On Tue, November 13, 2007 9:10 am, Bob La Quey wrote: > > I am excited by having a really small mobile computer that I will > use for all kinds of things. Modern lap tops are getting there. These > new "phones" will get even closer. Now I can do more and more of > my work away from my "office." I like that. I like that a _lot_. >
I consider my job to be the 21st century equivalent of a factory job. I show up in morning, do my work, then leave it all behind when the whistle blows. I've no more desire to "work anywhere" than I imagine a coal miner does to dig in his backyard. "Mobile worker" often seems to be a euphemism for "24/7 worker". >> Personally, I'd rather the cell phone manufacturers stop cramming more >> nonsense into the phones and concentrate on developing one where the >> radio >> portion actually works. > > I predict that the "radio" will work better and better as the environment > grows ever more pervasive. WiFi hotspots are becoming more common > every day. In an urban environment perhaps, but I often see cellphone users with poor signal in the outlying areas. Areas where signal should be easier to come by. This is where improved radio performance would be key. Now there are hundreds of wifi > hotspots around town and _lots_ of people, more young than old, > using laptops to entertain themselves and do real work. Really? All I ever see in my local coffee shops are people using IM and the social site du jour, MyFaceTube.com or whatever. Perhaps I need to frequent a better coffee shop. > > Maybe youtube bores you too. As a site, yes. As a useful adjunct to a discussion, not at all. However, I have noticed that videos seem to have taken over from podcasts as the latest inappropriate use of technology. The current fascination with poorly produced, badly shot videos is not an improvement from the poorly recorded, badly mic'd recordings that some sites switched to from simple, plain text. > > Engineers are often conservative. Old engineers even more so. Perhaps I am old before my time then. -ajb -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
