My PDA is a Kyocera 6035. I find the phone / Palm integration to be pretty good, and quite useful. Although now that the current crop of things have higher-resolution, color screens, I'm beginning to hate the 'ole green & black.
I use my PDA to do my finances. Much easier to keep track of things when I can easily record the transaction at the time of the transaction, rather than relying on my memory.
I also use Vindigo for when I travel. It's great to have some maps w/ build-in navigation.
Avantgo is handy for keeping things around to read when I have a few minutes.
I keep notes for work, task lists, all the basic PDA functions.
And games of course, I'd love to be able to run a C64 emulator though.
Well, Vindigo can give you closest public transportation stops (although only T, not bus), and Commute can give you schedules. The MBTA has it's own bus, train, etc schedule program for the Palm, but it's retarded and not useful. They didn't create any type of "auto-update" feature, nor is it quick and easy to view several schedules at the same time.
Commute, which seems to be the best option, and while useful, takes a bit of work to get the schedules into it. Partly this is because the MBTA is run by idiots (schedules are in PDF or poorly formated text), and partly because the commute schedule format is a bit wonky. Several people have wrote programs to import MBTA schedules into Commute, but their installation and maintenance is more work than just doing the schedules yourself.
free/busy scheduler. Calendar, new appointment, select a few co-workers, pick a time. You can see if they're busy at that time or not. Timezone synchronization is automatic. Select some resources as well, like a conference bridge or a video projector -- you can see if it's in use at that time. This is the killer app of Exchange.
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Where I work, we use MeetingMaker, which seems to work pretty well, and does all of the calendar functions you describe.
Walmart is evil. The company has a documented history of doing bad, bad, things, such as taking out life insurance policies on their employees (without the employees' knowledge), sell guns but not birth control (like the morning-after pill), and allowing their pharmicists to make decisions about what prescriptions to fill (or not to) even though they might be the only pharmacy within driving range. You can read more here.
I refuse to shop at Walmart and all their related companies. You should too.
I've been thinking a lot lately about the phone / PDA / MP3 player / digicam / DV cam integration issue. For examples of the above, the new Sony PDAs are PDA / MP3 / digicam. Kyocera is making phone / PDA / MP3. Kodak is even produced a MP3 / digicam / DV device! To me, it makes sense to have a phone and PDA combined, because those devices are informational, and don't generally require all that much storage space. We're talking, at the current time, less than 100MB, in general. Plus, those two devices can leverage each other's strengths to produce something really useful.
On the other hand, MP3 players, digital cameras, and video cameras do not belong with integrated phones or PDAs. These media device require a lot more storage space, which at the moment, means a hard drive. My MP3 player, a Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 has a 20GB hard drive, which is fantastic! I love carrying around all the music I own on it. My digital camera, which is at the low-end of the spectrum (1.3 MP), currently has a 128MB card, which is adequate for a trip of approx 2 weeks or so. I can imagine that if I purchased a camera with a better resolution, I'd want a lot more storage on the camera, perhaps somewhere in the range of 1GB. (BTW, can the cameras that take CF cards use the microdrives?) I currently don't own a video camera, but have been working with digital video at my job, and it's fantastic. If I were to get a video camera, why not get one that has a HD built in? With the addition of a firewire or network port, you could transfer the video over quite quickly. Unite the media devices around the fact that they need a lot of storage, which requires a larger form factor.
I'm actually not convinced that a MP3 player should be integrated with anything, as I can forsee situations where that'd be really inconvenient. However, I'd love to have a combo digicam / DV cam, and hope that more device like that are produced. Sadly, all of the video cameras I've seen that also take still photos don't do a good job of that, and all the digicams I've seen that take videos don't do a good job of that.
It seems like you've never used one of the combo device before. Here's some feedback based on my experiences with my Kyocera 6035 over the past 1+ year. In short, I love it, and am looking forward to the 7135 when it gets cheaper.
1) Combo will either be too big for an ideal phone or too small for an ideal pda.
For me, at least, this isn't an issue, as one combo device is smaller and more convenient than separate PDA + cellphone. It still fits in most of the pockets of my pants; jackets; backpack.
2) PDAs should have long battery life. But they don't when part of a power-guzzling cellphone.
Not always true. My Kyocera 6035 will run for approx 4 days with moderate phone and PDA use. If the phone is turned off, it'll last for over a month. (like when I'm travelling abroad and don't have mobile service) For trips in the US, I just bring a charger, like I would if I had a solo mobile phone.
3) Can't talk and tap at the same time. Unless you've brought along the earpiece attachment. But then there you go carrying two objects again.
Untrue. Most combo devices have speakerphones built in. In addition, it's much easier to stick a headset in your pocket than a separate device. Plus, you can put them in very small pockets. Jabra especially makes tiny headsets.
4) PDA/cellphones usually seem to be less expandable or a few OS versions behind the latest solo PDAs.
Yes, but so what? On the flip side, most are upgradeable. However, this is an issue whenever you buy a small form factor device. Comparing the 6035 to the 7135, the main differences are: lack of color screen, less RAM (8MB), no expansion card, slower processor, and PalmOS 4.x (7135 uses PalmOS 5.0). The PDA / phone features are almost identical, and are for all for the Palm-based devices. Where you get the differences is in the integration of the phone and PDA. I love for example, to be able to bring up a restaurant in Vindigo and dial it directly from the application. Or, using a small yellow pages app to find out the address and phone number of a place, then get maps and directions. Or having the contact lists in my phone and PDA be the same one. Plus, the phone acts as a modem for other PQAs, email, and web browsing.
5) In the US, switching to a different wireless carrier means switching to a different phone. With a combo unit, you'd have to switch to a different PDA too.
Not always true. But, even if you do, so what? That's just part of the decision making process of switching carriers. When you do that, you usually have to get a new phone. However, you can often get a free, or really cheap phone, then switch your plan over to your "old" phone fairly easily.
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Actually, the computer you're describing is similar to the "desktop replacement" laptops that are in the marketplace now. They have almost full-sized keyboards, which is great for when you're on the road, and allow external keyboards / mice to be plugged in as well. In addition, many laptops now sport TV-out; I know that a number of Dells and Sonys do, at the least.
While I think that your imaginary product is sort of interesting (I still run my C128, and love it), I'm not sure that I see the benefit / difference between a laptop and/or console. It sounds like you are combining them in a way that doesn't support any of the existing software out there. Based on that, I think that it would be an extremely difficult sell to anyone other than hobbyists as a workstation / computer, rather than a console w/ added features.
While I was disapointed about that as well, the actor who they've used for the past few games is pretty darn good. While his voice isn't the same as Harrison Ford's, they put a lot of the wryness and vocal inflections that Mr Ford had.
One of my "olde timey" favs from my C64 days is "Project: Fire Start". You're sent to a research station orbiting Jupiter? to discover what's happened to the crew. Turns out that there are some super-creepy aliens! that jump out at you and adapt to your weapons, kind of like the Borg. Scary as hell.
Perhaps you should look here for products to help alleviate your wife's allergies. I'd also really suggest ripping up any carpets you have in your house. A lot of indoor allergies can be alleviated with a number of easy steps: 1. Remove as many dust-holding (i.e. fabric) items from your house as possible (carpets, rugs, curtains); 2. be extremely vigilant about dusting and vacuuming (you can buy HEPA vacuum cleaners or even bags for an existing vacuum cleaner); 3. get rid of any environmental allergens (pets); 4. launder sheets and towels more frequently (2x a week at least); and 5. take allergy medication, like Allegra.
Actually, the City of Tallahasse, FL owns and operates all the utilities in the community. So, it's not as far-fetched as you might think. I have no personal knowledge about the level of service provided, etc., but it is happening.
I've worked with a number of smokers, and they take something on average of at least 1 15 minutes break an hour. Some people spend more time smoking than working. Perhaps they're the minority of smokers. Perhaps not.
Also, why is it that smokers feel that it's ok to throw their butts on the ground?
Of course, anyone that smokes is an idiot. If you like the nicotine that much, switch to a patch, bill, or gum! Smoke candy cigaretts instead.
My vote is for getting one of the combo phone/PDAs. I have a Kyocera 6035 and love it. Of course, the 7135 is out now, which has a color screen and can also play MP3s, but it's also around $600.
You can pick up the 6035 for under $200 if you look. The two things about it that I want now are: more memory (it has only 8MB), and a better screen (it's one of the black/ green ones).
I recently purchased a hard drive-based MP3 player, which is fantastic. I can't imagine going back to being limited to one or a few albums at any one time. So, for me, integration of an MP3 player into a PDA isn't really going to be useful for listening to music. Perhaps for using MP3s for ring tones, but that's about it.
The same goes for digital cameras. Unless the storage capacity grows quite a bit and the resolution grows as well, I'd just rather have a standalone camera. My current 1.3MP has 256 MB of storage, which is enough for a week's vacation anywhere without needing to bring a computer or multiple memory cards.
With my combo phone/PDA, I can use the phone as a modem for the PDA functions (Avantgo, web, PQAs, email, etc), dial phone numbers from within any of my palm applications (address book, memos, Vindigo, etc), do "yellow pages" searches (and dial the number directly, get maps, and directions), access AIM via SMS, and a whole bunch of things.
Sure, the device is a bit large, but it beats carrying around two devices (phone & PDA).
Another feature that I like about the 6035 is the hard keyboard. I hate touch-screens for dialing phones; you can't do it w/out looking at it...
See, the issue is one of long-time societal conditioning. Your viewpoint seems similar to that of people in the past who thought that women weren't smart enough to vote (in the US, prior to the 60s), or that non-whites were "savages" (Europe prior to the 1800s). In fact, it used to be "common knowledge" that their brains were just too different for them to become "civilized". As we now know, that's a bunch of crap. So is your arguement regarding male / female brains.
The reason, in general, why women are not interested in science, video games, or logic, is because historically, women were told that those types of things were not "lady-like". Instead, their energies were channeled into things like "homemaking" and secretarial work.
Where I work, there are a number of female coders, and they're good. Several of my female friends were math majors in college. My wife is a anesthesoliogist, but I can't spell it...
The only reason, in general, why women aren't into the same things as men, or the same fields, is because of societial pressures and history. Sure, there are indeed some biological differences between the sexes, such as men's increased levels of testosterone and it's relationship to anger / fighting. However, when you combine that with the video game industry's macho and condescending attitude towards women, it's no wonder that most women are not interested in playing video games. Many games objectify them in a fashion similar to soft-core porn. That's not nice. That's not healthy.
Men are affected by this as well, but in the opposite way. Your post clearly shows that you are brainwashed to think in that manner as well.
One issue that I have not seen people bring up, is that the reason why most men are not offended by their portrayals in games (muscular, etc.), is that it's generally a positive, hero-esque one. Think of Duke Nuke'em. Being the Duke was cool. He had great audio quotes, looked sharp when wearing his jetpack, and really kicked ass! Compare and contrast that with how over-sexed and weak women are portrayed in many games. Mainly, women are seen as sex objects; even when they are strong characters, they are still portrayed as bombshells. I'm not saying that sex has no place in a video game, but by making everything about sex, you become innured to it, which results in the current situation.
To address your comment concerning people identifying with the protagonist in a story, whether it's a game, book, or movie, it seems like you are an exception. Most people DO identify with the hero of a story. That's part of what makes them so engaging. If you don't identify with the main character, what usually ends up happening is that the piece of fiction seems boring and not engaging. By identifying with a fictional character, it allows you to experience things and behave in a manner different from your ordinary life. It's not that people's lives are necessarily lame, but I can't deny that there's a certain coolness to sneaking around and doing some espionage in Deus Ex or becomming a pirate and plundering the Carribean in Pirates.
You can always trot out an example or two counter to any argument. For this situation, see Alice, from American McGee's Alice, or Princess Peach in the post-Super Mario games (Kart, Tennis, Golf, etc.). However, while that examples can certainly be a sign that things are changing, the overall trend is still overwhelmingly negative.
For the gaming industry to continue to grow, they will have to make a bigger effort to include women. Why alienate half of your potential market? That's just stupid. Women don't necessarily want or need "sharing, community" games. I think there are many games that women could be interested in if the objectification of their sex were eliminted.
Actually, the Ford Probe was designed and marketed as a "sports car for women". A friend of mine who worked for Ford when the Probe was developed mentioned this to me once.
SpeechWorks also offers a high-quality network telephony concatenative TTS engine, called Speechify. We also offer a formant-based TTS engine, as well as an embedded TTS one based on Speechify. See some demos here.
We also offer quite a large range of languages. Our Canadian French voice, which was just released, is fantastic! Looks like marketing hasn't put him on the demo page yet though...:(
Perhaps they do need it... The minimum specs listed for a game might not be accurate. Of course, perhaps these people have issues with their computers other than processor speed, but who knows?
Actually, I surprisingly like his talk show. He's had some very interesting guests, and has gotten into surprisingly non-typical talk show interview topics.
I tried watching Firefly, but just couldn't get into it. Perhaps it's the cowboy stuff. But, in general, it seems that on shows that are like the following, "a bunch of people flying around on a space ship, but it's not like Star Trek, because the characters DON'T GET ALONG!", the not getting along part seems way too forced, and totally lacks subtlety. That was my main beef with Andromeda and Farscape. Firefly seems to take that tack as well.
I don't necessarily pine for shows where everyone gets along, but it if there was that much friction between shipmates, is it that likely they'd stay together and not kill each other? (or something like that...)
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My PDA is a Kyocera 6035. I find the phone / Palm integration to be pretty good, and quite useful. Although now that the current crop of things have higher-resolution, color screens, I'm beginning to hate the 'ole green & black.
I use my PDA to do my finances. Much easier to keep track of things when I can easily record the transaction at the time of the transaction, rather than relying on my memory.
I also use Vindigo for when I travel. It's great to have some maps w/ build-in navigation.
Avantgo is handy for keeping things around to read when I have a few minutes.
I keep notes for work, task lists, all the basic PDA functions.
And games of course, I'd love to be able to run a C64 emulator though.
PQA apps are really handy as well.
Todd
Well, Vindigo can give you closest public transportation stops (although only T, not bus), and Commute can give you schedules. The MBTA has it's own bus, train, etc schedule program for the Palm, but it's retarded and not useful. They didn't create any type of "auto-update" feature, nor is it quick and easy to view several schedules at the same time.
Commute, which seems to be the best option, and while useful, takes a bit of work to get the schedules into it. Partly this is because the MBTA is run by idiots (schedules are in PDF or poorly formated text), and partly because the commute schedule format is a bit wonky. Several people have wrote programs to import MBTA schedules into Commute, but their installation and maintenance is more work than just doing the schedules yourself.
Todd
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free/busy scheduler. Calendar, new appointment, select a few co-workers, pick a time. You can see if they're busy at that time or not. Timezone synchronization is automatic. Select some resources as well, like a conference bridge or a video projector -- you can see if it's in use at that time. This is the killer app of Exchange.
--quote-- Where I work, we use MeetingMaker, which seems to work pretty well, and does all of the calendar functions you describe.
Todd
I refuse to shop at Walmart and all their related companies. You should too.
Todd
On the other hand, MP3 players, digital cameras, and video cameras do not belong with integrated phones or PDAs. These media device require a lot more storage space, which at the moment, means a hard drive. My MP3 player, a Creative Nomad Jukebox 3 has a 20GB hard drive, which is fantastic! I love carrying around all the music I own on it. My digital camera, which is at the low-end of the spectrum (1.3 MP), currently has a 128MB card, which is adequate for a trip of approx 2 weeks or so. I can imagine that if I purchased a camera with a better resolution, I'd want a lot more storage on the camera, perhaps somewhere in the range of 1GB. (BTW, can the cameras that take CF cards use the microdrives?) I currently don't own a video camera, but have been working with digital video at my job, and it's fantastic. If I were to get a video camera, why not get one that has a HD built in? With the addition of a firewire or network port, you could transfer the video over quite quickly. Unite the media devices around the fact that they need a lot of storage, which requires a larger form factor.
I'm actually not convinced that a MP3 player should be integrated with anything, as I can forsee situations where that'd be really inconvenient. However, I'd love to have a combo digicam / DV cam, and hope that more device like that are produced. Sadly, all of the video cameras I've seen that also take still photos don't do a good job of that, and all the digicams I've seen that take videos don't do a good job of that.
Todd
1) Combo will either be too big for an ideal phone or too small for an ideal pda.
For me, at least, this isn't an issue, as one combo device is smaller and more convenient than separate PDA + cellphone. It still fits in most of the pockets of my pants; jackets; backpack.
2) PDAs should have long battery life. But they don't when part of a power-guzzling cellphone.
Not always true. My Kyocera 6035 will run for approx 4 days with moderate phone and PDA use. If the phone is turned off, it'll last for over a month. (like when I'm travelling abroad and don't have mobile service) For trips in the US, I just bring a charger, like I would if I had a solo mobile phone.
3) Can't talk and tap at the same time. Unless you've brought along the earpiece attachment. But then there you go carrying two objects again.
Untrue. Most combo devices have speakerphones built in. In addition, it's much easier to stick a headset in your pocket than a separate device. Plus, you can put them in very small pockets. Jabra especially makes tiny headsets.
4) PDA/cellphones usually seem to be less expandable or a few OS versions behind the latest solo PDAs. Yes, but so what? On the flip side, most are upgradeable. However, this is an issue whenever you buy a small form factor device. Comparing the 6035 to the 7135, the main differences are: lack of color screen, less RAM (8MB), no expansion card, slower processor, and PalmOS 4.x (7135 uses PalmOS 5.0). The PDA / phone features are almost identical, and are for all for the Palm-based devices. Where you get the differences is in the integration of the phone and PDA. I love for example, to be able to bring up a restaurant in Vindigo and dial it directly from the application. Or, using a small yellow pages app to find out the address and phone number of a place, then get maps and directions. Or having the contact lists in my phone and PDA be the same one. Plus, the phone acts as a modem for other PQAs, email, and web browsing.
5) In the US, switching to a different wireless carrier means switching to a different phone. With a combo unit, you'd have to switch to a different PDA too.
Not always true. But, even if you do, so what? That's just part of the decision making process of switching carriers. When you do that, you usually have to get a new phone. However, you can often get a free, or really cheap phone, then switch your plan over to your "old" phone fairly easily.
Todd
Actually, the computer you're describing is similar to the "desktop replacement" laptops that are in the marketplace now. They have almost full-sized keyboards, which is great for when you're on the road, and allow external keyboards / mice to be plugged in as well. In addition, many laptops now sport TV-out; I know that a number of Dells and Sonys do, at the least.
While I think that your imaginary product is sort of interesting (I still run my C128, and love it), I'm not sure that I see the benefit / difference between a laptop and/or console. It sounds like you are combining them in a way that doesn't support any of the existing software out there. Based on that, I think that it would be an extremely difficult sell to anyone other than hobbyists as a workstation / computer, rather than a console w/ added features.
Todd
While I was disapointed about that as well, the actor who they've used for the past few games is pretty darn good. While his voice isn't the same as Harrison Ford's, they put a lot of the wryness and vocal inflections that Mr Ford had.
Todd
One of my "olde timey" favs from my C64 days is "Project: Fire Start". You're sent to a research station orbiting Jupiter? to discover what's happened to the crew. Turns out that there are some super-creepy aliens! that jump out at you and adapt to your weapons, kind of like the Borg. Scary as hell.
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I've worked with a number of smokers, and they take something on average of at least 1 15 minutes break an hour. Some people spend more time smoking than working. Perhaps they're the minority of smokers. Perhaps not.
Also, why is it that smokers feel that it's ok to throw their butts on the ground?
Of course, anyone that smokes is an idiot. If you like the nicotine that much, switch to a patch, bill, or gum! Smoke candy cigaretts instead.
Todd
My vote is for getting one of the combo phone/PDAs. I have a Kyocera 6035 and love it. Of course, the 7135 is out now, which has a color screen and can also play MP3s, but it's also around $600.
You can pick up the 6035 for under $200 if you look. The two things about it that I want now are: more memory (it has only 8MB), and a better screen (it's one of the black/ green ones).
I recently purchased a hard drive-based MP3 player, which is fantastic. I can't imagine going back to being limited to one or a few albums at any one time. So, for me, integration of an MP3 player into a PDA isn't really going to be useful for listening to music. Perhaps for using MP3s for ring tones, but that's about it.
The same goes for digital cameras. Unless the storage capacity grows quite a bit and the resolution grows as well, I'd just rather have a standalone camera. My current 1.3MP has 256 MB of storage, which is enough for a week's vacation anywhere without needing to bring a computer or multiple memory cards.
With my combo phone/PDA, I can use the phone as a modem for the PDA functions (Avantgo, web, PQAs, email, etc), dial phone numbers from within any of my palm applications (address book, memos, Vindigo, etc), do "yellow pages" searches (and dial the number directly, get maps, and directions), access AIM via SMS, and a whole bunch of things.
Sure, the device is a bit large, but it beats carrying around two devices (phone & PDA).
Another feature that I like about the 6035 is the hard keyboard. I hate touch-screens for dialing phones; you can't do it w/out looking at it...
Todd
No, knowing the people behind movies like "SnowDogs", we would have gotten "WaterDog", with both Kevin Costner AND Cuba Gooding Jr.
Just the thought of that is making me cry...
See, the issue is one of long-time societal conditioning. Your viewpoint seems similar to that of people in the past who thought that women weren't smart enough to vote (in the US, prior to the 60s), or that non-whites were "savages" (Europe prior to the 1800s). In fact, it used to be "common knowledge" that their brains were just too different for them to become "civilized". As we now know, that's a bunch of crap. So is your arguement regarding male / female brains.
The reason, in general, why women are not interested in science, video games, or logic, is because historically, women were told that those types of things were not "lady-like". Instead, their energies were channeled into things like "homemaking" and secretarial work.
Where I work, there are a number of female coders, and they're good. Several of my female friends were math majors in college. My wife is a anesthesoliogist, but I can't spell it...
The only reason, in general, why women aren't into the same things as men, or the same fields, is because of societial pressures and history. Sure, there are indeed some biological differences between the sexes, such as men's increased levels of testosterone and it's relationship to anger / fighting. However, when you combine that with the video game industry's macho and condescending attitude towards women, it's no wonder that most women are not interested in playing video games. Many games objectify them in a fashion similar to soft-core porn. That's not nice. That's not healthy.
Men are affected by this as well, but in the opposite way. Your post clearly shows that you are brainwashed to think in that manner as well.
One issue that I have not seen people bring up, is that the reason why most men are not offended by their portrayals in games (muscular, etc.), is that it's generally a positive, hero-esque one. Think of Duke Nuke'em. Being the Duke was cool. He had great audio quotes, looked sharp when wearing his jetpack, and really kicked ass! Compare and contrast that with how over-sexed and weak women are portrayed in many games. Mainly, women are seen as sex objects; even when they are strong characters, they are still portrayed as bombshells. I'm not saying that sex has no place in a video game, but by making everything about sex, you become innured to it, which results in the current situation.
To address your comment concerning people identifying with the protagonist in a story, whether it's a game, book, or movie, it seems like you are an exception. Most people DO identify with the hero of a story. That's part of what makes them so engaging. If you don't identify with the main character, what usually ends up happening is that the piece of fiction seems boring and not engaging. By identifying with a fictional character, it allows you to experience things and behave in a manner different from your ordinary life. It's not that people's lives are necessarily lame, but I can't deny that there's a certain coolness to sneaking around and doing some espionage in Deus Ex or becomming a pirate and plundering the Carribean in Pirates.
You can always trot out an example or two counter to any argument. For this situation, see Alice, from American McGee's Alice, or Princess Peach in the post-Super Mario games (Kart, Tennis, Golf, etc.). However, while that examples can certainly be a sign that things are changing, the overall trend is still overwhelmingly negative.
For the gaming industry to continue to grow, they will have to make a bigger effort to include women. Why alienate half of your potential market? That's just stupid. Women don't necessarily want or need "sharing, community" games. I think there are many games that women could be interested in if the objectification of their sex were eliminted.
Todd
Also check out This Times Online article.
Todd
We also offer quite a large range of languages. Our Canadian French voice, which was just released, is fantastic! Looks like marketing hasn't put him on the demo page yet though... :(
Todd
That's totally cool. Hope it's good.
Speaking of movies on SciFi lately, anyone see _Velocity Trap_? Total Crap.
Todd
Perhaps they do need it... The minimum specs listed for a game might not be accurate. Of course, perhaps these people have issues with their computers other than processor speed, but who knows?
Todd
And don't forget Tempurpedic foam!
You could do that pretty easily in VoiceXML.
Actually, this whole topic is a lot like what the speech rec telephony market has been doing for years.
Todd
Actually, I surprisingly like his talk show. He's had some very interesting guests, and has gotten into surprisingly non-typical talk show interview topics.
Todd
> So what's next? Moon Patrol Xtreme?
DAMN! You stole my idea!
Todd
I tried watching Firefly, but just couldn't get into it. Perhaps it's the cowboy stuff. But, in general, it seems that on shows that are like the following, "a bunch of people flying around on a space ship, but it's not like Star Trek, because the characters DON'T GET ALONG!", the not getting along part seems way too forced, and totally lacks subtlety. That was my main beef with Andromeda and Farscape. Firefly seems to take that tack as well.
I don't necessarily pine for shows where everyone gets along, but it if there was that much friction between shipmates, is it that likely they'd stay together and not kill each other? (or something like that...)
Todd