Seriously, I have a glass cutting board that you'd normally use to chop veggies in the kitchen. It's big enough to hold my laptop, has enough space to use my mouse if I wish, and keeps the air vents cool so it doesn't roast my legs.
> 2795 miles in 32 hours is only an average of 87 miles per hour
"Only?" That includes averaging in all his stops at ZERO miles per hour.
Here's something fun to try: Drive to work or to a friend's house or something. Time yourself from door to door. Drive as fast as you care to. When you get there, make a guess as to what you think your average speed was. Now calculate it by dividing the distance by the time it took to drive it. The real answer will be much lower than you think.
WiFi on my phone/PDA *is* nice around the house, thanks for asking. I use it very often, but not for VOIP, though, because I can conveniently call people using the phone function. I think Skype has a mobile version available for my phone, but I guess I just don't get using VOIP when I have a perfectly good phone.
It's not much of a stretch to see that it'd be handy for standard email messaging, instant messaging, note taking, and sending SMSs to multiple recipients. All of these are possible on today's phones.
There are obviously more applications for this than cheating on tests and discreetly texting your girlfri... cheating on tests.
A quick look at older articles shows that they're still threaded. Will this story be threaded again once threading is enabled or is it doomed to be flat forever?
If I'm used to 1400x1050 on my 15" laptop display, should I expect 2800x2100 on a 30" display? I don't see where the the productivity boost would be if they simply displayed 1024x768 in larger pixels.
Also, wouldn't you have to bump up the sensitivity of your mouse so you didn't have to clear off the rest of your desk to be able to reach the corners of the screen?
I estimate my architecture, web development, and print graphic design projects by multiplying my hourly rate by the time I think it's going to take. Then I add a contingency (common in building construction), because it always takes longer than you think. I also mark up my consultants a bit--I have to spend my time managing them, too.
If you go over your estimated time, you have a bit to spare. If not, you get a bit of a bonus. If you need to go over your estimate and contingency, was the overage included in your scope? If not, tell the client why you need to charge more. If so, simplify the problem and create a simple solution.
If the client balks at the original estimate, you have a little cushion to adjust the price. We call it "the blink test." Raise your prices until the client blinks. Things are only worth what someone will pay.
As for the actual time tracking, I've used everything from note cards, steno pads, PDAs, PC time tracking programs, and spreadsheets. Try them all. Use whatever works. I have been doing less and less on an hourly basis. Clients seem to like knowing firm numbers up front.
Lately, I've been issuing the final invoice for slightly less than the original estimate. I tell them the project went smoother than planned and they enjoy the savings! Under promise and over deliver.:-)
That's it. It's time for someone to start a distributed computing something or other that I can donate my spare CPU cycles to and help defend my own country. Crack codes, smoke terrorists out of their caves, crunch simulations, calculate trajectories, whatever. Just sign me and my spare PII-300MHz up. Seriously.
I just saw this great report on television the other day. It turns out no one wants a Charlie in the Box, a squirtgun that squirts jelly, or a robot with square wheels. They're all just Misfits.
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Seriously, I have a glass cutting board that you'd normally use to chop veggies in the kitchen. It's big enough to hold my laptop, has enough space to use my mouse if I wish, and keeps the air vents cool so it doesn't roast my legs.
> 2795 miles in 32 hours is only an average of 87 miles per hour
"Only?" That includes averaging in all his stops at ZERO miles per hour.
Here's something fun to try: Drive to work or to a friend's house or something. Time yourself from door to door. Drive as fast as you care to. When you get there, make a guess as to what you think your average speed was. Now calculate it by dividing the distance by the time it took to drive it. The real answer will be much lower than you think.
Hold down Shift while clicking and it you can read or compose in a new tab/window.
It's awesome! Some Friends of mine taught me to play!
Are they in a bad part of town or something? Are they going to use bars or Lexan?
WiFi on my phone/PDA *is* nice around the house, thanks for asking. I use it very often, but not for VOIP, though, because I can conveniently call people using the phone function. I think Skype has a mobile version available for my phone, but I guess I just don't get using VOIP when I have a perfectly good phone.
Hey eBay... How 'bout spending some time to allow me to display listing times in MY time zone? Thanks.
It's not much of a stretch to see that it'd be handy for standard email messaging, instant messaging, note taking, and sending SMSs to multiple recipients. All of these are possible on today's phones.
There are obviously more applications for this than cheating on tests and discreetly texting your girlfri... cheating on tests.
A quick look at older articles shows that they're still threaded. Will this story be threaded again once threading is enabled or is it doomed to be flat forever?
/me is not a programmer of any sort
What resolution do these things display?
If I'm used to 1400x1050 on my 15" laptop display, should I expect 2800x2100 on a 30" display? I don't see where the the productivity boost would be if they simply displayed 1024x768 in larger pixels.
Also, wouldn't you have to bump up the sensitivity of your mouse so you didn't have to clear off the rest of your desk to be able to reach the corners of the screen?
Did they also find Mr. X???
Now, THAT would be impressive, what with his 2x and Black Tickets and all...
Uh, click here.
I done learnt me somethin' new today!
/me goes into cruise control for the rest of the day
Oh, fsck it.
"Dave's not here, man."
Third, fourth, fifth... All can be reciprocals, no? 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, right?
What, then, is the ordinal number for song number one billion?
Can't they use Answers.com or some other site to get the same Wikipedia goodness through different channels?
What do Beatles and Roland P think is fair? I haven't seen them chime in here yet.
(Alas, I'm probably far too late in posting for this to ever be read/moderated--as usual.)
What's so funny about this?
I estimate my architecture, web development, and print graphic design projects by multiplying my hourly rate by the time I think it's going to take. Then I add a contingency (common in building construction), because it always takes longer than you think. I also mark up my consultants a bit--I have to spend my time managing them, too.
If you go over your estimated time, you have a bit to spare. If not, you get a bit of a bonus. If you need to go over your estimate and contingency, was the overage included in your scope? If not, tell the client why you need to charge more. If so, simplify the problem and create a simple solution.
If the client balks at the original estimate, you have a little cushion to adjust the price. We call it "the blink test." Raise your prices until the client blinks. Things are only worth what someone will pay.
As for the actual time tracking, I've used everything from note cards, steno pads, PDAs, PC time tracking programs, and spreadsheets. Try them all. Use whatever works. I have been doing less and less on an hourly basis. Clients seem to like knowing firm numbers up front.
Lately, I've been issuing the final invoice for slightly less than the original estimate. I tell them the project went smoother than planned and they enjoy the savings! Under promise and over deliver. :-)
That's it. It's time for someone to start a distributed computing something or other that I can donate my spare CPU cycles to and help defend my own country. Crack codes, smoke terrorists out of their caves, crunch simulations, calculate trajectories, whatever. Just sign me and my spare PII-300MHz up. Seriously.
Look! Just type in the start and endpoint addresses and it'll plot your path!
Ok, I guess that's not funny. I guess there *are* buses. I worked with someone that knew a guy that has a sister who's ex-boyfriend took one. Once.
I just saw this great report on television the other day. It turns out no one wants a Charlie in the Box, a squirtgun that squirts jelly, or a robot with square wheels. They're all just Misfits.
Oh, and Bumbles bounce.
HA! I get it! Mouse. Peripheral. Man, that's funny stuff.
/me needs sleep
Well, *I* don't care, but I'll bet a mechanic or anyone that would read these would.
Make the leap.