Learn to spell, there is a preview button you know.
About your comment, whats your problem? I see you have a ton of posts "oh yeah?","No he did not", "You got it wrong", "Why should we?" etc. You sure seem to add a lot to Slashdot.
Have you used a RAZR? Have you even seen one? Not that I really want to talk to such an interesting person, but name some of the weaknesses you feel it has. We all know its only got limited storage, but its enough for some great mp3 ringtones. We know its got a vga camera. We know it doesnt cure cancer. But I love my V3. I really do. I I I I I I. I love the word "I".
About your term "botique" about the V3, I have one, and I love it. Its not a 3G phone, and only vga camera, but I strongly reccomend that everyone should get one! I love my V3 like I love my iPod, I get a kick when I see someone else with a V3, in my town of 60K, there are only a couple, I know its an old phone, but its still great!
It is interesting, the lower half of the V3 is plastic to help with the signal and what have you. Wonder if this helps dissipate a current through your arm?
Hey, I disagree about Lemmings, I am not old enough, nor in the right country to have remembered it, but I have downloaded it recently, I think it failed because it just plain sucked.
What really happens in it? Huge line walks about, shit quality music plays (sign of the time, compression related), they fall off into nothing, guy takes a blindfold off and............wow, it cost how much?
Whats with us, I thought/. was for nerds? How come every discussion of the iPod, which is still every other day, we have the same arguements. Again and again. And again.
Examples like "iPod locks you to iTunes music store/iTunes the program", and that "iPods can actually play many open formats, like mp3......." etc? God, its 2006, "the consumers still pissed, can't take it anymore so i'm writing a list...", how so many of us dont know what the iPod CAN and CAN'T do?
I love my iPod dearly, wouldnt part with it for 10K, still rocking on my 15GB 3G, with like 2 hours of battery life.
I disagree. I think the Nano is just great! His Steveness said so!
Back to my "own" opinion, whats the Mini better at? I dont like the shape at all, whenever I held one for a period of time, it felt a lot worse than my 3G iPod, the rounded sides were egh compared to the whole slick surface of my iPod. Screen, size, everything, the Nano is better.
Here in NZ, Telecom offers a music download service, so far supported on ONE phone, the Sanyo 9000 (could have a different name in America, Japan...)
The songs are $3.50 each, a half-arsed conversion would be something like two dollars american.
The songs "download in a minute or less", but here comes the kicker, "1000 songs on a GB card", so that means the songs are a MB each?!!! a full song, taking a MB? I know that Telecom tells you to backup to your pc, but YOU CANNOT PLAY YOUR SONGS ON YOUR COMPUTER, so it could be some queer format.
I dont think the price is overly expensive, I think "tru-tones", which are like chorus long song snippets, were $5 nz.
the Telecom website is www.telecom.co.nz, I would link direct, but my slow as hell dial up....(NZ is very backwards in Broadband generally, low uptake etc, mainly due to Telecom restricting its growth for whatever reason, this has been a very big upset in NZ news, hopefully I can get it covered on/.)
Fliphone is a term used outside the US. Here in New Zealand, its kinda common I guess, if anyone said "flip phone", even people without cellphones (and 3/4 of NZ have cellphones according to stats) would know what you were on about.
I guess its a popular term in many countries. I personally HATE the term Clamshell that is used by Yank sites. I think of a rancid shellfish.
So what if more of the phone "flip"s than the old phones did, they do a lot more than older phones
Holy heck mate, check your posts!.MaC? lol.
If you are learning English as a second language, its still not hard to use a spell checker, they always get the job done!
"if I BUY an official copy of OS/X, then who the hell is Steve Jobs to tell me what I can or can't do with it?"
Frankly RM 101, If I BUY a gun, then what is so special about THE LAW that it can tell me what I can and cant do? Like shooting you forty three times in the head.
Look, get over it! Its Apples OS, its Apples Software. Its Steve Jobs'. You are allowed a working copy, but IT IS NOT YOURS. If this bothers you so badly, why dont you make your own OS, one thats "better"? and stick it to "the man", which Steve Jobs certainly is if you ask me.
Its not Apple's arrogance: its yours.
And sell your "vehicle" and get a Prius, I guess you are one of them americans who think global warming is a theory...
I remember reading that Steve Jobs saw the roadmaps of both Intel and IBM, Apple must have known about this development. Apple knows more than us about this.
Speaking as a young person from New Zealand, a country known for "punching above its weight", why would you support this so called war in Afghanistan? I realise that by discussing this, there is a great chance I may be jumped by American Goons, but really, its important for me to ask you about your beliefs.
Someone who calls another nation of people "fucksticks" is hardly someone who deserves to be modded up as insightful! I can be flamed to hell for this, but no fucking wonder these impoverished people hate America, or, perhaps what America is/stands for... is because of attitudes of people like yourself.
Remember YOUR constituition, perhaps theres a RIGHT to wielding NUKES?! New Zealand has always been proudly "green", ie, totally against all forms of Nuclear energy, which I personally would be fine with, but it looks good morally, why do we need nukes?
An old movie, WarGames, showed decades ago, that "the only way to win, is to not play" etc. Really, what do you think will happen when one country launches a nuclear attack on another? That country would fight back, if you Americans would let them have their nukes. What will you do to prevent that? Completely destroy that country in one fell swoop? Nuke all that nations allies worldwide?
I remember iTunes before iPod, it was decent enough.
Today, from my experiences, iTunes is the best digital jukebox. At a friends party, they were using WMP, I quickly whipped out my trusty RunDisk and installed iTunes. I very quickly managed to get all their music going through iTunes, and the party was that much better because of it. My friends of course, asked "what the hell is that", and claimed they prefered WMP! I guess you cant help everyone!
Of course, I live in New Zealand, where WE DONT HAVE iTMS yet, so I understand if I do get flamed to hell from commenting. Why would you want to use other Music Stores, because they are cheaper? Do some have exclusives? Subscription model? If so, why not stay with THAT store?
I recently read that Sony had joined the party with the Australian store, they had been sulking for a while, but iTMS Australia was going fine (from what I know) without any Sony pop artists!
I heard rumours (again) that NZ would get iTMS before the end of this month. I can only dream its true this time.
Hi MW, Thats a great story about eating Kiwis! I see we have just had another Kiwi (bird) birth in captivity which is great news.
I guess you are an Aucklander? Im from Invercargill, So yeah, maybe Auckland is a bit too "north", but for the anyone else reading, Penguins ARE found (but generally very rare) around the majority of New Zealand, my guess-timate would be around 90% of our country.
I myself have seen the Blue Penguins at dunedin where there is a colony, but have also see other types (sorry, I dont remember what species) when I was a young child, all around the South Island and Stewart Island.
Your research sounds like it could be interesting.
Sorry lu3h, no such thing as Tunafruit! Where did you hear of this tunafruit?
New Zealand, like all decent countries, calls the fruit "kiwifruit" but of course, Chinese Gooseberries are also acceptable.
Hey Advocadus Diaboli, what are you on about? where in the world are you located?
I, a New Zealander, or "Kiwi" if you will, we are VERY familiar with penguins here! From what I see/hear about americans, you guys have a "thing" for monkeys!
"The people in New Zealand have hardly ever seen a penguin in their life"
"Mate", all major New Zealand areas have at least a reasonably close cove for penguins, around Otago is the most common place to see penguins.
"Kiwi Bird"
We hate when people say "kiwi bird". Its a bird, its a kiwi!!! we get it! You dont say "Terrier dog" , "computer nerd male", "Ford car" etc. So why "Kiwi Bird"? LOL.
Hmm, I have seen quite a lot of people who like linux. Get this, for some strange reason, in a population of 4 million, FOUR MILLION, there are less people using a given item. AMAZING! Its a bit of a strange article really, if you ask me. Whats next, OSX ?
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About your comment, whats your problem? I see you have a ton of posts "oh yeah?","No he did not", "You got it wrong", "Why should we?" etc. You sure seem to add a lot to Slashdot.
Have you used a RAZR? Have you even seen one? Not that I really want to talk to such an interesting person, but name some of the weaknesses you feel it has. We all know its only got limited storage, but its enough for some great mp3 ringtones. We know its got a vga camera. We know it doesnt cure cancer. But I love my V3. I really do. I I I I I I. I love the word "I".
About your term "botique" about the V3, I have one, and I love it. Its not a 3G phone, and only vga camera, but I strongly reccomend that everyone should get one! I love my V3 like I love my iPod, I get a kick when I see someone else with a V3, in my town of 60K, there are only a couple, I know its an old phone, but its still great!
It is interesting, the lower half of the V3 is plastic to help with the signal and what have you. Wonder if this helps dissipate a current through your arm?
Trolling?
Thanks jcr for the comment. Slashdot wouldn't be the same without you.
"even not in Europe"
In Europe, only old people use ICQ/AIM!
Hey, I disagree about Lemmings, I am not old enough, nor in the right country to have remembered it, but I have downloaded it recently, I think it failed because it just plain sucked. What really happens in it? Huge line walks about, shit quality music plays (sign of the time, compression related), they fall off into nothing, guy takes a blindfold off and............wow, it cost how much?
Hey guys,
/. was for nerds? How come every discussion of the iPod, which is still every other day, we have the same arguements. Again and again. And again.
Whats with us, I thought
Examples like "iPod locks you to iTunes music store/iTunes the program", and that "iPods can actually play many open formats, like mp3......." etc? God, its 2006, "the consumers still pissed, can't take it anymore so i'm writing a list...", how so many of us dont know what the iPod CAN and CAN'T do?
I love my iPod dearly, wouldnt part with it for 10K, still rocking on my 15GB 3G, with like 2 hours of battery life.
I disagree. I think the Nano is just great! His Steveness said so!
Back to my "own" opinion, whats the Mini better at? I dont like the shape at all, whenever I held one for a period of time, it felt a lot worse than my 3G iPod, the rounded sides were egh compared to the whole slick surface of my iPod. Screen, size, everything, the Nano is better.
Please point out what you prefer about the Mini.
Here in NZ, Telecom offers a music download service, so far supported on ONE phone, the Sanyo 9000 (could have a different name in America, Japan...)
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The songs are $3.50 each, a half-arsed conversion would be something like two dollars american.
The songs "download in a minute or less", but here comes the kicker, "1000 songs on a GB card", so that means the songs are a MB each?!!! a full song, taking a MB? I know that Telecom tells you to backup to your pc, but YOU CANNOT PLAY YOUR SONGS ON YOUR COMPUTER, so it could be some queer format.
I dont think the price is overly expensive, I think "tru-tones", which are like chorus long song snippets, were $5 nz.
the Telecom website is www.telecom.co.nz, I would link direct, but my slow as hell dial up....(NZ is very backwards in Broadband generally, low uptake etc, mainly due to Telecom restricting its growth for whatever reason, this has been a very big upset in NZ news, hopefully I can get it covered on
Hahaha, You Americans think you rule the world! As if its only America and Asia, LOL Good times! *bring on the modding down*
Fliphone is a term used outside the US. Here in New Zealand, its kinda common I guess, if anyone said "flip phone", even people without cellphones (and 3/4 of NZ have cellphones according to stats) would know what you were on about.
I guess its a popular term in many countries. I personally HATE the term Clamshell that is used by Yank sites. I think of a rancid shellfish.
So what if more of the phone "flip"s than the old phones did, they do a lot more than older phones
Holy heck mate, check your posts! .MaC? lol.
If you are learning English as a second language, its still not hard to use a spell checker, they always get the job done!
"if I BUY an official copy of OS/X, then who the hell is Steve Jobs to tell me what I can or can't do with it?" Frankly RM 101, If I BUY a gun, then what is so special about THE LAW that it can tell me what I can and cant do? Like shooting you forty three times in the head. Look, get over it! Its Apples OS, its Apples Software. Its Steve Jobs'. You are allowed a working copy, but IT IS NOT YOURS. If this bothers you so badly, why dont you make your own OS, one thats "better"? and stick it to "the man", which Steve Jobs certainly is if you ask me. Its not Apple's arrogance: its yours. And sell your "vehicle" and get a Prius, I guess you are one of them americans who think global warming is a theory...
LOL, I first saw between 300 and 400 as meaning the 360 fits between xbox 300 and xbox 400. My bad.
I remember reading that Steve Jobs saw the roadmaps of both Intel and IBM, Apple must have known about this development. Apple knows more than us about this.
OH GOD! if only I still had a mod point, its the thought that counts right?
Someone who calls another nation of people "fucksticks" is hardly someone who deserves to be modded up as insightful! I can be flamed to hell for this, but no fucking wonder these impoverished people hate America, or, perhaps what America is/stands for... is because of attitudes of people like yourself.
Remember YOUR constituition, perhaps theres a RIGHT to wielding NUKES?! New Zealand has always been proudly "green", ie, totally against all forms of Nuclear energy, which I personally would be fine with, but it looks good morally, why do we need nukes? An old movie, WarGames, showed decades ago, that "the only way to win, is to not play" etc. Really, what do you think will happen when one country launches a nuclear attack on another? That country would fight back, if you Americans would let them have their nukes. What will you do to prevent that? Completely destroy that country in one fell swoop? Nuke all that nations allies worldwide?
Please answer, in a reasonable state of mind!
I remember iTunes before iPod, it was decent enough. Today, from my experiences, iTunes is the best digital jukebox. At a friends party, they were using WMP, I quickly whipped out my trusty RunDisk and installed iTunes. I very quickly managed to get all their music going through iTunes, and the party was that much better because of it. My friends of course, asked "what the hell is that", and claimed they prefered WMP! I guess you cant help everyone! Of course, I live in New Zealand, where WE DONT HAVE iTMS yet, so I understand if I do get flamed to hell from commenting. Why would you want to use other Music Stores, because they are cheaper? Do some have exclusives? Subscription model? If so, why not stay with THAT store? I recently read that Sony had joined the party with the Australian store, they had been sulking for a while, but iTMS Australia was going fine (from what I know) without any Sony pop artists! I heard rumours (again) that NZ would get iTMS before the end of this month. I can only dream its true this time.
LOL, never heard that one! Have a great day.
Hi MW, Thats a great story about eating Kiwis! I see we have just had another Kiwi (bird) birth in captivity which is great news. I guess you are an Aucklander? Im from Invercargill, So yeah, maybe Auckland is a bit too "north", but for the anyone else reading, Penguins ARE found (but generally very rare) around the majority of New Zealand, my guess-timate would be around 90% of our country. I myself have seen the Blue Penguins at dunedin where there is a colony, but have also see other types (sorry, I dont remember what species) when I was a young child, all around the South Island and Stewart Island. Your research sounds like it could be interesting.
Sorry lu3h, no such thing as Tunafruit! Where did you hear of this tunafruit? New Zealand, like all decent countries, calls the fruit "kiwifruit" but of course, Chinese Gooseberries are also acceptable.
Formatting has not caught on down here. Guess thats because we are so gosh darn stupid...
Hey Advocadus Diaboli, what are you on about? where in the world are you located? I, a New Zealander, or "Kiwi" if you will, we are VERY familiar with penguins here! From what I see/hear about americans, you guys have a "thing" for monkeys! "The people in New Zealand have hardly ever seen a penguin in their life" "Mate", all major New Zealand areas have at least a reasonably close cove for penguins, around Otago is the most common place to see penguins. "Kiwi Bird" We hate when people say "kiwi bird". Its a bird, its a kiwi!!! we get it! You dont say "Terrier dog" , "computer nerd male", "Ford car" etc. So why "Kiwi Bird"? LOL. Hmm, I have seen quite a lot of people who like linux. Get this, for some strange reason, in a population of 4 million, FOUR MILLION, there are less people using a given item. AMAZING! Its a bit of a strange article really, if you ask me. Whats next, OSX ?
A very good point, no doubt it will continue to be flamed by Americans. There is a rest of the world out there, like it or not.
You have summed up /. in five points. Congrats to you