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Comment on Gazing by Arthur

Arthur — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:11:01 +0000

Nice drawing!

Comment on Selling my Power Mac G5 by tumultco

tumultco — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:35:43 +0000

I got a new baby, my Mac Pro .

Comment on Selling my Power Mac G5 by DJ Were-Panda

DJ Were-Panda — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:32:46 +0000

Why are you selling it Jon? Just curious…

Comment on Makoto by Your Pseudo

Your Pseudo — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:36:43 +0000

wow! i’m impressed…

Comment on Makoto by Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:42:51 +0000

Very nice! \m/

Comment on Makoto by DJ Were-Panda

DJ Were-Panda — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:23:46 +0000

Wow…that is really well done. Not easy to do. Congrats!

Comment on Piggy Back by Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:30:20 +0000

sexy picture!

Comment on Puppies are Love by anonamus

anonamus — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:14:50 +0000

this pic is so cute teehee

Comment on What is a computer? by Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:14:47 +0000

I agree with your distinction between computer and device, but don’t think the the expressiveness of the input device is the place to make the distinction. I think my Linksys router is a device rather than a computer. Although it doesn’t come with a keyboard, it is intended to accept fairly expressive input (e.g., I can block pages from arbitrary domains). If I choose to flash it with an alternate firmware, I won’t expect to get any further support from Linksys.

I think the crux of this issue is intended use (ignoring the issue of misleading marketing). If Apple had said the iPhone was going to be an open platform, I would expect to be able to run whatever I want on it. If they said that it is a cool phone that is powered by Mac OS X, I would have very modest expectations for its extensibility. If I bypass their controls to install other software, how can I expect them to support it?

As one who has flashed alternate firmware onto routers and a Nokia 770, I should add that I am not looking for a phone that is an open platform. I want a phone that is sold as a device with all the expectations that go with that. If I’m carrying a phone, it is because I need a phone. There are already too many reasons why my cell phone (another @!#$% RAZR) won’t perform its primary function. For me, it is unacceptable to add software crashes to that list.

This is not to say that Apple couldn’t improve the iPhone by adding features. An ssh client would be a welcome addition to the feature set of the iPhone. I just wouldn’t expect it to be able to connect to localhost.

Comment on Rocking Out! by SpeedBrkr

SpeedBrkr — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:29:22 +0000

Great job! It looks awesome! \m/