Interesting. I did not RTFA before posting, else I wouldn't have gotten the coveted SP position, so I hadn't fully considered the ramifications of the suggestion.
Of course, since this is the oldest noodle we have recorded, we might take it to be the Mother Noodle, in which case it would be the ancestor of not only Ramen but all other modern noodles from linguini to udon.
Some US companies charge only to send, not receive. AT&T did when I was with them, and I think Cingular does it that way. T-Mobile charges you either way, but you don't get charged if you don't read the message.
That would be an interesting way to do things which could also increase speed. It could also have a way of notifying the server when the food is there for pickup... sometimes it sits there for a while. I've seen restaurants which have lightboards to tell the servers that their stuff is ready, but that would probably be considered tacky in some places. Also, even a call button... it might be a way to get your waiter to come over without rude yelling or having to search for them, though I think such a button might be perceived as rude to use or as inappropriate to be placed there.
However, I do not think a tablet is necesarily the right device for that kind of system. The expensive capacitive touch screens of tablets aren't necesary: a plain old resistive touch screen is all that is needed. Optical drives, large hard drives, lots of processing power, ability to be used as a laptop (as all modern tablets seem to have), and extensibility in general are not called for. Some type of PDA sounds like it would be more appropriate. It would be smaller, lighter, and just as functional for the tasks it needs. It, then, could be enlarged to be ruggedized and the smaller power consumption would allow for ridiculous battery life (after sticking on a ridiculous battery, of course, ultra-portability is not an issue.)
Of course, it is still a rather expensive way of doing it, and possibly quite unreliable.
I've seen them pretty effectively used for taking notes in classes where text wouldn't do the job. Same could work with meeting notes needing math, drawings, and such.
Better than a sheet of paper? Maybe. Cooler than a sheet of paper? Definitely.
Microsoft put up this article articulating some of the possible uses they can serve.
Yeah, you can hook up an iPod to more than one computer. Getting to the music is not altogether straightforward, but is possible and easy. However, this is because Apple hasn't done ridiculous stuff to disallow it; if they allowed file transfers from iPod to iPod on the train, they would be putting in functionality that would be much more clearly for illegal filesharing.
It would probably be easier to shoplift a book than to write a script to get it off Google. However, writing a script to get 200 books off Google would probably be easier than finding and shoplifting those 200. And downloading the script would probably be a whole lot easier.
Of course, I think most of the more popular books around are availible on p2p already, anyways.
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Interesting. I did not RTFA before posting, else I wouldn't have gotten the coveted SP position, so I hadn't fully considered the ramifications of the suggestion.
Of course, since this is the oldest noodle we have recorded, we might take it to be the Mother Noodle, in which case it would be the ancestor of not only Ramen but all other modern noodles from linguini to udon.
Bird flu is caused by the avian influenza virus, not ramen.
Some of them claim to have had them longer than anyone else. Also, some have suggested that the Arabs were the first.
but all we have now is a microscopic noodle-shaped, tubular shriviled up mass that would probably taste horrible if mixed with water.
Doesn't that describle all ramen?
That stuff lasts forever. Bet it was.
Probably still good.
Linky linky?
He's a /.er, so the relationship is bound to be on extremely thin ice. No need to suggest taking away something she likes.
Some US companies charge only to send, not receive. AT&T did when I was with them, and I think Cingular does it that way. T-Mobile charges you either way, but you don't get charged if you don't read the message.
In the US, corporations have all the legal rights of individuals. They could SO run for president. However, Google is under 35 years old.
Has there yet to be a serious google rumor that didn't come true?
I'm not exactly posting this from gBrowser.
According to my calculations, Billy has enough "money" to buy a controlling interest in Google well over 50 times over.
I am not sure whether this is interesting or a flaimbait... probably the latter. Queue explanations...
This was supposed to be a reply to #13705556
That would be an interesting way to do things which could also increase speed. It could also have a way of notifying the server when the food is there for pickup... sometimes it sits there for a while. I've seen restaurants which have lightboards to tell the servers that their stuff is ready, but that would probably be considered tacky in some places. Also, even a call button... it might be a way to get your waiter to come over without rude yelling or having to search for them, though I think such a button might be perceived as rude to use or as inappropriate to be placed there.
However, I do not think a tablet is necesarily the right device for that kind of system. The expensive capacitive touch screens of tablets aren't necesary: a plain old resistive touch screen is all that is needed. Optical drives, large hard drives, lots of processing power, ability to be used as a laptop (as all modern tablets seem to have), and extensibility in general are not called for. Some type of PDA sounds like it would be more appropriate. It would be smaller, lighter, and just as functional for the tasks it needs. It, then, could be enlarged to be ruggedized and the smaller power consumption would allow for ridiculous battery life (after sticking on a ridiculous battery, of course, ultra-portability is not an issue.)
Of course, it is still a rather expensive way of doing it, and possibly quite unreliable.
I've seen them pretty effectively used for taking notes in classes where text wouldn't do the job. Same could work with meeting notes needing math, drawings, and such.
Better than a sheet of paper? Maybe. Cooler than a sheet of paper? Definitely.
Microsoft put up this article articulating some of the possible uses they can serve.
I'd love one, should someone feel generous.
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I'm not afraid: google will handle the SPAM.
I am forced to wonder whether so many of us would still be strangers to the ladies if required to produce our own power.
I hate to be the one breaking this to you, but the reason you have trouble with the ladies isn't that you are too busy.
Yeah, you can hook up an iPod to more than one computer. Getting to the music is not altogether straightforward, but is possible and easy. However, this is because Apple hasn't done ridiculous stuff to disallow it; if they allowed file transfers from iPod to iPod on the train, they would be putting in functionality that would be much more clearly for illegal filesharing.
The Outer Limits was. I do not think UFO was.
BT is not NEARLY fast enough for much song transfer, let alone the fact that you cannot charge over it.
And Apple is not apt to let iPeople swap their music on the iTrain, as they are pretty big on the no piracy thing.
Redundant? It was a joke. Maybe off topic or something, but redundant?
Meh.
It would probably be easier to shoplift a book than to write a script to get it off Google. However, writing a script to get 200 books off Google would probably be easier than finding and shoplifting those 200. And downloading the script would probably be a whole lot easier.
Of course, I think most of the more popular books around are availible on p2p already, anyways.
Actually, it is now "Diddy." No more P.
Yeah, guys, its not that hard.
Old books, released into the public domain, are not the ones of interest, but rather more modern books, with current copyrights.
Corporations have all the rights, responsibilities and behaviors of individuals. Duh.