Agreed. With my IBM T61 with 9 cell and super-battery (fits in dvd drive slot), I routinely get 8.5 hrs IF the screen is off half the time.
2. 20GB+ SSD
IIRC, SSD right now have no to negative effect on battery usage. There should be a fair amount of energy used to power these, but right now, they just were working on them to get them to work, not be power-friendly. That'll take time.
3. 7"-10" screen
I'd like a screen in the same proportions that of 8.5/11 paper, so I can read all softs of material as I would read text. I'm thinking of journals, PDFs, PS, DJVU, and god knows how many other book formats.
4. 256MB+ RAM
No argument there. I'd also settle with slower ram for more quantity.
5. midrange(~1.5GHz) single core x86 processor optimized for increased battery life
My biggest argument here. Why X86? I'd go with whatever is highest on battery:compute time. And as you express with software (all OSS), it would be trivial to duplicate a repository for a different CPU type. The only thing you'd lose is WINE compatibility. And to regain that (I have a linux machine running on a Sparc lunchbox), just use X and execute on a X86 machine. Considering that this device will have nearly complete wireless connectivity, remote executing a X86 app would be trivial. Speaking from experience here, btw.
6. 802.11n. and wired Ethernet.
Erm, more than that. First, the N standard isnt complete. I'd stick with G for the time being, and have the G as a removable module for when N is complete. This modularity would allow for future-N compat. We also need bluetooth for syncing with other devices. Wired-E is perfectly fine. Stick with 100MBps. After all, no need to go 1GBps unless it's a.10$ extra cost.
7. 4+ USD port
You could do that. I'd rather like 2 USB, 1 Firewire, 1 eSata ports, 1 IrDA. With Irda, you could have a remote control driver for home consoles. Esata allows for big HD's, firewire for DVcams, and USB for misc devices. One could use BT for mouse/keyboard, though security is kinda wanting.
The US firmware was crippled to not play oggs. Some deal with MS or something. Instead, you can use the international firmware that disables MTP and crap and converts it to standard storage and adds in OGG. You cant play crippled MS files.. Shucks.
Since this is a pda, adding a GPS wouldnt be a bad idea, in fact I think it'd be a nice addition.
With a GPS, one could check a database in which has a list of frequencies that are "off limits". Though, the bad side is the device will have a chance of interfering for the small amount of time in which the list is being downloaded. I cant see the list being larger than 20KB per 1 sq. km. , so perhaps 3 seconds of jamming potential.
The only real work would be the creation of the DB (well, most of that is done with GIS) and the dont-touch frequencies. The FCC should already have that list, most likely in a weird form.
Why not? You're the one responding. A troll is only allowed to continue when allowed. And you're allowing it.
My karma will drop, but it will raise yet again due to constant +4's and +5's. And, for the record, I do have serious conversations here on/. . Just not "Im glad to see X bad things happen" articles.I actually enjoy the OS theory questions, some Ask/., and a few others too technical for most others.
And, I'd think you would agree that we need a killfile akin to Usenet. There are trolls abound (well, me) and a shared plonka would be the last bastion that separates usenet from these damned forums.
I dont think you'd appreciate me doing this over at perlmonks, nor would I. They offer some damned good help:) I know you over there, as a completely different non-trolling nick.
As a last recommendation, use different usernames on different sites. I also recommend setting up your own mailserver that allows unlimited user creation. vadim_t (Aght) teleline (dought) es looks to be your email, given gentoo is correct. And no, I wouldnt attack your email. That's just too.. uncivilized.
In a way, It's a stress reliever. We bicker and stuff on here regardless of the label "troll".
After all, what exactly is a label of "troll"? Someone who you dont agree with? Even Socratic logic indicates one should argue with the side you disagree with. In that regard, I am doing a community a favor. I'm not filling links to goatse, gnaa, fecaljapan, nor am I trying to overtly hack the html bounds engine (page lengthening posts).
And I'm pulling in the posts and argument, so I should even get paid for my services. Without argument and diatribe, nobody would stick around, given the bad articles and the stupid editors. I mean, the editors expect that we go through and rate everybody else without verification (have they fixed the overrated "bug"?), metamoderation to fix the bad moderations, and general groupthink. We see these articles that even newspapers have already printed, let alone Digg and the rest.
And I respond, really, why not?
And what makes you think I'm not working while posting these comments? You'd be amazed what a ssh to a linux box on the web posting via links can do.
I mean, what kind of power do we grant these professional associations that a suit can summarily take away their livelihood?
Teachers, who teach youth, are tenured in and about have to commit murder to even be fired. They can easily go work elsewhere. The same can be said about most bachelor degree types. There's really nothing that can take away their degrees. Now, if nobody will hire you is a different situation.
This situation is when a 3'rd party entity says "You cant practice your field again". Not cool.
I had a client buy a new computer recently. It happened to run Vista. I offered to upgrade it back to Win2k, but he said it's not a problem. Ok, cool. He's the client.
I got his data ported over and configured as much as I could because his graphic settings were turning his computer into a slideshow. I tell Vista to go revert all graphics option to that of 2k. The short and long of it: It didnt. Not completely.
What was once simple in 2k is now a bitch of a setup in Vista. Everything just changed. Usability wasnt increased, as it was just a "change cause I can do it".
After a week, he was just fed up. Couldnt stand it one bit. I, instead, tried him on Ubuntu with all the tools he needed. He was already using OO and Firefox, so it want that much a of a change.
However, one the the "he loves it" is finding documents in his document folder. He just types the word. In windows, you type "religion", and it redirects to r's, then e's, then, l's in the directory listing. Yuck. In Gnome, it makes a textbox that allows all text to match. That's what Windows SHOULD have done.
That's a perfect example of super-over-simplification and I have no idea what exactly you're trying to say.
When it comes down to it:
Is the USA lying? Yes. Are the Arabs lying? I dont speak Arabic. I have no idea, other than US translations.
Other questions on my mind. McVeigh (the one who blew up the FBI office in OK) was sent for a spedy execution. There were rumors that a olive skinned, big bearded Arabic was there. This is before '01. Something seems very fishy: Who was pulling the strings, and why did McVeigh get sent to execution so quick?
What about the Third Tower? 2 planes hit the 2 main towers, and a third building fell just the same. Conspiracy aside (I SAW the 3rd tower ashambles), what happenhed?
During Clinton's time, an attack was made against the USS Cole. It was said in recent times that Osama's men were behind this. Aside the "who did that", why was nothing done against who did this considering it was an attack against US soil (where our military is IS US soil)?
Concerning the Arabic terrorists, what are their motives? What do they want from us? Every terrorist/Freedom fighter wants something they consider fair and related to freedom. What are we doing or not doing that makes them think we're the enemy?
And in Ubuntu, if one doesnt have a certain component installed, or turned off, Ubuntu recommends to turn it on. When you click the button, it does what it recommends.
Cant play MP3's? "You need to go download the MP3 decoder. Would you like for us to download and install? Yes/No"
"You cannot currently type japanese characters. Would you like for us to go download the required fonts and programs? Yes/No"
Ubuntu Just Works. I'm sure its the same with many other versions too.
Who's to say they are "far away" in terms of distance?
What if the string guys are right? There could be N dimensions representing any arbitrary particle and infinite influence, albeit minor, from other universes.
I work at Starbucks, that corporate coffee chain. You know, they spend more on medical insurance on us 20+hr a week employees than they do on beans?
But aside that, we're told at sbux one major rule on how we conduct our business: "Just Say Yes". No matter what. As an example, we've had a dog show going on during the weekend. A judge came on by and ordered a venti (large) coffee with 1 inch of steamed 2%. Cool. Rule says charge for only =>4 oz. milk. One of our 17 yr old partners started badmouthing me saying that we should charge her a misto (.50$ more). I told her no, and here's the standards.
Turns out she charged the judge the day before the misto price. That just pisses me off, considering the rules say we dont charge for that addition.
We here at Sbux are here to serve the community (we donate all our pastries to the homeless shelter, unlike Wal-Mart.. grrr) while treating the customer to the best experience we can. We baristas are treated very well, as the corporate idea is that if we're treated well, we will treat well. Well, at least, I try. I love happy customers.
Maybe as a consultant, I've learned how to make happy people. I know you dont turn back business, and you dont piss your customers off, especially for a nickel or 2. You'll get much more back in he long run (a customer for 3+ years, vs getting.50$ ONE time). At least, thats my opinion.
The reason Im modded up is because I demonstrate a legal principle (libel/slander) and use curse words informatively. That, and it torks a lot of the religious right off for me using them regardless the reason.
Some people may get a rise on saying those, but I could care less, as I detach the emotion (like the emotion on the word Pedophile) from the real meaning.
If I were to call you a motherfucking dumbass, cock-licking asswipe, I'd be legal and in the clear, as they represent opinions.
However, if I were to call you a pedophile kiddie-diddler anal-raper, I'd be breaking heavy libel laws, as those are legal devices only found as such in a court room under "Guilty".
It's the same reason why Rosie O'Donnell could have gotten in a lawsuit with Donald Trump. She said that he went bankrupt. He filed no bankruptcy proceeding. Because bankruptcy is a legal device, and she was falsely claiming it, she was breaking slander, in that case (was on TV when she said it: library-books-libel)
Oh please. Quoting a damned movie for life advice, eh?
Here's a clue: EVERYBODY has free speech. Everybody, thanks to the Internet, can be a reporter.
Here's another clue: The principal SHOULD NOT have used school against the cretin. There's this wonderful law called Slander and Libel. Perhaps, he ought to use it against the kid and their parents.
Our dial up plan is 10 GB a month for 10$, plus 20$ second line. 30$ for 10GB, and we live in BFE. 3$/GB isnt great, but its what we have. Though, I thought sat was worse, considering the 400+$ initial device.
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1. Battery life => 8hrs (with wifi)
Agreed. With my IBM T61 with 9 cell and super-battery (fits in dvd drive slot), I routinely get 8.5 hrs IF the screen is off half the time.
2. 20GB+ SSD
IIRC, SSD right now have no to negative effect on battery usage. There should be a fair amount of energy used to power these, but right now, they just were working on them to get them to work, not be power-friendly. That'll take time.
3. 7"-10" screen
I'd like a screen in the same proportions that of 8.5/11 paper, so I can read all softs of material as I would read text. I'm thinking of journals, PDFs, PS, DJVU, and god knows how many other book formats.
4. 256MB+ RAM
No argument there. I'd also settle with slower ram for more quantity.
5. midrange(~1.5GHz) single core x86 processor optimized for increased battery life
My biggest argument here. Why X86? I'd go with whatever is highest on battery:compute time. And as you express with software (all OSS), it would be trivial to duplicate a repository for a different CPU type. The only thing you'd lose is WINE compatibility. And to regain that (I have a linux machine running on a Sparc lunchbox), just use X and execute on a X86 machine. Considering that this device will have nearly complete wireless connectivity, remote executing a X86 app would be trivial. Speaking from experience here, btw.
6. 802.11n. and wired Ethernet.
Erm, more than that. First, the N standard isnt complete. I'd stick with G for the time being, and have the G as a removable module for when N is complete. This modularity would allow for future-N compat. We also need bluetooth for syncing with other devices. Wired-E is perfectly fine. Stick with 100MBps. After all, no need to go 1GBps unless it's a .10$ extra cost.
7. 4+ USD port
You could do that. I'd rather like 2 USB, 1 Firewire, 1 eSata ports, 1 IrDA. With Irda, you could have a remote control driver for home consoles. Esata allows for big HD's, firewire for DVcams, and USB for misc devices. One could use BT for mouse/keyboard, though security is kinda wanting.
8. DVI out
9. Well made rugged design
It would make sense to me that costs on the network would be regulated to cost-distance acquired for said packet.
We have a QoS specifically built for cost-per-route. After all, a cost to hit the local backbone is cheaper than going transatlantic and back.
Perhaps we ought to work more on better predicative routing, but that is a nice NP problem :(
NOOB saibot wins! Fatality!
I have 2 of those (one for me and my sis).
The US firmware was crippled to not play oggs. Some deal with MS or something. Instead, you can use the international firmware that disables MTP and crap and converts it to standard storage and adds in OGG. You cant play crippled MS files.. Shucks.
Then how about a compromise?
Since this is a pda, adding a GPS wouldnt be a bad idea, in fact I think it'd be a nice addition.
With a GPS, one could check a database in which has a list of frequencies that are "off limits". Though, the bad side is the device will have a chance of interfering for the small amount of time in which the list is being downloaded. I cant see the list being larger than 20KB per 1 sq. km. , so perhaps 3 seconds of jamming potential.
The only real work would be the creation of the DB (well, most of that is done with GIS) and the dont-touch frequencies. The FCC should already have that list, most likely in a weird form.
Why not? You're the one responding. A troll is only allowed to continue when allowed. And you're allowing it.
My karma will drop, but it will raise yet again due to constant +4's and +5's. And, for the record, I do have serious conversations here on /. . Just not "Im glad to see X bad things happen" articles.I actually enjoy the OS theory questions, some Ask /., and a few others too technical for most others.
And, I'd think you would agree that we need a killfile akin to Usenet. There are trolls abound (well, me) and a shared plonka would be the last bastion that separates usenet from these damned forums.
I dont think you'd appreciate me doing this over at perlmonks, nor would I. They offer some damned good help :) I know you over there, as a completely different non-trolling nick.
As a last recommendation, use different usernames on different sites. I also recommend setting up your own mailserver that allows unlimited user creation. vadim_t (Aght) teleline (dought) es looks to be your email, given gentoo is correct. And no, I wouldnt attack your email. That's just too.. uncivilized.
In a way, It's a stress reliever. We bicker and stuff on here regardless of the label "troll".
After all, what exactly is a label of "troll"? Someone who you dont agree with? Even Socratic logic indicates one should argue with the side you disagree with. In that regard, I am doing a community a favor. I'm not filling links to goatse, gnaa, fecaljapan, nor am I trying to overtly hack the html bounds engine (page lengthening posts).
And I'm pulling in the posts and argument, so I should even get paid for my services. Without argument and diatribe, nobody would stick around, given the bad articles and the stupid editors. I mean, the editors expect that we go through and rate everybody else without verification (have they fixed the overrated "bug"?), metamoderation to fix the bad moderations, and general groupthink. We see these articles that even newspapers have already printed, let alone Digg and the rest.
And I respond, really, why not?
And what makes you think I'm not working while posting these comments? You'd be amazed what a ssh to a linux box on the web posting via links can do.
You are ALL trolled.
This fits my standard formula:
X is hated by community.
Person with power, P does something to X.
Slashdot cheers with P while laughing at X.
I, instead, Question P's motives, excess of power, and take opposite stance than community.
Well, look at how many of you idiots fall for it? This is almost as good as the crosspost on alt.os.windows and alt.os.mac and say Mac sucks.
Yowsa. So you didnt do your research and you're stuck with NDISwrapper?
Too bad. You didnt do your research to find what hardware companies are good and which ones are bad.
And it's Ubuntu's fault? Awww.
Yes, I AM defending Jack.
I mean, what kind of power do we grant these professional associations that a suit can summarily take away their livelihood?
Teachers, who teach youth, are tenured in and about have to commit murder to even be fired. They can easily go work elsewhere. The same can be said about most bachelor degree types. There's really nothing that can take away their degrees. Now, if nobody will hire you is a different situation.
This situation is when a 3'rd party entity says "You cant practice your field again". Not cool.
From what I limitedly know about the Bar (in Indiana) is that once you've been disbarred in one state, you cant reapply in any other states.
Any lawyer types care to comment?
I didnt even RTFA.
The Bar is the professional association of Lawyers. And you damn well know that. Psycho-boy :P
All it takes is pissing of the Bar and a few judges, and you've lost what you made with 12 years of college.
Why exactly DO we need professional associations that one is compelled to be in? The AMA shows their true colors every so often too...
I had a client buy a new computer recently. It happened to run Vista. I offered to upgrade it back to Win2k, but he said it's not a problem. Ok, cool. He's the client.
I got his data ported over and configured as much as I could because his graphic settings were turning his computer into a slideshow. I tell Vista to go revert all graphics option to that of 2k. The short and long of it: It didnt. Not completely.
What was once simple in 2k is now a bitch of a setup in Vista. Everything just changed. Usability wasnt increased, as it was just a "change cause I can do it".
After a week, he was just fed up. Couldnt stand it one bit. I, instead, tried him on Ubuntu with all the tools he needed. He was already using OO and Firefox, so it want that much a of a change.
However, one the the "he loves it" is finding documents in his document folder. He just types the word. In windows, you type "religion", and it redirects to r's, then e's, then, l's in the directory listing. Yuck. In Gnome, it makes a textbox that allows all text to match. That's what Windows SHOULD have done.
That's a perfect example of super-over-simplification and I have no idea what exactly you're trying to say.
When it comes down to it:
Is the USA lying? Yes.
Are the Arabs lying? I dont speak Arabic. I have no idea, other than US translations.
Other questions on my mind.
McVeigh (the one who blew up the FBI office in OK) was sent for a spedy execution. There were rumors that a olive skinned, big bearded Arabic was there. This is before '01. Something seems very fishy: Who was pulling the strings, and why did McVeigh get sent to execution so quick?
What about the Third Tower? 2 planes hit the 2 main towers, and a third building fell just the same. Conspiracy aside (I SAW the 3rd tower ashambles), what happenhed?
During Clinton's time, an attack was made against the USS Cole. It was said in recent times that Osama's men were behind this. Aside the "who did that", why was nothing done against who did this considering it was an attack against US soil (where our military is IS US soil)?
Concerning the Arabic terrorists, what are their motives? What do they want from us? Every terrorist/Freedom fighter wants something they consider fair and related to freedom. What are we doing or not doing that makes them think we're the enemy?
The only way to defeat an ideology is talking. Not just talking, but Socratic logic where the person talked to actually admits their own paradoxes.
The key is to find why they believe as such, in the face of evidence after evidence. It may turn out, that you get turned yourself.
Logic isnt enough when emotions are on the table. That's why you discuss it with someone.
And in Ubuntu, if one doesnt have a certain component installed, or turned off, Ubuntu recommends to turn it on. When you click the button, it does what it recommends.
Cant play MP3's? "You need to go download the MP3 decoder. Would you like for us to download and install? Yes/No"
"You cannot currently type japanese characters. Would you like for us to go download the required fonts and programs? Yes/No"
Ubuntu Just Works. I'm sure its the same with many other versions too.
Who's to say they are "far away" in terms of distance?
What if the string guys are right? There could be N dimensions representing any arbitrary particle and infinite influence, albeit minor, from other universes.
Is it illegal to knock on each persons door going down the street?
Its your computers choice if you answer, is it not?
I perfectly understand.
I work at Starbucks, that corporate coffee chain. You know, they spend more on medical insurance on us 20+hr a week employees than they do on beans?
But aside that, we're told at sbux one major rule on how we conduct our business: "Just Say Yes". No matter what. As an example, we've had a dog show going on during the weekend. A judge came on by and ordered a venti (large) coffee with 1 inch of steamed 2%. Cool. Rule says charge for only =>4 oz. milk. One of our 17 yr old partners started badmouthing me saying that we should charge her a misto (.50$ more). I told her no, and here's the standards.
Turns out she charged the judge the day before the misto price. That just pisses me off, considering the rules say we dont charge for that addition.
We here at Sbux are here to serve the community (we donate all our pastries to the homeless shelter, unlike Wal-Mart.. grrr) while treating the customer to the best experience we can. We baristas are treated very well, as the corporate idea is that if we're treated well, we will treat well. Well, at least, I try. I love happy customers.
Maybe as a consultant, I've learned how to make happy people. I know you dont turn back business, and you dont piss your customers off, especially for a nickel or 2. You'll get much more back in he long run (a customer for 3+ years, vs getting .50$ ONE time). At least, thats my opinion.
The reason Im modded up is because I demonstrate a legal principle (libel/slander) and use curse words informatively. That, and it torks a lot of the religious right off for me using them regardless the reason.
Some people may get a rise on saying those, but I could care less, as I detach the emotion (like the emotion on the word Pedophile) from the real meaning.
If I were to call you a motherfucking dumbass, cock-licking asswipe, I'd be legal and in the clear, as they represent opinions.
However, if I were to call you a pedophile kiddie-diddler anal-raper, I'd be breaking heavy libel laws, as those are legal devices only found as such in a court room under "Guilty".
It's the same reason why Rosie O'Donnell could have gotten in a lawsuit with Donald Trump. She said that he went bankrupt. He filed no bankruptcy proceeding. Because bankruptcy is a legal device, and she was falsely claiming it, she was breaking slander, in that case (was on TV when she said it: library-books-libel)
Oh please. Quoting a damned movie for life advice, eh?
Here's a clue: EVERYBODY has free speech. Everybody, thanks to the Internet, can be a reporter.
Here's another clue: The principal SHOULD NOT have used school against the cretin. There's this wonderful law called Slander and Libel. Perhaps, he ought to use it against the kid and their parents.
A "few KB a second" IS the max for a dial-up modem... :(
Hmm. 17 gig/mo cap, right? Does it make sense?
Lets compare with dial-up.
4KB/s = .004MB/s .004MB/s * 60 = .24MB/minute .24MB/Minute * 60 = 14.4MB/hr
14.4MB/hr *24 = 345.6MB/day
345.6MB/day *30 (avg month) = 10368 MB
Our dial up plan is 10 GB a month for 10$, plus 20$ second line. 30$ for 10GB, and we live in BFE. 3$/GB isnt great, but its what we have. Though, I thought sat was worse, considering the 400+$ initial device.