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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by xPAKxMaster
anyway......
yes johnkzin, there are routers like that on sale on ebay, they use a usb connection to you phone and act as a 3g/dsl/gprs router on the go.
some of them even work on batteries!
too expensive for my budget(plus my hw6515 doesn't support it)
I'm aware of the cradlepoint router, which is nice and small ... and works with USB devices directly (EVDO dongles, cell phones) or Express Cards via a USB adapter. But it doesn't have a battery.
Can you give a URL for one that works with batteries?
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2007-11-30
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Well, I've no wish to be rude or anything, but from the title of this thread I thought someone had discovered a new way of connecting the tablets to Ethernet (RJ45). Because I thought it couldn't possibly be about just using a travel router, as it had, indeed, been covered already. But it was. And the previous threads covered them in much more detail anyway.
Some people consider it rude to be told to use the search function of the forum. Some people are quick to point the finger at anyone telling others to please use the search function. Well, if being told to use the search function is "rude", then I think there's nothing in this world that isn't rude. To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.
Some people consider it rude to be told to use the search function of the forum. Some people are quick to point the finger at anyone telling others to please use the search function. Well, if being told to use the search function is "rude", then I think there's nothing in this world that isn't rude. To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.
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2007-11-30
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#24
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Originally Posted by xPAKxMaster
Looks nice. If it had an internal battery, and PCMCIA slot for WWAN cards, it'd be perfect :-)
the LINKSYS WTR54GS
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by TA-t3
Oh come on, old man, haven't you heard ? This is the new way of doing things over here ! Times are a-changin' ! The old guard must make way for the young Turks ! Away with stale accumulated two-year-old knowledge ! Let's create our own empty threads all over again ! etc.
Well, I've no wish to be rude or anything, but from the title of this thread I thought someone had discovered a new way of connecting the tablets to Ethernet (RJ45). Because I thought it couldn't possibly be about just using a travel router, as it had, indeed, been covered already. But it was. And the previous threads covered them in much more detail anyway.
Some people consider it rude to be told to use the search function of the forum. Some people are quick to point the finger at anyone telling others to please use the search function. Well, if being told to use the search function is "rude", then I think there's nothing in this world that isn't rude. To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.
Oh, and BTW - you're being rude and patronizing to weeks-old members with three posts, you realize that ?
PS: thanks :-)
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by TA-t3
To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.
To me, the rude thing is to be intentionally insulting or intentionally patronizing. The cause being championed in the act of being rude is entirely irrelevant -- it's just a rationalization for rude behavior, and nothing more.
And I say that without finger pointing, nor without any intent of saying I'm perfect about this. I'm sure most regulars know that I recently had a bad day, and was in fact insulting to someone on these boards who hit a pet peeve of mine.
None of us is perfect, but we should avoid being rude ... and when it's brought to our attention that we were rude, we should both own up to it, and apologize for it. Signal-to-noise ratios, and perceived laziness, are not excuses for being rude to people.
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by aflegg
Well one can post several links that say the opposite (i.e. that it was named after Amerigo Vespucci).
A Welsh guy - *not* Amerigo Vespucci. As pointed out on QI, if it was named after Amerigo Vespucci, it'd probably be called Vespuccia or similar.
Places are named after surnames (unless you're a king), it's actually more likely that America is named after Richard Amerik:
http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wale...ml#americaname
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content.../amerike.shtml
http://www.blurtit.com/q613801.html
I think no one can claim he's right as we lost track of who really named America that way.
A link I found says that "America" was actually used to refer the southern part of the US, to be later extended to the northern part as well.
(the link is the italian version of the wikipedia site, even if they say that a citation is needed to support the fact).
So well.. we'll never know the truth
You might be right as you might be wrong.
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by anidel
<philosopher name="homer" type="simpson">Pfft, facts. You can prove anything them.</philosopher>
Well one can post several links that say the opposite
You might be right as you might be wrong.
Apologies if came across I was suggesting a) I definitely believed this, b) it was fact, c) I cared that much ;-)
Last edited by aflegg; 2007-11-30 at 15:54. Reason: Cite quote
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by TA-t3
I thought the same way when I first read the title of the post.
Well, I've no wish to be rude or anything, but from the title of this thread I thought someone had discovered a new way of connecting the tablets to Ethernet (RJ45). Because I thought it couldn't possibly be about just using a travel router, as it had, indeed, been covered already. But it was. And the previous threads covered them in much more detail anyway.
Some people consider it rude to be told to use the search function of the forum. Some people are quick to point the finger at anyone telling others to please use the search function. Well, if being told to use the search function is "rude", then I think there's nothing in this world that isn't rude. To me, the rude thing is to decrease the signal-to-noise ratio of this forum, by creating way too many duplicate threads. Go ahead, you can point the finger now.
But the point was not that is rude to tell people to use the search function. The point is the rudeness of the way used to say that.
It's a rude and unrespectful (does this word exist?) behavior not to search before posting (thus resulting into an increase of noise in the forum), but it is more rude to answer that way.
A statement like: "This has been said plenty of times in this forum, next time use the search function. It's there for a reason"
it's not really rude, is just harsh, unforgiving, overbearing, but still plain right and no one can complain. I like this.
A statement like: "Please next time use the search function as this has been told several times already."
is too light, next time people will probably still not use the search functionality.
Finally, a statement like:
"Oh you just discovered the warm water, buuuh... use the search next time, or simply shut up"
well is just plain rude, isn't it?
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2007-11-30
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Originally Posted by aflegg
Sorry, but the QI boffins were (as is unfortunately often the case) completely wrong. Waldseemueller even annotated his original map, clearly stating he used the name "America" (or "Terra Americi") in honour of Amerigo Vespucci (or Americus Vespucius, in its latinized version, as was customary in those days -- and it was just as customary to use the Latin first name in those days).
A Welsh guy - *not* Amerigo Vespucci. As pointed out on QI, if it was named after Amerigo Vespucci, it'd probably be called Vespuccia or similar.
Places are named after surnames (unless you're a king), it's actually more likely that America is named after Richard Amerik:
http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wale...ml#americaname
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content.../amerike.shtml
http://www.blurtit.com/q613801.html
We also know that Mercator based his map of the new world partly on that of Waldseemueller and it is safe to assume that neither had even heard of "that Welsh dude". Besides, we know Vespucci went to the Americas: he published a bestseller about his voyages and was arguably better known than Columbus at the time. Of Amerik(e) we only know that he was supposed to have funded Cabot's voyage to North America; in fact, just about the only thing we know about him, is that rumour that America might have been named after his surname. No books, no atlases, no fame...
It's not because Stephen Fry claims something, that it is also right...
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=21959