That sounds exactly like the Kindle DX (http://amazon.com/kindledx). While the ebooks Amazon sells have DRM, it reads all sorts of formats, and DX reads pdfs (I don't believe the kindle 2 has one). I have a kindle one and the majority of my reading material is things I have put on it, be it from feedbooks.com, mobileread.com, or other sources.
I just graduated last year from UIUC (BS in Comp Sci), and I know multiple people who came out with base salaries in the 70k-80k range. This doesn't include things like stock or signing bonuses and relocation packages. It wasn't the norm, but it's defineatly there for the taking. All the ones I know who got these type of salaries either had multiple prior summer internships/co-ops or (in one case) had done a large amount of research during our undergrad. I don't remember the average for our school (think it's out on the net somewhere), but I believe it was in the 58k-60k range.
Yea, but the normal price* on Amazon.com is 228, vs 249 on apple store. Both offer free shipping, so the engraving is really about 21 bucks. Though the amazon.com one comes with 5 dollars worth of mp3's from their store (not sure if apple does something similar).
(I think the black friday sale price on apple is the same as amazon, though I'm not sure).
Wouldn't this be akin to trading in your old car? I don't think you can decide you don't like the new car and you want to trade it for your old one back in most cases.
I started watching the scene when it was featured on slashdot, and it's mildly entertaining. One question about this list, what about Red Vs. Blue? I think most people would consider it one of the best downloadable shows.
Yea, we use them sometimes down here at University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). They rarely record the responses, are decently expensive, and while they say at the begining of the year the bookstores will take them back, they don't always, and then you're out the cash those damn things cost.
In January of this year, I was pulled over by a traffic officer for "disobeying a steady red", a.k.a. running a red light. I pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge, and today - nearly six months later - I went to court to find out the fate of my ticket violation. Check out how Google Maps saved me some serious cash - and points on my license!
There I was on a bench waiting for my name to be called at the Downtown Manhattan DMV hearings bureau. After hearing several testimonies from other drivers, I knew this Judge wasn't going to be sympathetic to my troubles. So driver after driver, all but one had a happy ending. So now I'm worried because being found guilty would mean a 150 dollar fine, plus 50 in penalties, and worse of all points on my license. I began to contemplate how it all happened since it had been so long. I jotted down some notes on a small piece of paper, and then the moment of truth arrived.
After my name was called, I gathered my belongings and made my way up to the stand where the offending officer joined me. The judge swore her in and asked for her testimony. The officer did what I expected - after all, I had been listening to all of those prior testimonies - and began to describe the scene of the violation. In her story I noticed one fatal flaw, which I had planned to exploit but I had no proof whatsoever. The officer stated the street I was on was a one way westbound street and I was turning onto an avenue that was at a two way street separated by a concrete divider. Only thing was, I was on a two way, not one.
So it came time for my testimony and I stated that I was in mid-turn when an oncoming vehicle was coming toward me very quickly and I had decided not to make the turn until that SUV passed me. The Judge stopped and asked me how could there be an oncoming vehicle if the street was only one way. I stated that it was indeed a two way street. The officer reiterated that it was only a one way. So who was the judge to believe? I was desperate for proof so I did the unthinkable: I whipped out my notebook. I was very lucky to find an extremely bad connection via Wi-Fi. I pulled up Firefox and when to maps.google.com. I typed up the intersection and zoomed in as close as possible:
Description
As you can see, Cathedral Pkwy (110th street) has no arrow indicating the traffic directions. However, 109th and 111th do. I mentioned this to the judge that this means that 110th is indeed a two way street. The traffic officer begged to differ. She said perhaps an arrow was just missing from the equation. So I called her bluff, and researched a new intersection, Times Square:
Description
I asked her honor if she was familiar with 42nd Street. She nodded and I continued to mention how all of its neighboring streets have indication arrows of the direction, with one exception: 42nd Street. Everyone knows that this is a two way. The judge said that due to lack of memory of the officer she will have to dismiss the violation. Thank you Google Maps, you rule.
Go here for the pics http://www.networkmirror.com/eImYJ9RHQxDLQcPZ/www. gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/google_maps_he lps_fight_traffic_tickets_07160942/index.html
What's wrong with you? Instead of reading slashdot, if you care so much go do something about it. This is a place for technical discussion, thus, don't be surprised that that's what you will find here.
Agreed. I have the exact same one, and it's pretty sturdy. Lived in the dorm for 2 years, and never had a problem because I always locked it up. I know for a fact that it has saved it at least once, because during finals this year, I locked it up at my table at the library, and went to grab a bite to eat from the downstairs (The girl next to us was supposed to watch it.) I come back, and she tells me that some guy walking by had grabbed my laptop, and the table shaking nudged her awake, the guy realized the labtop was locked to the table, and ran off.
One place to check out is government labs, like Sandia National Labs, http://www.sandia.gov/ in Albuquerque New Mexico. I interned there starting my sophmore year in High School. Being a government lab rather than a corporation, they try to teach you rather than just squeeze as much work out of you as they can. They pay well too (7.75 per hour for High School and 13.00 for college freshman, going up by the year), and you can learn alot of useful things (I learned SQL, Java, and began programming there). There are other labs like it, Las Alamos and Lawrence Livermore being two. It is very competative, and if you don't get a chance, doing some form of volunteer work is probably a good alternative. Even if you don't get paid, it will look very well on your resume.
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Turn off the checkbox setting "Accelerate Web Pages" (or something similar, I don't have mine in front of me) in the browser settings.
That sounds exactly like the Kindle DX (http://amazon.com/kindledx). While the ebooks Amazon sells have DRM, it reads all sorts of formats, and DX reads pdfs (I don't believe the kindle 2 has one). I have a kindle one and the majority of my reading material is things I have put on it, be it from feedbooks.com, mobileread.com, or other sources.
I just graduated last year from UIUC (BS in Comp Sci), and I know multiple people who came out with base salaries in the 70k-80k range. This doesn't include things like stock or signing bonuses and relocation packages. It wasn't the norm, but it's defineatly there for the taking. All the ones I know who got these type of salaries either had multiple prior summer internships/co-ops or (in one case) had done a large amount of research during our undergrad. I don't remember the average for our school (think it's out on the net somewhere), but I believe it was in the 58k-60k range.
One article I read said they would be putting it up, and it may be a week or so before most of the catalog shows up.
Yea, but the normal price* on Amazon.com is 228, vs 249 on apple store. Both offer free shipping, so the engraving is really about 21 bucks. Though the amazon.com one comes with 5 dollars worth of mp3's from their store (not sure if apple does something similar). (I think the black friday sale price on apple is the same as amazon, though I'm not sure).
Wouldn't this be akin to trading in your old car? I don't think you can decide you don't like the new car and you want to trade it for your old one back in most cases.
What if they need to print it out? I frequently print out teacher's slides.
Right. Tech shows. Ignore me. :)
I started watching the scene when it was featured on slashdot, and it's mildly entertaining. One question about this list, what about Red Vs. Blue? I think most people would consider it one of the best downloadable shows.
Yea, we use them sometimes down here at University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). They rarely record the responses, are decently expensive, and while they say at the begining of the year the bookstores will take them back, they don't always, and then you're out the cash those damn things cost.
In January of this year, I was pulled over by a traffic officer for "disobeying a steady red", a.k.a. running a red light. I pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge, and today - nearly six months later - I went to court to find out the fate of my ticket violation. Check out how Google Maps saved me some serious cash - and points on my license! There I was on a bench waiting for my name to be called at the Downtown Manhattan DMV hearings bureau. After hearing several testimonies from other drivers, I knew this Judge wasn't going to be sympathetic to my troubles. So driver after driver, all but one had a happy ending. So now I'm worried because being found guilty would mean a 150 dollar fine, plus 50 in penalties, and worse of all points on my license. I began to contemplate how it all happened since it had been so long. I jotted down some notes on a small piece of paper, and then the moment of truth arrived. After my name was called, I gathered my belongings and made my way up to the stand where the offending officer joined me. The judge swore her in and asked for her testimony. The officer did what I expected - after all, I had been listening to all of those prior testimonies - and began to describe the scene of the violation. In her story I noticed one fatal flaw, which I had planned to exploit but I had no proof whatsoever. The officer stated the street I was on was a one way westbound street and I was turning onto an avenue that was at a two way street separated by a concrete divider. Only thing was, I was on a two way, not one. So it came time for my testimony and I stated that I was in mid-turn when an oncoming vehicle was coming toward me very quickly and I had decided not to make the turn until that SUV passed me. The Judge stopped and asked me how could there be an oncoming vehicle if the street was only one way. I stated that it was indeed a two way street. The officer reiterated that it was only a one way. So who was the judge to believe? I was desperate for proof so I did the unthinkable: I whipped out my notebook. I was very lucky to find an extremely bad connection via Wi-Fi. I pulled up Firefox and when to maps.google.com. I typed up the intersection and zoomed in as close as possible: Description As you can see, Cathedral Pkwy (110th street) has no arrow indicating the traffic directions. However, 109th and 111th do. I mentioned this to the judge that this means that 110th is indeed a two way street. The traffic officer begged to differ. She said perhaps an arrow was just missing from the equation. So I called her bluff, and researched a new intersection, Times Square: Description I asked her honor if she was familiar with 42nd Street. She nodded and I continued to mention how all of its neighboring streets have indication arrows of the direction, with one exception: 42nd Street. Everyone knows that this is a two way. The judge said that due to lack of memory of the officer she will have to dismiss the violation. Thank you Google Maps, you rule. Go here for the pics http://www.networkmirror.com/eImYJ9RHQxDLQcPZ/www. gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/google_maps_he lps_fight_traffic_tickets_07160942/index.html
What's wrong with you? Instead of reading slashdot, if you care so much go do something about it. This is a place for technical discussion, thus, don't be surprised that that's what you will find here.
Agreed. I have the exact same one, and it's pretty sturdy. Lived in the dorm for 2 years, and never had a problem because I always locked it up. I know for a fact that it has saved it at least once, because during finals this year, I locked it up at my table at the library, and went to grab a bite to eat from the downstairs (The girl next to us was supposed to watch it.) I come back, and she tells me that some guy walking by had grabbed my laptop, and the table shaking nudged her awake, the guy realized the labtop was locked to the table, and ran off.
Best movie of the year! Robert Ebert gives it 2 thumbs up! If you only see one movie this lifetime, this is the one to see!
Which is why you should turn it over to the FSF....and hence the grandparent's point.
One place to check out is government labs, like Sandia National Labs, http://www.sandia.gov/ in Albuquerque New Mexico. I interned there starting my sophmore year in High School. Being a government lab rather than a corporation, they try to teach you rather than just squeeze as much work out of you as they can. They pay well too (7.75 per hour for High School and 13.00 for college freshman, going up by the year), and you can learn alot of useful things (I learned SQL, Java, and began programming there). There are other labs like it, Las Alamos and Lawrence Livermore being two. It is very competative, and if you don't get a chance, doing some form of volunteer work is probably a good alternative. Even if you don't get paid, it will look very well on your resume.