bots and other stuff

Submitted by poit on June 4, 2007 - 20:49.

Well, I'm sick and tired of this crazy bullshit with bots trying to create new users on my blog.  WHAT THE FUCK???  So that's it, nobody can even apply.  You want an account, you ask me (not that the site has ever been about getting comments from anyone).

 As for the TV output stuff...slowly working out how I want to do it.  I'm probably going to try to actually sell the stuff when I'm done so...there won't be any guides or code.

 And for a nice random thought.  It's pathetic to see people failing repeatedly to make a pretty simple device.  We don't need devices that are SPECIFICALLY ebooks.  most people don't need freaking palmtops.  What we are in dire need of (if people want to move to a "paperless office") is a plain device without a lot of bells and whistles.  A reasonably sized pad with pen input, black and white graphics and in one of several sizes that are generally similar to the PAPER we use now.  We need a 8.5x11ish sized pad, we need a 8.5x14 sized pad, we need a 6x9ish sized pad...and we need folding, double screen versions of those devices.  The designers need to work on core functionality to start with.  YOU WRITE ON IT!  It doesn't translate your handwriting, it just stores the writing. You can doodle on it like a normal notepad.  You can turn virtual pages with a simple flick of your finger across the bottom or to...and it can display, transport and do only very basic editing of documents.  Make them cheap and simple and people will actually use them in offices.  Otherwise $1 notepad will beat out your $200, 3x4 inch palmtop screen every time.