From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 19:28:13 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D917C1065672 for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:28:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from ethic.thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B9D28FC1B for ; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:28:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o7JJS9FZ062704; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:28:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:28:09 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:28:08 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Gonzalo Nemmi Message-ID: <20100819192808.GB90635@thought.org> References: <20100819011024.GA10288@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 24 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on ethic.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: well, i guess it's time to ask..... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:28:14 -0000 On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:38:20PM -0300, Gonzalo Nemmi wrote: > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > ok guys, > > i have been waiting for [a] a better/faster/more generally useful > > computer as well as =mostly= cheaper unit.  i figured i would wait > > until fall to ask, but it's close enough. > > > > can i watch a streamed movie on am atom [[[1.6ghz intel]]] chip. > > i have trouble on my 2003 dell that has a 2.4ghz cpu.  it has plenty of > > ram, disk, etc.  so i've hesitated.   on my 3.0gh thinkpad, streams fly > > flawlessly.  So if i buy one of the notebooks with a 7" - 10" screen, > > can i use it for things other than a text-to-speech computer? > > > > how thrifty | cheap should i be?  i'd like to buy the optical device > > rather than install via one of those stick memory devices.  i have > > never used anything but the disc.  i think it is at least two hundred > > bux more, but if it is a must, then so be it.  i've looked for am atom > > notebook fo r < 200 bux. pretty hard to find, so are there any places i > > can trust? > > > > i saw an A9 tablet with some kind of keyboard that might work as a > > speech computer.  this is my real goal, leaving shit and shinola > > behind.  but i'm not sure that a tablet would be as useful as a > > notebook. > > > > RESt of the story: i'm using the kde ktt* along with the festival > > speech toolkit.  i also have vi/nvi or vim set up with around 125 abbrv > > so that people who type slowly can be more efficient. > > Way OT .. but it just hit me that some folks could benefit from that > "vim set up with around 125 abbrv" if you posted somewhere ;) > sure thing! i can put it up onmy bsd.thought.org page---if i still have that site. the backstory is pretty short. years before i tore up my shoulder, typing wasn't exactly =easy= so i used the 'abbrev' functionality of the original vi and added ~130 or so of the most freq english words [ plus computer-geek jargon ]. the stats showed that the average person could save about 31% of his time if he memorized this list. 130-150 words was the drop-off point. i.e., memorizing 160 abbreviations might save 31.9% or whatever it was. i gave up on this project after an almost-new SCSI drive crashed (nov, '99). my tape backup overwrote itself. my BAD. And so it goes........... > > gary > > > > > > > > -- > >  Gary Kline  kline@thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix > >    The 7.83a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php > >                           http://journey.thought.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix The 7.83a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php http://journey.thought.org