I just signed on for T-Mobile $19.99/month unlimited internet. Hook the cell up to the TiBook via USB and connect at about 56k anywhere there's GSM service. For me this is a great solution for occasional travel. Accessing the internet ON the cellphone is a joke, but THROUGH the cellphone on my laptop is great!
I had the lead for my former company's purchase of a customized Learning Management System. My employer was a privately held retail chain which could barely keep the configuration straight on our POS, and had already replayed the whole custom software development death march several times. But the lawers insisted that we obtain a "Source Code Escrow" for our $250k LMS purchase. I asked them under what conceivable circumstances they thought we would actually put together a team to take the code back into development, or even to create the build environment for debugging (and recursion testing, rinse, wash, repeat). I escalated to VPs, who basically said "Gotta have Source Code Escrow" while having no clue what would really be involved.
So we paid for and got it. The LMS company indeed went belly up during the dotcom bust and we abandoned their product for an off the shelf system from a more stable vendor. But they still have the right to dig that old code out of escrow should they desire!
"...wouldn't be possible to mount the derailleur ABOVE the gears"
No. The derailleur must reposition the chain in its direction of travel, and the chain travels from the bottom of the cluster (the rear bunch of gears) around the top.
...and you can't make your kids unsee what they've seen. Sexuality is formed in adolescence, and patterns of arousal and fantasies once formed are not easily unformed. We don't know what the effect of unfettered access to the artificial world of porn will have on this generation, but this is not your father's, or your, porn. When we were kids you sucked up your confidence and bought your copy of Playboy or Penthouse and some limits were in place by the editors of those publications. Now a child can grab an image of goat.cx as easily as a pinup. You are right to be concerned about this.
We tried the computer in the bedroom thing for a while and pulled it. Now it's in the kitchen. And I've shown the kids that everything they do on the internet is public. The squid proxy is a good idea. I wouldn't trust the filters (NetNanny et. al).
I think the DigitalConsumer.org movement is generally a good thing, but this:
"For example, the group has called for a law that would specifically spell out consumers' "fair use" rights, such as the right to record TV shows for later viewing, or transfer a CD to a portable MP3 player."
is the wrong approach. Asking for a law that enumerates specific rights leads to the those being the only rights. We should follow the pattern of the constitution and enumerate a specific, restrictive set of rights for content holders, then specifically state that all rights not enumerated for the copyright holders belong to the people.
How?? Links?? I have one of these and would LOVE to get it running linux with some basic gui (windowmaker?). It is my favorite laptop of all time, but up till now I didn't think much could be done.
Is there a solution on the PC market for a fanless case such as the new Apple cube? Every desktop I own is annoyingly loud due to fan and hard drive noise.
What would be cool is a case that is completely convection cooled with sound insulation for the drive bays.
About half of the folks I work with who use a palm keep it in a 6x9 zipper organizer -- daytimer, franklin, etc. What I would like is LARGER pilot, say 4x6 inches or so, designed right into such an organizer. Then I could read/. during meetings without having to hit the scroll key every 17 words. I can't image the screen any smaller than it already is!
And just to anticipate the objection, I've tried and tried to get my life down to just using the palm, but nothing beats a quick "note to self" written the old fashioned way.
There is a cool project going on at Stanford to develop a Total Access Port - a device which intermediates between a user and any computerized device (computer, ATM, microwave). The TAP consists of three parts: A set of user interfaces suitable for the individual user (from braille interfaces to blow-tubes), a bit of smart technology in the middle, and a "port" specification for the destination device. Read more at the Archimedes Project
This concept is in development through a project at Stanford. The "Total Access Port" (TAP) allows one to use whatever UI they prefer (voice, eye track, chordic keyboard, etc) for any device. The user portion of the device translates their input into UI commands which are interpreted through the TAP port on a device, such as a computer, ATM, microwave, etc. It's primarily designed for the disabled, but holds promise for wider application as well. See Archimedes Tap Project for more details.
I have used the Pilot since it came out and love the simple, big-button interface. It lets me get a few things done very well. I looked at the WinCE devices for a while because I thought it would be nice to have more "features". Well the CE interface is completely wrong for a device of this size. It lets you do _nothing_ quickly, but a lot of things slowly.
I wonder how they will tackle keeping the UI simple and fast while giving access to the power and versatility of Linux and the applications. You know, I might like this device a lot more if it had wireless connectivity but only a command line interface! They could call it the "bashMan"
Consider that God might prefer Linux on some counts -- quality of workmanship for one. See the instructions for building the tabernacle (Exodus). God is a quality freak. For that matter, look at your own person "fearfully and wonderfully made", as the psalmist says.
Imagine a world created to the quality standards common in proprietary, shrinkwrap software. No, I think God must be a Linux user -- but which distro?
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I just signed on for T-Mobile $19.99/month unlimited internet. Hook the cell up to the TiBook via USB and connect at about 56k anywhere there's GSM service. For me this is a great solution for occasional travel. Accessing the internet ON the cellphone is a joke, but THROUGH the cellphone on my laptop is great!
I had the lead for my former company's purchase of a customized Learning Management System. My employer was a privately held retail chain which could barely keep the configuration straight on our POS, and had already replayed the whole custom software development death march several times. But the lawers insisted that we obtain a "Source Code Escrow" for our $250k LMS purchase. I asked them under what conceivable circumstances they thought we would actually put together a team to take the code back into development, or even to create the build environment for debugging (and recursion testing, rinse, wash, repeat). I escalated to VPs, who basically said "Gotta have Source Code Escrow" while having no clue what would really be involved. So we paid for and got it. The LMS company indeed went belly up during the dotcom bust and we abandoned their product for an off the shelf system from a more stable vendor. But they still have the right to dig that old code out of escrow should they desire!
"...wouldn't be possible to mount the derailleur ABOVE the gears" No. The derailleur must reposition the chain in its direction of travel, and the chain travels from the bottom of the cluster (the rear bunch of gears) around the top.
...and you can't make your kids unsee what they've seen. Sexuality is formed in adolescence, and patterns of arousal and fantasies once formed are not easily unformed. We don't know what the effect of unfettered access to the artificial world of porn will have on this generation, but this is not your father's, or your, porn. When we were kids you sucked up your confidence and bought your copy of Playboy or Penthouse and some limits were in place by the editors of those publications. Now a child can grab an image of goat.cx as easily as a pinup. You are right to be concerned about this.
We tried the computer in the bedroom thing for a while and pulled it. Now it's in the kitchen. And I've shown the kids that everything they do on the internet is public. The squid proxy is a good idea. I wouldn't trust the filters (NetNanny et. al).
Tried the virtual watch simulator on Amazon and there is now way to tell the time!
.. they should be quite safe from the long arms of the DMCA! Just ask Dmitry
Why pay for a software license when you can just share the goods for nothing? Kazaa just doesn't get it!
How?? Links?? I have one of these and would LOVE to get it running linux with some basic gui (windowmaker?). It is my favorite laptop of all time, but up till now I didn't think much could be done.
Is there a solution on the PC market for a fanless case such as the new Apple cube? Every desktop I own is annoyingly loud due to fan and hard drive noise.
What would be cool is a case that is completely convection cooled with sound insulation for the drive bays.
About half of the folks I work with who use a palm keep it in a 6x9 zipper organizer -- daytimer, franklin, etc. What I would like is LARGER pilot, say 4x6 inches or so, designed right into such an organizer. Then I could read /. during meetings without having to hit the scroll key every 17 words. I can't image the screen any smaller than it already is!
And just to anticipate the objection, I've tried and tried to get my life down to just using the palm, but nothing beats a quick "note to self" written the old fashioned way.
There is a cool project going on at Stanford to develop a Total Access Port - a device which intermediates between a user and any computerized device (computer, ATM, microwave). The TAP consists of three parts: A set of user interfaces suitable for the individual user (from braille interfaces to blow-tubes), a bit of smart technology in the middle, and a "port" specification for the destination device. Read more at the Archimedes Project
This concept is in development through a project at Stanford. The "Total Access Port" (TAP) allows one to use whatever UI they prefer (voice, eye track, chordic keyboard, etc) for any device. The user portion of the device translates their input into UI commands which are interpreted through the TAP port on a device, such as a computer, ATM, microwave, etc. It's primarily designed for the disabled, but holds promise for wider application as well. See Archimedes Tap Project for more details.
I have used the Pilot since it came out and love the simple, big-button interface. It lets me get a few things done very well. I looked at the WinCE devices for a while because I thought it would be nice to have more "features". Well the CE interface is completely wrong for a device of this size. It lets you do _nothing_ quickly, but a lot of things slowly.
I wonder how they will tackle keeping the UI simple and fast while giving access to the power and versatility of Linux and the applications. You know, I might like this device a lot more if it had wireless connectivity but only a command line interface! They could call it the "bashMan"
Consider that God might prefer Linux on some counts -- quality of workmanship for one. See the instructions for building the tabernacle (Exodus). God is a quality freak. For that matter, look at your own person "fearfully and wonderfully made", as the psalmist says.
Imagine a world created to the quality standards common in proprietary, shrinkwrap software. No, I think God must be a Linux user -- but which distro?