Forcepath - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Instant-On Smartphones? (Score 2, Interesting) 324

by Forcepath on Sunday November 22, 2009 @02:03AM (#30191348) Attached to: Microsoft, Other Rivals Slam Google Chrome OS

Students? They wouldn't be caught dead with one of these. Too limited. Too ghetto :-) "Gee, to bad you couldn't afford a real computer."

I wholeheartedly disagree. In my current non-tech classes, I see an average of 5 - 10 netbooks per class, and 1 - 2 notebooks. In tech classes the numbers tend to be more weighted towards notebooks, but regardless, I don't think they're considered ghetto at all by a vast majority of the populace. The netbook is an amazing piece of note-taking technology for the price (especially if you're a good typist). Maybe you wouldn't be caught dead with one, a lot of people (myself included) enjoy the possibility of 8 - 10 hours of battery life along with the ability to type notes and maybe even write a paper on the go when no other option is available.

Comment Re:blankness (Score 1) 496

by Forcepath on Tuesday November 03, 2009 @03:11PM (#29966774) Attached to: Your browser's home page is...

Yeah actually, check out http://www.something.com/
It's my homepage preference.

Comment Re:A Good Thing (Score 1) 292

by Forcepath on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @02:23PM (#29886767) Attached to: Facebook To Preserve Accounts of the Dead

I see your point, but since Facebook doesn't allow Random Internet Douchebags to post on random people's walls I find this to be mostly moot point.

Comment Re:So Colbert Nation greater than the Browncoats (Score 2, Informative) 471

by Forcepath on Tuesday March 24, 2009 @02:48AM (#27308671) Attached to: Colbert Wins Space Station Name Contest

Kaylee is by far the hottest actress from Firefly. Just sayin'

Comment Re:Space Madness! (Score 5, Insightful) 1268

by Forcepath on Thursday July 24, 2008 @01:58PM (#24322131) Attached to: Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist

Just because they're advanced doesn't mean the have the same notions of importance as we as human being do. Add in language, cultural, and technological barriers, and it isn't so strange at all that aliens could do some really dumb things by human logic. Perhaps aliens use biotechnology we haven't dreamed of, or have never heard of radio waves, etc etc.

Return of the Vinyl Album 490

Posted by kdawson on Monday April 16, 2007 @08:34PM from the vinylly dept.

bulled writes "NPR ran a story this morning about the comeback of vinyl. It seems that sales of new vinyl records are up about 10%; sales will approach a million this year (as against half a billion for CDs). NPR mentioned the popularity of a turntable with a USB interface — they didn't specify the brand; could be this one, or this — and speculated on other possible reasons for the resurgence. They mentioned sound quality and lack of DRM as possible causes. Sound quality can and will be debated, but DRM rates a resounding 'Duh.'"

Feed London to become Europe's largest WiFi hotspot (engadget.com)

From feed by engfeed on Monday April 16, 2007 @08:32PM

Filed under: Wireless, Networking

As if blanketing the rim of the River Thames with WiFi wasn't good enough to get us out of the office and into the park, the Evening Standard is reporting that the whole city of London will soon becomes "Europe's biggest wireless internet hotspot." As expected, some 130 base stations will be arranged in a sophisticated mesh networking setup, which will span "the entire Square Mile," subsequently giving about 350,000 employees in the area access to unadulterated wireless internet. Wireless gurus from The Cloud are working in conjunction with city officials to tie off the final steps, and while initial coverage areas will dwarf Soho and Barbican City, the map above shows just how broad the service could get. Unfortunately, this edition of citywide WiFi will not come gratis, as users who plan to take advantage will be kindly asked to fork over about £11 ($22) a month for access.

[Via Inquirer]

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