Comment Re:The joke was too easy (Score 1) 370
once, just once, I'd like to be in the position to answer that question that way,
nice one
once, just once, I'd like to be in the position to answer that question that way,
nice one
I really hope we don't have to go through another "skip intro" phase.
Of the three main objections to Flash: Proprietary, Resource Hog, Inaccessible - this standard addresses exactly one.
I also have an n800 and use it to read
Evince lacks reflow but I can maximize the font by reducing the margins to 0 in Acrobat.
Evince beats the WinMo Acrobat reader because it remembers your page when you re-open the file, this is a feature not to be underestimated. On the other hand WinMo Acro has reflow and zoom which make a book readable on a very small screen. WinMo Acro. though, doesn't remember your settings per book, or at all, which makes it irritating when the device needs to be rebooted ( every 2 to 3 days )
The next evolution for me is probably going to be e-ink in the form of a Foxit eSlick Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/ebook/) I have handled the Sony readers in the Sony store and they are really nice to hold, too expensive but hopefully the eSlick will be as good and cheaper.
atb good luck
step 1: buy lots of old computers
step 2: buy some serial cables
step 3: beowulf the computers
step 4: use the rs232 cables with appropriate mices.
step 5: make sure you are using linux
step 6: direct the serial signals appropriately
step 7: either use a vm xp or linux to play the game
step *: never give up trying to make it work, remember, your time is infinite - spending $300 for a dell vostro is like spelling the word "DEFEAT" in a snowbank with dead penguin bodies.
I have been using a Radtech BT600 (http://www.radtech.us/Products/BT600.aspx) for a couple of weeks now and I am very impressed, it nicely addresses your USB charging issue and, in a pinch you can use it as a USB mouse also.
The build quality is very good, a solid mouse though it is a little on the small side it doesn't weigh very much and even though I have a lot of bluetooth devices it can pair with it consistently chooses the right one.
Installation was perhaps the smoothest I have ever experienced (Vista x64) - I paired it with the computer and everything just started working within 5 seconds.
It has a convenient recessed off switch on the top, time between on/off switching is about 1 second. Tracking is on par with my favorite wired Intellimouse. The buttons are nice, not too sensitive the left/right are a bit loud, the side buttons are a bit stiff but not bad and the wheel is quiet with a good feel.
I don't know much about the battery life but one review claimed 2 weeks with it switched on all the time.
All in all I am very happy with this mouse.
What about a vibrator?
This is the mechanism used to clean the CCD in many high-end digital cameras and since the rovers are obviously built to withstand very high magnitude vibrations why not use a similar system on them?
The rover could be parked on an incline, identical to the technique used to get them maximum solar exposure during "winter", and then vibrate the dust off the panels.
Even the smallest cell phone has a vibrator, they are small and light-weight I'm not sure how energy-efficient they are but I'd wager the power generating improvement would more than offset the expenditure.
My organization just rolled out its new site design (which includes a good chunk of moved pages), and I just upgraded my copy of Danny Goodman's _Dynamic HTML_ to 3rd edition ("updated for Ajax and Web 2.0"). So I quickly realized we should have an AJAX script on our 404 pages. Parse the given URL, apply some heuristics, test a half-dozen candidate addresses, forward user to the best match.
With all the fancy scientists in the world, why can't they just once build a nuclear balm?