I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Typo Boy - Oct 18, 2010 5:30:54 am PDT #15247 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Sound like a laptop. Do they really make netbooks with those specs?


Shir - Oct 18, 2010 5:38:25 am PDT #15248 of 25501
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

I expect to know that in about an hour.

(Current shopping: laptop, computer, netbook, NAS infrastructure, document camera w/projector, OCR, scanner with feeder - and that's just the hardware).


Shir - Oct 18, 2010 6:26:17 am PDT #15249 of 25501
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Google fails me.

I'm trying to find a document camera with projector (included).

It brings me only document cameras or unavailable products.

Help?


le nubian - Oct 18, 2010 6:30:11 am PDT #15250 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

is this what you are looking for?

[link]


Shir - Oct 18, 2010 6:58:41 am PDT #15251 of 25501
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Sorry, no. I'm looking for a all in one projector + document camera.


omnis_audis - Oct 18, 2010 10:35:14 am PDT #15252 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Not to hijack the thread from Shir, since she is in need. But I heard this on NPR today and is rather cool. Strokes the geek in two ways, history and science!

Old ship logs help predict weather patterns

Climate scientists want to use weather reports made by British sailors in World War I but they are hidden in handwritten ship logs, and impossible for computer scanners to read. So the scientists have enlisted online volunteers to grab that weather data for computer analysis. Along the way, transcribers are reading about sea battles and daily life nearly a century ago on a British war ship. The World’s Clark Boyd has more. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)

And here is the website they are talking about: [link]

How cool is that? You get to read through ships logs! Seems they would take weather readings every 4 hours, no matter what was going on. "enemy off port bow, temp is..."

t geek

(sorry, that tag doesn't close easy, especially when you are talking history and something that could help with climate prediction!)


Shir - Oct 18, 2010 11:05:19 am PDT #15253 of 25501
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

No longer in need, but thanks!


Shir - Oct 18, 2010 11:32:32 am PDT #15254 of 25501
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

And, since I forgot my manners due to the time and the fact that I have only NOW finished writing the budget proposal.

Thank you, Buffistas, for making my first week at work, well, work.


quester - Oct 19, 2010 5:52:03 pm PDT #15255 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm trying to figure out the cheapest way to the Internet once I move. Any thoughts on dial-up? It's been eons since I had it.


tommyrot - Oct 19, 2010 6:03:14 pm PDT #15256 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Any thoughts on dial-up?

You mean apart from an involuntary shudder?