Old enough not to have Bluetooth.
I.e. it's a First Gen iPod Touch.
I'm not rich enough to burn $100 bills to light my cigars; I'm not rich enough to throw away a $400 iPod Touch. (Yeah, yeah, sell it on Craig's List and just buy an iPhone.)
That's interesting.
When I asked the T-Mobile rep last time they were here at my place of employment they told me they had nothing like that.
What does it tether with? The iPod Touch does not have Bluetooth, so I'd need 802.11 in order to work with both my iPod and my laptop.
But before you even do that you have to buy an Android phone -- which isn't free, or even inexpensive.
I already own an iPod Touch and a MB Air.
What I want is an inexpensive basic phone that I can use to tether my existing devices.
Some days I just want to carry my phone, other days I want to carry my phone and my iPod, and some other days I'm willing to carry my laptop. (And there are days I don't want to carry any of them.)
You can get this kind of information from ever major manufacturer, even on bikes that they haven't sold for years.
Well, it would appear that this "manufacturer" can't actually supply the information.
I could spend hours tracking down the bearing specs, or getting someone to pull the bushings (they're press fit) and measure the bearings. Probably take 10 minutes to find the bearings on the web, a week to order them, then get them pressed in. I'd lose all that time riding. The bearings are pretty small, so I'd wager they'd be trashed again in a few weeks.
But if REI is willing to take the lazy way out and just give me a refund, why should I argue? And I get to try something else that might work better for me. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
Yes, it's a Novara.
They can't get the rear suspension bushings.
The center pivot bushings have -- or had -- ball bearings in them. Totally destroyed. I'd say they were way under spec'ed. Actually I'm not sure why they ever had ball bearings to begin with. I suspect solid brass or bronze would have worked just fine and held up a lot better. I could get a set machined I suppose, but if REI will give me full refund for their inability to get $50 worth of replacement parts, who am I to argue.
And that's not the only thing that failed. The SRAM rear hub grenaded too, but I had a Mavic wheel/hub/rim that seems bulletproof. I'll have to swap the busted SRAM wheel back on before I return it.
If they want the Cell processor they can always buy IBM BladeCenter servers. You can run Linux on those too.
The IBM iron will cost more, but I'd wager getting Sony to sell them PS/3s that will run Linux will also cost more -- a lot more.
I'd guess that originally they figured they could stretch their budget $$ by using PS/3s, and no doubt they did. But that was then and this is now.
Heck, I can't even get parts for my 1&1/2 year old mountain bike. Fortunately I bought it at REI and they'll let me return it for a full refund and then I can buy a new bike. REI FTW.
Offhand I'd say your attempt to twist my example of why "finders keepers" doesn't work in the Real World into a failed analogy of the Apple/iPhone4G situation is itself an epic failure.
I'm sure you'll tell us all how your really feel about Apple though.
Also, why can't I ever find a prototype of some highly-anticipated tech candy left unattended in a bar somewhere?
Probably for the same reason I can't pick the stocks that are going to zoom from $80 to $250 in six months.
What ever happened to finders keepers??
If Apple is gonna keep losing their 4G iPhones, I seriously think law enforcement needs to stop helping them. Apple is careless and that's the price they pay.
Kindergarden playground rules don't apply in the Real World. IANAL, but I do know that from a legal standpoint I can "store" my property anywhere I want and it doesn't cease being mine just because you can pick it up and carry it off.
Oh look, I found your Porsche parked on the street. I'll just take it home with me. Finders keepers. I don't think so.
tell you? Or don't tell you?
Yes, it involves the threat of feeding the chick to the snake.
No, I don't know this from firsthand experience.
It is alleged to be an effective tactic.
I hope I don't need to explain any more than I already have.
Trying to teach a fifty year old salesman what his granddaughter does with ease is almost baffling.
I'm fifty years old you insensitive clod. But I'm a software developer, not a sales drone.
I'm sure there some 50 year olds out there with grandchildren. I'm not one of them. Yes, I'm sure.
I had a laugh the other day when I told my daughter (recent uni. grad), and her friends who she was skyping with, about snakes, baby chicks, and chatroulette.
Go figure.
Stockbrokers with smartphones. Ain't going to stop 'em.
I mean,
I suspect it works on other things that are -- gasp -- !linux.
The cost of feathers has risen, even down is up!
