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Submitted by kebernet on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 11:26While I am catching up on stuff I meant to post about, I just want to make a quick note about this post by Kevin Drum at MoJo. The thing that really stood out was the included quote he cited:
Nancy Scola uses Iran's recent ban on Gmail as an occasion to say this:
No, THEY are the Stupid Ones
Submitted by kebernet on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:41Blah blah blah, iPad. Whatever.
Much linked article at Funkatron this week about users and how computers are appliances and we have been giving them the wrong thing for three decades.
Sweet Jesus I get sick of hearing this.
Vega
Submitted by kebernet on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 15:53This is the tablet I am really waiting for. Again, I can't stand the limited storage, but at least it has an SD slot:
iPad: Maybe for thee, but not for me.
Submitted by kebernet on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 16:02I have to admit, I am really disappointed in the iPad. The short summary: I want a small Mac, not a big iPod.
The form factor is great. I have always thought the MID market was wrong on the size factor. 7-8" screens are too small. 9.7 is just about right. The battery life -- Apple says 10 hours, so I am figuring 6 or 7 in the real world -- seems OK, but not great. Everyone on the interwebs is talking about how fast it is, that is good.
There are, however, MUTLIPLE deal breakers for me on the iPad:
