"Why can't I buy *just a phone*? You can. There are lots of nice *tiny* ones with no features. I have the Panasonic A100, for example. No camera, black and white screen; but the battery lasts forever, it works great, and it can fit anywhere. It's GSM, so in the US that means you need T-Mobile or Cingular (I believe). But the rest of the world it will work with no complications.
Froogle: Panasonic A100
The poster is wrong in stating that anyone who has lived 6 months or more in Europe cannot give blood. It's not actually that strict. The full details are here: RC Donor Eligibility.
It compiles to Linux, Mac, and Windows with no additional configuration. It doesn't need.dlls. You can write C plugins for it. It's not produced by the evil empire
Calling it a computer is a bit of a misnomer. It's a molecule that recognizes the presences of a specific signal to release a payload. That's it. It is of course a clever trick, but the word "computer" is just a device used by the science journalists to make it sound more interesting.
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"Why can't I buy *just a phone*? You can. There are lots of nice *tiny* ones with no features. I have the Panasonic A100, for example. No camera, black and white screen; but the battery lasts forever, it works great, and it can fit anywhere. It's GSM, so in the US that means you need T-Mobile or Cingular (I believe). But the rest of the world it will work with no complications. Froogle: Panasonic A100
The poster is wrong in stating that anyone who has lived 6 months or more in Europe cannot give blood. It's not actually that strict. The full details are here: RC Donor Eligibility.
It's Frist, for the love of God.
It compiles to Linux, Mac, and Windows with no additional configuration. It doesn't need .dlls. You can write C plugins for it. It's not produced by the evil empire
Oh yeah, and it can import VB projects...
Calling it a computer is a bit of a misnomer. It's a molecule that recognizes the presences of a specific signal to release a payload. That's it. It is of course a clever trick, but the word "computer" is just a device used by the science journalists to make it sound more interesting.