needs additional hardware.
What I do know is that you can add stuff to the CF slot and you can use WiFi and CF drives etc. The Z has audio playback capability built in and has a SD slot too (I use SD for my data and I can use the CF for wireless). I also have an external keyboard that hooks up on the IR port.
Can you validate your claim about the USD being 105.49 INR? As far as I know the dollar was never more than 50 INR (maybe slightly above but not so much).
Does it swallow?
It's ok, this is slashdot, no one reads the article anyway. :-D
... right for most counts however the standard in the ASIC industry is 10 years and not 40 and thats 10 years of operating lifetime.
Are you sure your name isnt RMS?
Most foriegn educated people are educated largely by the state No they are not. AFAIK, the countries that happen to take your jobs are the countries where education is considered a necessity for survival. Kids are encouraged to study and people who rise in society either have family money or have come up the hard way by using their education to their advantage. Merit is cool in these countries. Ofcourse a few students are state funded but these are people who have shown exceptional merit. Please research a bit before shooting off your mouth.
Would love to see an animation of a webserver being slashdotted.
u guys really have no idea about grammar bad worse worst pls refer to elementary grammar books like the one written by Wren and Martin. And someone actually moderated me a troll.
"could be worser" ... go back to school dude.
you really meant appalling didn't you?
Appalling: To fill with consternation or dismay [Middle English apallen, to grow faint, from Old French apalir : a-, to (from Latin ad-. See ad-) + palir, to grow pale (from pale, pale, from Latin pallidus, from pallre, to grow pale. See pel-1 in Indo-European Roots).]
this is slashdot. You don't have to read the article (you are new here aren't you?)
Riiiiight, and RMS is BillG's twin bro :-)
Very interesting!!!
Wonder how many are going to fall for this one.
oh where I pree thee is the mandatory Beowulf cluster post? ... cmon guys, this is Slashdot.. repeat slowly after me: "this is Slashdot where an article such as this shall have an 'imagine a Beowulf' ... post"
On further investigation we found that the said citizen "John Doe" was an avid slashdotter and his comments were based on the code of the slashdotters: "Thou shalt comment without reading the article". On reading the webpage Mr Doe grinned and said "Oh er em, those bar stool racers, sounds kinda cool huh?"
awesome book... also read three men on a bummel after you are done with three men in a boat.
doesnt matter. ntsc and pal differ only in the signalling voltages and frequencies and ofcourse the way colour (chroma) is represented. it shouldnt be difficult to make an NTSC version.
the guys are from CDAC and they are a government funded agency. They do real good work on computing and super-computing. (I have a friend who writes network drivers for supercomputers... now that is a cool job) I do not agree that this product is because of people developing experience while getting work done for cheap.