keyboarding skills were primarily feminine in that era
Some people still have that weird perception. My girlfriend will remark occasionally how strange she finds it that I can type so much faster than she can, and I'm "a man". I just shake my head.
Yeah, trying to use a map that doesn't include the minimum relevant information, i.e., the roads you will actually be traveling on, could be a problem.
I have never figured out how any adult could possibly not know how to read a map. It just seems so blindingly obvious. You simply look at the damn thing. Isn't visual pattern recognition humanity's greatest advantage? I seriously don't get it. Maybe good old fashioned laziness is the problem.
I've seen some of the posted problems that target common core as absurd and what I saw was ingenious problems that teach problem solving
My sentiments exactly. I stumbled on some blog post that was lambasting common core and when I got to the actual example that illustrates the author's premise, I was like, that's actually a really good problem and a fantastic way to teach kids math. Realizing that this is what people are bitching about regarding the common cold curriculum, my faith in humanity eroded just a little bit more.
Then it's a clone. Not only is there no Snapchat but the company that makes the app threatened to sue unless MS removed any app that would work with the service. I'm not sure what you're seeing but it isn't the real thing and I wouldn't count on it being up there for long.
That hasn't always worked for them and each market has differences. It's possible that competing against the likes of Apple and Google in the mobile OS arena just isn't a fight they can win or even make a legitimate showing.
There's no advantage to it economically or ergonomically.
You make the same oversight as your sibling poster. Remember, context. Neither of the options present represent the motivations of the creator of the laptop enclosure referred to in the article.
I endeavored to make the Heirloom design as successful as possible given the large scale of the challenge and very small scale of production. It in no way addresses issues of consumer-grade design or production. Each of these computers is essentially a one-off project. I believe the Heirloom accomplishes most of the goals I set for the project and should serve users well both as an unusual, useful tool and as a unique, if very small, part of computer design history.
"Replace the innards" doesn't work for most laptops
This isn't "most laptops". This is a custom hand built enclosure for an open source computer[1] designed specifically to be user upgradable. Your entire comment makes no sense in the context of this article.
Doesn't look like it'd be much trouble (relative to building this in the first place) to replace the innards every 3-5 years or so if you felt the need. Besides, the open-source Novena computer designed by Bunnie Huang and Sean Cross that this is built to enclose has as one of its goals a "requirement for user access to the internal components" so I'm guessing being able to upgrade iteratively is kind of the idea.
I've found upon finishing a 'For Dummies' title, I know a bit 'about' the topic but I have almost no practical skills in it. It's kind of amazing how well they pull that off.
Get one of these for around a hundred bucks and overclock the shit out of it to get within a hair's breadth of one of these for a fraction of the price.
there is literally no way they can arrest the 50 people in a circle for possession
I'd suggest taking a long hard look at how the federal conspiracy laws are written and utilized in this country. There are many many people rotting away in prisons across the US for doing a lot less association with "criminal activity" than what you've suggested here. Sucks but it's true.
A quick look at their source suggests that they are using something called BLOX CMS, and their nameservers are run by TownNews, which is apparently the company behind BLOX.
BLOX is advertised as "Cloud-based" with "No hardware or software to install & maintain".
This all suggests that they actually cannot make such a change, by virtue of using an SaaS solution they have no control over.
Perhaps he's one of the people that have tried Linux, and wasn't impressed.
Haha. You sound like a teenage girl defending her boyfriend. Did you do the little finger snap thing as you wrote that? I'm sorry. I just had to laugh. Rock on.
So this is what passes for "insightful" on Slashdot these days? Some AC's weak sophistic rant wrapped around his choice of desktop OS? Wow. Thanks, Dice.
Slashdot Mirror
That book market no longer exists.
Sure it does. Here's a list I pulled from one of my usual haunts. Just search Amazon or wherever on any of the titles.
The Inside Guide To Windows 10 - For Desktop Computers Laptops Tablets And Smartphones
Windows 10 Beyond the Manual
Windows 10 - How to Solve 99 of the Biggest Problems in 10 Minutes 2015
Windows 10 The Missing Manual
Windows 10 Beyond the Manual - YOUR DEFINITIVE REFERENCE GUIDE TO MICROSOFT'S NEW OPERATING SYSTEM
PC World - Windows 10 Super Guide
Windows 10 All The Tips You Wish You Knew To Maximize It!
Windows 10 Bible
Essential Windows 10
Top 100 Tips for Windows 10 2015
The Definitive Guide to - Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10 Introductory
Windows 10 Tips, Tricks & Apps Volume 1
Computer Training Windows 10 Learn it the EASY way
Windows 10 - The Ultimate User Guide
Windows 10 All-in-One For Dummies
Windows 10 Upgrade Walkthrough 2015
Laptops for Seniors in Easy Steps Windows 10 Edition - Nick Vandome_1840786477
(well, you can even hide the clock if THAT is too much information leaked).
Comedy gold
built upon the flawed presumption that who we are as individuals is solely dictated by
I was explaining to my girlfriend recently what a "strawman argument" was. Man, I wish I had had this as such a great example.
keyboarding skills were primarily feminine in that era
Some people still have that weird perception. My girlfriend will remark occasionally how strange she finds it that I can type so much faster than she can, and I'm "a man". I just shake my head.
You also need to be able to find the best route out of many.
No you don't.
You guys go out of your way to show how awesome you are don't you?
I was wondering how far this would go before it devolved into personal attacks.
Yeah, trying to use a map that doesn't include the minimum relevant information, i.e., the roads you will actually be traveling on, could be a problem.
I have never figured out how any adult could possibly not know how to read a map. It just seems so blindingly obvious. You simply look at the damn thing. Isn't visual pattern recognition humanity's greatest advantage? I seriously don't get it. Maybe good old fashioned laziness is the problem.
I've seen some of the posted problems that target common core as absurd and what I saw was ingenious problems that teach problem solving
My sentiments exactly. I stumbled on some blog post that was lambasting common core and when I got to the actual example that illustrates the author's premise, I was like, that's actually a really good problem and a fantastic way to teach kids math. Realizing that this is what people are bitching about regarding the common cold curriculum, my faith in humanity eroded just a little bit more.
Then it's a clone. Not only is there no Snapchat but the company that makes the app threatened to sue unless MS removed any app that would work with the service. I'm not sure what you're seeing but it isn't the real thing and I wouldn't count on it being up there for long.
All major apps are available
Where's Snapchat?
MS can leave a trail of failed products in their wake, and not care.
That's the kind of hubris that has doomed many many companies.
That hasn't always worked for them and each market has differences. It's possible that competing against the likes of Apple and Google in the mobile OS arena just isn't a fight they can win or even make a legitimate showing.
It's just some piece of nothingness that benefits only a few people.
Then don't buy it. Others apparently feel differently. I'll save you a click. It's sold out.
There's no advantage to it economically or ergonomically.
You make the same oversight as your sibling poster. Remember, context. Neither of the options present represent the motivations of the creator of the laptop enclosure referred to in the article.
I endeavored to make the Heirloom design as successful as possible given the large scale of the challenge and very small scale of production. It in no way addresses issues of consumer-grade design or production. Each of these computers is essentially a one-off project. I believe the Heirloom accomplishes most of the goals I set for the project and should serve users well both as an unusual, useful tool and as a unique, if very small, part of computer design history.
Emphasis mine.
"Replace the innards" doesn't work for most laptops
This isn't "most laptops". This is a custom hand built enclosure for an open source computer[1] designed specifically to be user upgradable. Your entire comment makes no sense in the context of this article.
[1] http://www.kosagi.com/w/index....
Doesn't look like it'd be much trouble (relative to building this in the first place) to replace the innards every 3-5 years or so if you felt the need. Besides, the open-source Novena computer designed by Bunnie Huang and Sean Cross that this is built to enclose has as one of its goals a "requirement for user access to the internal components" so I'm guessing being able to upgrade iteratively is kind of the idea.
I've found upon finishing a 'For Dummies' title, I know a bit 'about' the topic but I have almost no practical skills in it. It's kind of amazing how well they pull that off.
I buy plenty of stuff from eBay and haven't had very many problems though I agree, buyer beware. The place ain't like it used to be.
Get one of these for around a hundred bucks and overclock the shit out of it to get within a hair's breadth of one of these for a fraction of the price.
Also, read this for details.
there is literally no way they can arrest the 50 people in a circle for possession
I'd suggest taking a long hard look at how the federal conspiracy laws are written and utilized in this country. There are many many people rotting away in prisons across the US for doing a lot less association with "criminal activity" than what you've suggested here. Sucks but it's true.
A quick look at their source suggests that they are using something called BLOX CMS, and their nameservers are run by TownNews, which is apparently the company behind BLOX.
BLOX is advertised as "Cloud-based" with "No hardware or software to install & maintain".
This all suggests that they actually cannot make such a change, by virtue of using an SaaS solution they have no control over.
Perhaps he's one of the people that have tried Linux, and wasn't impressed.
Haha. You sound like a teenage girl defending her boyfriend. Did you do the little finger snap thing as you wrote that? I'm sorry. I just had to laugh. Rock on.
So this is what passes for "insightful" on Slashdot these days? Some AC's weak sophistic rant wrapped around his choice of desktop OS? Wow. Thanks, Dice.
You know, the more I read discussion of the changes to the first three movies, the more I'm glad I just watched them at the time and left it at that.