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Re: Maybe you shouldn't buy that • Children love naps…when I was a child, I could...

Mal_2 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:44:46 -0000

Maybe WE shouldn't buy this, but who knows, it might have been perfect for Michael Jackson or Heath Ledger. If it did what it says, maybe they'd be alive today, rather than turning to chemical assistance for their unconsciousness needs.

I bet the air inside one of those stinks in the morning though. It would trap every burp, fart, and other odor emitted.

Interestingly, it looks a lot like a Star Trek shuttlecraft, and those do not look like comfortable places to sleep.

Re: Overclockers.com - Notes From a Long-Term Netbook User

Mal_2 — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:06:43 -0000

These netbooks (I'm on a 9" Acer Aspire One right now) aren't designed for heavy lifting. Nobody who uses one expects them to be good at it. In spite of that, I have found this to be a surprisingly capable machine all around -- it will drive a large (20") external monitor at 1600x1200 without complaint while ALSO using the built-in screen, the keyboard is actually fairly pleasant once you get used to it (though I still plug in a full-size keyboard at home), and 160 GB of drive space really is adequate, as is 1 GB of RAM for XP. When I hook up the external keyboard and monitor and close the lid, it's really easy to forget I'm using a $300 netbook. The only thing missing is an optical drive, which is why I just ordered a slimline DVD burner.

Battery life is adequate, even with the 3-cell battery. I did not like what the 6-cell battery does to the form factor so I opted to take the shorter life. That is still 2 to 3 hours.

While I would not want to use this as my only computer, I can imagine a lot of people really wouldn't mind. That was a bit of a surprise.

Re: Overclockers.com - Pirate Bay - A Generation War

Mal_2 — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:10 -0000

Let me inject some reality into your numbers.

When I go out for a gig, I'll play three sets. Granted our band has nine people (because the contract says we must, we could do it with eight or even seven), but the pay rate is $70 for me. Some guys get less, and guys with heavy equipment (like the keyboard or bass) get somewhat more, but still not more than $100. It does not matter how many people show up with respect to what we get paid (though if people don't show up, we don't get re-booked).

Oh, and we get one gig a week during GOOD times.