Same here... but I can't be too disappointed since I got it for 350 something. I usually aim to stay one or two iterations back from the latest and greatest. I am (mostly) happy with the performance of my N800.
I had a pretty similar experience with Ubuntu 6.10 on my asus laptop. I have a 26" benq monitor, and simply could not get my resolution up to the 19x12 that it should be. Also, sound and wifi didn't work out of the box. I was trying the live CD version. I am curious to try 7.10 just to see any improvements, but I'm not expecting much.
I'd agree with you if the hackers had told the cops about the flaw and they didn't fix it
If someone hacked their system and actually told them about it after the fact, they could very well be arrested and prosecuted like that guy who got by airport security with weapons and then told them what a crummy job they were doing. (Not sure who or when that incident was, but it was in the news not too long ago and I am too lazy and time constrained to google around for it)
I suppose he did... but it was a very slim majority. If he were a better candidate he would have been able to win by more than such a slim amount. Especially against Bush. The fact that he gave up despite having a majority doesn't help the argument much either.
So Bush won all his elections by default? Karl Rove's dirty tricks were all in vain, then.
No, not by default. A good candidate should be able to rise above the smears. Politics is a dirty business on all sides. Abhorrently dirty, I would say. No use even bothering to cry foul.
Yeah, Bill Clinton really fucked him over by wasting the incumbent advantage. If Gore hadn't been roped into defending that perjurer, he would have won with a very comfortable margin.
Oh please, nobody but Al Gore fucked over Al Gore. If he were anywhere close a decent candidate he should have been able to beat the current monkey in office hands down.
I'm afraid democracy may not survive, this is not a problem exclusive to the united States but exists throughout modern western democracies.
From my admittedly jaded viewpoint, there are some inherent problems with Democracy that really prevent me from appreciating it as much as most Americans. You might be interested in this book from Hans Hermann Hoppe: Democracy: The God That Failed. I haven't read the whole thing, but I have caught parts of it posted as articles on certain blogs and such. I know about the author and am pretty sympathetic to a lot of his ideas.
It's not technically a cell phone, though I use it as a phone with Skype. I plan on transitioning most of my phone minutes over to Skype in the very near future, as it works quite well with good quality. It's rumored that Sprint is coming out with a 3g version of the N800, but the whole reason I got it is to avoid the high data charges for things like the iPhone. Once I am mostly using this with Skype, I will be able to get down to about $18 dollars a month for both phone and mobile internet usage. However, I'm one of the kinds of people who isn't on the phone much except when I'm at home, work, or visiting family. If you are constantly on a cell phone, like when you are driving or out on the town, then my plan probably wouldn't work for you. And if I'm going out for coffee, there are usually places like Panera around that have free wifi that I will go to instead of Starbucks.
Good point, perhaps I should have instead said that they are ignoring the book's contents. But, I did say that they are mostly going off the title. Because they can't stand the thought of anarchists that oppose everything they do.
I have two words for you... Nokia N800. Open wifi, Linux, and Skype. Very cheap calls at home and other places I visit a lot. Next month I will be switching to a $15 pre-paid plan for any few extra cell minutes I might (or might not) need. Browsing with a beautiful 800x480 screen. It goes on...
Yes I know, I am an anarchist and oppose all violence that isn't in self defense. Especially state violence in any form. But as far as the state goes, it's not above them to erroneously equate anarchists with violence, and use that as an excuse to prosecute people, as in this case we are discussing right now.
Actually, I am assuming that when the state sees anyone in possession of a book with "anarchist" on its cover, it will get pretty scared. They are assuming that someone will become an anarchist and start targeting the state's buildings or something. It is all part of the natural fear the state has of its people. It's pretty obvious that they're the ones who don't know the book's content.
This all just sounds barmy to me. There was probably more information useful for bomb-making in my A-level chemistry textbook (which I read at the age of 17) than in the Anarchist's Cookbook. Perhaps we should arrest everyone studying chemistry (and presumably physics, engineering...). And anyway, what self-respecting geek didn't read some book or other with a similarly provocative title at that age?
I suspect it is not the information on explosives that they are after. Rather, the viewpoint from which the book is written. If there is ever an excuse for the state to go after someone that threatens their power, it is terrorism. And the anarchist cookbook, however misguided it might be, is an affront to state power. It is certainly in the best interest of the political class to contain the anarchist view as much as possible.
Like I said in one of my previous posts, I really don't think MS will be able to maintain its monopoly indefinitely. I think they will eventually become more like IBM.. just one player in a commodity market. Their failures, like Vista, will become more of the reason this will happen rather than their continued success. For now I will be sticking with XP on my desktop, but will continue to keep up to date with Linux developments for when a good time to switch might occur. I'm not stuck on XP or anything, mainly I just use it because it was already on my laptop and works most of the time for me. Inertia has a hold on me.
I don't feel like battling with my Linux wifi drivers, sound card strangeness, or having to jump through other hurdles to just stay productive
Yep... I've tried several different distros, Ubuntu 6.10 live cd being the latest. I was mainly interested to see if it would recognize my wifi drivers on bootup, but of course it didn't. I fiddled around with the gui control panel to see if it would work, but after about a half hour of trying I gave up.
I'm not a complete novice, I am a backend java developer by trade and used linux desktops in the computer labs at school (about 4 years ago). I actually ran Red Hat on my desktop a few years ago, as a dual boot, and my roommate helped me get wifi working on that. But it was some pretty good hoop jumping to do so. I realize Windows XP doesn't always recognize my drivers either, but I can usually get those working by putting in the driver cd and going from there. The point is that I am simply more familiar with Windows XP, and I am pretty lazy, and would rather not spend my time learning a new os. For now I am happy to keep up with desktop Linux developments by reading sites like this. I really don't think MS will be able to maintain its monopoly indefenitely, and perhaps as their failures keep mounting I will be more apt to really try something else.
There's a world of difference between the Chinese government censoring the internet and net neutrality. They are using taxpayer money to artificially limit what would voluntarily be consumed by paying customers. If you don't like the terms of the internet service providers, you are welcome not to use their service. But over there the people are compelled by force to participate.
I view this the same way as our cable TV provider and ala carte scenario. I don't find that the 200 channels they offer for one block rate is compelling enough, so I simply don't subscribe. When they decide to offer individual channels I want at a reasonable price I will gladly pay for it once more. Until then, I'll go with netflix or whatever other entertainment seems appealing. But I don't believe that forcing others to use their property in certain ways is the right thing to do. I'm sure some people might call me an industry shill for saying that, but that's what I feel is just in this situation.
If internet providers start choking their bandwidth enough, I will not subscribe to their service too. Maybe I'll just stick to using the internet at work... who knows. But what I do know is that it would create a great business opportunity for a new provider to come in and offer what people want to pay for.
it'd be better if companies like this opened their products because they truly believed in openness, rather than to beat the competition over the head.
Why would this be any better? And why does it matter? The end result is the same... consumers being provided with products they want, rather than being locked down. I applaud Nokia and their efforts in bringing the N800 to market. I recently purchased one and would take this over the iPhone any day.
My company (a mid-size IBM e-commerce partner) uses T series thinkpads for every employee. I have a T43 while many coworkers have been upgraded to T60s. Honestly, I'm not all that much of a fan. I prefer using my own Asus laptop which has a wide screen, dedicated graphics chip, and a 7200rpm hard drive.
The cost element of WiMax definitely worries me. I am so tired of paying full price for my cell phone service that I am taking steps to go with a combination of WiFi voip and pre-paid plans. As such I have recently acquired the Nokia n800 with Skype. Cost is the number one reason I chose to go with this platform instead of something like the iPhone. I simply can't justify paying such high data plan costs. I have heard Sprint will be coming out with a version of the Nokia N800 that includes 3g support. But I can't imagine it will be much more cost effective than Apple/AT&T's offering. So, since I am almost always near a computer or wifi network, I will continue to pay for the hardware up front and shun monthly data costs. I have dealt without having constant cell phone service before, and I can deal with having less connectivity once more.
Drug crime and prostitution near the El is also a problem. When they put up cameras about 6 months back, crime in the area dropped. Is it perfect? No, but it helps the cops who are already on foot patrol (and yes, there are many still on foot patrol).
Rather than putting up cameras to fight this type of crime, how about we decriminalize drugs and prostitution all together? That will put an end to the violence that comes to defend black market territories.
For what it's worth, if anything, I'm not much of a reader of fiction myself. But even so I can see how value and wisdom can be gained from reading fiction books. Normally I stick to online publications and non-fiction as well. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of the only fiction books I've read in the last couple years, and it was well worth my time.
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Same here... but I can't be too disappointed since I got it for 350 something. I usually aim to stay one or two iterations back from the latest and greatest. I am (mostly) happy with the performance of my N800.
I had a pretty similar experience with Ubuntu 6.10 on my asus laptop. I have a 26" benq monitor, and simply could not get my resolution up to the 19x12 that it should be. Also, sound and wifi didn't work out of the box. I was trying the live CD version. I am curious to try 7.10 just to see any improvements, but I'm not expecting much.
I suppose he did... but it was a very slim majority. If he were a better candidate he would have been able to win by more than such a slim amount. Especially against Bush. The fact that he gave up despite having a majority doesn't help the argument much either.
It's not technically a cell phone, though I use it as a phone with Skype. I plan on transitioning most of my phone minutes over to Skype in the very near future, as it works quite well with good quality. It's rumored that Sprint is coming out with a 3g version of the N800, but the whole reason I got it is to avoid the high data charges for things like the iPhone. Once I am mostly using this with Skype, I will be able to get down to about $18 dollars a month for both phone and mobile internet usage. However, I'm one of the kinds of people who isn't on the phone much except when I'm at home, work, or visiting family. If you are constantly on a cell phone, like when you are driving or out on the town, then my plan probably wouldn't work for you. And if I'm going out for coffee, there are usually places like Panera around that have free wifi that I will go to instead of Starbucks.
Good point, perhaps I should have instead said that they are ignoring the book's contents. But, I did say that they are mostly going off the title. Because they can't stand the thought of anarchists that oppose everything they do.
I have two words for you... Nokia N800. Open wifi, Linux, and Skype. Very cheap calls at home and other places I visit a lot. Next month I will be switching to a $15 pre-paid plan for any few extra cell minutes I might (or might not) need. Browsing with a beautiful 800x480 screen. It goes on...
Yes I know, I am an anarchist and oppose all violence that isn't in self defense. Especially state violence in any form. But as far as the state goes, it's not above them to erroneously equate anarchists with violence, and use that as an excuse to prosecute people, as in this case we are discussing right now.
Actually, I am assuming that when the state sees anyone in possession of a book with "anarchist" on its cover, it will get pretty scared. They are assuming that someone will become an anarchist and start targeting the state's buildings or something. It is all part of the natural fear the state has of its people. It's pretty obvious that they're the ones who don't know the book's content.
Like I said in one of my previous posts, I really don't think MS will be able to maintain its monopoly indefinitely. I think they will eventually become more like IBM.. just one player in a commodity market. Their failures, like Vista, will become more of the reason this will happen rather than their continued success. For now I will be sticking with XP on my desktop, but will continue to keep up to date with Linux developments for when a good time to switch might occur. I'm not stuck on XP or anything, mainly I just use it because it was already on my laptop and works most of the time for me. Inertia has a hold on me.
Yep... I've tried several different distros, Ubuntu 6.10 live cd being the latest. I was mainly interested to see if it would recognize my wifi drivers on bootup, but of course it didn't. I fiddled around with the gui control panel to see if it would work, but after about a half hour of trying I gave up.
I'm not a complete novice, I am a backend java developer by trade and used linux desktops in the computer labs at school (about 4 years ago). I actually ran Red Hat on my desktop a few years ago, as a dual boot, and my roommate helped me get wifi working on that. But it was some pretty good hoop jumping to do so. I realize Windows XP doesn't always recognize my drivers either, but I can usually get those working by putting in the driver cd and going from there. The point is that I am simply more familiar with Windows XP, and I am pretty lazy, and would rather not spend my time learning a new os. For now I am happy to keep up with desktop Linux developments by reading sites like this. I really don't think MS will be able to maintain its monopoly indefenitely, and perhaps as their failures keep mounting I will be more apt to really try something else.
There's a world of difference between the Chinese government censoring the internet and net neutrality. They are using taxpayer money to artificially limit what would voluntarily be consumed by paying customers. If you don't like the terms of the internet service providers, you are welcome not to use their service. But over there the people are compelled by force to participate.
I view this the same way as our cable TV provider and ala carte scenario. I don't find that the 200 channels they offer for one block rate is compelling enough, so I simply don't subscribe. When they decide to offer individual channels I want at a reasonable price I will gladly pay for it once more. Until then, I'll go with netflix or whatever other entertainment seems appealing. But I don't believe that forcing others to use their property in certain ways is the right thing to do. I'm sure some people might call me an industry shill for saying that, but that's what I feel is just in this situation.
If internet providers start choking their bandwidth enough, I will not subscribe to their service too. Maybe I'll just stick to using the internet at work... who knows. But what I do know is that it would create a great business opportunity for a new provider to come in and offer what people want to pay for.
My company (a mid-size IBM e-commerce partner) uses T series thinkpads for every employee. I have a T43 while many coworkers have been upgraded to T60s. Honestly, I'm not all that much of a fan. I prefer using my own Asus laptop which has a wide screen, dedicated graphics chip, and a 7200rpm hard drive.
The cost element of WiMax definitely worries me. I am so tired of paying full price for my cell phone service that I am taking steps to go with a combination of WiFi voip and pre-paid plans. As such I have recently acquired the Nokia n800 with Skype. Cost is the number one reason I chose to go with this platform instead of something like the iPhone. I simply can't justify paying such high data plan costs. I have heard Sprint will be coming out with a version of the Nokia N800 that includes 3g support. But I can't imagine it will be much more cost effective than Apple/AT&T's offering. So, since I am almost always near a computer or wifi network, I will continue to pay for the hardware up front and shun monthly data costs. I have dealt without having constant cell phone service before, and I can deal with having less connectivity once more.
For what it's worth, if anything, I'm not much of a reader of fiction myself. But even so I can see how value and wisdom can be gained from reading fiction books. Normally I stick to online publications and non-fiction as well. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of the only fiction books I've read in the last couple years, and it was well worth my time.
lol, wow that is pretty funny indeed. I have about 3 years of Java server side experience. I would never think of myself as a senior developer.