Computers on the way out

"Steve Barker" wrote

Like Gene Simmons, I refuse to have ANYTHING around that's smarter than ............... ME!

Steve ;-)

Heart surgery pending?

Subspace communications planet to planet. I already know some people who seem to be from outer space. ^_^

TDD

Congoleum Breckenridge wrote in news:iud157$r09$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:

I wish someone would bring back the old time phonebooth;the REAL old ones where you could sit down,close the door,and talk without others able to listen in. then we would not have to hear THEM yammer,and they would not be walking around not looking where they're going.

Another fantasy scam!!

I won't even put my real name on the internet, let alone important data. In case you haven't been paying attention, hackers are hacking everything in sight, including govt security agencies! Putting information on the cloud is a fool's game.

Yeah, like I'm gonna hump around a 19" cellphone/pad.

nb

I took my IPad 2 on a flight across the country 2 months ago. The airline had wireless. Boy what a joke that was. They use common carrier cell towers that aren't even EVO1X. Once you get say 30 people online it's useless. Unless you live in a large city, 4G is spotty. I have a 4G USB stick for my netbook. It's like using 33.6 dial up. Nowhere near the rated data transfer. Maybe in ten years when we're in generation 6 or 7 of cellular data it might be a bit faster but for now it sucks for everything except text email and messaging.

Better yet, I wish it were legal to take 'em out with a small blowpipe firing darts dipped in a powerful, yet harmless, sleeping potion.

"Well, I was jes talking to SueEllen and she said yakyakyak..... erk!! " ;)

nb

Air cooled 3.2 ghz quad. O'clocked to 4 ghz per core = 16 ghz. Asus M4A87T-E mobo, the o'clocker's choice. Core and DDR3 3200 sync among other voltage/freq/CAS tweaks make it the clocker's dream.

Linux OS, Never a problem, hard freeze, unexpected reboot etc. I do a lot of video mastering and building to DVD and Blu ray. I breeze through compilations and transcoding at 13x realtime or more depending on the project. Without hardware support and relying upon software codecs what takes now 30 minutes to finish would take several hours on an i5 Intel based Windoze box.

Thanks! I took notes. ;)

nb

A, would appreciate some more tech spec info.

Been a long time since I overclocked anything and am way outta date. If it's linux compatible, count me interested. . At least give me a direction fer AMD info. Looking at the M4A87T line of mobos, now.

nb

Internet browser that is always on? LOL - PC's have had that for a

You listen to way too much hype dude. Bet your calloused thumbs are the size of Texas.

LMAO, John

I can' make you a great deal on a beautiful computer desk. It has 4 legs.

That's partly because everyone has a computer now, and many have no need for a better one.

About 20 or 30 years ago, the most sold power tool was a sabre saw, because everyone who used tools already had an electric drill.

Na, i just don't need one. Bad enough having a land line. Ever notice that every time a phone rings, someone WANTS something?

This is even why, as good as computer maps are, if I have a paper map, it's better because I can pan and zoom in a centisecond.

"mm" wrote

I started with an 8088 computer with two floppy drives, no hard drive. I bough new ever second generation and each was a big improvement. Faster, better software, new gadgets like a color monitor, then a mouse, 300 baud modem, etc. What I have today is as fast as I can use, the internet is fast enough for video, my monitor is a nice flat screen. New computers have only a small increment of improvement for home and light business use. Unless it breaks, I won't ever buy a new one just for more features and speed.

Four months ago I needed a new phone so I got a smart phone. It is handy, but it does not replace my desktop computer. It does have one nice feature though. I can take it into the bathroom and instead of a magazine, I can read the news on the phone.

Doesn't the shower get it wet? Wait a sec, didn't the shower get the magazine wet too?

"Steve Barker" wrote

I see people with sad sorry lives walking up and down the aisles at the market blabbing every detail of their sad sorry lives LOUDLY over the phone. Hell, just hook them up the PA system.

Sheesh.

Steve

"notbob" wrote

Wouldn't that be called a laptop? Or a MaxiPad?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Honey, where's my MaxiPad?

Steve

Heart surgery pending?

They DO make cell phone jammers. Not for sale in the US, but available overseas, and guess what? They ship to the US! Don't like some jerk talking on his cell at a quiet place, or during church? Imagine, going a whole dinner, or church service, or your progeny's piano recital without a single cell call.

ZAP!

I want one.

Steve

Heart surgery pending?