The Aesthetics and Beauty of Knowledge
Shih was the opposite of facts and raw information; shih was the elegance of knowledge, the insight and skill to organize knowledge into meaningful patterns. As an artist chooses colours or light to make her pictures, a master of shih chooses textures of knowledge – various ideas, myths, abstractions, and theories – to create a way of seeing the world. The aesthetics and beauty of knowledge – this was shih.
– David Zindell, The Broken God, 1993
Geek Attitude
The attitude thing is about flexibility, portability, creativity, sociability and jamming (ran out of suitable “ity” words!). It’s about improvising – in the practical and musical senses of the word; not getting tangled in boundaries and the “right” way to do things.
Definitely the only way to travel.
– Martin Delaney – “Laptop Music”.
Kuehleborn's Unfathomable Thoughts
Android 2.2 Include Built-In Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot Sharing
Via LifeHacker and Techcrunch.
TechCrunch is reporting that “Froyo,” the next version of the Android smartphone operating system expected to be released next week at Google’s I/O conference, will pack in more than just big compiling speed improvements and fragmentation fixes. It could also include built-in USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot sharing, allowing everyone around you to share your mobile data connection.
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Still looking for a portable computer that can also let me make some phonecalls, I was earlier thinking about the Nokia N900, but I’ve changed my mind and decided that I wanted a HTC Legend, because that has the Android OS – and is slightly more affordable.
Then – chosing a smartphone is a completely irrational enterprise, at least for me – I found the Nexus One and decided that this cutie was the One I Want.
Just waiting until the Nexus One (with the Android 2.2. os) will be released in The Netherlands. Right now it’s availability is limited to webshops and – or course if you read the ads closely – rather expensive.
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