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Submission + - Young people are 'lost generation' who can no longer fix gadgets... (telegraph.co.uk)

antdude writes: "Young people in Britain have become a lost generation who can no longer mend gadgets and appliances because they have grown up in a disposable world, the professor giving this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures has warned.

Danielle George, Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering, at the University of Manchester, claims that the under 40s expect everything to ‘just work’ and have no idea what to do when things go wrong..."

Comment Re:Chinglish (Score 1) 578

For me, I was born in USA from my Chinese parents. All the older generation people are legal immigrANTs, so they speak Chinese natively. However, I can't even communicate English very well due to my disabilities. I even struggled with Spanish since I live in a Latino area for a secondary language requirements. :(

Comment Yep, that is what I need to do! (Score 0) 214

I need to stop using my old dying 19" 5:4 1280x1024 Samsung SyncMaster monitor (turning on sometimes shows power light and picture blinking on and off in the cold room), so it is time for me to find and buy a new bigger and better monitor. Here is what I am looking for:

-Less than 25" horizontal width (screen + borders)
-Less than 22" vertical height (screen + borders + stand)
-Need to be able easily (I'm a weak guy) to rotate/move monitor due to the annoying sun shining on to it since window blinds don't help. Glossy screens might be problematic?
-Limited desk space due to bookshelves and stuff.
-Adjustable height and tiltable.
-Still need VGA (still use it 99% of the times with my Beklin KVM from Y2K) and DVI ports for very old computer setups (Linux, Windows, and Mac). Still using old ATI Radeon 4870 and GeForce 8800 GT video cards (512 MB of VRAM).
-8-bit colors (16.7 million colors).
-High resolution (more than my old monitor's 1280x1024!).
-Extra features not needed unless they are included for free: touch screen, built in speakers, 4K, screen rotation, etc.
-Do a lot of Internet, watching videos [16:9 (1920x1080) aspect ratio], some gaming (action/FPS too so fast speeds are required; less than 5? ms response times?; no IPS panels), basic graphic work, etc.
-less than $200 including taxes, etc.

I want to see the new monitor in person with local retail stores like Costco, Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, etc. before buying to be sure I like it.

So far, these interest me:
24 inches ASUS VS Series VS247H-P = $164.99 after $20 rebate -- http://frys.com/product/690214...
23 inches ASUS VS Series VS238H-P = $159.99 after $20 rebate -- http://frys.com/product/699931...

Thank you in advance. :)

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