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Re: Diablo BLOWS

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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles (Post 230867)

List some other embedded Linux devices that push over-the-air updates like this. Go on, do.

I knew it was only a matter of time until the 22 year old Star Wars geek would chime in. Nice to have all that free time on your hands, huh. Why does it have to be Linux based? Need I list other computers that push updates? I'd push them too, if I was getting free beta testing out of the deal.

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To answer a question, a zipperhead is a racial slur against asians.

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Originally Posted by benny1967 (Post 230928)

Trust me. You don't want to know.

¬¬ i knew i shouldn't have gotten curious and open that link.

to both davids fighting here: please do stop, I really feel you're using these forums to vent frustration, and believe me, they are not meant for that, and you are bothering the rest of the users.
I'm pretty sure you are both able to get into a civilized discussion without problems, if you just try.
Thanks
Elia

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Originally Posted by Picklesworth (Post 230868)

I think a lot of us bought an internet tablet knowing ahead of time that what we're buying is more a piece of really nice hackable hardware with a Linux operating system and a reasonably open community environment. This sort of thing even hits OpenMoko, though, where people drop in expecting a totally finished product instead of a fun project. I guess we can't blame them in this case, since Nokia markets it as such, but the forums here make the former quite clear. This is a geek's toy and there aren't many like the N810 :)
Not that a finished product would kill me, of course.

Sorry, I, like the average consumer, didn't even know about the forums here. I actually hate forums for the very reason we're seeing here. A LOT of wasted time, and a LOT of chest thumping

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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles (Post 230881)

I'm baffled by this question as well. Maybe they're sticking them up their noses like crayons?

Mine slid out of the device somewhere when it was being carried to a job. As I couldn't find a suitable case, the one I have stays open on the end, and the stylus just slid out. I actually venture outside once in a while. You should try it. There's a WHOLE world out there that isn't inhabited by furry creatures roaring, or wearing storm trooper helmets

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Originally Posted by xxM5xx (Post 230923)

My N800 came with 2 stylus. I have not lost one yet. The whiner is both clueless --and-- careless to quickly lose two stylus.

I love my N800(s), shortcomings and all.

Well, after I lost one stylus (while travelling on the train after a long day) I decided to not risk the other one and I bought a multisystem pen from Lamy (pencil, ballpoint pen, stylus). Good decision IMHO, it is bigger than the original stylus (so it does not get lost as easily) and replaces the ball pen I was carrying around.

And I'm happy with my N800 as it does what I need it to do... and even a little more.

Arnd

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Originally Posted by gerbick (Post 230888)

See. It works for what I need it for. Wifi internet browsing, e-mail, and instant messaging when I don't want to whip out the laptop. It excels lovely in those areas for me.

Heck, I walked into a meeting with some clients, tapped into their wifi network - pre-arranged access - and showed them their website on a handheld that had a darn good screen since my laptop was the webserver for this experiment. All just to show them that the Adobe Flex project would run on the slowest machine they didn't have.

It's been stated before in these threads and site ad nauseum. This is not a mainstream product. That's (in my opinion) not a bad thing. But the fact that you're talking about software development and beta testing - trust me, the open source community isn't really beta testing, it's more like a big crap shoot (gambling) where some apps or features are duplicated, and it's just all about finding an app that works best for you. In my case, it's Skype, Modest, Map, Xournal, Maiku, HomeIP, HomeMemFree, Pidgin or RTComm, and quite a few other apps.

My internet tablet allows me to type messages like this... while even on the toilet.

And if accessories are another problem, I just had a gentleman make me a pouch I'd be proud of in public. I think you should have done a bit more research and your outcome would have been totally different.

Good luck on your endeavors. It just seems like the N810 was not made for you. And that's not a bad thing. I use mine alongside my iPhone 3G which still doesn't have Adobe Flash.

Was better when Pidgin worked. Unfortunately, both devices are a compromise. What one has, the other lacks, and THAT is the problem. If the Ipud had an SD slot, Flash, and an inexpensively user replaced battery, it would be perfect.

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Originally Posted by xxM5xx (Post 230923)

My N800 came with 2 stylus. I have not lost one yet. The whiner is both clueless --and-- careless to quickly lose two stylus.

I love my N800(s), shortcomings and all.

Genius, I lost ONE, as did MANY other people if you read the forum. But please, please, go on thinking you're superior because you haven't yet lost your stylus. 'course, it isn't hard when you haven't left your parents' bedroom in 10 years

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Originally Posted by davidsco27 (Post 230959)

Idiot, SCO is short for my middle name. LOVE it when *****s prove their stupidity by opening their mouths. It just makes it easier to identify them, and then ignore. Did your folks have any kids that lived?

Now that's some quality irony right there.

These threads always have one good thing going for them: at least one absolutely flawless example of irony.

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[QUOTE=Johnx;230926]Ah! Now it comes out. I get this from a lot of Windows admins when faced with having to learn another platform and realizing that their Windows knowledge doesn't apply to the larger world. There's resentment and frustration and they feel it must be the fault of the new system for not conforming to their expectations. Some long-time Windows users are willing to treat linux as a new challenge and learn about the differences and get over this initial learning curve. Some people get frustrated, blame linux for being different than windows and run away.

I don't have to learn Windows to make the computer work, and I don't have to learn Linux to make this work, I do, BTW, have an Ubuntu based PC as well. The point is, this doesn't work reliably.